Dr. Jacob A. Klapper
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 Heart Transplant. His top areas of expertise are Fibrosing Mediastinitis, Esophageal Perforation, Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia, Lung Transplant, and Thymectomy.
His clinical research consists of co-authoring 110 peer reviewed articles. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years. In particular, he has co-authored 5 articles in the study of Heart Transplant.
Insurance
Accepted insurance can change. Please verify directly with the provider.
Accepted insurance plans:
- EPO
- HMO
- POS
- PPO
- EPO
- HMO
- PPO
- EPO
- HMO
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- PPO
- EPO
- HMO
- PPO
- HMO
- INDEMNITY
- POS
- PPO
- INSURANCE PLAN
- MANAGED MEDICAID PLAN
- MEDICARE MAPD
- MEDICARE PDP
- MEDICARE SNP
- MEDICARE-MEDICAID PLAN
- OTHER MEDICARE PART D
- HMO
- POS
- EPO
- HMO
- POS
- PPO
- 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
3404 Wake Forest Rd, Decatur, GA 30034
20 Duke Medicine Cir, Durham, NC 27710
Additional Areas of Focus
Dr. Klapper has provided the following conditions as areas of focus. Please note that we may not have enough data to validate their experience in some of these conditions.
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.
Duke Heart Transplant Clinic - Clinic 2F/2G
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Duke Heart Transplant Clinic - Clinic 2F/2G
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Duke Cardiology Clinic - Clinic 2F/2G
I grew up in a small town in Illinois and was inspired by our family physician to pursue a career in medicine. Once in medical school, I chose to specialize in heart disease and heart failure. As a cardiologist, I care for people living with heart failure, including those who have an LVAD (heart pump) or those who have undergone heart transplant surgery. One of the things I love most about practicing cardiology is being able to care for my patients over time. I often first meet patients and their families in a hospital setting, but then see them in clinic afterward as we work together to manage their illness and improve their health and quality of life. I enjoy getting to know my patients and making personal connections with them as we spend time together. My hope is that my patients feel comfortable with me and that they know I am always here for them. Dr. Devore is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in Heart Transplant. His top areas of expertise are Heart Failure, Heart Failure with Preserved Ejection Fraction (HFpEF), Pulmonary Edema, Heart Transplant, and Endoscopy.
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.
- Constrictive PericarditisDr. Klapper isExperienced. Learn about Constrictive Pericarditis.
- Donnai-Barrow SyndromeDr. Klapper isExperienced. Learn about Donnai-Barrow Syndrome.
- EGFR Positive Lung CancerDr. Klapper isExperienced. Learn about EGFR Positive Lung Cancer.