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Daniel Cooperman, MD

Professor of Orthopaedics and Rehabilitation
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Orthopaedics & Rehabilitation

P.O. Box 208071

New Haven, CT 06520-8071

United States

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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

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-

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Current Clinical Trials-

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Current Grants-

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Medical Subject Headings (MeSH)

Anatomy; Anthropology, Education, Sociology and Social Phenomena

Research at a Glance

Yale Co-Authors

Frequent collaborators of Daniel Cooperman's published research.

Publications

2024

2023

2022

Academic Achievements & Community Involvement

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    Quantitative Method for Radiologic Assessment of Skeletal Maturity using the Distal Femur.

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Clinical Care

Overview

Clinical Specialties

Orthopaedics & Rehabilitation; Pediatric Orthopedics

Board Certifications

  • Orthopaedic Surgery

    Certification Organization
    AB of Orthopaedic Surgery
    Original Certification Date
    1981

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Orthopaedics & Rehabilitation

P.O. Box 208071

New Haven, CT 06520-8071

United States

Locations

  • Department of Orthopaedics & Rehabilitation

    Academic Office

    47 College Street

    New Haven, CT 06510

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