Daniel Kaplan, MD, PhD
Enriched profileProfessor of Dermatology and Immunology; Director, Cutaneous Biology Research Core · University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
Daniel Kaplan is Professor of Dermatology and Immunology; Director, Cutaneous Biology Research Core at University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine. OpenAlex indexes 178 publications with 19,753 citations (h-index 60); ClinicalTrials.gov lists 1 registered study with this person as an investigator. By OpenAlex citation count, this profile ranks in the top 5% of Dermatology profiles in the findmyKOL directory.
Data verified 14 Aug 2026
Overview
Updated 27 Aug 2026
Daniel H. Kaplan is Professor of Dermatology and Immunology at University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine. The public record shows 178 publications with 19,753 citations (h-index 60), centered on Atopic Dermatitis / Eczema. It also documents an investigator role on 1 registered clinical trials, industry payments reported by 13 companies, 6 NIH-funded awards (2015–2026).
- Most recent indexed publication: 2025 · eLife
- Top research focus: Atopic Dermatitis / Eczema
- 1 registered trials on ClinicalTrials.gov
- Open Payments reporting from 13 companies
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Indications focus
from trials led + research topicsResearch focus
OpenAlex concept fingerprintDrugs & molecules
across trials, industry payments and publicationsWorks with
trial sponsors and companies reporting paymentsScholarship
indexed output and impact (OpenAlex)Distinct works indexed by OpenAlex, matched via ORCID; 11 in PubMed.
Total citations across indexed works.
Hirsch index, productivity × impact (OpenAlex).
Clinical & industry
trials, payments and federal fundingContact
The practice address and phone this provider lists in the federal NPPES (CMS) registry.
Practice address
Telephone
Practice address and telephone from the federal NPPES registry.
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Updated 27 Aug 2026
Listed as an investigator on 1 registered study on ClinicalTrials.gov. The most recent:
- The Impact of Botox on Neuroimmune Interactions in Atopic Dermatitis
Sponsor: Daniel Kaplan
Industry payments
Updated 27 Aug 2026
13 companies reported payments to CMS in program years 2021–2025. These are public disclosures, not judgments. The latest:
- Merck Sharp & Dohme LLCProgram year20251 payment
- Stryker CorporationProgram year20252 payments
- Janssen Biotech, Inc.Program year20251 payment
Medicare prescribing footprint (2024)
The drugs this prescriber writes for Medicare patients, grouped by drug class and therapeutic area. Every percentage is a share of their total prescribing, so you can see what they prescribe most. These are proportions, not patient counts or dollar amounts. No condition is inferred: the claims record what was prescribed, never why.
Anti-infectives
32%Azole Antifungal32%Ketoconazole100%Part D≥13 patientsGenitourinary & hormones
30.9%Other antiinfectives and antiseptics30.9%Ciclopirox100%Part D≥13 patientsDermatology
24.7%Corticosteroid24.7%Triamcinolone Acetonide100%Part D≥15 patients
Drug classes come from the WHO ATC and U.S. National Library of Medicine (RxClass) classifications; prescribing counts come from the CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers file. Each drug is counted once, under its primary class. Medicare fee-for-service only, so no Medicare Advantage, commercial, or pediatric prescribing is included. CMS publishes this data about 17 months after the fact.
NIH funding
Updated 27 Aug 2026
6 NIH research awards on record, funded 2015–2026 per NIH RePORTER. The latest:
- Intrinsic and Extrinsic factors regulating competition for active TGFb promote skin memory CD8 T cell fitness
University of Pittsburgh at Pittsburgh
FY2026$613,646R01AR083713 - Immune Functions of Cutaneous Nociceptors
University of Pittsburgh at Pittsburgh
FY2026$480,761R01AR071720 - Assessing how ocular surface nerves, immune cells, and epithelial cells communicate to encourage neuro-immune homeostasis
University of Pittsburgh at Pittsburgh
FY2025$1,277,057U01EY034711
Publications
Updated 27 Aug 2026
Their five most recent publications, matched to their ORCID record and linked to PubMed.
- Regulatory T cells in the tumor microenvironment display a unique chromatin accessibility profile.
ImmunoHorizons
Article2025 - Scratching promotes allergic inflammation and host defense via neurogenic mast cell activation.
Science (New York, N.Y.)
Article2025 - Agonism of the glutamate receptor GluK2 suppresses dermal mast cell activation and cutaneous inflammation.
Science translational medicine
Article2024
Online presence
Updated 27 Aug 2026
This person's own public accounts first, then places where others mention them. Two different things, listed separately.
Owned accounts
public accounts run by this person- Doximity
doximity.com/pub/daniel-kaplan-md-783b3509
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kaplanlabskin.org
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Mentions by others
where others cite or feature them- Facebook
facebook.com/pittdermatology/photos/daniel-kaplan-md-phd-professor-in-the-department-of-dermatology-is-highlighted-i/1326693204977847
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Background & recognition
Updated 27 Aug 2026
Credentials, appointments and honors, newest first, each linked to the public source it came from.
Education
degrees and training on record- PhD
Immunology, Washington University in St. Louis
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Washington University School of Medicine
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Yale University
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Yale University
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Dermatology (American Board of Dermatology)
provisionalFound in a cited public source but not yet independently corroborated. Published as a labeled candidate and queued for verification.How we verify →providers.upmc.com ↗
Editorial & leadership roles
journal and society appointments- Director
Cutaneous Biology Research Core, University of Pittsburgh
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Department of Immunology, University of Pittsburgh
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Medical Scientist Training Program (MSTP), University of Pittsburgh
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Awards & honors
honors on the public record- William E. Brown Outstanding MSTP Mentor Award (2023)
University of Pittsburgh/CMU Medical Scientist Training Program
2023verifiedCorroborated by findmyKOL. We matched this record across two or more independent public sources (or a verified ORCID / NPI identifier bridge) before attributing it to this person.How we verify →mdphd.pitt.edu ↗ - provisionalFound in a cited public source but not yet independently corroborated. Published as a labeled candidate and queued for verification.How we verify →2021sidvirtualmeeting.org ↗
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Secondary affiliations
appointments beyond the home institution- Faculty
Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Pittsburgh
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UPMC Presbyterian, UPMC Shadyside, UPMC Magee-Womens Hospital
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Media & interviews
press, podcasts and appearances- William Montagna Lecture
Society for Investigative Dermatology Virtual Annual Meeting, 2021 (invited keynote lecture)
2021provisionalFound in a cited public source but not yet independently corroborated. Published as a labeled candidate and queued for verification.How we verify →2021sidvirtualmeeting.org ↗
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