Medical geneticists and genetic counselors in the Medical Genetics Faculty Practice at Mount Sinai Medical Center specialize in the screening, diagnosis, treatment, and counseling of patients with and individuals suspected of having genetic diseases, birth defects, reproductive problems, or cancer risks.
Our team includes physicians who specialize in medical genetics, as well as genetic counselors, nutritionists, nurse practitioners, and social workers. All of our physicians and genetic counselors are certified or eligible for certification by the American Board of Medical Genetics and the American Board of Genetic Counseling.
9am to 5pm, Monday through Friday
Director of the Program for Inherited Metabolic Diseases, Melissa Wasserstein, MD, discusses the simple blood test used for screening for metabolic disorders. Learn more
NY Times article, "New Generation of Microbe Hunters," highlights the work of Department Chair and Director of the Institute for Genomics and Multiscale Biology Eric Schadt, PhD. Learn more
Tel: 212-241-6947
Fax: 212-860-3316
Office:
The Mount Sinai Medical Center
1428 Madison Ave (at 99th Street)
Atran Building, 1st Floor
New York, NY 10029
Mailing Address:
Division of Medical Genetics
Department of Genetics and Genomic Sciences
One Gustave L. Levy Place
Box 1497
New York, NY 10029-6574