Robert Cooper, MD

Robert J. Cooper, MD, is an attending physician in the department of endocrinology at Holyoke Medical Center in Holyoke, Massachusetts. Dr. Cooper received his medical degree from Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, New York, and completed residency training in internal medicine at Long Island Jewish Hospital, New Hyde Park, New York. He completed two combined years of fellowship training in endocrinology at Long Island Jewish Hospital and Winthrop-University Hospital, Mineola, New York.

Dr. Cooper is a fellow of the American College of Endocrinology and American College of Physicians, and a diplomate of the American Board of Internal Medicine (ABIM) and ABIM subspecialty boards of endocrinology, diabetes, and metabolism. He is a member of the American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists (AACE), American College of Physicians (ACP), American College of Thyroidology, American Diabetes Association, American Thyroid Association, and the Endocrine Society.

Dr. Cooper specializes in all areas of endocrinology, including thyroid disorders; diabetes; adrenal, pituitary, and lipid disorders; disorders of metabolism; and osteoporosis. He is a former longstanding member of the Legislative and Regulatory Committee and also served on the Endocrine Board Review Committee of AACE. He has served on the Advisory Board for the Connecticut American Diabetes Association Annual Meeting, as an advisor to the Cardiometabolic Health Congress, and as Editor of MedStudy Internal Medicine Board Review.

Dr. Cooper was previously an investigator for several clinical trials in diabetes. He also lends his medical expertise to various organizations by serving as a disability peer reviewer, council member, and expert consultant. In addition, he is a member of various speaker/lecture bureaus.