Dr. Kaplan serves as CEO of UW Health, a multi-state academic health system affiliated with the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health that includes six main hospitals in Wisconsin and Illinois, more than 2,000 faculty physicians and 26,500 employees providing care to more than 867,000 patients annually. He led the post-merger integration of the hospital system and its faculty physician group practice, and facilitated a joint operating agreement with UnityPoint Health-Meriter, a local community hospital in Madison, which included a full merger of health plans, revenue and net income sharing. Since he joined UW Health in 2016, the system has expanded by establishing 74 additional clinic locations, increasing its workforce by 68% and achieving a sixfold rise in outpatient visits. He developed the vision for the 420,000-square-foot UW Health Eastpark Medical Center in Madison, home to the system’s adult oncology and women’s specialty care, which is set to add some of the most advanced proton therapy available, including an upright option among the first in the world. In 2024, Dr. Kaplan convened a gathering of 25 health care leaders at the U.S. Capitol to examine AI in healthcare delivery, producing a report of recommendations for policymakers. Under his leadership, UW Health has been ranked the No. 1 hospital in Wisconsin for 15 consecutive years by U.S. News & World Report as of 2026-27.
