New Physicians

"Working with accomplished athletes and teams has given me a different outlook on my field of medicine," says Peter Gerbino, M.D., a board certified orthopedic surgeon and fellowship-trained sports medicine specialist who recently began practicing in Monterey. "Instead of focusing on a certain procedure, I work to understand how an injury occurred and how to keep it from happening again."

Dr. Gerbino brings his fresh perspective - gained from more than eight years treating professional and amateur athletes with the Boston Marathon, Boston Ballet, U.S. Figure Skating Team and others - to each patient he sees in his current practice.

"In Boston, I spent much of my time treating certain types of knee injuries and shoulder problems, but I also did a lot of general orthopedics," he adds. "In my current practice, I'm available to treat athletes of all ages, as well as those who aspire to be athletes."

Dr. Gerbino's office is located at:

930 Sunnyslope Rd., Ste C2
Hollister, CA  95762
Phone: (831) 636-7950 

Taking care of our heart’s health is important for all of us, no matter our age, and residents of San Benito County now have a “heart-healthy” advocate on their side thanks to the addition of a full-time board-certified cardiologist, Dr. Joseph Lee Klapper at Hazel Hawkins Memorial Hospital. Dr. Klapper brings a wealth of knowledge in the areas of physiology and pathology of the heart, including cardiovascular disease, coronary care, heart failure, myocardial infarction (heart attack), cardiac catheterization and echocardiography. Dr. Klapper is board certified by the Cardiology Board/American Board of Internal Medicine (1998) and the Internal Medicine/American Board of Internal Medicine (1994).

Dr. Klapper is looking forward to the new opportunities available to him at the Hospital. “I was looking for something different, and looking for something better, so I could take care of more people.”

Dr. Klapper attended medical college at Hahnemann University, now Drexel University, in Philadelphia. He then went on to complete his internship at State University of New York at Stony Brook, and completed his residency at Cabrini Medical Center of New York Medical College. His post-graduate medical education fellowship was completed at Saint Vincent’s Hospital and Medical Center in New York.

Dr. Klapper’s office is located on the campus of Hazel Hawkins Memorial Hospital at 901 Sunset Drive, Suite 4. For further information you can reach his office 831-630-9467 or send an e-mail to info@stopheartattacks.com.