Cooper welcomes Berry

By Pam Czerlinsky

Cooper Clinic announced this week the addition of Dr. Christopher Berry (pictured) to its preventive medical practice. Prior to joining Cooper Clinic, Dr. Berry served as Senior Medical Director and Family Medicine Specialist at Oak Street Health, DFW Region, and continues to be the Medical Director for West Coast University Physician Assistant Master Program. 

“Dr. Berry’s record of leadership as a highly skilled family medicine physician with 15 years of medical experience and patient-centered care are valuable assets to our physician team,” said Camron Nelson, MD, president and chief executive officer of Cooper Clinic. “Cooper patients will appreciate his thorough and compassionate style of practice.”

Berry is certified by the American Board of Family Medicine. He also practiced as Medical Director at Genesis Physicians Group, Mission East Dallas and Healing Hands Ministries and Baylor Scott & White Health Community Care/HealthTexas.

“It is a privilege to join the Cooper Clinic preventive medical practice where I have this incredible opportunity to spend ample time advocating for my patients from the whole-person philosophy of care. I look forward to partnering with my patients in their health care journeys, helping them improve the quality and quantity of their lives for years to come,” Dr. Berry said.

 A graduate from the United States Military Academy at West Point, he earned a Bachelor of Science in Physics. Prior to medical school, Berry served as a U.S. Army Officer, Field Artillery, in Germany, Bosnia and Oklahoma. He earned his medical degree at UT Southwestern Medical School. He completed a family medicine residency at In His Image Family Medicine Residency in Tulsa, Oklahoma, selected as Chief Resident and a member of the Physician Faculty. He has served on the board of the Dallas County Medical Society. In 2024, Dr. Berry was honored by D Magazine as an Outstanding Healthcare Practitioner, recognizing his commitment to clinical excellence and patient-centered care. Dr. Berry and his wife have two children. He enjoys spending time with friends and family, strength training, reading and escaping to the Rocky Mountains to hike and ski.

Cooper Clinic’s renowned preventive exam provides patients with an individualized, in-depth picture of their health, action plan to improve and test results — all in one day. Board-certified physicians offer a broad range of medical services in six standard components of the annual preventive exam including medical exam and counseling, lab analysis, cardiovascular screening, dual source scan, skin cancer screening and nutrition counseling with a registered dietitian nutritionist. Additional specialty services include breast health, cosmetic dermatology, concierge medicine, gastroenterology, imaging procedures, optometry, sleep medicine and travel medicine. Cooper Clinic physicians provide comprehensive care, looking at a patient’s health from 360 degrees. Visit cooper-clinic.com to learn more.