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Center for Hypertension and Precision Medicine

CHRISTOPHER J. COOPER, M.D.,ÌýF.A.C.C., F.A.C.P., F.A.H.A.

lDistinguished University Professor
Email: christopher.cooper@utoledo.edu

Education

  • 1985 - B.A., Biology major, Philosophy minor, Wittenberg University, Springfield, Ohio
  • 1988 - M.D., Medicine, University of Cincinnati, ÃÛÌÒ´«Ã½ of Medicine, Cincinnati, Ohio

Post Graduate Training, Residencies and Fellowships

  • 1988-1989: Brigham and Women’s Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, Internship
  • 1989-1991: Brigham and Women’s Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, Residency
  • 1991-1994: Brigham and Women’s Hospital, and Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, Cardiology, Fellowship
  • 1992:Harvard School of Public Health, Clinical Effectiveness Course: Intensive 2 month course in biostatistics, epidemiology, decision analysis, and health policy research

Employment

  • 1994 - 1998: Assistant Professor of Medicine, Medical ÃÛÌÒ´«Ã½ of Ohio, Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Toledo, OH
  • 1998 - 2002: Associate Professor of Medicine, Medical ÃÛÌÒ´«Ã½ of Ohio, Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Toledo, OH
  • 1999 - 2006: Director, Cardiovascular Research, Medical University of Ohio (formerly Medical ÃÛÌÒ´«Ã½ of Ohio), ÌýToledo, OH
  • 2002 – 2012: Chief, Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, The University of Toledo - Health Science Campus (formerly Medical University of Ohio), Toledo, OH
  • 2002-Present: Professor of Medicine, The University of Toledo - Health Science Campus, Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Department of Medicine, Toledo, OH
  • 2002-Present: Director, UT Clinical Coordinating Center, The University of Toledo - Health Science Campus, Toledo, OH
  • 2005-2008: Director, Cardiovascular Interventional Fellowship, The University of Toledo - Health Science Campus, Toledo, OH
  • 2007-2008: Director, Cardiovascular Medicine Fellowship, The University of Toledo - Health Science Campus, Toledo, OH
  • 2008-2011: Director, Heart and Vascular Center, University of Toledo Medical Center, Toledo, OH
  • 2012-2013: Interim Chairman, Department of Medicine, The University of Toledo, Toledo, OH
  • 2013-2014: Chairman, Department of Medicine, The University of Toledo, Toledo, OH
  • 2013-2014: Vice President, University of Toledo Physicians
  • 2014-2014: Vice Chief of Staff, University of Toledo Medical Center, Toledo, OH
  • 2014-2023: Executive Vice President for Clinical Affairs, The University of Toledo, Toledo, OH
  • 2014-2023: CEO, University of Toledo Physicians
  • 2014-2024: Dean, ÃÛÌÒ´«Ã½ of Medicine, The University of Toledo, Toledo, OH

Certifications and Licensures

  • Internal Medicine, The American Board of Internal Medicine, September 1991, #137285, recertification 2004, 2014, exp. 2024
  • Cardiovascular Disease, The American Board of Internal Medicine, January 1995, #137285, recertification 2004, 2014, exp. 2024
  • Interventional Cardiology, The American Board of Internal Medicine, January 2000, #137285, recertification 2009, exp 2019
  • Ohio Medical License #66906, exp. 04/01/2017

Awards and Commendations

  • Mortar Board, Wittenberg University, Springfield, Ohio, 1983
  • Award for Highest Course Honors, University of Cincinnati, Department of Physiology, 1985
  • Magna cum laude graduate, with Honors in Major, Biology, Wittenberg University, 1985
  • Academic Scholarship, University of Cincinnati, 1985-1986
  • Pharmacology Award, Merrell Dow Research Institute, 1986
  • Academic Scholarship, University of Cincinnati, 1986-1987
  • UFCW Scholarship, 1986-1987
  • Third year Alpha Omega Alpha, University of Cincinnati, 1987
  • Academic Scholarship, University of Cincinnati, 1987-1988
  • Valedictorian, University of Cincinnati, ÃÛÌÒ´«Ã½ of Medicine, 1988
  • Finalist, Samuel A. Levine Young Clinical Investigator Awards, American Heart Association, Council on Clinical Cardiology, 69th Scientific
  • Sessions, New Orleans, Louisiana, 1996
  • "Best Doctors in America" Award, Issued by: Best Doctors in America, Midwest, 2002
  • Elected Fellow, American Heart Association, Council of High Blood Pressure Research, 2004
  • “America’s Top Doctorsâ€� Award, Issued by: Castle Connolly, 2006
  • “America’s Top Doctorsâ€� Award, Issued by: Castle Connolly, 2007
  • ÃÛÌÒ´«Ã½ of Medicine Award for Excellence in Clinical Research. University of Toledo, 2008
  • “America’s Top Doctorsâ€�. Award, issued by Castle Connolly, 2008
  • “America’s Top Doctorsâ€�. Award, issued by Castle Connolly, 2009
  • “Best Doctor’s in America: Award, Issued by Best Doctors, LLC. 2010
  • “America’s Top Doctorsâ€�. Award, issued by Castle Connolly, 2010
  • “Best Doctor’s in America: Award, Issued by Best Doctors, LLC 2011
  • “America’s Top Doctorsâ€�. Award, issued by Castle Connolly, 2011
  • “America’s Top Doctorsâ€�.Ìý Award, issued by US News and World Report, 2012
  • “Best Doctors in Americaâ€� Award, issued by Best Doctors, LLC. 2013
  • “Best Doctors in Americaâ€� Award, issued by Best Doctors, LLC, 2014
  • “America’s Top Doctorsâ€� Award, Issued by Castle Connolly, 2014
  • “America’s Top Doctorsâ€� Award, Issued by Castle Connolly, 2015

Major Research Interests

Renovascular Hypertension;ÌýRenal insufficiency and Cardiovascular Events;ÌýCell therapy for vascular diseases

Publications

Publications by Dr. Cooper since inception of CHPM in January 1st, 2012:

1) Moza A, Taleb M,ÌýCooper CJ, Burket MW.ÌýÌýÌýÌýCardiovasc Interv Ther.Ìý2013 Jan;28(1):98-100.Ìý Epub 2012 Aug 9. ÌýPMID: 22875748.

2) Moza A, Sheikh M, Rock-Willoughby J,ÌýCooper C, Kanjwal Y.ÌýÌýÌýHeart Lung. 2012. PMID: 22770997.

3) Liu C, Bai Y, Chen Y, Wang Y, Sottejeau Y, Liu L, Li X, Lingrel JB, Malhotra D,ÌýCooper CJ, Shapiro JI, Xie ZJ, Tian J.ÌýÌýJ Biol Chem. 2012 May 11;287(20):16390-8. doi: 10.1074/jbc.M111.304451. Epub 2012 Mar 27. PMID: 22451662

4) Taleb MM, Sheikh MA,ÌýCooper CJ, Tinkel JL.ÌýÌýCardiovasc Interv Ther.Ìý2012 May;27(2):127-30. Epub 2012 Feb 14.Ìý PMID: 22623009.

5) Sheikh M, Bruhl SR, Omer S, Schwaan T, Grubb B,ÌýCooper C, Kanjwal Y.ÌýÌýPacing Clin Electrophysiol.Ìý2012 Jul;35(7):e185-6. doi: 10.1111/j.1540-8159.2011.03112.x. Epub 2011 Apr 28. PMID: 21535035.

6) Haller S, Kalra PA, Ritchie JP, Chrysochou T, Brewster P, He W, Yu H, Shapiro JI,ÌýCooper CJ. Effect of CD40 and sCD40L on Renal Function and Survival in Patients with Renal Artery Stenosis.ÌýHypertension. 2013 Apr;61(4):9894-900.Ìý Epub 2013 Feb 11.Ìý PMID: 23399713.

7) Klochan SA, Taleb M, Hoover MJ, Mauro VF, Anandan V, Willey J,ÌýCooper CJ. Illicit narcotic injection masquerading as acute pulmonary embolism.ÌýVascular Medicine. 2013 Apr; 18(2):92-4.Ìý Epub 2013 Mar 14.Ìý PMID: 23493623.

8) Anderson W, Eshghinejad A, Azadegan R,ÌýCooper CJ, Elahinia M. A variable stiffness transverse mode shape memory alloy actuator as a minimally invasive organ positioner. Accepted April 2013 for publication inÌýEuropean Physical Journal – Special TOPICS.

9)ÌýCooper CJ, Murphy TP, Cutlip DE, Jamerson K, Henrich, W.Ìý Stenting and Medical Therapy for Atherosclerotic Renal-Artery Stenosis.ÌýÌýN Engl J Med.ÌýÌý2013 Nov 18. (Epub ahead of print) PMID: 24245566.

10) Haller ST, Evans KL, Folt DA, Drummond CA,ÌýCooper CJ. Mechanisms and treatments for renal artery stenosis. Discov Med.Ìý2013 Dec;16(90):255-60. Review. PMID: 24333404

11) Murphy TP,ÌýCooper CJ, Cutlip DE, Matsumoto A, Jamerson K, Rundback J, Rosenfeld KA, Henrich W, Shapiro J, Massaro J, Yen CH, Burtch H, Thum C, Redi D, Dworkin L. Roll-in experience from the cardiovascular outcomes with renal atherosclerotic lesions (CORAL) study.ÌýJ Vasc Interv RadiolÌý2014 Apr;25(4):511-20 DOI: 10.1016/J.JVIR2013.09.018.EPUB 2013 Dec 8.

12) Khan AR, Sheikh M, Kaw D.ÌýCooper CJ, Khouri S. Prevalence and factors associated with left ventricular remodeling in renal artery stenosis.ÌýJ Am Soc Hypert. 2014 Apr;8(4):254-61 DOI:10.1016/J.JASH.2014.01.008 EPUB 2014 Jan 27 (EPUB ahead of print).Ìý

13) Colyer WR,ÌýCooper CJ.Ìý The Future of Renal Artery Stenting.Ìý Accepted for publication inÌýInterventional CardiologyÌýApril 2014.

14) Drummond CA, Sayed M, Evans KL, Shi H, Wang X, Haller ST, Liu J,ÌýCooper CJ, Xie Z, Shapiro JI, Tian J.ÌýÌýAm J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol. 2014 Jun 15;306(12):H1631-43. doi: 10.1152/ajpheart.00102.2014. Epub 2014 Apr 18. PMID: 24748592

15) Murphy TP, Dworkin LD,ÌýCooper CJ.ÌýÌýN Engl J Med. 2014 May 8;370(19):1854-5. doi: 10.1056/NEJMc1402687. No abstract available. PMID: 24806166

16) Khan AR, Sheikh MA, Kaw D,ÌýCooper CJ, Khouri SJ.ÌýJ Am Soc Hypertens. 2014 May;8(5):361. doi: 10.1016/j.jash.2014.02.006. Epub 2014 Feb 22. No abstract available. PMID: 24726948

17) Evans, KL, Tuttle, KR, Folt, DA, Dawson, T, Haller, ST, Brewster, PS, He, W, Jamerson, K, Dworkin, L, Cutlip, D, Murphy, TP, Reid, D, D’Agostino, Sr., RB,Ìý Henrich, W,ÌýCooper, CJ. Use of Renin-Angiotensin Inhibitors In People with Renal-Artery Stenosis.ÌýClin J Am Soc Nephrol.Ìý2014 Jul;9(7):1199-206. Doi:10.2215/cjn.

18) Moza A, Moukarbel GV,ÌýCooper CJ, Bhat PK.ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý Cardiovasc Interv Ther. 2015 Jul;30(3):279-82. doi: 10.1007/s12928-014-0284-2. Epub 2014 Jul 16. PMID: 25027049

19) Hendricks NJ, Matsumoto AH, Angle JF, Baheti A, Sabri SS, Park AW, Stone JR, Patrie JT, Dworkin L,ÌýCooper CJ, Murphy TP, Cutlip DE.ÌýÌýVasc Med. 2014 Oct;19(5):363-7. doi: 10.1177/1358863X14544715. Epub 2014 Jul 31.

20) Chowdhury MA, Moza A, Siddiqui NS, Bonnell M,ÌýCooper CJ.ÌýÌýHeart Lung. 2015 Jul-Aug;44(4):344-6. doi: 10.1016/j.hrtlng.2015.05.001. Epub 2015 May 27. PMID: 26025763

21) Folt DA, Evans KL, Brahmandam S, He W, Brewster PS, Yu S, Murphy TP, Cutlip DE, Dworkin LD, Jamerson K, Henrich W, Kalra PA, Tobe S, Thomson K, Holden A, Rayner BL, Grinfeld L, Haller ST,ÌýCooper CJ.ÌýÌýJ Am Soc Hypertens. 2015 Jun;9(6):443-52. doi: 10.1016/j.jash.2015.03.007. Epub 2015 Mar 28.

22) Murphy TP,ÌýCooper CJ, Matsumoto AH, Cutlip DE, Pencina KM, Jamerson K, Tuttle KR, Shapiro JI, D'Agostino R, Massaro J, Henrich W, Dworkin LD.ÌýÌýJ Am Coll Cardiol. 2015 Dec 8;66(22):2487-94. doi: 10.1016/j.jacc.2015.09.073.

23) Drummond CA, Hill MC, Shi H, Fan X, Xie JX, Haller ST, Kennedy DJ, Liu J, Garrett MR, Xie Z,ÌýCooper CJ, Shapiro JI, Tian J.ÌýÌýPhysiol Genomics. 2015 Dec 23:physiolgenomics.00116.2015. doi: 10.1152/physiolgenomics.00116.2015. [Epub ahead of print]