Dr. Kaplan is a Professor in the School of Veterinary Medicine at St. George’s University, where he also serves as the Associate Dean of Graduate Studies. He received his DVM from Virginia-Maryland College of Veterinary Medicine and worked in a mixed-species practice before earning a PhD in Veterinary Parasitology at the University of Florida. Dr. Kaplan then served in the US Army Veterinary Corps where he was Chief of Parasite Biology at Walter Reed Army Institute of Research. Prior to coming to St. George’s University, Dr. Kaplan was a professor at the University of Georgia College of Veterinary Medicine. His research program is focused on measuring, understanding, and solving problems of drug resistance in helminth parasites. Dr. Kaplan is a recipient of the Pfizer Award for Research Excellence and the AAVP Boehringer Ingelheim Distinguished Veterinary Parasitologist Award.