Bryan Cooper, MD, MS

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Get to know Neurologist Dr. Bryan Cooper, who serves patients in Greenville, North Carolina.

Dr. Cooper, a board-certified neurologist, is the Owner of Eastern Headache and Spine in Greenville, North Carolina.  

Pain can be caused by many things, car wrecks, accidents such as falls, assault, stress, etc., which is why Dr. Cooper is passionate about helping his patients. Using his varied medical background, personal experience with pain, and a grassroots approach to doctor-patient relationships, he and his staff work to ensure all patients receive the care needed to get back to feeling their best. With a variety of treatment options, Eastern Headache and Spine provides patients with much-needed pain relief.

A Kinston, North Carolina native, Dr. Cooper is a graduate of East Carolina University’s School of Medicine. In addition, he holds a Master’s degree from East Carolina University and a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. 

With his medical license, the doctor has passed the medical boards for Psychiatry and Neurology, Pain Medicine and Neuroimaging MRI/CT Certification. Following his education, he became board-certified in neurology by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology, a not-for-profit corporation dedicated to promoting high-quality patient care for the public through the initial and continuing certification of psychiatrists and neurologists.

At present, Dr. Cooper is a member of the American Academy of Neurology, the American Medical Association, and the American Society of Neuroimaging.

Neurology is a branch of medicine dealing with disorders of the nervous system. It deals with the diagnosis and treatment of all categories of conditions and disease involving the central and peripheral nervous systems, including their coverings, blood vessels, and all effector tissue, such as muscle. Neurologists are medical specialists who diagnose and treat disorders that affect the brain, spinal cord, nerves, and muscles of patients. They examine a patient’s mental and physical status, conduct medical tests and scans, and evaluate the results to diagnose and treat the patient. 

Having received numerous awards and written many medical papers in his field, Dr. Cooper was selected Best Resident of the Medical Student Class of 2004 at Virginia Commonwealth University Health System. He was also noted as one of “America’s Top Physicians” in Pain and Neurology by the Consumers’ Research Council of America.

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