Michael Eleff, M.D.
Medical Director

Michael Eleff, MD, board certified in oncology, serves as the medical director of the Cancer Institute of New Jersey Hamilton (CINJ Hamilton), a position he assumed in May 2005. His specialties include colorectal and other gastrointestinal cancers.

Dr. Eleff is an assistant professor of medicine at University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey–Robert Wood Johnson Medical School in New Brunswick, NJ.

He received his medical degree from Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine in Ohio and bachelor's degree from the University of Pennsylvania. He was an intern and resident at the Medical College of Virginia Hospital in Richmond where he also completed a fellowship in medical oncology/hematology. Prior to his appointment at CINJ Hamilton, Dr. Eleff held a number of senior-level healthcare positions.

He is a member of the American Society of Clinical Oncology.

1984: Fellowship in Medical Oncology - Hematology, Medical College of Virginia

1982: Internship and Residency, Internal Medicine, Medical College Virginia

1979: M.D., Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine Cleveland, Ohio

1975: B.A. University of Pennsylvania

1983: NIH Research Training Grant Recipient

1982: American Cancer Society Clinical Fellow in Medical Oncology

1972: Runner-up Class of 1880 Prize Examination in Mathematics

American Society of Clinical Oncology

5/2005 - present: Medical Director, The Cancer Institute of New Jersey at Hamilton

6/2004 - 5/2005: Chief Medical Officer, ITA Partners

12/2002 - 6/2004: Vice-President and Senior Medical Director, Health Net of NJ/PA

9/2002 - 6/2004: Vice-President & Regional Medical Executive, Cigna Healthcare

6/1997 - 9/2002: Senior Vice-President & National Medical Director, Care Advantage, Inc.

11/1991 - 1/1997: Chief Medical Officer, AETNA Health Plans of Ohio, Inc.

11/1989 - 11/1991: Physician-in-Charge of the Kaiser Permanente Cleveland Medical Center

7/1984 - 11/1991: Senior Staff Hematologist/Oncologist, Ohio Permanente Medical Group

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