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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

    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

    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

    • activity

      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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