Background
Kaplan, Henry Jerrold was born on December 29, 1942 in New York City. Son of Ralph and Henrietta (Davis) Kaplan.
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Henry Jerrold Kaplan
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AB, Columbia University, 1964; Doctor of Medicine, Cornell Univercity, 1968.
Career
Intern in medicine, Lakeside Hospital, University Hospitals Cleveland, Case-Western Reserve U., 1968-1969;
surgical resident, Bellevue Hospital, New York University Medical Center, 1969-1970;
National Institutes of Health research fellow in immunology, University Texas (Southwestern) Medical School, Dallas, 1972-1974;
assistant professor department cell biology, University Texas (Southwestern) Medical School, 1974-1975;
resident in ophthalmology, U. Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, Iowa City, 1975-1978;
retina-vitreous fellow department ophthalmology, Medical College Wisconsin, Milwaukee, 1978-1979;
associate professor department ophthalmology, Emory University School Medicine, Atlanta, 1979-1984;
professor, director research, Emory University School Medicine, Atlanta, 1984-1988;
associate professor department microbiology, Emory University School Medicine, Atlanta, 1985-1988;
professor department ophthalmology and visual science, Washington University School Medicine, St. Louis, since 1988;
department chairman ophthalmology and visual science, Washington University School Medicine, St. Louis, 1988-1998. Ophthalmologist in chief Barnes-Jewish Hospital, Washington University Medical Center, 1988-1998. Affiliate scientist in pathology and immunology Yerkes Regional Primate Research Center, Atlanta, since 1981.
Adjunct Professor department small animal medicine U. Georgia, Athens, since 1985. Associate chief ophthalmology Emory University Hospital, 1985-1988. Member visual science study section A-1 National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland., 1985-1989, chairman, 1987-1989.
President Barnes Eye Care Network, 1994-1998.
Achievements
Membership
Major Medical Corps, United States Air Force, 1970-1972. Fellow American College of Surgeons, American Academy Ophthalmology (Honor award 1984, Senior Honor award 1994). Member American Medical Association, Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology, American Association Immunologists, Macula Society, American Uveitis Society (president since 1997), Retina Society, St. Louis Ophthalmological Society, St. Louis Metropolitan Medical Society, Missouri Ophthalmological Society.
Connections
Married Adele Lotner, June 26, 1966. Children: Wendi Suzanne, Todd Daniel, Ariane Development.
