Gastroenterology
Lee Kaplan, MD PHD
Director, Obesity, Metabolism & Nutrition Institute, Massachusetts General Hospital; Associate Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School; Chief of the Section on Obesity Medicine, Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth
Dr. Lee M. Kaplan is a gastroenterologist and obesity medicine specialist with dual expertise in digestive disorders and metabolic disease. As Director of the Obesity, Metabolism & Nutrition Institute and founding director of the Weight Center at Massachusetts General Hospital, his clinical practice focuses on obesity medicine, gastroenterology, and liver disease. Dr. Kaplan specializes in identifying clinically relevant subtypes of obesity, predicting outcomes of obesity therapies, and developi
45+
Years in Practice
Credentials
Board Certifications
- Internal Medicine (ABIM)
- Gastroenterology (ABIM)
- Obesity Medicine
Education & Training
- Albert Einstein College of Medicine — MD, PhD in Molecular Biology, Class of 1981
- Massachusetts General Hospital — Residency, Internal Medicine, 1981–1984
- Massachusetts General Hospital — Fellowship, Gastroenterology, 1984–1987
- Brigham and Women's Hospital — Fellowship, Genetics
Peer Recognition
- The Obesity Society — Thomas A. Wadden Award for Distinguished Mentorship
2023
Clinical Focus
Subspecialties
Conditions & Treatments
Practice Details
Hospital Affiliations
- Massachusetts General Hospital
- Harvard Medical School
- Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth
- Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center
Languages
English
Experience
45+ years in practice