Dr. Clift is a graduate of Trinity College, Hartford, CT. where he received a BS in Biology in 1981. He received a Masters of Science degree from the State University of New York at Buffalo in 1982. He earned his medical degree from Albany Medical College in 1986 and completed his internship and residency in internal medicine at Albany Medical Center. He completed a fellowship in gastroenterology at Albany Medical Center in 1992.

Dr. Clift enjoys golf, boating, skiing and playing piano.

Dr. Clift was recognized as Physician of the Year in 2010 by the Capital District Crohn’s and Colitis Foundation.