Walid Kaplan MD

Dr. Walid Kaplan is a Consultant Pediatric Endocrinologist, and the Chairman of the Department of Pediatrics at Tawam Hospital, Al Ain, UAE. He previously held the positions of Interim Chief Medical Officer, Acting Chief Quality Officer, at Tawam Hospital, and Assistant Professor of Pediatric Endocrinology and Metabolism at The Baylor College of Medicine, Texas Children’s Hospital, Houston, Texas. 

Dr. Kaplan received his MD from Damascus, Syria, completed his pediatric residency at Michigan State University, and sub-specialty training in Pediatric Endocrinology at Baylor College of Medicine Houston, Texas. He is certified by the American Board of Pediatrics in Pediatric Endocrinology and has practiced in the US for many years. He is currently involved in full clinical and teaching responsibilities at Tawam Hospital and the School of Medicine, at UAE University. His research interests include diabetes and Ramadan, growth disorders, and calcium and bone mineralization disorders. He has published widely in these areas and given oral and poster presentations at many regional and international meetings. 

Dr. Kaplan has received several awards for outstanding achievements, such as two Certificates of Excellence from Port Arthur Community Health Center, Texas in 2000, the National Diabetes Guidelines Appreciation Award by the UAE Ministry of Health in 2009, listed among America’s Top Pediatricians in 2010, and award for invaluable services in the field of diabetes and endocrinology from The Gulf Medical University in 2014.