MichelKahalehMDAGAF, FACG, FASGE

Gastroenterology • Rochelle Park, NJ

Advanced Endoscopic Interventional, Biliary Tract Disease, Gastrointestinal Cancer, Pancreas Disease

Clinical Director of Gastroenterology, Chief of Endoscopy and Director Pancreas Program

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Office
186 Rochelle Ave
2ND FL
Rochelle Park, NJ 07662
Phone+1 551-996-1817

Fax+1 601-714-6471

Summary

I am a board certified gastroenterologist in both Europe and the United States. I have a vested interest in advanced endoscopy with particular interest in ERCP, therapeutic EUS, Endoscopic resection and Per Oral Endoscopic Myotomy (POEM). I dedicated my career to patients care, clinical research and teaching locally and internationally. My aim is redefine and improve minimally invasive procedures.
I speak French, Spanish and Arabic.

Dr. Michel Kahaleh: Ablation Therapy for Biliary Cancer

Dr. Kahaleh has run a very insightful registry for Cholangiocarcinoma. See what he has to say about his research and treatment of this indication during DDW

POEM at Hospital Juárez, Mexico City

10/22/2016 Dr. Kahaleh performs a POEM (Per Oral Endoscopic Myotomy) as treatment for achalasia, followed by Q&A.

POEM, Una Técnica Novedosa, Dr. Michel Kahaleh

www.aced.org.co 4 Abril 2014 X Curso Internacional de Endoscopia Digestiva

Education & Training

University of Illinois College of Medicine at ChicagoResidency, Internal Medicine, 1996 - 1999
Universite Libre de Bruxelles Faculty of MedicineClass of 1994
University of BrusselsM.S., Cum Laude, 1990

Certifications & Licensure

ME State Medical License Current
CA State Medical License 1999 - 2026
NY State Medical License 2011 - 2026
VA State Medical License 2001 - 2026
FL State Medical License 1999 - 2025
MS State Medical License 2024 - 2025
NJ State Medical License 2017 - 2025
IL State Medical License 1998 - 2014
MD State Medical License 2000 - 2002
American Board of Internal Medicine Internal Medicine
American Board of Internal Medicine Gastroenterology
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Awards, Honors, & Recognition

CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification EpicCare Ambulatory EMR, Epic Systems Corporation, 2014
Top Doctors: New York Metro Area Castle Connolly, 2012-2014
Honorary Member Venezuelan Society of Gastroenterology, 2013
Honorary Member Bolivian Society of Gastroenterology, 2011
Fellow American Gastroenterology Association, 2011
Fellow (AGAF) American Gastroenterological Association, 2011
Faculty Award of Excellence in Teaching University of Virginia, 2007
Fellow American College of Gastroenterology, 2007
Fellow American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy, 2007
Award of Clinical Excellence Digestive Health Center,University of Virginia, 2006
Faculty Award of Clinical Excellence University of Virginia, 2005, 2007
Prize for most original presentation Belgian Week of Gastroenterology, 2001
Resident Teacher of the Year University of Illinois, 1999
Intern of the Year University of Illinois, 1997
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Clinical Trials

Photodynamic Therapy (PDT) Trial for Palliation of Cholangiocarcinoma Start of enrollment: 2010 May 01
Terminated
Phase 3
Prospective Evaluation of a New Covered Metal Stent for Malignant Lesions of the Esophagus Start of enrollment: 2010 Nov 01
Withdrawn
Phase 2
Endoscopic Bipolar Radiofrequency Probe (ENDOHPB) in the Management of Unresectable Bile Duct and Pancreatic Cancer Start of enrollment: 2010 Mar 01
Terminated
Not Applicable
pCLE For the Diagnosis Of Cancer in Unknown Bile Duct Stricture Start of enrollment: 2012 Apr 01
Completed
Interventional Endoscopy Database for Pancreatico-biliary, Gastrointestinal and Esophageal Disorders Start of enrollment: 2011 Jul 01
Unknown status
Radio Frequency Ablation in the Management of Pancreatico-biliary Disorders: A Multicenter Registry Start of enrollment: 2011 Sep 01
Unknown status
T-EUS for Gastrointestinal Disorders: A Multicenter Registry Start of enrollment: 2011 Nov 01
Unknown status
Photodynamic Therapy (PDT) Cholangiocarcinoma Registry Start of enrollment: 2011 Nov 01
Unknown status
Photodynamic Therapy (PDT) for Palliation of Cholangiocarcinoma Start of enrollment: 2012 Feb 01
Unknown status
Phase 2, Phase 3
Efficacy and Safety Study of PDT Using Photofrin in Unresectable Advanced Perihilar Cholangiocarcinoma (OPUS) Start of enrollment: 2014 Nov 12
Terminated
Phase 3
EndoMAXX Endoluminal Valve Technology (EVT) Compared to EndoMAXX Start of enrollment: 2015 Jan 01
Completed
Not Applicable
Peroral Endoscopic Myotomy (POEM) For The Treatment Of Achalasia: A Registry Start of enrollment: 2014 Feb 01
Unknown status
Advanced Imaging Registry for Diagnosing Pancreatico-biliary Disorders Start of enrollment: 2011 Sep 01
Unknown status
Choledochoscopy Multicenter Registry Start of enrollment: 2012 Oct 01
Unknown status
Endoscopic Sutures For Gastrointestinal Tract Disorders: A Prospective Multicenter Registry Start of enrollment: 2013 May 01
Unknown status
RFA RCT for Pancreatic or Bile Duct Cancer Start of enrollment: 2014 Jun 01
Terminated
Not Applicable
EUS BD vs ERCP TP for Pancreatic Cancer Start of enrollment: 2016 Oct 18
Unknown status
Not Applicable
Endoscopic Resection Multicenter Registry Start of enrollment: 2017 Mar 15
Unknown status
Volumetric Laser Endomicroscopy's (VLE) Diagnostic Accuracy Validation Study: Impact on Clinical Management Study Start of enrollment: 2019 May 10
Enrolling by invitation
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Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Endoscopic Local Excision (ELE) with Knife-Assisted Resection (KAR) Techniques Followed by Adjuvant Radiotherapy and/or Chemotherapy for Invasive (T1bsm2,3/T2) Early R...
George Tribonias, Apostolis Papaefthymiou, Petros Zormpas, Stefan Seewald, Maria Zachou
Journal of Clinical Medicine. 2024-11-18
Racial Disparities in Inpatient Hospital Outcomes of Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis in United States: Nationwide Analysis.
Ishaan Vohra, Harishankar Gopakumar, Dushyant Singh Dahiya, Michel Kahaleh, Neil Sharma
Diagnostics. 2024-11-07
Defining standards for fluoroscopy in gastrointestinal endoscopy using Delphi methodology.
Kareem Khalaf, Katarzyna M Pawlak, Douglas G Adler, Asma A Alkandari, Alan N Barkun
Endoscopy International Open. 2024-11-01

Journal Articles

Efficacy of the Cardiac Septal Occluder in the Treatment of Post-Bariatric Surgery Leaks and Fistulas
Pichamol Jirapinyo, Andres Gelrud, Michel Kahaleh, Gastrointestinal Endoscopy
Three-way Comparative Study of Endoscopic Ultrasound-Guided Transmural Gallbladder Drainage Using Lumen-Apposing Metal Stents Versus Endoscopic Transpapillary Drainage...
Ali Siddiqui, Rastislav Kunda , Amy Tyberg, Mustafa A Arain, Arish Noor 1 , Tayebah Mumtaz 1 , Usama Iqbal 1 , David E Loren,Thomas E Kowalski,Douglas G Adler 5 , ..., Surgical Endoscopy, 9/20/2018
We Retrospectively Collected High-Risk Surgical Patients from Six Centers with Acute Cholecystitis Who Underwent Gallbladder Drainage by EGBD, TP, or PTGBD. Data Inclu...
Mustafa A. Arain, Michel Kahaleh, Douglas G. Adler, Eric M. Christiansen, Amy Tyberg, Thomas E. Kowalski, Usama Iqbal, David E. Loren, Surgical Endoscopy
Tyberg A, Zerbo S, Barthet M, Sharaiha RZ, Kahaleh M, Gastrointest Endosc, 1/1/2016
Carmona YF, Tyberg A, Zerbo S, Sharaiha R, Kahaleh M, Gastrointest Endosc, 1/1/2016
Pai M, Habib N, Senturk H, Lakhtakia S, Reddy N, Cicinnati VR, Kaba I, Beckebaum S, Drymousis P, Kahaleh M, Brugge W, World J Gastrointest Surg, 1/27/2015
Tyberg A, Zerbo S, Sharaiha RZ, Kahaleh M, Gastrointest Endosc, 1/25/2015
Kahaleh M, Artifon E, Perez-Miranda M, Gaidhane M, Rondon C, Itoi T, Giovannini M, World J Gastroenterol, 1/21/2015
Sharaiha RZ, Sethi A, Weaver KR, Gonda TA, Shah RJ, Fukami N, Kedia P, Kumta NA, Clavo CM, Saunders MD, Cerecedo-Rodriguez J, Barojas PF, Widmer JL, Gaidhane M, Brugge..., Dig Dis Sci, 1/21/2015
Ngamruengphong S, von Rahden BH, Filser J, Tyberg A, Desai A, Sharaiha RZ, Lambroza A, Kumbhari V, El Zein M, Abdelgelil A, Besharati S, Clarke JO, Stein EM, Kalloo AN..., Surg Endosc, 1/20/2015
Karia K, Waxman I, Konda VJ, Gress FG, Sethi A, Siddiqui UD, Sharaiha RZ, Kedia P, Jamal-Kabani A, Gaidhane M, Kahaleh M, Gastrointest Endosc, 1/15/2015
Tyberg A, Kumta N, Karia K, Zerbo S, Sharaiha RZ, Kahaleh M, Gastrointest Endosc, 1/11/2015
Prashant Kedia, Nikhil A. Kumta, Jessica Widmer, Subha Sundararajan, Mark Cerefice, Monica Gaidhane, Reem Sharaiha, Michel Kahaleh, Endoscopy, 1/9/2015
Sharaiha RZ, Kumta NA, DeFilippis EM, Dimaio CJ, Gonzalez S, Gonda T, Rogart J, Siddiqui A, Berg PS, Samuels P, Miller L, Khashab M, Saxena P, Gaidhane MR, Tyberg A, T..., J Clin Gastroenterol, 1/6/2015
Kedia P, Tyberg A, Kumta NA, Gaidhane M, Karia K, Sharaiha RZ, Kahaleh M, Gastrointest Endosc, 1/5/2015
Tyberg A, Desai A, Zerbo S, Nieto J, Kahaleh M, Gastrointest Endosc, 1/3/2015
Karia K, Jamal-Kabani A, Gaidhane M, Tyberg A, Sharaiha RZ, Kahaleh M, Dig Dis Sci, 1/2/2015
Boumitri C, Kumta NA, Patel M, Kahaleh M, Gastrointest Endosc Clin N Am, 1/1/2015
Kumta NA, Boumitri C, Kahaleh M, Gastrointest Endosc Clin N Am, 1/1/2015
Slivka A, Gan I, Jamidar P, Costamagna G, Cesaro P, Giovannini M, Caillol F, Kahaleh M, Gastrointest Endosc, 1/1/2015
Karia K, Tyberg A, Rodarte-Shade M, Zerbo S, Sharaiha RZ, Kahaleh M, Gastrointest Endosc, 1/1/2015
Tyberg A, Gaidhane M, Kahaleh M, Gastrointest Endosc, 1/1/2015
Attwell AR, Patel S, Kahaleh M, Raijman IL, Yen R, Shah RJ, Gastrointest Endosc, 1/1/2015
Kahaleh M, Giovannini M, Jamidar P, Gan SI, Cesaro P, Caillol F, Filoche B, Karia K, Smith I, Gaidhane M, Slivka A, Gastroenterol Res Pract, 1/1/2015
Sharaiha RZ, DeFilippis EM, Kedia P, Gaidhane M, Boumitri C, Lim HW, Han E, Singh H, Ghumman SS, Kowalski T, Loren D, Kahaleh M, Siddiqui A, Gastrointest Endosc, 1/1/2015
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Books/Book Chapters

Chapter: How to do biliary drainage?
Maranki J, Kahaleh MEditors: Gress, F.G., Savides, T.J., Bounds, B.C., and Deutsch, J.C..Wiley-Blackwell, Oxford and Malden, MA2011
Chapter: Placement and Removal of a Covered Metal Stent
Fernanda Martins, Kahaleh MEditors: Cohen, J.Wiley-Blackwell, Oxford and Malden, MA2011
Vanessa Shami and Michel KahalehHumana Press2010

Abstracts/Posters

Sharaiha, Reem Z. ; Tyberg, Amy ; Desai, Amit P. ; Benias, Petros C. ; Kumbhari, Vivek; DiMaio, Christopher J. ; Sejpal, Divyesh V. ; Sethi, Amrita ; Ho, Sammy ; Tieu,..., Gastrointestinal Endoscopy, 1/1/2015
Tyberg, Amy ; Kedia, Prashant ; Weaver, Kristen R. ; Gaidhane, Monica ; Sharaiha, Reem Z. ; Kahaleh, Michel, Gastrointestinal Endoscopy, 1/1/2015
Tyberg, Amy ; Sharaiha, Reem Z. ; Gaidhane, Monica ; Kahaleh, Michel, Digestive Diseases Week, 1/1/2015
Tyberg, Amy ; Sharaiha, Reem Z. ; Gaidhane, Monica ; Kahaleh, Michel, Digestive Diseases Week, 1/1/2015
Michel Kahaleh, Everson L. Artifon, Prashant Kedia, Nikhil a. Kumta, Monica Gaidhane, Carlos M. Rondon Clavo, Carlos De La Serna, Irene Penas, and others, Gastrointestinal Endoscopy, 1/1/2014
Reem Z. Sharaiha, Jessica L. Widmer, Monica Gaidhane, Savreet Sarkaria, Michel Kahaleh, Gastrointestinal Endoscopy, 1/1/2014
Reem Z. Sharaiha, Monica Gaidhane, Rahul Barve, Savreet Sarkaria, Marisa Degaetani, Michel Kahaleh, Gastrointestinal Endoscopy, 1/1/2014
Michel Kahaleh, Manuel Perez-Miranda, Monica Gaidhane, Stavros N. Stavropoulos, Kapil Gupta, Do Hyun Park, Jong Ho Moon, Hyun Jong Choi, and others, Gastrointestinal Endoscopy, 1/1/2014
Michel Kahaleh, Reem Z. Sharaiha, Amrita Sethi, Tamas a. Gonda, Raj J. Shah, Norio Fukami, Prashant Kedia, Nikhil a. Kumta, Carlos M. Rondon Clavo, Michael D. Saunders..., Gastrointestinal Endoscopy, 1/1/2014
Monica Gaidhane, Daniela GonzaLez-aVila, Barbara M. Figueroa E, Carlos M. Rondon Clavo, Reem Z. Sharaiha, Michel Kahaleh, Gastrointestinal Endoscopy, 1/1/2014
Reem Z. Sharaiha, Nikhil A. Kumta, Prashant Kedia, Jessica L. Widmer, Christopher J. DiMaio, Susana Gonzalez, Eoin Slattery, Paul S. Berg, Jason Rogart, Tamas A. Gonda..., Gastrointestinal Endoscopy, 1/1/2014
Prashant Kedia, Nikhil a. Kumta, Carlos M. Rondon Clavo, Jessica L. Widmer, Subha V. Sundararajan, Mark Cerefice, Monica Gaidhane, Reem Z. Sharaiha, Michel Kahaleh, Gastrointestinal Endoscopy, 1/1/2014
Michel Kahaleh, Amrita Sethi, Michael D. Saunders, Jayant P. Talreja, Armeen Jamal-Kabani, Monica Gaidhane, David E. Loren, Gastrointestinal Endoscopy, 1/1/2014
S. Bharmal, R. Sharaiha, P. Kedia, N. Kumta, H. Umrania, M. Gaidhane, M. Kahaleh, United European Gastroenterol J, 1/1/2014
Reem Sharaiha, Ersilia DeFilippis, Prashant Keida, Christine Boumitri, Huei-Wen Lim, Eugene Han, Harkarit Singh, Saad Ghumman, Monica Gaidhane, Thomas Kowalski, David ..., Am J Gastroenterol, 1/1/2014
Reem Sharaiha, Prashant Keida, Nkhil Kumta, Ersilia DeFilippis, Andrea Benuveto, Monica Gaidhane, Alpana Shukla, Louis Aronne, Michel Kahaleh, Am J Gastroenterol, 1/1/2014
Deniz Duman, Sheila Bharmal, Monica Gaidhane, Reem Sharaiha, Michel Kahaleh, Am J Gastroenterol, 1/1/2014
Kunal Karia, Irving Waxman, Vani Konda, Frank Gress, Amrita Sethi, Uzma Siddiqui, Reem Sharaiha, Prashant Keida, Armeen Jamal-Kabani, Monica Gaidhane, Michel Kahaleh, Am J Gastroenterol, 1/1/2014
Nikhil a. Kumta, Saowanee Ngamruengphong, Viviana Parra, Michel Kahaleh, Louis M. Wong Kee Song, Mouen Khashab, Reem Z. Sharaiha, Gastrointestinal Endoscopy, 1/1/2014
Saowanee Ngamruengphong, Reem Z. Sharaiha, Amrita Sethi, Ali Siddiqui, Christopher J. Dimaio, Susana Gonzalez, Jason Rogart, Sophia M. Jagroop, Jessica L. Widmer, Jenn..., Gastrointestinal Endoscopy, 1/1/2014
Amit P. Desai, Amy Tyberg, Prashant Kedia, Nikhil A. Kumta, Sanjay Salgado, Monica Gaidhane, Arnon Lambroza, Reem Z. Sharaiha, Amrita Sethi, Michel Kahaleh, Gastrointestinal Endoscopy, 1/1/2014
Sharaiha, Reem Z. ; Xu, Ming-ming ; Karia, Kunal ; Gaidhane, Monica ; Kahaleh, Michel ; Gonda, Tamas A. ; Sethi, Amrita, Gastrointestinal Endoscopy, 1/1/2014
Carlos a. MaciAs Gomez, Reem Z. Sharaiha, Jessica L. Widmer, Savreet Sarkaria, Monica Gaidhane, Michel Kahaleh, Gastrointestinal Endoscopy, 1/1/2013
Raj J. Shah, Jennifer S. Chennat, Paola Cesaro, Adam Slivka, Divyesh V. Sejpal, Priya a. Jamidar, Amrita Sethi, S. Ian Gan, Michael H. Walter, Monica Gaidhane, Michel..., Gastrointestinal Endoscopy, 1/1/2013
Reem Z. Sharaiha, Jessica L. Widmer, Frank G. Gress, Amrita Sethi, Sammy Ho, Monica Gaidhane, Michel Kahaleh, Gastrointestinal Endoscopy, 1/1/2013
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Lectures

New York, NY - 1/30/2015
La Policia Hospital, Bogota, Colombia - 1/29/2015
La Policia Hospital, Bogota, Colombia - 1/29/2015
La Policia Hospital, Bogota, Colombia - 1/29/2015
La Policia Hospital, Bogota, Colombia - 1/29/2015
La Policia Hospital, Bogota, Colombia - 1/29/2015
New York Presbyterian Hospital, New York, NY - 1/27/2015
Downstate Hospital, Brooklyn, NY - 1/27/2015
Curitiba, Brazil - 1/24/2015
Curitiba, Brazil - 1/24/2015
Curitiba, Brazil - 1/24/2015
Curitiba, Brazil - 1/23/2015
Mazaltan, Mexico - 1/22/2015
Curitiba, Brazil - 1/22/2015
Curitiba, Brazil - 1/22/2015
Mazaltan, Mexico - 1/21/2015
Mazaltan, Mexico - 1/21/2015
Guayaquil, Ecuador - 1/20/2015
Mazaltan, Mexico - 1/20/2015
Hospitale San Raffaele, Milan, Italy - 1/20/2015
Washington, DC - 1/18/2015
Washington, DC - 1/18/2015
Lima, Peru - 1/18/2015
Lima, Peru - 1/18/2015
Lima, Peru - 1/18/2015
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Authored Content

Efficacy of the Cardiac Septal Occluder in the Treatment of Post-Bariatric Surgery Leaks and FistulasDecember 2018
Tu1193 OUTCOMES OF FULL THICKNESS RESECTION DURING PER-ORAL ENDOSCOPIC MYOTOMY IN ESOPHAGEAL ACHALASIA: FIRST RESULTS FROM ECUADORMay 2018
Tu1193 OUTCOMES OF FULL THICKNESS RESECTION DURING PER-ORAL ENDOSCOPIC MYOTOMY IN ESOPHAGEAL ACHALASIA: FIRST RESULTS FROM ECUADORMay 2018

Press Mentions

5 Gastroenterology Trends to Know & 4 Other Must-Read ArticlesFebruary 10th, 2020
Why Advanced Endoscopy Is a Good Fit for Your CenterJanuary 30th, 2020
3 Leaders in Gastroenterology to Know This WeekJanuary 10th, 2020
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