
Clara Y. Tow, MD
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Clara Y. Tow, MD, is Clinical Site Director, Hepatology, Associate Program Director, Gastroenterology & Liver Diseases Fellowship Program, Co-Course Director, Gastroenterology & Hepatology Systems Course and Assistant Professor, Medicine at Montefiore Einstein. Dr. Tow specializes in the treatment of complications of advanced liver diseases, liver cancer and liver transplant. She believes every patient is an integral part of the Montefiore Einstein family and that patient knowledge is power. Her goal is to provide patients and their families with the best medical care embedded in kindness, dignity and respect.
After obtaining her Bachelor of Arts in biological sciences from Cornell University College of Arts and Sciences, Dr. Tow earned her Doctor of Medicine from Weill Cornell Medical College. She then completed her internship and residency in internal medicine at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital, Weill Cornell Medical Center. Following this, she completed a gastroenterology and liver diseases fellowship at Montefiore Medical Center before pursuing her advanced fellowship training in transplant hepatology at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital.
Dr. Tow’s research focuses on social determinants of health and outcomes related to liver transplantation and the care of advanced liver disease. She has spoken at invited lectures nationally and internationally, and her work has been published in many peer-reviewed journals, books, chapters, review articles and abstracts.
Dr. Tow is board certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine in transplant hepatology, gastroenterology and internal medicine. She is a member of the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases (AASLD), the American Society of Transplantation (AST) and the European Association for the Study of the Liver (EASL). She is also a member of the Empire Liver Foundation and a Medical Advisor for the American Liver Foundation. In 2014, Dr. Tow won the Erica C. Jones & Naina Sinha-Gregory Prize in Medicine.
Credentials
Education & Training
- Medical Education
- Cornell University Medical College
- Residency
- New York Presbyterian Hospital
- Fellowship
- New York Presbyterian Hospital, Montefiore Medical Center
Expertise
Focus
- Clinical Focus
- Dr. Tow specializes in the treatment of complications of advanced liver diseases, liver cancer, and liver transplant. She believes every patient is an integral part of the Montefiore Einstein family and that patient knowledge is power. Her goal is to provide patients and their families with the best medical care embedded in kindness, dignity, and respect.
- Research Focus
- Dr. Tow’s research focuses on social determinants of health and outcomes related to liver transplantation and the care of advanced liver disease. She has spoken at invited lectures nationally and internationally, and her work has been published in many peer-reviewed journals, books, chapters, review articles, and abstracts.
Specialties
- Transplant Hepatology
- Gastroenterology
- Internal Medicine
- Hepatology
Accepted Insurance
- 1199SEIU Benefit Funds
- Aetna
- Affinity by Molina Healthcare
- Amidacare
- Anthem BCBS
- Anthem BCBS Healthplus
- ArchCare
- CDPHP
Locations
- Primary LocationMontefiore Medical Group, Comprehensive Family Care Center1621 Eastchester RoadBronx, New York 10461-2604
- Montefiore-Einstein Center for Transplantation111 East 210th StreetRosenthal 2nd FloorBronx, New York 10467
- Montefiore-Einstein Center for Transplantation555 Taxter RoadElmsford, New York 10523
- WAKEFIELD GI SUITE600 East 233rd StreetBronx, New York 10466-2604
- Montefiore Department of Hepatology1250 Waters Place- Tower II11th FloorBronx, New York 10461
- Hutchinson Tower II1250 Waters Place- Tower II11th FloorBronx, New York 10461
- Montefiore Einstein Center for Cancer Care - Hepatology1521 Jarrett PlaceBronx, New York 10461-2606
- Montefiore Einstein Cancer Center: Hepatology1575 Blondell AvenueSuite 200BRONX, New York 10461
- Riverside Medical group74 Oak StreetRidgewood, New Jersey 07450