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Dr. James Coplan, MD

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Pediatric Care
Dr. Coplan is a board-certified pediatrician, researcher, author, and the sibling of an individual with developmental disability. Until retiring from clinical practice in December of 2014, Dr. Coplan was one of only a handful of physicians holding sub-specialty certification in both Developmental-Behavioral Pediatrics (D-BP) and Neurodevelopmental Disabilities (NDD). Although Dr. Coplan no longer sees children in the office, he remains active as a public speaker and consultant.

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Primary: Pediatrician (Kids / Children Specialist)

Sub-Specialty: General,Neurodevelopmental Disabilities,Developmental - Behavioral Pediatrics

Additional Specialties: Pediatrics, Pediatrician (Kids / Children Specialist)

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Dr. James Coplan, MD

General Practitioners

Pediatric Care
Dr. Coplan is a board-certified pediatrician, researcher, author, and the sibling of an individual with developmental disability. Until retiring from clinical practice in December of 2014, Dr. Coplan was one of only a handful of physicians holding sub-specialty certification in both Developmental-Behavioral Pediatrics (D-BP) and Neurodevelopmental Disabilities (NDD). Although Dr. Coplan no longer sees children in the office, he remains active as a public speaker and consultant.
Primary Care
Dr. Coplan is speaking at the 30th Annual Colin J. Condron, MD Care of the Sick Child Conference held at the Walt Disney World Swan Resort in Lake Buena Vista, Florida from November 13th-15th, 2013. The conference is sponsored by Orlando Health, Arnold Palmer Hospital for Children and The Florida State University College of Medicine. The Annual Care of the Sick Child Conference is specifically designed for pediatricians, primary care physicians, nurses, and other health care professionals involved in the care of children. Emphasis is on challenging diagnostic and management dilemmas as well as issues the pediatric provider encounters day to day. Topics are based on current trends. Dr. Coplan gives three presentations at the conference...
Family Practice
Family Matters: Introduces the concept of “family health,” and discusses the relationship between family health and outcome for the child with ASD. Provides practical advice for family members and professionals

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Cataracts
In 1941, an Australian ophthalmologist by the name of Norman Gregg noted a mini-epidemic of a rare eye disorder (“congenital cataract”) in newborn infants referred to him for treatment. Intrigued, he went looking for a cause. What he discovered astonished him – and the rest of the medical profession. It turned out that most of the mothers of these unfortunate infants had contracted Rubella (“German Measles”) during their first trimester of pregnancy. Rubella infection in adults is generally no big deal; symptoms are “flu-like,” and self-limited in duration. Gregg’s observations led to the realization that rubella – a mild disorder for the pregnant mother – could be devastating to her fetus. Other infectious agents capable of causing severe fetal damage were soon added to the list. (In Med School I was taught the acronym “TORCH” – standing for T oxoplasmosis, R ubella, C ytomegalovirus, and H erpes – as a way of remembering these agents.) Read the rest of this entry »

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Internal Medicine
Nearly 100 years ago, when my late father-in-law went to medical school, diabetes was a rapidly fatal disease. The entry on diabetes in his textbook of internal medicine is only half a page long, describing the acute onset, rapidly downhill course, and universally fatal outcome. Then, in 1923, two Canadian researchers, Frederick Banting and Charles Best, discovered and pioneered the use of insulin. All at once, diabetes became a treatable condition. Treatment, however, was arduous. When I was a medical student (in the 1960’s and 70s), treating a patient with diabetes involved repeated injections with insulin. And there were myriad forms of insulin: reglar, lente, ultra-lente, each with a different duration of action. We were trying to replicate the secretory function of the human pancreas, with limited success. In 1963, Arnold Kadish created the first insulin pump – it was the size of a backpack. In 1973 the prolific inventor Dean Kamen designed the first commercially successful (and considerably smaller) pump. Today, the mechanical aspects of insulin delivery have been married to real-time monitoring of the patient’s blood sugar level via on-board sensors and a computer chip, enabling the pump to respond to the patient’s blood sugar levels in real time. We are coming closer and closer to replicating the behavior of the human pancreas, and

Neurology
Coplan, J. Atypicality, intelligence, and age: a conceptual model of autistic spectrum disorders. Developmental Medicine and Child Neurology. Devel Med Child Neurol 2003; 45:712-716.
Autism
November 12, 2016. Dr. Coplan will deliver the Keynote Address for the ASCEND 2016 Annual Conference: Autism Spectrum Disorder Through the Lifespan. The 2016 ASCEND Group Conference “Autism Across the Lifespan” will cover the various lifelong challenges and transitions faced by autistic individuals and those who care for them. This full-day conference features a variety of topics aimed to inspire and instruct. Top experts will present the most up-to-date information and strategies, benefiting parents, professionals, caregivers and self-advocates alike. Attendees will enjoy numerous opportunities for support and networking. There will also be a Vendor Expo to browse, and a full lunch is included. For a copy of Dr. Coplan’s presentation, click here.
Multiple Sclerosis
I’ve been blogging about Adam and Nancy Lanza, their probable enmeshment (a condition in which one individual “takes over” the life of another), as well as the fact that Nancy Lanza claimed a self-invented diagnosis of Multiple Sclerosis and represented Adam has having a non-existent seizure disorder (go here and here ). Whether she actually believed these things to be true, or whether her motives were more conscious and explicitly manipulative, we do not know. Thereby hangs the difference between malingering and Munchausen Syndrome (or, in the case of her representation of Adam, Munchausen Syndrome by Proxy). In either case, it’s pretty clear to me that mom was the driving force behind events – until the very end. Adam had been so cut off from the outside world by his mother, that the only way he saw to free himself was “to shoot his way out”. That doesn’t explain why he went on a rampage at a nearby elementary school; for that we have to look at Adam’s own neurodevelopmental and neuropsychiatric issues. But his rage toward his mother can be accounted for as a reaction against years of parent-child enmeshment (which has been described by researchers as “emotional incest”.) Read the rest of this entry »

Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)
Brian attends 1st grade in a typical setting. His teacher wrote: Brian is a kind boy... Brian is very much a rule-follower... very much wants to do everything perfectly... ” The Pupil Services Team was consulted because of recurrent task refusals and minor altercations with peers. Testing revealed average WISC-IV and academic achievement scores. Behavioral rating scales completed by the teacher noted “very elevated” scores in the areas of Hyperactivity/Impulsivity, Aggression, and Peer Relations. The ADOS 2 was administered, and Brian did not meet threshold criteria for ASD. The school psychologist stated that the ADOS “ruled out ASD,” and an “educational diagnosis” of ADHD was given.
Depression
Mental Health
James Coplan, MD, continues his review of the OCA report on the shootings at Sandy Hook Elementary School, focusing on Nancy Lanza’s mental health.
Psychiatry
Dr. Coplan earned his bachelor’s degree from Dartmouth College in 1969, and his M.D. from New York Medical College in 1973. He completed two years of residency in pediatrics at Hartford Hospital 1973-75, followed by two years of public service in the National Health Service Corps Dr. Coplan completed a fellowship in Child Development at The John F. Kennedy Institute (now Kennedy-Krieger Institute, 1977-79. Thereafter, he spent 18 years on the faculty of the State University of New York-Upstate Medical Center, in Syracuse, NY, as Director of the Division of Child Development. While at Upstate, Dr. Coplan worked in the Neonatal ICU Follow-Up Clinic, Neurofibromatosis Clinic and Special Immunology Clinic (where he evaluated children with HIV encephalopathy), as well as serving on the staff at Enable, the local United Cerebral Palsy Association clinic. In 1997 Dr. Coplan left Upstate, to assume the position of Training Director at Children’s Seashore House of The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, and Director of LEND ( Leadership Education in Neurodevelopmental Disabilities ), a Federally Funded interdisciplinary training program for healthcare professionals on behalf of children with special needs. While at Children’s Hospital, Dr. Coplan oversaw training of medical students, pediatric residents and fellows, and child psychiatry fellows, in the field of developmental disability, as well as directing the LEND program, which included trainees in ten additional allied medical professions (psychology, nursing, nutrition, social work, OT, PT, audiology, speech, healthcare administration, and pediatric dentistry). In 2004, Dr. Coplan left Children’s Hospital to form his own practice – Neurodevelopmental Pediatrics of the Main Line. For the next ten years, Dr. Coplan cared for patients drawn not only from the Philadelphia area, but also nationally and internationally. Dr. Coplan retired from clinical practice in 2014.
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