About me
Matthew Cooper, MD, is the director of Kidney and Pancreas Transplantation at the MedStar Georgetown Transplant Institute (MGTI) and a Professor of Surgery at Georgetown University School of Medicine. He was recently elected president of the UNOS Board of Directors, beginning July 1, 2021. Dr. Cooper is board certified in general surgery and accredited by the American Society of Transplant Surgeons.
Dr. Cooper chose the specialty of transplant surgery because it is tremendously rewarding and life-changing for his patients. In fact, he says that he has the "best job in the world." He appreciates the environment of excellence at the MedStar Georgetown Transplant Institute, the focus on the care of the patient and the high expectations and commitment among colleagues. His goal is to meet the needs of patients at all stages of transplantation, including post-surgical care. He aims to provide a positive and welcoming overall experience and excellent long-term outcomes.
Dr. Cooper believes that transplantation allows him to not only make a real connection in his patients' and their family's lives, but also to make a significant improvement in his patients' length and quality of life.
Dr. Cooper's research interests focus on interventions to reduce the injury associated with ischemia-reperfusion leading to delayed graft function in kidney transplant recipients; he is currently involved with multiple ongoing clinical trials in this area. Washington Post Magazine has named Dr. Cooper a "Super Doctor" in 2011 through 2018.
Read details about Dr. Cooper's background and accomplishments.
Learn more about Dr. Cooper's clinical trials.
Conditions and procedures
Procedures I perform
- Cadaveric Transplant
- Combined Transplant Kidneypancreas
- Deceased Donor Kidney Transplant
- Donor Nephrectomy
- Hiv Positive To Hiv Positive Transplant
- Kidney Transplant
- Kidney Transplant Hiv Positive
- Kidney Transplant Chain
- Kidney Transplant Evaluation
- Kidney Transplant Evaluation Hiv Positive
- Living Donor Kidney Transplant
- Organ Donation
- Pancreas Transplant
- Pancreas Transplant Evaluation
- Pretransplant Clearance
- Removal Of Transplanted Or Rejected Kidney
- Renal Autotransplant
- Transplant Desensitization Protocols
Practice locations
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3800 Reservoir Road Northwest Pasquerilla Healthcare Center 2nd Fl Washington, DC, 20007
202-444-6058Fax 877-680-8193
Insurance
MedStar Medical Group accepts most major health insurance plans. If you are uncertain as to whether your individual health insurance plan is accepted at MedStar Medical Group, please call your insurance company.
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List of insurance plans we accept
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund) Innovation Health: Network Only Plus
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Aetna USAccess (POS)
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- CFBCBS BlueChoice HMO
- CFBCBS Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- CFBCBS Maryland Point of Service Plan (MPOS)
- CFBCBS Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- CFBCBS Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- CFBCBS (NCA) Indemnity
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- CIGNA Indemnity
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- First Health PPO
- FIRST HEALTH
- Tricare Prime
- Tricare Standard
- Tricare Extra (Indemnity)
- Tricare for Life (Medicare Supplemental Plan)
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- MedStar Select (MedStar Associates' Plan)
- MedStar Medicare Choice
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- United Student Resources
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) & OCI Direct (HMO)
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- Private Health Care Systems (PHCS) (PPO)
- United Healthcare Options (PPO) (includes Empire PPO, GEHA, Compass Rose)
- OneNet PPO, Inc.
- United Healthcare Choice
- United Healthcare Core Essential (HMO)
- Optimum Choice
- United Healthcare Navigate
- United Healthcare Compass (HMO)
- CIGNA HMO Open Access (OA)
- Network OA
- POS OA & OA Plus
- CIGNA EPO
- PPO and PPO Plus
- Choice Fund PPO
- CFBSBC Blue Preferred PPO
- HealthyBlue PPO
- CFBCBS Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- BlueChoice Open Access
- Blue Choice Advantage & Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Innovation Health: Indemnity
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Innovation Health: PPO
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Innovation Health: POS Plus
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Innovation Health: Open Network Only Plus
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Innovation Health: POS
- Open HMO
- Opoen HMO Option
- Open EPO Plus
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- Choice POS & Choice POS II
- Innovation Health: Open POS Plus
- Open POS II
- Aetna HMO
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- Aetna Innovations: HMO & EPO Plus
Videos
Education
Board Certification: American Board of Surgery, Surgery
Fellowship Program: Johns Hopkins Hospital (2002)
Residency Program: Medical College of Wisconsin (2000)
Medical School: Georgetown University School of Medicine (1994)
Awards
- Francis Moore Excellence in Mentorship in the Field of Transplantation Surgery Award
- AAKP 2020 Medal of Excellence Award Recipient
- National Kidney Foundation’s inaugural 2019 Excellence in Kidney Transplantation Award
- Chairman of the 2018 American Transplant Congress
- National Kidney Registry’s 2018 Excellence in Physician Leadership Award, presented to the physician, who through engagement, teamwork, personal example, sharing and leadership, improved the practice of kidney transplantation and who facilitated a significant number of living donor transplants at their center and around the country.
Hospital affiliations
News and publications
Matthew Cooper, MD, Announced as AFDT President
Congratulations to Dr. Matthew Cooper on being selected to receive the American Society of Transplant Surgeons - ASTS Francis Moore Excellence in Mentorship in the Field of Transplantation Surgery Award. The recipient of this award is chosen based upon voluntary letters of recommendation from a transplant surgeon's previous transplant fellows and junior faculty regarding a surgeon’s efforts as a teacher and a mentor.
Dr. Cooper Elected President of UNOS Board
Drone Carries Human Kidney Over Las Vegas Desert in What Could Be the Future of Organ Transportation
In spite of the pandemic, we’re performing more organ transplants than in years past
Matthew Cooper, MD Joins MedStar Georgetown Transplant Institute as Director of Kidney Transplant
MyGeorgetownMD - Health Newsletter (Winter 2017) First-Ever MedStar Georgetown Kidney Transplant Patient Returns for Second Kidney Transplant
Montgomery Blair High School Career Day Continues Tradition of Inspiring Students
Kidney Transplant Recipient Finds Her Donor Because of Mutual Love for Rescuing Dogs
Dr. Matthew Cooper Testifies Before Congress to Support H.R. 5534, a bill which would make immunosuppressive drug coverage available to all kidney transplant patients and remove the 36-month limit for Medicare coverage currently in place