Zara R Cooper MD
Trauma Surgery & Surgical Critical Care, Hospice & Palliative Medicine
Assistant Professor of Surgery, Brigham and Women's Hospital
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Brigham's And Women's Hospital75 Francis StreetBoston, MA 02115
Phone+1 617-525-9474
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Education & Training
Mass General Brigham/Brigham and Women's HospitalResidency, Surgery, 2003 - 2007
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount SinaiClass of 2000- Mass General Brigham/Brigham and Women's HospitalFellowship, Surgical Critical Care
Certifications & Licensure
MA State Medical License 2003 - 2026
American Board of Internal Medicine Hospice and Palliative Medicine
American Board of Surgery Surgery- American Board of Surgery Surgical Critical Care
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Fellow (FACS) American College of Surgeons
Clinical Trials
- Stress Related Disorders in Family Members of COVID-19 Patients Admitted to the ICU Start of enrollment: 2020 Jun 29
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- Hospital experience with geriatric trauma impacts long-term survival.Manuel Castillo-Angeles, Cheryl K Zogg, Molly P Jarman, Stephanie Nitzschke, Reza Askari
American Journal of Surgery. 2025-04-01 - A scoping review of hospital-based geriatric-centered interventions on trauma surgery services.Hiba Dhanani, Masami Tabata-Kelly, Molly Jarman, Zara Cooper
Journal of the American Geriatrics Society. 2025-04-01 - 1 citationsProvider Perceptions Regarding Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation in Surgical Patients With Frailty.Matthew B Allen, Amanda J Reich, Patrick Collins, Karen Chahal, Maria Moustaqim-Barrette
Annals of Surgery. 2025-03-01
Journal Articles
- Association of Frailty with Morbidity and Mortality in Emergency General Surgery by Procedural Risk LevelZara Cooper, Joaquim M Havens, JAMA Surgery
- High Burden of Palliative Care Needs of Older Adults During Emergency Major Abdominal SurgeryZara Cooper, Amy S Kelley, Elizabeth J Lilley, Journal of the American Geriatrics Society
Press Mentions
Clinical Challenges in Surgical Palliative Care: Non-Beneficial Surgery (And How to Avoid It) and Care of the Imminently Dying PatientDecember 26th, 2022- Helping Seniors Make Informed Decisions About SurgeryNovember 30th, 2022
- Growing Scrutiny of a Quality Standard That May Influence End-of-Life Decisions for Heart Surgery Patients October 22nd, 2022
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Grant Support
- Mentored Research Training in Aging and Surgery (MERITAS)BRIGHAM AND WOMEN'S HOSPITAL2023–2028
- Mentored Research Training in Aging and Surgery (MERITAS)BRIGHAM AND WOMEN'S HOSPITAL2023–2028
- Mentored Research Training in Aging and Surgery (MERITAS)BRIGHAM AND WOMEN'S HOSPITAL2023–2028
- A Layered Examination of the Patient Experience to Elucidate the Role of Palliative Care in Surgical Care for Seriously Ill Older AdultsBRIGHAM AND WOMEN'S HOSPITAL2021–2026
- A Layered Examination of the Patient Experience to Elucidate the Role of Palliative Care in Surgical Care for Seriously Ill Older AdultsBRIGHAM AND WOMEN'S HOSPITAL2021–2026
- A Layered Examination of the Patient Experience to Elucidate the Role of Palliative Care in Surgical Care for Seriously Ill Older AdultsBRIGHAM AND WOMEN'S HOSPITAL2021–2026
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