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Office
One Gustave L. Levy Place, Box 1216
Mount Sinai Hospital - Visiting Doctors Program
New York, NY 10029Phone+1 212-241-4141Fax+1 212-426-5108
Summary
- I am Board Certified in Internal Medicine and Palliative Care and a Certified Wound Care Consultant. I am the founder and director of the East Harlem Health Outreach Partnership, a free clinic for the uninsured of East Harlem and the South Bronx. I am also a senior attending physician in the Visiting Doctors Program, the nation's largest academic primary care program for the homebound. I have particular interests in the delivery of care to vulnerable populations as well as in wound care. I have extensive experience in educating healthcare professional trainees in the care of the homebound and the uninsured.
Education & Training
- Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai/Mount Sinai HospitalResidency, Internal Medicine, 1998 - 2002
- Harvard Medical SchoolClass of 1998
- Johns Hopkins UniversityB.A., Biology and Art History, With General Honors, 1989 - 1993
Certifications & Licensure
- NY State Medical License 1999 - 2026
- NJ State Medical License 2003 - 2025
- American Board of Internal Medicine Internal Medicine
- American Board of Internal Medicine Hospice and Palliative Medicine
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Ruth Abramson Idealism in Medicine Award Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, 2013
- Physician Practice Connections Recognition Program National Committee for Quality Assurance, 2011-2014
- Patient-Centered Medical Home Recognition Program National Committee for Quality Assurance, 2011-2014
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Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 2 citationsControlling Pharmaceutical Costs in a Student-Run Free Clinic in a Resource-Limited Patient Setting.Celestine He, Roshini Kalagara, Sumanth Chennareddy, Nina Rodriguez, Manasvinee Vahanan
Journal of Community Health. 2023-12-01 - 41 citationsPsychological distress in the face of a pandemic: An observational study characterizing the impact of COVID-19 on immigrant outpatient mental health.Randal A. Serafini, Samuel K. Powell, Justin J. Frere, Alexandra Saali, Hannah Krystal
Psychiatry Research. 2021-01-01 - 13 citationsInterpreter training for medical students: pilot implementation and assessment in a student-run clinicJennifer E. L. Diaz, Nydia Ekasumara, Nikhil Menon, Edwin Homan, Prashanth Rajarajan
BMC Medical Education. 2016-09-29
Journal Articles
- Integrating service learning into the curriculum: lessons from the fieldSmith K, Meah Y, Reininger B, Farr M, Zeidman J, Thomas DC, Medical Teacher, 1/1/2013
- Quality of Mental Health Care at a Student-Run Clinic: Care for the Uninsured Exceeds that of Publicly and Privately Insured PopulationsLiberman, KM, Meah YS, Chow, A, Tornheim, J, Rolon, O, Thomas, DC, Journal of Community Health, 1/1/2011
- The role of social and community service in medical education: The next 100 yearsMuller, D, Meah, Y, Griffith, J, Palermo, AG, Kaufman, A; Smith, KL, Lieberman, S, Academic Medicine, 1/1/2010
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Abstracts/Posters
- How does a Chronic Care Program at a student-run free clinic influence student ability to care for chronically ill patients.Spinelli M, Thomas DC, Wang, L, Palaniappa N, Meah YS, Society of General Internal Medicine Annual Meeting, 1/24/2014
- Creation of a Mobile App to Teach and Facilitate Systems Navigation in a Student-Run Free Clinic.Siddiqui A, Ciccareillo C, McBride T, Kurzrock M, Gips A, Pak J, Simchoni N, Rolon O, Thomas D, Meah YS, Society of General Internal Medicine Annual Meeting, 1/24/2014
- Student-Run Clinics as Medical Student Scholarly Homes for General Internal Medicine.Elman SA, Wang L, Bachorik A, Huppert LA, Palaniappa N, Simchoni N, Spinelli, MA, Thomas DC, Berman R, Meah YS, Society of General Internal Medicine Annual Meeting, 1/24/2014
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Lectures
- Wound Care in Primary Care: A Primer.Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai - 1/26/2015
- Caring for Wounds in the Primary Care Setting.Institute for Urban Family Health, New York, NY - 1/4/2015
- Tough Decisions: The Ethics of Free Clinics in the Era of the Affordable Care Act.Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai - 1/19/2014
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Other
- Teach the Teacher Curriculum GuideMeah Y, MSSM "Teach the Teacher" Course
1/1/2015 - Teaching Skills for ResidentsMeah Y, MSSM "Resident Teacher Development Program"
1/1/2015 - Resident Teaching Skills Videotape and DVDMeah Y, MSSM "Resident Teacher Development Program"
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Press Mentions
- Committing to Service: A Neighborhood and Its HospitalSeptember 4th, 2016
- Mount Sinai Celebrates 20th Anniversary of East Harlem Health Outreach Partnership and a Legacy of Community ServiceMay 2nd, 2024
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