Dr Jason Kaplan
Professional Profile
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Bio
Dr Jason Kaplan specialises in general adult cardiology and echocardiography and his clinical interests include preventative cardiology, non-invasive cardiac imaging including cardiac ultrasound and cardiac CT, and sports cardiology.
He graduated from the University of NSW with honours in 1999 and completed his residency and adult internal medicine training at St George and Prince of Wales Hospitals, and his adult cardiology training at Royal Prince Alfred Hospital.
An accomplished general adult physician, Dr Kaplan completed additional training in general adult medicine and medical oncology prior to commencing his cardiology training.
Dr Kaplan is a Member of the Royal Australasian College of Physicians and the Cardiac Society of Australia and New Zealand.
He is a Visiting Medical Officer at the Sydney Adventist Hospital, Norwest Private Hospital and Macquarie University Hospital. He was previously a Clinical Associate Lecturer in Medicine at the Universities of NSW and Sydney and continues to teach medical students and junior doctors through the University of Sydney.
Dr Kaplan, who is also fluent in French, consults in Sydney Cardiology’s Blacktown, Castle Hill, Chatswood and City practices. -
Hospital Affiliations
St Vincents Private
Macquarie University Teaching Hospital
Sydney Adventist Hospital
Norwest Private Hospital -
Registration Numbers and Professional Memberships
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Qualifications
B Sc(Med) MBBS (Hons) UNSW 1999
FRACP 2009 Cardiology
FCSANZ - Areas Of Interest Stress Management Angina Atrial Fibrillation Arteriosclerosis Cardiomyopathy Cardiovascular Disease Heart Attack Heart Failure High Cholesterol Hypertension/High Blood Pressure Sleep Apnea
Answers contributed by Dr Jason Kaplan
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Can taking aspirin daily help with arteriosclerosis?
Aspirin cannot reduce the burden of atherosclerosis, but if you have a high burden of atherosclerosis measured using a coronary calcium score or presecence of significant atheroma/plaque on a carotid ultrasound then aspirin is indicated ... read more -
Why is early detection screen for Heart disease not mandatory?
In actual fact it should be. The government supposedly does not pay for preventative health services, however with fairly inexpensive screening tests we are able to detect early signs of heart disease before they cause ... read more -
I'm 63 year old with a pacemaker and badly need to get fit & lose weight. What should i do?
The first thing you need to do is make sure your pacemaker is programmed to allow you to exercise more physiologically . This is called rate response and it will allow you to increase your ... read more
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