Benjamin Kopp, MD

Gender
Male
Language
English

Primary Specialty

Pulmonary Diseases


Other Specialty

Emergency Medicine, Pediatrics Emergency Dept, Pediatrics Hospitalist


Education

Board Certification
Am Bd Pediatrics (Sub: Pediatric Pulmonology), American Board of Pediatrics
Master's Degree Program:
Ohio State University
Medical School:
Ohio State University
Residency:
Nationwide Childrens Hospital
Fellowship:
Nationwide Childrens Hospital

Publications

Pubmed Profile

Network


Introduction

Dr. Kopp is an Associate Professor at Emory University, Director of the Pulmonary Sickle Cell Program and Director of Pulmonary and Sleep Physician Research at Children's Healthcare of Atlanta, Co-Director of the Cystic Fibrosis and Airway Disease (CF-AIR) Research Center, and Co-Director of the Pediatric Residency Investigative Scholars at Emory (PRISE). Dr. Kopp's NIH-funded research program focuses on innate immune and environmental regulators of chronic lung disease in children with CF and sickle cell. Dr. Kopp's advocacy and public health efforts center on increasing care for underserved populations and policies to prevent environmental impacts on respiratory health. Dr. Kopp graduated from Ohio State University School of Medicine and received his MPH from Ohio State University College of Public Health. He completed pediatrics residency and a pediatric pulmonology fellowship at Nationwide Children's Hospital.

Academic Affiliations

  • Emory University School of Medicine, Associate Professor

Focus of Practice

  • Sickle Cell Lung Disease
  • Cystic Fibrosis
  • General Pulmonology

Areas of Interest

  • Immune and environmental regulators of chronic lung disease

Locations

Childrens Physician Group - Pulmonology

Center for Advanced Pediatrics, 2174 North Druid Hills Road NE 5th Floor Atlanta, GA 30329 Get Directions 404-785-5437

Childrens Physician Group - Emergency Medicine

Arthur M. Blank Hospital, 2220 North Druid Hills Road NE Atlanta, GA 30329 Get Directions 404-785-5437

Childrens Physician Group - Hospitalists at Arthur M. Blank Hospital

Arthur M. Blank Hospital, 2220 North Druid Hills Road NE Atlanta, GA 30329 Get Directions 404-785-9840

Professional Affiliations

  • https://www.pedsresearch.org/research-group/kopp-lab
  • https://www.pedsresearch.org/people/faculty/benjamin-t-kopp-md-mph

Research & Publications

Dr. Kopp’s research interests include host-directed therapies for cystic fibrosis, longitudinal evolution of sickle cell lung disease, and lung immunology.