Sakshi Dua, MD
- PROFESSOR | Medicine, Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine
- PROFESSOR | Medical Education
Specialty:
Pulmonary Medicine (Lung)
Sakshi Dua is an Associate Professor of Medicine and Associate Professor of Medicine Education at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai. She received her medical degree in India, followed by residency in Internal Medicine at Good Samaritan Hospital of John's Hopkins University where she also served as Chief Resident. She completed her fellowship training in Pulmonary Diseases & Critical Care Medicine (PCCM) at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill followed by a Lung Transplant fellowship there.
She is the Fellowship Director for Pulmonary and Critical Medicine training program and the Medical Director of Fellows’ Ambulatory Care Clinic at Mount Sinai Hospital. She also serves as the Director of GME Wellness Champion Program of Mount Sinai Health System. Her clinical areas of interest include interstitial lung diseases and pulmonary hypertension.
Dr. Dua’s medical education interests include trainee wellness, small group teaching, delivering effective feedback and teaching in resource poor settings. She serves on the Education Committee of the Association of PCCM Program Directors and several other committees of the American Thoracic Society. In her role as a medical educator she travels yearly to Africa for medical education missions.
Certifications
Critical Care Medicine
Clinical Focus
- Asthma
- Bronchitis
- Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)
- Enlarged Lymph Nodes
- Lung Transplant
- Pneumonia
- Pulmonary Hypertension
- Shortness of Breath / Difficulty in Breathing
Education
MBBS, Maulana Azad Medical College
Residency, Internal Medicine, Good Samaritan Hospital of Maryland
Fellowship, Pulmonary & Critical Care, University of North Carolina Hospitals
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Dr. Dua did not report having any of the following types of financial relationships with industry during 2022 and/or 2023: consulting, scientific advisory board, industry-sponsored lectures, service on Board of Directors, participation on industry-sponsored committees, equity ownership valued at greater than 5% of a publicly traded company or any value in a privately held company. Please note that this information may differ from information posted on corporate sites due to timing or classification differences.
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