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 (219 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
    • Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
    • First Health PPO
    • MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
    • Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
    • Advantra Platinum (PPO)
    • United Healthcare Options (PPO)
    • CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
    • Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
    • IH-Open POS Plus
    • Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
    • CareFirst Blue Card Program
    • Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
    • Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
    • Aetna Better Health of VA
    • Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
    • CareFirst MedStar PPO
    • Core Essential (HMO)
    • IH-EPO Plus
    • CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
    • United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
    • UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
    • WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
    • Employee Health Plan
    • Aetna Classic 5000
    • AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
    • CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
    • Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
    • Blue Choice Advantage
    • Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
    • Medicare Direct
    • Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
    • IH-Open POS II
    • Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
    • United Student Resources
    • CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
    • CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
    • Aetna Student Health Insurance
    • Options PPO Cardiac Global
    • CIGNA Connect EPO
    • TRICARE for Life East
    • IH-PPO
    • CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
    • Amerigroup DC Alliance
    • POS OA
    • Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
    • Aetna Classic 5000PD
    • Health Services for Children with Special Needs
    • Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
    • Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
    • CIGNA PPO Plus
    • TRICARE East Prime
    • MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
    • IH-Open HMO
    • Aetna Better Health of MD
    • United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
    • CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
    • Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
    • CIGNA POS/Network POS
    • IH-HMO
    • Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
    • Kaiser Permanente Signature
    • Humana Gold Plus HMO
    • Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
    • M.D. IPA (HMO)
    • Aetna VA Exchange
    • CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
    • IH-POS
    • CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
    • Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
    • Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
    • Erickson Advantage Plans
    • Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
    • TriWest Healthcare Alliance
    • Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
    • Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
    • TRICARE East Select
    • HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
    • Kaiser Permanente Select
    • CIGNA EPO
    • United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
    • CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
    • Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
    • Aetna Basic
    • AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
    • Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
    • Aetna Classic 3500
    • First Health PPO
    • Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
    • CareFirst EPO
    • Maryland Physicians Care MCO
    • CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
    • MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
    • Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
    • Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
    • CIGNA Indemnity
    • CIGNA PPO
    • Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
    • Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
    • AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
    • Tricare Reserve Select
    • Coventry Health Care of Virginia
    • United Healthcare Choice
    • IH-Indemnity
    • Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
    • Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
    • Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
    • Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
    • Police and Fire Clinic
    • Aetna Advantage 5750
    • BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
    • United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
    • United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
    • OA Plus
    • Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
    • Sentara Health
    • Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
    • Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
    • UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
    • CareFirst Administrators
    • Aetna Advantage 6350
    • CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
    • BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
    • CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
    • M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
    • United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
    • NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
    • United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
    • Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
    • United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
    • HighMark
    • Aetna Advantage 6350PD
    • IH-Open Network Only Plus
    • Beech Street PPO
    • Choice POS
    • BlueChoice Open Access
    • UHC Passport
    • Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
    • Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
    • Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
    • CIGNA HMO Open Access
    • Choice Fund PPO
    • MultiPlan, Inc
    • Choice POS II
    • Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
    • Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
    • Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
    • Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
    • Choice POS II Open Access
    • CareFirst NASCO
    • Aetna HMO
    • Network OA
    • Optimum Choice
    • Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
    • Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
    • IH-POS Plus
    • Medicare FFS
    • Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
    • HumanaChoice PPO
    • Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
    • CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
    • Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
    • OCI Direct (HMO)
    • Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
    • Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
    • Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
    • MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
    • Aetna Premier 200PD
    • United Healthcare Choice Plus
    • Navigate
    • United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
    • Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
    • IH-Network Only Plus
    • HealthyBlue PPO
    • UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
    • CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
    • Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
    • Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
    • Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
    • Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
    • IH-Open EPO Plus
    • Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
    • Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
    • Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
    • Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
    • Geisinger Medicare Advantage
    • UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
    • DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
    • UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
    • CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
    • Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
    • Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
    • IH-Open HMO Option
    • CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
    • HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
    • Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
    • Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network

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

    4.9
  • Mar 18, 2026

    Extremely patient, followed up with questions, explanations & proposal for plan of action.

  • Mar 8, 2026

    Good

  • Mar 2, 2026

    This was an introductory visit in which I described a complex problem. Dr. Copeland's attention and sensitivity to my concerns and gracious responses rate in the upper, upper echelon of kindness and concern. I left the visit feeling that the doctor HEARS me and CARES, that he will make a sincere effort to help me despite how complex and unusual and time consuming my case may be, and that I am, therefore, in the best possible hands. I cannot express enough gratitude!