Harold J. Kaplan, MD, FACS

Harold J. Kaplan, MD, FACS   Facial Plastic Surgeon

In addition to his busy private practice, Dr. Harold J. Kaplan is a Clinical Associate Professor of Surgery at UCLA, where he has taught facial plastic surgery to resident physicians for over 20 years. Dr. Kaplan has performed thousands of surgical and non-surgical procedures of the face and neck exclusively.

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Education
Medical School: Loyola University Stritch School of Medicine
Internship: UCLA Affiliated Hospitals
Residencies: Wadsworth VA Hospital
Resident in Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery, 1973 – 1975
Chief Resident in Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery, 1975 – 1976

Military:
Otolaryngologist
USAF Regional Hospital March AFB, California 1976 – 1978

Licensure:
California, 1972 – present

Certification:
American Board of Otolaryngology, 1976
American Board of Facial Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery, 1993

Faculty Appointments
Associate Clinical Professor, UCLA School of Medicine
Division of Head & Neck Surgery, 1977 – present
Clinical Instructor, Harbor General Hospital, Division of ENT, Torrance, California 1976 – 1977

Professional Offices
Chief of Surgery, Torrance Memorial Hospital Medical Center, Torrance, California 1985 – 1987 President, 1986, LACMA Southwest District
Vice President, 1985, LACMA Southwest District
Secretary, 1984, LACMA Southwest District
Treasurer, 1983, LACMA Southwest District
President and Chairman of Board South Bay Independent Physicians 1996 – 1999
President South Bay Medical Association 1984
President, The Paul Ward Society 1989 – 1990

Societies
American College of Surgeons, Fellow 1981
American Academy of Facial Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery, Fellow 1977
American Speech & Hearing Association, 1975
American Academy of Otolaryngology, Fellow 1977

Presentations:

Augmentation Mentoplasty
2^nd International Symposium on Facial Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery
June 1975 – Chicago, Illinois

Dynamic Properties of Acoustic Reflex Adaptation
American Academy of Ophthalmology & Otolaryngology
Scientific Section
September 1975 – Dallas, Texas

Properties of Acoustic Reflex Adaptation
American Speech & Hearing Association
National Convention
November 1975 – Washington, D.C.

Head & Neck Emergencies
Postgraduate Institute on Emergency Medicine
UCLA Extension
January 1976 – Los Angeles, California

ENT Emergencies
Torrance Memorial Hospital Medical Center
Continuing Medical Education
October 1978 – Torrance, California

Management of Chronic Otitis Media
South Bay Medical Association Annual Meeting
February 1980 – Steamboat Springs, Colorado

Post Laryngectomy Voice Restoration Procedure
Torrance Memorial Hospital Medical Center
Continuing Medical Education
December 1980 – Torrance, California

Oral Function & Rehabilitation After Monobloc Resection
Fourth International Symposium on Facial Plastic Reconstruction
June 1983 – Los Angeles, California

Monobloc Resection for Oral Cavity Cancer
International Symposium on Oral Cancer
October 1987 – Singapore

Thyroglossal Duct Carcinoma in Childhood
1^st Annual Meeting of The Paul Ward Society
May 1988 – Los Angeles, California

Eustachian Tube Dysfunction in Adults
American Academy of Otolaryngology Annual Meeting
September 1990 – San Diego, California

Disorders of the Eustachian Tube in Adults
4^th Annual Meeting of The Paul Ward Society
March 1991 – Snowmass, Colorado

The Modified Browlift – An Effective Minimally Invasive Alternative
20^th Annual Symposium on the Latest Advances in Facial Plastic Surgery
August 2006 – Newport Beach, California

The Modified Browlift – Update on an Effective Minimally Invasive Alternative
21^st Annual Symposium on the Latest Advances in Facial Plastic Surgery
August 2007 – Newport Beach, California

Complications and Risks of Laser Medispas
21^st Annual Symposium on the Latest Advances in Facial Plastic Surgery
August 2007 – Newport Beach, California

The Modified Browlift - An Effective, Minimally Invasive Alternative
Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Facial Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery
October 2009 - San Diego, California

National Courses Taught:

Director, Soft Tissue Surgery Workshop
American Society of Facial Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery
February 1992 – Washington, D.C.

Management of Cutaneous Malignancies of the Head & Neck
American Academy of Otolaryngology
September 1992 – Washington, D.C.

Skin Cancer:  Non-Mohs Controlled Excision and Reconstruction
American Academy of Otolaryngology – Head & Neck Surgery
September 1995 – New Orleans, Louisiana

Non-Mohs Controlled Skin Cancer Excision and Reconstruction
American Academy of Otolaryngology – Head & Neck Surgery
September 1996 – Washington, D.C.

Non-Mohs Controlled Skin Cancer Excision and Reconstruction
American Academy of Otolaryngology – Head & Neck Surgery
September 1997 – San Francisco, California

Skin Cancer Non-Mohs Controlled Excision and Reconstruction
American Academy of Otolaryngology – Head & Neck Surgery
September 1998 – San Antonio, Texas

Other Awards

Teaching Award (Clinical Teacher of Year)
UCLA Division of Head & Neck Surgery
1990 – 1991

  1.    Kaplan, H. J.; Dirks, D.; and Gilman, S.  Properties of Acoustic Reflex Adaptations.  Transactions of the American Academy of Ophthalmology  and Otolaryngology, May – June 1976. 

  2.    Gilman, S.; Kaplan, H. J.; and Dirks, D.  Acoustic Reflex Adaptation.  Journal of American Speech and Hearing Association, April 1976.

  3.    Levinson, S.; Canalis R.; and Kaplan, H. J.  Laryngeal Spasm Complicating Pseudomyotonia.  Archives of Otolaryngology,  March 1976.

  4.    Kaplan, H. J.; and Fee, W. E.  Augmentation Mentoplasty:  Comparison of Techniques and Complications.  Plastic Surgery of the Face & Neck, Vol. 1, 1977.

  5.    Kaplan, H. J.; Dirks, D.; and Gilman, S.  Dynamic Properties of Acoustic Reflex Adaptation.  Annals of Otology, Rhinology & Laryngology, May – June 1977.

  6.    Kaplan, H. J.; and Eichel, B. S.  Parapharyngeal and Deep Neck Infections.  Otolaryngology, Harper & Row Publishers, 1980.

  7.    Eichel, B. S.; Bray, D. A.; and Kaplan, H. J.  The Overall Management of Salivary Gland Disorders.  The Laryngoscope, April 1981. 

  8.    Bray, D.A.; Eichel, B. S.; and Kaplan, H. J.  The Dorsal Nasal Flap  Archives of Otolaryngology, Vol. 107, December 1981.

  9.    Kaplan, H. J.; Bray, D. A.; and Eichel, B. S.  Traction Diverticulum:  A Complication of Cervical Esophagostomy.  Head and Neck Surgery, January 1982.

10.    Kaplan, H. J.; and Eichel, B. S.  Oral Function and Rehabilitation After Monobloc Resection for CA of Floor of Mouth.  Proceedings of the Fourth International Symposium on Facial Plastic Reconstruction, June 1983, Chapter 102, Plastic Reconstructive Surgery of the Head and Neck, Vol. 2, C. V. Mosley Publishers.

11.    Eichel, B. S.; and Kaplan, H. J.  How We Manage Nosebleeds in Athletes.  The Physician and Sports Medicine, April 1984.

12.    Kaplan, H. J.; and Tamkin, J.  Invasive Thyroglossal Duct Carcinoma in Childhood.  Ear, Nose and Throat Journal, June 1989.

13.    Kaplan, H. J.; and Eichel, B. S.  Deep Neck Infections.  Chapter 30, Vol. 3, Otolaryngology, J. B. Lippincott Company 1992.

14.    Kaplan, H. J.; and Bray, D. A.  Skin Cancer:  Pathologically Controlled Excision and Pre-planned Surgical Reconstruction.  “Highlights of the Instructional Courses, 1994”.  American Academy of Otolaryngology Publications, 1994.

15.    Kaplan, H. J.; and Bray, D. A.  Skin Cancer:  Non-Mohs Controlled Excision and Reconstruction.  Instructional Courses 1995.  American Academy of Otolaryngology Publications, In Press.