Years active 1962- Name Louis Caplan Known for Stroke research Role Physician | Profession Neurologist, Author Research Neurology Specialism Stroke | |
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Born December 31, 1936 (age 87) ( 1936-12-31 ) Baltimore, Maryland, United States Institutions Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
New England Medical Center
University of Chicago People also search for Julien Bogousslavsky, Mark N Ozer, C. Miller Fisher Education University of Maryland, Balti, Balti City College, Williams College Books Caplan's stroke, Navigating the Complexi, Vertebrobasilar Ischemia and Hem, Posterior circulation disease, Clinical neurocardiology | ||
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Louis R. Caplan (born December 31, 1936) is an American physician who is a senior member of the Division of Cerebrovascular Disease at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston. 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. Caplan is the author or editor of 37 books and more than 600 articles in medical journals.
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Background
Caplan was born in Baltimore, Maryland on December 31, 1936. His father worked in a drugstore and neither his parents went to college. 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. Although a pre-med student, he majored in history and was the recipient of the Williams College history prize. Caplan then attended the University of Maryland School of Medicine and graduated in 1962 summa cum laude and was the valedictorian the class.
Career
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. He has served as the Chair of both the Boston Society of Neurology and the Chicago Neurological Society.