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  • 2007 - Member of the National Academy of Medicine (NAM)

Overview

Joel D. Cooper is affiliated with the University of Pennsylvania in the United States and has a research focus primarily within the field of Medicine, with a notable concentration in Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine. Their academic work spans 35 publications in Medicine, including 21 specifically related to Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, and additional contributions in Surgery, Neurology, Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, and Physiology.

The main research topics addressed by Joel D. Cooper include:

  • Interstitial Lung Diseases and Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis
  • Medical Imaging and Pathology Studies
  • Inhalation and Respiratory Drug Delivery
  • Tracheal and airway disorders
  • Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Research
  • Occupational and environmental lung diseases
  • Airway Management and Intubation Techniques

Recent peer-reviewed papers published by Cooper and collaborators examine multiple aspects of lung pathology and respiratory conditions. Key publications include:

  • "Small airways pathology in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis: a retrospective cohort study" (2020) in The Lancet Respiratory Medicine
  • "Small Airway Reduction and Fibrosis Is an Early Pathologic Feature of Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis" (2021) in American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine
  • "A Single-Cell Atlas of Small Airway Disease in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: A Cross-Sectional Study" (2023) in American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine
  • "Comprehensive stereological assessment of the human lung using multiresolution computed tomography" (2020) in Journal of Applied Physiology
  • "The transition from normal lung anatomy to minimal and established fibrosis in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF)" (2021) in EBioMedicine

Frequently co-authoring with Joel D. Cooper are researchers including Dragoş M. Vasilescu, Tillie-Louise Hackett, James C. Hogg, Stijn E. Verleden, and Naoya Tanabe. These partnerships have contributed to solidifying Cooper's presence in several prominent publication venues such as:

  • American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine
  • Thoracic surgery clinics/Thorac. surg. clin.
  • Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
  • The Lancet Respiratory Medicine
  • Journal of Applied Physiology

In addition to journal articles, Joel D. Cooper has contributed to book literature, publishing "Tratado de Cirurgia Torácica" with Even3 Publicações eBooks in 2024.

Joel D. Cooper was recognized by election as a Member of the National Academy of Medicine in 2007, reflecting a standing within the academic and medical community.

Best Publications

  • Bilateral pneumectomy (volume reduction) for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

    J.D. Cooper;E.P. Trulock;A.N. Triantafillou;G.A. Patterson

  • Small-Airway Obstruction and Emphysema in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

    John E. McDonough;Ren Yuan;Masaru Suzuki;Nazgol Seyednejad

  • A working formulation for the standardization of nomenclature and for clinical staging of chronic dysfunction in lung allografts. International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation.

    J D Cooper;M Billingham;T Egan;M I Hertz

  • Results of 150 consecutive bilateral lung volume reduction procedures in patients with severe emphysema

    Joel D. Cooper;G.Alexander Patterson;R.Sudhir Sundaresan;Elbert P. Trulock

  • The lung tissue microbiome in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.

    Marc A. Sze;Pedro A. Dimitriu;Shizu Hayashi;W. Mark Elliott

  • Significance of positive superior mediastinal nodes identified at mediastinoscopy in patients with resectable cancer of the lung.

    Pearson Fg;DeLarue Nc;Ilves R;Todd Tr

  • The current role of mediastinoscopy in the evaluation of thoracic disease

    Zane T. Hammoud;Richard C. Anderson;Bryan F. Meyers;Tracey J. Guthrie

  • Improved technique for bilateral lung transplantation: Rationale and initial clinical experience

    Michael K. Pasque;Joel D. Cooper;Larry R. Kaiser;David A. Haydock

  • Technique of successful lung transplantation in humans.

    Joel D. Cooper;F.G. Pearson;G.A. Patterson;T.R.J. Todd

  • Quantitative in vivo assessment of lung microstructure at the alveolar level with hyperpolarized 3He diffusion MRI

    Dmitriy A. Yablonskiy;Alexander L. Sukstanskii;Jason C. Leawoods;David S. Gierada

  • Primary tracheal anastomosis after resection of the cricoid cartilage with preservation of recurrent laryngeal nerves.

    F.G. Pearson;J.D. Cooper;J.M. Nelems;A.W.P. Van Nostrand

  • MR imaging of diffusion of 3He gas in healthy and diseased lungs

    Brian T. Saam;Dmitriy A. Yablonskiy;Vikram D. Kodibagkar;Jason C. Leawoods

  • Staging of esophageal cancer with 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography

    F L Flanagan;F Dehdashti;B A Siegel;D D Trask

  • The evolution of tracheal injury due to ventilatory assistance through cuffed tubes: a pathologic study.

    Joel D. Cooper;Hermes C. Grillo

  • Improvement in staging of esophageal cancer with the addition of positron emission tomography

    Mark I Block;G.Alexander Patterson;R.Sudhir Sundaresan;Marci S Bailey

  • Prospective evaluation of mediastinoscopy for assessment of carcinoma of the lung.

    W. P. Luke;F. G. Pearson;T. R. J. Todd;G. A. Patterson

  • Successful outcome of lung transplantation is not compromised by the use of marginal donor lungs

    S. Sundaresan;J. Semenkovich;L. Ochoa;G. Richardson

  • Inhaled nitric oxide reduces human lung allograft dysfunction

    Hiroshi Date;Anastosios N. Triantafillou;Elbert P. Trulock;Mary S. Pohl

  • An improved technique to facilitate transcervical thymectomy for myasthenia gravis.

    J.D. Cooper;A.N. Al-Jilaihawa;F.G. Pearson;J.G. Humphrey

  • Results of 150 consecutive bilateral lung volume reduction procedures in patients with severe emphysema

    J. D. Cooper;G Alexander Patterson;R. S. Sundaresan;E. P. Trulcok

Frequent Co-Authors

G. Alexander Patterson
G. Alexander Patterson Washington University in St. Louis
Elbert P. Trulock
Elbert P. Trulock Washington University in St. Louis
James C. Hogg
James C. Hogg University of British Columbia
Bryan F. Meyers
Bryan F. Meyers Washington University in St. Louis
Larry R. Kaiser
Larry R. Kaiser Temple University
Roger D. Yusen
Roger D. Yusen Washington University in St. Louis
T. Mohanakumar
T. Mohanakumar Washington University in St. Louis
Marc E. Lenburg
Marc E. Lenburg Boston University
Robert J. Ginsberg
Robert J. Ginsberg Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Avrum Spira
Avrum Spira Boston University

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