Eric Kaplan, M.D. graduated from the University of Miami School of Medicine in 1986. He completed a residency in Psychiatry at the University of South Florida of Medicine in 1990. Dr. Kaplan was Chief Resident at USF in the Department of Psychiatry.
Dr. Kaplan is a member of the Affiliate Faculty as an Assistant Professor in the Department of Psychiatry at the University of South Florida.
Dr. Kaplan is a Diplomate of the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology, the American Board of Forensic Medicine, and the American Board of Disability Analysts.
He has a private practice in Lutz, Florida where he treats patients who suffer from a variety of Psychiatric and Substance Use Disorders. In addition, Dr. Kaplan provides psychiatric consultation at NeuLifeRehab (residential rehabilitation facility specializing in traumatic brain and spinal cord injuries). Previously, Dr. Kaplan was the Medical Director of Charter Hospital of Pasco, a mental health inpatient hospital.
Dr. Kaplan is the Chief Corporate Medical Officer for Lakeview Health, a company specializing in Addiction Residential and Outpatient Treatment.
He is a Forensic Psychiatrist providing the courts with expert opinions regarding a wide variety of criminal and civil issues.
Dr. Kaplan has participated in phase 3 and phase 4 research studies regarding psychiatric medications. He has published various articles in peer-reviewed journals. Over the past 20 years, Dr. Kaplan has lectured over 100,000 medical professionals, nationally and internationally.
Dr. Kaplan has consulted with various health and disability insurance companies during the past 25 years providing services including peer review, utilization review and quality of care issues. Dr. Kaplan was the Medical Director of Mental Health Services at Saint Augustine Health Care from 1995 to 2000, the first Medicaid HMO to provide carved-in Behavioral Health Services. Dr. Kaplan is currently a consultant for Consolidated Health Plans.
Credentials
University of Miami School of Medicine
University of South Florida School of Medicine
• Field Of Study Psychiatry
