George A. Kaplan

George A. Kaplan works in Cross-Cutting Cardiology affiliated with University of Michigan.

George A. Kaplan, PhD, is Thomas Francis Collegiate Professor Emeritus of Public Health and Professor Emeritus of Epidemiology at the University of Michigan School of Public Health, where he founded the Center for Social Epidemiology and Population Health. He previously served as chief of the Human Population Laboratory in the California Department of Health Services from 1981 to 1997 and has collaborated with institutions including Statistics Canada and the American Heart Association on research regarding socioeconomic factors, health disparities, and cardiovascular outcomes. His work focuses on behavioral, social, and upstream determinants of health inequalities, including in cardiac and mental health contexts.