
Leslie T Cooper Jr. MD
Heart Failure & Transplantation, Vascular Medicine
Professor, Internal Medicine, Mayo Medical School
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4500 San Pablo Rd SJacksonville, FL 32224
Phone+1 904-953-2000
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Education & Training
University of California (San Diego) Medical CenterFellowship, Cardiovascular Disease, 1993 - 1996
Stanford Health Care-Sponsored Stanford UniversityResidency, Internal Medicine, 1990 - 1993
Perelman School of Medicine at the University of PennsylvaniaClass of 1990
Certifications & Licensure
GA State Medical License 2015 - 2028
AZ State Medical License 2011 - 2027
FL State Medical License 2015 - 2027
MN State Medical License 1997 - 2027
CA State Medical License 1991 - 2021
WI State Medical License 2013 - 2019
American Board of Internal Medicine Internal Medicine
American Board of Internal Medicine Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology
American Board of Internal Medicine Cardiovascular Disease
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- CMS Meaningful Use Stage 2 Certification HealthSentry, Cerner Corporation, 2014-2017
- CMS Meaningful Use Stage 2 Certification Access Profiler Enterprise, EMRConnect, 2014-2017
- CMS Meaningful Use Stage 2 Certification FirstNet (Clinical), Cerner Corporation, 2014-2017
Clinical Trials
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- Myocardial Perfusion and Fluorodeoxyglucose Uptake Patterns in Cardiac Sarcoidosis Stratified by Diagnostic Category and Systemic Involvement.Daniel Sykora, Jen Davison, Gregorio Tersalvi, Mohamed Elwazir, Omar AbouEzzeddine
Circulation Journal. 2026-06-26 - Management and outcomes of cardiac sarcoidosis diagnosed after permanent pacemaker implantation for high-grade atrioventricular block.Brett C Austin, Daniel Sykora, Andrew N Rosenbaum, Leslie T Cooper, Eduardo Martinez Gomez
Heart Rhythm. 2026-06-01 - Corrigendum to 'The Mechanism and Natural History of Mitral Regurgitation in Cardiac Sarcoidosis' [The American Journal of Cardiology 191 (2023) 84-91].Daniel Sykora, Kathleen A Young, Mohamed Y Elwazir, John P Bois, Courtney A Arment
The American Journal of Cardiology. 2026-06-01
Journal Articles
- Management and Outcomes of Cardiac Sarcoidosis: A 20‐Year Experience in Two Tertiary Care CentresJames P Utz, Lynn A Fussner, Leslie T Cooper, Sanjay Kalra, European Journal of Heart Failure
- Prevention of Myocarditis Using Regenerative Medicine TherapyLeslie T Cooper, Atta Behfar, Journal of Cardiac Failure
Authored Content
- Parvovirus B19 in Dilated Cardiomyopathy: There Is More Than Meets the EyeNovember 2018
- Parvovirus B19 in Dilated Cardiomyopathy: There Is More Than Meets the EyeNovember 2018
Press Mentions
New Guidelines May Help Prevent Sudden Death in Myocarditis, a ‘Silent Killer’ of Young, Healthy IndividualsSeptember 23rd, 2025
Pharmaceutical-Grade Cannabidiol Shows No Cardiac Safety Concerns, Study FindsMay 17th, 2025
No Cardiac Safety Concerns Reported with a Pharmaceutically Manufactured Cannabidiol FormulationMay 17th, 2025
Grant Support
- Inflammation And Immunity In Dilated CardiomyopathyNational Heart, Lung, And Blood Institute2004
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- Fellow
- Member
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