Michael David Kluger, MD FACS

Michael Kluger, MD, MPH is board-certified in general surgery and specialty trained in hepatobiliary surgery and liver transplantation. His expertise lies in pancreatic cancer, and primary and metastatic liver cancer. He is highly skilled in minimally invasive procedures, and serves as an Assistant Professor of Surgery at the Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons and an Attending Surgeon at NewYork-Presbyterian/Columbia University Medical Center. 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 NYPH-Columbia University 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 as a fellow at Hospital Henri Mondor in Creteil, France under the world-renowned surgeon Professor Daniel Cherqui. Prior to medical school, he was a research associate at the New York Academy of Medicine, and received a Master of Public Health from Yale University. Dr. Kluger has published in peer-reviewed professional journals and presented at major scientific conferences. Clinical interests include laparoscopic liver resection, resection of primary and metastatic liver tumors, and multi-stage resection of complex liver lesions. Dr. Kluger's current research involves the role of laparoscopic surgical techniques in liver surgery, hepatocellular carcinoma, and liver metastases. He is a Fellow of the American College of Surgeons, and a member of several prestigious professional organizations, including the American Society of Transplant Surgeons, the Society of Surgical Oncology and the Society for Surgery of the Alimentary Tract.

Liver, Gallbladder, Pancreas Disor/Proc

• bile duct malignancies
• bile duct surgery
• biliary tract disease
• cholecystectomy
• gallbladder cancer
• hepatobiliary surgery
• laparoscopic cholecystectomy
• liver surgery
• liver/hepatic disease
• pancreatic cancer
• pancreatic cysts

Minimally Invasive Procedures

• laparoscopic surgery

Surgical Oncology (Cancer/Tumors)

• gastrointestinal cancer/tumors
• pancreatic cancer/tumors

New York Presbyterian Hospital - Columbia University Medical Center

New York, NY

Attending

09/2010—Present

Weill Cornell Medical College

New York, NY

Instructor

09/2010—09/2011

Weill Cornell Medical College

New York, NY

Assistant Professor

09/2011—07/2013

Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons

New York, NY

Assistant Professor

08/2013—Present