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Office
Santa Clara Valley Healthcare
2400 Moorpark Avenue Suite 316B
San Jose, CA 95128Phone+1 408-885-5935Fax+1 408-885-4699
Summary
- Dr. Joseph David Cooper is a board-certified Infectious Diseases and Internal Medicine physician focusing primarily on caring for people living with HIV/AIDS. His primary practice is at a safety-net, large public county health system in the Bay Area. He takes pride and is honored to care for the most marginalized, stigmatized and complex patient population he serves.
Prior to his employment, Dr. Cooper was chief medical resident at Geisinger Medical Center and focused on the mentoring and training of learners in this additional year. He went on to complete a fellowship in Infectious Diseases at Albert Einstein College of Medicine-Montefiore Medical Center in the Bronx, New York. He currently holds the academic title of Clinical Assistant Professor (Affiliated) from Stanford University School of Medicine in the Division of Infectious Diseases and Geographic Medicine.
In his current role, he mentors, teaches and guides learners from all stages of their training, hosting medical students in his clinic, to internal medicine residents both in clinic and during inpatient consultation, as well as infectious diseases fellows from Stanford University.
Dr. Cooper is widely published in a variety of academic journals focused on his professional interests including HIV/AIDS, HIV PrEP/PEP, general infectious diseases, sexually transmitted infections, travel and tropical medicine, mycology and fungal Infections, as well as the intersection of substance use and infectious diseases.
Dr. Cooper also holds a leadership position on the executive board in the organization, Valley Physicians Group, a physician union supporting over 400 members at his place of employment.
Outside of medicine and work, you can find Dr. Cooper spending time with his family, hiking and exploring the bay area and beyond, listening to all types of music with a particular interest in live music, cooking new recipes, nature photography, exercising and playing sports.
Clinical Expertise
- AIDS, HIV/AIDS, Travel and tropical medicine, Fungal infections, Syphilis, Infectious disease, Sexually transmitted infections, Mycology, Physician advocacy, Vaccines, Emerging infectious diseases, Physicians Organizing
Education & Training
- Montefiore Medical Center/Albert Einstein College of Medicine (Moses and Weiler Campuses)Fellowship, Infectious Disease, 2017 - 2019
- Geisinger Health System (Danville)Chief Residency, Internal Medicine, 2016 - 2017
- Geisinger Health System (Danville)Residency, Internal Medicine, 2013 - 2016
- St. George's University School of MedicineClass of 2013, MD
- Bucknell UniversityB.A., Biology and Philosophy, 2004 - 2008
Certifications & Licensure
- CA State Medical License 2019 - 2027
- PA State Medical License 2016 - 2021
- 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
- Neurocysticercosis of the third ventricle: illustrative case.John Choi, Grace Cullen, Dawn Darbonne, Dennis Adams, Christina Coyle
Journal of Neurosurgery. Case Lessons. 2024-04-08 - Q fever presenting as splenic infarct without endocarditis.Caitlin A Contag, Lucy Studemeister, Yael Bogler, Joseph D Cooper
Idcases. 2024-01-01 - 5 citationsTreatment of Mpox with Suspected Tecovirimat Resistance in Immunocompromised Patient, United States, 2022.Caitlin A Contag, Leah Mische, Isabel Fong, Abraar Karan, Akanksha Vaidya
Emerging Infectious Diseases. 2023-12-01
Journal Articles
- Q fever presenting as splenic infarct without endocarditisCaitlin A Contag, Lucy Studemeister, Yael Bogler, Joseph D. Cooper, IDCases, 6/15/2024
- Case Report: Monkeypox - Not Just a RashCaitlin 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 MonkeypoxLucy 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 ReviewHalani 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 TuberculosisHannah Li, Joseph Cooper, Dennis Wayne Adams, Society of General Internal Medicine National Meeting, Aurora, Colorado, 5/10/2023
- Persistent Sore Throat? Consider MonkeypoxLucy 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
- Member
- Member
- Doctors for Drug Policy ReformMember
- WikiGuidelinesMember
External Links
- New England Journal of Medicine's Insights Into Residency Training Bloghttp://blogs.jwatch.org/general-medicine/
- Clinical Assistant Professor (Affiliated), Stanford University School of Medicinehttps://profiles.stanford.edu/joseph-cooper
- Valley Physicians Group, Secretaryhttps://www.vpgsantaclaracounty.org/joseph-cooper-md
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