David J Steiger, MD Email David Steiger
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- Position
- PROFESSOR | Medicine, Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine
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- Specialties
- Pulmonary Medicine (Lung)
- Critical Care Medicine
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- Language
- English
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- Hospital Affiliations
- New York Eye and Ear Infirmary of Mount Sinai
- Mount Sinai Beth Israel
- The Mount Sinai Hospital
- Mount Sinai Morningside and Mount Sinai West
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- Phone
- Mount Sinai Union Square 212-420-2377 212-420-2377
- Mount Sinai Doctors Faculty Practice 212-523-8672 212-523-8672
Dr. David Steiger graduated from Leeds Medical School, United Kingdom, in 1981. After completing 3 years of post graduate training in England, he was a resident and Chief Medical Resident at St. Luke's Hospital in NYC, which was followed by training in Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine at the University of California, San Francisco. During this time, Dr. Steiger participated in basic science research. He was the Director of the ICU at the Hospital for Joint Diseases, NYU Medical Center. He was also an Associate Professor of Medicine at NYU. Currently, Dr. Steiger is the Chief of Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine at Mount Sinai Beth Israel in NYC.
Please read his latest article in Our Town, "Summertime, when the breathing is not so easy."
Certifications
Pulmonary Disease
American Board of Internal Medicine
Education
MD, University of Leeds
Residency, Internal Medicine
Henry Ford Medical Group
Fellowship, Pulmonary & Critical Care
University of California (San Francisco)
Language
English
Best Doctors - New York Magazine 2004 to 2014
Teacher of the Year Pulmonary Critical Care NYU Medical Center (1996, 2009)
Teacher of the Year Department of Orthopedics NYU Medical Center 2006
Lung Research
I have pursued clinical and translational researech in the field of venous thromboembolic disease. In particular, I am interested in the determinants of venous thromboembolic disease, the clinical presentations and management of this disease, and the role of new therapeutic agents.
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Dr.Steiger did not report having any of the following types of financial relationships with industry during 2021 and/or 2022: 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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