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Stuart Kaplan

Stuart S Kaplan, MD

Chief, Section of Breast Imaging, Breast Ultrasound and MRI, and Breast Interventional Procedures

  • Cancer
  • Oncology
  • Radiology
  • Breast Imaging

Stuart S. Kaplan, M.D., FACR, FSBI, is Section Chief of Breast Imaging, at Mount Sinai medical center’s Comprehensive Cancer Center. Dr. Kaplan brings more than 25 years of experience in breast imaging to the cancer center, which is dedicated to detecting, treating and preventing breast cancer.

A graduate of the George Washington University School of Medicine, he completed his radiology residency at the University of California Los Angeles and a breast imaging fellowship at the Iris Cantor Center for Breast Imaging at the University of California Los Angeles.

Dr. Kaplan is a nationally recognized expert in breast imaging and is a fellow of the American College of Radiology (ACR), a distinction held by less than 10 per cent of radiologists, and a fellow of the Society of Breast Imaging. He pioneered the use of ultrasound for screening in women with dense breast tissue, and authored one of the landmark studies on the subject.

Dr. Kaplan is a clinical reviewer and past chairman of the ACR Stereotactic Breast Biopsy Accreditation Program, and a clinical reviewer and past committee member of the ACR Breast Ultrasound Accreditation Program. Dr. Kaplan also served as a Committee Member, Breast Committee for Appropriateness Criteria and Guidelines and Standards, American College of Radiology, Department of Quality and Safety, Jan 2006 – May 2011.

Dr. Kaplan has authored many research studies, and a book chapter in the field of Breast Imaging.

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  • Mount Sinai Medical Center (Main Campus)

    4306 Alton Road, Miami Beach, FL 33140
    305.674.2121
  • Profile

    Stuart S. Kaplan, M.D., FACR, FSBI, is Section Chief of Breast Imaging, at Mount Sinai medical center’s Comprehensive Cancer Center.  Dr. Kaplan brings more than 25 years of experience in breast imaging to the cancer center, which is dedicated to detecting, treating and preventing breast cancer.

    A graduate of the George Washington University School of Medicine, he completed his radiology residency at the University of California Los Angeles and a breast imaging fellowship at the Iris Cantor Center for Breast Imaging at the University of California Los Angeles.

    Dr. Kaplan is a nationally recognized expert in breast imaging and is a fellow of the American College of Radiology (ACR), a distinction held by less than 10 per cent of radiologists, and a fellow of the Society of Breast Imaging. He pioneered the use of ultrasound for screening in women with dense breast tissue, and authored one of the landmark studies on the subject.

    Dr. Kaplan is a clinical reviewer and past chairman of the ACR Stereotactic Breast Biopsy Accreditation Program, and a clinical reviewer and past committee member of the ACR Breast Ultrasound Accreditation Program.  Dr. Kaplan also served as a Committee Member, Breast Committee for Appropriateness Criteria and Guidelines and Standards, American College of Radiology, Department of Quality and Safety, Jan 2006 – May 2011.

    Dr. Kaplan has authored many research studies, and a book chapter in the field of Breast Imaging.

  • Publications

    Selected Peer-Reviewed Publications and Presentations:

    • Clinical Utility of Bilateral Whole Breast US in the Evaluation of Women With Dense Breast Tissue. Kaplan SS.  Radiology 2001; 221:641-649
    • US Guided Core Biopsy of the Breast with A Coaxial System; Kaplan SS, Racenstein MJ, Wong WS, et al. Radiology 1995; 194: 573-575.
    • Automated Whole Breast Ultrasound (Book Chapter).  Kaplan SS.  Radiologic Clinics of North America:  Breast Imaging.  Vol 52, No.4, July 2014, p. 539-546.
    • Practice Guideline for the Performance of Ultrasound-Guided Percutaneous Breast Interventional Procedures.  Stuart S. Kaplan MD, principal reviewer.  Revised guideline published 2009.
    • ACR Appropriateness Criteria on Nonpalpable Mammographic Findings (Excluding Calcifications);  S Kaplan (among several authors) J Am Coll Radiol 2010;7:920-930.
    • Palpable Solid Masses With Probably Benign Sonographic Features: Can Biopsy Be Avoided?  Kaplan S, Collado-Mesa F, Ekins J, Thurber M.  The Breast Journal; Vol 19, Issue 2, 2013: 212-214.
    • Impact of COVID-19 on breast imaging case volumes in South Florida. A multicenter study.  Collado-Mesa F, Kaplan SS, Yepes MM, Thurber MJ, Behjatnia B, Kallos NPL.  First published (on-line): 09 August 2020 https://doi.org/10.1111/tbj.14011
  • Office Location

Medical School

George Washington University School of Medicine

Residency

University of California

Los Angeles

Fellowship

The Iris Cantor Center for Breast Imaging

The University of California

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