Jay Kaplan

MD, FACEP

Dr. Kaplan is an attending physician in the Emergency Department of Kootenay Lake Hospital in Nelson, British Columbia, Canada.  He is currently a Clinical Instructor for the Department of Emergency Medicine of the University of British Columbia.  He practiced emergency medicine for more than 43 years in the United States and is board-certified in both Emergency Medicine and Family Medicine.  He has been a physician coach, consultant, and mentor for more than 25 years.  In the recent past, Dr. Kaplan was Medical Director of Care Transformation and Director of the Be Well Center for LCMC Health in New Orleans, LA, where he was also Clinical Associate Professor of Medicine at LSU Health Sciences Center and academic faculty for the LSU Emergency Medicine Residency in New Orleans. Dr. Kaplan is a past President of the American College of Emergency Physicians, and in 2021 he was given the John G. Wiegenstein Leadership Award, ACEP’s highest honor.