Edwin L. Kaplan, MD

Professor of Surgery

Dr. Edwin Kaplan is a world-respected endocrine surgeon. He is an expert in the surgical management of thyroid, parathyroid, endocrine, pancreatic, and adrenal diseases.

He is the editor of two books about the thyroid and the co-author of a book on neuroendocrine tumors of the gastrointestinal tract. In addition, Dr. Kaplan has authored more than 65 book chapters, 124 research articles, and a number of other contributions to the medical literature.

Dr. Kaplan currently serves as a governor of the American College of Surgeons. He is a past president of the American Association of Endocrine Surgeons, the Chicago Surgical Society, and the Metropolitan Chicago Chapter of the American College of Surgeons. Dr. Kaplan is regularly featured on local and national "best doctors" lists. He has been a visiting professor at medical schools in Europe, Asia and Australia.

Practice Location
Center for Advanced Medicine
5758 S. Maryland Avenue
Chicago, IL 60637

Year Started Practice
1961

Board Certification
General Surgery

Medical School
University of Pennsylvania

Internship
Mt. Sinai Hospital, New York

Residency
Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia

Memberships
American Association of Endocrine Surgeons
American College of Surgeons
American Gastroenterological Association
American Surgical Association
Chicago Surgical Society
Endocrine Society
Illinois Surgical Society
International Association of Endocrine Surgeons
Society for Surgery of the Alimentary Tract
Society of University Surgeons

Language Spoken
English

Email
ekaplan@surgery.bsd.uchicago.edu

Office Phone
(773) 702-6155

Office Fax
(773) 834-5295

Office Postal Address
Edwin Kaplan, MD
University of Chicago Medical Center
5841 S. Maryland Avenue, MC 4052
Chicago, IL 60637

Clinical Interests

• General surgery
• Endocrine surgery
• Endocrine cancers
• Thyroid surgery
• Parathyroid surgery
• Thyroid cancer
• Thyroid disease
• Hyperparathyroidism
• Neuroendocrine tumors
• Adrenal surgery
• Cushing's disease
• Pheochromocytomas
• Minimally invasive surgery

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Selected Publications
View a partial list of Dr. Kaplan's publications through the National Library of Medicine's PubMed online database.