Dr. Kaplan is a Professor in the Cumming School of Medicine at the University of Calgary. Dr. Kaplan is a gastroenterologist who is internationally renowned for studying the global epidemiology of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). He is an Associate Editor of Gastroenterology and an Academic Editor of PLOS Med. Dr. Kaplan was elected to the International Organization for the study of IBD (IOIBD). Clarivate, Web of Science named Dr. Kaplan a Highly Cited Researcher (2020-2023) in recognition of being in the top one percent of cited researchers. Dr. Kaplan was inducted into the Canadian Academy of Health Sciences.