Dr. Kaplan is an Associate Professor in the Cumming School of Medicine at the University of Calgary. Dr. Kaplan is a gastroenterologist and epidemiologist who has devoted his clinical and research career to study the burden of gastrointestinal diseases. He is a clinician-scientist and holds the Embedded Clinician Research Chair from the Canadian Institutes of Health Research. He is the Scientific Director of the Digestive Health Strategic Clinical Network at Alberta Health Services.
Experience
–present
Associate Professor, Gastroenterology, University of Calgary
Education
2006
Harvard School of Public Health, Masters of Public Health
2005
Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada, Certification (Gastroenterology)
2004
Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada, Licensure (Internal Medicine)
2000
University of Calgary, Doctor of Medicine
Publications
2017
The Lancet, The Worldwide Incidence and Prevalence of Inflammatory Bowel Disease in the 21st Century: A Systematic Review of Population-Based Studies
2017
JAMA, Effect of Oral Capsule– vs Colonoscopy-Delivered Fecal Microbiota Transplantation on Recurrent Clostridium difficile Infection: A Randomized Clinical Trial
2017
Annals of Surgery, The Global Incidence of Appendicitis: A Systematic Review of Population-Based Studies.
2016
Gastroenterology, Understanding and Preventing the Global Increase of Inflammatory Bowel Disease
2016
The Lancet Gastroenterology & Hepatology, Globalization of IBD: Perspectives from the Evolution of IBD in the United Kingdom and China.
2015
Nature Reviews: Gastroenterology and Hepatology, The Global Burden of Inflammatory Bowel Disease: From 2015 to 2025
2012
Gastroenterology, Increasing Incidence of Inflammatory Bowel Disease with Time and Among Regions, Based on Systematic Review
Grants and Contracts
2017
Innovating Healthcare Delivery for Sustainable Management of the Inflammatory Bowel Diseases
Role:
Principal Applicant
Funding Source:
Canadian Institutes of Health Research
2016
Inflammation, Microbiome, and Alimentation: Gastro-Intestinal and Neuropsychiatric Effects: the IMAGINE-SPOR chronic disease network
Role:
Co-Applicant
Funding Source:
Canadian Institutes of Health Research
2016
Embedded Clinician Researcher Salary Award (Chair)
Role:
Principal Applicant
Funding Source:
Canadian Institutes of Health Research
Professional Memberships
O’Brien Institute for Public Health, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada
American Gastroenterological Association, Fellow
Canadian Association of Gastroenterology
Crohn's and Colitis Canada
Honours
Healio Gastroenterology 200, Killam Emerging Research Leader, Canadian Association of Gastroenterology Young Investigator