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Normal life looks a lot different these days, especially in healthcare. But there is one thing that hasn’t changed at Children’s Colorado: Your child’s health and safety are our highest priority. Kids need great pediatric care as much now as ever, and it’s for that reason that we’re reactivating services we temporarily suspended due to the pandemic. We are here to deliver safe, thoughtful, high-quality care for kids who need it. Learn what to expect – and all the ways we’re keeping patients safe.
For ongoing updates, a list of open locations and how to get care virtually or in person, please see our coronavirus resources for parents and resources for healthcare professionals. For questions about visiting our locations, such as face covering requirements, inpatient visitation and outpatient appointments, please see our visitation policies.
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David Kaplan, MD, MPH/MSPH
Provider's Specialties
- Adolescent Medicine
- Pediatrics
Insurance plans accepted
We participate with most major health insurance plans and national transplant networks.
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We want to make sure you know what to expect before you arrive.
My care philosophy
Working with adolescents couldn't be more fun. I strive to provide the best care for my patients. I believe in treating the person as a whole, taking every aspect of a patient's physical and emotional health into consideration during diagnosis and treatment.Get to know David Kaplan, MD, MPH/MSPH
Departments and Programs
Conditions Treated
- Severe Obesity
- Stress
- Eating Disorders
- Depression
- Anxiety
- Vomiting With Diarrhea
- Vomiting Without Diarrhea
- Headaches
- Breathing Problems
- Functional Abdominal Pain
- Chronic Abdominal Pain
Languages spoken
- English
Experience and background
I am interested in seeing adolescents with complex physical and emotional problems. Many of the teens I see have been out of school for a number of weeks because of poorly controlled symptoms such as overwhelming fatigue, dizziness, headaches, abdominal pain, nausea/vomiting, POTS and other chronic symptoms.
Undergraduate 1966
University of Rochester (NY)
Medical School 1970
Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine
Internship 1971
University of Colorado
Residency 1972
University of Colorado, Pediatrics
Fellowship 1975
Children's Hospital/Harvard Medical School Program, Adolescent Medicine
Graduate 1975
Harvard University
For Patients:
My research interests include seeing adolescent girls with acute labial ulcers of unknown etiology.
My research interests include seeing adolescent girls with acute labial ulcers of unknown etiology.
For Referring Providers:
My research interests include seeing adolescents adolescents with complex physical and emotional problems.
My research interests include seeing adolescents adolescents with complex physical and emotional problems.
Outstanding Achievement Award 2004
National Assembly for School Based Health Care
James E. Strain Award 2005
The Childrens Hospital
Katherine Mullen Award 2005
Rocky Mountain Society of Adolescent Medicine
Dr. Minnie C.T. Love, Medicine Award 2005
The Childrens Hospital
Founders of Adolescent Health Award 2006
American Academy of Pediatrics
Visiting Professor 2006
Kolkata Medical College, Kolkata India
Elected to American Pediatric Society 2007
American Pediatric Society
Milton J.E. Senn Lectureship Award 2008
American Academy of Pediatrics
Oration Address, Adolescon 2008
Oration Address, Adolescon - 2008 The Annual National Adolescent
Medicine Conference of Indian Academy of Pediatrics,
Indian Academy of Pediatrics
Top Doctor in Denver 2016
Voted a 5280 best doctor by my peers in response to the question, "Which physician would you trust to treat you and your family?"
5280 Magazine
Best Doctors in America 2016
1997-2016
Best Doctors in America
5280-One of Denver's Best Physicians 2016
2005-2016
5280 Magazine
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