Cooper, H. Matthew, DNP

Areas of Interest

• Neurology
• Neuropsychiatry in the geriatric population
• Board certified adult-gerontology nurse practitioner

Education

The University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, 2025
Artificial Intelligence in Medicine

The University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL 2024
Doctor of Nursing Practice 

The University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, 2016
Adult-Gerontology Nurse Practitioner
Master of Science in Nursing

The University of Maryland • Baltimore, MD, 2014
Bachelor of Science in Nursing

Montgomery College, Silver Spring, MD, 2009
Associate of Science in Nursing

Biography

Matthew began his healthcare career in 2010 as a bedside registered nurse. He first worked on a traumatic brain injury unit at the National Rehabilitation Hospital and in medical psychiatry at Washington Hospital Center in Washington, D.C. During his time at NRH, he contributed to the development of a patient agitation management protocol for brain injury medicine that was later published in a textbook. He went on to serve as charge nurse in the adult acute inpatient psychiatric unit at the University of Alabama Medical Center.

“I didn’t choose it—it chose me,” Matthew says of his path in medicine. “Patients are people first. Every person deserves to feel heard, respected and genuinely cared for.”

Matthew is committed to delivering compassionate, evidence-based care that helps patients feel seen, supported and empowered throughout their treatment journey.

Outside of work, Matthew enjoys life with his wife, their two children and giant tuxedo tomcat. In his free time, he can be found reading science fiction, hiking, fishing, hunting, meditating, playing guitar or riding motorcycles.

Professional Organizations

• American Academy of Nurse Practitioners
• American Academy of Neurology
• American Association of Neuroscience Nurses