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Office
1950 Richmond Rd
Lyndhurst, OH 44124Phone+1 216-448-4325
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
- 32 citations“We’re all in this together”: A qualitative study of predominantly low income minority participants in a yoga trial for chronic low back painJulia Keosaian, Chelsey M. Lemaster, Danielle Dresner, Margo E. Godersky, Ruth Paris
Complementary Therapies in Medicine. 2016-02-01 - 122 citationsRisk Factors Associated With Transition From Acute to Chronic Low Back Pain in US Patients Seeking Primary CareJoel M. Stevans, Anthony Delitto, Samannaaz S. Khoja, Charity G. Patterson, Clair N. Smith
JAMA Network Open. 2021-02-01 - 47 citationsStratified care to prevent chronic low back pain in high-risk patients: The TARGET trial. A multi-site pragmatic cluster randomized trial.Anthony Delitto, Charity G. Patterson, Joel M. Stevans, Janet K. Freburger, Samannaaz S. Khoja
Eclinicalmedicine. 2021-03-30
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
- Online Yoga Classes Prove Helpful for Back Pain in New StudyNovember 12th, 2024
- Virtual Yoga Program Effectively Reduces Intensity of Chronic Low Back PainNovember 11th, 2024
- Have Chronic Low Back Pain? Try Virtual Yoga, Study SuggestsNovember 1st, 2024
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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
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