Background
Cooper, Reginald Rudyard was born on January 6, 1932 in Elkins, West Virginia, United States. Son of Eston H. and Kathryn (Wyatt) Cooper.
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Reginald Rudyard Cooper
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Bachelor of Arts with honors, West Virginia University, 1952; Bachelor of Science, West Virginia University, 1953; Doctor of Medicine Medical College Virginia, 1955; Master of Sciences, University Iowa, 1960.
Career
Orthopedic surgeon, United States Naval Hospital, Pensacola, Florida, 1960-1962; associate in orthopedics, U. Iowa College Medicine, Iowa City, 1962-1965; assistant professor orthopaedics, U. Iowa College Medicine, 1965-1968; associate professor orthopedics, U. Iowa College Medicine, 1968-1971; professor orthopedics, U. Iowa College Medicine, since 1971; chairman orthopedics, U. Iowa College Medicine, since 1973. Research fellow orthopedic surgery Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, 1964-1965. Exchange fellow to Britain for American Orthopedic Association, 1969.
Achievements
Membership
Trustee National Easter Seals Research Foundation, 1977-1981, chairman, 1979-1981. Served to Lieutenant commander of The United States Navy Reserve, 1960-1962. Member Iowa, Johnson County Medical Socs., Orthopedic Research Society (secretary-treasurer 1970-1973, president 1974-1975), American Academy Orthopedic Surgeons (Kappa Delta award for outstanding research in orthopedics 1971), Canadian, American Orthopedic Assns., New York Academy Science, Association Bone and Joint Surgeons, American Medical Association, American Rheumatism Association, American Academy Cerebral Palsy, American Academy OrthopedicSurgeons (chairman examinations committee 1978-1982, secretary 1982, 2d vice president 1985-1986, 1stv.p.
1986-1987, president 1987-1988, ortho residency review committee 1989-1995, chairman 1993-1995).
Connections
Married Jacqueline Smith, August 22, 1954. Children— Pamela Ann, Douglas Mark, Christopher Scott, Jeffrey Michael.
