Why Choose Mount Sinai?
The Mount Sinai Health System is an outstanding institution with a rich clinical tradition, a beautiful main facility based on New York’s Upper East Side, system hospitals throughout Manhattan and a faculty committed to training in all aspects of nephrology. Whether you decide to do research, enter private practice, specialize in kidney transplant, or a combination of the three, the Mount Sinai Health System provides the very best training ground for future nephrologists.
A Storied History & Reputation
Historically, Mount Sinai has led in the care of kidneys from beginning in the 20th Century. In 1917, Albert A. Epstein described the causation and treatment for edema in chronic parenchymatous nephritis, ever after known as Epstein’s disease.
After World War II, Dutch physician Wilhelm Kolff was invited to The Mount Sinai Hospital to train physicians in the use of his newly developed artificial kidney. In 1947, the first hemodialysis treatment in the United States was performed at Mount Sinai. When Kolff left Mount Sinai, his artificial kidney remained at the institution, where it continued to fascinate residents and young physicians on the staff, including Alfred P. Fishman, Irving Kroop, and Stephan Rosenak from Urology.
In 1957, a “proper facility” for dialysis was built at Mount Sinai, the first such service in New York City. This was led by Dr. Sherman Kupfer, who spent his career at Mount Sinai and made several contributions to the study of kidney disease. This increasing clinical activity led to the creation of a formal Nephrology Division within the Department of Medicine in 1959. Dr. Marvin F. Levitt was named the first Director of the Division. He had trained with the father of modern Renal Physiology, Dr. Homer Smith. Levitt soon created the Fellowship Program in Renal Disease, as well as an outpatient clinic, which followed kidney patients.
Over the years, the use of hemodialysis increased and the Division cared for many patients with chronic kidney disease. This led to Mount Sinai’s creation of a kidney transplant program, with the first operation – a success - performed in 1967. In 1977 the Robert Wood Johnson Jr. Renal Treatment Center opened as a joint program with the Department of Surgery. The Division has led in the development of innovations in the performance of continuous arterio-venous hemofiltration (CAVH), peritoneal and hemodialysis. The first clinical use of CAVH was at Mount Sinai.
Today, the Division continues to be known nationally and internationally for its innovations and the quality of care provided to our patients. The Division is ranked 11th nationwide by US News & World Report's Best Hospital Survey for 2019-20. We have the largest home peritoneal dialysis program in New York City.
At the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Division actively responded to the complex needs of patients who were hospitalized with the disease. Our research and clinical experience has shown that nearly half of seriously ill patients require dialysis while in the hospital and beyond. Our Division's commitment to these patients and to the research we are doing to gain more insight into this virus can be found here.
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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 kidney care. And this offers you a unique opportunity for your training—one that most physicians don't get in their entire careers.
Fellowship Tracks
The goal of the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai Nephrology Fellowship Program is to train our Fellows to become leaders in Nephrology. To accomplish this goal, the Division offers a comprehensive clinical training program, with options for additional supported years for research or clinical training.
Fellowship Tracks
The goal of the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai Nephrology Fellowship Program is to train our Fellows to become leaders in Nephrology. To accomplish this goal, the Division offers a comprehensive clinical training program, with options for additional supported years for research or clinical training. All pathways are designed to train our Fellows to become outstanding clinical nephrologists, leaders, and educators. All fellows participate in scholarly projects under the guidance of accomplished faculty mentors.
Recent Graduates' Successes
The academic success of the Mount Sinai Nephrology Fellowship Program is supported by the track record of our graduates. Of our graduates since 1999, the majority now hold full-time academic faculty positions. Over the past eight years, our fellows have published over 90 peer-reviewed publications and our recent graduates have been highly successful in competing for National Institutes of Health (NIH) mentored career physician-scientist development awards (K08 and K23). Our success in training fellows to become successful physician-investigators is rivaled by very few US programs.
Wellness
We believe that our fellowship provides a unique combination of a rigorous training program lead by a group of faculty who create a supportive and open atmosphere. Don't get us wrong, we work hard. But while we emphasize the educational experience, we are committed to achieving a healthy work-life balance. Our wellness program, led by Holly Koncicki, MD, Associate Professor of Medicine (Nephrology), focuses on stress reduction, regular check-ins, and empowering our fellows to feel comfortable about raising questions or concerns.
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