
Joel Allen Kaplan MD
Cardiothoracic Anesthesiology
Professor of Anesthesiology UCSD
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Veterans Administration HospitalUCSDSan Diego, CA 92161
Phone+1 858-642-3292
Fax+1 760-436-6879
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Education & Training
University of Pennsylvania Health SystemResidency, Anesthesiology, 1969 - 1972
Sidney Kimmel Medical College at Thomas Jefferson UniversityInternship, Transitional Year, 1968 - 1969
Sidney Kimmel Medical College at Thomas Jefferson UniversityClass of 1968
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai/Mount Sinai HospitalResidency, Anesthesiology
Certifications & Licensure
CA State Medical License 2004 - 2026
KY State Medical License 1998 - 2006
NJ State Medical License 1961 - 2003
PA State Medical License 1969 - 1994
GA State Medical License 1974 - 1987
American Board of Anesthesiology Anesthesiology
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Fellow (FACC) American College of Cardiology
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- A History of the Journal of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Anesthesia: Nearly 40 Years and Counting.Paul S Pagel, Jiapeng Huang, John G T Augoustides, Alan Jay Schwartz, Eugene A Hessel 2nd
Journal of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Anesthesia. 2025-06-01 - Further Retractions of Dr. Joachim Boldt in the Journal of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Anesthesia.Lisa Q Rong, Edan Leshem, Joel A Kaplan
Journal of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Anesthesia. 2025-02-01 - REMOVED: Plus Les Choses Changent Plus Elles Restent Les Mêmes.Joel A. Kaplan
Journal of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Anesthesia. 2019-01-01
Lectures
- Current Topics in AnesthesiaNorthwest Anesthesia Seminars, Inc., Monterey, California - 4/9/2013
- Anesthesia: What You Want to KnowNorthwest Anesthesia Seminars, Inc., Kohala Coast, Hawaii - 2/12/2013
- Topics in AnesthesiaNorthwest Anesthesia Seminars, Inc., Fort Lauderdale, Florida - 12/15/2012
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Press Mentions
Association of Adenosine Diphosphate–Induced Platelet Maximum Amplitude with Postoperative Bleeding and Blood Transfusions in Patients Undergoing Coronary Artery Bypass GraftingAugust 2nd, 2020
Engaged in Excellence – Travelling Onwards and Upwards with Expanding HorizonsMay 12th, 2019
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