
Dr. Robert Scott Klappenbach M.D.
Pathologist | Anatomic Pathology & Clinical Pathology
5255 Loughboro Rd Nw Washington DC, 20016About
Dr. Robert Klappenbach is a pathologist practicing in Washington, DC. Dr. Klappenbach is a doctor who specializes in the study of bodily fluids and tissues. As a pathologist, Dr. Klappenbach can help your primary care doctor make a diagnosis about your medical condition. Dr. Klappenbach may perform a tissue biopsy to determine if a patient has cancer, practice genetic testing, and complete a number of laboratory examinations. Pathologists can also perform autopsies which can determine a persons cause of death and gain information about genetic progression of a disease.
Education and Training
Georgetown Univ Sch of Med, Washington Dc 1977
Georgetown University School of Medicine 1977
Board Certification
PathologyAmerican Board of PathologyABP
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Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Pure small-cell carcinoma of the prostate with fatal liver metastasis.
- Tumor cell embolism to pulmonary alveolar capillaries. Cause of sudden cor pulmonale.
- Lung pathology after high frequency jet ventilation combined with low rate intermittent mandatory ventilation in a canine model of meconium aspiration.
- Computed tomography of adrenal abscess.
- Prognostic value and pathophysiologic significance of the rim sign in cholescintigraphy.
- Composite carcinoma-carcinoid tumors of the gastrointestinal tract. A morphologic, histochemical, and immunocytochemical study.
- Gastric tuberculosis: a manifestation of acquired immunodeficiency syndrome.
- Hodgkin's disease in South African children.
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