Overview
Many years ago, I came across a quote from Mahatma Gandhi that said, “The best way to find yourself is to lose yourself in the service of others”. Since that time, those words have guided my professional life from the field I chose to how I care for my patients who experience discomfort from acid reflux, hiatal hernia and paraesophageal hernia. With every individual and their families, I make sure that they appreciate my understanding of how their health issues provide them with new stresses that may leave them confused and scared. As a result, I pride myself on reassuring my patients and making sure that by the time they leave their clinic visit they know that I have their best interests at heart. Personally, my wife and I are the proud parents of three boys. Consequently, I like to spend my free time making use of their unlimited energy by running them around at all the great parks in the local area.
Dr. Klapper is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD). His top areas of expertise are Fibrosing Mediastinitis, Esophageal Perforation, Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia, Lung Transplant, and Thymectomy.
His clinical research consists of co-authoring 112 peer reviewed articles. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years. In particular, he has co-authored 4 articles in the study of Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD).
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- OTHER MEDICARE PART D
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- EPO
- HMO
- INSURANCE PLAN
- MANAGED MEDICAID PLAN
- MEDICARE MAPD
- MEDICARE PDP
- MEDICARE SNP
- MEDICARE-MEDICAID PLAN
- OTHER MEDICARE
- OTHER MEDICARE PART D
Locations
20 Duke Medicine Cir, Durham, NC 27710
40 Duke Medicine Cir, Durham, NC 27710
Clinical Research
Clinical research consists of overseeing clinical studies of patients undergoing new treatments and therapies, and publishing articles in peer reviewed medical journals. Providers who actively participate in clinical research are generally at the forefront of the fields and aware of the most up-to-date advances in treatments for their patients.
The Moses H Cone Memorial Hospital Operating Corporation
Bailey Su is a General Surgeon and a Thoracic Surgeon in Greensboro, North Carolina. Dr. Su is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD). Her top areas of expertise are Hiatal Hernia, Achalasia, Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD), Endoscopy, and Gastric Bypass.
Duke Children's Hospital & Health Center
I help patients with acquired heart diseases, such as coronary artery blockages and heart valve problems. I use surgical procedures when necessary. Each patient is special in his or her own way, and I will work with the cardiologists to provide the best care possible in each situation. In particular, I am happy to discuss the possibility of providing patients with less-invasive ways of undergoing heart bypass surgery (for example, minimally invasive coronary artery bypass graft) whenever appropriate. I have been in North Carolina for more than 25 years, and I received all of my medical and surgical training at Duke. Dr. Lin is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD). His top areas of expertise are Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD), Mesenteric Venous Thrombosis, Hemolytic Transfusion Reaction, Heart Bypass Surgery, and Coronary Artery Bypass Graft (CABG).
Unc Rockingham Health Care Inc
Valentino Piacentino is a General Surgeon and a Thoracic Surgeon in Eden, North Carolina. Dr. Piacentino is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD). His top areas of expertise are Hernia, Carotid Artery Disease, Arterial Embolism, Colostomy, and Gastrostomy. Dr. Piacentino is currently accepting new patients.
Areas of Expertise
MediFind evaluates expertise by pulling from factors such as number of articles a doctor has published in medical journals, participation in clinical trials, speaking at industry conferences, prescribing and referral patterns, and strength of connections with other experts in their field.
Learn more about MediFind’s expert tiers
- Elite
- Lung TransplantDr. Klapper isElite. Learn about Lung Transplant.
- Distinguished
- Fibrosing MediastinitisDr. Klapper isDistinguished. Learn about Fibrosing Mediastinitis.
- Advanced
- AchalasiaDr. Klapper isAdvanced. Learn about Achalasia.
- Congenital Diaphragmatic HerniaDr. Klapper isAdvanced. Learn about Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia.
- Esophageal PerforationDr. Klapper isAdvanced. Learn about Esophageal Perforation.
- Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD)
- GastrostomyDr. Klapper isAdvanced. Learn about Gastrostomy.
- HerniaDr. Klapper isAdvanced. Learn about Hernia.
- Experienced
- ALK-Positive Non-Small Cell Lung CancerDr. Klapper isExperienced. Learn about ALK-Positive Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer.
- Bile Duct StrictureDr. Klapper isExperienced. Learn about Bile Duct Stricture.
- Collapsed LungDr. Klapper isExperienced. Learn about Collapsed Lung.
- Donnai-Barrow SyndromeDr. Klapper isExperienced. Learn about Donnai-Barrow Syndrome.
- EmphysemaDr. Klapper isExperienced. Learn about Emphysema.
- EndoscopyDr. Klapper isExperienced. Learn about Endoscopy.