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)
- Granuloma
- Joint Infection (SEPTIC ARTHRITIS)
- Lymphadenitis
- Pulmonary Tuberculosis
- Sepsis
- Staphylococcal Infection
- Surgical Site Infection
- Syphilis
- Urinary Tract Infection
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
- Fungal Infections
- Fungal Otitis Externa
- Granuloma
- Hand Infection
- Herpes (GENITAL HERPES)
- Histoplasmosis
- Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV)
- Influenza
- Intestinal Infections
- Intraspinal Granuloma
- Joint Infection (SEPTIC ARTHRITIS)
- Late Stage Syphilis
- Liver Abscess
- Lymphadenitis
- Lymphangitis
- Meningitis
- Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus (MRSA) Infection
- Nontuberculous Mycobacterial (NTM) Infections
- Penile Inflammation
- Pneumococcal Disease
- Pneumonia
- Pulmonary Tuberculosis
- Pyelonephritis
- Relapsing Fevers
- Ringworm
- 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
Procedures I perform
- Antibiotic Therapy
- Cystitis Treatment
- Gram Stain
- 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
Practice locations
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3800 Reservoir Rd NW
Pasquerilla Healthcare Center 5th Fl
Washington, DC, 20007
Insurance
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List of insurance plans we accept
- Aetna
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield of Maryland
- Cigna Health Care
- Kaiser Permanente*
- MedStar Select (Administered by CareFirst)
- United HealthCare
- Aetna
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield of Maryland
- Healthspring
- Humana
- Medicare & Railroad Medicare
- United HealthCare
- Aetna Better Health of Maryland *
- Medical Assistance/Medicaid
- MedStar Family Choice MD
- Priority Partners *
- United HealthCare Community Health Plan MD
- Wellpoint MD
- AmeriHealth Caritas
- Health Services For Children With Special Needs (HSCSN)
- Medical Assistance/Medicaid
- MedStar Family Choice DC
- Johns Hopkins Employer Health Programs *
- Johns Hopkins US Family Health Plan *
- MultiPlan
- Private Healthcare Systems
- Tricare/Humana Military
- VA Community Care Network (VACCN)
Education
Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine, Internal Medicine
Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine, Infectious Disease
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