Richard Kaplon, MD

Richard Kaplon, MD, is a board-certified cardiac surgeon with more than 25 years of experience. He has served in senior clinical and leadership roles across academic and private practice settings. He began his career as Director of the Artificial Heart Program at the University of Miami and later practiced for 20 years in California within a high-volume cardiac surgery program. He completed advanced training in minimally invasive valve surgery at Cleveland Clinic and mechanical circulatory support at Columbia-Presbyterian.