Dr Peter Cooper

Qualifications

MB ChB, DCH (SA), FCPaed (SA), PhD

Current posts

Academic and Clinical Head, Department of Paediatrics and Child Health, University of the Witwatersrand and Charlotte Maxeke Johannesburg Academic Hospital

Portfolios

Responsible for academic acitivities across the Wits complex of hospitals and clinical services at CMJAH. 
Assistant Head of School, School of Clinical Medicine for Paediatric/ O&G/Family Medicine cluster

Biosketch

Previously Head of Neonatal Units of CMJAH & CHBAH
Clinical Head at CMJAH since 1995
Academic Head since 2003
Previous President of Union of National African Paediatric Societies and Associations
Treasurer of International Pediatric Association

Professional interests

Neonatology
International Child Health
Teaching & Research

Phone number

011 488 4246

Email address/es

peter.cooper@wits.ac.za

Outreach

Links with paediatric societies from sub-Saharan countries

Publications (top 3)

• Cooper PA, Sandler DL.  Outcome of very low birthweight infants at 12-18 months of age in Soweto, South Africa.  Pediatrics 1997; 99: 537-544.

• Cooper PA, Madhi SA, Huebner RE, Mbelle N, Abdool Karim SS, Kleinschmidt I, Forrest BD, Klugman KP.  Apnea and its possible relationship to immunization in ex-premature infants. Vaccine 2008; 24:3410-3413.

• Cooper PA. The challenge of reducing neonatal mortality in low- and middle-income countries. Pediatrics 2014; 133:1-3.