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Dr. Kaplan earned his medical degree from the University of Illinois at Chicago and completed his residency at the University of Chicago.  Following a fellowship at Children's Memorial Hospital, he became an attending there and was appointed to the Northwestern faculty.  Over his 25-plus years at Children's and Northwestern, Dr. Kaplan has been active in a number of professional societies, often taking a leadership role. He specializes in pediatric urology, pediatric neurourology and urodynamics, and pediatric genitourinary reconstruction.

Education

Undergraduate: Miami University, Oxford, OH
Medical School: University of Illinois, Chicago, IL
Internship: General Surgery, University of Illinois, Chicago, IL
Residency: University of Chicago, Chicago, IL
Fellowship: Pediatric Urology, Children’s Memorial Hospital, Chicago, IL

Selected Publications
The following publications are selected from a complete CV.  For more information on Dr. Kaplan's scholarly productivity, please contact his office.

Journal Articles

1. Kirsch MD, Donaldson JS, Kaplan WE. MR appearance of subureteric injection of Teflon to correct vesicoureteral reflux. J Comput Assist Tomogr. l4(4):673-4. 1990.
2. Dalkin B, Franco I, Reda EF, McLone D, Godine, L, Kaplan WE. Contrast-induced central nervous system toxicity after radiographic evaluation of the lower urinary tract in myelodysplastic patients with ventriculoperitoneal shunts. J Urol. 148(1):120-1. 1992.
3. Franco I, Storrs B, Firlit CF, Zebold K, Richards I, Kaplan WE. Selective sacral rhizotomy in children with high pressure neurogenic bladders: preliminary results. J Urol. 148(2 Pt 2):648-50. 1992.
4. MacNeily AE, Maizels M, Kaplan WE, Firlit CF, Conway JJ. Does early pyeloplasty really avert loss of renal function?  A retrospective review. J Urol. l50(2 Pt 2):769-73. l993.
5. Smith DP, Kaplan WE, Oyasu R. Evaluation of polydimethylsiloxane as an alternative in the endoscopic treatment of vesicoureteral reflux. J Urol. l52(4):l221-4. l994.
6. Cheng EY, Grammatopoulos T, Lee C, Sensibar J, Decker R, Kaplan WE, Maizels M, Firlit CF. Angiotensin II and basic fibroblast growth factor induce neonatal bladder stromal cell mitogenesis. J Urol. 156(2 Pt 2):593-7. 1996.
7. Cheng EY, Richards I, Kaplan WE.  Use of bladder stimulation in high risk patients. J Urol. 156(2 Pt 2):749-52. 1996.
8. Cheng EY, Richards I, Balcom A, Steinhardt G, Diamond M, Rich M, Donovan JM, Carr MC, Reinberg Y, Hurt G, Chandra M, Bauer SB, Kaplan WE. Bladder stimulation therapy improves bladder compliance: results from a multi-institutional trial. J Urol. 156(2 Pt 2):761-4, 1996.
9. Cheng EY, Lee C, Decker RS, Sensibar JA, Lang S, Kaplan WE, Maizels M, Firlit CF. Captopril (an inhibitor of angiotensin convering enzyme) inhibits obstructive changes in the neonatal rabbit bladder. Urology. 50(3):465-71. 1997. 
10. Palmer LS, Zebold K, Firlit CF, Kaplan WE. Complications of intravesical oxybutynin chloride therapy in the pediatric myelomeningocele population. J Urol. 157(2):638-40. 1997.
11. Palmer LS, Richards I, Kaplan WE. Clinical evaluation of a rapid diagnostic screen (URISCREEN) of bacteriuria in children. J Urol. 157(2):654-7. 1997.
12. Palmer LS, Lee C, Decker RS, Lang S, Kaplan WE, Firlit CF, Cheng EY. The effect of angiotensin converting enzyme inhibition and angiotensin II receptor antagonism on obstructed rat bladder. J Urol. 158(3 Pt 2):1100-4. 1997.
13. Palmer LS, Maizels M, Kaplan WE, Stokes S, Firlit CF. The influence of surgical approach and intraoperative venography on the successful varicocelectomy in adolescents. J Urol. 158(3 Pt 2):1201-4. 1997.
14. Palmer LS, Richards I, Kaplan WE. Age related bladder capacity and bladder capacity growth in children with myelomeningocele. J Urol. 158(3 Pt 2):1261-4. 1997.
15. Palmer LS, Maizels M, Kaplan WE, Firlit CF, Cheng EY. Urine levels of transforming growth factor-beta 1 in children with ureteroplevic junction obstruction. Urology. 50(5):769-73. 1997.
16. Palmer LS, Richards I, Kaplan WE. Subclinical changes in bladder function in children presenting with nonurological symptoms of the tethered cord syndrome. J Urol. 159(1):231-4. 1998.
17. Palmer LS, Richards I, Kaplan WE. Transrectal electrostimulation therapy for neuropathic bowel dysfunction in children with myelomeningocele. J Urol. 157(4):1449-57. 1997.
18. Palmer LS, Andros GJ, Maizels M, Kaplan WE, Firlit CF. Management considerations for treating vesicoureteral reflux in children with solitary kidneys. Urology. 49(4):604-8. 1997.
19. Engel JD, Palmer LS, Cheng EY, Kaplan WE. Surgical versus endoscopic correction of vesicoureteral reflux in children with neurogenic bladder dysfunction. J Urol. 157(6):2291-4. 1997.
20. Palmer JS, Kaplan WE, Firlit CF. Erectile dysfunction in spina bifida is treatable. Lancet. 354(9173):125-6. 1999.
21. Furness PD III, Kolligian ME, Lang SJ, Kaplan WE, Kropp BP, Cheng EY. Injectable small intestinal submucosa: preliminary evaluation for use in endoscopic urological surgery.  J Urol. 164(5):1680-5. 2000. 
22. Cheng EY, Vemulapalli SN, Kropp BP, Pope JC IV, Furness PD III, Kaplan WE, Smith DP. Snodgrass hypospadias repair with vascularized dartos flap: the perfect repair for virgin cases of hypospadias? J Urol. 168 (4 Pt 2):1723-6. 2002.
23. Husmann DA, Snodgrass WT, Koyle MA, Furness PD III, Kropp BP, Cheng EY, Kaplan WE, Kramer SA. Ureterocystoplasty: indications for a successful augmentation. J Urol. 171(1):376-80. 2004.
24. Alpert SA, Cheng EY, Kaplan WE, Snodgrass WT, Wilcox DT, Kropp BP. Bladder neck fistula after the complete primary repair of exstrophy: a multi-institutional experience. J Urol. 174(4 Pt 2):1687-89. 2005.
25. Alpert SA, Cheng EY, Zebold KE, Kaplan WE. Clean intermittent catheterization in genitally sensate children: patient experience and health related quality of life. J Urol. 174(4 Pt 2):1616-9; discussion 1619. 2005.

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