Two surgeons. One standard of care.
Our surgeons were trained by some of the best surgeons in the country. Both are board certified, both have practiced for more than twenty years, and both have been published in peer-reviewed journals and presented at national meetings.
Specialties
Gary M. Kline, MD, MPH, FCCP, FACS
Dr. Gary Kline, our Chief Thoracic Surgeon, specializes in surgery of the chest — the lungs, the esophagus, the chest wall and the mediastinum.
Dr. Kline served as an Assistant Professor of Cardiac Thoracic Surgery at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine from 1995 through 2007. He was also on staff at Long Island Jewish Medical Center from 1995, and at North Shore University Hospital from 2002 through 2007. He now maintains surgical privileges at Holy Name Medical Center, HUMC–Pascack Valley, HUMC–Palisades and Hudson Regional Hospital.
Dr. Kline has been published in numerous peer-reviewed publications and abstracts, and has given presentations throughout the country and at national meetings. He is passionate about medicine and takes his surgical responsibilities very seriously — and you will find him very personable and approachable.
Training & education
- Post-graduate training — Cardiovascular and thoracic surgery, University of Pennsylvania
- General surgical training — Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan
- Surgical research fellowship — University of Pennsylvania
- Academic appointment — Department of Surgery, University of Pennsylvania
- Medical degree — Wayne State University
- B.S. and Master of Public Health — University of Michigan
Board certification
- American Board of Thoracic Surgery
- American Board of Surgery
Professional memberships
- Fellow, American College of Surgeons
- Fellow, American College of Chest Physicians
- Society of Thoracic Surgeons
- American Medical Association
- American Heart Association
- New York State Society of Thoracic Surgeons
Roxana G. Kline, MD, FACS, RVT
Dr. Roxana Kline, our Chief Vascular Surgeon, has specialized in vascular surgery since 1996 and has practiced general surgery since 1991. She also leads the Summit Vein Institute and reads every study performed in our vascular lab.
Dr. Kline received her post-graduate medical training in vascular surgery at Long Island Jewish Medical Center, and her general surgical training at Temple University Hospital in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. She holds academic appointments as a vascular surgeon in the Departments of Surgery at Hackensack University Medical Center and at Valley Hospital in Ridgewood, New Jersey, and maintains surgical privileges at both. She also holds privileges at HUMC–Pascack Valley, Holy Name Medical Center and Hudson Regional Hospital.
Dr. Kline has been published in numerous peer-reviewed publications and abstracts and has presented throughout the country and at national meetings. To continually excel and perfect her craft has been her modus operandi — and she has a gift for taking highly technical concepts and relaying them to patients in a way that is genuinely easy to understand.
Training & education
- Post-graduate training — Vascular surgery, Long Island Jewish Medical Center
- General surgical training — Temple University Hospital, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- Academic appointments — Departments of Surgery, Hackensack University Medical Center and The Valley Hospital
- Registered Vascular Technologist (RVT) — interprets all studies performed in the Summit Vascular Lab
Board certification
- American Board of Surgery
- American Board of Surgery — Vascular Surgery
Professional memberships
- American College of Surgeons
- American Medical Association
- Peripheral Vascular Surgical Society
- Society of American Gastrointestinal Endoscopic Surgeons
- Society of Laparoendoscopic Surgeons
- Association of Women Surgeons
- New Jersey Medical Society
Welcome to Summit Surgical Institute
Dear Patient,
Welcome to Summit Surgical Institute. We are committed to providing you the highest level of patient care and education. We have been performing general, thoracic and vascular surgery for well over twenty years.
We are highly experienced and driven, and we have excellent records. We are also very personable and approachable — and you will find that to be true of our entire team.
We think you will find a great deal of helpful information on this website. But if you want that personal touch, just give us a call and we will make sure you get what you need. We support an environment that nurtures cooperation and respect among our physicians, technicians and administrative staff.
We are dedicated to healing and comforting our patients. We value you, and we want you to have the highest quality of life possible. We look forward to serving you.
Warm regards,
Drs. Gary and Roxana Kline
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