Sherrie H. Kaplan
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Sherrie H. Kaplan is a leading health services researcher whose work focuses on patient-reported outcomes, quality of care, and shared decision-making, particularly in prostate cancer treatment. Her landmark 2015 study, "The Comparative Harms of Open and Robotic Prostatectomy in Population Based Samples" (64 citations), provided critical, population-level evidence on the functional harms of robotic versus open surgery, challenging assumptions of robotic superiority and informing patient counseling. Dr. Kaplan also advanced the interpretation of the widely-used EPIC-26 questionnaire, clarifying how domain scores translate into tangible functional outcomes for patients. As a key contributor to the CEASAR study, she helped demonstrate that nationally endorsed quality measures for prostate cancer surgery are often disconnected from patient outcomes, advocating for more meaningful, outcome-driven standards. Her work has profoundly shaped how clinicians and researchers measure and communicate treatment consequences, directly improving patient-centered care. With a career dedicated to bridging rigorous measurement and real-world patient experience, Dr. Kaplan’s research remains essential for guiding treatment decisions and policy in urologic oncology.
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