“It’s rapidly progressive and quite aggressive, and many women at the time of diagnosis already have lymph node involvement,” says breast surgeon Catherine Loveland-Jones, MD, associate director of the Janet Knowles Breast Cancer Center at MD Anderson Cancer Center …
The Cooper Center for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery: Lifelong Multidisciplinary Care for People with Obesity
“Obesity is a complex chronic disease, and it’s unlikely to be fixed in one session,” says Rohit A. Patel, MD, FACS, Director of Cooper’s Center for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery. “That’s why a team approach like ours is more likely …
Unique Cooper Patient Registry for Cancer and Pregnancy An “Invaluable Resource” for Physicians and Patients
“Only one in a thousand women are diagnosed with cancer when they’re pregnant,” says maternal-fetal medicine and cancer and pregnancy specialist Elyce H. Cardonick, MD, Director of Cooper’s Cancer and Childbirth Registry. “In many cases, the patient’s obstetrician never …
Cooper Aortic Center Among First in Nation to Offer New Endovascular Treatment of Type B Dissections
When Cook Medical recently received FDA approval for its Zenith® Dissection Endovascular System, it was a major milestone for Cooper—which served as the flagship institution for the clinical trial that led to the device’s clearance.
“This is the first and …
Cooper’s Aerodigestive Program Offers Extensive Resources for Treating Unresolved GERD
“Reflux disease is not necessarily a benign condition,” warns thoracic surgeon David D. Shersher, MD, Co-Director of the Cooper Aerodigestive Program, MD Anderson Cancer Center at Cooper and Cooper Digestive Health Institute. “For high-risk patients with medically refractory GERD, …
Maternal-Fetal Medicine at Cooper: Exceptional Resources, Unrivaled Experience
Each year, thousands of South Jersey women are referred to Cooper’s maternal-fetal medicine (MFM) specialists for their expertise in high-risk pregnancies. With seven fellowship-trained, board-certified perinatologists, Cooper’s MFM team offers a level of experience and accessibility that is unrivalled in …
Big Pediatric Surgery Resources for the Littlest South Jersey Patients
If there’s one message that Matthew Moront, MD, Head, Division of Pediatric Surgery at Children’s Regional Hospital at Cooper, wants to communicate to the region’s referring physicians, it’s this: “We have the expertise to handle easily 90 percent of the …
New Rare Cancers Program Now Available at MD Anderson Cancer Center at Cooper
While rare cancers are defined as those with fewer than six cases per 100,000 people per year, collectively, they are surprisingly common—with one in five cancers diagnosed in the U.S. considered a rare cancer [see sidebar for a list of …
Cooper Offers Innovative Therapy for Patients with Central Sleep Apnea
Last November, Cooper became the first health care facility in the eastern United States—and one of only 24 in the entire nation—to offer a newly FDA-approved device for patients with central sleep apnea (CSA). Called the remedē® (sounds like remedy) …
Cooper and Inspira Join Forces to Serve More Cardiac Patients in South Jersey
A recent agreement between Cooper University Health Care and Inspira Health Network, called Cardiac Partners at Cooper and Inspira, provides patients with access to coordinated and comprehensive cardiac services across the continuum of care.
The integration of the two health …