Robert B. Copeland MD, LaGrange, Georgia

Dr. Robert B. Copeland

CURRICULUM VITAE

Robert B. Copeland, BS, MD, MACP, FACC, FRCP

PERSONAL INFORMATION:

Office Address:    1551 Doctor’s Drive
                         LaGrange, Georgia 30240
                         Phone: (706) 884-3339

                         Website: drrobertcopeland@yahoo.com

PRINCIPLE POSITIONS:

Physician, LaGrange, Georgia 1967-
Medical Director, Georgia Heart Clinic, LaGrange, Georgia 1972-
President, Southern CardioPulmonary Associates, P.C., LaGrange, Georgia 1977-2004
Clinical Professor of Medicine, (Cardiology) University of Alabama at Birmingham, 1980-2005
Clinical Professor of Medicine, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia 1980 –

EDUCATION:

B.S. Auburn University, 1960
M.D. with Honors, Medical College of the University of Alabama, 1963
Special Student, Harvard Medical School, June 1962 - September 1963
Internship, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, 1963-1964
Assistant Resident in Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, 1964-1965
Clinical and Research Fellow in Cardiology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard
    Medical School, 1965-1966
Senior Resident in Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston Massachusetts, 1966-1967
Visiting Fellow with Professor Sheila Sherlock, Royal Free Hospital, London, England, September
    and October, 1967

HONORS/AWARDS:

Alpha Epsilon Delta
Alpha Omega Alpha
Distinguished Alumnus, 1985, University of Alabama School of Medicine
Ruth B. Duncan Humanitarian Award
American College of Physicians Governor of the Year, 1991
Award for Distinguished Achievement, Modern Medicine, 1992
Laureate Award, Georgia Chapter, American College of Physicians, 1993
Fellow, American College of Physicians
Fellow, American College of Cardiology
Master, American College of Physicians, 1993
Fellow, Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow, 1999
Who’s Who in the World, 1998-
Who’s Who in America, 1988 -
Who’s Who in the South and Southwest
American Men and Women in Science
Who’s Who in Medicine and HealthCare
Who’s Who in Finance and Industry
Chair Emeritus, Board of Regents, American College of Physicians, 2000-
Chair Emeritus, Board of Trustees, American College of Physicians Foundation, 2000-
Alfred Stengel Award for Outstanding Service to American College of Physicians, 2002
America's Top Physicians, Robert B. Copeland MD - Cardiology 2004-2005
Consumers' Research Council of America

BOARD CERTIFICATION:

National Board of Medical Examiners (Parts I, II, and III)
American Board of Internal Medicine

Internal Medicine

Internal Medicine Recertification

Cardiovascular Disease

Geriatrics (Added Qualifications)

MEDICAL LICENSURE:

Georgia
Alabama
Massachusetts (inactive)

PREVIOUS PROFESSIONAL POSITIONS AND APPOINTMENTS:

Clinical and Research Fellow in Cardiology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, 1965-1966
Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia, 1968-1972
Clinical Associate Professor of Medicine, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia, 1972-1980
Clinical Associate Professor in Medicine-Cardiology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, 1977-1980
President of Troup County Medical Society, 1974
Chief of Medicine, West Georgia Medical Center, LaGrange, Georgia, 1973-1978, 1980

EDUCATIONAL JOURNALS:

Ad Hoc Reviewer: Journal of American Medical Association, New England Journal of Medicine
and American Journal of Medicine

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS AND SOCIETIES:

The American Board of Internal Medicine, Board of Governors, 1980-1986

Committee on Clinical Competence

Council on General Internal Medicine

Committee on Certifying Examinations

Committee on Evaluation of Special Candidates, Chairman, 1982

Committee on Advanced Achievement in Internal Medicine, Chairman, 1986

Task Force on Recertification, 1987-1990

Subcommittee on Self-evaluation process (recertification), 1990-1995

Subcommittee on Methods (recertification), 1990-1991

American College of Physicians, Georgia Chapter

Governors Council, Georgia Chapter ACP, 1983-1986

Secretary, Georgia Chapter ACP, 1983-1986

Governor, Georgia Chapter, 1986-1991

American College of Physicians

Nominations Committee, 1987

State Health Policy Subcommittee, 1987-1990

Governor’s Subcommittee, 1988

Coordinating Group for the Enhancement of Internal Medicine, 1988

Membership Enhancement Subcommittee, 1992-1993

Publications Policy Committee, 1993-1994, Chair, 1995-1996

Task Force on Physician Workforce Supply, 1992-1994

Search Committee for the Executive Vice President, 1994

Ad Hoc Committee on Governance, 1994

Ad Hoc Committee on Practicing Internists in Leadership Positions, Chair, 1994-1995

Regents Subcommittee on Nominations, 1993-1994

Governor of the Year, 1991

Regent, 1993-1999

Master, 1993-

Chairman-Elect, Board of Regents, 1997-1998

Chair, Board of Regents, 1998-1999

Chair, Board of Trustees, ACP-ASIM Foundation, 1999-2002

Chair, Search Committee for new EVP, CEO, ACP-ASIM, 2001

Institute of Medicine, National Academy of Sciences, 1986

Board of Health Promotion and Disease Prevention, 1986-1987

Committee to Design a Strategy for Quality Review and Assurance in Medicare, 1987-90

Committee on a Clinical Evaluation, 1990-1993

Board of Commissioners, The Joint Commission on Accreditation of Health Care Organizations, 1991-1997

Treasurer, 1996-1997

Executive Committee, 1996-1997

Finance and Audit Committee (Chairman, 1997)

Accreditation Committee, 1991-1995

Standards and Survey Procedures Committee, 1993-1994

Quality Health Resources Board of Directors, 1997

Corporate Governance Task Force, 1995-1997

Public Member Nominating Committee, 1991-1995 (Chairman, 1992, 1994-1995)

Task Force on Confidentiality and Disclosure Issues, 1991-1992

Fund Development Committee, 1993-1994

Surveyor Advisory Committee, 1995

Task Force Operations and Budget, Chair, 1997

American College of Cardiology

Governor’s Council, Georgia 1990-1995

Chairman, Committee on Practice and Third Party Payment, 1992-1994

Paul Dudley White Society
American Medical Association
Medical Association of Georgia

President, Troup County Medical Society, 1974

Committee on Health Planning, MAG, 1981-1986

Committee on Composite State Board of Medical Examiners, 1981-1986

The Judicial Council (Ethics Committee), 1981-1992, Chairman, 1982-1986

Council on Legislation for Specialty Societies, Member, 1992-1994

American Heart Association

Certified Instructor, Basic Life Support, 1976-

Certified Instructor, Advanced Cardiac Life Support, 1982-

Georgia Affiliate, American Heart Association

Committee on Physician Education, 1972-1973

Committee on Cardiovascular Clinics, 1972-1978

Co-Chairman, Annual Scientific Session, Annual Meeting, 1979

Board of Directors, 1977-1985

Program Development Committee, 1982-1985

Executive Committee, 1983-1985

Vice-President, 1983

President, 1984

Troup County Chapter of the Georgia Heart Association, Board of Directors, 1976
Council on Geriatric Cardiology, Founding Fellow
Enoch Callaway Cancer Clinic, Board of Directors, 1978-1981
West Georgia Medical Center, Board of Trustees, 1974-1977
C & S Bank of West Georgia, Board of Directors, 1978-
First Presbyterian Church, Board of Deacons, LaGrange, Georgia, 1973-1976
LaGrange Georgia Industrial Authority, Board of Directors, 1974-1986
Steering Committee for Formation of Health Services Agency in Atlanta area, Vice-President, 1975
North Central Georgia Health Service Agency, 1975-1981
Georgia Statewide Health Coordinating Council, 1980-1983
Consultant to Medicare Carrier in Georgia, 1992-1993
International Medical Advisory Board on Health Education, HUME Medical Information Services, Toronto, 1990-
Speakers Forum, Congestive Heart Failure Advisory Board, 1988-1991
Georgia Health Decisions, Trustee and Regional Chairman, 1992-1994
American Association for the Advancement of Science
American Clinical and Climatological Association, 1982-
American Medico-Legal Foundation, Panelist, 1990-
External Review Committee, Department of Medicine, University of Alabama in Birmingham, 1982-1991
Advisory Committee, The Georgia Hospital Association Research and Education Foundation, 1992-1997
Regional Medical Director, Georgia State Games, 1992
Medical Director, West Georgia Home Health, 1990-
Health Professionals Review Group, White House Health Task Force, Washington, D.C., 1993
Olympic Medical Support Group, Atlanta Committee for the Olympic Games, 1993-1996
HealthCare Partnership Consultants, Inc., Senior Consultant, 1994-1998
Corporate Development and Telecommunications Committees, City of LaGrange, Georgia 1993-1999
LaGrange International Friendship Exchange, Board of Directors, 1994-1996
External Advisory Committee for the School of Medicine, University of Alabama at Birmingham, 1995-1996
Board of Directors, Gaston Loughlin, Inc., Atlanta, Georgia 1996-2002
Georgia Physician Workforce Board. Appointed by Governor Zell Miller, 1998-
Board of Trustees, LaGrange College, LaGrange, Georgia, 1998-
Member, Project on Professionalism, American Board of Internal Medicine/American College of
Physicians/European Federation of Internal Medicine, 2000-2002

INVITED VISITING PROFESSORSHIPS:

University of Alabama at Birmingham, 1983
Mathews Visiting Professor of Medicine, Dartmouth Medical School, 1997

PRESENTATIONS:

Perceptions of the American Board of Internal Medicine by Practicing Internists. ABIM Summer Conference,

Sun Valley Idaho, 1980

Constructive Challenges for Medical and Hospital Leaders. Georgia Hospital Association, Annual Meeting,

Atlanta, Georgia, 1982

The Transition from Training to Practice. The First Annual Aesculapian Society Lecture, Louisiana State

University School of Medicine, New Orleans, Louisiana, 1985

Medical Staff Relationships. Georgia Hospital Association, Annual Meeting, Atlanta, eorgia, 1988
Lowering Blood Cholesterol: A National Institute of Health Conference Report, Edward J. Huth, MD,

Chairman, Itzhad Jacoby, Ph.D,: Basis M. Rifkin, MD, Daniel Steinberg, MD: Robert B. Copeland, MD

and J.R. Crouse, MD; Annual Session, ACP, March 29, 1985

Recertification: The Joys and Fears of the Practicing Internists. American Board of Internal

Medicine, Summer Conference, Welfleet, Massachusetts, 1989

Health Care Delivery: Relation Between Academic Centers and the Community, AHA-UAB

Symposium Honoring Suzanne Oparil, Birmingham, Alabama, 1995

Forward to the Basics: Will Professionalism Survive in Medicine, Dartmouth Medical School,

Grand Rounds, November 1997

Heart Failure in the Elderly, ACP-ASIM Regional Meeting, Caracas, Venezuela, 1999
An Overview of ACP-ASIM with discussion of Overseas Activities, International Association of

College and Academy Presidents,

Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons, Glasgow, Scotland, 1999

Speaker and Member of Panel, Project Professionalism Presentation, ACP-ASIM Annual Meeting,

2000 and 2001, American Association of Medical Colleges, Chicago, 2000 and

European

Society of Internal Medicine, Edinburg, Scotland, 2001

CONFERENCES:

International Conference of Echocardiography and Color Doppler Flow Mapping, Sponsored by

the University of Alabama at Birmingham and Georgia Heart Clinic; Nanda, N.,

Director,

Copeland, RB, Co-Director, Pine Mountain, Georgia, 1987-1999

MOVIE AND TV:

Healthscope: Chest Pains. Robert B. Copeland, MD, FACP. Protagonist, American College of

Physicians: Movie 1984

Everett Koop, MD, NBC TV Special, July 6, 1991 (R.B. Copeland, MD, featured physician)

CLINICAL PRACTICE:

Cardiology
Internal Medicine
Geriatrics

MAJOR INTERESTS:

Genetic Risk Factors in Arteriosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease
Quality Assessment and Continuous Improvement in Clinical Practice
Professionalism in Medicine

BIBLIOGRAPHY:

Publications – Journals

Page LB, Copeland RB. Pheochromocytoma, Disease-A-Month 1968: January.
Copeland RB, Omenn G. ECG Changes Suggestive of Coronary Artery Disease with Pneumothorax.

Archives of Internal Medicine 1970; 125: 151-153.

Copeland RB, Gorelkin, L., Hypertension in a Young Adult with Multiple Endocrine Problems.

Southern Medical Journal, 1975; 70: 1345-1350.

Copeland RB, McCoy R., Extended Ambulatory Electrocardiography Experience in a Community

Hospital. Journal of the Medical Association of Georgia 1979; 229-231.

Taylor, JL, Copeland RB, Kansal S. Roitman DI, Sheffield, LT. The Effect of Isometric Exercise

in the Graded Exercise Test in Patients with Stable Angina. J. Cardiac

Rehab 1978; 1: 450-S.

Copeland RB. Thrombocytopenia and Thrombosis Associated with Heparin Therapy. Journal of

Medical Association of Georgia, 1982; 71: 263-264.

Copeland RB, Simpson MT. Recurrent Cellulitis After Venectomy: A Delayed Complication of

Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery. Journal of the Medical Association of Georgia 1985;

74: 325-326.

Copeland RB, Garris JH, Cevallos, R. Ruptured Sinus of Valsalva Aneurysm: Medical Pathology

Conference. The Alabama Journal of Medical Sciences, 1983; 20: 304-310.

Go RCP, Olson GW, Acton RT, Barger BO, Cutters G. Roseman JM, Copeland RB. Association of

Factor B with Ischemic Heart Disease (IHD): Genetic Epidemiology of Coronary Heart

Disease: Past, Present and Future. Richard Havlik, Eds. Alan R. Liss, Inc., New York,

1984: 479-480.

Copeland RB. Implantable Automatic Cardioverter-Defibrillator: Advanced Techology Which

Raises Basic Question About the Science of Managerial Decisions for Clinical Practice.

Transactions of the American Clinical and Climatological Association 1984; 85: 176-182.

Langdon, LO, Grosso, JC, Glassock RJ, Copeland RB, Kimball HR. Advanced Achievement in

Internal Medicine: The End of the Line for Voluntary Recertification. Journal of

Society of General Internal Medicine 1989; 4: 557-559.

Bamberg R, Acton RT, Roseman, JM, Go RCP, Barger BO, Vanichanan CJ, Copeland RB. The

Effect of Genetic Risk Information and Health Risk Assessment on Compliance with

Preventive Behaviors. Health Education 1990; 21: 26-32.

Brooks SR, Nanda NC, Chang LK, Copeland RB. Echocardiographic Identification of Type I

Truncus Arteriosus in an Adult. Echocardiography 1990; 7: 529-531.

Glassock RJ, Benson JAJr, Copeland RB, Godwin HAJr, Johanson WCJr, Point W, Popp RL,

Scherr L, Stein JH, Taunton OD. Time-Limited Certification and Recertification: The

Program of the American Board of Internal Medicine, the Task Force on Recertification.

Annals of Internal Medicine, 1991; 114: 59-62.

Pancharuniti N, Lewis CA, Sauberlich HE, Perkins LL, Go RCP, Alvarez JO, Macaluso M,

Acton RT, Copeland RB, Gore TB, Cornwell PE, Roseman JM. Plasma Homocyst(e)ine,

Folate, and Vitamin B-12 Concentrations and Risk for Early-Onset Coronary Artery

Disease. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition 1994; 59: 940-8.

Project of the American Board of Internal Medicine Foundation, American College of Physicians

Foundation, and European Federation of Internal Medicine. Medical Professionalism in the New

Millennium: A Physician Charter. Annals of Internal Medicine 2002; 135(3): 243-246.

Publications – Abstracts, Editorials, Book Chapters

Taylor JL, Copeland RB, Kansal S, Roitman DI, Sheffield LT. The Effects of

Isometric Exercise on Graded Exercise in Stable Angina Pectoris. Circulation 1979: (abstract)

Taylor JL, Copeland RB, Kansal S, Roitman DI, Sheffield LT. The Influence of

Isometric Stress on the Graded Exercise Test in Patients with Stable Angina Pectoris, Clinical

Research 1978; 26:787A (abstract)

Acton RT, Olson GW, Barger BO, Go RCP, Cutter G, Roseman JM, Copeland RB. Association

of Genes at the Major Histocompatibility Complex with Ischemic Heart Disease.

Clinical Research 1984; 32:492A (abstract)

Acton RT, Olson GW, Barger BO, Cutter, G, Roseman JM, Vanichanan C, Copeland RB. Immunogenetic

Studies of Early Onset Coronary Heart Disease in White Males. American Journal of Human

Genetics 1984; 36:1285 (abstract)

Chandler J. Vanichanan C, Acton RT, Olson GW, Barger BO, Cutter G, Go RCP, Roseman JM,

Simpson MT, Copeland RB. The Association of Auto-Antibodies with Coronary Artery

Disease (CAD), Clinical Research 1985; 33:4A. (abstract)

Acton RT, Vanichanan C, Olson GW, Chandler J, Barger BO, Go RCP, Roseman JM, Copeland RB.

Immunogenetics and AI/CIII Polymorphisms Are Risk Factors for Early Onset Coronary

Artery Disease. Seventh International Congress Human Genetics, Berlin, West Germany

1986:750. (abstract)

Acton RT, Barger BO, Brennan JA, Chandler J, Go RCP, Gore TB, McDaniel D, Moore P,

Olson GW, Simpson MT, Vanichanan C, Wagenknecht L, Copeland RB.

Immunologic and Genetic Risk Indicators of Early-Onset Coronary Heart Diseases.

FASEB J 1988: 2A1582. (abstract)

Go RCP, Acton RT, Roseman JM, Barger BO, Perkins L, Vanichanan C, Moore P, Brand J,

Gore TB, Brennan JA, Copeland RB. Immunogenetic Risk Factors for Premature Coronary Artery Disease

in Southeastern USA Population. Genome 1988; 30:414. (abstract)

Acton RT, Go RCP, Roseman JM, Perkins L, Vanichanan C, Sedlacek CM, Gore TB, Brennan JA,

Moore P, Brand JW, Copeland RB. Use of Self-Administered Family History of Disease

Instruments to Predict Individuals at Risk for Cardiovascular Diseases, Hypertension and

Diabetes. American J. Human Genetics 1989; 45:A275. (abstract)

Go RCP, Acton RT, Roseman JM, Perkins L, Brand JW, Sedlacek C, Vanichanan C, Gore TB,

Brennan JA, Moore P, Copeland RB. Apolipoprotein Genetic Variants and Risk to Coronary Artery

Disease - Are They Independent of Traditional Risk Factors? American J Human

Genetics 1989; 45:A240. (abstract)

Noble J, On Entering the Practice of Medicine: A Guide to Transition, Textbook of General

Medicine and Primary Care. First Edition. Little, Brown and Company. 1987. (chapter)

Olson GW, Copeland RB. Emergency Fibrinolytic Treatment of Thrombosed Prosthetic Heart

Valves. The Lancet 1982; i, II. (letter to the Editor)

Dr. Robert B. Copeland,
Physician, Internal Medicine and
Cardiology