Jacob Klapper
Experienced in Malnutrition

Dr. Jacob Klapper

Thoracic Surgery
Duke University Health System Inc
20 Duke Medicine Cir, 
Durham, NC 
Offers Telehealth

Experienced in Malnutrition
Duke University Health System Inc
20 Duke Medicine Cir, 
Durham, NC 
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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 Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Malnutrition. 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.

Specialties
Thoracic Surgery
Licenses
Surgery in DC
Board Certifications
American Board Of Thoracic Surgery, Thoracic And Cardiac Surgery
Fellowships
Surgical Oncology, Surgery Branch-National Cancer Institute (Maryland), Cardiothoracic Surgery, Duke University Medical Center
Hospital Affiliations
Duke Regional Hospital
Duke University Hospital
Languages Spoken
English
Gender
Male

Insurance

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Accepted insurance plans:

Aetna
  • EPO
  • HMO
  • POS
  • PPO
Ambetter
  • EPO
  • HMO
  • PPO
Blue Cross Blue Shield
  • EPO
  • HMO
  • POS
  • PPO
Cigna
  • EPO
  • HMO
  • PPO
Humana
  • HMO
  • INDEMNITY
  • POS
  • PPO
Medicare
  • INSURANCE PLAN
  • MANAGED MEDICAID PLAN
  • MEDICARE MAPD
  • MEDICARE PDP
  • MEDICARE SNP
  • MEDICARE-MEDICAID PLAN
  • OTHER MEDICARE PART D
Piedmont
  • HMO
  • POS
UnitedHealthcare
  • EPO
  • HMO
  • POS
  • PPO
Wellcare
  • EPO
  • HMO
  • INSURANCE PLAN
  • MANAGED MEDICAID PLAN
  • MEDICARE MAPD
  • MEDICARE PDP
  • MEDICARE SNP
  • MEDICARE-MEDICAID PLAN
  • OTHER MEDICARE
  • OTHER MEDICARE PART D
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Locations

Duke University Health System Inc
20 Duke Medicine Cir, Durham, NC 27710
Call: 919-668-6688
Other Locations
Private Diagnostic Clinic PLLC
40 Duke Medicine Cir, Durham, NC 27710
Call: 919-681-1300

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.


112 Total Publications

Lung transplantation from donation after circulatory death donors over 55 years old: A national analysis of outcomes and utilization.
Lung transplantation from donation after circulatory death donors over 55 years old: A national analysis of outcomes and utilization.
Journal: JHLT open
Published: December 08, 2025
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Areas of Expertise

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  • Elite
  • Lung Transplant
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  • Fibrosing Mediastinitis
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  • Achalasia
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  • Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia
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  • Esophageal Perforation
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  • Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD)
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  • Gastrostomy
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  • Hernia
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  • Experienced
  • ALK-Positive Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer
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  • Bile Duct Stricture
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  • Collapsed Lung
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  • Donnai-Barrow Syndrome
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  • Emphysema
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  • Endoscopy
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