Bio — Scientific Advisory Board member

Edwin B. Cooper, Jr., M.D., P.A.

Dr. Cooper is currently an Orthopaedic Rehabilitation Consultant at Lenoir Memorial Hospital in Kinston, North Carolina. He assists on total joint operations and lumbar spine fusions. He has been a practicing orthopaedic specialist for over 30 years, and is a known speaker and researcher throughout the United States and internationally. Past research activities include the SCANS Projects, VECTOR Project, COAST Project, VOQUEST Project, Quadriplegic Stimulation Project, and Paraplegic Electrical Stimulation Project.

He completed his undergraduate and graduate studies at Duke University and Duke University School of Medicine. He maintains membership in the following organizations: Eastern Orthopaedic Association, John Jane Neurosurgery Society, Research Society of Neurological Surgeons, Advisory Board to the Academy for Multidisciplinary Neurotraumatology, University and Medical Center Institutional Review Board of East Carolina University, and American Society for Engineering Education.

Dr. Cooper has also authored and co-authored articles and papers in several publications and periodicals dealing with nerve stimulation and electrical treatment. Dr. Cooper has also received numerous awards for his service and research from National Association of Superintendents of Public Residential Facilities for MR, Outstanding Physician of the Year, National Health Care Professional of the year, to name a few.

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