Robert Saper
Wellness & Preventive Medicine, Department Chair · Cleveland Clinic Foundation
Credentials: · · · · ·
History
PresentDepartment Chair · Cleveland Clinic Foundation
PresentCAM Research · Boston University Medical Center
- 1991–1992
- 1984–1988
- 1979–1983
Research
Heavy metal content of ayurvedic herbal medicine products
JAMA · 2004 · First of 7 authors · Corresponding · 352 citations
Medical Hypotheses · 2012 · 309 citations
Lead, mercury, and arsenic in US- and Indian-manufactured Ayurvedic medicines sold via the Internet
JAMA · 2008 · First of 8 authors · Corresponding · 289 citations
27 papers
12 papers
10 papers · 1 as a resident
7 papers
7 papers
6 papers
- DE
5 papers
5 papers
Grants
- 2023–2028
Remote Tai Chi for Knee Osteoarthritis: An Embedded Pragmatic Trial
National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health · UH3
PI · $5.6M · Tufts Medical Center
- 2023–2024
Remote Tai Chi for Knee Osteoarthritis: An Embedded Pragmatic Trial
National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health · UG3
PI · $911.7K · Tufts Medical Center
- 2010–2018
Yoga vs. Physical Therapy for Chronic Low Back Pain in Minority Populations
National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health · R01
Contact PI · $3.9M · Boston Medical Center
- 2005–2011
Academic Career Development in CAM Research and Education
National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health · K07
Contact PI · $642.5K · Boston Medical Center
Clinical trials
- 2025–2027
- 2022–2023
Yoga for Chronic Low Back Pain in the Cleveland Clinic Employee Health Plan
Principal investigator · Completed
Robert Saper
- 2016–2019
Targeted Interventions to Prevent Chronic Low Back Pain in High Risk Patients
Principal investigator · Completed
University of Pittsburgh
- 2015–2016
Yoga vs. Education for Veterans With Chronic Low Back Pain
Principal investigator · Completed
Boston Medical Center