Certifications
Nephrology
American Board of Internal Medicine
Clinical Focus
- Acute Renal Failure
- Adrenal Hypertension
- Alkalosis
- Amyloidosis
- Blood Vessel Inflammation / Vasculitis
- Chronic Kidney Disease
- Chronic Renal Failure
- Congenital Kidney Disease
- Dialysis
- Glomerulonephritis
- High Blood Pressure
- Hydronephrosis
- Hyperkalemia
- Hypernatremia
- Hypokalemia
- Hyponatremia
- Kidney Biopsy
- Kidney Failure
- Kidney Stones
- Kidney Transplant
- Membranous Nephropathy
- Multiple Myeloma
- Nephritis
- Nephrotic Syndrome
- Palliative Care
- Peritoneal Dialysis
- Polycystic Kidney Disease
- Pyelonephritis
- Renal Artery Stenosis
- Renal Cyst(s)
- Renovascular Hypertension
Education
MD, S.U.N.Y., Stony Brook
Residency, Internal Medicine, Johns Hopkins Hospital
Fellowship, Renal Medicine, Johns Hopkins Hospital
Fellowship, Renal Medicine, Johns Hopkins Hospital
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2011
Best Doctors in America
Clinically-oriented research in chronic kidney disease care, including screening, disease management, and preparation for dialysis and kidney transplantation.
Patient Information
Second opinions, new patient consultations, and follow up visits are welcome. To make most of your visit, please fax records in advance to 212-241-8488. The following should be included, blood and urine tests, kidney biopsy (if applicable) and kidney and bladder ultrasound or other imaging or reports (if applicable). Reviewing the trends in previous blood tests for serum creatinine and/or estimated GFR is particularly useful.
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. Vassalotti during 2018 and/or 2019. Please note that this information may differ from information posted on corporate sites due to timing or classification differences.
Consulting:
- IPRO (Island Peer Review Organization, Inc); Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc.; KPMG, Inc; RenalytixAI
Scientific Advisory Board:
- Merck & Co., Inc.
Mount Sinai's faculty policies relating to faculty collaboration with industry are posted on our website. Patients may wish to ask their physician about the activities they perform for companies.
Physicians who provide services at hospitals and facilities in the Mount Sinai Health System might not participate in the same health plans as those Mount Sinai hospitals and facilities (even if the physicians are employed or contracted by those hospitals or facilities).
Information regarding insurance participation and billing by this physician may be found on this page, and can also be obtained by contacting this provider directly. Because physicians insurance participation can change, the insurance information on this page may not always be up-to-date. Please contact this physician directly to obtain the most up-to-date insurance information.
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