Howard Cooper, M.D.

Howard Cooper, M.D., came to Westchester Medical Center in 2014 after 12 years at MedStar Washington Hospital Center, where he was director of the Coronary Care Unit. At Westchester Medical Center, he currently serves as chief of the Section of Clinical Cardiology, director of the Coronary Care Unit, and director of the Cardiology Fellowship Program.

Education

• Fellowship: Georgetown University Medical Center and National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute
• Residency: Duke University Medical Center
• M.D., Duke University School of Medicine
• Undergraduate: Harvard University

Areas of Expertise

• Critical Care Cardiology
• Echocardiography
• Cardiology Clinical Trials

Publications

• Cooper HA, Fordyce CB, Herbert BM, et. al. "Red Cell Transfusion in Critically Ill and Noncritically Ill Patients With Acute Myocardial Infarction and Anemia-A Subanalysis of the Myocardial Ischemia and Transfusion (MINT) Trial." Critical care medicine, (), (2026) . doi: 10.1097/CCM.0000000000007211
• Mehta C, Has P, Asnani H, et. al. "Impact of "Door-to-Lactate Clearance" on Clinical Outcomes in Cardiogenic Shock." JACC. Heart failure, (), (2026) 103104. doi: 10.1016/j.jchf.2026.103104
• Mehta C, Chandragiri S, Atallah C, et. al. "Cardiogenic Shock Centers and Protocols for Acute Cardiovascular Care: Bridging the Gap Between Spoke and Hub Sites." Cardiology and therapy, (), (2026) . doi: 10.1007/s40119-026-00454-8
• Isath A, Sharma T, Mahmood U, et. al. "Young adults in the cardiac intensive care unit: insights from the Critical Care Cardiology Trials Network registry." European heart journal. Acute cardiovascular care, 15(5), (2026) 403-407. doi: 10.1093/ehjacc/zuaf161
• Chow C, Durowoju R, Alviar C, et. al. "Anemia as a potent marker of in-hospital mortality in patients admitted to the cardiac intensive care unit: Data from the Critical Care Cardiology Trials Network (CCCTN) Registry." Journal of intensive medicine, 5(3), (2025) 262-268. doi: 10.1016/j.jointm.2024.12.006
• Isath A, Bali A, Mahmood UA, et. al. "Medical Intensive Care Unit Overflow Into the Cardiac Intensive Care Unit: Insights From CCCTN Registry." JACC. Advances, 4(10 Pt 1), (2025) 102048. doi: 10.1016/j.jacadv.2025.102048
• Prochaska MT, Portela GT, Brooks MM, et. al. "Transfusion Strategy Effect on Quality of Life in Patients With Myocardial Infarction and Anemia: A Secondary Analysis of the MINT Randomized Clinical Trial." JAMA internal medicine, 185(8), (2025) 947-954. doi: 10.1001/jamainternmed.2025.0654

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Teaching Responsibilities

• Transition to Residency
• Cardiology Small Group Sessions