
Zachary L. Gleit, MD
Zachary L. Gleit, MD
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CUIMC/Herbert Irving Pavilion
161 Fort Washington AvenueFloor 5New York, NY 10032US(212) 305-0319
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About Zachary L. Gleit, MD
Zachary L. Gleit, MD, has served as Assistant Professor of Surgery at Columbia University Medical Center since 2001 and Director of Surgery at the Allen Hospital since 2008. After completing his undergraduate education at Harvard College, he received his medical degree at Harvard Medical School/ Harvard/MIT Division of Health Sciences and Technology, followed by surgical training at NewYork-Prsebyterian/Columbia. He traveled to Ethiopia in 1998 as part of a humanitarian mission with Doctors Without Borders. Dr. Gleit's surgical practice in the Hernia Center and in the Division of General Surgery includes hernia repair, gall bladder surgery, colorectal surgery, appendectomy, and splenectomy.
Board Certifications
- Surgery, General
Languages Spoken
- Spanish
Expertise
- Appendectomy
- Colorectal Surgery
- Gallbladder Surgery
- Hernia Repair
- Laparoscopic Surgery
- Splenectomy
Education
- Fellowship: Massachusetts General Hospital
- Residency: NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Columbia University Medical Center
- Internship: NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Columbia University Medical Center
Titles & Positions
- Assistant Professor of Surgery at CUMC
- Director of Surgery, Allen Hospital
Hospital Affiliations
- NewYork-Presbyterian / Columbia University Irving Medical Center
Awards & Honors
- Daland Fellowship, American Philosophical Society, 1999-2001
- Johnson and Johnson Health Science and Technology Research Fund, Johnson and Johnson, Inc., 1990-1992
- National Research Service Award, National Institutes of Health, 1999-2001
- Phi Beta Kappa, 1987
- Rotary Foundation Scholarship, For Study of Philosophy at University of Cape Town in Cape Town, South Africa, 1989