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    Vanessa Cooper, MD

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    Associate Director of Collaborative Excellence, Education, Neurology

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    Assistant Professor

    Associate Director of Collaborative Excellence, Education, Neurology

    Biography

    Dr. Cooper completed her undergraduate education in New York at Stony Brook University prior to attending New York Medical College in Westchester, New York. Following this, Dr. Cooper completed her medicine intern year and neurology residency at Yale New Haven Hospital. Dr. Cooper graduated completing a year as a chief resident in the residency program. Dr. Cooper followed her neurology training with further specialization in headache medicine at Yale. She now serves as an Assistant Professor of Neurology with a special focus on headache disorders.

    Last Updated on July 01, 2025.

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    Education & Training

    Headache Fellow
    Yale Medicine (2021)
    Neurology Resident
    Yale New Haven Hospital (2020)
    Medicine Intern
    Yale New Haven Hospital (2017)
    MD
    New York Medical College (2016)
    BA
    Stony Brook University, Sociology (2012)
    BS
    Stony Brook University, Chemistry (2012)

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    2020

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    Overview

    Vanessa Cooper, MD, is a neurologist specializing in headache medicine. Her expertise in this subspecialty allows her to provide targeted care for individuals suffering from chronic headaches and related conditions, usually in an outpatient setting.

    Dr. Cooper is also an assistant professor of neurology at Yale School of Medicine and serves as the associate director of diversity and inclusion education for the neurology residency program. Her efforts aim to create a supportive learning environment that fosters growth and development for scholars and leaders in neurology.

    Dr. Cooper completed her medical degree at New York Medical College, followed by a neurology residency and headache medicine fellowship at Yale New Haven Hospital.

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    Headache; Neurology

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