Lee Kaplan Email & Phone Number

Lee Kaplan, M.D., is the Director of the UHealth Sports Performance and Wellness Institute at the University of Miami. The Institute is a collaborative, multidisciplinary effort incorporating many scientific, clinical, and research components. He is a tenured Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery and holds faculty appointments in the Department of Biomedical Engineering and the Department of Kinesiology and Sports Sciences. Dr. Kaplan is the Chief of UHealth Sports Medicine and serves as Medical Director/ Head Team Physician for the University of Miami Athletic Department. He served as an Orthopedic consultant for the Pittsburgh Steelers.Dr. Kaplan earned an undergraduate degree from Johns Hopkins University, medical degree from George Washington University and a Master in Healthcare Management from Harvard University. He completed his residency at the University of Miami/Jackson Memorial Hospital in Orthopaedic Surgery, completed a sports medicine/shoulder fellowship and research fellowship at the University of Pittsburgh. Prior to joining the UM Miller School of Medicine Orthopaedics team, Dr. Kaplan served concurrently as Assistant Professor of Orthopaedics & Rehabilitation and Affiliate Assistant Professor of Biomedical Engineering at the University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Medicine.

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