<p>Susan M. Coupey, M.D., a nationally and internationally recognized adolescent medicine specialist, is Professor of Pediatrics at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine and Chief Emerita of the Division of Adolescent Medicine at the Children's Hospital at Montefiore. She was elected to the American Pediatric Society in 1998 and served as President of the North American Society for Pediatric and Adolescent Gynecology for the 2002-2003 academic year. Dr. Coupey serves as a member of the Editorial Advisory Board for the Journal of Pediatric and Adolescent Gynecology. In 2005, she was honored with the Adele Dellenbaugh Hofman Award from the American Academy of Pediatrics, Section on Adolescent Health for excellence in the field of adolescent health.</p>
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<p>Dr. Coupey earned her bachelor’s degree from Queen’s University in Kingston, Ontario and, in 1975, her M.D. degree from the University of British Columbia’s Faculty of Medicine where she won the Whitelaw Scholarship for Outstanding Academic Achievement. She completed her clinical training with a rotating internship at the Montreal General Hospital, pediatric residency at the Montreal Children's Hospital, and fellowship in Adolescent Medicine at Montefiore Medical Center. Upon graduation from fellowship, she joined the pediatrics faculty at Einstein/Montefiore where she has remained throughout her career, achieving promotion to Professor of Pediatrics in 1993. Dr. Coupey was appointed as Chief of the Division of Adolescent Medicine at the Children's Hospital at Montefiore in 2002 and served for 16 years until stepping down from that leadership position in February 2018. Currently, she remains active as an attending physician with the Division of Adolescent Medicine.</p>
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<p>Dr. Coupey’s academic and research interests include adolescent gynecology and reproductive endocrinology, adolescent bone health and vitamin D metabolism, as well as psychosocial effects of chronic illness in the adolescent age group. Her bibliography includes more than 125 publications in peer-reviewed journals and books as well as more than 75 published abstracts. She frequently was invited to speak at regional, national, and international medical meetings and delivered keynote addresses at meetings in Berlin (1996), Manila (1997), Buenos Aires (1999), Jerusalem (2000), and Athens (2000).</p>
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<p>Dr. Coupey was Director of the Introduction to Clinical Medicine Program at Albert Einstein College of Medicine for 17 years, retiring from this educational leadership position in June 2007. In this role, she was responsible for curriculum development and implementation of three required medical school courses that teach medical interviewing and physical diagnosis skills to all first- and second-year students using innovative learner- centered, small group-based educational strategies. Dr Coupey was elected to Alpha Omega Alpha, the medical honor society, as the 1998 faculty inductee by the graduating students of the Albert Einstein College of Medicine and was honored with the Harry F. Gordon Award for outstanding clinical teaching at the 2002 graduation ceremony. In 2008, she was selected as the recipient of the Albert Einstein College of Medicine Honorary Alumna Award.</p>
Primary and secondary amenorrhea; excessive menstrual bleeding; polycystic ovary syndrome; congenital anomalies of the female genital tract (vaginal & uterine agenesis- MRKH); osteopenia/osteoporosis.
Polycystic ovary syndrome; osteopenia ; sexually transmitted infections
<p><span style="text-decoration: underline;">For peer-reviewed journal articles please use PubMed search</span></p>
<p><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Selected Books and Chapters</span></p>
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<p><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Books</span></p>
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<li><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Coupey SM</span>, editor. <em>Primary Care of Adolescent Girls. </em> 2000, Philadelphia, Hanley & Belfus, 376 pages</li>
<li>Strasburger VC, Brown RT, Braverman PK, Rogers PD, Holland-Hall C, <span style="text-decoration: underline;">Coupey SM</span>. <em>Adolescent</em><em> Medicine: A Handbook for Primary Care.</em> 2006, Philadelphia, Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 324 pages</li>
<li>Weaver JA, McEvoy M, Myers, DC, <span style="text-decoration: underline;">Coupey SM</span>, eds. <em>Becoming a Doctor: Reflections of First-Year Medical Students.</em> 2006, Bronx, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, 135 pages</li>
<li>Strasburger VC, <span style="text-decoration: underline;">Coupey SM</span>, eds. <em>Metabolic Challenges to Adolescent Health</em>. 2008, Elk Grove Village, IL, American Academy of Pediatrics, 239 pages</li>
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<p><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Chapters</span></p>
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<li><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Coupey SM.</span> The middle adolescent girl: ages 14-17 years. In <span style="text-decoration: underline;">SM Coupey</span>, ed. <em>Primary Care of Adolescent Girls</em>. Philadelphia, Hanley & Belfus,2000;17-26</li>
<li>Rosenfeld WR, <span style="text-decoration: underline;">Coupey SM</span>. Contraceptive counseling and prescription. In <span style="text-decoration: underline;">SM Coupey</span>, ed. <em>Primary Care of Adolescent Girls</em>. Philadelphia, Hanley & Belfus,2000;137-155</li>
<li>Beier SR, <span style="text-decoration: underline;">Coupey SM</span>. Abdominal pain. In <span style="text-decoration: underline;">SM Coupey</span>, ed. <em>Primary Care of Adolescent Girls</em>. Philadelphia, Hanley & Belfus,2000;233-250</li>
<li>Kaul P, <span style="text-decoration: underline;">Coupey SM</span>. Breast disorders. In <span style="text-decoration: underline;">SM Coupey</span>, ed. <em>Primary Care of Adolescent Girls</em>. Philadelphia, Hanley & Belfus,2000; 203-216</li>
<li><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Coupey SM</span>, Schonberg SK. Drugs, alcohol and tobacco abuse. In RA Hoekelman, H Adam, NM Nelson, ML Weitzman, MH Wilson, eds. <em> Primary Pediatric Care, </em>Fourth Edition. St. Louis: Mosby, 2001;901-910</li>
<li><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Coupey SM</span>. Adolescent sexuality. In RA Hoekelman, H Adam, NM Nelson, ML Weitzman, MH Wilson, eds<em>. Primary Pediatric Care, </em>Fourth Edition. St. Louis: Mosby, 2001;935-</li>
<li>Wender EH, <span style="text-decoration: underline;">Coupey SM</span>. Interviewing adolescents. In RA Hoekelman, H Adam, NM Nelson, ML Weitzman, MH Wilson, eds. <em> Primary Pediatric Care, </em>Fourth Edition. St. Louis: Mosby, 2001;915-918</li>
<li><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Coupey SM.</span> Specific drugs. In. M Shydlower, ed. <em>Substance Abuse: A Guide for Health Professionals</em>, 2<sup>nd</sup> edition, Elk Grove Vil., IL: American Academy of Pediatrics, 2002;191-276</li>
<li><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Coupey SM.</span> Chronic illness in the adolescent. In. L Neinstein, ed., <em>Adolescent Health Care: A Practical Guide</em>, fourth edition, Baltimore: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2002;1511-1536</li>
<li>Barangan C, <span style="text-decoration: underline;">Coupey SM</span>. Interviewing Adolescents. In C Holland, RT Brown, eds., <em>Adolescent Secrets</em>, Philadelphia, Hanley & Belfus, 2002;5-12</li>
<li>Chang J, <span style="text-decoration: underline;">Coupey SM</span>. Eating disorders. In VC Strasburger, RT Brown, PK Braverman, PD Rogers, C Holland-Hall, <span style="text-decoration: underline;">SM Coupey</span>. <em>Adolescent Medicine: A Handbook for Primary Care</em>, Philadelphia, Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. 2006;172-176</li>
<li>Chang J<span style="text-decoration: underline;">, Coupey SM</span>. Syncope. In VC Strasburger, RT Brown, PK Braverman, PD Rogers, C Holland-Hall, <span style="text-decoration: underline;">SM Coupey</span>. <em>Adolescent Medicine: A Handbook for Primary Care</em>, Philadelphia, Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. 2006;37-39</li>
<li>Khan U, <span style="text-decoration: underline;">Coupey SM</span>. Hypertension. In VC Strasburger, RT Brown, PK Braverman, PD Rogers, C Holland-Hall, <span style="text-decoration: underline;">SM Coupey</span>. <em>Adolescent Medicine: A Handbook for Primary Care</em>, Philadelphia, Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. 2006;123-129</li>
<li>Khan U, <span style="text-decoration: underline;">Coupey SM</span>. Growth and Development. In VC Strasburger, RT Brown, PK Braverman, PD Rogers, C Holland-Hall, <span style="text-decoration: underline;">SM Coupey</span>. <em>Adolescent Medicine: A Handbook for Primary Care</em>, Philadelphia, Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. 2006;3-9</li>
<li><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Coupey SM</span>. Chronic illness in the adolescent. In. L Neinstein, CM Gordon, DK Katzman, DS Rosen, ER Woods, eds. <em>Adolescent Health Care: A Practical Guide</em>, Fifth Edition, Philadelphia, Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2008;1056-1066</li>
<li><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Coupey SM</span>, Hollman D. Contraception, barrier: male condoms. In P J A Hillard, ed. <em>The 5-Minute Obstetrics and Gynecology Consult,</em> Philadelphia, Lippincott Williams and Wilkins, 2008:238-239</li>
<li><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Coupey SM</span>, Khan UI. Adolescent sexuality. In TK McInerny, HM Adam, DE Campbell, DK Kamat, KJ Kelleher, eds<em>. American Academy of Pediatrics Textbook of Pediatric Care, </em>Elk Grove Village, IL: American Academy of Pediatrics, 2008: 1338-1346</li>
<li><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Coupey SM</span>, Levine SB. Substance abuse. In TK McInerny, HM Adam, D Campbell, DK Kamat, KJ Kelleher, eds.<em> American Academy of Pediatrics Textbook of Pediatric Care, </em>Elk Grove Village, IL: American Academy of Pediatrics, 2008:1245-1251</li>
<li>Iglesias EA, <span style="text-decoration: underline;"> Coupey SM</span>. Abnormal uterine bleeding. In M Fisher, E Alderman, R Kreipe, WD Rosenfeld, eds. <em>Textbook of</em> <em>Adolescent Health Care</em>. Elk Grove Village, IL: American Academy of Pediatrics, 2011: 604-610</li>
<li><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Coupey, SM</span>, Cromer, BA, Harel, Z. Adolescent bone health. In WE Dodsoneditor, <em>Pediatric Update</em>, St Louis, MO, Washington University School of Medicine. 2011;31(11):1-9</li>
<li>Belkind, U, <span style="text-decoration: underline;">Coupey SM</span>. Contraception: barrier methods. In PJ Adams Hillard, editor, <em>Practical</em> <em>Pediatric and Adolescent Gynecology</em>, Oxford, England, Wiley-Blackwell. 2013;205-209</li>
<li>Khan UI, Coble-Sadaphal C, <span style="text-decoration: underline;">Coupey SM</span>. Adolescent Sexuality. In TK McInerny, J Foy, DE Campbell, HM Adam, DK Kamat, T Dewitt, eds<em>. American Academy of Pediatrics Textbook of Pediatric Care, </em>Second Edition, Elk Grove Village, IL, American Academy of Pediatrics, 2016</li>
<li>Fridy RL, <span style="text-decoration: underline;">Coupey SM</span>. Case of a girl with heavy, prolonged periods and anemia. In HJ Talib, editor, <em>Adolescent Gynecology: A Clinical Casebook</em>, New York, NY, Springer International Publishing, 2018:65-72</li>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Susan M. Coupey, M.D., a nationally and internationally recognized adolescent medicine specialist, is Professor of Pediatrics at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University and Chief of the Division of Adolescent Medicine at the Children's Hospital at Montefiore. She was elected to the American Pediatric Society in 1998 and served as President of the North American Society for Pediatric and Adolescent Gynecology in 2002-2003. Dr. Coupey was honored with the Adele Dellenbaugh Hofman Award for excellence in the field of adolescent health by the American Academy of Pediatrics, Section on Adolescent Health in 2005.</p><p class="MsoNormal">Dr. Coupey earned her bachelor’s degree from Queen’s University in Kingston, Ontario and, in 1975, her M.D. degree from the University of British Columbia’s Faculty of Medicine where she won the Whitelaw Scholarship for Outstanding Academic Achievement. She completed her clinical training with a rotating internship at the Montreal General Hospital, pediatric residency at the Montreal Children's Hospital, and fellowship in Adolescent Medicine at Montefiore Medical Center. Upon graduation from fellowship, she joined the pediatrics faculty at Einstein/Montefiore where she has remained throughout her career, achieving promotion to Professor of Pediatrics in 1993.</p><p class="MsoNormal">Dr. Coupey’s academic and research interests include adolescent gynecology and reproductive endocrinology as well as psychosocial effects of chronic illness in the adolescent age group. Her bibliography includes more than 100 publications in peer-reviewed journals and books as well as more than 50 published abstracts. She is frequently invited to speak at regional, national, and international medical meetings and has presented more than 60 lectures and workshops since 2000, as well as keynote addresses at meetings in Berlin (1996), Manila (1997), Buenos Aires (1999), Jerusalem (2000), and Athens (2000).</p><p class="MsoBodyText">Dr. Coupey was Director of the Introduction to Clinical Medicine Program at Albert Einstein College of Medicine for 17 years, retiring from this post in June 2007. In this role, she was responsible for curriculum development and implementation of three required medical school courses that teach medical interviewing and physical diagnosis skills to all first- and second-year students using innovative learner- centered, small group-based educational strategies. Dr. Coupey was elected to Alpha Omega Alpha, the medical honor society, as the 1998 faculty inductee by the graduating students of the Albert Einstein College of Medicine and was honored with the Harry F. Gordon Award for outstanding clinical teaching at the 2002 graduation ceremony. In 2008, she was selected as the recipient of the Albert Einstein College of Medicine Honorary Alumna Award.</p><p class="MsoNormal"> </p>