Biography
Jenny Kaplan, M.D. is a general surgery resident at UCSF and is currently spending two years as a research fellow pursuing clinical outcomes projects. Dr. Kaplan has a B.S. in neuroscience from UCLA and received her M.D. from Northwestern University in 2011. She currently a masters student in the UCSF Training in Clinical Research program, and is working to develop a care pathway for frail older adults after surgery.
Education
University of California, Los Angeles, B.S., Neuroscience, 2007
Northwestern University, Feinberg School of Medicine, M.D., 2011
Clinical Interests
General Surgery
Book Chapters
Kaplan J and Rodriguez H. ?Subintimal Angioplasty.? Published in Endovascular Technology. Eds Eskandari MK, Morasch MD, Pearce WH, Yao JST. PMPH-USA 2011: 205-211.
Carter JT, Elliott S, Kaplan J, Lin M, Spina C, Posselt A, Cello J, Rogers S. Predictors of readmission after laparoscopic gastric bypass: an analysis of 9,593 patients from the National Surgical Quality Improvement Program (NSQIP). Plenary Poster presentation (top 15 posters), ObesityWeek / American Society of Metabolic and Bariatric Surgeons, Atlanta, Georgia, 2013
Carter JT, Elliott S, Kaplan J, Lin M, Spina C, Posselt A, Cello J, Rogers S. Predictors of longer hospital stay after laparoscopic gastric bypass: an analysis of 9,593 patients from the National Surgical Quality Improvement Program (NSQIP). Podium presentation to the 2013 ObesityWeek / American Society of Metabolic and Bariatric Surgeons, Atlanta, Georgia, 2013.
Kaplan J, Lin M, Rogers S, Schecter S, Posselt A, Carter J. 30-day outcomes of elective and emergent paraesophageal hernia repair: Analysis fo 10,656 patients reported to the National Surgical Quality Improvement Program. Submitted to the 2015 Meeting of the Pacific Coast Surgical Association
In the News
Grants and Funding
NIH, T32 GI Training Grant
Research Interests
Surgical outcomes in frail patients
Clinical outcomes of minimally invasive surgery
Patient safety