David A. Fuller, MD

Dr. Fuller is the Chairman and Chief of the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery. He has served as the Orthopaedic Residency Program Director from the inception of the program in 2013 through 2022. He joined Cooper in 2002 and served as Director of the Hand and Upper Extremity Program from 2002 to 2022.

He is a Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery and has been prolific academically with numerous publications and presentations to his credit and continues scholarly pursuits currently with ongoing grant-funded research. His current research interests include peripheral nerve injury and repair, orthopaedic trauma, and graduate medical education. He has also led both regional and national orthopaedic organizations including serving as President for the Orthopaedic Rehabilitation Association.

Dr. Fuller helped author the SMS Course at Cooper Medical School of Rowan University and has served as a course director.

Dr. Fuller is a graduate of Dartmouth College (AB, Engineering) and the University of Pennsylvania (MD). He completed his Orthopaedic Surgery Residency at Case Western Reserve University. He completed three fellowships: Allen Research Fellow (Case Western Reserve University),  Hand and Microvascular Surgery (Thomas Jefferson University), Neuro-Orthopaedics (Albert Einstein Medical Center).