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Alex D Federman, MD
Internal Medicine, Primary Care
IMA - Internal Medicine Associates212-659-8551
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Dr. Federman earned his medical degree from the State University of New York, Health Sciences Center in Brooklyn, completed his residency in Primary Care Internal Medicine at Montefiore Medical Center, and received clinical research training through the Harvard Medical School Faculty Development and Fellowship Program in General Internal Medicine. He also earned a Masters in public health degree from the Harvard School of Public Health. Dr. Federman is a board-certified internist who practices general internal medicine. His clinical interests include preventive medicine and hypertension management. His research focuses on financial and insurance-related barriers to healthcare for older adults. In addition to research and clinical activities, Dr. Federman teaches medical residents and students at Mount Sinai.
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Language
English
Position
PROFESSOR | Medicine, General Internal Medicine, PROFESSOR | Geriatrics and Palliative Medicine
Hospital Affiliations
- Mount Sinai Queens
- The Mount Sinai Hospital
Clinical Focus
- Primary Care
Education
MPH, Harvard Medical School
Residency, Internal Medicine
Montefiore Medical Center
Certifications
American Board of Internal Medicine
Awards
2006
Paul B. Beeson Scholar in Aging Related Research
the National Institute on Aging and the American Federation for Aging Research
2004
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Generalist Physician Faculty Scholar Award
1999
Outstanding Senior Resident
Montefiore Medical Center
Research
Dr. Federman's research interests include use of healthcare by low-income and elderly populations, cost and access to care, patient-provider communication about healthcare costs, supplemental health insurance, delays in care, and pharmacoepidemiology. His recent research has examined the influence of supplemental insurance and assistance programs on the use of medications and healthcare services among low-income elderly patients with chronic disease
Insurance Information
Accepted insurance may vary by the doctor’s office location. Please contact the office directly to obtain the most up-to-date insurance information.
- 1199 SEIU
- AETNA - Commercial
- AETNA - Medicare
- Affinity Medicaid-Medicare-Essential Exchange
- Amidacare Medicaid
- CIGNA Healthcare
- Centivo
- EmblemHealth - GHI-PPO
- EmblemHealth - HIP
- EmblemHealth - HIP-Medicaid
- EmblemHealth - HIP-Medicare
- Empire Blue Cross Blue Shield - Commercial/Exchange
- Empire Blue Cross Blue Shield - HealthPlus Medicaid
- Empire Blue Cross Blue Shield - Medicare
- Fidelis Health Care
- HealthFirst Medicaid
- HealthFirst Medicare
- Horizon NJ
- Magnacare-Health Care
- Medicare - NJ
- Medicare - NY
- Metroplus
- Multiplan PHCS
- NJ Medicaid
- NY Medicaid
- Oscar
- Oxford - Freedom and Liberty
- Partners Health Plan
- Senior Whole Health
- United Health Care - Commercial
- United Health Care - Empire Plan
- United Health Care - Oxford Care
- United Health Care - Top Tier
- VNSNY Choice Medicare
- VNSNY Select Health Medicaid
- VillageCareMax
- WellCare Health Plan
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Publications
Selected Publications
- Practical strategies for achieving system change in the US: Lessons and insights from the CONQUEST quality improvement programme. Alexander Evans, Jill Vanwyk, Margee Kerr, Amy Couper, Wilson D. Pace, Yasir Tarabichi, Rachel Pullen, Michael Pollack, M. Bradley Drummond, Jill Ohar, Catherine Meldrum, Meilan K. Han, Alan Kaplan, Tonya Winders, Juan Wisnivesky, Barry Make, Alex Federman, Victoria Carter, Katie Lang, Douglas Mapel, Nicola A. Hanania, Daiana Stolz, Fernando J. Martinez, David Price. Primary Health Care Research and Development
- Psychosis in Neurocognitive Disorder among Ethnoculturally Diverse Older Persons. Estevana Isaac, Carolyn Wei Zhu, Monica Rivera Mindt, Albert L. Siu, Alex Federman, Kristine Yaffe, Barbara G. Vickrey, Jenifer Voeks, Parul Agarwal, Derrick Brooks, Ombolanle Ayo, Mary Sano. Neurology: Clinical Practice
- Barriers to and facilitators of clinician acceptance and use of artificial intelligence in healthcare settings: A scoping review. Catherine E.A. Scipion, Margaret A. Manchester, Alex Federman, Yufei Wang, Jalayne J. Arias. BMJ Open
Patient Experience Star Ratings and Comments
The Patient Experience Star Rating reflects our patients’ perception of how well their Mount Sinai provider communicated with them during an office visit. The Star Rating is based on patient responses to three questions on a patient experience survey, a standardized questionnaire sent to verified patients and distributed by a third party vendor, Press Ganey. Responses are measured on a scale of 1 to 5, with 5 being the best score.
Care Provider’s Explanation
4.9 out of 5
Care Provider’s Concern
5 out of 5
Likelihood to Recommend Care Provider
4.9 out of 5
He's my PCP for several years.
Excellent doctor!!!
Good experience
Industry Relationships
Physicians and scientists on the faculty of the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai often interact with pharmaceutical, device, biotechnology companies, and other outside entities to improve patient care, develop new therapies and achieve scientific breakthroughs. In order to promote an ethical and transparent environment for conducting research, providing clinical care and teaching, Mount Sinai requires that salaried faculty inform the School of their outside financial relationships.
Dr. Federman has not yet completed reporting of Industry relationships.
Mount Sinai’s faculty policies relating to faculty collaboration with industry are posted on our website. Patients may wish to ask their physician about the activities they perform for companies.