Louis Caplan

I was born in Baltimore Maryland; and graduated from Williams College and the University of Maryland Medical School 1962 summa cum laude, as class valedictorian.  I served in the US Army. After a Neurology residency at Harvard Neurological Unit, I was a Fellow at Massachusetts General Hospital, And then a staff Neurologist at the Beth Israel Hospital from 1970-1978. From 1978-1984, I was Neurologist-in-chief at Michael Reese Hospital and Professor of Neurology University of Chicago. From 1984 to 1998 I was Neurologist-in-chief at the New England Medical Center and Professor and Neurology Chairman. In 1998, I returned to the Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center as Professor of Neurology at Harvard Medical School where I practice and teach. I am the author or editor of 52 books. I have had experience speaking to lay audiences.  I live in Brookline with my wife Brenda. My family includes 6 children and their spouses, 18 grandchildren and 13 great grandchildren.