CURRICULM VITAE

Joseph Klapper, M.D.

Board Certified Cardiovascular Diseases

mailing address:

1120 forest avenue

#197

Pacific Grove, CA 93950

(210)8150235

drjklapper@yahoo.com

CARDIOLOGY PRACTICE

Cardiology Consultation

San Benito County Health Care District

Cardiology Clinic

Hospital Consultation

Hollister, CA 95023

02/2007-current

Joseph Lee Klapper, M.D.

Cardiology Medical Director

Cardiology Clinics

San Benito County Health Care District

Hazel Hawkins Hospital

Hollister, CA 95023

08/2010-09/30/2018

MYSpecialistMD.com

Cardiology consultation

Cardiology telemedicine

2017-2020

Cedars Sinai Medical Towers

8631 West Third Street

Suite 1110-E

Los Angeles, CA 90048

09/99-11/2006

Noninvasive Attending Cardiologist/Private Practice

Glendale Memorial Hospital

Glendale CA

01/1999-07/1999

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KPMG/Department of Internal Medicine/

Cardiology Department

Bellflower Hospital, Bellflower, CA 90706

08/1997-01/1999

BOARD CERTIFICATION

Cardiovascular Diseases

American Board Internal Medicine

Certified 11/98

Recertified 2008

Recertified 2018

Internal Medicine

American Board of Internal Medicine

Certified 09/1994

HOSPITAL PRIVILEGES

MEDICAL STAFF APPOINTMENTS

PAST and PRESENT

California

Stanford University Hospital and Clinics

Cardiology Consultation

Stanford, CA

2007

Hazel Hawkins Memorial Hospital

Cardiology Consultation

Hollister, CA

2007-current

Cedars Sinai Medical Center

Cardiology Consultation

Los Angeles, CA

1999 through 2006

Hollywood Community Hospital

Cardiology Consultation

Hollywood, California

past

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Los Angeles Community Hospital

Cardiology Consultation

Los Angeles, California

past

Norwalk Community Hospital

Cardiology Consultation

Norwalk, California

past

City of Angeles Medical Center

Cardiology Consultation

Los Angeles, California

past

Glendale Memorial Hospital

Cardiology Consultation

Glendale, California

past

WISCONSIN

HSHS St. Nicholas

Cardiology telemedicine consultation

Sheboygan, Wisconsin

Ascension Hospital Systems Southeast Wisconsin

Cardiology telemedicine consultation

St. Mary’s Hospital

Sacret Heart Hospital

Eagle River Hospital

Howard Young Hospital

St. Michael’s Hospital

Good Samaritan Hospital

Our Lady of Victory Hospital

MISSOURI

Saint Luke’s Health Care System

Kansas City, MO

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POST GRADUATE MEDICAL EDUCATION FELLOWSHIP

Saint Vincent’s Hospital and Medical Center

Cardiovascular Diseases Fellowship Training Program

New York, New York,

07/01/94-06/30/97

Cabrini Medical Center of New York Medical College

New York, New York.

Acting Hematology and Oncology Fellow

(Upon Chairman’s Invitation after matching for cardiology)

PGY-IV,

01/01/94-03/31/94

RESIDENCY

Cabrini Medical Center of New York Medical College

New York, New York.

Internal Medicine Residency Training Program

PGY-II and PGY-III

01/01/92-12/31/93

State University of New York at Stony Brook, New York

Anesthesiology Residency Training Program

07/1991-09/1991

I decided to return to internal medicine training.

INTERNSHIP

State University of New York at Stony Brook

Health Sciences Center

University Hospital of Stony Brook, New York

Veterans Association Medical Center of Northport, New York

Internal Medicine Residency Training Program

07/01/90-06/30/91

MEDICAL EDUCATION

Hahnemann University School of Medicine

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Doctor of Medicine, 06/01/90; 08/1986-06/1990

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UNDERGRADUATE EDUCATION

Union College

Schenectady, NY

Bachelor of Science

06/86

Biology Major

SECONDAY EDUCATION

The Montclair Kimberly Academy

Montclair, New Jersey

06/82

HONORS

Hahnemann University Sigma Xi Recognition for Scientific Research

Hahnemann University School of Medicine

Philadelphia, PA

The Edward L. Axelman Award for Outstanding Service

Phi Lambda Kappa Medical Fraternity

Hahnemann University School of Medicine

Philadelphia, PA

Union College Cum Laude National Honor Society

Union College

Schenectady, NY

Union College Dean’s List

Union College

Schenectady, NY

The MKA Funk Award for Academic Excellence

Valedictorian

Cum Laude National Honor Society

The Montclair Kimberley Academy

Montclair, NJ

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RESEARCH

Saint Vincent’s Hospital and Medical Center, Department of Cardiology

New York, New York: “Cardiac Troponin-T in Acute Myocardial Infarction (AMI).” Presented at XVIII World Congress on Diseases of the Chest and the 62nd Annual International Scientific Assembly of the American College of Chest Physicians. San Francisco, CA October, 1996

Coordinating Fellow and Sub-Investigator for “Double Blind Placebo Controlled Study to Evaluate the Anti-Ischemic Activity of Oral Ifetroban (BMS-180291 IN Subjects Following Acute Myocardial Infarction”; Cardiology Fellowship, 1994-1995, Saint Vincent’s Hospital and Medical Center

RESEARCH CONTINUED

Hahnemann University Department of Pathology, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1987-1988, “The Role of the Extracellular Matrix in Hepatogenensis”; Hahnemann University Medical Research, April, 1988

PUBLICATIONS

Klapper, Joseph L., M.D. Elmquist, Thomas H., M.D. FACC, Cosentino, Ralph, M.D., Spiegel, Herbert E., PhD, Saint Vincent’s Hospital and Medical Center, NY, NY, “Troponin-T in Acute MI” Chest (submitted)

Baloch, Zubair, Klapper, Joe, Buchanan, Linda, Schwartz, Mary and Armenta, Peter. HU Dept Path. Phila., PA. Abstract:” The Extracellular Matrix in Hepatogenesis,” The Anatomical Record, 1989.

Baloch, Zubair, Klapper, Joe, Buchanan, Linda, Schwartz, Mary M., and Aments, Peter S., Dept. of Path and Lab Med, HU Phila, PA, and Dept Path and Lab Med, RWJMS, UMDNJ, New Brunswick, N.J. “Ontogenesis of the Murine Hepatic Extracellular Matrix: An Immunohistochemical Study.” Poster Presentation.

BOOKS

The Complete Idiot’s Guide to Lowering Your Cholesterol, Joseph Lee Klapper, November, 2006, Alpha Books

The Complete Idiot’s Guide to Boosting Your Metabolism, Joseph Lee Klapper,

2008, Alpha Books

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ADDITIONAL QUALIFICATIONS

Vascular Ultrasound

Level II Echocardiography

Level II Coronary Computerized Tomography Angiography Certification by the Princeton Longevity Center, Princeton, NJ

ORGANIZATIONS, PAST

Vascular Biology Working Group

Los Angeles County Medical Association

American College of Cardiology

American Medical Association

QUALITY and MEDICAL REVIEW

MedconnectVA.com

Cardiology

Benefits Review

2018-current

Network Medical Review Co. Ltd.

Cardiology

Benefits review

202

Mednick and Associates

VA disability benefits

Cardiology

2019

QUALITY

Lumetra Medicare Quality of Provider Care Reviewer

Cardiology

Quality Review

past

ACTIVE STATE MEDICAL LICENSES

California

Wisconsin

Illinois

Arizona

Kansas

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INACTIVE STATE MEDICAL LICENSE

Florida

PAST STATE MEDICAL LICENSES

Georgia

New York

HOSPITAL POSITIONS & COMMITTEES

Chief of Medicine

Hazel Hawkins Hospital

Hollister, CA

Medical Executive Committee

Hazel Hawkins Hospital

Hollister, CA

Vice Chief of Medicine

Hazel Hawkins Hospital

Hollister, CA

Library & CME Committee

Hazel Hawkins Hospital

Hollister, CA

Pharmacy & Therapeutics Committee

Hazel Hawkins Hospital

Hollister, CA

HOSPITAL COMMITTEES CONTINUED

Cedars Sinai Medical Center Physician

Nursing Committee

Los Angeles, CA

LECTURES

Management of Acute NSTEMI

Hazel Hawkins Memorial Hospital

Hollister. CA

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LECTURES CONTINUED

Electrocardiography for Paramedics

Lecture

Hazel Hawkins Memorial Hospital

Hollister, CA

Women’s Auxiliary

Hazel Hawkins Memorial Hospital

Heart Disease in Women

Hollistrer, CA

Senior Center

Heart Disease in Seniors

Hollister, CA

Lecture