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 in integrative medicine, Dr. Kaplan is one of only a small number of physicians in the United States to be board-certified in both Family Medicine and Pain Medicine. He is also board-certified in Medical Acupuncture and has studied and practiced Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine, Regenerative Medicine, and Emergency Medicine.
In 1985, Dr. Kaplan founded the Kaplan Center for Integrative Medicine to provide patients with chronic pain and complex illnesses a more comprehensive model of care. Over the last four decades, Dr. Kaplan has developed a nationally recognized approach to diagnosing and treating complex chronic illnesses by identifying and addressing their root causes. His clinical expertise includes chronic pain, immune dysfunction, neuroinflammatory disorders, Long COVID, chronic infections, and autoimmune conditions. More recently, his work has expanded to include Alzheimer’s disease, cognitive health, and longevity medicine, with a focus on reducing inflammation, optimizing brain function, and helping patients extend both lifespan and healthspan through evidence-based, personalized care.
“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 Kathleen Sebelius to the Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Advisory Committee (CFSAC), where he advised the Department of Health and Human Services on issues related to myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS), including patient care, research, education, and public health policy.
In 2015, Dr. Kaplan established the Foundation for Total Recovery, a nonprofit organization focused on advancing research and education for chronic pain and immune-mediated illnesses. Over the course of its work, the Foundation convened leading physicians and researchers through educational conferences and collaborative initiatives that helped advance the understanding and treatment of complex neuroinflammatory and chronic illnesses.
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.
