Dr Alan Kaplan is a 

• Family Physician practicing in York Region, Ontario, Canada.

• Chronic pain community consultant

• Community respiratory consultant

• Ontario E consult service for Respiratory medicine

• Regional Primary Care Lead, Central Regional Cancer Program

• Chairperson of the Family Physician Airways Group of Canada (www.fpagc.com)

• Scientific Committee GINA (Global Initiative for Asthma)

• Vice President, Respiratory Effectiveness Group

• Honorary Professor of Primary Care Respiratory Medicine of the Observational and Pragmatic Research Institute, Singapore.

• Past- Chairperson of the Respiratory Section of the College of Family Physicians of Canada

• Senate member of the International Primary Care Respiratory Group

• President of the IPCRG 5th biennual world scientific meeting, “Making Every Breath Count” Toronto June 2-5, 2010

• Member of Past Canadian Consensus Guidelines for H pylori, Asthma, COPD and Sinusitis

• Member of the Health Canada Section on Allergy and Respiratory Therapies

• Co-Chair, Health Quality Ontario COPD Community Management standards committee

• Member, Health Quality Ontario Asthma community management standards committee

• Board member, Thrombosis Canada

• Medical director of local LHIN Pulmonary Rehabilitation clinics

International editor for:

Nature’s Primary Care Respiratory Journal

Journal of Pulmonary Therapy

Author of

261 newsletter articles

186 peer reviewed articles

147 conference abstracts

Past work experience

Emergency dep't physician 1984-2010

Past Chief of Emergency Medicine, York Central Hospital, Richmond Hill

Past Chief of Family Medicine, York Central Hospital

Past Director, Stroke Unit, York Central Hospital

Hospitalist, Brampton Civic Hospital

Hospitalist North York General Hospital

Palliative Care community physician, including heading Pediatric Palliative program in York Region

Social:

Married with four children and five dogs