School Leadership

Our deans and other executive leaders provide direction across the many educational, research and clinical departments of the School and Health System.

Kenneth Davis, MD
President and CEO, Mount Sinai Health System
212-659-9003

Dennis S. Charney, MD
Anne and Joel Ehrenkranz Dean, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai and
President for Academic Affairs, Mount Sinai Health System
212-241-5674

Gary C. Butts, MD
Dean for Diversity Programs, Policy, and Community Affairs
212-241-8276 

Steven J. Burakoff, MD
Dean for Cancer Innovation
212-659-8959

Kelly Cassano, DO
Dean for Clinical Affairs
212-604-1800

Judy H. Cho
Dean of Translational Genetics

Beth Essig, Esq.
General Counsel

David A. Feinberg
Dean for Marketing and Communications

Marta Filizola, PhD
Dean of the Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences 
212-659-8690

Scott L. Friedman, MD
Dean for Therapeutic Discovery
212-659-9501

Thomas Fuchs, DSc
Dean for Artificial Intelligence and Human Health

Stephen Harvey, CPA, MBA
Senior Vice President for Finance
212-731-3147

Carol Horowitz, MD, MPH
Dean for Gender Equity in Science and Medicine
212-659-9567

Rama Iyengar, MBA
Dean for Planning and Resource Management
212-241-6701

Eric Langhoff, MD, PhD
Dean for Mount Sinai Veterans Affairs
718-741-4225

Mark Lebwohl, MD
Dean for Clinical Therapeutics
212-241-9728

Michael Leitman, MD
Dean for Graduate Medical Education
212-844-8570

Erik Lium, PhD
Executive Vice President, Mount Sinai Innovation Partners

Reginald Miller, DVM
Dean for Research Operations and Infrastructure
212-241-3008

Jasmin Moshirpur, MD
Dean for Elmhurst and Queens Programs
718-334-2390

David Muller, MD
Dean for Medical Education
212-241-8716

Barbara Murphy, MD
Dean for Clinical Integration and Population Health
212-659-8086

Kristin Myers, MPH
Dean for Information Technology

Eric J. Nestler, MD, PhD
Dean for Academic and Scientific Affairs
212-659-5656

Jonathan Ripp, MD, MPH
Dean for Well-Being and Resilience
212-241-4141

Eric Schadt, PhD
Dean for Precision Medicine

Leslie Schneier, MBA, MPH
Dean for Faculty Affairs and Administration
212-241-4098

Phyllis Schnepf, MS
Dean for Education and Research Administration
212-241-7006

Samin Sharma, MD
Dean of International Clinical Affiliations
212-241-4021

Jeffrey Silberstein, MBA
Dean for Operations
212-659-9091

Rhoda Sperling, MD
Dean For Industry Engagement and Conflicts of Interest

​Rosalind Wright, MD
​Dean for Translational Biomedical Research
​212-241-5287

Former deans who continue to play an active role on the Icahn School of Medicine faculty may be honored with an emeritus dean title.

Nathan Kase, MD
Dean Emeritus

Our Senior Associate Deans oversee and grow a broad range of educational, research and clinical programs across the School and Health System.

Margaret Baron, MD, PhD
Senior Associate Dean for MD/PhD Education
212-241-0825

Tara Cunningham, EdD, MS
Senior Associate Dean for Student Affairs

Joseph Finkelstein, MD, PhD
Senior Associate Dean for Information Technology

Eric M. Genden, MD, MHCA, FACS
Senior Associate Dean for Clinical Affairs
212-241-5944

Basil Hanss, PhD
Senior Associate Dean for Student Affairs and Career Development
212-241-2956

Amy S. Kelley, MD, MSHS
Senior Associate Dean for Gender Equity in Research Affairs

Patricia Kovatch
Senior Associate Dean for Scientific Computing
212-659-8531

Paul Lawrence, MFA
Senior Associate Dean and Vice President of Academic and Research Informatics
212-241-7892

Adriana K. Malone, MD
Senior Associate Dean for Graduate Medical Education

Glenn Martin, MD
Senior Associate Dean for Human Subjects Research
212-659-8980

Jessica Moise
Senior Associate Dean for Sponsored Programs
212-824-8300

Brian J. Nickerson, JD, PhD, MPA
Senior Associate Dean for Master's Programs

Matthew O'Connell, PhD
Senior Associate Dean for Curriculum, Recruitment, and Admissions

Valerie Parkas, MD
Senior Associate Dean of Admissions and Recruitment
212-241-1793

Shema Patel
Senior Associate Dean for Academic Operations

Lauren Peccoralo, MD, MPH
Senior Associate Dean for Faculty Well-Being and Development
212-659-8551

Toni A. Stern, MD, MBA
Senior Associate Dean for Gender Equity in Clinical Affairs

Caryn Tiger
Senior Associate Dean for Faculty, Staff, & Trainee Relations
212-241-4097

Michelle Sainté Willis
Senior Associate Dean for Academic Administration
212-241-3103

Our Associate Deans are integral to the functioning and success of ISMMS.

Saadia Akhtar, MD
Associate Dean for Graduate Medical Education
Associate Dean for Trainee Well-Being in Graduate Medical Education

Shashi Anand
Associate Dean for Undergraduate Medical Education

Stephanie Autenrieth, MEd
Associate Dean for Enrollment Services
212-241-2865

Theodore C. Bania, MD, MS
Associate Dean for Human Subjects Research
212-523-3981

Alexis Colvin, MD
Associate Dean for Alumni Affairs

Robert Fallar, PhD
Associate Dean of Assessment and Evaluation

Ken Feifer, MBA
Associate Dean for Elmhurst and Queens Programs
718-334-1840

Bradley Grano
Associate Dean for Graduate School Administration

Gali Halevi, PhD
Associate Dean of Libraries and Information Sciences
212-241-6138

Basil Hanss, PhD
Associate Dean for Graduate School Well-being and Resilience
212-241-2956

Alicia Hurtado, MD
Associate Dean for Medical Student Wellness and Student Affairs

Sharon Mias
Associate Dean for Cancer Program Operations
212-241-8816

Guy Montgomery, PhD
Associate Dean for Postdoctoral Affairs in the Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences
212-659-5561

Ashish Narayan, MS, MBA
Associate Dean of Research IT Administration

Jagat Narula, MD
Associate Dean for Global Health
212-241-4794

Ann-Gel Palermo, Dr Ph
Associate Dean for Diversity and Inclusion in Biomedical Education
212-241-8886

Rachel Posner, MPA
Associate Dean for Research Administration

Mary Sano, PhD
Associate Dean for Clinical Research
212-241-4228

Brijen J. Shah, MD
Associate Dean for Quality Improvement and Patient Safety in Graduate Medical Education

Rainier Soriano, MD
Associate Dean of Curriculum and Clinical Competence

Daniel I Steinberg, MD
Associate Dean for Quality and Patient Safety in Graduate Medical Education

Talia H Swartz, MD, PhD
Associate Dean for MD/PhD Education

David Thomas, MD
Associate Dean for Continuing Medical Education
212-659-8551

Hamel Vyas, JD
Associate Dean for International Personnel

Our Assistant Deans support our leadership and schoolwide efforts.

Frank H. Basloe
Assistant Dean for Graduate Medical Education