Professor Louis Caplan is a professor of neurology at Harvard Medical School and chief of the Stroke Service at the Beth Deaconess Medical Center. The founder of the Harvard Stroke Registry at the Beth Israel Hospital, Professor Caplan is also a diplomat of both the American Board of Internal Medicine and the American Board of Neurology.
Professor Caplan attended the University of Maryland College of Physicians and Surgeons in his hometown of Baltimore, graduating summa cum laude and as valedictorian in 1962.
Professor Caplan is one of the most influential academics in the development of modern concept of stroke. The "Caplan´s Approach" to stroke emphasizes on the understanding of stroke mechanism and individual pathophysiology rather than lumping all stroke as one disease.
Professor Caplan is the author or editor of 25 books, mostly on aspects of stroke, and more than 500 articles in medical journals. He is or has been on the editorial board of 21 different medical journals and has been asked to deliver 20 named lectureships all over the world, including the Thomas Willis Lecture, American Heart Association; JL Silversides Visiting Professor in Neurology, University of Toronto; Wadia Oration, India; E Graeme Robertson Memorial Lecturer, Australian Association of Neurologists to name just a few.
During his career, Professor Caplan has trained 43 stroke fellows, including 27 international fellows. |