Dr. Keith Kaplan

r. Kaplan is a surgical pathologist at Mayo Clinic and associate professor of laboratory medicine and pathology at Mayo Medical School in Rochester, MN.  He received his BS in medical technology at Michigan State University and MD degree from Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine followed by residency training in anatomic and clinical pathology at Walter Reed Army Medical Center.  While at Walter Reed, he pioneered the use of telepathology in the U.S. Army in conjunction with the Armed Forces Institute of Pathology and founded and directed the Army Telepathology Program connecting 25 hospitals worldwide for consultation via telepathology.  He has authored over 60 peer-reviewed scientific articles book chapters, editorials and scientific abstracts.  His subspecialty interests include gastrointestinal and hepatic pathology, cytopathology and pathology informatics and has presented at national and international meetings on those topics. Dr. Kaplan’s research interests involve gastrointestinal and hepatobiliary pathology, hyperspectral imaging, image analysis and the use of Web 2.0 tools in pathology (Pathology 2.0).  He is active in many medical societies including the College of American Pathologists where he has chaired or served on several committees, serves as a reviewer for many scientific journals, serves on the editorial board for Human Pathology and blogs daily at www.digitalpathologyblog.com on issues related to digital pathology.