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Joseph Cooper, MD, Infectious Disease, San Jose, CA

JosephDavidCooperMD(he/him)

Infectious Disease San Jose, CA

HIV/AIDS Medicine, International Health, Travel & Tropical, STD Medicine

Physician - AIDS Medicine & Infectious Diseases

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  • Office

    Santa Clara Valley Healthcare
    2400 Moorpark Avenue Suite 316B
    San Jose, CA 95128
    Phone+1 408-885-5935
    Fax+1 408-885-4699

Summary

  • Dr. Joseph David Cooper is a board-certified Internal Medicine and Infectious Diseases physician. He is currently employed at a safety-net, large county hospital system in Silicon Valley, California. His clinical practice is primarily outpatient with a focus on caring for people living with HIV/AIDS. He also performs inpatient consultation on a variety of infectious diseases issues.

    Academically, he was chief medical resident prior to starting his infectious diseases fellowship and in his current role continues to publish in a variety of academic journals regarding his professional interests. He also teaches and mentors the next generation of learners from all stages from medical students to infectious disease fellows.

    Dr. Cooper belongs to a multitude of professional societies and volunteers his time within these societies centering around education and advocacy. He is an ad-hoc reviewer for many internal medicine and infectious diseases academic journals.

    More recently, Dr. Cooper has become interested in physician advocacy/wellness/organization. He currently holds a leadership position in Valley Physicians Group, an organization representing nearly 500 physicians, podiatrists and dentists at his place of employment.

    Outside of medicine and in his free time, he enjoys spending time with his family, hiking and exploring the bay area and beyond, cooking new recipes, listening to all types of music, exercising and playing sports.

Clinical Expertise

  • AIDS, HIV/AIDS, Travel and tropical medicine, Fungal infections, Syphilis, Infectious disease, Sexually transmitted infections, Mycology, Wellness, Physician advocacy, Vaccines, Emerging infectious diseases, Physicians Organizing

Education & Training

  • Montefiore Medical Center/Albert Einstein College of Medicine (Moses and Weiler Campuses)
    Montefiore Medical Center/Albert Einstein College of Medicine (Moses and Weiler Campuses)Fellowship, Infectious Disease, 2017 - 2019
  • Geisinger Health System (Danville)
    Geisinger Health System (Danville)Chief Residency, Internal Medicine, 2016 - 2017
  • Geisinger Health System (Danville)
    Geisinger Health System (Danville)Residency, Internal Medicine, 2013 - 2016
  • St. George's University School of Medicine
    St. George's University School of MedicineClass of 2013, MD
  • Bucknell University
    Bucknell UniversityB.A., Biology and Philosophy, 2004 - 2008

Certifications & Licensure

  • CA State Medical License
    CA State Medical License 2019 - 2025
  • PA State Medical License
    PA State Medical License 2016 - 2021
  • MO State Medical License
    MO State Medical License 2016 - 2017
  • American Board of Internal Medicine Internal Medicine
  • American Board of Internal Medicine Infectious Disease

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

  • Top 3 Clinical Abstracts Infectious Diseases Society of New York, 2019
  • Leo M. Davidoff Society Outstanding Achievement in Teaching of Medical Students Albert Einstein College of Medicine, 2019
  • New England Journal of Medicine Author on "Insights Into Residency Training Blog" New England Journal of Medicine
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Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Journal Articles

  • Q fever presenting as splenic infarct without endocarditis  
    Caitlin A Contag, Lucy Studemeister, Yael Bogler, Joseph D. Cooper, IDCases, 6/15/2024
  • Case Report: Monkeypox - Not Just a Rash  
    Caitlin A Contag, Abraar Karan, Lucy Studemeister, Rajat Bansil 2, Isabel Fon, Krithika Srinivasan, Jorge L Salinas, Supriya Narasimhan, Joseph D Cooper, Harleen Sahni, The American Journal of Tropical Medicine And Hygiene, 1/30/2023
  • Acute Tonsillitis due to Monkeypox  
    Lucy Studemeister, Sushma Pai, Kristin Walsh, Joseph Cooper, The Journal Of Emergency Medicine, 12/26/2022
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Abstracts/Posters

  • Myocarditis and Pericarditis as a Complication of Mpox: An International Case Series And Literature Review
    Halani S, Cai S, Monge JC, Brouillard P, Tremblay C, Blanco JL, Pinho AI, Rodriguez-Nava G, Narasimhan S, Cooper JD, Kadlecik P, Tan D, IDWeek 2023, Boston, MA, 10/12/2023
  • AIDS and Parotid Tuberculosis
    Hannah Li, Joseph Cooper, Dennis Wayne Adams, Society of General Internal Medicine National Meeting, Aurora, Colorado, 5/10/2023
  • Persistent Sore Throat? Consider Monkeypox
    Lucy Studemeister, Joseph Cooper, Kristin Walsh, ACP Northern California Chapter Meeting, Palo Alto, California, 10/12/2022
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Other

  • Postpartum Streptococcus pyogenes Outbreak in the Labor and Delivery Unit of a Quaternary Referral Center: a Case Series and Review of the Literature. 
    Cooper JD, Cooper SR, Wolk DM, Tice AM, Persing TF, Esolen LM, Clinical Microbiology Newsletter
    1/1/2017
  • Orange, You Glad You Checked the Buffy Coat? 
    Cooper JD, Dometita D, Hasan A, Dorion P, Wolk DM, Martinez RM, Clinical Microbiology Newsletter
    1/1/2015

Authored Content

  • "Hooked On ID"June 2019
  • Constructive Criticism5/16/2017
  • “Pimping”: Malignant or Not?11/22/2016
  • Interview Season8/27/2016
  • First Week On Service8/22/2016
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Committees

  • Committee Member, Medical Staff Enterprise Ad Hoc Task Force on Clinician Wellness 2022 - 2023
  • Committe Member, Clinical Competency Committee Internal Medicine Residency 2021 - 2023
  • Teaching and Learning Resources Work Group Member, IDSA Medical Education Committee of Practice 2019 - 2022

Research History

  • Principal InvestigatorHuman Monkeypox Virus (MPXV) Experience and Treatment with Tecovirimat at Santa Clara Valley Healthcare2022 - 2023

Professional Memberships