Department / Division:
Obstetrics and Gynecology / Reproductive Endocrinology and Fertility

Address:
5704 Fayetteville Road
Durham, NC 27713

Appointment Telephone:
919-572-4673

Office Telephone:
919-572-4673

Fax Telephone:
919-484-0461

• MD, Mayo Medical School (Minnesota), 1999

• OB/GYN, Magee-Women's Hospital (Pennsylvania), 2003

• Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility, Emory University (Georgia), 2006

• MS, Clinical Research, Emory University (Georgia), 2007

Clinical Interests:
Assisted reproductive techniques, female and male infertility, disorders of ovulation, premature ovarian failure, reproductive-tract anomalies, recurrent pregnancy loss, fertility preservation

Research Interests:
Dr. Copland is involved in clinical and translational research.  Current projects focus on ovulation induction, sperm-egg binding, male factor infertility, and embryo development.  Dr. Copland is collaborating with oncology and rheumatology to develop a fertility preservation program for patients facing gonadotoxic chemotherapy.

Representative Publications:
Clowse ME, Behera MA, Anders CK, Copland S, Coffman CJ, Leppert PC, Bastian LA. Ovarian preservation by GnRH agonists during chemotherapy: a meta-analysis. J Womens Health (Larchmt). 2009 Mar;18(3):311-9. (2009) Abstract

Tantibhedhyangkul J, Copland SD, Haqq AM, Price TM. A case of female epispadias. Fertil Steril. 2008 Nov;90(5):2017.e1-3. (2008) Abstract

Copland SD, Murphy AA, Shur BD. The mouse gamete adhesin, SED1, is expressed on the surface of acrosome-intact human sperm. Fertil Steril. 2008 Nov 4. (2008) Abstract

Anders C, Marcom PK, Peterson B, Gu L, Unruhe S, Welch R, Lyons P, Behera M, Copland S, Kimmick G, Shaw H, Snyder S, Antenos M, Woodruff T, Blackwell K. A pilot study of predictive markers of chemotherapy-related amenorrhea among premenopausal women with early stage breast cancer. Cancer Invest. 2008 Apr-May;26(3):286-95. (2008) Abstract

Ensslin MA, Lyng R, Raymond A, Copland S, Shur BD. Novel gamete receptors that facilitate sperm adhesion to the egg coat. Soc Reprod Fertil Suppl. 2007;63:367-83. (2007) Abstract

Daly SC, Roger VL, Leibson C, Miller TD, Pellikka PA, Bailey K, Jacobsen SJ. Cardiology services after stress testing: are there sex differences? A population-based study. J Clin Epidemiol. 2000 Jul;53(7):661-8. (2000) Abstract