Michel Kahaleh, MD

Gastroenterology

4.8 out of 5,

Accepting new patients

HMH Advanced and Therapeutic Endoscopy

186 Rochelle Avenue Rochelle Park, NJ 07662

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Michel Kahaleh, M.D., has recently joined Hackensack Meridian Medical Group as the leader of the Advanced and Therapeutic Endoscopy team. He is board certified in gastroenterology and internal medicine, trained in the most cutting edge techniques and utilizes the latest technology and treatment options to perform both complex and minimally invasive diagnostic and therapeutic endoscopic procedures.

Prior to joining HMH, Dr. Kahaleh held many hospital and academic appointments. Most recently, Dr. Kahaleh served as Distinguished Professor of Medicine at Rutgers University and the Clinical Director of Gastroenterology and Chief of Endoscopy in the Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology Medicine at Robert Wood Johnson Hospital.

Dr. Kahaleh has published an impressive 350+ peer reviewed articles. He also has been an active reviewer of many prestigious journals some of which include Lancet and New England Journal of Medicine. In addition, his research and publications indicate his distinction and expertise in the field of Therapeutic Endoscopy. Dr. Kahaleh has been an invited program director, speaker and moderator at many Gastrointestinal and Endoscopy conferences both nationally and internationally. Dr. Kahaleh is fluent in spanish and an active member of the American College of Gastroenterology, American Gastroenterology Association, American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy, Virginia Medical Society, European Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy, and the New York Society Gastrointestinal Endoscopy.

Dr. Kahaleh specializes in the diagnosis and treatment of a full range of advanced gastroenterology conditions including:

Achalasia
Barrett's Esophagus
Colorectal cancer
Colon Polyps
Biliary diseases
Esophageal cancer
Gastroesophageal reflux disease
Pancreatitis
Pancreatic cancer
Pancreatic cyst
Gastroparesis
Zenker diverticulum

Provider Information

Specialties

Gastroenterology

Languages

Arabic

English

French

Age groups seen

Adults

Adults Over 65

Hospital affiliations

Hackensack University Medical Center

Jersey Shore University Medical Center

JFK University Medical Center

Palisades Medical Center

Education

Residency, University of Illinois at Chicago

Internal Medicine, 1999

Internship, Hospital Erasme

Surgery (General Surgery), 1995

Universite Libre De Bruxelles Faculte De Medicine Et De Pharmacie, Medical School

MD, 1994

Certifications

Gastroenterology - American Board of Internal Medicine - 2009

Internal Medicine - American Board of Internal Medicine - 1999

Verified Reviews

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4.8 out of 5

59 ratings,

10 reviews

Yes, he is such a great doctor. He spent so much time explaining with my crazy anatomy and he made me feel at ease and I wasn't worried. I wasn't anxious. He seems to be a wonderful, wonderful doctor and I would recommend him to anybody and everybody. And I will be seeing him with all my anatomy problems, the pancreas and so forth, so that I want to be his patient in the long run. He's a very good doctor. I like him very much. Thank you.

Well, the doctor was easy to talk to. He listened to me. We had a few laughs. Told me not to be nervous, that he'll take care of me. His nurse was equally excellent and easy to talk to, and she actually called me back to give me additional information. I have no qualms. They were both top-notch. Thank you.

Dr. Kahaleh is very competent. His office staff, however, is not. They have made many mistakes and the communication skills with them is a zero. But Dr. Kahaleh himself, when he's not, he's never available because he's a very busy man, but I find it very frustrating dealing with his office staff.

I'd like to find out more about my procedure. I'd like to have a text message to me.

Very impressive background, very knowledgeable about a rather new technique, explained in plain understandable English. Very friendly and comforting.