Ryan C Ungaro, MD Email Ryan Ungaro
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- Position
- ASSISTANT PROFESSOR | Medicine, Gastroenterology
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- Specialty
- Gastroenterology
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- Language
- English
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- Hospital Affiliations
- The Mount Sinai Hospital
- Mount Sinai St. Luke's and Mount Sinai West
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- Phone
- Feinstein IBD Clinical Center 212-241-8100212-241-8100
Dr. Ryan Ungaro is an Assistant Professor of Medicine in the Division of Gastroenterology and the Susan and Leonard Feinstein Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) Center. He specializes in the care of patients with an array of gastrointestinal illnesses with a focus on ulcerative colitis and Crohn's disease. Dr. Ungaro received his medical degree from the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai. He completed his internal medicine training and served as chief resident at the Mount Sinai Medical Center. He then went on to complete fellowship training in gastroenterology at the Mount Sinai Medical Center. Dr. Ungaro received training in translational IBD research as a Howard Hughes Medical Institute Research Fellow. Dr. Ungaro's research in areas such as the role of toll-like receptors in intestinal inflammation and environmental factors in IBD has been published in numerous peer-reviewed journals and presented nationally. His current research interests include risk stratification, optimization of therapy, and early intervention in IBD. To read his recent post on how to prevent irreversible damage in IBD the Inside Mount Sinai blog, please click here.
Certifications
Gastroenterology
American Board of Internal Medicine
Clinical Focus
- Antibiotic-Associated Colitis-C Difficile
- Celiac Disease
- Colon Polypectomy
- Colon Polyps
- Colonoscopy
- Crohn's Disease
- Flexible Sigmoidoscopy
- Inflammatory Bowel Disease
- Ulcerative Colitis
- Upper GI Endoscopy
Research Topics
Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD)
Education
MD, Mount Sinai School of Medicine
Residency, Internal Medicine
Mount Sinai Hospital
Fellowship, Gastroenterology
Mount Sinai School of Medicine
Language
English
2016
Mount Sinai Department of Medicine Advisory Board Award
2016
Eric R. Lemmer Memorial Award
Mount Sinai Division of Gastroenterology
2015
Distinguished Poster Award
New York Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (NYSGE) Annual Course
2015
National GI Jeopardy Competition Champion
American College of Gastroenterology (ACG)
2014
Burrill B. Crohn Research Foundation Research Grant
2014
Best Abstract Award
Mount Sinai Department of Medicine Research Day
2012
The Silver Apple Teaching Award
Mount Sinai Internal Medicine Residency
2009
Mount Sinai Distinction in Research Award
2009
Mount Sinai Milton C. Engel Prize in Geriatric Medicine
2008
Alpha Omega Alpha (AOA)
2004
Phi Beta Kappa
New award
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Consulting:
- Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
- Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited
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