Kazuki Sugahara, MD, PHD

Pancreas & Hepatobiliary Surgery
Specialties
General Surgery, Pancreas & Hepatobiliary Surgery, more

Locations and Appointments


CUIMC/Milstein Hospital Building

177 Ft. Washington Avenue
New York, NY 10032
US
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CUIMC/Herbert Irving Pavilion

161 Fort Washington Avenue
Floor 8, Suite 818
New York, NY 10032
US
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Insurances Accepted


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    Student Health
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    Aetna Signature Administrators
    NY Signature
    HMO
    Medicare Managed Care
    PPO
    POS
    Essential Plan
    Medicaid Managed Care
    Special Needs
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    EPO
    Great West (National)
    Medicare Managed Care
    PPO
    HMO
    PPO
    Medicare Managed Care
    Select Care (Exchange)
    Vytra
    EPO
    Medicare Managed Care
    HMO
    PPO
    POS
    ConnectiCare
    Essential Plan
    Medicaid Managed Care
    Medicaid Managed Care
    Child/Family Health Plus
    Essential Plan
    PPO
    Medicare Managed Care
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    EPO
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    Child/Family Health Plus
    Leaf (Exchange)
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    Child/Family Health Plus
    Medicare Managed Care
    Local 1199
    NYP Employee Plan
    MagnaCare
    Traditional Medicare
    Railroad
    Multiplan
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    Essential Plan
    Child/Family Health Plus
    Medicaid Managed Care
    Special Needs
    PPO
    HMO
    POS
    Empire Plan
    Compass (Exchange)
    Oxford Liberty
    Oxford Freedom
    Oxford HMO
    Medicare Managed Care
    Medicaid (Community Plan)
    SelectHealth
    Medicare Managed Care
    Special Needs
    Medicare Managed Care
    Medicaid Managed Care
    World Trade Center Health Plan
    Student Health
    EPO
    Aetna Signature Administrators
    NY Signature
    HMO
    Medicare Managed Care
    PPO
    POS
    Essential Plan
    Medicaid Managed Care
    Special Needs
    POS
    EPO
    Great West (National)
    Medicare Managed Care
    PPO
    HMO
    PPO
    Medicare Managed Care
    Select Care (Exchange)
    Vytra
    EPO
    Medicare Managed Care
    HMO
    PPO
    POS
    ConnectiCare
    Essential Plan
    Medicaid Managed Care
    Medicaid Managed Care
    Child/Family Health Plus
    Essential Plan
    PPO
    Medicare Managed Care
    HMO
    EPO
    Essential Plan
    Medicaid Managed Care
    Medicare Managed Care
    Child/Family Health Plus
    Leaf (Exchange)
    Medicaid Managed Care
    Child/Family Health Plus
    Medicare Managed Care
    Local 1199
    NYP Employee Plan
    MagnaCare
    Traditional Medicare
    Railroad
    Multiplan
    HMO
    Essential Plan
    Child/Family Health Plus
    Medicaid Managed Care
    Special Needs
    PPO
    HMO
    POS
    Empire Plan
    Compass (Exchange)
    Oxford Liberty
    Oxford Freedom
    Oxford HMO
    Medicare Managed Care
    Medicaid (Community Plan)
    SelectHealth
    Medicare Managed Care
    Special Needs
    Medicare Managed Care
    Medicaid Managed Care
    World Trade Center Health Plan

About Kazuki Sugahara, MD, PHD


Kazuki N. Sugahara, MD, PhD, is an Assistant Professor of Surgery. Dr. Sugahara studies drug delivery systems to enhance the diagnosis and therapy of various cancers, particularly pancreatic cancer. He has developed various tumor-targeting peptides that deliver compounds selectively to cancer tissue, and reported them in a number of high-profile journals such as Science. One of his peptides, the iRGD tumor-penetrating peptide, is now in a first-in-human Phase 1 clinical trial for metastatic pancreatic cancer. Dr. Sugahara's work has been recognized through grants and awards from national agencies such as the NIH, Department of Defense, and Pancreatic Cancer Action Network, and also from international societies such as the Japan Society of Drug Delivery Systems.


After receiving his medical degree from Shiga University of Medical Science in Japan, Dr. Sugahara underwent surgery residency at Tazuke Kofukai Kitano Hospital, Osaka, Japan, received a PhD in cancer biology and immunology from the Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, Japan, and completed a postdoctoral fellowship at the Sanford-Burnham-Prebys Medical Discovery Institute, La Jolla, California. He came to Columbia University in 2013 to take dual appointment as a categorical resident and a research faculty at the Department of Surgery. He now continues to pursue his career as a surgeon scientist with a special focus on pancreatic cancer.


Specialties & Expertise

  • Pancreatic Disease

Leadership, Titles & Positions

  • Assistant Professor of Surgery

Hospital Affiliations

  • NewYork-Presbyterian / Columbia University Irving Medical Center

Awards & Honors

  • 2nd Place, Annual Research Competition, Department of Surgery, Columbia University (USA, 2016)
  • Best Presentation Awards, Japanese Association for Metastasis Research (Japan, 2003, 2005)
  • Blakemore Award, 1st Annual Research Symposium, Columbia University (USA, 2017)
  • Career Development Award, AACR-Pancreatic Cancer Action Network (USA, 2012)
  • Finalist, Poster Competition, Society of Surgical Oncology Annual Meeting (USA, 2015)
  • Finalist, Poster Competition, Society of Surgical Oncology Annual Meeting (USA, 2019)
  • Idea Expansion Award, Breast Cancer Research Program, Department of Defense (USA, 2012)
  • John Jones Surgical Society Award, Columbia University (USA, 2014)
  • Science and Technology Blasker Award, San Diego Foundation (USA, 2011)
  • Travel Award - International Symposium, Japan Surgical Society (Japan, 2011)
  • Young Investigator Award, Japan Society of Drug Delivery System (Japan, 2011)
  • Young Investigator Award, Japanese Association for Metastasis Research (Japan, 2006)

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