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| General Surgery |
| Professor of Surgery |
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| 5841 S. Maryland, MC 4052, Chicago, IL 60637 |
| Phone: 773-702-6155 |
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Clinical Interests:
Dr. Kaplan is an internationally renowned expert in endocrine surgery who has practiced at the University of Chicago for more than 30 years. A specialist in the treatment of thyroid cancer and disease and hyperparathyroidism, he has performed about 2000 parathyroid operations including many minimally invasive parathyroidectomies, and at least 3000 thyroidectomies. He also manages the surgical treatment of adrenal tumors and islet cell tumors of the pancreas. There is also an excellent program for laparoscopic adrenalectomy at the University of Chicago.
Dr. Kaplan is a member of the following organizations: American Association of Endocrine Surgeons, American Surgical Association, Chicago Surgical Society, International Association of Endocrine Surgeons, Society for Surgery of the Alimentary Tract, Society of University Surgeons.
Clinical specialties:
Endocrine surgery
Thyroid surgery
Parathyroid surgery
Adrenal surgery
Pancreatic surgery for islet cell tumors
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Education: |
Board Certification: General Surgery
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B.A.: University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
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M.D.: University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
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Internship: Mount Sinai Hospital, New York, NY
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Residency: University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
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Fellowship: Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA Dept. of Surgical Research
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Representative Publications: |
Kaplan EL. Surgery of the Thyroid. In: DeGroot LJ, Jameson JL, eds. Endocrinology. 5th ed. Philadelphia: WB Saunders Co; 2006:2239-2260
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Wayne JD, Kaplan EL. Insulinomas. In: Clark OH, Duh QY, Kebebew E, eds. Textbook of Endocrine Surgery. 2nd ed. : WB Saunders; 2005:715-729
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Witteles RM, Straus II FH, Rao Koka ML, Kaplan EL. Parathyroid Carcinoma. In: Randolph GW, eds. Surgery of the Thyroid and Parathyroid Glands. : WB Saunders; 2003:578-590
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Buell J, Witteles R, Koka MR, Sugg SL, Kaplan EL. Neuroendocrine Tumors of the Pancreas. In: Bland K, eds. Practice of General Surgery. Philadelphia: WB Saunders; 2001:1083-1093
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Kaplan EL. What's new in endocrine surgery? J Amer Coll Surg 1999; 118(2):118-126
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Younes N, Kaplan EL, Fulton N, Tanaka R, Wayne J, Straus II FH. The presence of K-12 ras mutations in duodenal adenocarcinomas and the absence of ras mutations in other small bowel adenocarcinomas and carcinoid tumors. Cancer 1997; 79(9):1804-1808
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Fisfalen ME, Soltani K, Kaplan EL, Palmer EM, van Seventer GA, Straus FH, Diaz M, Ober C, DeGroot LJ. Evaluating the role of Th0 and Th1 clones in autoimmune thyroid disease by use of a Hu-SCID chimeras. Clin Immuno & Immuno Pathol 1997; 85(3):253-264
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Yanagawa T, Ito K, Kaplan EL, Ishikawa N, DeGroot LJ. Absence of association between human spumaretrovirus and Graves' disease Thyroid 1995; 5(5):379-382
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| | Year Started in Practice: | 1961
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| Practice Location(s): | University of Chicago Hospitals
5841 S. Maryland Avenue
Chicago, IL 60637
Center for Advanced Medicine
5758 S. Maryland Avenue
Chicago, IL 60637
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| Memberships: | American Association of Endocrine Surgery
American Surgical Association
The Endocrine Society
International Association of Endocrine Surgeons
Society for Surgery of the Alimentary Tract
Society of University Surgeons
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| Languages Spoken: | English |
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