Vanessa Cooper

Vanessa Cooper, MD, is a neurologist specializing in headache medicine at Yale School of Medicine. She holds the academic rank of Assistant Professor of Neurology and serves as Associate Director of Collaborative Excellence, Education, Neurology. Dr. Cooper provides targeted outpatient care for chronic headache disorders while contributing to academic medicine through research and diversity initiatives.

Academic background:

• Undergraduate: Stony Brook University (BA in Sociology, BS in Chemistry, 2012)
• Medical Degree: New York Medical College (2016)
• Residency: Yale New Haven Hospital Neurology (2020)
• Chief Resident: Yale Neurology Residency Program
• Headache Fellowship: Yale Medicine (2021)

Dr. Cooper's research focuses on headache disorders with specific emphasis on cluster headaches and SARS-CoV-2 related headache manifestations. Her recent publications demonstrate mixed-methods analysis in patient experience research and narrative reviews of post-viral neurological symptoms.

In her educational leadership role, Dr. Cooper develops inclusive learning environments for neurology residents while maintaining clinical expertise in headache medicine, Migraine, and Trigeminal Neuralgia treatment.