Hepatology - Gastroenterology - Physician - Crescent Street - Queens, NY

The Mount Sinai Health System seeks a Hepatologist for its practice at Mount Sinai Queens-Crescent Street.

Mount Sinai Queens-Crescent Street is a new outpatient practice located in Astoria, Queens. It offers multispecialty care in a convenient, state-of-the-art facility. Our vastly experienced doctors offer the latest diagnostic and treatment options, and deliver coordinated and compassionate care to you. Mount Sinai Queens-Crescent Street offers the following specialty services, as well as Express Care urgent care, coming later in 2024. Located across the street from Mount Sinai Queens at 30-14 Crescent Street in Astoria, this new location will enhance health care accessibility for residents of western Queens, integrating a wide range of outpatient primary and specialty practices under one roof to deliver coordinated care to patients.

The chosen candidates will have the opportunity to partner with world renowned, Icahn School of Medicine’s Division of Liver Diseases and Division of Gastroenterology, both of whom are strongly committed to caring for the whole patient and places special emphasis on providing patient-centered care. The division embraces the mission of Icahn School of Medicine by pursuing an integrate approach to patient care, research, and education. The ideal candidate will be responsible for evaluating, diagnosing, and managing patients requiring a Hepatologist’s consultation, including appropriate GI procedures with a focus on Hepatology. We pursue all dimensions of these three components, considering them inseparable elements of the art and science of medicine. 

Position Description:

• This position will be a split between Hospital and Ambulatory Network for both Inpatient and Outpatient work
• Assessing and treating liver disease 
• The candidate is expected to contribute to providing high-quality clinical care, research, teaching, and community outreach
• Collaborate with multi-specialty practice colleagues as an integral part of a health system
• Benefit from the education, research, and clinical program of Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, one of the top ranked schools nationally
• Significant opportunities for leadership and career development
• Compensation range from 400K to 500K (not including bonuses / incentive compensation or benefits)

Position Qualifications:

• Medical Degree from an Accredited University
• New York Medical License
• Board Eligible or Board Certified in Gastroenterology
• Completed an Accredited Gastroenterology Fellowship 
• Completion of an advanced Hepatology Fellowship (Preferred)
• Committed to Mount Sinai and the communities we serve
• Excellent communication, bedside manner, and organizational skills
• A strong work ethic and desire to participate in team-oriented, performance-driven Health System

About Mount Sinai Queens-Crescent Street:

Mount Sinai Queens-Crescent Street, structured across three floors, offers the latest diagnostic and treatment options and specialized care. Services include heart care from the world-renowned Mount Sinai Fuster Heart Hospital on the second floor and centers for hematology/oncology, gastroenterology, endocrinology/diabetes care, rheumatology, and physical medicine and rehabilitation (physical therapy, occupational therapy, and speech-language pathology) on the third floor. Within the next year, a Mount Sinai retail pharmacy and Mount Sinai Express Care—an urgent care clinic associated with the hospital’s emergency room—will also open on the first floor of the building.

This consolidation will not only streamline health care services, but also create an immersive and comprehensive experience for patients and clinical experts across cardiology, endocrinology, gastroenterology, hematology and oncology, physical medicine and rehabilitation, and rheumatology.

The addition of the new Mount Sinai Fuster Heart Hospital space further enhances cardiac care options available at Mount Sinai Queens. The hospital boasts modern technologies that provide cutting-edge care, including a new cardiac CT scanner and cardiac nuclear camera, which were generously donated to the hospital. With these improvements and the recent opening of the first cardiac catheterization lab in Astoria, Mount Sinai is transforming cardiac treatment for the Western Queens area.

Mount Sinai Queens-Crescent Street will serve as a convenient location for residents across the Astoria, Long Island City, Ditmars-Steinway, Sunnyside, Woodside, Ridgewood, Williamsburg, Greenpoint, and Roosevelt Island communities to access the high-quality, innovative, and compassionate care for which the Mount Sinai Health System is known.

About Mount Sinai Queens:

Mount Sinai Queens is a welcoming hospital in the Astoria section of Queens, offering high-quality outpatient, emergency, and inpatient medical services. Our medical facility has a highly trained team of nearly 500 physicians representing close to 40 medical and surgical specialties and subspecialties. We are evolving to meet the changing needs of the neighborhoods we serve and to extend our geographical reach throughout the borough. Our new $175 million, 140,000 square foot Mount Sinai Queens Pavilion features the state-of-the-art Stavros Niarchos Foundation Emergency Department. Mount Sinai Queens Imaging, an outpatient imaging center; Mount Sinai Doctors Queens, a large, multispecialty physician practice; new state-of-the-art operating rooms with the latest technology; and an interventional radiology suite that enables Mount Sinai physicians to perform image-guided, minimally invasive procedures.

Mount Sinai Queens continues to expand its cancer programs with the opening of a new Infusion Center across the street from the hospital. As an extension of the Tisch Cancer Center at Mount Sinai, the attractive, convenient location provides state-of-the-art care with a team of clinicians on the faculty of the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai.

We have the distinction of being the only hospital in Queens designated a primary Stroke Center by the New York State Department of Health and the Joint Commission, and the only hospital in Queens to receive the prestigious Magnet® designation for nursing excellence awarded by the American Nurses Credentialing Center. Most recently, Mount Sinai Queens received the Get with the Guidelines Gold Achievement Award, having reached the goal of treating patients to standards of care as outlined by the American Heart Association and American Stroke.

Mount Sinai Queens is part of the Mount Sinai Health System, combining the excellence of an academic medical center with the compassionate, caring environment you expect from a community hospital.  We have received high marks for patient satisfaction, as evidenced by receiving the coveted Press Ganey Success Story Award®, which recognizes outstanding health care organizations that have measurably improved patient experience. Mount Sinai Queens is one of only 15 hospitals nationally in 2015 to have received this honor.

Salary Disclosure Information:

Mount Sinai Health System provides a salary range to comply with the New York City law on Salary Transparency in Job Advertisements. Actual salaries depend on a variety of factors, including experience, specialties, historical productivity, historical collections, and hospital/community need. As such, an actual salary may fall closer to one or the other end of the range, and in certain circumstances, may wind up being outside of the listed salary range. The salary range listed is for full-time employment and does not include bonuses / incentive compensation or benefits. 

Please specify Job Title of interest and send CV with Cover Letter to:

Alex Cano
Executive Director Physician Recruitment
Mount Sinai Health System

Alex.cano@mountsinai.org