This eBook will be of significant value for fellows training in Sports & Spine Medicine fellowships as well as physitrist with or without subspecialization in Pain Medicine.

It specifically addresses topics not adequately covered in the PASSOR educational guidleines and the avialble print atlases, textboooks, and CD/DVD publications.


Author Biography:

Excerpts from my CV:

1997     Special Recognition Award for excellence in teaching by the Department of PM&R Harvard Medical School

2000     Teacher of the Year award Department of PM&R Harvard Medical School

2000     Partners in Excellence Award: Leadership and Innovation & Quality Treatment and Service

2003     American Biographical Institute’s man of the year award 2003

2003     Consumers’ Research Council Guide to America’s Top Physicians

2004     International Biographical Centre International health professional of the year award

Society memberships:

1993-Present American Academy of PM&R

1995-Present Association of Academic Physiatry

2005-present Society of Pain Practice Management

2005-present International Spine Intervention Society

2006-present American Association of Neuromuscular & Electrodiagnostic Medicine

2006-present Physiatric Association of Spine, Sports and Occupational Rehabilitation (PASSOR)


SCHOLARLY PRODUCTIVITY

Articles:

2001     Effectiveness of a lateral wedged insole on knee varus torques in patients with knee osteoarthritis; D. Casey Kerrigan (PI), Jennifer Lelas,Joyce Goggins, Greg Merriman, Robert Kaplan, David Felson; July 2002 Archives of PM&R

2002     Kaplan RJ. Gilbert AR. Rehabilitation after pelvic and hip fractures. Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation: State of the Art Reviews. 16(3):389-413, 2002 Oct

2003     Lin JJ. Kaplan RJ. Multivariate analysis of the factors affecting duration of acute inpatient rehabilitation after hip and knee arthroplasty. American Journal of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation. 83(5):344-52, 2004 May.

2005     Kaplan RJ, Vo AN, Stitik TP, Kamen LB, Bitar AA, Shih VC.
Rehabilitation of orthopedic and rheumatologic disorders. 1. Osteoporosis assessment, treatment, and rehabilitation. Arch Phys Med Rehabil. 2005 Mar;86(3 Suppl 1):S40-7
Bitar AA, Kaplan RJ, Stitik TP, Shih VC, Vo AN, Kamen LB.
Rehabilitation of orthopedic and rheumatologic disorders. 3. Total hip arthroplasty rehabilitation. Arch Phys Med Rehabil. 2005 Mar;86(3
Suppl 1):S56-60.

Stitik TP, Kaplan RJ, Kamen LB, Vo AN, Bitar AA, Shih VC. Rehabilitation of orthopedic and rheumatologic disorders. 2.
Osteoarthritis assessment, treatment, and rehabilitation. Arch Phys Med Rehabil. 2005 Mar;86(3 Suppl 1):S48-55.
Shih VC, Kamen LB, Kaplan RJ, Stitik TP, Bitar AA, Vo AN.
Rehabilitation of orthopedic and rheumatologic disorders. 4.
Rheumatoid arthritis and calcium pyrophosphate deposition
disease. Arch Phys Med Rehabil. 2005 Mar;86(3 Suppl 1):S61-8.

Vo AN, Kamen LB, Shih VC, Bitar AA, Stitik TP, Kaplan RJ.
Rehabilitation of orthopedic and rheumatologic disorders. 5.
Lumbar spinal stenosis. Arch Phys Med Rehabil. 2005 Mar;86(3 Suppl 1):S69-76.

Kaplan RJ. Current Status of Nonsteroidal Anti-Inflammatory
Drugs in Physiatry: Balancing Risks and Benefits in Pain Management.
Am J Phys Med Rehabil. 2005 Nov; 84(11):885-94.


Chapters:

2000     Lipson M Goldberg R Kaplan R “ Physical Medicine and
Rehabilitation of patients with chronic spine pain” Minimally
invasive procedures for spinal pain disorders” ed. Savitz, J
AAMISMS Press 2001

2000     Kaplan R “Cancer Rehabilitation” In: Lorenzo CT, Meier RH
eMedicine Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation. St. Petersburg:
eMedicine Corporation, 2000.

2000     Kaplan R “Radiation induced brachial plexopathy”
In: Lorenzo CT, Meier RH
eMedicine Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation. St. Petersburgs:
eMedicine Corporation, 2000.

2000     Kaplan R, Agranoff A. “Medial Collateral Ligament Injury and Rehabilitation “ In; Lorezo CT, Meier RH: eMedicine Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation. St. Petersburg:
eMedicine Corporation 2000.

2002     Kaplan R “Total Knee Replacement” In: Essentials of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Walter R. Frontera, MD, Julie K. Silver, MD; Hanley
&Belfus 2002

2002     Kaplan R, Handel T “Occipital Neuralgia” Essentials of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Walter R. Frontera, MD, Julie K. Silver, MD; Hanley& Belfus 2002


Books

2002     Kaplan R “Pearls of Wisdom: Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation”
1st edition Boston Medical Publishers November 2002

2005     Kaplan R “Pearls of Wisdom: Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation” 2nd edition McGraw-Hill Publishers 2006