About Us - Our Physicians and Clinicians - Our Physicians - Dr. Kaplan

Dr. Leonard Kaplan came to Buffalo with substantial clinical experience. Prior to his physical medicine and rehabilitation residency he worked as a general practitioner for the United Sates Army and served in Germany as well as in Bosnia as a Battalion Surgeon.

Dr. Kaplan is now in his eigth year as a full partner with BSSI. His clinical practice is as varied as are his clinical interests. Dr. Kaplan is one of few physicians in Western New York who treats refractory painful conditions such as chronic daily headaches, cervical dystonia and neurological spasticity with Botulinum Toxin Injections. He was also one the first physicians to bring ultrasound guided diagnosis and pain relieving injections to the Buffalo region.

Dr. Kaplan also has a strong interest in sports related injury rehabilitation. He is very active in education of local physical therapists and has developed several unique treatment protocols that are now widely used by the physical therapists in the area.

It is his passion for research and learning that inspires Dr. Kaplan to continually search for the latest and most effective patient treatments.

Education
Buffalo Spine and Sports Institute     Williamsville, NY   2002-2003
Spine and Sports Fellowship
Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Residency Univ. Washington at Seattle   1999-2002]
Residency Training
Chicago College of Osteopathic Medicine     Chicago, IL 1990-1994
Doctor of Osteopathy Degree.
Sigma Sigma Phi honor society.
S.U.N.Y. At Albany      Albany, NY 1983-1988
BS degree.
Deans List.
Midwood High school    Brooklyn, NY 1980-1983
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Clinical Training
Buffalo Spine and Sports Medicine, Buffalo, NY 2002-2003
Spine and Sports Fellowship
University of Washington. Dept. of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation 1999-2002
Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation residency completed.
Specialty board qualified
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Specialty Training
Flouroscopically guided epidural and joint steroid injections
Performance of provocative and diagnostic discography
Spasticity, cervical, trunk and limb dystonia and chronic daily headache management with botulinum toxic injections
Ultrasound guided joint, tendon sheath and perineural injections steroid and botulinum guided injections
Manual Training
   Oesteopathic Manual Therapy
   Active Release Technique (ART) for the lower limb
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Board Certifications
Board Certified-American Board of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Board Certified-Pain Medicine Board
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Specialty Areas
Recreational related spine and sports injuries
Occupational and motor vehicle related spine and limb injuries
Disability managment
Spasticity managment
Chronic daily headache and dystonia managment
Electrodiagnostic medicine
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Professional Memberships
American Osteopathic Association
American Association of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Physiatric Association of Spine, Sports and Occupational Rehab
North American Spine Society
International Spinal Injection Society
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Current Research Interests
Muscle physiology in rehabilitation and athletic performance.
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Teaching/Lectures/Workshops
Functional Kinetic Chain: Introduction to Functional Rehabilitation Approach, Winter 2005
Cervical Spine and Upper Extremity: Diagnosis and Functional Rehabilitation, Spring 2005, 2007
Strength Training and Periodization Principles Applied to Patient Rehabilitation Winter 2006
Back injury prevention and general fitness seminar. Fall 2003, 2004, 2005
Running and walking injury prevention Spring 2005, 2007
Strength Training and Injury Prevention In Competitive Ice Figure Skating Spring 2004, 2005
Lectures given to Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation medical residents at ECMC
Family Practice grand rounds at Sisters Hospital, Buffalo New York
Physician Assistant Association seminars
WNY Osteopathic Society meetings and dinners, Allergen and Optima sponsored dinner meetings
     Patellofemoral Pain Syndrome
     Athletic Spine Injury and Prevention
     Thoracic Outlet Syndrome
     Advanced Concepts in Mechanisms of Pain
     Botulinum Toxin App. for Myofascial Pain/Migraine Headaches
     Botulinum Toxin App. in Various Disorders of
     Spasticity/Hypertonicity
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Personal Interests
Married; 3 children
Public service lectures/community based education
Work and sports injury prevention.
Hiking,
Scuba diving,
Tae Kwon Do,
Skiing
Photography
Weighlifting
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