RobertBSaperMDMPH RYT
Family Medicine • Lyndhurst, OHHospital Medicine/Hospitalist
Chair, Department of Wellness and Preventive Medicine, Cleveland Clinic
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Office
1950 Richmond Rd
Lyndhurst, OH 44124- Is this information wrong?
Education & Training
University of California (San Francisco)Residency, Family Medicine, 1988 - 1991
Harvard Medical SchoolClass of 1988
Certifications & Licensure
CA State Medical License 1989 - Present
MA State Medical License 2000 - 2025
OH State Medical License 2021 - 2025- American Board of Family Medicine Family Medicine
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Patient-Centered Medical Home Recognition Program National Committee for Quality Assurance, 2013-2016
Clinical Trials
- Yoga for Chronic Low Back Pain Start of enrollment: 2007 Feb 01
- Yoga vs. Physical Therapy vs. Education for Chronic Low Back Pain in Minority Populations Start of enrollment: 2012 Jun 01
- Registry for Integrative Medicine Interventions Effectiveness Start of enrollment: 2013 Aug 01
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Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- A Cluster Analysis of Initial Primary Care Orders for Patients with Acute Low Back Pain.Joyce, C., Roseen, E., Smith, C., Patterson, C., McDonough, C., Beneciuk, J., Stevans, J., Delitto, A., Hurstak, E., Morone, N., Saper, R.> ;Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine. 2024 Jan 5
- 3 citationsYoga Versus Education for Veterans with Chronic Low Back Pain: a Randomized Controlled Trial.Eric J Roseen, Adlin Pinheiro, Chelsey M Lemaster, Dorothy Plumb, Shihwe Wang, A Rani Elwy, Chris C Streeter, Susan Lynch, Erik Groessl, Karen J Sherman, Janice Weinbe...> ;Journal of General Internal Medicine. 2023 Jul 1
- 5 citationsRacial and Ethnic Disparities in the Incidence of High-Impact Chronic Pain Among Primary Care Patients with Acute Low Back Pain: A Cohort Study.Eric J Roseen, Clair N Smith, Utibe R Essien, Yvette C Cozier, Christopher Joyce, Natalia E Morone, Russell S Phillips, Katherine Gergen Barnett, Charity G Patterson, ...> ;Pain Medicine. 2023 Jun 1
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Journal Articles
- Risk Factors Associated with Transition from Acute to Chronic Low Back Pain in US Patients Seeking Primary CareMichael J Schneider, Gwendolyn A Sowa, Gerard P Brennan, Robert B Saper, JAMA Network Open
- Association of Back Pain with All-Cause and Cause-Specific Mortality Among Older Women: A Cohort StudyEric J Roseen, David T Felson, Robert B Saper, Journal of General Internal Medicine
Other
- Clinical use of echinaceaSaper RB
http://www.uptodate.com/contents/clinical-use-of-echinacea
UpToDate, Wolters Kluwer Health - 2013-01-24 - Clinical use of ginkgo bilobaSaper RB
http://www.uptodate.com/contents/clinical-use-of-ginkgo-biloba
UpToDate, Wolters Kluwer Health - 2013-04-04 - Clinical use of saw palmettoSaper RB
http://www.uptodate.com/contents/clinical-use-of-saw-palmetto
UpToDate, Wolters Kluwer Health - 2012-06-21 - Join now to see all
Press Mentions
The Yoga Positions Linked to Neurological Conditions 'Like Stroke' - Risk of Eye DamageMarch 30th, 2023- These Supplements Are Popular. Do They Actually Work?December 8th, 2022
- How to Have a Happy Life: Learning from Cultures Around the WorldJuly 11th, 2022
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Grant Support
- Yoga Vs. Physical Therapy For Chronic Low Back Pain In Minority PopulationsNational Center For Complementary &Alternative Medicine2010–2011
- Academic Career Development In CAM Research And EducationNational Center For Complementary &Alternative Medicine2005–2009
Hospital Affiliations
Cleveland ClinicCleveland, Ohio
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