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Dr. Thomas B. Coopwood was born and raised in Lockhart, Texas, and is a 1956 graduate of Lockhart High School. He attended The University of Texas at Austin from 1956 to 1959 as a premed student, receiving a B.A. in the Plan II Honors Program. After graduating from Baylor College of Medicine in 1963 and completing an internship, Dr. Coopwood spent two years in the U.S. Air Force before returning to Baylor to complete a general surgery residency in 1970.

Coopwood has been active in the community, serving on the Northwest Austin Civic Association board as vice president from 2009 to 2013.

In retirement, he has held several community board positions. He served as a member of the board of managers of Central Health from 2004 to 2015, serving as board chair for three years and serving on the Mayor’s Task Force on Aging and the Commission for Aging for one year. Dr. Coopwood is the current Chair Person for the CommUnityCare Board.