University of Minnesota Children’s Hospital, Fairview Position(s)
Pediatric Cardiologist
Pediatric Infectious Diseases Physician

Other Related Positions Currently Held
Professor, Division of Infectious Disease, Department of Pediatrics, University of Minnesota
Professor, Division of Cardiology, Department of Pediatrics, University of Minnesota

Board Certifications
Pediatric Cardiology

Sees Patients At
-University of Minnesota Children’s Hospital, Fairview (Cardiovascular Care, Infectious Diseases)
-Pediatric Specialty Clinic (Minneapolis) 
-University of Minnesota Physicians Pediatric Specialty Clinic -- St. Paul (St. Paul)

Clinical Interests
Cardiology
Endocarditis
Group A Streptococcal Infections & Sequelae
Heart Disease in Children
Pediatric Infectious Diseases
Kawasaki Disease
Rheumatic Fever

Education
Medical School
Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO

Site of Internship & Residency
University of Washington Hospital, Seattle , WA

Site of Fellowship
University of Minnesota (Pediatric Infectious Diseases);
University of Washington Medical Center, Seattle, WA (Pediatric Cardiology)

Research Interest(s)
Pediatric Congenital and Acquired Heart Disease
Rheumatic Fever/Rheumatic Heart Disease
Streptococcal Infection

Selected Recent Publications
Stevens DL, Kaplan EL, Editors.  Streptococcal Infections: Microbiology, Clinical Aspects and Molecular Pathogenesis. Oxford University Press; New York, New York, 2000.

Kaplan EL, Wotton J, Johnson DR. Dynamic Epidemiology of Group A Streptococcal Serotypes Associated with Pharyngitis: Implications for Sequelae and Vaccines.  The Lancet; 2001. 358:1334-37.

Kaplan EL (Co-chair), Mendis S (Co-chair), Bisno A, Butchart EG, Ganguly NK, Ghebrehiwet T, Lue H-C, Kordofani N, Martin D, Millard D, Narula J, Vanuzzo D, Zaher SRA.  Rheumatic Fever and Rheumatic Heart Disease – Report of a World Health Organization Expert Consultation; WHO Technical Report Series 923.  World Health Organization, Geneva, Switzerland, 2004.

Panamonta M, Chaikitpinyo A, Kaplan EL, Pantongwiriyakul A, Tassniyom S, Sutra S.  The relationship of carditis to the initial attack of Sydenham's chorea.  International Journal of Cardiology 94:241-248, 2004.

Pechere JC, Kaplan EL, Editors.  Streptococcal Pharyngitis – Optimal Management.  Karger Publishers, Basel, Switzerland, 2004.