Dr. Robert J. Zehr

4.85 ( 166 reviews )

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From my first phone call to my hip replacement Dr. ZEHR and his staff were fantastic. I can’t imagine a better experience all around and am back to being free of pain and enjoying life again. I am so grateful for the care that I have received from Dr. ZEHR and his staff.

Submitted Jan. 29, 2024

Dr. Robert J. Zehr's response
We are pleased to hear you are enjoying life again. Thank you for your kind words.

Submitted Feb. 5, 2024

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During Covid I had to have my hip replaced. With all the special protocols everything was done professionally. This year I needed both knees replaced, bone on bone. I had one done in June and the second one in October. I am loving my new knees. I walk my dog several miles everyday and go to the gym 3 times a week. My quality of life before these surgeries was not very promising. Now I have a new lease on life with many exciting plans for my future. I love to travel and now I’m able to start doing it again. Dr. Zehr also did bilateral knee replacement on my husband 16 years ago, and he is doing fantastic. Thank you so much Dr Zehr for giving us the opportunity to continue exploring the world!

Submitted Dec. 18, 2023

Dr. Robert J. Zehr's response
What an exciting testimony! We are so glad you chose us for all of these important surgeries. Proud of you for your consistent gym work and enjoy those world travels - send pictures!

Submitted Jan. 20, 2024

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I just had my one year follow up with Dr. Zehr after anterior hip replacement. From first visit, through surgery, post-op and now long term results I could not be more satisfied. Dr. Zehr, his entire staff, the surgery center and physician assistants are there every step of the way to explain, answer questions and provide assistance. My results have been phenomenal and I highly recommend his care and expertise.

Submitted Dec. 13, 2023

Dr. Robert J. Zehr's response
Thank you for your recommendation. We are so pleased you are satisfied with your results!

Submitted Jan. 20, 2024

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I was informed of my options and expectations of hip replacement surgery. I felt very confident in Dr Zehr’s ability. His staff was supportive and very easy to work with to schedule appointments and answered all my questions.

Submitted Dec. 5, 2023

Dr. Robert J. Zehr's response
Thank you for your review. We're especially glad all your questions were answered to your satisfaction. An educated patient is their own best advocate!

Submitted Dec. 10, 2023

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Six weeks after full hip replacement playing golf and very little pain. They made this process easy.

Submitted Dec. 3, 2023

Dr. Robert J. Zehr's response
It's great to hear of hip replacement being described as "easy"! You had an active part in the process and we're glad you are back on the golf course!

Submitted Dec. 10, 2023

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I had full hip replacement. I have been walking since day one. I’m playing tennis again six weeks since replacement. Everything at the Zehr Center is first class. The Staff all went out of their way to help me. I could sit here and write more but I have to go walk.
Thank you folks for a new lease on life.
Richard Naples

Submitted Nov. 27, 2023

Dr. Robert J. Zehr's response
You are so welcome, Richard! You've made great progress and we hope you are enjoying your new lease on life!

Submitted Dec. 10, 2023

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Phenomenal!!!!! Recommend Dr.Zehr and his staff!!
Truly concerned and compassionate!!

Submitted Nov. 16, 2023

Dr. Robert J. Zehr's response
Thank you for your recommendation! Yes, we are concerned about each and every patient.

Submitted Dec. 10, 2023

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Dr. Zehr performed a anterior total hip replacement and it was spectacular. I was home after four hours from the surgery and resting comfortably. I was walking on my own in a week. I took prescribed pain medication for one day. The staff was great from the receptionist, RN, office manager, Xray tech, and PA. They were all very courteous, professional, and sensitive to my needs. Dr. Zehr has a mymobility application which educates, assesses, and gives you routines for your progress before and after the surgery. This is a great tool for a complete understanding and accountability of your recovery. I was released to resume all my activities in eight weeks. I will now resume my daily gym routine and get back on the softball field.
Dr. Zehr is the man you want for a total hip replacement.

Submitted Oct. 4, 2023

Dr. Robert J. Zehr's response
We're pleased to hear you are back in the batter's box! Thank you for your thorough review, you have touched all the bases of the process. (See what we did there?)

Submitted Dec. 10, 2023

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Exceptionally professional and highly responsive. Outstanding expertise.

Submitted Sept. 25, 2023

Dr. Robert J. Zehr's response
Thank you! We appreciate you sharing your testimony.

Submitted Oct. 3, 2023

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I recently had Dr. Zehr complete anterior hip replacement surgery. Everything went very smoothly and now 6 weeks in I am exercising and walking 3 miles a day!! His staff is extremely friendly and responsive. In particular his P.A., Amanda Weaver, could not be nicer and helpful in answering my numerous questions along my recovery. I could not recommend this practice more highly!

Submitted Aug. 29, 2023

Dr. Robert J. Zehr's response
Thank you for your review! We're glad all is well.

Submitted Sept. 10, 2023


Dr. Robert J. Zehr's Credentials

Accepting New Patients

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Biography

Robert J. Zehr, MD is a board-certified, fellowship-trained orthopaedic surgeon and the founder of The Zehr Center for Orthopaedics, a private orthopaedic surgery practice located in Naples, Florida. He specializes in hip and knee replacement surgery, complex revision joint surgery, knee arthroscopy and trauma reconstruction. He pioneered the direct anterior approach to hip replacement in the Southwest Florida area and has conducted over 1,800 of those surgeries to date. Dr. Zehr has over 30 years of orthopaedic surgical experience in complex joint reconstruction and rehabilitation, having been in both the academic environment of the Cleveland Clinic for 15 years and private practice for the past 10 years. Prior to being sent to Southwest Florida in 1998 to help develop the Cleveland Clinic Naples, Dr. Zehr was the Head of Orthopaedic Oncology for The Cleveland Clinic Foundation where he came on staff after a prestigious fellowship in orthopaedic oncology at the University of Florida and his residency training at The Cleveland Clinic Foundation. Dr. Zehr achieved further career success while an attending physician at the Cleveland Clinic Naples, where he distinguished himself as its Executive Director, Chief of Staff and Head of Orthopaedic Surgery while maintaining a full and thriving surgical practice. With the abrupt departure of the Cleveland Clinic from the Naples, Florida area, but still wanting to practice in the Southwest Florida community where he had practiced since 1998, Dr. Zehr began his new venture into solo orthopaedic practice in late 2007. His highly successful joint replacement practice has positioned him as the highest volume hip replacement surgeon in Collier County and the leader in outpatient joint replacement surgery through Seaside Surgery Center. In addition to his private practice and surgery center, Dr. Zehr has been named Chief of Surgery for Landmark Hospital of Southwest Florida and Medical Director of The Joint Care Center at Landmark. Dr. Zehr is also a consulting surgeon for Arthrex, Inc., a global medical device company and leader in new product development and medical education in orthopedics. Although it is extremely important to know where your surgeon trained and his years of experience, it is perhaps more important to know what his peers and patients think of him. By virtue of the many awards and honors of recognition that have been bestowed upon Dr. Zehr consistently through the years, you can be confident that the many patients who have gone before you are extremely satisfied with their care. In addition, most of these accolades are achieved through peer nomination where the many physicians who have selected Dr. Zehr for these awards were asked “to whom would they send their own family?” In the tradition of superior care and innovation, Robert J. Zehr, MD was recognized by one of the most distinguished physician rating services in the country, Best Doctors, Inc. to be included once again in the Best Orthopedic Doctors in America database for 2016-2017, an honor he has received every year since 1998. This annual list is compiled from surveys of physicians asking them who they would go to for treatment in their specialty. The result is a proprietary database of more than 53,000 medical experts in over 450 specialties and subspecialties worldwide. An exhaustive peer-review survey by thousands of doctors determines the physicians in this database. Only those who earn the consensus support of their peers are included. Doctors cannot buy listings. For this reason, inclusion in the Best Doctors in America database is a remarkable honor. Castle-Connolly Medical, Ltd – publishers of America's Top Doctors – has recognized Dr. Zehr as one of the top treating orthopaedic surgeons in Southwest Florida from 2004-2018. Castle-Connolly considers the following criteria to determine a doctor's eligibility for inclusion in America’s Top Doctors: professional qualifications, education, residency, board certification, fellowships, professional reputation, hospital appointment, medical school faculty appointment, experience, and disciplinary history. Consumer’s Research Council of America, a Washington, D.C. based research organization which provides consumers’ information guides for professional services throughout America, has rated Dr. Zehr nationally as one of America's Top Orthopedists for the years 2002-2017. Its purpose is to help educate and assist consumers in obtaining the finest professional services. Every month, more than 200,000 patients across the U.S. provide online feedback about their doctor experiences. They rate the various components of the care they receive, such as bedside manner, doctor-patient time, follow-up care, ease of appointment setting, courtesy of office staff, and they also share their overall opinions. From this data the very top scoring physicians are chosen for the “Patients’ Choice Award.” Over the course of 2018, hundreds of thousands of patient reviews were written and shared. While physicians generally receive positive feedback from their patients, only a select few consistently receive rave reviews. Of those with high praise, only physicians with near-perfect scores receive this honor. In fact of the nations 870,000 active physicians, only 5% were accorded this honor by their patients in 2018; only 1% have achieved five consecutive awards. Dr. Zehr has been chosen by his patients for this award every year since 2009. In addition to the Patients’ Choice Award, Dr. Zehr once again earned accolades in 2018 as one of “America’s Most Compassionate Doctors.” Fewer than 3% of the nation’s 870,000 active physicians were accorded this honor by their patients in 2018. This is truly a people’s choice award. In Southwest Florida, Gulfshore Life Magazine has honored Dr. Zehr as one of a select few best orthopedic surgeons in its annual “Top Doctors” awards for the years 2004-2018. Gulfshore Life Magazine partners with Castle-Connolly Medical in New York to develop a list of the top-tier doctors in each specialty, that is, those physicians most highly recommended in Collier, Lee and Charlotte counties each year. Dr. Zehr consistently earns top ratings and rankings on several online review websites. The culmination of these peer and patient generated ratings is Dr. Zehr’s inclusion in the American Registry’s list of “America’s Most Honored Professionals 2018 – Top 1%.” In addition, Dr. Zehr instituted the highly acclaimed Cleveland Clinic Naples “Joint Club” which cohesively coordinated the many individual talents of hospital nursing, physical therapy, case management and surgery with outpatient pre-operative treatment, bringing them into a well orchestrated and seamless educational experience. This team effort let the patient focus exclusively on returning to life’s activities after joint replacement surgery. The Orthopaedic Center of Excellence was a “Premier Site” for this system of patient care and was visited by national and international dignitaries and surgeons desiring to improve their patient care and management. His extensive experience as leader, researcher and surgeon keeps Dr. Zehr in high demand as a speaker locally, nationally and internationally. He has spoken, operated or taught in Germany, Italy, Canada and Great Britain. He has written extensively on skeletal reconstruction, but enjoys educating individual patients on their specific orthopaedic problems. He is a Fellow of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, a Diplomate of the American Board of Orthopaedic Surgeons, a member in good standing in the American Association of Hip and Knee Surgeons and the Florida Orthopaedic Society, the Florida Medical Society and the Collier County Medical Society.

Languages

  • English

Education

  • St. Louis University (Grad. 1985)

Other Specialties

Areas of Expertise

  • Arthroscopy
  • Knee replacement
  • Knee pain
  • Osteoarthritis
  • Hip replacement

Awards & Recognitions

  • "Best Doctors in America" 2018
  • GulfShore Life Magazine's "Top Docs" 2004 - 2018
  • Consumer's Research Council of America "America's Top Orthopedists" 2002 - 2018
  • Castle-Connolly's "America's Top Doctors" 2004-2018

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