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Gilaad G. Kaplan

Gilaad G. Kaplan

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Medicine

D-Index
100
Citations
58006
World Ranking
8117
National Ranking
309

Overview

Gilaad G. Kaplan is affiliated with the University of Calgary in Canada and has contributed extensively to the fields of medicine and biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology. Their research spans several subfields including genetics, epidemiology, surgery, infectious diseases, and oncology.

Their primary research focus centers on inflammatory bowel disease and related conditions. Key topics in their work include:

  • Inflammatory Bowel Disease
  • Microscopic Colitis
  • Eosinophilic Esophagitis
  • COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies
  • SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research
  • COVID-19 and healthcare impacts
  • Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life

Kaplan has published numerous papers in various high-impact medical journals. Notable recent papers include:

  • The four epidemiological stages in the global evolution of inflammatory bowel disease, 2020, Nature Reviews Gastroenterology & Hepatology
  • The prevalence and incidence of NAFLD worldwide: a systematic review and meta-analysis, 2022, The Lancet. Gastroenterology & hepatology
  • Twenty-first Century Trends in the Global Epidemiology of Pediatric-Onset Inflammatory Bowel Disease: Systematic Review, 2022, Gastroenterology

Other significant papers, although authored primarily by collaborators, include:

  • Corticosteroids, But Not TNF Antagonists, Are Associated With Adverse COVID-19 Outcomes in Patients With Inflammatory Bowel Diseases: Results From an International Registry, 2020, Gastroenterology
  • Global Incidence of Acute Pancreatitis Is Increasing Over Time: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis, 2021, Gastroenterology

Their frequent co-authors reflect a collaborative research approach and include Stephanie Coward, Remo Panaccione, Eric I. Benchimol, Çharles N. Bernstein, and Joseph W. Windsor.

Kaplan's research is widely disseminated through publications in leading journals, with a significant number of works appearing in:

  • Journal of the Canadian Association of Gastroenterology
  • Gastroenterology
  • The American Journal of Gastroenterology
  • Inflammatory Bowel Diseases
  • Journal of Crohn's and Colitis

The volume and scope of the publications demonstrate a sustained contribution to the understanding and clinical evaluation of gastrointestinal diseases, their epidemiology, and associated health outcomes.

Best Publications

  • Increasing Incidence and Prevalence of the Inflammatory Bowel Diseases With Time, Based on Systematic Review

    Natalie A. Molodecky;Ing Shian Soon;Doreen M. Rabi;William A. Ghali

  • Worldwide incidence and prevalence of inflammatory bowel disease in the 21st century: a systematic review of population-based studies

    Siew C Ng;Hai Yun Shi;Hai Yun Shi;Nima Hamidi;Fox E Underwood

  • Global Prevalence of Helicobacter pylori Infection: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

    James K.Y. Hooi;Wan Ying Lai;Wee Khoon Ng;Wee Khoon Ng;Michael M.Y. Suen

  • The global burden of IBD: from 2015 to 2025

    Gilaad G. Kaplan

  • Understanding and Preventing the Global Increase of Inflammatory Bowel Disease

    Gilaad G. Kaplan;Siew C. Ng

  • Risk of Surgery for Inflammatory Bowel Diseases Has Decreased Over Time: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis of Population-Based Studies

    Alexandra D. Frolkis;Jonathan Dykeman;María E. Negrón;Jennifer deBruyn

  • Corticosteroids, But Not TNF Antagonists, Are Associated With Adverse COVID-19 Outcomes in Patients With Inflammatory Bowel Diseases: Results From an International Registry.

    Erica J. Brenner;Ryan C. Ungaro;Richard B. Gearry;Gilaad G. Kaplan

  • The four epidemiological stages in the global evolution of inflammatory bowel disease.

    Gilaad G. Kaplan;Joseph W. Windsor

  • Effect of Oral Capsule- vs Colonoscopy-Delivered Fecal Microbiota Transplantation on Recurrent Clostridium difficile Infection: A Randomized Clinical Trial.

    Dina Kao;Brandi Roach;Marisela Silva;Paul Beck

  • Invasive potential of gut mucosa-derived Fusobacterium nucleatum positively correlates with IBD status of the host.

    Jaclyn Strauss;Gilaad G. Kaplan;Paul L. Beck;Kevin Rioux

  • The Global Incidence of Appendicitis: A Systematic Review of Population-based Studies.

    Mollie Ferris;Samuel Quan;Belle S. Kaplan;Natalie Molodecky

  • Association of host genome with intestinal microbial composition in a large healthy cohort

    Williams Turpin;Osvaldo Espin-Garcia;Wei Xu;Mark S Silverberg;Mark S Silverberg;Mark S Silverberg

  • A National Survey of the Prevalence and Impact of Clostridium difficile Infection Among Hospitalized Inflammatory Bowel Disease Patients

    Geoffrey C Nguyen;Gilaad G Kaplan;Mary L Harris;Steven R Brant

  • Depression in epilepsy: A systematic review and meta-analysis

    Kirsten M. Fiest;Jonathan Dykeman;Scott B. Patten;Samuel Wiebe

  • Environmental Risk Factors for Inflammatory Bowel Disease

    Natalie A Molodecky;Gilaad G Kaplan

  • A Population-Based Study of Pyogenic Liver Abscesses in the United States: Incidence, Mortality, and Temporal Trends

    Liisa Meddings;Robert P Myers;James Hubbard;Abdel Aziz Shaheen

  • Global Incidence of Acute Pancreatitis Is Increasing Over Time: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.

    Jordan P. Iannuzzi;James A. King;Jessica Hope Leong;Joshua Quan

  • Population-based study of the epidemiology of and the risk factors for pyogenic liver abscess

    Gilaad G. Kaplan;Daniel B. Gregson;Kevin B. Laupland

  • Budesonide for induction of remission in Crohn's disease.

    Ali Rezaie;M Ellen Kuenzig;Eric I Benchimol;Eric I Benchimol;Anne Marie Griffiths

  • The Worldwide Incidence and Prevalence of Inflammatory Bowel Disease in the 21 st Century: A Systematic Review of Population-Based Studies

    Siew C. Ng;Hai Yun Shi;Nima Hamidi;Fox E. Underwood

Frequent Co-Authors

Remo Panaccione
Remo Panaccione University of Calgary
Subrata Ghosh
Subrata Ghosh University College Cork
Charles N. Bernstein
Charles N. Bernstein University of Manitoba
Paul L. Beck
Paul L. Beck University of Calgary
Herman W. Barkema
Herman W. Barkema University of Calgary
Siew C. Ng
Siew C. Ng Chinese University of Hong Kong
Anne M. Griffiths
Anne M. Griffiths University of Toronto
Robert P. Myers
Robert P. Myers University of Calgary
David R. Mack
David R. Mack University of Ottawa
Hude Quan
Hude Quan University of Calgary

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