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National Ranking
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Overview

Lee M. Kaplan is affiliated with Harvard University in the United States and conducts research primarily in the field of Medicine. Their work spans several subfields, including Pharmacology, Surgery, Physiology, Pharmacy, and Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Metabolism.

The scientist's research focuses on diverse topics related to obesity and metabolic health. Key areas of work include:

  • Pharmacology and Obesity Treatment
  • Obesity and Health Practices
  • Bariatric Surgery and Outcomes
  • Diabetes Treatment and Management
  • Diet and metabolism studies
  • Metabolism, Diabetes, and Cancer
  • Regulation of Appetite and Obesity

Kaplan has published extensively, with a range of papers appearing in notable venues such as Obesity, Nature Medicine, Gastroenterology Clinics of North America, Diabetes Obesity and Metabolism, and the New England Journal of Medicine. The following recent publications illustrate the scope and scale of their research contributions:

  • Joint international consensus statement for ending stigma of obesity, 2020, Nature Medicine
  • Triple-Hormone-Receptor Agonist Retatrutide for Obesity - A Phase 2 Trial, 2023, New England Journal of Medicine
  • Definition and diagnostic criteria of clinical obesity, 2025, The Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology
  • Clinical Care Pathway for the Risk Stratification and Management of Patients With Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease, 2021, Gastroenterology
  • Triple hormone receptor agonist retatrutide for metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease: a randomized phase 2a trial, 2024, Nature Medicine

Collaboration is an important aspect of Kaplan's work. Frequent coauthors include Carel W. le Roux, Ania M. Jastreboff, Elke Platz, Sean Wharton, and Martina Brueckmann. These collaborations have resulted in multiple joint publications, notably with Carel W. le Roux, who has coauthored fourteen papers alongside Kaplan.

Best Publications

  • Biological, clinical and population relevance of 95 loci for blood lipids

    Tanya M. Teslovich;Kiran Musunuru;Albert V. Smith;Andrew C. Edmondson

  • Association analyses of 249,796 individuals reveal 18 new loci associated with body mass index

    Elizabeth K. Speliotes;Elizabeth K. Speliotes;Cristen J. Willer;Sonja I. Berndt;Keri L. Monda

  • Hundreds of variants clustered in genomic loci and biological pathways affect human height

    Hana Lango Allen;Karol Estrada;Guillaume Lettre;Sonja I. Berndt

  • Large-scale association analysis identifies 13 new susceptibility loci for coronary artery disease

    Heribert Schunkert;Inke R. König;Sekar Kathiresan;Muredach P. Reilly

  • Metabolic Surgery in the Treatment Algorithm for Type 2 Diabetes: a Joint Statement by International Diabetes Organizations.

    Francesco Rubino;David M Nathan;Robert H Eckel;Philip R Schauer

  • A role for hepatitis C virus infection in type II cryoglobulinemia.

    Vincent Agnello;Raymond T. Chung;Lee M. Kaplan

  • Common variants at 30 loci contribute to polygenic dyslipidemia.

    Sekar Kathiresan;Sekar Kathiresan;Sekar Kathiresan;Cristen J. Willer;Gina M. Peloso;Serkalem Demissie

  • Association analyses of 249,796 individuals reveal 18 new loci associated with body mass index

    E. K. Speliotes;C. J. Willer;S. I. Berndt;K. L. Monda

  • Meta-analysis identifies 13 new loci associated with waist-hip ratio and reveals sexual dimorphism in the genetic basis of fat distribution

    Iris M. Heid;Anne U. Jackson;Joshua C. Randall;Tthomas W. Winkler

  • Conserved Shifts in the Gut Microbiota Due to Gastric Bypass Reduce Host Weight and Adiposity

    Alice P. Liou;Melissa Paziuk;Jesus-Mario Luevano;Sriram Machineni

  • Metabolic Surgery in the Treatment Algorithm for Type 2 Diabetes: A Joint Statement by International Diabetes Organizations

    Francesco Rubino;David M. Nathan;Robert H. Eckel;Philip R. Schauer

  • Joint international consensus statement for ending stigma of obesity.

    Francesco Rubino;Francesco Rubino;Rebecca M. Puhl;David E. Cummings;Robert H. Eckel

  • Disruption of Neurexin 1 Associated with Autism Spectrum Disorder

    Hyung Goo Kim;Shotaro Kishikawa;Anne W. Higgins;Ihn Sik Seong

  • Polygenic Prediction of Weight and Obesity Trajectories from Birth to Adulthood

    Amit V. Khera;Mark Chaffin;Kaitlin H. Wade;Sohail Zahid

  • Endocrine and Nutritional Management of the Post-Bariatric Surgery Patient: An Endocrine Society Clinical Practice Guideline

    David Heber;Frank L. Greenway;Lee M. Kaplan;Edward Livingston

  • The melanocortin-1 receptor gene mediates female-specific mechanisms of analgesia in mice and humans

    Jeffrey S. Mogil;Sonya G. Wilson;Elissa J. Chesler;Andrew L. Rankin

  • Novel Loci for Adiponectin Levels and Their Influence on Type 2 Diabetes and Metabolic Traits: A Multi-Ethnic Meta-Analysis of 45,891 Individuals

    Z Dastani;Hivert M-F.;Hivert M-F.;N Timpson;Perry Jrb.;Perry Jrb.

  • Metabolic Surgery to Treat Type 2 Diabetes: Clinical Outcomes and Mechanisms of Action

    Francesco Rubino;Philip R. Schauer;Lee M. Kaplan;David E. Cummings

  • Hundreds of variants clustered in genomic loci and biological pathways affect human height

    H. Lango Allen;K. Estrada;G. Lettre;S. I. Berndt

  • An Endocrine Society Clinical Practice Guideline Endocrine and Nutritional Management of the Post-Bariatric Surgery Patient:

    David Heber;Frank L. Greenway;Lee M. Kaplan;Edward Livingston

Frequent Co-Authors

Eric E. Schadt
Eric E. Schadt Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Benjamin F. Voight
Benjamin F. Voight University of Pennsylvania
Unnur Thorsteinsdottir
Unnur Thorsteinsdottir deCODE Genetics (Iceland)
Nicole Soranzo
Nicole Soranzo Wellcome Sanger Institute
Igor Rudan
Igor Rudan University of Edinburgh
Kari Stefansson
Kari Stefansson deCODE Genetics (Iceland)
Marjo-Riitta Järvelin
Marjo-Riitta Järvelin Imperial College London
Toby Johnson
Toby Johnson Queen Mary University of London
Guillaume Lettre
Guillaume Lettre Montreal Heart Institute
Sekar Kathiresan
Sekar Kathiresan Harvard University

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