Get to know Glenda Kaplan

• Challenges I faced to become a medical provider
  “My family was quite poor and education wasn’t highly valued, especially in a girl. I remember someone in my family asking, ‘Why would you want to cut up people’s insides?’ In my family going to school wasn’t expected or automatic as it is for my children.”

• Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology
  In the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Dr. Kaplan offers care and advice for women from puberty through adulthood. In addition, she provides physical examinations, breast examinations, and pap smears. She helps patients with family planning decisions; birth options; and care during pregnancy, childbirth, and menopause. Dr. Kaplan also provides surgical treatment for pelvic floor relaxation and urinary incontinence.

• Hospital Affiliation
  Carle Foundation Hospital and Provena United Samaritans Medical Center

• Personal
  Before her knees and ankles betrayed her, Dr. Kaplan enjoyed hiking, snow skiing, and horseback riding. She reads constantly and also sews and does needlework. She loves good food, movies, and photography.

• Procedures
  Essure permanent birth control, NovaSure endometrial ablation