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Vanessa Cooper, MD

Headache, Neurology
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Patient type treated
Adult
Accepting new patients
Yes
Referral required
From patients or physicians

Biography

Vanessa Cooper, MD, is a neurologist specializing in headache medicine. Her expertise in this subspecialty allows her to provide targeted care for individuals suffering from chronic headaches and related conditions, usually in an outpatient setting.

Dr. Cooper is also an assistant professor of neurology at Yale School of Medicine and serves as the associate director of diversity and inclusion education for the neurology residency program. Her efforts aim to create a supportive learning environment that fosters growth and development for scholars and leaders in neurology.

Dr. Cooper completed her medical degree at New York Medical College, followed by a neurology residency and headache medicine fellowship at Yale New Haven Hospital.

Titles

  • Assistant Professor
  • Associate Director of Diversity and Inclusion Education, Neurology

Education & Training

  • Headache Fellow
    Yale Medicine (2021)
  • Neurology Resident
    Yale New Haven Hospital (2020)
  • Medicine Intern
    Yale New Haven Hospital (2017)
  • MD
    New York Medical College (2016)
  • BA
    Stony Brook University, Sociology (2012)
  • BS
    Stony Brook University, Chemistry (2012)

Additional Information

Locations
Yale Physicians Building
800 Howard Avenue
New Haven, CT 06519

Biography

Vanessa Cooper, MD, is a neurologist specializing in headache medicine. Her expertise in this subspecialty allows her to provide targeted care for individuals suffering from chronic headaches and related conditions, usually in an outpatient setting.

Dr. Cooper is also an assistant professor of neurology at Yale School of Medicine and serves as the associate director of diversity and inclusion education for the neurology residency program. Her efforts aim to create a supportive learning environment that fosters growth and development for scholars and leaders in neurology.

Dr. Cooper completed her medical degree at New York Medical College, followed by a neurology residency and headache medicine fellowship at Yale New Haven Hospital.

Titles

  • Assistant Professor
  • Associate Director of Diversity and Inclusion Education, Neurology

Education & Training

  • Headache Fellow
    Yale Medicine (2021)
  • Neurology Resident
    Yale New Haven Hospital (2020)
  • Medicine Intern
    Yale New Haven Hospital (2017)
  • MD
    New York Medical College (2016)
  • BA
    Stony Brook University, Sociology (2012)
  • BS
    Stony Brook University, Chemistry (2012)

Additional Information

Locations
Yale Physicians Building
800 Howard Avenue
New Haven, CT 06519
Yale Physicians Building
800 Howard Avenue
New Haven, CT 06519