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Rosalind Kaplan, MD, Internal Medicine, Philadelphia, PA, Reading Hospital

RosalindDianeKaplanMDFACP(She/Her)

Internal Medicine Philadelphia, PA

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Summary

  • I am a board certified internist with special interest in psychiatric issues in primary care


    I write and teach narrative Medicine and Medical Memoir at Jefferson/Sidney Kimmel Medical College

    I earned my MFA in creative writing Lesley University in Cambridge, MA in 2020.

    I see patients at vybe urgent care

    I am a Master Certified Physician Development Coach
  • rosalindkaplanmd

    website, blog

Education & Training

  • Lesley University
    Lesley UniversityMFA, Creative Nonfiction, 2018 - 2020
  • Temple University Hospital
    Temple University HospitalResidency, Internal Medicine, 1987 - 1990
  • Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania
    Perelman School of Medicine at the University of PennsylvaniaClass of 1987
  • Brandeis University
    Brandeis UniversityB.A., Biochemistry and Psychology, Summa Cum Laude, 1978 - 1982

Certifications & Licensure

  • NJ State Medical License
    NJ State Medical License 1990 - 2025
  • PA State Medical License
    PA State Medical License 1989 - 2024
  • American Board of Internal Medicine Internal Medicine

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

  • Top Docs 2016 Philadelphia Magazine, 2016
  • MFA in Creative Writing Presidential Scholarship Lesley University, 2018
  • Fellow Philadelphia College of Physicians, 2017
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Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Journal Articles

  • To A Patient  
    Kaplan R, Annals of Internal Medicine, 1/19/2018
  • Randomized Trial of Lifestyle Modification and Pharmacotherapy for Obesity  
    Wadden, T., Berkowitz, R., Womble, L., Sarwer, D., Phelan, S., Cato, R. Hesson, I., Osei, S., Kaplan, R., Stunkard, A., New England Journal of Medicine, 1/1/2005
  • Understanding of Horizontality in College Women: Effect of Two Training Procedures  
    Barsky, R.D. (Kaplan) and Lachman, M., International Journal of Behavioral Development, 1/1/1986

Books/Book Chapters

Lectures

  • Sex and Gender Differences in Eating Disorders 
    Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA - 1/28/2017
  • Introduction to Narrative Medicine 
    1/20/2017
  • Work-Life Balance 
    Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA - 1/10/2017
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Other

  • Brave New World? 
    Kaplan R, Kevin,MD
    1/7/2017
  • The Last Chocolate Bar 
    Kaplan R, Annals.org
    1/7/2017
  • Eating Disorders: Specified and Not Otherwise Specified 
    Kaplan R, The Curbsiders
    1/1/2017
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Authored Content

  • A Good Start to Fall9/20/2018
  • Starting to See Some Light9/12/2018
  • Don't Let This Happen to Anyone Else9/1/2018
  • What Are We So Afraid Of8/15/2018
  • Medicine as Sport? Bullying in the Medical Arena8/7/2018
  • A Piece of the Puzzle: Secondary Trauma7/31/2018
  • I Left Medicine So I Could Be Healthy7/1/2018
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Press Mentions

  • On the Boundaries of Medicine, Medical Education, and Political Passion
    On the Boundaries of Medicine, Medical Education, and Political PassionAugust 19th, 2022
  • #55: Eating Disorders: Specified and Not Otherwise Specified
    #55: Eating Disorders: Specified and Not Otherwise SpecifiedSeptember 4th, 2017
  • What Has the Physician World Become? There Is a Way Out!
    What Has the Physician World Become? There Is a Way Out!April 13th, 2016
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Professional Memberships

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