Jeffrey Kaplan, MD

Professor, Pathology

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Medical School
  • MD, Temple University School of Medicine (2004)
Undergraduate School
  • BA, University of Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, PA) (1997)
Residency
  • New York Presbyterian Hospital (Columbia Campus) Program, Anatomic (2007)
Fellowships
  • UCLA Medical Center Program, Pathology (2009)
Languages
English
Department
Pathology

Professional Titles

  • Co-Director, Surgical Pathology
  • Director, Digestive Disease Surgical Pathology

Publications

  • Pathology Quiz Case (accepted by Otolaryngology, no publication date yet): Angiomyolipoma of the Nasal Cavity Ayaka J Iwata, David R. Friedmann, Jeffrey Kaplan, Beverly Wang, Richard A. Lebowitz
  • Iwata AJ, Friedmann DR, Kaplan J, Wang BY, Lebowitz RA. A man with recurrent right-sided epistaxis. Angiomyolipoma (AML) of the nasal cavity. JAMA Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2013 Oct;139(10):1067-8. PubMed PMID: 23975024
  • Byers JT, Paniccia A, Kaplan J, Koenig M, Kahn N, Wilson L, Chen L, Schulick RD, Edil BH, Zhu Y. Expression of the Novel Costimulatory Molecule B7-H5 in Pancreatic Cancer. Ann Surg Oncol. 2014 Dec 18. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 25519928
  • Song EK, Tai W, Messersmith WA, Bagby S, Purkey A, Quackenbush KS, Pitts TM, Wang G, Blatchford P, Yahn R, Kaplan J, Tan AC, Atreya CE, Eckhardt G, Kelley RK, Venook A, Kwak EL, Ryan D, Arcaroli JJ. Potent antitumor activity of cabozantinib, a c-MET and VEGFR2 inhibitor, in a colorectal cancer patient-derived tumor explant model. Int J Cancer. 2014 Sep 20. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 25242168
  • Song EK, Tai WM, Messersmith WA, Bagby S, Purkey A, Quackenbush KS, Pitts TM, Wang G, Blatchford P, Yahn R, Kaplan J, Tan AC, Atreya CE, Eckhardt G, Kelley RK, Venook A, Kwak EL, Ryan D, Arcaroli JJ. Potent antitumor activity of cabozantinib, a c-MET and VEGFR2 inhibitor, in a colorectal cancer patient-derived tumor explant model. Int J Cancer. 2015 Apr 15;136(8):1967-75. PubMed PMID: 25242168
  • Kriss M, Kaplan J, Fennimore B. A Rare Cause of Postprandial Abdominal Pain and Nausea. Gastroenterology. 2015 Nov;149(6):e11-2. PubMed PMID: 26433105
  • Boniface M, Leong S, Wani S, Schefter T, Meguid C, Koo P, Kaplan J, Wingrove L, and McCarter M. "The Case for Multidisciplinary Management for Esophageal and Gastric Cancer" submitted in November 2015 to the journal Cancer Management and Research
  • Fukami, N, Kaplan J, Lisovsky M, Bults, A, and Gordan S. "Cryotherapy with Endoscopic Mucosal Resection (EMR) for Barrett's Neoplasia: Does Cryotherapy Interfere with Pathological Evaluation?" Poster Presentation, Digestive Disease Week May 2015. Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (2015), 81(5): AB508.
  • PMID: 27085687
  • Mittal C, Obuch JC, Hammad H, Edmundowicz SA, Wani S, Shah RJ, Brauer BC, Attwell AR, Kaplan JB, Wagh MS. Technical feasibility, diagnostic yield, and safety of microforceps biopsies during EUS evaluation of pancreatic cystic lesions (with video). Gastrointest Endosc. 2018 May;87(5):1263-1269. PubMed PMID: 29309781
  • Capasso A, Pitts TM, Klauck PJ, Bagby SM, Westbrook L, Kaplan J, Soleimani M, Spreafico A, Tentler JJ, Diamond JR, Arcaroli JJ, Messersmith WA, Eckhardt SG, Leong S. Dual compartmental targeting of cell cycle and angiogenic kinases in colorectal cancer models. Anticancer Drugs. 2018 Oct;29(9):827-838. PubMed PMID: 30048249
  • PMID: 27217796
  • Kaplan JB, Kalra A, and Biggins SW. "Liver Anatomy and Function". In: Meyer J and Schefter T, editors. Radiation Therapy for Liver Tumors: Fundamentals and Clinical Practice. Springer Science+Business Media. (Submitted and editing complete; publication scheduled for May 2017).
  • Chang S, Meier J, Garg K, Kaplan J, Dodd GD. "Are You Sure of FNH? What About ß-catenin Activated Hepatocellular Adenoma?" Poster Presentation, Radiological Society of North America November 2016.
  • Chang S, Lambert J, Meier, J, Kaplan J, Toshimasa J, and Akpinar B. "Non-invasive Diagnostic Criteria of Hepatocellular Carcinoma: Comparison of Diagnostic Accuracy of Updated LI-RADS with Clinical Practice Guidelines of OPTN-UNOS, AASLD, NCCN, EASL-EORTC, and KLSCG-NCC."
  • Triggs JR, Krogh K, Simon V, Kaplan JB, Yang G, Wani, S, Kahrilas PJ, Pandolfino J, and Komanduri S. "Histologic Changes the Neosquamous Epithelium Following Endoscopic Eradication Therapy Predicts Recurrence of Barrett's Esophagus." Poster Presentation, Digestive Disease Week 2019.
  • Haverkos BM, Schowinksy J, Kaplan JB, Kamdar M, Saad A, Ganguly S, Flowers M, Fenske T, Hari P, Hamadani M, Lowsky R, Andritsos L, Gutman J, and Devine S. "Severe acute graft versus host disease may complicate use of checkpoint blockade after allogeneic stem cell transplant in patients with classical Hodgkin lymphoma." Poster Presentation, ASH Lymphoma Biology December 2016.
  • Kennedy A, Kaplan J, and Quan D. "40-Year-Old Man with Neuropathy and Syncope." Medscape Case Challenge
  • Kriss M, Golden-Mason L, Kaplan J, Mirshahi F, Setiawan VW, Sanyal AJ, Rosen HR. Increased hepatic and circulating chemokine and osteopontin expression occurs early in human NAFLD development. PLoS One. 2020;15(7):e0236353. PubMed PMID: 32730345
  • Janssen BV, Tutucu F, van Roessel S, Adsay V, Basturk O, Campbell F, Doglioni C, Esposito I, Feakins R, Fukushima N, Gill AJ, Hruban RH, Kaplan J, Koerkamp BG, Hong SM, Krasinskas A, Luchini C, Offerhaus J, Sarasqueta AF, Shi C, Singhi A, Stoop TF, Soer EC, Thompson E, van Tienhoven G, Velthuysen MF, Wilmink JW, Besselink MG, Brosens LAA, Wang H, Verbeke CS, Verheij J. Amsterdam International Consensus Meeting: tumor response scoring in the pathology assessment of resected pancreatic cancer after neoadjuvant therapy. Mod Pathol. 2020 Oct 12. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 33041332
  • Kolb J, Kaplan J, and Wani S. "Is there a non-Barrett's pathway to esophageal adenocarcinoma? Implications for screening and management." Poster Presentation, American Foregut Society 2020.
  • Scalzo RL, Foright RM, Hull SE, Knaub LA, Johnson-Murguia S, Kinanee F, Kaplan J, Houck JA, Johnson G, Sharp RR, Gillen AE, Jones KL, Zhang AMY, Johnson JD, MacLean PS, Reusch JEB, Wright-Hobart S, Wellberg EA. Breast Cancer Endocrine Therapy Promotes Weight Gain With Distinct Adipose Tissue Effects in Lean and Obese Female Mice. Endocrinology. 2021 Nov 1;162(11). PubMed PMID: 34410380
  • Kolb JM, Fox C, Friedman C, Scott FI, Han S, Marsh M, McCarter M, Kaplan J, Lieu CH, Gleisner A, Katzka DA, and Wani S. "Prognostic impact of the presence of Barrett’s esophagus and intestinal metaplasia on esophageal adenocarcinoma survival." Foregut (2021).
  • Lennerz JK, Pantanowitz L, Amin MB, Eltoum IE, Hameed MR, Kalof AN, Khanafshar E, Kunju LP, Lazenby AJ, Montone KT, Otis CN, Reid MD, Staats PN, Whitney-Miller CL, Abendroth CS, Aron M, Birdsong GG, Bleiweiss IJ, Bronner MP, Chapman J, Cipriani NA, de la Roza G, Esposito MJ, Fadare O, Ferrer K, Fletcher CD, Frishberg DP, Garcia FU, Geldenhuys L, Gill RM, Gui D, Halat S, Hameed O, Hornick JL, Huber AR, Jain D, Jhala N, Jorda M, Jorns JM, Kaplan J, Khalifa MA, Khan A, Kim GE, Lee EY, LiVolsi VA, Longacre T, Magi-Galluzzi C, McCall SJ, McPhaul L, Mehta V, Merzianu M, Miller SB, Molberg KH, Moreira AL, Naini BV, Nosé V, O'Toole K, Picken M, Prieto VG, Pullman JM, Quick CM, Reynolds JP, Rosenberg AE, Schnitt SJ, Schwartz MR, Sekosan M, Smith MT, Sohani A, Stowman A, Vanguri VK, Wang B, Watts JC, Wei S, Whitney K, Younes M, Zee S, Bracamonte ER. Ensuring remote diagnostics for pathologists: an open letter to the US Congress. Nat Med. 2022 Oct 20. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 36266514
  • Janssen BV, van Roessel S, van Dieren S, de Boer O, Adsay V, Basturk O, Brosens L, Campbell F, Chatterjee D, Chou A, Doglioni C, Esposito I, Feakins R, Fuchs TL, Fukushima N, Gill AJ, Hong SM, Hruban RH, Kaplan J, Krasinkas A, Luchini C, Shi C, Singhi A, Thompson E, Velthuysen MF, Besselink MG, Verheij J, Wang H, Verbeke C, Fariña A. Histopathological tumour response scoring in resected pancreatic cancer following neoadjuvant therapy: international interobserver study (ISGPP-1). Br J Surg. 2022 Nov 4. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 36331867
  • Yamada T, Murata D, Kleiner DE, Anders R, Rosenberg AZ, Kaplan J, Hamilton JP, Aghajan M, Levi M, Wang NY, Dawson TM, Yanagawa T, Powers AF, Iijima M, Sesaki H. Prevention and regression of megamitochondria and steatosis by blocking mitochondrial fusion in the liver. iScience. 2022 Apr 15;25(4):103996. PubMed PMID: 35310936
  • Triggs JR, Krogh K, Simon V, Krause A, Kaplan JB, Yang GY, Wani S, Kahrilas PJ, Pandolfino J, Komanduri S. Novel histologic score predicts recurrent intestinal metaplasia after successful endoscopic eradication therapy. Dis Esophagus. 2023 Apr 29;36(5). PubMed PMID: 36446594

Professional Memberships

  • College of American Pathologists, Member
  • Rodger C. Haggitt Gastrointestinal Pathology Society, Member
  • Alpha Omega Alpha Medical Honor Society, Member

Practice Locations

UCHealth University of Colorado Hospital (UCH)
12605 E. 16th Ave
Aurora, CO 80045
720-848-0000

Hospital Affiliation
  • University of Colorado Hospital

Specialty Information

Specialties
  • Anatomic, Board Certification (2007)
  • Pathology, Board Certification

School of Medicine

CU Anschutz
Fitzsimons Building

13001 East 17th Place

Aurora, CO 80045

303.724.5375

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