Dr. Kaplan is a board-certified pediatrician and a fellow of the American Academy of Pediatrics. She was born in Livingston, New Jersey and grew up in Westfield, New Jersey. She received a B.A. in Human Biology at Stanford University. While attending medical school at The George Washington University School of Medicine, Dr. Kaplan was president of the American Medical Women’s Association. She completed her pediatrics residency at Children’s National Medical Center in Washington, D.C.. Prior to joining Potomac Pediatrics, she was part of a private practice in Silver Spring for 3 years, on staff at Holy Cross Hospital as well as an attending physician at Suburban Hospital. Dr. Kaplan lives in Potomac with her husband and their three children.