Brian Abittan - Dermatology | Mount Sinai

About Me

Please call to schedule cosmetic, total body check, or hair loss consult appointments, as they require more time with the provider.

Dr. Brian J. Abittan is the Director of Skin and Hair Rejuvenation and Director of Hair Transplantation at the Kimberly and Eric J. Waldman Department of Dermatology at Mount Sinai.

Dr. Abittan completed a seven-year accelerated BS/MD program, graduating Magna Cum Laude from City College of New York with a Bachelor of Science in 2012 and graduating from SUNY Downstate Medical Center College of Medicine with his Doctor of Medicine in 2015. Immediately after medical school, Dr. Abittan completed his intern year at SUNY downstate Medical Center College of Medicine. From 2016 to 2018, Dr. Abittan did dermatopharmacology fellowship at the Mount Sinai Department of Dermatology, where he also worked as an administrative manager for the department. Dr. Abittan completed Dermatology Residency at the Mount Sinai Department of Dermatology.

Language

English

Position

ASSISTANT CLINICAL PROFESSOR | Dermatology

Hospital Affiliations

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

Clinical Focus

Acne
Acne Scars
Actinic Keratosis
Age Spots
Alopecia Areata
Aphthous Ulcers
Atopic Dermatitis
Birthmarks
Body Sculpting Treatment (Non-Surgical)

Education

MD, SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University - College of Medicine

Internship, Other, Not Listed

SUNY Downstate Medical Center

Residency, Dermatology

Icahn School of Medicine At Mount Sinai

Certifications

American Board of Dermatology

Locations

Physician Office

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

212-241-9728

Physician Office

234 E 85th Street, 5th Floor, New York, NY, 10028

212-731-3311

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.

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.

Physician Office5 East 98th Street, 5th Floor, New York, NY, 10029

Physician Office234 E 85th Street, 5th Floor, New York, NY, 10028

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Publications

Publications:9

Selected Publications

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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

4.7 out of 5

Care Provider’s Concern

4.8 out of 5

Likelihood to Recommend Care Provider

4.7 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. Abittan did not report having any of the following types of financial relationships with industry and other outside entities during 2023 and/or 2024: consulting, scientific advisory board, industry-sponsored lectures, service on Board of Directors, participation on industry-sponsored committees, equity ownership valued at greater than 5% of a publicly traded company or any value in a privately held company. Please note that this information may differ from information posted on corporate sites due to timing or classification differences.

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.

Brian Abittan, MD

Dermatology

About Me

Language

Position

Hospital Affiliations

About Me

Language

Position

Hospital Affiliations

Clinical Focus

Education

MD, SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University - College of Medicine

Internship, Other, Not Listed

Residency, Dermatology

Certifications

American Board of Dermatology

Locations

Physician Office

Physician Office

Insurance Information

Publications

Selected Publications

Patient Experience Rating ?

Care Provider’s Explanation

Care Provider’s Concern

Likelihood to Recommend Care Provider

Industry Relationships

Patient Experience Rating