WilliamACooperMD

Thoracic Surgery • Marietta, GA

Adult Cardiac Surgery, Aortic Surgery, Cardiovascular Surgery

President, Prime Health Services Group, Inc. President, Cooper and Company Consulting

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Office
2900 Delk Rd Se 700-22
PMB 251
Marietta, GA 30067
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Education & Training

Emory University School of MedicineFellowship, Thoracic Surgery, 1999 - 2001
Emory University School of MedicineResidency, Surgery, 1992 - 1999
University of Missouri Kansas City School of MedicineClass of 1992

Certifications & Licensure

TX State Medical License 2020 - 2026
IL State Medical License 2018 - 2026
AZ State Medical License 2021 - 2026
UT State Medical License 2018 - 2026
CO State Medical License 2018 - 2025
NV State Medical License 2021 - 2025
WI State Medical License 2019 - 2025
IN State Medical License 2023 - 2025
FL State Medical License 2018 - 2025
MO State Medical License 2019 - 2025
KY State Medical License 2023 - 2025
SC State Medical License 2019 - 2025
ND State Medical License 2021 - 2025
TN State Medical License 2021 - 2025
GA State Medical License 1994 - 2025
IA State Medical License 2021 - 2025
CT State Medical License 2023 - 2024
VA State Medical License 2018 - 2024
MS State Medical License 2021 - 2024
OK State Medical License 2018 - 2024
KS State Medical License 2020 - 2024
MD State Medical License 2021 - 2024
MN State Medical License 2022 - 2024
NE State Medical License 2019 - 2024
WA State Medical License 2021 - 2024
DC State Medical License 2021 - 2024
OH State Medical License 2022 - 2024
AL State Medical License 2022 - 2024
LA State Medical License 2021 - 2023
SD State Medical License Active through 2023
American Board of Thoracic Surgery Thoracic and Cardiac Surgery
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Awards, Honors, & Recognition

Fellow (FACC) American College of Cardiology
Fellow (FACS) American College of Surgeons
Top MD Consumers Checkbook
Super Doctor SuperDoctors.com
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Clinical Trials

Comparing the Effectiveness of a Mitral Valve Repair Procedure in Combination With Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting (CABG) Versus CABG Alone in People With Moderate Ischemic Mitral Regurgitation Start of enrollment: 2008 Dec 01
Completed
Not Applicable

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

30 citations
Impact of Preoperative Chronic Lung Disease on Survival After Surgical Aortic Valve Replacement
Rebecca L. Gunter, Patrick D. Kilgo, Robert A. Guyton, Edward P. Chen, John D. Puskas, William A. Cooper, Michael E. Halkos, Omar M. Lattouf, Vasilis Babaliaros, Richa...> ;The Annals of Thoracic Surgery. 2013 Oct 1
33 citations
The Impact of Specific Preoperative Organ Dysfunction in Patients Undergoing Aortic Valve Replacement
Vinod H. Thourani, Ritam Chowdhury, Rebecca L. Gunter, Patrick D. Kilgo, Edward P. Chen, John D. Puskas, Michael E. Halkos, Omar M. Lattouf, William A. Cooper, Robert ...> ;The Annals of Thoracic Surgery. 2013 Mar 1
21 citations
Sternotomy versus nonsternotomy LIMA-LAD grafting for single-vessel disease.
Michael E. Halkos, Thomas A. Vassiliades, Richard J. Myung, Patrick D. Kilgo, Vinod H. Thourani, William A. Cooper, Robert A. Guyton, Omar M. Lattouf, John D. Puskas> ;The Annals of Thoracic Surgery. 2012 Nov 1
37 citations
Risk Factors for Conversion to Cardiopulmonary Bypass During Off-Pump Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery
Ritam Chowdhury, Darcy White, Patrick D. Kilgo, John D. Puskas, Vinod H. Thourani, Edward P. Chen, Omar M. Lattouf, William A. Cooper, Richard J. Myung, Robert A. Guyt...> ;The Annals of Thoracic Surgery. 2012 Jun 1
88 citations
The society of thoracic surgeons 30-day predicted risk of mortality score also predicts long-term survival.
John D. Puskas, Patrick D. Kilgo, Vinod H. Thourani, Omar M. Lattouf, Edward P. Chen, J. David Vega, William A. Cooper, Robert A. Guyton, Michael E. Halkos> ;The Annals of Thoracic Surgery. 2012 Jan 1
93 citations
Impact of preoperative renal dysfunction on long-term survival for patients undergoing aortic valve replacement.
Vinod H. Thourani, W. Brent Keeling, Eric L. Sarin, Robert A. Guyton, Patrick D. Kilgo, Ameesh Dara, John D. Puskas, Edward P. Chen, William A. Cooper, J. David Vega, ...> ;The Annals of Thoracic Surgery. 2011 Jun 1
45 citations
Long-Term Survival for Patients With Preoperative Renal Failure Undergoing Bioprosthetic or Mechanical Valve Replacement
Vinod H. Thourani, Eric L. Sarin, W. Brent Keeling, Patrick D. Kilgo, Robert A. Guyton, Ameesh Dara, John D. Puskas, Edward P. Chen, William A. Cooper, J. David Vega, ...> ;The Annals of Thoracic Surgery. 2011 Apr 1
38 citations
The effect of diabetes mellitus on in-hospital and long-term outcomes after heart valve operations.
Michael E. Halkos, Patrick D. Kilgo, Omar M. Lattouf, John D. Puskas, William A. Cooper, Robert A. Guyton, Vinod H. Thourani> ;The Annals of Thoracic Surgery. 2010 Jul 1
181 citations
Off-Pump Coronary Artery Bypass Disproportionately Benefits High-Risk Patients
John D. Puskas, Vinod H. Thourani, Patrick D. Kilgo, William A. Cooper, Thomas A. Vassiliades, J. David Vega, Cullen D. Morris, Edward P. Chen, Brian Schmotzer, Robert...> ;The Annals of Thoracic Surgery. 2009 Oct 1
23 citations
Racial Disparity Persists After On-Pump and Off-Pump Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting
William A. Cooper, Vinod H. Thourani, Robert A. Guyton, Patrick D. Kilgo, Omar M. Lattouf, Edward P. Chen, Cullen D. Morris, J. David Vega, Thomas A. Vassiliades, John...> ;Circulation. 2009 Sep 15
53 citations
Aortic valve replacement for aortic stenosis in patients with left ventricular dysfunction.
Michael E. Halkos, Edward P. Chen, Eric L. Sarin, Patrick D. Kilgo, Vinod H. Thourani, Omar M. Lattouf, J. David Vega, Cullen D. Morris, Thomas A. Vassiliades, William...> ;The Annals of Thoracic Surgery. 2009 Sep 1
81 citations
Long-Term Outcomes After Isolated Aortic Valve Replacement in Octogenarians: A Modern Perspective
Vinod H. Thourani, Richard J. Myung, Patrick D. Kilgo, Karen J. Thompson, John D. Puskas, Omar M. Lattouf, William A. Cooper, J. David Vega, Edward P. Chen, Robert A. ...> ;The Annals of Thoracic Surgery. 2008 Nov 1
129 citations
Elevated preoperative hemoglobin A1c level is associated with reduced long-term survival after coronary artery bypass surgery.
Michael E. Halkos, Omar M. Lattouf, John D. Puskas, Patrick D. Kilgo, William A. Cooper, Cullen D. Morris, Robert A. Guyton, Vinod H. Thourani> ;The Annals of Thoracic Surgery. 2008 Nov 1
122 citations
Off-pump coronary bypass provides reduced mortality and morbidity and equivalent 10-year survival.
John D. Puskas, Patrick D. Kilgo, Omar M. Lattouf, Vinod H. Thourani, William A. Cooper, Thomas A. Vassiliades, Edward P. Chen, J. David Vega, Robert A. Guyton> ;The Annals of Thoracic Surgery. 2008 Oct 1
49 citations
Influence of on-pump versus off-pump techniques and completeness of revascularization on long-term survival after coronary artery bypass.
Omar M. Lattouf, Vinod H. Thourani, Patrick D. Kilgo, Michael E. Halkos, Kim T. Baio, Richard J. Myung, William A. Cooper, Robert A. Guyton, John D. Puskas> ;The Annals of Thoracic Surgery. 2008 Sep 1
7 citations
Propensity-score analysis of early outcomes after bilateral versus single internal thoracic artery grafting.
Sorin V. Pusca, Patrick D. Kilgo, J. David Vega, William A. Cooper, Thomas A. Vassiliades, Edward P. Chen, Omar M. Lattouf, Robert A. Guyton, John D. Puskas> ;Innovations. 2008 Jan 1
14 citations
Outcomes after off-pump reoperative coronary artery bypass grafting.
Cullen D. Morris, John D. Puskas, Sorin V. Pusca, Omar M. Lattouf, William A. Cooper, Thomas A. Vassiliades, Edward P. Chen, Vinod H. Thourani, Patrick D. Kilgo, Rober...> ;Innovations. 2007 Jan 1
32 citations
Early Administration of Clopidogrel Is Safe After Off-Pump Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery
Michael E. Halkos, William A. Cooper, Rebecca Petersen, John D. Puskas, Omar M. Lattouf, Joseph M. Craver, Robert A. Guyton> ;The Annals of Thoracic Surgery. 2006 Mar 1
425 citations
Impact of Renal Dysfunction on Outcomes of Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery Results From the Society of Thoracic Surgeons National Adult Cardiac Database
William A. Cooper, Sean M. O'Brien, Vinod H. Thourani, Robert A. Guyton, Charles R. Bridges, Lynda A. Szczech, Rebecca Petersen, Eric D. Peterson> ;Circulation. 2006 Feb 28
31 citations
Intraoperative Radiofrequency Ablation for the Treatment of Atrial Fibrillation During Concomitant Cardiac Surgery
Michael E. Halkos, Joseph M. Craver, Vinod H. Thourani, Faraz Kerendi, John D. Puskas, William A. Cooper, Robert A. Guyton> ;The Annals of Thoracic Surgery. 2005 Jul 1
24 citations
Emergency Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting Can Be Performed Safely Without Cardiopulmonary Bypass in Selected Patients
Faraz Kerendi, John D. Puskas, Joseph M. Craver, William A. Cooper, Ellis L. Jones, Omar M. Lattouf, J. David Vega, Robert A. Guyton> ;The Annals of Thoracic Surgery. 2005 Mar 1
3 citations
The use of the Sonosite ultrasound device for intraoperative evaluation of the aorta
James R. Staples, Kenichi A. Tanaka, Jack S. Shanewise, Kathryn E. Glas, John D. Merlino, William A. Cooper, John D. Puskas, Omar M. Lattouf> ;Journal of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Anesthesia. 2004 Dec 1
20 citations
Pretreatment with phenoxybenzamine attenuates the radial artery's vasoconstrictor response to α-adrenergic stimuli
Joel S. Corvera, Cullen D. Morris, Jason M Budde, Daniel A. Velez, John D. Puskas, Omar M. Lattouf, William A. Cooper, Robert A. Guyton, Jakob Vinten-Johansen> ;The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. 2003 Nov 1
2 citations
Impact of renal disease in cardiovascular surgery: emphasis on the African-American patient.
William A. Cooper, William T. Brinkman, Rebecca Petersen, Robert A. Guyton> ;The Annals of Thoracic Surgery. 2003 Oct 1
16 citations
Perfusion-assisted direct coronary artery bypass provides early reperfusion of ischemic myocardium and facilitates complete revascularization
William A. Cooper, Joel S. Corvera, Vinod H. Thourani, John D. Puskas, Joseph M. Craver, Omar M. Lattouf, Robert A. Guyton> ;The Annals of Thoracic Surgery. 2003 Apr 1
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