Dr. Cooper received his undergraduate degree from Harvard College, summa cum laude, Phi Beta Kappa, and his medical degree from Harvard Medical School, cum laude. After completing an internship and residency in surgery at Massachusetts General Hospital, he served as
Senior Registrar in Thoracic Surgery, South Regional Hospital Board, Frenchay Hospital, Bristol, England. Returning to Massachusetts
General Hospital, he served as Senior Assistant Resident and Chief Resident in Surgery. He then completed a fellowship in the Department
of Medicine, Hammersmith Hospital, London, England and subsequently was a Clinical and Research Fellow in Thoracic Surgery, Massachusetts General Hospital.

Dr. Cooper currently serves as an active member of numerous professional societies, including the International Society for Heart Transplantation, the Myasthenia Gravis Foundation, the Society of Cardiothoracic Surgeons, The American Association for Thoracic Surgery, The American College of Surgeons, The American College of
Chest Physicians, The American Society of Transplant Surgeons, The American Surgical Association, The American Thoracic Society, The
European Society of Thoracic Surgeons, The International Society for Diseases of the Esophagus, The Royal College of Surgeons of England, The Society of Thoracic Surgeons, The Society of University Surgeons, and The Transplantation Society.

Dr. Cooper is on the editorial board of Clinical Transplantation, the Journal of the American College of Surgeons, Transplantation Proceedings, and Transplantation Today. He also is the author of more than 380 original articles.