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Richard Kaplon MD

Section Chief Cardiothoracic Surgery · Nuvance Health Medical Practice CT INC

Section Chief Cardiothoracic Surgery at Nuvance Health Medical Practice CT INC. Listed as an officer, director, or key employee across 1 organization on the Form 990 record.

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Organizations
1
Roles reported
1
Reported compensation
$1.9M

Who this is

Profile

Everything on the left is verified from the IRS filings. The biography on the right is compiled from public web sources and grounded to that filed record.

✓ Verified from filings
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Reported as Section Chief Cardiothoracic Surgery of Nuvance Health Medical Practice CT INC, based in Danbury, CT.
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Received $1.9M in total reported compensation on the most recent Form 990 (Part VII).
Facts extracted directly from each organization's Form 990, Part VII.
Biography Web-sourced

Dr. Richard J.

Kaplon is Chief of Cardiac Surgery at Danbury Hospital's Heart and Vascular Institute (Nuvance Health), with over 25 years of experience as a board-certified cardiac surgeon. He previously directed the Artificial Heart Program at University of Miami and spent 20 years in California's busiest private cardiothoracic practice, where he was recognized as one of only two surgeons with the best overall outcomes among 276 practicing heart surgeons in the state.

He joined Nuvance Health in June 2021 and has since performed over 450 surgeries.

Compiled from public web sources (3 cited), grounded to the filed record.

Track record

Career & tenure

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Tenure here
5+ years at Nuvance Health (2021–present)
Education
  • New York University Medical Center (general surgery residency)
  • Cleveland Clinic (minimally invasive valve surgery)
  • Columbia-Presbyterian (mechanical circulatory support)

Affiliations

Organizations

Nuvance Health Medical Practice CT INC Section Chief Cardiothoracic Surgery · $456.6M revenue · Danbury, CTIMPROVE THE HEALTH OF EVERY PERSON IN OUR COMMUNITY THROUGH THE EFFICIENT DELIVERY OF EXCELLENT, INNOVATIVE AND COMPASSIONATE CARE.pay $1.4M → $1.9MFiled FY2024, FY2023, FY2022 · Source: Form 990, Part VII
$1.9Mreported comp

Network

Serves alongside

Other officers, directors & key employees at this person's organizations, by latest reported compensation.

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Staff Physician · FY2024
$1.3M
D
Physician · FY2023
$1.3M
L
Network Chairman Ob/Gyn · FY2024
$1.3M
V
Staff Physician · FY2024
$1.2M
D
Physician · FY2021
$1.2M
D
Network Chair Surgery · FY2024
$1.2M
D
Physician · FY2020
$1.1M
M
SVP & Sys. Chairman Heart & Vasc. Inst. · FY2023
$1.1M
L
Network Chairman Ob/Gyn · FY2021
$1.1M
A
Med. Dept. Chief/Dir. · FY2022
$1.1M
D
Physician · FY2022
$1.0M
I
Physician · FY2021
$996K

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Public data from IRS Form 990 e-file & the Business Master File. Individuals appear here because they were named as an officer, director, or key employee on a nonprofit's Form 990; people are grouped by name plus corroborating evidence (Schedule R, shared address, shared board members). · philanthropy.org