





Michael David Kluger, MD
Locations and Appointments
ColumbiaDoctors - 1985 Crompond Road
CUIMC/Milstein Hospital Building
CUIMC/Herbert Irving Pavilion
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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
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
Internship: NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Columbia University Medical Center
Residency: NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Columbia University Medical Center
Titles & Positions
Associate Professor of Surgery
Medical Director, Milstein Hospital HS Surgical Oncology Unit
Hospital Affiliations
NewYork-Presbyterian / Columbia University Irving Medical Center
NewYork-Presbyterian Hudson Valley Hospital
Education
- Fellowship: Henri Mondor Hospital, France
- Residency: NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Columbia University Medical Center
- Internship: NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Columbia University Medical Center
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
Titles & Positions
- Associate Professor of Surgery
- Medical Director, Milstein Hospital HS Surgical Oncology Unit
Board Certifications
- Surgery