Grant Cooper, MD, is an interventional spine and joint pain medicine specialist.  He is the co-director of the Princeton Spine and Joint Center in Princeton, N.J.

He received his Bachelor's degree with highest honors from Princeton University and his medical degree from UMDNJ-Robert Wood Johnson Medical School before completing his residency training in physical medicine and rehabilitation at New York-Presbyterian Hospital, The University Hospital of Columbia and Cornell.

Dr. Cooper completed his fellowship at Beth Israel Medical Center in Interventional Spine and Musculoskeletal Rehabilitation.  Dr. Cooper is the author of more than ten peer-reviewed articles, and has received national and international recognition for his research in basic science and clinical musculoskeletal medicine.  He has authored seven and edited three medical books, and is currently co-editor-in-chief of the peer-reviewed journal, Current Reviews in Musculoskeletal Medicine.  One of his most recent books is "The Arthritis Handbook: Improve Your Health and Manage the Pain of Osteoarthritis" (DiaMedica, 2008).  Dr. Cooper has appeared on ESPN Radio, National Public Radio, and previously hosted his own radio show, "Back Pain Radio," on World Talk Radio.