ANNA KAPLAN, MD, FAAP – State Government Affairs (SGA) Representative
Dr. Kaplan has been an active member of the AAP Advocacy Committee in the past, working to conceptualize and co-chairing the first Advocating for Children Together Conference. She is passionate about making advocacy work accessible and doable for any Pediatrician who is interested. And, she strongly believes in the power and importance of Pediatrician voices in all policy decisions related to children.
She was previously representative to AAP from her residency program. She is knowledgeable about the legislative process in Sacramento and has a great deal of experience with advocacy within AAP-CA.
Dr. Kaplan attended Reed College with a major in Music. Later she attended NYU School of Medicine in New York City before completing her residency training at UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospital Oakland. Dr. Kaplan is now a full-time Pediatrician in Berkeley with the Sutter East Bay Medical Group.