MSWM Pulmonary and Critical Care Fellowship

The Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine Fellowship at Mount Sinai West and Mount Sinai Morningside is a three-year program designed to help fellows gain individualized clinical, leadership, and research experience in all aspects of pulmonary and critical care medicine.

We seek out and nurture fellows from diverse lived experiences who will:

Provide humanistic and equitable clinical care to an underserved patient population
Engage in the robust exchange of ideas to inform innovative research, leadership, and scholarship
Maximally utilize the breadth of our rigorous clinical training, education, and research experiences
Partner with program leaders to continually evolve our education and leadership models
Serve as role models for inclusive excellence in all our communities who will work to eliminate disparities in the treatment of respiratory and critical illness

You will work directly with faculty experts at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai in pulmonary hypertension, bronchiectasis, sleep disorders, asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, lung cancer, pulmonary physiology, pulmonary rehabilitation, and palliative care. Our intensive care units are staffed by dedicated educators who practice medicine at the cutting edge, incorporating interdisciplinary rounds, point-of-care ultrasonography, patient safety, and quality metrics.

A defining strength of our program is the combination of rigorous clinical training with a highly individualized approach to career development. We seek fellows who are driven, curious, and eager to shape their own professional journey. Our program fosters growth in research, quality improvement, teaching, and leadership, with mentorship tailored to each fellow’s goals. Fellows have the opportunity to pursue specialized pathways that align with their individual interests, including:

Health Professions Education – Develop teaching skills, curriculum design expertise, and educational scholarship.
Simulation – Gain hands-on experience in simulation-based education, leadership, and innovation.
Quality Improvement & Clinical Leadership – Lead meaningful systems-level change and engage in healthcare improvement initiatives.
Clinical Research & Expertise – Deepen clinical knowledge while contributing to impactful research and evidence-based practice.
Bioethics – Explore ethical dimensions of critical care through dedicated mentorship and a structured bioethics pathway.

Each of these tracks is designed to support fellows in pursuing scholarly work, presenting at national conferences, and publishing in peer-reviewed journals. Many of our graduates have gone on to successful careers as clinician-educators, academic and hospital leaders, and innovators in private practice. Upon completion, fellows are board-eligible in both pulmonary diseases and Critical Care Medicine—with a foundation to lead wherever their ambitions take them.

How to Apply

The Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine Fellowship at Mount Sinai Morningside and Mount Sinai West participates in the Medicine and Pediatric Specialties Match through the National Resident Matching Program. While we preferentially review applications from those who signal our program, we also consider applicants who do not signal us.

We accept applications through the Electronic Residency Application Service®(ERAS). Early applications are encouraged, but we accept complete applications until August 1. Applications are reviewed on a rolling basis. We support J-1 and H1-B visa applicants. We encourage applicants to complete the ERAS application in its entirety, including the optional section on challenges you have faced in your journey to fellowship. Consider sharing experiences related to your family situation, financial hardships, limited community resources, limited access to education resources or mentors, or other life circumstances that have significantly impacted your personal or professional journey.

Application requirements include:

A completed ERAS application
A personal statement emphasizing your professional and career goals
Three letters of recommendation
Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates certification (if applicable)
All available American Board of Internal Medicine, United States Medical Licensing Examination, Comprehensive Osteopathic Medical Licensing Examination scores

Our interview season is from late August through October. Fellowship candidates will be invited to a virtual interview that is structured with a balance of traditional and behavioral-based questions including an opportunity to meet with current fellows and members of our Fellowship Selection Committee.

Location

Mount Sinai Morningside (MSM) serves West Harlem, Morningside Heights, including the Columbia University undergraduate campus and offers a Level 2 Trauma Center. Over one million residents call this area home and represent every ethnic and socioeconomic group, providing a diverse patient population and broad spectrum of pathology at every stage of illness. Mount Sinai West (MSW) serves patients from Midtown and the West side of Manhattan. MSM and MSW provide primary- to tertiary-level care to local, tri-state and international patients. Mount Sinai Downtown Union Square is the Lower Manhattan campus for the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai. This ambulatory center houses the Mount Sinai Respiratory Institute which serves the lower east side of Manhattan and the surrounding boroughs.

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Meet the Director

Paru S Patrawalla, MD

Fellowship Program Director

Dr. Patrawalla is an accomplished professor with an extensive background in using Medical Simulation Training techniques and is considered a national expert in Critical Care Ultrasonography.

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