Michael S. Buchholtz, MD, a Hematologist-Oncologist with Perlmutter Cancer Center at NYU Langone Huntington Medical Group

Get to know Hematologist-Oncologist Dr. Michael S. Buchholtz, who serves patients in Huntington, New York.

An exceptional hematologist-oncologist, Dr. Buchholtz sees patients at the Perlmutter Cancer Center at NYU Langone Huntington Medical Group. He also serves as a Clinical Assistant Professor within the Department of Medicine at the NYU Grossman School of Medicine.

The Perlmutter Cancer Center at NYU Langone Huntington Medical Group combines visionary thinking and compassionate care with the science of treating cancer. It is a National Cancer Institute (NCI)–designated Comprehensive Cancer Center and part of NYU Langone Health, one of the nation’s premier academic medical centers. Their physicians specialize in the treatment of all cancer types and their clinical trials give patients access to the newest, most innovative therapies, allowing them to deliver tomorrow’s best treatments today.

With a broad educational background, Dr. Buchholtz graduated with his medical degree from the Bologna University in Italy in 1983. After relocating to the United States, he completed his residency in internal medicine at the Mount Sinai Medical Center in 1984, and his fellowship in hematology/oncology at the North Shore University Hospital in 1989.

Following his training, the doctor attained board certification in hematology, medical oncology, and internal medicine through the American Board of Internal Medicine (ABIM). The ABIM is a physician-led, non-profit, independent evaluation organization driven by doctors who want to achieve higher standards for better care in a rapidly changing world.

Hematology is the branch of medicine concerned with the study of the cause, prognosis, treatment, and prevention of diseases related to blood. Oncology is a branch of medicine that deals with the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of cancer. A hematologist-oncologist is a physician who specializes in the diagnosis, treatment, or prevention of cancer, malignant blood diseases such as leukemia, lymphoma, and multiple myeloma, and blood disorders such as iron-deficiency anemia, clotting abnormalities, hemophilia, sickle-cell disease, and a rare hematologic related syndromes, and diseases. 

As a testament to his success, Dr. Buchholtz has been the recipient of the Patients’ Choice Award (2018, 2015, 2012), Compassionate Doctor Recognition (2018, 2015, 2012), On-Time Doctor Award (2016), Newsday Top Doctors on Long Island Award (2010-2021), Top Doctor in New York Metro Area (2016-2022), and New York Magazine Top Doctor Award (2021).

Learn More about Dr. Michael S. Buchholtz:
Through his findatopdoc profile, https://www.findatopdoc.com/doctor/987522-Michael-Buchholtz-Hematologist-Blood-Specialist or through Perlmutter Cancer Center at NYU Langone Huntington Medical Group, https://nyulangone.org/doctors/1861467425/michael-s-buchholtz

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