About the Division of Infectious Diseases

The Division of Infectious Diseases offers a wide range of services, from general and transplant infectious diseases to lifelong treatment for people with HIV. Our faculty members provide top-tier personalized care for patients in the five boroughs of New York and beyond while conducting groundbreaking research on the most challenging diseases of our time.

The Division is at the forefront of research, treatment, and prevention of infectious diseases, including HIV, COVID-19, emerging pathogens, opportunistic infections, and viral hepatitis. The Division's faculty members provide consultation on both inpatient and outpatient service areas, offering expert guidance on the diagnosis and management of bacterial, fungal, mycobacterial, parasitic, and viral infections, as well as preventive services such as travel medicine and pre- and post-exposure prophylaxis for HIV.

The Division of Infectious Diseases provides care to people with HIV at the Institute for Advanced Medicine (IAM). IAM has four primary care clinics with subspecialty practices for those who are underserved or have specialized needs, and it provides outstanding, compassionate care—no matter one’s background, ethnicity, or sexual orientation. Special needs groups include people with HIV, members of the LGBTQ+ community, victims of domestic violence, and recently incarcerated men and women who are transitioning to life on their own.

The COVID-19 pandemic demonstrated the importance of understanding, monitoring, and responding to novel and re-emerging pathogens, and the Division is prioritizing this work across several areas. For example, in collaboration with Mount Sinai’s Department of Genetics and Genomic Sciences, our Infectious Diseases researchers use genomics to understand how hospital-acquired infections are transmitted, identified, and treated. In collaboration with the Department of Microbiology, scientists are working on new diagnostics and therapeutic interventions, such as antibody therapies and vaccines.

System Chief: Judith A. Aberg, MD
Dr. George Baehr Professor of Clinical Medicine