One of America's Top Doctors - Castle Connolly Top Doctors

Michael David Kluger, MD

Pancreas & Hepatobiliary Surgery
One of America's Top Doctors - Castle Connolly Top Doctors
Specialties
Cancer Care, Surgery, Pancreas & Hepatobiliary Surgery, more

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CUIMC/Herbert Irving Pavilion

161 Fort Washington Avenue
Floor 8
New York, NY 10032
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CUIMC/Milstein Hospital Building

177 Ft. Washington Avenue
New York, NY 10032
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ColumbiaDoctors - 1985 Crompond Road

1985 Crompond Road
Cortlandt Manor, NY 10567
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    NY Signature
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    Essential Plan
    Medicaid Managed Care
    Medicare Managed Care
    Special Needs
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    Medicare Managed Care
    POS
    EPO
    PPO
    HMO
    Great West (National)
    Medicare Managed Care
    PPO
    Vytra
    ConnectiCare
    Medicaid Managed Care
    POS
    HMO
    PPO
    EPO
    Select Care (Exchange)
    Medicare Managed Care
    Essential Plan
    Medicaid Managed Care
    Essential Plan
    Child/Family Health Plus
    Essential Plan
    Medicaid Managed Care
    Child/Family Health Plus
    Medicare Managed Care
    Child/Family Health Plus
    Medicaid Managed Care
    Leaf (Exchange)
    Medicare Managed Care
    Local 1199
    MagnaCare
    Railroad
    Traditional Medicare
    Multiplan
    Child/Family Health Plus
    HMO
    Essential Plan
    Medicaid Managed Care
    Quality Health Management
    Special Needs
    Compass (Exchange)
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About Michael David Kluger, MD


Dr. Michael Kluger is board-certified in general surgery and specialty trained in liver and pancreas surgery. He focuses on the operative management of pancreatic cancer, liver cancer, gallbladder disease and metastases to the liver and abdominal peritoneum. These complex diseases require treatment plans tailored to each patient's needs; therefore Dr. Kluger employs a multidisciplinary approach to determine the best available treatment options that maximize survival and quality of life. He is highly skilled in minimally invasive procedures, and uses laparoscopy whenever indicated.


Dr. Kluger graduated from the New York University School of Medicine, where he was elected to the Alpha Omega Alpha medical honor society and received awards for bioethics and community service. He completed his surgical residency at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Columbia University Irving Medical Center. There he was selected to be the Administrative Chief Resident and won the Gold Foundation Humanism and Excellence in Teaching Award. He received advanced training in liver transplantation and hepatobiliary surgery at Hospital Henri Mondor in France under the world-renowned surgeon Professor Daniel Cherqui. He is a Fellow of the American College of Surgeons, and a member of several prestigious professional organizations, including the Society of Surgical Oncology and the Society for Surgery of the Alimentary Tract.


Board Certifications

  • Surgery

Specialties & Expertise

  • Adrenal Cancer
  • Bile Duct Injury
  • Duodenal cancer
  • Gallbladder Cancer
  • Gallbladder Surgery
  • Gastrointestinal Tumors
  • Liver Cancer
  • Liver Surgery
  • Mesothelioma of Peritoneum
  • Metastatic Cancer to Liver
  • Neuroendocrine Tumor
  • Pancreatic Cancer
  • Pancreatic Surgery

Education

  • Fellowship: Henri Mondor Hospital, France
  • Residency: NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Columbia University Medical Center
  • Internship: NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Columbia University Medical Center

Hospital Affiliations

  • NewYork-Presbyterian / Columbia University Irving Medical Center
  • NewYork-Presbyterian Hudson Valley Hospital

Awards & Honors

  • Alpha Omega Alpha Medical Honor Society, 2004
  • Arthur Zitrin Award in Bioethics, 2004
  • Castle Connolly Top Doctors, 2018
  • Castle Connolly Top Doctors, 2019
  • European Society of Organ Transplantation Short Stay and Travel Grant, 2009
  • Excellence in Teaching Award, Weill Cornell Medical College, 2013
  • Humanism and Excellence in Teaching Award, Arnold P. Gold Foundation, 2007
  • New York Medical Society Community Service Award, 2004
  • New York Presbyterian Hospital Physician of the Year, 2016
  • Philippe Foundation Award for Franco-American Scientific Collaboration, 2009
  • Presidential Poster of Distinction, American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases, 2011
  • Psi Chi National Psychology Honor Society, 1998
  • Society of Surgery of the Alimentary Tract, Hepatobiliary Sub-Committee, 2015
  • Super Doctors Rising Stars, 2015 & 2016
  • Teaching & Mentor Award, Department of Surgery, Columbia University, 2015
  • The Kenneth A. Forde Research Award, 2014

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