Published Articles and Essays

PEER REVIEW ACADEMIC ARTICLES

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 1. Kaplan, R.  To A Patient , Annals of Internal Medicine, June 19, 2018

 

 2. Wadden, T., Berkowitz, R., Womble, L., Sarwer, d., Phelan, S., Cato,R., Hesson, I., Osei, S., Kaplan, R., and Stunkard, A.  Randomized Trial of Lifestyle Modification and Pharmacotherapy for Obesity.  New England Journal of Medicine 2005;353:2111-  2120, Nov. 17, 2005

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 3. Barsky, R.D. (Kaplan) and Lachman, M.  Understanding of Horizontality in College Women:  Effect of Two Training Procedures.  International Journal of Behavioral Development 9:31-43, 1986

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  Kaplan, R. The Assignment,  Black Sheep, Winter 2025

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ESSAYS

 

1. Kaplan, R. Where I Used to Live, SpanktheCarp, October, 2026

  

2.Kaplan, R. Indeterminate​, Bull Lit Magazine, Winter, 2026

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3.Kaplan, R.  Someone I Don't Know,  SLAB, 2025

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4.Kaplan, R. You've Got to be Taught, Caveat Lector, Summer 2024

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5.Kaplan, R. Sugar, Open Ceilings, Summer 2024

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6. Kaplan, R.  Like Really Crazy Hair, The Galway Review, March 2024

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7. Kaplan, R.  Crone Goddess,  Across the Margin, September 2023

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8. Kaplan, R.  Heart Dissection, Vagabond City, May 2023

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9. Kaplan, R.  Return of the Day, Green Hills Literary Lantern, July 2023

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10. Kaplan, R.  A Wedding, El Portal, Spring 2023

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11. Kaplan, R.  I Won't Waste Your Time, Ignition Literary Magazine, in press, Spring 2023

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12. Kaplan, R.  Dancing with Death​, Signal Mountain Review, Fall, 2022

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13. Kaplan, R. Grow Old Along with Me, Sweettree Review, Winter 2022

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14. Kaplan, R. Luck of the Draw, Stonecoast Review No. 16, Winter 2022

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15. Kaplan, R. Space, Herstry Blog, Oct. 28, 2021

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16. Kaplan, R. Detach, Herstry Blog, Aug. 11, 2021

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17. Kaplan, R. Oxy, The Smart Set, Aug. 2, 2021

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18. Kaplan, R. Dream Logic, Minerva Rising, Issue 20, Spring 2020

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19. Kaplan, R. Tornado, Initial Encounter,  Pulsevoices.org, Nov. 17, 2020

 

20. Kaplan, R.  How to Shelter in Place:  A Survival Manual,  Eastern Iowa Review, Spring, 2020

 

21. Kaplan, R.  Shelter with Me,  Another Chicago Magazine:  Dispatch from a Pandemic, May 24, 2020.

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22. Kaplan, R.  To A Patient, Annals of Internal Medicine, June,2018

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23. Kaplan, R. Physician Burnout: How Can We Regain our Resilience?  ACP Southeastern Chapter Governor's Newsletter, June, 2017

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24. Kaplan, R.  Brave New World?  Kevin, MD, guest blogger, May 7, 2017.

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25. Kaplan, R.  Brave New World?  Pulsevoices.org  Feb. 2017

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26. Kaplan, R.  The Last Chocolate Bar,  Annals.org.  Feb 7, 2017

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27. Kaplan, R. and Kaplan, L., When Doctors Lose Control  The Consultant. 2016; 56: 550-2.

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28. Kaplan, R. The End of Nice,  Pulse Editor' Picks:  A 3rd Anthology., 2016

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29. Kaplan, R. The Last Chocolate Bar, Amarillo Bay.  2016

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30.  Kaplan, R. Lafitte and Other Secrets,  Amarillo Bay.2015

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31. Kaplan, R. Going Live,  The Consultant, Spring, 2012

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32. Kaplan , R. The End of Nice.  Pulse Magazine, Sept., 2011

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33. Kaplan, R. Doctor, Hear Thyself.  Brandeis Magazine.  Sept. 2011

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34. Kaplan, R. Narrative Medicine:  Using Writing See the Human Being.  Temple Medicine, Spring, 2010.

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35. Kaplan, R.  Bag of Bones and Box of Knees in Prompted, An Anthology from the Greater Philadelphia Writer's Workshop,PS Publishing, 2010

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36. Kaplan, R.  Finalist Entry for the Autobiography Project, Philadelphia Daily News, May 12, 2006