Adult Infectious Diseases
The Infectious Diseases specialists at Cooper University Health Care provide exceptional and comprehensive care for common, complex, and rare infections. Our board-certified experts evaluate and manage both acute and chronic infections in inpatient and outpatient settings. This multidisciplinary care is enhanced by teams of specially trained nurses with additional support as needed from other Cooper specialists in behavioral health, case management, pharmacology, addiction medicine, and gastroenterology.
Together, our experts coordinate and monitor appropriate long-term antibiotic therapy for all types of infections and work to ensure that patients adhere to their therapy to avoid incomplete treatment and possible infection relapses.
In addition, our team assists in treating disease with antibiotics and other agents and helping prevent infection through vaccination.
Conditions We Treat
Our infectious disease specialists provide the highest quality clinical care for a variety of conditions caused by bacteria, viruses, fungi, and other organisms, including:
- Hospital- and community-acquired infections
- Meningitis
- HIV/AIDS
- Influenza
- Osteomyelitis
- Tuberculosis
- Lyme disease
- Travel-related infections
- Malaria
- Fungal infections
- Viral hepatitis
- Sexually transmitted diseases
- Infectious diarrhea
- Endocarditis
- Complicated urinary tract infections
- Fever of unknown origin
- Skin infections
- Pneumonia
- COVID-19
- Transplant-related infections (future)
Our Services
Cooper’s specialists provide comprehensive infectious disease services that include:
- Patient consultation
- Managing treatment with antibiotics
- Critical care consultation
- Travel medicine
- Early Intervention Program for immunodeficiency conditions
- Access to clinical trials of evaluate new antimicrobial therapies and other treatments
Travel Medicine
Travel medicine is a specialized area of health care focusing on the needs of travelers, particularly to other countries. Cooper’s infectious disease specialists have extensive knowledge of geographical locations and information about health conditions and disease outbreaks around the world. Our specialists understand the requirements from foreign countries related to vaccinations, health reports, availability of medications, and other healthcare treatments for diseases and disorders.
If you are planning a trip abroad – especially to areas in Africa, Asia, and Latin America – it’s important to consult with an infectious disease specialist trained in travel medicine. Although the U.S. government provides the latest information for the health and safety of U.S. travelers, this information cannot replace the having a personal relationship with a physician who is knowledgeable about the needs of those traveling abroad.
Ryan White Early Intervention Program
The Ryan White Early Intervention Program (EIP) at Cooper is a federally funded multidisciplinary center offering an array of services aimed at improving the health and well-being of those infected with or affected by HIV in South Jersey. We offer the highest quality medical care, support services, community education and early detection regardless of ability to pay.
Cooper’s EIP offers:
- Medical care
- Medical case management
- Behavioral health medicine
- Research studies
- Screening, Identification, Linkage to Care (SILC) services
- Medication management
- Nutrition counseling
- Addiction medicine and counseling
- Legal services
- Dental center
Research – Excision BioTherapeutics Phase 1/2 HIV Clinical Trial
Cooper University Health Care is selected as a clinical site for Excision BioTherapeutics Phase 1/2 trial evaluating EBT-101, as a potential functional cure for people living with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). For more information on this first in human trial eligibility criteria and enrollment details, please contact Yolanda Smith by calling 856.968.8651 or email smith-yolanda@cooperhealth.edu.
Schedule an Appointment
To schedule an appointment with a Cooper infectious diseases expert, please call 856.963.3518.