Gary P. Kaplan, M.d., Ph.d., New York University School of Medicine faculty. - Articles

 

Gary P. Kaplan M.D., Ph.D., is a neurologist, neuroscientist, educator, and Associate Professor of Clinical Neurology at New York University School of Medicine. He is the former Director of Clinical Neurophysiology at North Shore University Hospital.
Dr. Kaplan has lectured extensively and has been interviewed on CNN’s Bullseye, Paging Dr. Gupta, and other network news programs, discussing the deleterious effects of stress on executives and school children and its reduction through innovative, non-invasive approaches.
Dr. Kaplan received his BS in biology, with a special concentration in neurobiology and behavior, at Cornell University. He received his PhD in neural science at Washington University, and his MD at the University of Miami PhD to MD program. He undertook post-graduate training in neurology at Yale University School of Medicine, where he also served as chief resident in neurology and clinical instructor. While an attending neurologist and director of the course in neuroscience at the State University of New York at Stony Brook, he received the Albert H. Douglas award from the Medical Society of the State of New York for outstanding achievements as a clinical teacher interested in promoting and improving medical education of physicians.
Dr. Kaplan is the author of numerous articles in basic neuroscience research and clinical neurology.

Choosing Meditation to Lower High Blood Pressure? New Research Reveals Which Meditation is Most Effective

A new research study compared 107 forms of meditation, relaxation, bio-feed back and stress management for their effects on high blood pressure. The study, published in American Journal of Hypertension, found that not all relaxation techniques are the same and that only one technique had a significant effect on lowering high blood pressure—to such a degree that those with mild hypertension or prehypertension may be able to avoid blood pressure medications and the adverse side effects. Read

By: Gary P. Kaplan, M.d., Ph.d., New York University School of Medicine faculty. | 15/12/2008 | Wellness