JOSHUA ABBOTT COPEL, M.D.
Address: 36 Webster Point Road Birthplace: Boston, Massachusetts
Madison, CT 06443
joshua.copel@yale.edu
FORMAL EDUCATION
Secondary: The Roxbury Latin School, West Roxbury, Massachusetts, 1965-1971
College: Brandeis University, Waltham, Massachusetts, 1971-1975, B.A. Psychology
Graduate: Tufts School of Medicine, Boston Massachusetts 1975-1979, M.D.
POSTGRADUATE TRAINING
1979-1983 Internship and Residency - Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, The Pennsylvania Hospital, Philadelphia, PA
1983-1985 Fellow, Maternal-Fetal Medicine - Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
July 1982 - June 1983 Instructor - Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
July 1983 - June 1985 Instructor, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT
July 1985 - June 1989 Assistant Professor - Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT
July 1989 - June 1993 Associate Professor - Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT
July 1993 – Present Professor - Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT
July 1988 - July 1992 Director, Resident Education - Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Yale- New Haven Hospital, New Haven, CT
August 1992 – June 2004 Section Head, Maternal-Fetal Medicine -Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT
August 1992 – June 2004 Director of Obstetrics - Yale-New Haven Hospital, New Haven, CT
July 2000 – Present Professor, Department of Pediatrics, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT
July 2004 – July 2014 Vice Chairman, Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT
July 2014 - Vice Chairman of Clinical Operations, Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT
LICENSURE
Connecticut License No. 024597 - June 1983
NBME Parts 1, 2 & 3: All passed
American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology:
Written Exam, Obstetrics and Gynecology - Passed June 1983
Oral Exam, Obstetrics and Gynecology - Passed November 1986
Written Exam, Maternal-Fetal Medicine - Passed June 1985
ABOG Oral Exam, Maternal-Fetal Medicine - Passed December 1988
Maintenance of Certification expiration 12/31/2021
NTQR Nuchal Translucency Credential 2005
National Certification Corporation for the Obstetric, Gynecologic and Neonatal
Nursing Specialties, Certification of Added Qualification for Electronic Fetal
Monitoring #COP104322040 2006
Fetal Medicine Foundation Qualification for Measurement of Nuchal Translucency
MEMBERSHIP
Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine
American College of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Fellow
The American Gynecological and Obstetrical Society, Fellow
New Haven Obstetric Society
American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine, Fellow
International Society of Ultrasound in Obstetrics & Gynecology
American Medical Association
EDITORIAL BOARD POSITIONS
Journal of Maternal and Fetal Investigation - Editorial Board until December 1998
Ultrasound in Obstetrics & Gynecology - Editorial Board until January 2006, 2018-present
Journal of Diagnostic Medical Sonography - Editorial Board until 2003
Journal of Ultrasound in Medicine – Editorial Board 2001 - present, Associate Editor
Contemporary OB/GYN – Editorial Board, 2007 – present
HOSPITAL AND UNIVERSITY COMMITTEES
Board of Permanent Officers, Yale School of Medicine
Yale Medicine
Clinic Chiefs Committee, 1992 - 2000
Practice Standards Committee, 1995 - 2000
Strategic Planning Committee, 2000 – 2002
Practice Operations & Standards Committee, 2009 - present
Medical Director, Billing Compliance, April 2009 – July 2015
Medical Director, Risk Management, October 2011 – July 2015
Associate Chief Medical Officer, July 2015 – December 2018
Assistant Dean for Clinical Affairs, December 2018 – present
Medical Center Insurance Company (MCIC), Associate Chief Medical Officer for Yale,
January 2020 - present
EXTERNAL (NATIONAL) COMMITTEES
American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine
Liaison to the American College of Obstetrics & Gynecology, 1996 – present
Education Committee, 1999-2002
Research and Education Fund Scientific Advisory Committee, 1997 – present
Ultrasound Practice Accreditation Commission
Vice Chair, 1996 – 2000
Executive Committee Liaison, 2000 – 2002
Membership Committee, 1997 – 2000
Chair, 1999-2000
Risk Management Committee, 2000 – 2003
Board of Governors, 1992 – 1994; 1998 – 2000
Vice President, 2000 – 2002
Treasurer, 2002 – 2005
President Elect 2005-2007
President 2007-2009
Immediate Past President 2009-2011
Research Registry for Neonatal Lupus Reviewer Advisory Committee
International Society of Ultrasound in Obstetrics & Gynecology
International Board of Directors, 1996 –2004, 2005-2013
Secretary, 2000 – 2004
Treasurer 2007-2011
President-elect 2014-2016
President 2016-2018
Past President 2018-2020
American Board of Obstetrics & Gynecology
Oral examiner, general and maternal-fetal medicine examination 2012-2019
Division of Maternal-Fetal Medicine member, 2013- 2019
Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine
Board of Directors, 2005 – 2008
President Elect 2009-2010
President 2010-2011
World Federation for Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology, Board Member 2006 - 2011
AWARDS
S. Leon Israel Prize, Philadelphia Obstetric Society - 1983
Philip F. Williams Award, 2nd place, District III ACOG -1983
Kennedy-Danreuther Fellow, American Association of Obstetricians and
Gynecologists Foundation - 1985
Nathan Kase Award for Excellence in Clinical Teaching, Yale
Obstetrics and Gynecology House staff – 1987
American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine Presidential Recognition Award, 1999
Yale Management Program for Physicians Executive Program Recognition Award, 1999
Dru Carlson Memorial Award for Best Research in Ultrasound and Genetics, Society for
Maternal- Fetal Medicine, 2007 Annual Meeting
Joseph Holmes Clinical Pioneer Award, American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine, 2022
Yale Medicine Distinguished Clinical Career Award, 2023
Recent publications (more available on request)
204. Lauterbach R, Bachar G, Ben-David C, Justman N, Siegler Y, Tzur L, Copel JA, Weiner Z, Beloosesky R, Ginsberg Y. Postpartum cervical length as a predictor of subsequent preterm birth—novel insights on an old enigma. Am J Obstet Gynecol 2023; 228:461. e1-8. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ajog.2022.10.012
205. Carvalho JS, Axt-Fliedner R, Chaoui R, Copel JA, Cuneo BF, Goff D, Gordin Kopylov L, Hecher K, Lee W, Moon-Grady AJ, Mousa HA, Munoz H, Paladini D, Prefumo F, Quarello E, Rychik J, Tutschek B, Wiechec M, Yagel S, ISUOG Practice Guidelines (updated): Fetal Cardiac Screening, 06.2023, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1002/uog.26224
206. Buyon J, Masson M, Izmirly C, Phoon C, Acherman R, Sinkovskaya E, Abuhamad A, Makhoul M, Satou G, Hogan W, Pinto N, Moon-Grady A, Howley L, Donofrio M, Krishnan A, Ahmadzia H, Levasseur S, Paul E, Owens S, Cumbermack K, Matta J, Joffe G, Lindblade C, Haxel C, Kohari K, Copel JA, Strainic J, Doan T, Bermudez-Wagner K, Holloman C, Sheth S, Killen S, Tacy T, Kaplinski M, Hornberger L, Carlucci P, Izmirly P, Fraser N, Clancy R, Cuneo B. Prospective evaluation og high titer autoantibodies and fetal home monitoring in the detection of atrioventricular block among Anti-SSA/RO pregnancies, Arthritis & Rheumatism. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1002/art.42733
207. Bobba PS, Weber CF, Malotra A, Bahtiyar MO, Copel JA, Taylor SN, Ment LR, Paybvash S. Early brain microstructural development among preterm infants requiring caesarean section versus those delivered vaginally. Scientific Reports 13: 21514 (2023) DOI https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-023-48963-z
208. Justman N, Somer S, Goldfreind R, Abu-Rass H, Siegler Y, Shahak G, Bachar G, Copel JA, Zipori Y, Khatib N, Weiner Z, Vitner D. The optimal cutoff for intertwin delivery interval: A retrospective cohort study. Int J Gynecol Obstet 2024 DOI: 10.1002/ijgo.15382
209. Buyon JP, Masson M, Izmirly CG, Phoon C, Acherman R, Sinkovskaya E, Abuhamad A, Makhoul M, Satou G, Hogan W, Pinto N, Moon-Grady A, Howley L, Donofrio M, Krishnan A, Ahmadzia H, Levasseur S, Paul E, Owens S, Cumbermack K, Matta J, Joffe G, Lindblade C, Haxel C, Kohari K, Copel J, Strainic J, Doan T, Bermudez-Wagner K, Holloman C, Sheth SS, Killen S, Tacy T, Kaplinski M, Hornberger L, Carlucci PM, Izmirly P, Fraser N, Clancy RM, Cuneo BF. Prospective Evaluation of High Titer Autoantibodies and Fetal Home Monitoring in the Detection of Atrioventricular Block Among Anti-SSA/Ro Pregnancies. Arthritis Rheumatol. 2024 Mar;76(3):411-420. doi: 10.1002/art.42733..