About
Dr. Robert James Klem is a family medicine doctor in Shoreline, Washington, board certified in Family Medicine. He trained at Southern Illinois University School of Medicine and completed his residency at Swedish Hospital Medical Center. Dr. Klem practices at Swedish Health Services, Swedish Edmonds, Brookdale Home Health, and Swedish Primary Care - Renton, and speaks English.
He treats a wide range of conditions including allergies, asthma, chronic pain, diabetes and anxiety, and offers preventive services such as cancer screenings, vaccinations, and cholesterol management. His practice spans work with patients from newborns through end-of-life care across rural, suburban and urban settings. Dr. Klem emphasizes long-term relationships with patients and families, focusing on both illness prevention and education alongside acute care. He finds particular reward in the variety family medicine offers and in spending time with patients on prevention over the course of their lives.
Conditions Treated
- Abdominal cramps
- Abnormal bowel movement
- Acute back pain
- Allergies
- Anxiety
- Back pain
- Breast cancer screening
- Chest pain
- Chronic fatigue syndrome
- Chronic migraines
- Chronic pain
- Common cold
- Constipation
- Cystitis
- Diabetes mellitus
- Dizziness
- Dyspepsia
- Ear infections
- Elevated blood pressure
- Employee health
- Fatigue
- Flatulence
- Food allergy
- Gout
- Heart murmur
- Hemorrhoids
- Herpes
- Hyperthyroidism
- Influenza
- Interstitial cystitis
- Irregular menstruation
- Joint pain
- Lactose intolerance
- Lower back pain
- Malaise and fatigue
- Menstrual disorders
- Migraine treatment
- Muscle strain
- Nail disease
- Nausea
- Night sweats
- Numbness
- Obesity
- Osteoporosis
- Panic disorder
- Plantar fasciitis
- Poison ivy
- Psoriasis
- Reflux
- Restless legs syndrome
- Rosacea
- Seasonal allergies
- Sexual health
- Shin splints
- Shoulder pain
- Sinusitis
- Sore throat
- Stomach pain
- Stroke
- Sunburn
- Syncope
- Tetanus
- Tick borne infections
- Tinnitus
- Type 1 diabetes
- Ulcer
- Upper respiratory infection
- Urticaria
- Viral conjunctivitis
- Vitamin deficiency
- Warts
- Weight loss
- Wrist pain
- Abdominal pain
- Acne
- Allergic rhinitis
- Anemia
- Asthma
- Behavioral disorders
- Bronchitis
- Cholesterol disorders
- Chronic kidney disease
- Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
- Cold
- Concussion
- Cough
- Depression
- Diarrhea
- Dry skin
- Dyspnea on exertion
- Eczema
- Emphysema
- Enlarged prostate
- Fibromyalgia
- Flu
- General well visit
- Heart disease
- Heartburn
- Hernia
- High blood pressure
- Hypothyroidism
- Insomnia
- Iron deficiency anemia
- Irritable bowel syndrome
- Knee pain
- Laryngitis
- Lyme disease
- Menopause
- Migraine
- Muscle cramps
- Muscle weakness
- Nasal congestion
- Neck pain
- Norovirus
- Nutrition and health
- Osteoarthritis
- Palpitations
- Pharyngitis
- Pneumonia
- Prediabetes
- Rash
- Reproductive health
- Rhinitis
- Scabies
- Seborrheic dermatitis
- Sexually transmitted disease
- Shingles
- Sickle cell disease
- Sleep disorders
- Sprain
- Stress
- Suicidal ideation
- Swallowing problem
- Tension headache
- Thyroid disorder
- Tinea
- Tremor
- Type 2 diabetes
- Upper back pain
- Urinary tract infection
- Vertigo
- Viral infection
- Vomiting
- Weakness
- Wheezing
Specialized Treatments
- Adult screening blood tests
- B12 shots
- Blood count (CBC)
- Chronic disease management
- Comprehensive metabolic panel (CMP)
- Diabetes education
- Diet and exercise
- Family planning
- Health maintenance
- Influenza vaccination
- Lipid panel (cholesterol, triglycerides)
- Meningitis vaccination
- Newborn care
- Pain management
- Preventive medicine
- Shingles vaccination
- Sleep management
- Thyroid tests
- Travel medicine
- Vitamin D level
- Adult vaccines
- Birth control counseling
- Cholesterol management
- Colon cancer screening
- Diabetes counseling
- Diabetes management
- Diet and nutrition
- Fitness for duty evaluations
- Hemoglobin A1C level
- Lifestyle modification
- Measles vaccination
- MMR vaccine
- Nutritional counseling
- Pneumonia vaccination
- Routine adult exam
- Skin cancer screening
- Substance addiction
- Tobacco use cessation
- Urinalysis (urine test)
- Wellness
Insurances Accepted
Most common in Washington
Others
Insurance coverage can vary by location and plan. Confirm directly with the provider's office when you schedule.