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Brian Abittan, MD
Dermatology
About Me
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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
- Annual Skin Screening
- Anti-Aging Treatment
- Atopic Dermatitis
- Body Sculpting Treatment (Non-Surgical)
- Botox Cosmetic
- Broken Blood Vessels
- CO2 Laser Resurfacing
- Contact Dermatitis
- Cosmetic Consultation
- Dysport
- Eczema
- Filler Treatment
- Fractional Laser Treatment
- Fraxel
- Hair Loss
- Hyperhidrosis
- Hyperpigmentation
- Keloid
- Keloid Scars
- Kybella
- Laser Hair Removal
- Laser Skin Treatment
- Melasma
- Microneedling
- Moles
- Molluscum Contagiosum
- Noninvasive Rejuvenation
- Pigmentary Disorders
- Pigmentation Laser
- Poison Ivy, Poison Oak, Poison Sumac
- Psoriasis
- Rash
- Restylane
- Rosacea
- Sculptra
- Skin Biopsy
- Skin Cancer
- Warts
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
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
- CIGNA Healthcare
- Centivo
- Elderplan
- EmblemHealth - GHI-PPO
- EmblemHealth - HIP
- EmblemHealth - HIP-Medicare
- Empire Blue Cross Blue Shield - Commercial/Exchange
- Empire Blue Cross Blue Shield - Medicare
- HealthFirst Medicare
- Horizon NJ
- Magnacare-Health Care
- Medicare - NJ
- Medicare - NY
- Multiplan PHCS
- Oscar
- Oxford - Freedom and Liberty
- United Health Care - Commercial
- United Health Care - Empire Plan
- United Health Care - Oxford Care
- United Health Care - Top Tier
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Information regarding insurance participation and billing by this physician may be found on this page, and can also be obtained by contacting this provider directly. Because physicians insurance participation can change, the insurance information on this page may not always be up-to-date. Please contact this physician directly to obtain the most up-to-date insurance information.
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Publications
Selected Publications
- Trends in Accuracy and Appropriateness of Alopecia Areata Information Obtained from a Popular Online Large Language Model, ChatGPT. Ross O'Hagan, Randie H. Kim, Brian J. Abittan, Stella Caldas, Jonathan Ungar, Benjamin Ungar. Dermatology
- Apremilast and narrowband ultraviolet B combination therapy suppresses Th17 axis and promotes melanogenesis in vitiligo skin: a randomized, split-body, pilot study in skin types IV–VI. Hee J. Kim, Ester Del Duca, Ana B. Pavel, Giselle K. Singer, Brian J. Abittan, Margot A. Chima, Grace Kimmel, Jennifer Bares, Danielle Baum, Matthew Gagliotti, Jordan Genece, Justin Chu, Mark G. Lebwohl, Emma Guttman-Yassky. Archives of Dermatological Research
- Correlation Between Interest in COVID-19 Hair Loss and COVID-19 Surges: Analysis of Google Trends. Joseph B. Han, Samir Kamat, Aneesh Agarwal, Ross O'Hagan, Connor Tukel, Shayan Owji, Sabrina Ghalili, Yen Luu, Cula Dautriche Svidzinski, Brian J. Abittan, Jonathan Ungar, Nicholas Gulati. JMIR Dermatology
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
4.7 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.
Below are financial relationships with industry reported by Dr. Abittan 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
- Botanix
- Galderma
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.