Benjamin N Ungar - Dermatology | Mount Sinai

About Me

Benjamin Ungar, MD is the Director of the Alopecia Center of Excellence and Director of the Rosacea & Seborrheic Dermatitis Clinic at the Kimberly and Eric J. Waldman Department of Dermatology at Mount Sinai.

Dr. Ungar graduated from Harvard University cum laude in 2009 and began medical school at the Icahn School of Medicine in 2011. From 2014 to 2016, Dr. Ungar completed a research fellowship in the Laboratory for Investigative Dermatology at Rockefeller University, after which he graduated from Medical School in 2017 with distinction in research. After completing his intern year at NYU Winthrop Hospital, Dr. Ungar began his dermatology residency at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, from which he graduated as the Chief Resident in June 2021. Additionally, during the last year of his residency, Dr. Ungar also completed a T32 NIH Research Training Fellowship at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai.

Language

English

Position

ASSISTANT PROFESSOR | Dermatology

Hospital Affiliations

Mount Sinai Morningside
Mount Sinai Beth Israel
Mount Sinai Brooklyn
Mount Sinai Queens
The Mount Sinai Hospital
New York Eye and Ear Infirmary of Mount Sinai
Mount Sinai West

Clinical Focus

Allergic Contact Dermatitis
Allergies
Alopecia Areata
Atopic Dermatitis
Contact Dermatitis
Cryotherapy
Dry / Itchy Skin
Eczema
Freezing of Warts

Education

MD, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

Internship, Dermatology

Winthrop-University Hospital

Residency, Other, Not Listed

Icahn School of Medicine At Mount Sinai

Certifications

American Board of Dermatology

Locations

Mount Sinai Doctors - East 98th Street

5 East 98th Street, 5th Floor, New York, NY, 10029

212-241-9728

Insurance Information

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Mount Sinai Doctors - East 98th Street5 East 98th Street, 5th Floor, New York, NY, 10029

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Publications

Publications:100

Selected Publications

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Patient Experience Star Ratings and Comments

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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.

Below are financial relationships with industry reported by Dr. Ungar during 2024 and/or 2025. Please note that this information may differ from information posted on corporate sites due to timing or classification differences.

Consulting or Other Professional Services Examples include, but are not limited to, committee participation, data safety monitoring board (DSMB) membership

Bristol-Myers Squibb
Johnson & Johnson
Lilly USA, LLC
Sanofi Aventis
Castle Biosciences Inc.
Botanix Pharmaceuticals
Primus Pharmaceuticals
Fresenius Kabi
UCB Inc.
AbbVie, Inc.
Arcutis, Inc.
Ebla Holdco
LEO Pharma A/S
Galderma
Pfizer Inc., U.S. Pharmaceuticals Group
TARGET PharmaSolutions Inc.

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.

Benjamin N Ungar, MD

Dermatology

About Me

Language

Position

Hospital Affiliations

About Me

Language

Position

Hospital Affiliations

Clinical Focus

Education

MD, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

Internship, Dermatology

Residency, Other, Not Listed

Certifications

American Board of Dermatology

Locations

Mount Sinai Doctors - East 98th Street

Insurance Information

Publications

Selected Publications

Patient Experience Star Ratings and Comments ?

Industry Relationships

Patient Experience Star Ratings and Comments