Emily Cooper

Dr. Cooper is a Seattle-based physician, specializing in the underlying causes of obesity, type 2 diabetes, and infertility. She is board-certified in obesity medicine, sports medicine, and family medicine. In July 2015 she released 'The Metabolic Storm: Second Edition" with updated content and graphics to illustrate key points.

She has worked extensively in areas related to exercise science and athlete performance and founded Seattle Performance Medicine in 2003 and worked with both high-performance athletes and active people to reach their fitness goals. Over the past fifteen years, her primary focus has been on obesity. In May of 2015, she established the Cooper Center for Metabolism, dedicated to the diagnosis and treatment of metabolic causes of type 2 diabetes, obesity and infertility. She considers metabolic syndrome to be a high-risk form of metabolic dysfunction and provides early and aggressive intervention targeted and reversing morbidity. The importance of which has been shown to be even more relevant during the recent pandemic which impacted this high-risk group above all others.

Her goal is to share the science of metabolism with healthcare professionals and the public through her metabolic center and the non-profit she founded, The Diabesity Institute.

She has been a guest on local and national radio programs and appeared regularly on Seattle's KING 5 TV as a 'Get Fit' team doctor from 2013-2018, and contributed content related to health, metabolism, nutrition and fitness. Dr. Cooper has been a frequent lecturer and speaker to medical students and healthcare professionals across the country, including Brown University, University of Washington, Georgetown University and the American College of Sports Medicine. She is often interviewed on the topics of metabolism and obesity, sharing scientific information explaining why obesity is a medical problem.

She has a thriving medical practice focusing on the metabolic causes of obesity, diabetes, and infertility. She sees children and adults and offers a preventative approach to reduce risks and complications of chronic metabolic disease.