Louis Caplan

Background

Caplan was born in Baltimore, Maryland December 31, 1936. His father worked in a drugstore and neither his parents went to college.

Education

Caplan graduated from the A course at Baltimore City College High School and then attended Williams College in Williamstown, Massachusetts. There he was elected as a college junior to Phi Beta Kappa and graduated cum laude in 1958. Caplan then attended the University of Maryland School of Medicine and graduated in 1962 summa cum laude and was the valedictorian the class.

Career

Is the author or editor of 37 books and more than 600 articles in medical journals. Although a pre-medical student, he majored in history and was the recipient of the Williams College history prize. He has served as the Chair of both the Boston Society of Neurology and the Chicago Neurological Society.

Achievements

• He is a Professor of Neurology at Harvard Medical School, Boston, and the founder of the Harvard Stroke Registry at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center.

Membership

Caplan is a senior member of the Division of Cerebrovascular Disease at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston. He is a member of many professional societies, serving as an officer on committees for the American Heart Association, the American Academy of Neurology, and the American Neurological Association.