Robert J. Zehr, M.D. Orthopaedic Surgeon
Board-certified, fellowship-trained, and the
founder of The Zehr Center for Orthopaedics
In 1992, Dr. Robert Zehr was invited to join the staff of the prestigious Cleveland Clinic Foundation in Cleveland, Ohio, after completing his internship and residency there. Four years later, he assumed the leadership of the Department of Orthopaedic Oncology. In 1998, the Foundation asked him to help open the Cleveland Clinic Naples. Dr. Zehr served as the head of orthopaedic surgery, adding increasing responsibilities over the years as the director of medical operations, the chief of staff, and eventually as executive director, all while maintaining his thriving surgical practice.
When the Cleveland Clinic departed Naples in 2006, Dr. Zehr remained in the community, establishing the Zehr Center for Orthopaedics, in order to continue providing Southwest Florida residents the world-class care they had come to expect.
Experienced Surgeon, Leading Innovator
From speaking, teaching, and operating on the international stage, Dr. Zehr has brought his extensive experience and insatiable drive for excellence to his private practice here in Naples, Florida. He has authored numerous articles, crafted dozens of presentations, and served as Principle or Co-Investigator on several sponsored research projects. Dr. Zehr is held in high regard in the local, state, and national professional organizations of which he is a member in good standing.
Dr. Zehr’s CVHis highly successful joint replacement practice of 35 years has positioned Dr. Zehr as a trusted hip and knee replacement surgeon and a leader in outpatient joint surgery through his affiliation with Seaside Surgery Center, which he co-founded in 2015.
Scientific advancements in Regenerative Medicine have improved the practice of orthopaedics in exciting ways. As Dr. Zehr has always embraced a conservative approach to solving hip and knee problems, believing surgery should not be a first choice, he routinely opts for methods that allow a patient’s own body to help it heal. The exciting and expanding field of orthobiologics presents his patients with options for exciting non-surgical treatments and solutions that may prevent the need for surgery or at least delay it for a considerable time.
He was an early adopter of Alpha 2 Macroglobulin Therapy to halt the progression of osteoarthritis in its tracks and has found, like many others, that when this therapy is combined with Platelet Rich Plasma (PRP) therapy, the synergy is truly amazing. Dr. Zehr continues to study the exploding research in this field as each new Regenerative Medicine product comes out, selecting the best available treatments to offer his patients.
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