George A. Kaplan

Cross-Cutting Cardiology

University of Michigan

About

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.

Research focus

Social determinants of cardiovascular healthHealth disparities and socioeconomic inequalities in cardiac outcomesPsychosocial factors in heart diseasePopulation health and epidemiology of cardiovascular diseaseUpstream factors in cardiac health and mortality

Impact

261 pubs · 23,122 cites · h-index 65

Training

PhD
Cornell University
1968
BA
Johns Hopkins University
1964

Affiliations

Work Experience

Thomas Francis Collegiate Professor Emeritus of Public Health; Professor Emeritus, Epidemiology; Founder, Center for Social Epidemiology and Population Health

University of Michigan School of Public Health · 1997 - Present

Chief, Human Population Laboratory

California Department of Health Services · 1981 - 1997

Professor and Chair, Department of Epidemiology

University of Michigan · 1997 - 2003

Publications