Robert C Klapper, MD

I love this man. I love his staff. I love Cedars Sinai. My life is changed. Had hip replacement July 31^st. I am 90 days post surgery. Back in the dojo working out, again.
The man is brilliant and a genius. His entire staff and everyone at Cedars is great. I walked out of hospital same day. And every day post surgery has been a Blessing.
I lived with severe pain prior to surgery. Couldn’t even sleep. I am 50 year very active male.
Now, I am free of pain and back on my way to active and HAPPY life style.
I thank God for brilliant men like Klapper every day. And my whole experience.

I have had a very sore shoulder for one and a half years due to a car accident.
Dr Klapper was referred to me by a client of mine, who works at Cedars Sinai.
She told me was the best and he was.
Dr Klapper performed surgery on my torn rotaters cuff. He talked me through every detail from before surgery to after. I felt completely at ease I truely believe he is an artist. For the first time In a very long time and only 8 weeks after surgery I just about have full motion with no pain.
Thank you Dr Klapper!

Hijacked my girlfriend’s Unilocal account to leave a review because I felt a need to relay my experiences about Dr. Klapper and his office. I was referred by my GP doc to see a specialist on regarding a partial tear I had with my rotator cuff. Surgery always scares me a bit as you never know what you’re going to get (bad tonsillectomy 20 years ago). Sitting in the office waiting to go over my MRI with Dr. Klapper I realized he was the same doctor I used to listen to on KABC radio’s Weekend Warrior show. Where people would call in with mainly sports medical conditions and ailments. I always marveled at how honest and informative he was on the show. Well upon realizing that it was the same guy I felt immediately at ease.
Well, Dr. Klapper performed surgery two weeks ago. It went beautifully. Dr. Klapper took the time to walk me through what was going on with my shoulder and the procedure for surgery. Two days after surgery and 6 Advil later I was out of the sling and moving my arm, albeit a bit sore (which he relayed to me that the shoulder could take 3 – 6 months to heal). On my follow up visit, Dr. Klapper was very informative as he walked me through EACH STEP of the surgery via pictures they had taken during the surgery with respectt to what was being done inside my shoulder. So, to sum it up: 2 days in a sling, 6 Advil, No painkillers, an in-​depth explanation of my surgery with visuals… and I’m feeling great! Have a slap tear in my other shoulder that I’m seeing Dr. Klapper about in Novemeber. I honestly couldn’t be happier with Dr. Klapper and his AMAZING, helpful, personable, and caring staff!

1^st of all, I noticed a previous post I did on Klapper is no longer on here? The guy is a completely incompetent. He is NOT honest. He was a
in a recent court case. He lied to the court, to help another Dr. out. worse part, out of all of his so called accomplishments, (trust me, he bored the jury with) he does these cases for 25% of his income. So basically, he lies for insurance companies. The guy could care less what he puts his patients thru. & who really cares if Dr. Phil was his patient? He thinks he can do no wrong. I hope one day someone sues him, because he has hurt a lot of people thru his lies to cover his own self. Karma for Klapper… what goes around… comes around!

Dr. Klapper is a BOSS. He’s such a good geniune guy and an amazing doctor. I told him he can’t plan on retiring anytime soon as i’ll be a patient for life. I can’t imagine having anyone else help me. So grateful! Thank you Dr. Klapper!

I can’t say enough good things about Dr. Klapper. I lover his personality almost as much as the fact that he is an excellent Orthopedist! Dr. Klapper performed a lateral release and cleaned up badly damaged cartilage in my knee after I was hit by a car while riding my bike. This was my first surgery and Dr. Klapper’s bedside manner put me at ease. He is authentically himself and makes no apologies for that and I love him for it. Dr. Klapper did not promise me a perfect knee but rather one with much less pain and increased range of motion. I had my surgery in July of 2013 and I am happy to say that the surgery was a great success. My knee will never be like it was before I was hit by the car but Dr. Klapper has given me the ability to use my knee without constant pain. I hope that I never need Dr. Klapper’s services again but the second that I do, his office will be the first place that I call!

5 stars. Why? He’s that good. If you need major joint therapy, knee or hip, you want to go to the best. He knows what he is doing. His staff is fantastic. I had a THP. Was in the hospital 2 nights. Got up the first night. 2 weeks later, staples are out. My wound is healing wonderfully. All the patients that exit through the waiting room all say «He’s the best doctor. Look at me!» When I was in the hospital, one of the nurses needs knee surgery, I asked her who she was going to and she said Dr. Klapper. He’s the best.

I’ve had 2 shoulder surgeries with Dr Klapper. It’s a super busy office but don’t hesitate to ask questions, or think because they’re running late he won’t have time. I found that he was very happy to answer questions and explain things in detail and in a way that I could understand. He’s really passionate about what he does and is excited to share information. Understanding the issues more clearly made me a better patient and really helped with the healing process. His nurses are also super busy but when I called with questions post surgery they were really great with answering questions. It’s an action packed office because he’s good — but he’s never too busy to explain or clarify things.

Dr. Klapper did a knee replacement for my wife last month, he is a master on knees. She was up and walking the next day with less pain then before the surgery.
THANK YOU DR. KLAPPER!
YOU ARE THE MAN!

I recently had a total knee replacement performed by Dr Robert Klapper. Accept no substitute. He is the man! Research lead me to Dr Klapper’s office five years ago. He told me then that I needed knee replacement but could delay it by several years if I took up a swimming régime. Dutifully, I did that and held off surgery for five years. Last month my surgery was scheduled. Everyone in Dr Klapper’s organization, from the fabulous Adele in the office, to the wonderful team in the operating theatre were completely reassuring. Six hours after surgery they have you up and walking. Two days later I was released from hospital and due to Dr Klapper’s skill and artistry I was walking a mile within two weeks and have been relatively pain free from the day of my release. The whole experience has been as stress-​free as it could possibly get and I cannot recommend Dr Klapper and his entire staff highly enough.
Thank you Dr Klapper!

Dr Klapper did total hip replacement surgery on both my hips — my right hip in 2008 and now my left hip 3 weeks ago. I have never had any problems with the right hip so I was quite confident that I wanted Dr. Klapper for my left hip surgery. I just saw him today and once again a perfect outcome! And this time around I have had less pain and more mobility quicker than in 2008. His staff is all so nice and helpful. When it comes to hip surgery, Dr Klapper is a rock star !

My left knee was killing me for four years or so, I researched knee doctors, interviewed three other Doctors, but the minute I met Dr. Klapper I knew I was home. He has a very tight schedule and I had to wait maybe two months for the surgery. So worth the wait, I went home a few days after the surgery, Everything went as planned, I am now pretty much pain free and walking like a woman again.
Thank you, Dr. Klapper and staff
Audrey Fitzgerald

Replace both hips. Back to fencing with 3 months on the first one.
Totally cool, no nonsense.
Great personality. Check him out if you have any orthopedic problems.

Dr. Klapper is fantastic. He is caring, he listens, he answers questions. He is a busy man, and sometimes you have to wait… but that is only because he doesn’t turn people away! He sees them all. So just relax and know you are in good hands. He is extremely knowledgeable, and that makes such a difference. We live in Long Beach. We made the long drive and couldn’t be happier. DO NOT settle for anything less than the best. Dr. Klapper is the best. (Rotator cuff surgery on right shoulder, with tear 8 – 2014. Left shoulder repair of spur 12 – 14) Doing amazing, full range of motion. 44 year old male.

Saw Dr Klapper in 2013 for hip replacement. He told me to lose some weight before he would do the surgery. I was in so much pain I told him moving around was not an option I did water therapy I lost some weight I went back to him July 2014 and this time he told me to have lap band surgery He said I was to fat for surgery Im not that overweight but in his eyes I was. He told me any Dr who would touch me is asking for trouble. He did nothing to help me or the horrible pain I was in. I contacted my primary Dr and said what do I do? He told me to go see another Dr who I had seen yrs before Klapper and get his opinion This dr said when do you want to do surgery? I said Am I not to fat? He put me on the scale and laughed. He did my surgery in October and gave me back my life. No complications No problems No nothing!!! I left the hospital in 3 days and I feel so great. I have since lost more weight since now I can exercise and walk without any problems.

Dr Klapper is amazing! Love his personality and my new hip is a testament to his surgical skills. I feel like I did 20 years ago! I would highly recommend you check him out for hip problems.

Straight to the point. I was 48 at the time, and I lived with pain in my right knee for 2 years until I finally went in to see Doctor Klapper. He sent me out for an MRI. Turned out I had a torn Meniscus. We set up a date for surgery. It went very smoothly. I did rehab. One year later, I’m back on the court and baseball diamond playing my favorite sports with no problems. I highly recommend Doctor Klapper. He saved my life because the thought of not being able to play sports and have some sort of competitive outlet, was depressing to me. God bless him. Eddie C.

I’m going to have to jump on the naysayer bandwagon here. Now, I’m rating Dr. Klapper for his orthopedic diagnostic capability and interest in the medicine, as well as the overall experience during the visit. I’m not rating him as a surgeon because, luckily, I didn’t require his services in that department.
I came to him after a protracted spine issue that seemingly refused to resolve. Rather, it seemed to implicate the hip in a pretty major way. Based on my PCP’s glowing referral to Dr. Klapper as a hip specialist regarding my difficult-​to-​crack case, this should have been a natural fit.
Now, I don’t mind that the wait is long. Doctors are like that. You just have to get used to it. What I do mind are the following, which is why I give 2 stars:
1. Having a nurse shove copies of his books in my hands and asking me to study them, encouraging me to buy them online. I really didn’t appreciate that. He’s getting enough of my and my insurance’s money, already.
2. The ‘tude people describe in other reviews: that he’s a blowhard, that he’s only interested in complicated surgeries, etc. There’s truth to this, sadly, and I think it somewhat obscures the whole process of the diagnosis, which should be an objective, deliberative thing if it isn’t glaringly obvious on its face what is wrong.
3. The improper diagnosis of a spine issue when it turned out, a few doctors later, to be a hip issue, after all! And in fact, I now understand that what he did in the 90 seconds I actually saw him to try and show to me that it’s the spine… well, it turns out that it actually proves that it’s the hip. So, go figure! He should’ve known this one, given it involves the structures of the hip and he replaces those things. It would have saved me the 6 months of suffering I experienced after. Perhaps I’m misunderstanding the role of the orthopedist, here? I thought it deals with the stuff connected to the joints, too, not just the joints themselves?
I also do mind the fact that I waited a month and a half for all of that and looked forward to it because I heard so many great things (and actually learned some things relevant to my case on his Twitter feed).
Anyway, not the best experience.

i had a knee replacement 4 weeks ago by Dr Klapper. He did an awesome job not to mention the scar is minimal. I was very pleased with that too. I was particularly impressed by the team work in his office. (I’ve been know to not go to doctors cuz of the office staff) This team all knew what the other one was doing and saying. i feel in really good hands. I have to have the other one done and actually look fwd to it! Ceadars is an wonderful hospital. I felt like I was in a hotel!
I certainly recommend Dr Klapper.

Enjoy the wait. Spent an hour in an examining room. Never saw the doctor. Left. He sees patients all day every day. He knows his time constraints. Scheduling like that is just rude and unacceptable. No one needs a doctor that can’t provide the common courtesy of appearing somewhere even remotely close to your scheduled appointment. I checked with my insurance after I left, and it turns out there are literally hundreds of orthopedists I can see with a few miles of where I live. So, yeah, one star jerk.