Dr. Robert Kaplan

Biography

Robert M. Kaplan is an Adjunct Professor in the Department of Medicine at Stanford University, focusing on Primary Care Population Health. He has a robust academic and administrative background, having previously served as Chief Science Officer at the Agency for Health Care Research and Quality (AHRQ) and as Associate Director at the National Institutes of Health, where he led programs in behavioral and social sciences. He was a Distinguished Research Professor at UCLA in Health Policy Management and led the UCLA/RAND AHRQ health services training program. Kaplan chaired the Department of Health Services from 2004 to 2009 and held a similar position at the University of California, San Diego. His scholarly contributions include 21 books and over 580 articles, with his work cited more than 73,000 times, achieving an H-index greater than 116 on Google Scholar. He is a member of the National Academy of Medicine, elected in 2005, and has served as President of multiple professional organizations. In 2019, he transitioned to becoming an opinion editorialist for various newspapers, sharing insights on health policy. Kaplan has received numerous accolades, including the President's Award for Career Achievement from the International Society for Quality of Life Research and the Distinguished Career Service Award from the Society of Behavioral Medicine.

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