Anthony Kalloo, MD, has been named chair of New York City-based Maimonides Medical Center's department of medicine.
Dr. Kalloo is an internationally recognized gastroenterologist and formerly served as division chair and professor of medicine in gastroenterology and hepatology at Boston-based Johns Hopkins University, according to the Brooklyn Daily Eagle.
As leader of the department of medicine, Dr. Kalloo is responsible for more than 70 faculty and 250 staff physicians in 13 divisions and interdisciplinary centers.
Dr. Kalloo has achieved thousands of successful clinical outcomes in endoscopy, like his pioneering work in incisionless gallbladder surgery. He has more than 100 issued patents and more than 200 peer-reviewed original articles.
He earned his medical degree at University of West Indies Medical School in Jamaica, and completed his residency in internal medicine at Howard University Hospital in Washington, D.C.