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photo Joseph M Kaplan, MD

General Internal Medicine

Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine

Email: kaplanjm@upmc.edu

Phone: 412-692-4882

Contact
Office: UPMC Montefiore, Suite G100
200 Lothrop Street
Pittsburgh, PA 15213
 
Phone: 412-692-4882
Fax: 412-692-4555
E-mail: kaplanjm@upmc.edu
Education and Training
Education
BS Chemistry, University of Miami (Coral Gables, FL), 2012
MD, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine (Miami, FL), 2017
Training
Internal Medicine Residency, Northwell Hofstra North Shore, LIJ Hospitals, 2020
Research Interest
As a Research Fellow at the Interdisciplinary Steam Cell Institute at the University of Miami, Dr. Kaplan's previous research focused on steam cell differentiation and its application in treating heart disease, neurological disease, bone disease, cancer, diabetes, and other chronic, debilitating, or incurable diseases. Dr. Kaplan has also researched the effects of common active pharmaceutical ingredients on model test organisms, and medical genetics.

Recent Presentations:

A Unique Presentation of an Emerging Invasive Infectious Disease: Brugada in Klebsiella Live Abscess (KLA) Syndrome. Poster. Society of Hospital Medicine National Conference, March 2019. Authors: J Kaplan, P Nauka, K Harris

Telomerase Activity of Cardiac Stem Cells (CSCs) Determines Proliferation Rate and Cell Recovery. Poster. World Stem Cell Summit, December 2016.

Analysis of Skin Cancer Screening Amongst South Florida Runners Participating in an Annual Health Fair: A Retrospective Chart Review. Poster. FMA Annual Meeting, July 2016. Authors: J Kaplan, O Hughes, P Kallis, S Patel, M Freiser, J Cervantes
Clinical Interest
Dr. Kaplan is a Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine and staff hospitalist in the Division of General Internal Medicine, Section of Hospital Medicine. He earned his medical degree from the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine before completing his internal medicine residency at Northwell Hofstra North Shore/LIJ Hospitals. During residency, he pursued a track focused on genomic medicine, earning a certification in Medical Genetics and Genomics. Before joining the University of Pittsburgh faculty in 2020, Dr. Kaplan had an extensive background in research; he served as a Research Fellow at the Interdisciplinary Stem Cell Institute at the University of Miami from 2015-2016 working on stem cell differentiation and its application to treat chronic and incurable diseases, and also investigated health care screenings for skin cancer among runners while in medical school. He has also pursued several quality improvement initiatives focused on such outcomes as improved diabetes control in patients and improved CT screening.