Matthew J. Copeland, DO| Infectious Disease | MedStar Health
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Matthew J. Copeland

Matthew J. Copeland, DO
Provider is directly employed by MedStar Health

4.9 out of 5 (221 reviews)

Specialties: Infectious Disease

Languages: English

877-665-8072

About me

Dr. Copeland joined the full time clinical faculty in the Division of Infectious Diseases and Tropical Medicine at MedStar Georgetown University Hospital in July 2020. He directs the Outpatient Parenteral Antibiotic Therapy (OPAT) program which oversees the care of patients on parenteral antibiotics at home. He is also active in the education of medical students, residents, and fellows holding an assistant professorship of clinical medicine from the Georgetown University Medical Center.

Dr. Copeland's main clinical interests include treatment of mycobacterial and other granulomatous infections, treatment of patients living with HIV, and infections in immunocompromised hosts. Additionally, during his residency and fellowship, he completed comprehensive training in global health and tropical medicine spending clinical time in Thailand studying the management of tuberculosis and various tropical diseases. 

Clinical areas of focus

  • Bone Infection (OSTEOMYELITIS)
  • Clostridioides Difficile (C. DIFF)
  • Fungal Infections
  • Granuloma
  • Histoplasmosis
  • Hiv Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PREP)
  • Influenza
  • Joint Infection (SEPTIC ARTHRITIS)
  • Lymphadenitis
  • Pneumonia
  • Pulmonary Tuberculosis
  • Relapsing Fevers
  • Sepsis
  • Sexually Transmitted Diseases
  • Staphylococcal Infection
  • Surgical Site Infection
  • Syphilis
  • Travel Health Consultation
  • Urinary Tract Infection
  • Vaccinations
  • Yeast Infection Treatment
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Conditions and procedures

Conditions I treat

  • Abscess Of The Mediastinum
  • Acute Bacterial Endocarditis
  • Aspergillosis
  • Bone Infection (OSTEOMYELITIS)
  • Cellulitis
  • Chagas' Disease
  • Clostridioides Difficile (C. DIFF)
  • Cutaneous Abscess
  • Filariasis
  • Fungal Infections
  • Fungal Otitis Externa
  • Granuloma
  • Herpes (GENITAL HERPES)
  • Histoplasmosis
  • Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV)
  • Influenza
  • Intestinal Infections
  • Intraspinal Granuloma
  • Joint Infection (SEPTIC ARTHRITIS)
  • Late Stage Syphilis
  • Leprosy
  • Liver Abscess
  • Lymphadenitis
  • Lymphangitis
  • Meningitis
  • Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus (MRSA) Infection
  • Penile Inflammation
  • Pneumococcal Disease
  • Pneumonia
  • Protozoal Diseases
  • Pulmonary Tuberculosis
  • Pyelonephritis
  • Rabies
  • Relapsing Fevers
  • Ringworm
  • Schistosomiasis
  • Sepsis
  • Sexually Transmitted Diseases
  • Shigellosis
  • Sportotrichosis
  • Staphylococcal Infection
  • Strongyloidiasis
  • Surgical Site Infection
  • Syphilis
  • Tetanus
  • Typhoid And Paratyphoid Fevers
  • Urinary Tract Infection
  • Vibrio Infections
  • Viral Hepatitis
  • Yellow Fever
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Procedures I perform

  • Antibiotic Therapy
  • Cystitis Treatment
  • Gram Stain
  • Hiv Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PREP)
  • Immunoglobulin Administration
  • Lumbar Puncture
  • Malaria Treatment
  • Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus (MRSA) Screening
  • Nasal Culture
  • Prosthetic Joint Infection Treatment
  • Rapid Plasma Reagin
  • Sexually Transmitted Infection (STI) Testing
  • Staphylococcus Aureus Screening
  • Travel Health Consultation
  • Vaccinations
  • Yeast Infection Treatment
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Practice locations

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3800 Reservoir Rd NW
Pasquerilla Healthcare Center 5th Fl
Washington, DC, 20007

202-444-0086

Fax 877-665-8072

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Insurance

MedStar Health accepts most major health insurance plans. If you are uncertain as to whether your individual health insurance plan is accepted at MedStar Health, please call your insurance company.

  • List of insurance plans we accept
    • Choice Fund PPO
    • Aetna Classic 5000PD
    • Aetna VA Exchange
    • Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
    • United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
    • Choice POS II Open Access
    • Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
    • Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
    • Network OA
    • Medicare FFS
    • Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
    • Aetna Student Health Insurance
    • HealthyBlue PPO
    • CareFirst Blue Card Program
    • IH-Open HMO Option
    • Aetna Better Health of VA
    • Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
    • CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
    • CIGNA EPO
    • Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
    • Kaiser Permanente Signature
    • Amerigroup DC Alliance
    • CIGNA HMO Open Access
    • POS OA
    • Humana Gold Plus HMO
    • Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
    • MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
    • CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
    • CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
    • Health Services for Children with Special Needs
    • Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
    • TRICARE East Prime
    • United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
    • Aetna HMO
    • Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
    • IH-Open Network Only Plus
    • Beech Street PPO
    • United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
    • Choice POS
    • UHC Passport
    • Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
    • Core Essential (HMO)
    • CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
    • Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
    • IH-HMO
    • IH-EPO Plus
    • CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
    • Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
    • CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
    • CareFirst NASCO
    • Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
    • IH-Open POS II
    • Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
    • Aetna Classic 3500
    • Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
    • IH-Open POS Plus
    • First Health PPO
    • CareFirst EPO
    • Aetna Advantage 5750
    • Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
    • CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
    • UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
    • Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
    • Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
    • Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
    • HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
    • Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
    • IH-Open EPO Plus
    • Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
    • Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
    • United Healthcare Choice Plus
    • Navigate
    • IH-POS
    • IH-Indemnity
    • Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
    • United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
    • Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
    • CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
    • Optimum Choice
    • Erickson Advantage Plans
    • Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
    • Geisinger Medicare Advantage
    • HighMark
    • Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
    • CIGNA Connect EPO
    • HumanaChoice PPO
    • Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
    • Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
    • Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
    • AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
    • CareFirst Administrators
    • Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
    • Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
    • Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
    • MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
    • Aetna Premier 200PD
    • CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
    • Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
    • Blue Choice Advantage
    • Medicare Direct
    • Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
    • Police and Fire Clinic
    • CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
    • CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
    • Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
    • Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
    • Sentara Health
    • Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
    • UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
    • Aetna Classic 5000
    • Aetna Advantage 6350
    • M.D. IPA (HMO)
    • CIGNA PPO Plus
    • Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
    • IH-Open HMO
    • Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
    • DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
    • United Student Resources
    • TriWest Healthcare Alliance
    • IH-POS Plus
    • Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
    • Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
    • Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
    • Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
    • CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
    • Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
    • Employee Health Plan
    • Choice POS II
    • Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
    • Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
    • United Healthcare Options (PPO)
    • Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
    • Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
    • Aetna Basic
    • United Healthcare Choice
    • Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
    • AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
    • Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
    • United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
    • Aetna Better Health of MD
    • Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
    • CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
    • Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
    • United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
    • Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
    • OCI Direct (HMO)
    • CIGNA Indemnity
    • CIGNA PPO
    • Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
    • UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
    • Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
    • AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
    • Tricare Reserve Select
    • MultiPlan, Inc
    • Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
    • Advantra Platinum (PPO)
    • MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
    • UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
    • IH-Network Only Plus
    • United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
    • Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
    • Maryland Physicians Care MCO
    • Aetna Advantage 6350PD
    • UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
    • BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
    • TRICARE East Select
    • TRICARE for Life East
    • Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
    • CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
    • Kaiser Permanente Select
    • Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
    • CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
    • First Health PPO
    • United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
    • BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
    • Coventry Health Care of Virginia
    • CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
    • M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
    • NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
    • Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
    • Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
    • CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
    • Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
    • BlueChoice Open Access
    • CIGNA POS/Network POS
    • Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
    • Options PPO Cardiac Global
    • CareFirst MedStar PPO
    • HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
    • OA Plus
    • MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
    • IH-PPO
    • Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
    • Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
    • United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
    • WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice

Education

Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine, Infectious Disease

Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine, Internal Medicine

Residency: Georgetown University School of Medicine GME (2018)

Medical School: West Virginia School of Osteopathic Medicine (2015)

Awards

  • Washingtonian Top Doc 2025 Paul R. Wilner Award for Outstanding Fellow in the Department of Medicine (MGUH) 2019 and 2020

Ratings and reviews

  • Explanations the care provider gave you about your problem or condition

    5
  • Extent to which the care provider listened to you

    5
  • Care provider’s discussion of any proposed treatment (options, risks, benefits, etc.)

    4.9
  • Provider included you in decisions

    4.9
  • Concern the care provider showed for your questions or worries

    4.9
  • Likelihood of recommending this care provider to others

    5
  • May 14, 2026

    Dr. Matthew is a top-notch physician who really cares about patients and is also very knowledgable.

  • May 13, 2026

    I would recommend over all others

  • May 11, 2026

    A very good Doctor