Duke Fertility Center

Susannah Copland, MD

Infertility Treatment Services in Our Raleigh and Durham, NC offices:

Assistant Professor and Specialist Infertility Doctor for Raleigh, Durham, Apex, Chapel Hill and Nationwide Clients

Dr. Copland joined the Duke Fertility Center in Durham, NC in 2007. She is a specialist infertility doctor who’s board certified by the American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology in both Obstetrics & Gynecology and Reproductive Endocrinology & Infertility.

Dr. Copland is Director of the Donor Egg Recipient Program. Together with Dr. Julia Woodward, our on-site psychologist, and Jan Riggan, our Donor Egg Recipient Coordinator, she oversees egg donor screening and recipient matching to ensure safety while minimizing your infertility time waiting for a donor. Currently our Donor Egg Recipient Program offers the highest pregnancy rate in North Carolina.

Dr. Copland is also the Director of the Fertility Preservation program in Durham, NC. She collaborates with oncology and rheumatology to ensure that patients facing chemotherapy and radiation who are interested in future fertility are offered all possible infertility treatment and fertility preservation options. Dr. Copland is currently working toward offering ovary and oocyte banking at Duke Fertility Center in Durham and Raleigh, NC.

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

As an infertility specialist, Dr. Copland is involved in clinical and translational research. Current projects focus on ovulation induction, sperm-egg binding, male factor infertility, embryo development and fertility preservation.

Training

2005-2007 Masters of Science in Clinical Research
Clinical Research Curriculum Award Program
Emory University School of Medicine/ Rollins School of Public Health
Atlanta, GA

2003 – 2006 Fellow, Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility
Emory University School of Medicine
Atlanta, GA

1999 – 2003 Resident, Obstetrics and Gynecology
Magee-Womens Hospital
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

1995 – 1999 MD
Mayo Medical School
Rochester, Minnesota

1991-1995 BS with honors and distinction in Agricultural & Biological Engineering
Cornell University, College of Agriculture & Life Sciences / Engineering,
Ithaca, New York

Publications

A case of female epispadias. Tantibhedhyangkul J, Copland SD, Haqq AM, Price TM. Fertility & Sterility 2008 (in press).

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

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

Cardiology services after stress testing: Are there sex differences? A population-based study. Daly SC,* Roger VL, Leibson C, Miller TD, Pellikka PA, Bailey K, Jacobsen SJ. Journal of Clinical Epidemiology 2000;53:661-668. *maiden name Copland, Susannah D; Berga, Sarah L. “Physiology of the Menstrual Cycle (Includes Neuroendocrine).” Clinical Gynecology. Eds. Bieber/Sanfilippo/Horowitz Elsevier, 2006.

 

Abstracts

Poor sperm morphology is associated with slower embryo cleavage after in vitro fertilization. Copland SD, Shang W, Klein M, Session DR. Fertility and Sterility September 2007; 88:S370-S371. American Society for Reproductive Medicine Annual Meeting Abstract, 2007, Washington, DC SED1 (Secreted protein containing a cleavable signal sequence, N-terminal notch-like type II EGF repeats and C-terminal discoidin / F5/8 complement domains) is expressed on the human sperm plasma membrane. Copland SD, Murphy AA, Shur BS. Fertility and Sterility September 2006; 86(3):S317. American Society for Reproductive Medicine Annual Meeting Abstract, 2006, New Orleans, Louisiana

 

MCP-1 as a biomarker for oxidative stress in endometriosis. Copland SD, Gross AS, Santanam N, Song M, Kavataradze N, Murphy AA, Dominguez, CE. Society for Gynecological Investigation Annual Meeting Abstract, 2004, Houston Texas. Plasma and Peritoneal Fluid Level of RANTES and Its Correlation with Stage of Endometriosis. Gross AS, Copland S, Santanam N, Parthasarathy S, Kavtaradze N, Dominguez CE, Murphy AA. Society for Gynecological Investigation Annual Meeting Abstract, 2004, Houston Texas. Use of cardiology services after stress testing: Is there sex bias in the community? A population-based study in Olmsted County, Minnesota. Daly SC, Roger VL, Miller TD, Pellikka PA, Jacobsen SJ. Circulation October 21, 1997;96(8):I157-158.American Heart Association 70^th Scientific Session, 1997, Orlando, Florida

 

Helping patients from Raleigh, Durham, Apex, Cary, Chapel Hill, Fayetteville, South Boston, VA, Danville, VA and nationwide realize their dream of having a family.