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Waco/Killeen

Melvin Cooper

Melvin Cooper, NP
Melvin Cooper
512-244-4272
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Mark T. Malone, M.D., is a Board Certified pain specialist and a native Texan. He received his undergraduate degree from the University of Texas at Austin, and went on to attend the University of Texas Southwestern Medical School. Dr. Malone attended Baylor College of Medicine for residency and training in anesthesiology, and then completed a pain management fellowship at Texas Orthopedic Hospital in 1998. Prior to founding Advanced Pain Care in 2002, Dr. Malone was a member of an Austin-based group practice for twelve years, and a clinical instructor at Baylor College of Medicine for six years. He is double board-certified in anesthesiology and pain management by the American Board of Anesthesiology, with a sub-specialty in pain management; this is the only board certification for pain management endorsed by the American Board of Medical Specialties. In 2017 Dr. Malone was appointed Clinical Assistant Professor of Surgery and Perioperative Care at UT Dell Medical School.
Dr. Malone is a member of the American Medical Association, the American Society of Anesthesiologists, the International Spinal Intervention Society, the American Society of Interventional Pain Physicians, and the Travis County Medical Society. He has successfully treated thousands of patients suffering from acute and chronic pain. He and his wife, Tracy, live in Austin with their three children. In his spare time, he enjoys water-skiing, cycling, and travel.

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Melvin Cooper, NP

Melvin Cooper

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Melvin is Certified by the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) as an Adult-Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioner. He graduated with his Associates degree in nursing in 2001, and has practiced in multiple leadership roles such as an RN. He furthered advanced his education by obtaining a bachelors’ and master’s degree From Walden University. With over 22 years of health care experience, Melvin has an extensive background in cardiac care and Level 1 trauma. Since obtaining a Master’s degree, Melvin has worked as a nurse practitioner Hospitalist in internal medicine and in Cardiac Electrophysiology.

In his free time, he enjoys spending time with his wife as recent empty nesters, traveling, fishing, and smoking Texas barbeque.