Allen P. Kaplan
Clinical Professor of Medicine at the Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC) in Charleston, South Carolina, United States
Biography
Allen P. Kaplan, MD, is Clinical Professor of Medicine at the Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC) in Charleston, South Carolina. His research interests focus on inflammatory mechanisms of allergic disease, and he is a world-renowned authority on the mechanisms and treatment of urticaria and angioedema.
He has authored more than 350 articles, monographs, and editorials, and he edited the textbook titled Allergy, which has been utilized in training programs throughout the world. In addition, he coedited the textbook titled Urticaria and Angioedema as well as a two-volume textbook titled Allergy and Allergic Diseases. He has previously held the office of President of the American Academy of Allergy Asthma &Immunology, served as the President of the Clinical Immunology Society and became the second American to lead the World Allergy Organization during his time as President.
