Why Choose Mount Sinai?

The Mount Sinai Hospital (MSH) is an outstanding institution with a rich clinical tradition and a sound research footprint, with a beautiful main facility based on New York’s Upper East Side and a faculty committed to training in all aspects of Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine (PCCSM). Whether you decide to pursue a research career in the physician-scientist pathway, academic medicine in the clinician-educator pathway, sub-specialize in sleep medicine, or seek a master’s degree, the Mount Sinai Hospital’s PCCSM fellowship program provides the very best training ground for future academic pulmonologists and intensivists.

OUR MISSION:

To train the next generation of leaders in Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine.

OUR APPROACH:
  • Provide unique opportunities & skill-sets to develop outstanding clinicians with successful careers in all facets of academic medicine.
  • Meet the individual needs of each fellow in planning a career in medical education, clinical investigation, hospital administration, or basic science.
  • Support an optional fourth year of fellowship for promising young investigators.

KEY RESOURCES:

  • Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai – ISMMS: with over 20 Research and over 13 Clinical Institutes
  • Mount Sinai –National Jewish Respiratory Institute
  • Clinician Educator resources within Mount Sinai Health System o Accredited Center for Human Simulation Training o Clinical Leaders in Ultrasound Education and Application
  • Basic Science and Clinical Research, Hospital Administration, and Leadership Resources within the Division, Department, and School.

A Storied History & Reputation

Mount Sinai Hospital (MSH) has a rich and deep history entrenched in respiratory medicine. In 1881 Dr. Alfred Meyer, Mount Sinai’s first pulmonologist, established and promoted sanatorium care to tuberculosis patients, introduced oxygen tanks to the inpatient setting, created the tuberculosis division at Mount Sinai, and founded the New York Tuberculosis Association. While he was tirelessly making advancements for tuberculosis patients, the third Mount Sinai Hospital was being built. Seth Low, the mayor of New York City at the time, is said to have exclaimed, “If the Hospital had been responsible for nothing else but the development of Dr. Meyer it would have been justified in its existence.”

In 1926 Mount Sinai physicians first described pulmonary hypertension as a separate clinical entity. In 1932 Mount Sinai’s Ameil Glass described and gave names to bronchopulmonary segments.

One of the first sarcoidosis clinics in the nation was started at Mount Sinai in 1948. Today, the Mount Sinai Health System is classified as one of only ten Centers of Excellence for research in sarcoidosis and has the largest program of its kind in the world. Faculty who are leaders in the field have expanded programs for sarcoidosis and other interstitial lung diseases, building clinical programs that attract patients from throughout the New York tri-state area and around the world.

In 1953, A.L. Loomis Bell, Jr. MD, became director of the cardiopulmonary laboratory at Mount Sinai Morningside. In 1957, J. Maxwell Chamberlain, MD, Chief of Thoracic Surgery at Mount Sinai West, developed and reported on a technique of segmental pulmonary resection for the treatment of tuberculosis. The procedure was universally adopted and represented a major step in the development of the specialty of thoracic surgery.

In 2015, Mount Sinai Hospital, a top-ranked academic medical center in New York City, and National Jewish Health (NJH), the nation’s leading respiratory hospital based in Denver, Colorado, have partnered to create the Mount Sinai - National Jewish Health Respiratory Institute (MS-NJH RI). Combining the strengths of both entities into an integrated Respiratory Institute brought together leading expertise in diagnosing and treating all forms of respiratory illness and lung disease, including asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), interstitial lung disease (ILD) and bronchiectasis.

Mount Sinai’s Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care, and Sleep Medicine has continued in Dr. Meyer’s tradition by providing state-of-the-art care to patients with all forms of lung disease and critical illness.

Today, the Division continues to be known nationally and internationally for its innovations and the quality of care provided to our patients. The Mount Sinai Hospital is ranked 12th nationwide by US News & World Report's Best Hospital Survey for 2023-24.

Location

Mount Sinai is unique because it is located at the crossroads of one of the richest areas in the United States and one of the poorest. This nexus allows for an amazingly diverse patient population that is both highly demanding and highly in need of pulmonary and critical care. And this offers you a unique opportunity for your training—one that most physicians don't get in their entire careers.

And of course, as a fellow at Mount Sinai you will live in New York City—one of the greatest, most diverse and exciting cities in the world. Physically, our main campus is right next to Central Park, which provides a quick escape into natural beauty for runs, walks, bike rides or just relaxation. You can participate in all the cultural and recreational activities that New York City can offer: theater, museums, concerts, restaurants, and sporting events.

Our fellows are provided the opportunity to get housing near the main campus on the Upper East Side through the Mount Sinai Real Estate Services Department. Our fellows are considered Category 1 trainees, meaning they are eligible to apply for and are guaranteed housing near Mount Sinai Hospital if they choose to do so.

But not everyone wants to live around their workplace and we make sure that our work and training schedule allows for our fellows with families to commute and reside anywhere in the New York City area.

For more information, please go to our Graduate Medical Education Office's housing website or link directly to the housing policy.

Highlights of Our Training Program

Clinical

  • Opportunity to care for an amazingly diverse patient population throughout the Mount Sinai Health System.
  • Training with world class faculty of the Mount Sinai-National Jewish Health Respiratory Institute (MS-NJH RI).
  • Elective opportunities in lung pathology, chest radiology, World Trade Center Program, post COVID care center, neuro-surgical ICU, cardio-thoracic ICU, among others.
  • Extensive procedural training in all critical care procedures including percutaneous tracheostomy and in all pulmonary/pleural procedures including medical thoracoscopy and interventional pulmonology.
  • Fellow continuity clinic where each fellow manages their own panel of outpatients (with attending supervision), in state-of-the-art MS-NJH RI.
  • Exceptional training in Sarcoidosis, Interstitial Lung Diseases (ILD), Physiology and Sleep medicine.

Research

  • With more than 40 full-time faculty and nearly $13 million in annual NIH funding, our division is one of the best places to pursue training in PCCSM research.
  • We offer one-on-one mentorship to fellows by NIH R01-funded clinical researchers who previously held K awards.
  • A majority of graduates over past 5 years now hold full-time academic faculty appointments.
  • Several graduates have active NIH K (Research Career Development) Grant Awards, with a pathway to independent R01 funding.
  • We offer a T32 training grant and opportunities for KL2 Scholar awards.
  • Options to participate in Mount Sinai’s Clinical and Translational Science Award program.
  • Opportunities to pursue Master of Science in Clinical Research and Masters in Public Health.
  • Training for participation in clinical trials (examples - COPD Gene Network - NIH-funded consortium to longitudinally evaluate COPD, NHLBI PETAL network consortium focused on the early treatment of acute lung injury, ALA ACRC consortium dedicated to asthma and COPD research and PCORI RELIANCE Study for prevention of COPD exacerbations).

Conferences & Environment

  • Pulmonary conferences: Case conference, Pathology conference, Radiology conference, Tumor Board, multidisciplinary ILD conference, Core Curriculum didactics, Journal Club, Research conferences and Grand Rounds.
  • Critical Care Medicine conferences: Quality Improvement and Patient Safety / Morbidity & Mortality conference, Institute of Critical Care Medicine Grand Rounds, Core Curriculum didactics, Ultrasound conference, Journal Club, Research conferences and Grand Rounds. Sleep Conferences: Core Curriculum didactics, Case conference, Research conferences and Grand Rounds.
  • Wellness Curriculum: Program run by Social Worker intensely trained in dialectical behavior therapy
  • Opportunities to learn from and participate in innovative medical education projects utilizing resources in Institute for Medical education (IME)
  • Board Review sessions with key faculty in lung pathology and sleep medicine.

Our Faculty

As a fellow in the PCCSM Division, you will work with an amazing group of physicians. We have one of the largest divisions nationwide and we have experts in a wide range of specialties. Regardless of what specific aspect of PCCSM you are interested in pursuing, we have a faculty member who can mentor and work with you.

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Clinical Excellence

Our program has a number of unique training avenues that provide you a breadth and depth of training that you can't get at other institutions.

Sarcoidosis Program

A tertiary referral center for the most complex cases of Sarcoidosis, the Sarcoidosis Program is composed of a multidisciplinary team of specialized physicians who create individualized treatment programs for patients in the United States and throughout the world, using state-of-the-art clinical therapies and cutting-edge research. Fellows participate in a weekly continuity clinic overseen by sarcoidosis experts.

Interstitial Lung Diseases (ILD) Program

Offering innovative approaches to treatment and improving outcomes through research initiatives such as multicenter clinical trials that provide novel medications for treating idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, our ILD program is at the forefront of multidisciplinary care. Fellows participate in ILD clinic under the expert guidance of ILD experts and attend weekly multidisciplinary ILD conference. We also offer a one-year (non-ACGME accredited) ILD fellowship.

Asthma Program

Our asthma program offers multi-disciplinary personalized treatments for adults that incorporate the latest research in management of this condition. The Respiratory Institute uses state-of-the-art multi-modality diagnostic tools to develop personalized care plans under the guidance of Asthma experts. This includes clinical trial enrollment, use of biologic therapies and patient education series

Chronic Obstructive Lung disease (COPD) Program

A customized care model that uses modern imaging techniques aimed at precisely phenotyping patients, educating patients on proper medication usage, and on developing treatment strategies to manage future pulmonary episodes.

Bronchiectasis and nontuberculous mycobacterium Program

A multidisciplinary approach to caring for patients with NTM and bronchiectasis utilizing evidence based diagnostic and treatment modalities.

Pulmonary Vascular Disease Program

Offering multidisciplinary diagnostic and therapeutic services that are integrated with leading pulmonary hypertension programs throughout the Mount Sinai Health System. This includes interventional treatments of pulmonary embolism with catheter-directed thrombolysis.

Integrative Sleep Medicine Program

The mission is to provide comprehensive diagnosis and treatment of all aspects of sleep pathology, including breathing related sleep disorders, periodic limb movements in sleep, and narcolepsy. Fellows have a dedicated sleep rotation with sleep medicine faculty which includes options of participating in their research projects. We also offer a one-year sleep medicine fellowship

The Strength of Our System

As a fellow of the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, you have the opportunity to leverage the expertise and resources of the largest health care provider in the New York City area. As part of the Mount Sinai Health System, our fellows have access to world-class educational, research and clinical resources at several hospitals across the system.

These hospitals vary from our main campus institution, The Mount Sinai Hospital, where the majority of our clinical, educational and research work is done, to Mount Sinai Beth Israel/Union Square which serves the community on the Lower East Side of Manhattan (now being repurposed as post-COVID center), to Mount Sinai West and Morningside which serve a diverse group of patients on the west side of Manhattan and include an accredited center for human simulation training.

Recent Graduates

The academic success of the Mount Sinai PCCSM Fellowship Program is supported by the track record of our graduates. A majority of our graduates since 2015, hold full-time academic faculty positions. Our fellows have successfully published peer-reviewed articles and some of our recent graduates have been highly successful in competing for National Institutes of Health (NIH) mentored career physician-scientist development awards (K08 and K23).

Where are they now?

Contact Us

Ava Gerardo Fellowship Coordinator Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care & Sleep Medicine ava.gerardo@mssm.edu

1 Gustave L. Levy Place Box 1232 New York, NY 10019 (212) 241-5900

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