Louis R. Caplan MD, FAHA

Dr. Caplan a Senior Neurologist at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (BIDMC) and a leader in the treatment and research of strokes, has been elected an Honorary Member of the American Neurological Association (ANA). As the organization's highest honor, Honorary Membership is reserved for select individuals who have made unique contributions to neurology and neurological science throughout their careers. The announcement will be made during ANA's Executive Session of Membership on Tuesday, October 13. The ANA is the oldest neurologic and neuroscience organization in the United States.

A Phi Beta Kappa graduate of Williams College and a summa cum laude graduate of the University of Maryland Medical School, Caplan was an intern and junior resident in medicine at the former Boston City Hospital (BCH) from 1962 to 1964 and completed his neurology residency on the Harvard Neurological unit at BCH in 1969. From 1969 to 1970, he was a Cerebrovascular Disease Fellow at Massachusetts General Hospital before joining the Department of Neurology at the former Beth Israel Hospital in 1970. In 1978, Caplan joined Michael Reese Hospital in Chicago as neurologist-in-chief and professor of neurology at the University of Chicago.