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Feb. 15, 2023
Ask MLO’s lab expert: Charles K Cooper, MD.

Medical Laboratory Observer has a new expert available to answer your clinical questions!

Chuck is board-certified in Infectious Diseases and has a sub-specialty certification in HIV Medicine. He currently serves as the Chief Medical Officer for Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics, Siemens Healthineers.  

Prior to joining Siemens Healthineers, Chuck led the Medical and Scientific Affairs function for the Integrated Diagnostic Solutions business at Becton Dickinson, overseeing evidence generation and clinical development of a broad range of products including sample collection devices as well as numerous infectious disease diagnostics for diseases such as SARS-CoV-2, tuberculosis, sepsis, sexually transmitted infections, bacterial vaginosis, cervical cancer screening, among others.  

He also spent 13 years at the FDA, from Clinical Reviewer/Medical Officer in the Division of Anti-Infective Products to co-leading efforts to create the Quantitative Safety Division in CDER.   

Chuck’s clinical interest is HIV medicine, and he is a practicing Infectious Disease specialist who has held clinical positions at Kaiser-Permanente and Bon Secours in Baltimore. He currently provides clinical care to under-served patients at the federally qualified community health center, Greater Baden Medical Services, and also serves on the mid-Atlantic Steering Committee of the American Academy of HIV Medicine.   

Chuck graduated from Georgetown University Medical School after which he completed his Internal Medicine residency at Strong Memorial Hospital, University of Rochester. 

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