Physician Profile

Dr. Robert M. Glickman is the Robert M. and Mary H. Glickman Professor of Medicine and Gastroenterology at the NYU School of Medicine, and an attending gastroenterologist at the Veterans Affairs Hospital - New York Harbor Healthcare System (VA NY Harbor) in Manhattan. Dr. Glickman is the former Saul J. Farber Dean of the NYU School of Medicine and former CEO of the NYU Hospitals Center.

Dr. Glickman’s patient practice is focused on general gastroenterology, including the diagnosis and treatment of conditions such as gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), celiac disease, irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), and colorectal polyps.

A past president of the American Gastroenterological Association, Dr. Glickman received his medical degree from Harvard Medical School. He underwent his internship and residency in Internal Medicine at Boston City Hospital, and completed his clinical and research fellowship in Medicine at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston.

Dr. Glickman was formerly Chief of the Division of Gastroenterology at Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center in New York, and later at Harvard Medical School / Beth Israel Hospital in Boston. He also served as the Chief of the Medical Service at Columbia Presbyterian Hospital and subsequently at Harvard Medical School at the Beth Israel Hospital.