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INSTITUTE FOR HEALTH EQUITY RESEARCH

Staff

The faculty at the Institute for Health Equity Research at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai are renowned experts in their fields, bringing diverse backgrounds and expertise to address health disparities. These dedicated professionals combine rigorous scientific research with community engagement to develop innovative solutions for promoting health equity. Their work spans various disciplines, including medicine, public health, social sciences, and policy, allowing for a comprehensive approach to tackling complex health issues.

Leadership

Carol R Horowitz, MD, MPH
Carol R Horowitz, MD, MPH

Director

Lynne D Richardson, MD
Lynne D Richardson, MD

Co-Director

Core and Research Group Leads

Nina A Bickell, MD
Nina A Bickell, MD

Professor and Director, Health Care Delivery Science Care

Nita Vangeepuram, MD
Nita Vangeepuram, MD

Associate Director, Community Engagement Core

Sidney Hankerson, MD, MBA
Sidney Hankerson, MD, MBA

Associate Professor,
Director of Mental Health Equity Research

ANDREW MAROKO
ANDREW MAROKO

Director,  Geospatial Health Research Group

Faculty

Dinushika Mohottige, MD
Dinushika Mohottige, MD

Assistant Professor, Department of Population Health Science and Policy, Department of Medicine, Divisions Nephrology and Data Driven and Digital Health

Diddier Prada, MD
Diddier Prada, MD

Assistant Professor, Department of Population Health Science and Policy Department of Environmental Medicine and Public Health

Louisa Holaday, MD
Louisa Holaday, MD

Assistant Professor, Medicine and General Internal Medicine

Utsha Khatri, MD
Utsha Khatri, MD

Assistant Professor, Emergency Medicine, Population Health Science and Policy, Global Health

Clair Kronk, PhD
Clair Kronk, PhD

Assistant Professor, Population Health Science and Policy, Division of Data Driven and Digital Health

Marcee Wilder, MD
Marcee Wilder, MD

Assistant Professor, Department of Emergency Medicine, Department of Population Health Science and Policy

Kimberly Souffront, PhD
Kimberly Souffront, PhD

Assistant Professor, Emergency Medicine, Associate Director Center of Nursing Research and Innovation

Bian Liu, PhD
Bian Liu, PhD

Professor, Population Health Science and Policy, Environmental Medicine

Ellerie Weber, PhD
Ellerie Weber, PhD

Assistant Professor, Population Health Science and Policy

Annetine C Gelijns, PhD, JD
Annetine C Gelijns, PhD, JD

Professor and System Chair, Population Health Science and Policy

Mariana Figueiro, PhD
Mariana Figueiro, PhD

Professor, Population Health Science and Policy, Global Health
Director, Light and Health Research Center

Michael Cassidy, PhD
Michael Cassidy, PhD

Assistant Professor, Pediatrics, Cardiology, Population Health Science and Policy

ERIC YUANCHUN ZHOU, MD
ERIC YUANCHUN ZHOU, MD

Assistant Professor, Cardiology, Pediatrics, Population Health Science and Policy

Sarah Wood, MD
Sarah Wood, MD

Division Chief of Adolescent Medicine and Director of the Mount Sinai Adolescent Health Center (AHC), Associate Professor, Pediatrics

Brett Anderson, MD
Brett Anderson, MD

Director of the Center for Child Health Services Research in the Mindich Child Health and Development Institute, Associate Professor and pediatric cardiologist in the Jack and Lucy Clark Department of Pediatrics, Department of Population Health Science and Policy

Anna Chorniy, PhD
Anna Chorniy, PhD

Assistant Professor, Pediatrics, Cardiology, Population Health Science and Policy

Shameeke Taylor, MD
Shameeke Taylor, MD

Assistant Professor, Emergency Medicine
Associate Director, Center of Nursing Research and Innovation

Donald Apakama, MD
Donald Apakama, MD

Instructor, Emergency Medicine

Faculty, continued

Emma K Benn, DrPH
Emma K Benn, DrPH

Associate Professor

Uraina Clark, PhD
Uraina Clark, PhD

Director of Research Development, Center for Scientific Diversity

Leah Habersham, MD
Leah Habersham, MD

Assistant Professor, Psychiatry, Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Science

Tracy Layne, PhD, MPH
Tracy Layne, PhD, MPH

Assistant Professor, Population Health Science and Policy, Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Science

Director of Mentorship Development, Center for Scientific Diversity

Sarah J Miller, PsyD
Sarah J Miller, PsyD

Assistant Professor, Population Health Science and Policy, Family Medicine and Community Health, Oncological Sciences

Director of Faculty Diversity and Inclusion, Center for Scientific Diversity

Nihal E Mohamed, PhD
Nihal E Mohamed, PhD

Assistant Professor, Department of Population Health Science and Policy, Department of Medicine, Divisions Nephrology and Data Driven and Digital Health

Girish N Nadkarni, MD
Girish N Nadkarni, MD

Associate Professor, Medicine and Nephrology
Clinical Director of the Hasso Plattner Institute for Digital Health
Co-Director of The Mount Sinai COVID Informatics CenterSystem Chief of the Division of Data Driven and Digital Medicine (D3M), The Mount Sinai Clinical Intelligence Center (MSCIC) 
Director of the Charles Bronfman Institute for Personalized Medicine

Joshua D Safer, MD
Joshua D Safer, MD

Professor, Medicine, Endocrinology, Diabetes and Bone Disease Executive Director Center for Transgender Medicine and Surgery

Jamilia Sly, PhD
Jamilia Sly, PhD

Assistant Professor, Population Health Science and Policy, Family Medicine and Community Health, Oncological Sciences, Director of Anti-Racist Community Research and Outreach, Center for Scientific Diversity