Before joining Summit Medical Group Hospitalist Medicine, Leah M. Kopelan, MD, was Attending Internist at Newark Beth Israel Medical Center in Newark, New Jersey. In addition, she was Assistant Clinical Professor of Internal Medicine at the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey.
After completing her residency, Dr. Kopelan was an associate physician in internal medicine for the Family Treatment Center, a private practice, in Palatine, Illinois. She has been an associate physician with Wellness Medical Associates and a voluntary attending physician in internal medicine at Albert Einstein Hospital- Montefiore Medical Center, both in Bronx, New York.
Dr. Kopelan says, "Hospitalist Medicine inspires me because it allows me to interact with and learn from my colleagues in many specialties. During their hospital stay, patients are at their most vulnerable. I find it gratifying to help them when they need help the most."
Dr. Kopelan enjoys spending time with her family, which includes 3 young children, when she is not working with her patients. An avid runner, she enjoys skiing and other vigorous outdoor activities.
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Education Background
MEDICAL SCHOOL
University Of Illinois At Chicago College Of Medicine - 1997
Location & Hours
Rwjbarnabas Health At Bayonne
519 Broadway Ste 3100, Bayonne, NJ 07002
Specialties Treated
Internal Medicine
Other Specialty
Hospital Medicine
Conditions Addressed
Osteoporosis
Anemia
Obesity
Pulmonary Embolism
Atrial Fibrillation and Atrial Flutter
Vitamin D Deficiency
Cataract
Chronic Renal Disease
Gout
Heart Failure
Benign Prostatic Hypertrophy (BPH)
Ischemic Heart Disease
Anxiety Phobic Disorders
Contact Dermatitis
Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD)
Gastritis and Duodenitis
Hypothyroidism
Otitis Media
Bronchial Asthma
Venous Embolism and Thrombosis
Calculus of the Urinary System
Chronic Bronchitis
Osteoarthritis
Depressive Disorders
Diabetes Mellitus (DM)
Disorders of Lipoid Metabolism
Hypertension (HTN)
Iron Deficiency Anemia
Ischemic Stroke
Acute Upper Respiratory Tract Infections
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Procedures Performed
Nutrition Therapy
Hearing Evaluation
Cardiac Stress Test
Echocardiogram
Sleep and EEG Testing
Cardiac Rehabilitation
Occupational Therapy Evaluation
Occupational Therapy Evaluation
Physical Therapy
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Insurance Accepted
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