Louis R. Caplan

Dept of Neurology, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, United States of America

Louis R Caplan

Academic positions:
- Professor of Neurology at Harvard Medical School
- Chief of the Stroke Service at the Beth Deaconess Medical Center
- Founder of the Harvard Stroke Registry at the Beth Israel Hospital

Any industry positions (last five years):
Dr Caplan has undertaken a role as a scientific advisor in neurology or speaker for the following companies:-
Glaxo-Smith-Kline (ended 9/05), Wyeth, Aggrenox- Boehringer-Ingelheim, Lytics Lifecycle- Genentech, Reneuron, NovoVision, Neurologica Corporation- for Ceretom,
Neurodex, Avanir Pharmaceuticals, Micromedex, Astra-Zeneca, Takeda Pharmaceuticals, Coaxia. Millenium, Jones-Davis, Bristol -Meyer- Squibb , Sanofi Synthelabo,and Otsuka.

Research interests:
- All aspects of cerebrovascular disease especially: posterior circulation disease, brain hemorrhage, brain embolism
- Transient global amnesia
- Correlation of clinical symptoms and signs with stroke location and stroke etiology
- Utility of various diagnostic techniques in stroke diagnosis

Any other information:
Dr Caplan is a diplomat of the American Board of Internal Medicine and the American Board of Neurology and past chairman of the Stroke Council of the American Heart Association.

He is the author or editor of 32 books, mostly on aspects of stroke, and more than 500 articles in medical journals. He is or has been on the editorial board of 21 different medical journals and has been asked to deliver 18 named lectureships.

Dr Caplan is an honorary member of the German, Australian, and Hong Kong Neurological societies and the Korean Stroke Society. He is a Fellow of the American College of Physicians. Other awards include:-
- Phi Beta Kappa
- Alpha Omega Alpha
- Summa Cum Laude, University of Maryland School of Medicine
- Medical Class Valedictorian
- Who's Who in America
- Rofeh, Distinguished Physician Award
- Distinguished Achievement Award, American Heart Association
- Distinguished Faculty Award, Tufts University School of Medicine

Any competing interests declared are displayed with individual evaluations.

Section Head: Neurological Disorders > Cerebrovascular Disease (since 16 November 2005)

Louis R. Caplan is a Section Head for Cerebrovascular Disease, part of the NEUROLOGICAL DISORDERS Faculty. The role of a Section Head is to work with their Co-Section Head(s) to divide the Section (sub-specialty area) into its component areas of research, nominate leaders in those areas as Faculty Members, and offer ongoing oversight of the content within their Section. They are not asked to evaluate articles, although we do, of course, welcome them.

Links

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