Cleveland Clinic Martin Health welcomes board-certified medical oncologist Robert Klafter, M.D. As medical director for oncology at the Robert and Carol Weissman Cancer Center, Dr. Klafter is eager to enhance the care that patients can access.

Dr. Klafter completed medical school at New York University, where he also completed the residency program in the Department of Internal Medicine. Dr. Klafter completed the Hematology/Oncology Fellowship program at Emory University. He also completed the Masters in Business Administration program at Emory.

Prior to joining Martin Health, Dr. Klafter has been an attending physician in full-time patient practice for 20 years. He has also served on the faculty at Mount Sinai School of Medicine/Mount Sinai Hospital and Lenox Hill Hospital in New York, as well as Emory University/St. Joseph’s Hospital in Atlanta.