LeeKaplanMD
Orthopaedic Surgery • Miami, FLOrthopedic Sports Medicine
Director, University of Miami Sports Medicine Institute
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Office
1400 NW 12th Ave
Miami, FL 33136Phone+1 305-689-1328Fax+1 305-689-5774
Summary
- I specialize in sports medicine and arthroscopic surgery, and I serve as the Chief of UHealth Sports Medicine, a division of the Department of Orthopaedics at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine. The division is the official sports medicine provider for the Miami Hurricanes.
I also provide coverage for the University of Miami Football and Baseball teams and I am the Medical Director & Team Physician for the Miami Marlins.
I was board certified by the American Board of Orthopaedic Surgeons and completed a sports medicine/shoulder fellowship and a clinical instructor sports medicine and research fellowship at the University of Pittsburgh.
As an expert on conditions resulting from sports-related injury, I have authored multiple articles on sports medicine and articular cartilage, as well as a wide range of other Orthopaedic disciplines.
Education & Training
UPMC Medical EducationFellowship, Orthopaedic Sports Medicine, 2000 - 2002
University of Miami/Jackson Health SystemResidency, Orthopaedic Surgery, 1995 - 2000
George Washington University School of Medicine and Health SciencesClass of 1995
Certifications & Licensure
FL State Medical License 1997 - 2026
CO State Medical License 2022 - 2025
WI State Medical License 2002 - 2009
PA State Medical License 2000 - 2002- American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery Orthopaedic Surgery
- American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery Orthopaedic Sports Medicine
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification EpicCare Ambulatory EMR, Epic Systems Corporation, 2012-2013
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 15 citationsTherapeutic Perspectives for Inflammation and Senescence in Osteoarthritis Using Mesenchymal Stem Cells, Mesenchymal Stem Cell-Derived Extracellular Vesicles and Senol...Michael G Rizzo, Thomas M Best, Johnny Huard, Marc Philippon, Francis Hornicek
Cells. 2023-05-18 - 55 citationsInfrapatellar Fat Pad/Synovium Complex in Early-Stage Knee Osteoarthritis: Potential New Target and Source of Therapeutic Mesenchymal Stem/Stromal Cells.Dylan N. Greif, Dimitrios Kouroupis, Christopher J. Murdock, Anthony J. Griswold, Lee D. Kaplan
Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology. 2020-07-28 - 203 citationsTissue Engineering and Cell-Based Therapies for Fractures and Bone Defects.Jose R. Perez, Dimitrios Kouroupis, Deborah J. Li, Thomas M. Best, Lee M. Kaplan
Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology. 2018-07-31
Press Mentions
MSP Recovery Announces Several New PartnershipsOctober 14th, 2021- College Football Faces Challenges to Return with Bubble Setting ‘Impossible'June 20th, 2020
Your Child Is Injured from Sports. Here’s How You Can Avoid Injuries the Next TimeJuly 26th, 2018
Professional Memberships
- Member
- Member
- Member
- American Board of Orthopaedic SurgeonsDiplomate of the Board
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