Milan Kinkhabwala

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Milan Kinkhabwala
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Faculty
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First Name
Milan
Last Name
Kinkhabwala
NPI
1942257282
Faculty ID
10967
Employment Status
Full Time
Patient Type
Adult
Department
einstein-dept-surgery
einstein-dept-medicine
Languages
Spanish
Gender
Male
Email
mkinkhab@montefiore.org
Phone
718-920-6659
Titles
Type
Academic
Department
Department of Surgery
Rank
Professor
Type
Academic
Department
Department of Medicine
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Rank
Professor
Division
Hepatology
Type
Clinical
Title
Chief, Transplantation
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me-patientcare-transplant-programs-pediatric-liver
me-patientcare-surgery-generalsurgery
Type
Clinical
Title
Director, Abdominal Transplantation
Type
Administrative
Title
Chief, Transplant Surgery at Montefiore Medical Center, Department of Surgery
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Type
Administrative
Title
Director, Abdominal Organ Transplantation, Department of Surgery
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POINT (-73.88072 40.88002)
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111 East 210th Street
City
Bronx
State
NY
Zip
10461-2401
Location Title
Montefiore Medical Center
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POINT (-73.85147 40.94383)
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1010 Central Park Avenue
City
Yonkers
State
NY
Zip
10704-1044
Location Title
Montefiore Medical Group-Cross County
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POINT (-73.82894 41.05873)
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555 Taxter Road
City
Elmsford
State
NY
Zip
10523
Location Title
Montefiore at 555 Taxter Road
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POINT (-73.8798833 40.8799447)
Building
Rosenthal Pavilion
Room
2
Address Line 1
Montefiore Medical Center
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111 East 210th Street
City
Bronx
State
NY
Zip
10467
Location Title
Montefiore Medical Center
Education and Trainings
Education Type Label
Medical Education
Education Institution
Cornell University Medical College
Education Type Label
Fellowship
Education Institution
University of California Los Angeles Medical
Education Type Label
Residency
Education Institution
New York Presbyterian Hospital
Specialties
Areas of Expertise
Cell therapy
Cholangiocarcinoma
Hepatocellular carcinoma
Living-donor liver transplantation
Expert Summary

<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 15.6pt;"><span style="font-size: 9.0pt;">Dr. Kinkhabwala is an active member of Einstein&rsquo;s NIH-funded Marion Bessin Liver Research Center, where he is working to develop new treatments derived from stem cells for liver diseases, including liver cancer. An expert in complex liver surgery, including liver transplantation, he helped establish the Montefiore Einstein Center for Transplantation, where physicians, surgeons, nurses and other clinicians work with scientists to deliver integrated care for patients with organ failure.&nbsp;&nbsp;</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 15.6pt;"><span style="font-size: 9.0pt;">In addition to transplantation, Dr. Kinkhabwala specializes in hepatobiliary surgery, which involves advanced operative interventions on the liver, bile ducts and gallbladder.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 15.6pt;"><span style="font-size: 9.0pt;">Earlier in his career, Dr. Kinkhabwala established a pancreas transplantation program at Weill Cornell Medical College and co-founded a center for liver disease at Columbia University. He has held leadership roles in the American Society of Transplant Surgeons, the American Society of Transplantation, and the International Liver Transplantation Society. In addition, Dr. Kinkhabwala has participated in several important policy initiatives leading to improvements in the care of living liver donors, including the NIH Adult to Adult Living Donor Liver Transplantation Cohort Study.</span></p>

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Professional Title
M.D.
Clinical Focus

Transplant Surgery<quillbot-extension-portal></quillbot-extension-portal>

Research Focus

Dr. Kinkhabwala's research is focused on conditions of the liver and issues associated with liver transplantation. He has been a participant in numerous research projects, both investigator-initiated and industry-funded.

EMR ID
4879
Biography

<p>Milan Kinkhabwala, MD, FACS, is Chief, Division of Transplantation Surgery and Professor of Surgery and Medicine at Montefiore Einstein. He is also Director, Hepatobiliary Cancer at Montefiore Einstein Center for Cancer Care and Director, Abdominal Transplantation at Montefiore Einstein Center for Transplantation. He joined the Montefiore team in 2007 to help build the Transplant Center of Excellence, which included the development of a new liver disease program in adults and children.</p><p>In 1985, Dr. Kinkhabwala received his Bachelor of Arts at Cornell University. He then attended Cornell Medical College, where he received his Doctor of Medicine in 1989. Dr. Kinkhabwala began his postgraduate training in 1989 with a 5-year residency in general surgery at New York Hospital, Cornell Medical Center. He then completed a fellowship in transplant/hepatobiliary surgery in 1996 at the University of California Los Angeles School of Medicine.</p><p>Dr. Kinkhabwala's research is focused on conditions of the liver and issues associated with liver transplantation. He has been a participant in numerous research projects, both investigator-initiated and industry-funded. Beginning in 2014, Dr. Kinkhabwala has been a part of a study aimed to evaluate the safety, tolerability and efficacy of an antibody drug in renal transplant patients at high risk of delayed graft function. His work has been published in numerous peer-reviewed journals and books, and has been presented nationally.</p><p>From 2013 to 2015, Dr. Kinkhabwala was named one of Castle Connolly's Top Doctors. In 2014 and 2015, he was also named one of New York Magazine's Top Doctors. Dr. Kinkhabwala has been a member of the Board of Directors, New York Organ Donor Network since 2013.</p><p>He is board certified by the American Board of Surgery, and he is a member of multiple professional societies, including the American College of Surgeons, the American Society of Transplant Surgeons and the International Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary Association.</p>

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