AARON Coppelson, M.D.

Board Certifications:

American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Training:

Brain and Spinal Cord Injury with supervision and management of Orthopedic, Neurology, and Psychiatry services at Rancho Los Amigos and Cedar Sinai Hospitals

Outpatient Musculoskeletal Pain and Orthopedic Medicine at U.C.L.A

Clinical Focus:

Pain Management, Non-Surgical Orthopedics, and Neurology

Education:

New York Medical College

M.D. Degree September 1995 – May 1999

California State University Northridge

B.S. – Biology September 1990 – May 1995

Clinical Training:

University of California Los Angeles (U.C.L.A.)

Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation PGY-4

September 2000 – May 2003

Saint Vincent’s Hospital, NY

Internal Medicine Internship

September 1999 – May 2000

Saint Vincent’s Hospital. NY

Clinical Rotations

September 1997 – May 1999

Work Experience:

Government Social Security Disability Medical Examiner September 2001 – May 2003

Veterans Medical Nexus Life Care recommendations for Service Connection

Primary Physician for Neurological and Musculoskeletal Orthopedic Pathology

AOE/COE, IME, QME, and AME consultant

Subsequent Injuries Benefits Trust Fund Examinations

Nexus and Service Connection exams and reports for Veterans

LifeCare planning expert witness and reporting

Functional capacity evaluations for catastrophic injuries

Research Experience:

Awarded Best Resident Research by the U.C.L.A.

Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Department

Primary investigator – Sensitivity and Specificity of clinical exam and MRI findings in meniscal pathology

September 2000 – May 2002

Research associate with Dr Steven Oppenheimer at the California State University Northridge/Center for Cancer Research 07/95 – September 1990 – May 1995