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Department of Public Health and Public Health Education Programs

Public Health Professionals: Catalysts for Change

The Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai offers a number of public health programs. Whether you are considering a master’s degree, dual degree, or advanced certificate, we empower students like you with the knowledge and skills to make a real difference in public health. Our mission is to equip you to prevent disease, safeguard the environment, and promote well-being in collaboration with the communities you serve. Through cutting-edge research, innovative policy analysis, and impactful advocacy, our students and graduates turn knowledge into action, serving and transforming local, national, and global communities.

Our Leadership

Our faculty expertise spans across environmental health, data science, health equity, and more, driving innovative research and preparing students to tackle the most pressing public health challenges of our time.

Rosalind J Wright, MD, MPH
Rosalind J Wright, MD, MPH

Horace W. Goldsmith Professor in Life Course Health Research in the Departments of Public Health, and Environmental Medicine and Climate Science

Brian J Nickerson, PhD, JD
Brian J Nickerson, PhD, JD

Senior Associate Dean for Public Health and Health Administration Programs
MHA Program Director

Damaskini Valvi, MD, PhD, MPH
Damaskini Valvi, MD, PhD, MPH

Vice Chair for Research and Education
Director of Graduate Education in Public Health

Janice L Gabrilove, MD
Janice L Gabrilove, MD

Clinical Research Education Program Director
The James F. Holland Professor of Medicine

Emilia Bagiella, PhD
Emilia Bagiella, PhD

MS in Biostatistics Program Director,
Professor of Biostatistics, Center for Biostatistics

Alan D Weinberg, MS
Alan D Weinberg, MS

MS in Biostatistics Program Co-Director
Associate Professor, Population Health Science and Policy

Mary Rojas, PhD
Mary Rojas, PhD

Director, Medical Student Research
Associate Professor, Medical Education

Keith M Sigel, MD, PhD
Keith M Sigel, MD, PhD

Co-Director, PORTAL Program (MD/MSCR)
Associate Director, Medical Student Research
Professor of Medicine

Alan J Moskowitz, MD
Alan J Moskowitz, MD

Professor and Vice Chair, Population Health Science and Policy;
Co-Director, MS in Clinical Research and PORTAL Program

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We Are Shaping Tomorrow

Our embrace of bold thinking and disciplined science is evident each day in the work of our students, faculty, and leadership.

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MPH Student Pitches in During the Pandemic

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