Joseph E. Parrillo, MD, Director of the Cooper Heart Institute and Chief of the Department of Medicine at Cooper University Hospital, has been appointed to the Cardiovascular Health Advisory Panel (CHAP) for the State of New Jersey.…

Atrial fibrillation (AF) is the most common arrhythmia in medical practice — and among the most difficult to effectively treat with medication. Affecting over 2 million people, AF has long been associated with increased long-term cardiovascular risk. However, more recent …

Cooper Neurological Institute Establishes Epilepsy Center

The Cooper Neurological Institute has established the Cooper Epilepsy Center to address the growing need for a multi-disciplinary center in South Jersey to provide long-term management of refractory and intractable seizures. Under the direction …

Cooper again received the Society of Thoracic Surgeons (STS) “Three Star” rating for the quality of cardiac surgical performance, placing the program in the top 12 percent of hospitals nationwide. The STS maintains the largest single specialty database, with over …

In response to lessons learned from the 2009-2010 H1N1 flu pandemic, the CDC’s Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) has voted for “universal” flu vaccination in the U.S. for the upcoming flu season. Bottom line: everyone aged 6 months or …

The Cardiac Cath Handbook Live VI:
Masters of the Cath Lab

Date/Times: Friday, October 8 – 7:30 AM – 7:00 PM and Saturday, October 9, 2010 – 7:30 AM – 12:00 PM
Location: Hyatt at the Bellevue, Philadelphia, PA
Registration …

Several key milestones have been achieved recently as plans for Cooper Medical School of Rowan University continue to unfold. Dr. Paul Katz, MD was appointed as founding Dean of the school on June 9. Dr. Katz has unique experience as …

Alan D. Baldridge, MD
Pediatric Gastroenterology

Dr. Baldridge joins the Children’s Regional Hospital, Department of Pediatrics, as Head of the Division of Pediatric Gastroenterology. He has a special interest in inflammatory bowel disease, celiac disease, infectious and infantile liver …

Cooper’s cardiothoracic surgeons lead the region in the successful repairs of mitral valves using minimally invasive techniques, with no perioperative mortality in cases performed since August 2007. Now the gold standard for treating mitral valve disease, minimally invasive valve repair …

Thoracic aortic dissection moved from the shadows to the spotlight after the sudden, untimely death of actor John Ritter. Although aortic dissection sends thousands of patients to the emergency room each year, Type B dissections are relatively rare and …