Gary Kaplan, DO, DABFP, DABPM, FAAMA
Physician
Gary Kaplan, DO, is now accepting patients into his Membership Practice.
As a member you will have special access to Dr. Gary and his specialized Team of providers that will be working towards one common goal: returning you to optimal health and keeping you there. For complete details, please visit https://kaplanclinic.com/dr-gary-membership/
Gary Kaplan, DO, is the founder and medical director of the Kaplan Center for Integrative Medicine, and author of two books, Total Recovery: A Revolutionary New Approach to Breaking the Cycle of Pain and Depression (Rodale, 2014) and Why You Are Still Sick, How Infections Can Break Your Immune System & How You Can Recover (Callanan Publishers, 2022). A pioneer and leader in the field of integrative medicine, Dr. Kaplan is one of only 19 physicians in the country to be board-certified in both Family Medicine and Pain Medicine.
Dr. Kaplan is also board-certified in Medical Acupuncture and has studied and practiced Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine, Regenerative Medicine and Emergency Medicine. In response to growing numbers of patients presenting with heavy metal toxicity, Dr. Kaplan received certification in the science and practice of chelation therapy, by The American College for Advancement in Medicine (ACAM).
In 1985, Dr. Kaplan created the Kaplan Center to offer patients suffering with chronic pain and illness a more effective model of medical care. Utilizing a broad range of conventional and alternative medicine strategies, the Center’s physicians, nurses, psychotherapist, nutritionist, acupuncturist and physical therapists collaborate closely on patients’ progress, sharing their insights and treatment recommendations to ensure the best outcome for each patient. This coordinated, multidisciplinary approach has proved to be highly effective — especially for patients suffering with complex and longstanding medical problems.
“My commitment is to take the time to listen carefully to patients so I can understand how and when the pain problem started, what treatments have been tried, and what has and hasn’t worked in the past. My approach is offer to each patient their own individualized treatment program, integrating, as appropriate, both conventional and alternative medical approaches. My goal is to provide evidence-based medical care that supports and enhances each patient’s natural ability to heal.” – Dr. Gary Kaplan
A clinical associate professor in the Department of Community and Family Medicine at Georgetown University School of Medicine, Dr. Kaplan was one of the directors of a $1.7 million NIH grant that funded an educational initiative to incorporate complementary, alternative, and integrative medicine into Georgetown’s medical curriculum.
Dr. Kaplan worked with the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to establish acupuncture as a medically effective treatment for a range of chronic pain problems. Additionally, Dr. Kaplan has trained physicians in medical acupuncture through the Helms Institute for Medical Acupuncture, sponsored by the UCLA School of Medicine. A past president of both the Medical Acupuncture Research Foundation and the Virginia Osteopathic Medical Association, Dr. Kaplan has written and lectured extensively on acupuncture and the integration of complementary and alternative therapies in the treatment of pain and chronic illness.
In 2013, Dr. Kaplan was appointed by U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS), Kathleen Sebelius, to the Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Advisory Committee (CFSAC). The Committee provided advice and recommendations to the Secretary of HHS through the Assistant Secretary for Health on issues related to myalgic encephalomyelitis and chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS), such as access and quality of care for persons with CFS, the science and definition of CFS, and broader public health, clinical, research and educational issues related to CFS. Dr. Kaplan was one of four individuals on the 11-person Committee who brought special expertise in healthcare delivery, insurance, and the problems experienced by individuals with CFS.
In 2015 Dr. Kaplan established the Foundation for Total Recovery, a nonprofit dedicated to providing support for the millions who suffer from chronic pain and crippling immune-mediated chronic illnesses through research, education, and community. The Foundation partners with leading clinicians, researchers and innovators to educate both the medical community and patients on the latest research and data available to determine the best approaches for diagnosing, treating, and ultimately curing illnesses such as Long COVID, chronic Lyme disease, chronic fatigue, fibromyalgia, PANS/PANDAS, treatment-resistant depression and other neuropsychiatric disorders. In 2019, The Foundation held the first of several annual medical conferences to bring together world-leading doctors and researchers in their respective fields to collaborate and share insights on how to better treat the millions of people who are suffering from disabling chronic disorders. Other planned initiatives from the Foundation include Establishing Emergency Room Protocols for PANS/PANDAS and Behavioral Diagnosis in Juvenile Detention Centers Research.
Dr. Kaplan’s work has been featured in TIME magazine, the Wall Street Journal, Fox News 5, ABC’s Good Morning America, CNN News, BBC, US News and World Report, NPR and has contributed as a writer for MindBodyGreen. He has also appeared in several podcasts including The Human Upgrade, Elite Man, The Natural Health Rising, The Lucas Rockwood Show, and many more. Washingtonian Magazine has included Dr. Kaplan in its list of the “Best Doctors in the Washington, DC Area,” and has received the distinction of being a “top rated” physician in the Northern Virginia area by Consumer’s Checkbook.
