Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology
Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary
Calgary, AB, Canada
Dr. Kaplan is a Professor in the Cumming School of Medicine at the University of Calgary. Dr. Kaplan is a gastroenterologist who is internationally renowned for studying the global epidemiology of digestive diseases such as inflammatory bowel disease. As the senior author, he has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, The Lancet and JAMA. He is an Associate Editor of Gastroenterology and an Academic Editor of PLOS Med. Clarivate, Web of Science named Dr. Kaplan a Highly Cited Researcher (2020-2024) in recognition of being in the top one percent of cited researchers. Dr. Kaplan was inducted into the Canadian Academy of Health Sciences. His research has been widely cited in the news media including Time Magazine, BBC, The New York Times, and Scientific American.