Joseph Coppiano, MD

Family MedicineSports Medicine

Accepting New Patients

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Highlights

Age Groups Seen

Pediatrics
Teenagers
Adults
Geriatrics

Languages

English

About Joseph Coppiano

Biography

Dr. Joseph Coppiano is assistant professor of the Department of Family and Community at the University of Alabama at Birmingham. He completed medical school at the Medical College of Georgia in 2019 and completed residency training at the Medical College of Georgia Family Medicine Residency in 2022. He went on to complete fellowship at the University of California, Los Angeles for sports medicine where he served as a team physician for UCLA athletics, Los Angeles Lakers, and Los Angeles Dodgers. He has also helped cover multiple mass events including the Atlanta Peachtree Road Race, Los Angeles Marathon, and the Oceanside Half Iron Man. Currently Dr. Coppiano serves as a team physician for UAB Athletics. Dr. Coppiano sees patients of all ages. His interests include nutrition/exercise prescriptions, running medicine, ultrasound-guided procedures, and education of medical students and residents. Dr. Coppiano lives with his beautiful wife, son, and rescued Labrador mix. He enjoys running, kayaking, and boardgames.

Faculty Appointment

Assistant Professor

Research Interests

Running medicine, ultrasound-guided procedures, orthobiologics

Publications

RESEARCH Presentations
American Medical Society of Sports Medicine Annual Conference (2023) Rising with Research, Podium, Co-Author. “Measures of Strength and Mobility as Predictors of Injury in Adolescent Distance Runners”. Vo, Sydnie M.D, Frances Tao, MD, MPH, Joseph Coppiano, MD, Kuan-Ting Chen Nicholas J. Jackson, PhD, MPH, Nelson Boland, MD, Summer Runestad, ATC, Joshua Goldman, MD, MBA, Emily Miller, MD

American Medical Society of Sports Medicine Annual Conference (2023) Clinical Case, Poster, Primary Author. “RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN GAIT BIOMECHANICS AND INJURY IN ADOLESCENT MARATHON RUNNERS”. Coppiano, Joseph M.D.; Frances Tao MD, MPH; Sydnie Vo, MD; Kuan-Ting Chen; Nicholas Jackson, PhD, MPH; Nelson Boland, MD; Summer Runestad, ATC; Joshua Goldman, MD, MBA; Emily M. Miller, MD

American Medical Society of Sports Medicine Annual Conference (2022) Original Research, Oral Presentation and Traditional Poster. Primary Author. “Implementing A Virtual Intensive Lifestyle Intervention Program In A Food Desert.” Joseph Coppiano M.D., Colleen Walters DNP., Chasity Tierney FNP., Christian Bramwell MD., Hailey Hayes., Richard Sams MD.

AAFP FMX virtual conference (2021) Quality Improvement. “Implementing Transitional Care Management Appointments in the Family Medicine Clinic to meet the Quadruple Aim”. Anup Patel; Caylor Johnson; Joseph Coppiano; Kamal Goyal; Janis Coffin

Medical Scholars Research Symposium (2015) Poster, Primary Author. Category: Psychology
“A New Screening Test for Congenital Color Deficiency in Preschoolers”. Joseph Coppiano…Catherine Davis.

Medical Scholars Research Symposium (2015) Poster, Secondary Author. Category: Public health, Pediatrics
“Do Quality Child Care and Socioeconomic Status Effect the Education Trajectory of Preschool Aged Children?”. Sehrish Viqar, Brittany Truitt, Joseph Coppiano…Catherine Davis.

Medical Scholars Research Symposium (2015) Poster, Secondary Author. Category: Public Health, Pediatrics
“BMI and School Readiness in Preschool Children”. Brittany Truitt, Jacob Looney, Celestine Williams, Sehrish Viqar, Joseph Coppiano….Catherine Davis.

Web Based Teaching Tools

Coppiano, J. Gederick, B., Parada, S. (2021) Shoulder Pain in a drummer. AMSSM/AOASM CASE STUDIES TEACHING TOOL. https://www.amssm.org/shoulder_pain_in_drummer-csa-835.html?StartPos=40&Part=

Coppiano,J., Hickey, B., Sineath, M. (2019) A Case of Diffuse Joint and Muscle Pain. AMSSM/AOASM CASE STUDIES TEACHING TOOL. https://www.amssm.org/a_case_of_diffuse_joint_an-csa-624.html?StartPos=0&Part=

PUBLICATIONS

Zevallos, E. , Coppiano, J. , Kuchinski, A. , Mueller, T. , White, B. , Loeffler, P. , Farmer, Z. , Hall, P. and Lyon, M. (2017) The Effect on Physician Interpretation after Ultrasound Video Transmission. Open Journal of Emergency Medicine, 5, 25-36. doi: 10.4236/ojem.2017.52004

Locations

Highlands Sports Medicine Clinic at UAB Hospital-Highlands
- 1201 11th Avenue South, Floor 3, Birmingham, AL 35205
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Family Medicine Clinic at UAB Hospital-Highlands
- 1201 11th Avenue South, Floor 3, Birmingham, AL 35205
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- phone: 205-934-9700