Overview
Dr. Caplan specializes in the treatment of cerebrovascular disorders of the brain, head, neck and spine, such as aneurysms, arteriovenous malformations, arteriovenous fistulas, moyamoya disease, carotid artery stenosis and stroke. He is dual fellowship trained in both open cerebrovascular neurosurgery and endovascular neurosurgery, allowing him to offer patients the full spectrum of the latest surgical and endovascular techniques in treating these diseases. Dr. Caplan also focuses on treating acoustic neuromas and other tumors of the skull base, including meningiomas. Dr. Caplan graduated with honors from the Johns Hopkins University with a degree in neuroscience, where he spent time in the Hunterian Neurological Surgery Research Laboratory. He then earned his medical degree from Harvard Medical School. He completed his neurosurgery residency at Johns Hopkins, along with fellowships in cerebrovascular neurosurgery and endovascular neurosurgery, also at Johns Hopkins. He then completed an additional fellowship in endovascular neurosurgery at the University of Miami before returning to join the Johns Hopkins faculty.
Dr. Caplan is highly rated in 9 conditions, according to our data. His top areas of expertise are Brain Aneurysm, Arteriovenous Malformation, Cerebral Arteriovenous Malformation, Thrombectomy, and Carotid Artery Surgery.
His clinical research consists of co-authoring 128 peer reviewed articles and participating in 1 clinical trial. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years.
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Locations
601 North Caroline Street, Floor 5, Floor 5, Baltimore, MD 21287
Clinical Research
Clinical research consists of overseeing clinical studies of patients undergoing new treatments and therapies, and publishing articles in peer reviewed medical journals. Providers who actively participate in clinical research are generally at the forefront of the fields and aware of the most up-to-date advances in treatments for their patients.
1 Clinical Trials
Johns Hopkins Outpatient Center
Dr. Mark Luciano is the director of the Johns Hopkins Hydrocephalus and Cerebral Fluid Center. A renowned leader in treating hydrocephalus, Dr. Luciano is distinguished both nationally and internationally for his research and educational and clinical work in neuroendoscopy. Dr. Luciano treats adults with hydrocephalus, pseudotumor cerebri, intracranial hypotension, Chiari malformations, and cerebral and spinal cysts. He has significant expertise treating children and adults with cerebrospinal fluid leaks and congenital disorders. Among his accomplishments in neuroscience research and biomedical engineering are his investigation of the cerebrovascular response to hydrocephalus and the invention of a unique device for control of intracranial pressure (ICP) pulsatility to increase blood flow. His National Institutes of Health-funded studies have explored prolonged compression and hypoxia in the brain as a result of hydrocephalus, as well as the interaction between cerebrospinal fluid and vascular systems. Dr. Luciano is highly rated in 25 conditions, according to our data. His top areas of expertise are Hydrocephalus, Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus, Increased Intracranial Pressure, Posterior Fossa Decompression, and Gastrostomy.
Johns Hopkins Outpatient Center
Henry Brem is a Neurosurgery provider in Baltimore, Maryland. Dr. Brem is highly rated in 17 conditions, according to our data. His top areas of expertise are Gliosarcoma, Glioma, Brain Tumor, Endoscopic Transnasal Transsphenoidal Surgery, and Osteotomy.
Johns Hopkins Outpatient Center
Dr. Gary Gallia's specialty is endoscopic endonasal surgical approaches to skull base pathologies with a focus on neurosurgical oncology. He utilizes the latest techniques in preoperative imaging, computer-guided surgical navigation, intraoperative monitoring, and minimally invasive and Neuroendoscopy approaches in the management of patients with benign and malignant brain tumors, metastatic tumors to the brain, skull base neoplasms, and pituitary tumors. He is the director of the Neurosurgery Skull Base Center and surgical director of the Johns Hopkins Pituitary Center. Dr. Gary Gallia graduated summa cum laude from the Gibbons Scholar MD/PhD program at Jefferson Medical College and Thomas Jefferson University. He completed his general surgery internship at The Johns Hopkins Hospital where he was awarded surgical intern of the year. He then completed his neurological surgery residency and a postdoctoral fellowship in neuro-oncology at The Johns Hopkins Hospital. Following residency, he completed a minimally invasive and endoscopic neurosurgery fellowship with Dr. Charles Teo at the Prince of Wales Private Hospital and Sydney Children's Hospital in Sydney, Australia. Dr. Gallia is highly rated in 29 conditions, according to our data. His top areas of expertise are Olfactory Neuroblastoma, Chordoma, Pituitary Tumor, Endoscopic Transnasal Transsphenoidal Surgery, and Awake Craniotomy.
Areas of Expertise
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- Elite
- Brain AneurysmDr. Caplan isElite. Learn about Brain Aneurysm.
- Distinguished
- Arteriovenous MalformationDr. Caplan isDistinguished. Learn about Arteriovenous Malformation.
- Cerebral Arteriovenous MalformationDr. Caplan isDistinguished. Learn about Cerebral Arteriovenous Malformation.
- Subarachnoid HemorrhageDr. Caplan isDistinguished. Learn about Subarachnoid Hemorrhage.
- Advanced
- Chronic Subdural HematomaDr. Caplan isAdvanced. Learn about Chronic Subdural Hematoma.
- Moyamoya DiseaseDr. Caplan isAdvanced. Learn about Moyamoya Disease.
- StrokeDr. Caplan isAdvanced. Learn about Stroke.
- Subdural HematomaDr. Caplan isAdvanced. Learn about Subdural Hematoma.
- ThrombectomyDr. Caplan isAdvanced. Learn about Thrombectomy.
- Experienced
- Acoustic NeuromaDr. Caplan isExperienced. Learn about Acoustic Neuroma.
- Amaurosis FugaxDr. Caplan isExperienced. Learn about Amaurosis Fugax.
- ApoplexyDr. Caplan isExperienced. Learn about Apoplexy.
- Arterial Calcification of InfancyDr. Caplan isExperienced. Learn about Arterial Calcification of Infancy.
- Carotid Artery SurgeryDr. Caplan isExperienced. Learn about Carotid Artery Surgery.
- Cerebral Artery Bypass SurgeryDr. Caplan isExperienced. Learn about Cerebral Artery Bypass Surgery.