Blair S. Hammond - Pediatrics | Mount Sinai

About Me

Blair Hammond, MD, is a pediatrician at the Mount Sinai Doctors Faculty Practice. Dr. Hammond is a board certified pediatrician who is an Associate Professor in the Department of Pediatrics at Mount Sinai. She received her Bachelor of Arts degree magna cum laude from Dartmouth College where she was a member of Phi Beta Kappa. She also completed her medical training at Dartmouth–Hitchcock Medical Center and was elected into the Alpha Omega Alpha Honors Society. She pursued a residency training in Pediatrics at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai and received the Clinician-Educator Award. Dr. Hammond completed a medical education fellowship at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai and was the Pediatric Clerkship and Sub-Internship Course Director from 2006-2017. In 2008, Dr. Hammond founded the General Pediatrics Faculty Practice where she still practices today. In 2010, she was awarded the Mount Sinai Excellence in Teaching Award. Dr. Hammond is now the Co-Founding Director and Director of Medical Education for the Mount Sinai Parenting Center. Dr. Hammond continues to be involved in medical student and resident education in addition to her general pediatric practice. She lives with her husband and 3 children in Westchester.

For more information, please visit our General Pediatrics Mount Sinai Doctors Faculty Practice website or call 212-241-4242 to make an appointment

For more information on the Mount Sinai Parenting Center visit oru website: mountsinaiparenting.org/ .

In the News

Dr. Blair Hammond discusses treating children's school stress in The Daily News feature The Daily Check Up:

Language

English

Position

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR | Pediatrics, Mount Sinai Pediatrics

Hospital Affiliations

Mount Sinai Queens
The Mount Sinai Hospital

Clinical Focus

Acute Illness Care
Annual Pediatric Checkup
Annual Physical
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
Breastfeeding Support
Mental Health Services
Well Child Care

Education

MD, Dartmouth Medical School

Residency, Pediatrics

Mount Sinai Hospital

Certifications

American Board of Pediatrics

Awards

2024

Cullman Family Award for Excellence in Provider Communication

Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, The Mount Sinai Hospital

Locations

Mount Sinai Pediatrics Faculty Practice Associates

5 East 98th Street, 10th Floor, New York, NY, 10029

212-241-4242

Insurance Information

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Patients with Healthfirst Medicare Advantage insurance: Effective 9/1/2024, Mount Sinai’s primary care providers (internal medicine, family practice, and geriatrics) are not accepting new Healthfirst Medicare patients. Please contact Healthfirst for help finding a primary care provider. Healthfirst Medicare members who have a relationship with a Mount Sinai primary care provider can continue to book appointments with them.

Mount Sinai Pediatrics Faculty Practice Associates5 East 98th Street, 10th Floor, New York, NY, 10029

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Patient Experience Rating

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

5 out of 5

Care Provider’s Concern

5 out of 5

Likelihood to Recommend Care Provider

4.9 out of 5

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. Hammond 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.

Blair S. Hammond, MD

Pediatrics

About Me

Language

Position

Hospital Affiliations

About Me

Language

Position

Hospital Affiliations

Clinical Focus

Education

MD, Dartmouth Medical School

Residency, Pediatrics

Certifications

American Board of Pediatrics

Awards

Locations

Mount Sinai Pediatrics Faculty Practice Associates

Insurance Information

Patient Experience Rating ?

Care Provider’s Explanation

Care Provider’s Concern

Likelihood to Recommend Care Provider

Industry Relationships

Patient Experience Rating