Overview
Updated 14 Jul 2026
Daniel H. Kaplan is Professor of Dermatology and Immunology at University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine. The public record shows 178 publications with 19,753 citations (h-index 60), centered on Atopic Dermatitis / Eczema. It also documents an investigator role on 1 registered clinical trials, industry payments reported by 13 companies, 6 NIH-funded awards (2015–2026).
- Most recent indexed publication: 2025 · eLife
- Top research focus: Atopic Dermatitis / Eczema
- 1 registered trials on ClinicalTrials.gov
- Open Payments reporting from 13 companies
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Research focusOpenAlex concept fingerprint
Drugs & moleculesacross trials, industry payments and publications
Works withtrial sponsors and companies reporting payments
Scholarshipindexed output and impact (OpenAlex)
View publications ↓Distinct works indexed by OpenAlex, matched via ORCID; 11 in PubMed.
Total citations across indexed works.
Hirsch index, productivity × impact (OpenAlex).
Clinical & industrytrials, payments and federal funding
Clinical trials
Updated 14 Jul 2026
Listed as an investigator on 1 registered study on ClinicalTrials.gov. The most recent:
- The Impact of Botox on Neuroimmune Interactions in Atopic Dermatitis
Sponsor: Daniel Kaplan
InvestigatorPhase 1RecruitingNCT06928246
Industry payments
Updated 14 Jul 2026
13 companies reported payments to CMS in program years 2021–2025. These are public disclosures, not judgments. The latest:
- Merck Sharp & Dohme LLCProgram year20251 payment
- Stryker CorporationProgram year20252 payments
- Janssen Biotech, Inc.Program year20251 payment
NIH funding
Updated 14 Jul 2026
6 NIH research awards on record, funded 2015–2026 per NIH RePORTER. The latest:
- Intrinsic and Extrinsic factors regulating competition for active TGFb promote skin memory CD8 T cell fitness
University of Pittsburgh at Pittsburgh
FY2026$613,646R01AR083713 - Immune Functions of Cutaneous Nociceptors
University of Pittsburgh at Pittsburgh
FY2026$480,761R01AR071720 - Assessing how ocular surface nerves, immune cells, and epithelial cells communicate to encourage neuro-immune homeostasis
University of Pittsburgh at Pittsburgh
FY2025$1,277,057U01EY034711
Publications
Updated 14 Jul 2026
Their five most recent publications, matched to their ORCID record and linked to PubMed.
- Scratching promotes allergic inflammation and host defense via neurogenic mast cell activation.
Science (New York, N.Y.)
2025 - Agonism of the glutamate receptor GluK2 suppresses dermal mast cell activation and cutaneous inflammation.
Science translational medicine
2024
Contact
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Office address
The Assembly, 5051 Centre Ave, Office 4041, Pittsburgh, PA 15213
Background & recognition
Updated 14 Jul 2026
Credentials, appointments and honors, newest first, each linked to the public source it came from.
Educationdegrees and training on record
- PhD
Immunology, Washington University in St. Louis
verifiedCorroborated by findmyKOL. We matched this record across two or more independent public sources (or a verified ORCID / NPI identifier bridge) before attributing it to this person.How we verify →physicianscientist.pitt.edu ↗ - MD
Washington University School of Medicine
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Yale University
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Yale University
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Dermatology (American Board of Dermatology)
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Editorial & leadership rolesjournal and society appointments
- Director
Cutaneous Biology Research Core, University of Pittsburgh
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Department of Immunology, University of Pittsburgh
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Medical Scientist Training Program (MSTP), University of Pittsburgh
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Awards & honorshonors on the public record
- William E. Brown Outstanding MSTP Mentor Award (2023)
University of Pittsburgh/CMU Medical Scientist Training Program
2023verifiedCorroborated by findmyKOL. We matched this record across two or more independent public sources (or a verified ORCID / NPI identifier bridge) before attributing it to this person.How we verify →mdphd.pitt.edu ↗ - provisionalFound in a cited public source but not yet independently corroborated. Published as a labeled candidate and queued for verification.How we verify →2021sidvirtualmeeting.org ↗
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Secondary affiliationsappointments beyond the home institution
- Faculty
Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Pittsburgh
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UPMC Presbyterian, UPMC Shadyside, UPMC Magee-Womens Hospital
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Media & interviewspress, podcasts and appearances
- William Montagna Lecture
Society for Investigative Dermatology Virtual Annual Meeting, 2021 (invited keynote lecture)
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Online presence
Updated 14 Jul 2026
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Owned accountspublic accounts run by this person
- Doximity
doximity.com/pub/daniel-kaplan-md-783b3509
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kaplanlabskin.org
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Mentions by otherswhere others cite or feature them
- Facebook
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