Grace Hyun

ASSISTANT PROFESSOR Urology
ASSISTANT PROFESSOR Pediatrics

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Specialty

Pediatric Urology

Certifications

Pediatric Urology
American Board of Urology

Clinical Focus

Education

MD, Cornell University Medical College
Internship, Surgery
Columbia University
Residency, Urology
Columbia University
Fellowship, Pediatric Urology
Childrens Hospital of Philadelphia

Biography

Dr. Grace Hyun is the Associate Director of Pediatric Urology at The Mount Sinai Medical Center. She is Board Certified in Urology and has a certificate of added qualification in Pediatric Urology. Her clinical specialties include the evaluation and treatment of children with urinary tract infections, vesicoureteral reflux, incontinence, hypospadias and hydronephrosis.

Prior to being named Associate Director, Dr. Hyun was an Assistant Professor of Urology at Columbia University Medical Center as the director of the Stone Center and the medical director of the Voiding Center. Dr. Hyun has received multiple awards including Physician of the Year by the Department of Nursing, Arnold P. Gold Humanism and Excellence in Teaching Award by the College of Physicians and Surgeons, and Teacher of the Year in the Department of Urology. She is the recipient of multiple Patient's Choice and Compassionate Doctor's awards.

Her areas of expertise include varicoceles, hypospadias, vesicoureteral reflux, undescended testicles, kidney stones, incontinence, voiding dysfunction, minimally invasive surgery, genital disorders and urinary tract reconstruction.

Dr. Hyun is involved in research regarding adolescent varicoceles, resident teaching and pediatric bladder cancer. She has authored numerous articles, chapters and presented at national meetings. She is an active member of the Society of Pediatric Urology as well as the American Urological Association.

In the News: Dr. Grace Hyun discusses the importance of hydration in The Daily News feature The Daily Check Up.

Awards

2012 -
Patient's Choice Award
2012 -
Compassionate Doctor's Award

Industry Relationships

Physicians and scientists on the faculty of the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai often interact with pharmaceutical, device and biotechnology companies to improve patient care, develop new therapies and achieve scientific breakthroughs. In order to promote an ethical and transparent environment for conducting research, providing clinical care and teaching, Mount Sinai requires that salaried faculty inform the School of their relationships with such companies.

Below are financial relationships with industry reported by Dr. Hyun during 2012 and/or 2013. Please note that this information may differ from information posted on corporate sites due to timing or classification differences.

Industry-Sponsored Lectures: MSSM faculty occasionally give lectures at events sponsored by industry, but only if the events are free of any marketing purpose.

Salix Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

Mount Sinai's faculty policies relating to faculty collaboration with industry are posted on our website at http://icahn.mssm.edu/about-us/services-and-resources/faculty-resources/handbooks-and-policies/faculty-handbook. Patients may wish to ask their physician about the activities they perform for companies.

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