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Gerald F. Kaplan
Medical Malpractice Attorney
Email address: jfkok@aol.com | Phone: (215) 884-0518
September 2007 through February 2008, Gerald F. Kaplan was the Court appointed Patient Care Ombudsman in connection with the federal bankruptcy proceedings of the Barnert Hospital, 680 Broadway, Paterson, NJ 07514-1472, in conjunction with Charles M. Golden, Esquire, Trustee OBERMAYER REBMANN MAXWELL & HIPPEL LLP, One Penn Center, 19th Floor, 1617 John F. Kennedy Boulevard, Philadelphia, PA 19103
Since 2001, Mr. Kaplan has continued to lecture once or twice yearly to members of the American College of Plastic Surgeons, addressing best practice and risk management issues with both the general membership and with the graduating senior plastic surgical residents.
Through late 2005, Mr. Kaplan was a once or twice yearly lecturer and panel member for the Pennsylvania Bar Institute, presenting Continuing Legal Education materials relating to medical malpractice issues. For five or six years during this period, he taught at the Jefferson Medical College, assisting and teaching in the freshman medical students’ Anatomy laboratory.
Over the past 8 years or more he has presented risk management lectures at the American College of Surgeons national meetings and yearly lectures to the Senior Residents of the American College of Plastic Surgeons (ASPS).
2000 – 2011
Mr. Kaplan has given yearly risk management lectures to the Senior Residents of the American College of Plastic Surgeons (ASPS).
2011
President Board of Directors Quietmind Foundation, Plymouth Meeting, PA
Areas of practice
- Complex personal injury
- Professional malpractice litigation
Admitted to practice
Medical Education
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Franklin and Marshall College
A.B. Biology, Honors
1964
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Jefferson Medical College
Doctor of Medicine
Alpha Omega Alpha National Honor Medical Society
1964-1968
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Surgical Internship,
Columbia Presbyterian Hospital of New York
1968-1969
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Surgical Residency,
Temple University Hospital
1971-1975
Legal Education
Certification
- American Board of Surgery, Certification, June, 1978
- Fellow, American College of Surgeons, October, 1979
Military Service
- Captain Medical Corps, United States Army, 1969-1971
Community Activities
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Board of Directors,
United Cerebral Palsy Association of Philadelphia and Vicinity
1979-1996, Honorary Director at Present
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National United Cerebral Palsy Association
Professional Services Committee
1984-1986
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President, Board of Directors,
United Cerebral Palsy Foundation of
Philadelphia and Vicinity
1982-1984
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Board of Directors,
American Cancer Society -
N.E. Montco Division
1980-1981
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President Board of Directors
Quietmind Foundation
2010 through present
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Complex Litigation Pro Bono Service Award – Judge Pro Tempore
First Judicial District of Pennsylvania
March 2011
Medical Bibliography
- False Aneurysms of the Left Ventricle,
Pennsylvania Med., 1974
- The Thoracic Outlet Syndrome,
Orthopedic Clinics of North Amer., April, 1975
- Medullary Carcinoma of the Breast,
Surgery, Gynecology and Obstetrics, May, 1977
Medical Bibliography
- Proper Analysis of a Hospital Chart,
Insurance Counsel Journal, April, 1985
- Diagnostic Tools,
The Brief, Vol. 14, No. 3, Spring, 1985
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Potential Medical Negligence Claims,
The Barrister, Vol. XVII, No. 1,
Spring, 1986
- Medical Palaver - A Monthly Column,
The Verdict, 1987-88
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Thermography and Personal Injury Litigation
Samuel D. Hodge, Jr., Esq., Editor
Chapters Two and Four
John Wiley & Sons, 1987
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Did You Know?
Pennsylvania Trial Lawyers Association
Quarterly Newsletter Column
Spring, 1999 - Spring, 2000
Teaching
Temple University
School of Business and Real Estate
Adjunct Instructor - Law and Society
- Summer Semester, May - June, 1999
- Fall Semester, September - December, 1999
- Spring Semester, 2000
Lectures/Presentations
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Complex Personal Injury -
"Plaintiff's Counsel's Point of View"
Del-Chester Claims Association
March 11, 1992
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"Trial Evidence"
Panelist - Pennsylvania Bar Association/ PBS
Mid-year Meeting, CLE
November 9, 1994
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Anatomy and Physiology of The Human Heart
Philadelphia Trial Lawyers Association
Law in Medicine Series, CLE
November 15, 1994
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Medical Malpractice in General Surgical Issues
Pennsylvania Trial Lawyer's Association, CLE
2 New Medical Negligence Seminars
April 18-19, 1995; Philadelphia
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Causation Pitfalls in Medical Malpractice
Pennsylvania Bar Association - Second Annual Conference
April 28-29, 1995; Philadelphia
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Winning your Case Before Trial
Pre-Trial Practice & Depositions
"Videotape Depositions"
Pennsylvania Trial Lawyers Association, CLE
December 19, 1995; Philadelphia
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Medicine for Lawyers
Philadelphia Bar Association
CLE Course Planner and Lecturer
September 27, 1996; Philadelphia
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Risk Management
American Society of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
Guest Lecturer
Spring Institute, April 4-6, 1997, Orlando, Florida
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Medicine for Lawyers
Montgomery County Trial Lawyers, CLE
Lecturer/Planner
April 9, 1997, Blue Bell, Pennsylvania
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Anatomy and Medical Jargon For Lawyers
Pennsylvania Bar Institute, CLE
Course Planner and Speaker
July 24, 1997, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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American Society of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
Senior Residents Meeting
Guest Speaker: Risk Management
April, 1998, Birmingham, Alabama
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How to Survive A Deposition
Just When You Thought It Was Safe
American Society of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
National Convention
October 6 - 7, 1998, Boston, Massachusetts
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Risk Management
American Society of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
Senior Resident’s Conference
April 24 -25, 1999, Galveston, Texas
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Risk Management
American Society of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
Guest Speaker - International Meeting
October 25, 1999, New Orleans, Louisiana
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Risk Management In The Office and Patient Selection
American Society of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
Senior Resident’s Conference
November 20 - 22, 1999, Orlando, Florida
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Understanding Medical Charts and Procedures
A Practical Guide For Trial Lawyers
Pennsylvania Trial Lawyers Association
December 21, 1999, Philadelphia. Pennsylvania
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Surviving a Deposition
American Society of Plastic Surgery
National Conference
October 16, 17, 2000, Los Angeles, California
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Risk Management
American Society of Plastic Surgeons
Senior Resident’s Conference
March 31, 2001, Providence, Rhode Island
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Cash Is King: Getting Paid Under State and
Federal Law In Pennsylvania - Anecdotal Issues
Lorman Educational Services
May 8, 2001, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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You’ve Been Sued - Now What?
American Society Of Plastic Surgeons
International Conference
Orlando, Florida, November 6, 2001
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The Nuts and Bolts of a Medical Malpractice Case
Pennsylvania Bar Institute, CLE
Mechanicsburg, PA, November 8, 2001
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The Nuts and Bolts of a Medical Malpractice Case
Pennsylvania Bar Institute, CLE
Philadelphia, PA, November 13, 2001
Contact Dr. Kaplan, medical malpractice attorney:
Office Address:
1432 Autumn Road
Rydal, Pennsylvania 19046
Phone: 215-884-0518
or contact Dr. Kaplan online.
View the firm's profile at FindaMedicalMalpracticeAttorney.com.
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