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Roopa Kohli-Seth, MD, Internal Medicine, New York, NY

Roopa Kohli-Seth MD FCCM, FCCP, FACP

Internal Medicine•New York, NY

Critical Care Medicine

System Director, Institute for Critical Care Medicine, Mount Sinai Health System | Professor, Department of Surgery, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

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  • 1468 Madison AveGuggenheim Pavilion 6 EastNew York, NY 10029

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Summary

  • Dr. Roopa Kohli-Seth is a nationally recognized leader in critical care medicine, serving as the Director of the Institute for Critical Care Medicine (ICCM) at Mount Sinai Health System, overseeing 17 ICUs and one of the nation’s largest critical care fellowship programs. As a board-certified, tenured Professor of Surgery at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, she brings over two decades of expertise in critical care, research, and healthcare leadership.

    Dr. Kohli-Seth has spearheaded transformative clinical initiatives, including launching the Rapid Response Team (RRT), the nurse-driven Vascular Access Service, and the Central Intensivist Service. During the COVID-19 pandemic, she played a pivotal role in developing the "Prone Team", an interdisciplinary initiative to improve care for ARDS patients.






    As an active clinical researcher, Dr. Kohli-Seth serves as a Principal Investigator and Co-Investigator in multi-center phase II and III trials, with a focus on septic shock, ARDS, and COVID-19 treatments. She has authored over 200 peer-reviewed publications and book chapters and chairs multiple hospital committees dedicated to patient safety and clinical excellence.

    Her leadership and dedication have been recognized with numerous prestigious awards, including the Women of Courage Award, multiple Physician of the Year honors from Mount Sinai Hospital, and the Mount Sinai Alumni Special Recognition Award (2024).

    Passionate about advancing critical care quality, education, and research, Dr. Kohli-Seth remains at the forefront of shaping the future of intensive care medicine.

Education & Training

  • Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
    Icahn School of Medicine at Mount SinaiFellowship, Critical Care Medicine, 1998 - 2000
  • Wayne State University School of Medicine
    Wayne State University School of MedicineResidency, Internal Medicine, 1995 - 1998
  • Government Medical College Amritsar
    Government Medical College AmritsarClass of 1991

Certifications & Licensure

  • NY State Medical License
    NY State Medical License 2003 - 2027
  • Internal Medicine
    American Board of Internal Medicine Internal Medicine
  • Critical Care Medicine
    American Board of Internal Medicine Critical Care Medicine

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

  • The Mount Sinai Alumni Special Recognition Award Mount Sinai Alumni Association, 2024
  • Vascular Access Service Appreciation Award Mount Sinai Hospital, 2024
  • Senior Faculty Award Mount Sinai Faculty Council | Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, 2023
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Clinical Trials

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Journal Articles

  • Clinical impact of goal-directed transthoracic echocardiography performed by non-cardiologist intensivists using a small hand carried device (Sonoheart) in critically...  
    Manasia A, Nagaraj H, Kodali R, Croft L, Oropello JM, Kohli-Seth R, Leibowitz A, DelGiudice R, Hufanda J, Benjamin E, Goldman ME, J Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth, 4/19/2005
  • Bronchiolitis Obliterans Organizing Pneumonia After Orthotopic Liver Transplantation  
    Kohli-Seth R, Killu C, Amolat MJ, Oropello JM, Manasia A, Leibowitz A, Bassily-Marcus A, Benjamin E, Liver Transplantation, 3/2004
  • The Future of Bedside Monitoring  
    Kohli-Seth R, Oropello JM, Science Direct - Critical Care Clinics, 10/2000

Books/Book Chapters

  • A Pocket Anesthesia Guide 
    Chapter: Acute MI: Complications, Treatment 
    Sheikh A, Kohli-Seth R, Atchabahian A, Gupta RMcGraw-Hill2013
  • The 5 minute ICU Consult 
    Chapter: Acidosis, Lactic 
    Anandamurthy B, Kohli-Seth R, Yunen J, Kvetan VLippincott Williams & Wilkins, Philadelphia2011
  • The 5 minute ICU Consult 
    Chapter: Acidosis, Metabolic 
    Go R, Nallagatla S, Kohli-Seth R, Yunen J, Kvetan VLippincott Williams & Wilkins, Philadelphia2011
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Authored Content

  • Differential Ventilation Using Flow Control Valves as a Potential Bridge to Full Ventilatory Support during the COVID-19 CrisisApril 2020
  • Therapeutic Anticoagulation Is Associated with Decreased Mortality in Mechanically Ventilated COVID-19 PatientsJanuary 2020

Press Mentions

  • Researchers at Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai Release New Data on Acute Kidney Injury (Machine Learning Derived Serum Creatinine Trajectories In Acute Kidney Injury In Critically Ill Patients With Sepsis).
    Researchers at Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai Release New Data on Acute Kidney Injury (Machine Learning Derived Serum Creatinine Trajectories In Acute Kidney Injury In Critically Ill Patients With Sepsis).June 13th, 2024
  • AI Shows Promise in Early Detection of Patient Decline
    AI Shows Promise in Early Detection of Patient DeclineJune 14th, 2024
  • AI can help doctors make better decisions and save lives
    AI can help doctors make better decisions and save livesJune 13th, 2024
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Grant Support

  • Adoption of a Paired SAT/SBT to a resource-limited ICU in NepalAMPATH Nepal2024–2026
  • Exploratory Evaluation of Anti-Racism Practices in Health Care SettingsCDC/NORC at the University of Chicago2023–2024

Committees

  • Co-Chair, Women in Leadership Committee 2023 - Present
  • Member, MSH Emergency Management Committee 2022 - Present
  • Member, Medical/Surgical Chair Committee 2017 - Present
  • Member, ICCM Patient Safety and Quality (PSQ) Committee 2017 - Present
  • Member, Mount Sinai Health System Infection Control Committee 2014 - Present
  • Chair, Critical Care Committee 2006 - Present

Professional Memberships

External Links

  • LinkedInhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/roopa-kohli-seth/

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