Margrit Wiesendanger, MD, PhD Email Margrit Wiesendanger
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- Position
- ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR | Medicine, Rheumatology
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- Specialties
- Internal Medicine
- Rheumatology
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- Languages
- French
- Spanish
- English
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- Hospital Affiliations
- The Mount Sinai Hospital
- Mount Sinai Queens
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- Phone
- 212-241-1671 212-241-1671
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Dr. Wiesendanger is a graduate of the Albert Einstein College of Medicine in the Bronx, NY, where she earned a dual MD-PhD degree in the discipline of Immunology. She then completed a residency in Internal Medicine and fellowship in Rheumatology at the New York-Presbyterian Hospital/Columbia campus. She is board certified in both Rheumatology and Internal Medicine. She served on the faculty in the Division of General Medicine at NYPH-Columbia before joining the Division of Rheumatology at Mount Sinai Hospital in April 2015. Her patient care activities include the Mount Sinai Faculty Faculty Practice Associates and the Center for Advanced Medicine. She is the current Program Director for the rheumatology fellowship. She has received several awards, including the prestigious Daniel V. Kimberg Memorial Junior Faculty Teaching Award and the Ewig Clinical Scholar Award.
Clinical Focus
- Ankylosing Spondylitis
- Arthritis
- Arthrocentesis
- Behcet's Disease
- Dermatomyositis
- Gout
- Joint Pain
- Osteoarthritis
- Polymyalgia Rheumatica And Giant Cell Arteritis
- Pseudogout
- Rheumatoid Arthritis
- Sarcoidosis
- Scleroderma
- Sjogren's Syndrome
- Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
Research Topics
Autoimmunity, B Cells, Cellular Immunity, Immunological Tolerance, Immunosuppression, Inflammation, Lupus Nephritis, T Cells
Education
MD,PHD, Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Residency, Internal Medicine
Columbia University Medical Center
Fellowship, Rheumatology
Columbia University Medical Center
Languages
French, Spanish, English
2013
Ewig Clinical Scholar Award
Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY
2012
Daniel V. Kimberg Junior Faculty Teaching Award and Lecture
Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY
2010
Ambulatory Teacher of the Year
Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY
2000
Elected Member, AOA
Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society
Novel Therapies for Systemic Lupus
Dr. Wiesendanger is a co-investigator in the Embrace Study: a phase 3/4, multi-center, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, 52-week study to evaluate the efficacy and safety of belimumab (HGS1006) in adult subjects of black race with systemic lupus.
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Below are financial relationships with industry reported by Dr. Wiesendanger during 2021 and/or 2022. Please note that this information may differ from information posted on corporate sites due to timing or classification differences.
Employment:
- Arthritis Advisory Committee (FDA)
Scientific Advisory Board:
- New York State Rheumatology Society
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