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WVU Charleston Campus Welcomes Neil R. Copeland, MD

The West Virginia University Health Sciences Charleston Campus is proud to welcome Dr. Neil R. Copeland to the faculty of the department of pediatrics.

Dr. Copeland is a native of West Virginia, born and raised in Huntington, WV. He completed a Bachelors of Science from Marshall University in Huntington, WV in 2005 and then went on to complete a doctor of medicine from Marshall University School of Medicine in Huntington, WV in 2011. Following medical graduation, the Dr. Copeland completed his pediatric residency training at West Virginia University/Charleston Area Medical Center in Charleston where he also served as chief resident. Dr. Copeland is board certified in general pediatrics and is a fellow of American Academy of Pediatrics.

Dr. Copeland served in the U.S. Air Force from July 2014 till June 2018 as the outpatient clinic director and chief of pediatric services at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson Air Force Hospital in Alaska. 

He joined West Virginia University’s Health Sciences Charleston Campus in July 2018 as an assistant professor of pediatrics, and will also see patients as a pediatrician for the WVU Physicians of Charleston Pediatric Specialists.