Lisa A. Cooper, MD, MPH

LISA COOPER, MD, MPH

Lisa Cooper, MD, MPH is the Director of the Johns Hopkins Center for Health Equity and the Urban Health Institute. She is also a Bloomberg Distinguished Professor of Health Equity and James F. Fries Professor of Medicine with appointments at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, and Johns Hopkins University School of Nursing. A more comprehensive professional background is available here on our Faculty main page plus a Wikipedia profile.

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Recognition of Contributions

RECENT CENTER NEWS ABOUT LISA COOPER

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POLICY INFLUENCE

  • Dr Lisa A. Cooper provided advice to justify passage of the Maryland Health Improvement and Disparities Reduction Act of 2012, April 10, 2012

  • Dr. Lisa A. Cooper provided testimony in support of NIH funding for Health Disparities Research. Profiles of Promise Launch Event. United for Medical Research, U.S. Capitol, Washington, D.C., February 16, 2011.

  • Dr Lisa A. Cooper provided testimony in support of PCORI reauthorization and funding, during the 2019 Energy and Commerce Committee hearing "Investing in America's Health Care" in Washington DC, June 4, 2019. PDF Report of Testimony + Video of Testimony (5 minutes + questions).

 

AWARDS RECEIVED

  • Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg Distinguished Professor Award in 2016. Article: Dr. A. Lisa Cooper Named 25th Bloomberg Distinguished Professor, by Crystal Williams, December 8, 2016

  • 2014 Herbert W Nickens Award. Dr. Cooper revolutionized the nation’s understanding of how race and ethnicity affect health and patient care. Through her work at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, she has identified precise inequities in how racial and ethnic minority patients perceive their health care providers and access the health system. She also has worked diligently to achieve health parity by partnering with these minority populations on community-tailored solutions. The Liberian-born internist’s passion for human dignity and equality began during childhood, when she was witness to and victim of discrimination and violence. Dr. Cooper remains a tireless and dedicated advocate for justice and human equality. Video about receiving the award.

  • American Heart Association’s Watkins-Saunders Award in 2013. The award recognizes excellence in clinical, medical, and community work focused on diminishing healthcare disparities in Maryland. Dr. Cooper trained with Dr. Elijah Saunders when she was a resident at the University of Maryland Medical Center and with Dr. Levi Watkins during her early years as a faculty member at Johns Hopkins. Article: Dr. Lisa Cooper continues groundbreaking heart disease research Roderick C. Willis, NewsULM, March 21, 2014

  • MacArthur Foundation Fellow Award in 2007. Article: MacArthur "Genius" Award Honors Expert on Minority Health at Johns Hopkins: Lisa Cooper MD, MPH, recognized for landmark studies on racial barriers to care, September 25, 2007

Publications

A list of publications by Lisa Cooper and colleagues at the Center for Health Equity.