Daniel Cooperman, MD
Professor of Orthopaedics and RehabilitationCards
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Professor of Orthopaedics and Rehabilitation
Biography
Daniel R. Cooperman is a Pediatric Orthopaedic Surgeon who specializes in the treatment of children with developmental and congenital abnormalities like cerebral palsy, myelodysplasia, foot problems, and dislocated hips. He also specializes in ambulatory childhood afflications like in-toeing and Perthes Disease. He has extensive experience treating children who have been the victims of trauma.
He was born and raised in Chicago, Illinois. He received his undergraduate degree from Dartmouth College and his MD from the University of Chicago Medical School. He did a one year research fellowship at the Karolinska Institute in Stockholm, Sweden on the adult consequences of childhood hip disorders. He also did a one-year fellowship in clinical Pediatric Orthopaedic Surgery at the Newington Childrens Hospital in Newington, Connecticut.
He has served as the Director of Pediatric Orthopaedic Surgery at the University of Chicago. He has also served as the Director of the Pediatric Neuromuscular Rehabilitation Clinic at the Rainbow Babies and Childrens Hospital in Cleveland, Ohio. Most recently, he was the Interim Chairman of the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery as well as the Director of Pediatric Orthopaedic Surgery at the MetroHealth Medical Center in Cleveland, Ohio.
His research interests mirror his clinical interests.
Appointments
Orthopaedics & Rehabilitation
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Other Departments & Organizations
Education & Training
- Fellowship
- Newington Children's Hospital (1982)
- Residency
- University of Chicago Hospitals & Clinics (1980)
- Fellowship
- Karolinksa Institutet (1979)
- Internship
- University of Chicago Hospitals & Clinics (1975)
- MD
- University of Chicago (1974)
- BA
- Dartmouth College (1969)
Research
Overview
Current Clinical Research Studies-
-Skeletal Maturity Determination in children using x-rays of the foot and proximal humerus.
-Determining the ideal approach for measuring femoral anteversion intra-operatively.
-Predicting forearm fracture modeling and remodeling in children and adolescents.
-Characterizing Pelvic Incidence using an osteological collection.
-Determining the natural history of Trapezial Arthritis.
-Determining the risk of contralateral Slipped Capital Femoral Epiphysis following Unilateral Presentation.
Current Basic/Translational Science Studies-
-None
Current Clinical Trials-
-None
Current Grants-
-None
Medical Research Interests
Academic Achievements & Community Involvement
Clinical Care
Overview
Clinical Specialties
Board Certifications
Orthopaedic Surgery
- Certification Organization
- AB of Orthopaedic Surgery
- Original Certification Date
- 1981
Yale Medicine News
News
News
- May 02, 2024
2024 “Top Doctors” List Features 15 Orthopaedics & Rehabilitation Faculty
- May 04, 2023
2023 “Top Doctors” List Features 12 Orthopaedics & Rehabilitation Faculty
- August 31, 2020
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- December 16, 2019
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