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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- Is this information wrong?
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, Syphilis, Infectious disease, Sexually transmitted infections, Wellness, 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 - 2025
- 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
- Leo M. Davidoff Society Outstanding Achievement in Teaching of Medical Students Albert Einstein College of Medicine, 2019
- Top 3 Clinical Abstracts Infectious Diseases Society of New York, 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.Cooper, J. D., John Choi, Grace Cullen, Dawn Darbonne, Dennis Adams, Christina Coyle, Harminder Singh, Joseph Cooper> ;Journal of Neurosurgery. Case Lessons. 2024 Apr 8
- 1 citationsTreatment of Mpox with Suspected Tecovirimat Resistance in Immunocompromised Patient, United States, 2022.Caitlin A Contag, Leah Mische, Isabel Fong, Abraar Karan, Akanksha Vaidya, David W McCormick, William Bower, Jill K Hacker, Kelly Johnson, Perla SanJuan, Linda Crebbin...> ;Emerging Infectious Diseases. 2023 Dec 1
- 2 citationsAcute Tonsillitis Due To Monkeypox.Sushma Pai, Kristin Walsh, Joseph Cooper, Lucy Studemeister> ;The Journal of Emergency Medicine. 2023 Feb 1
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Journal Articles
- 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
- Myocarditis Attributable to Monkeypox Virus Infection in 2 Patients, United States, 2022Guillermo Rodriguez-NavaComments to Author , Peter Kadlecik, Thomas D. Filardo, David L. Ain, Joseph D. Cooper, David W. McCormick, Bryant J. Webber, Kevin O’Laughlin,..., Emerging Infectious Diseases, 9/30/2022
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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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Press Mentions
- Myocarditis Attributable to Monkeypox Virus Infection in 2 Patients, United States, 2022March 16th, 2023
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
Hospital Affiliations
- Santa Clara Valley Medical CenterSan Jose, California
- Stanford Health CarePalo Alto, California
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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