Candace Tannis - Public Health and General Preventive Medicine

About Me

Candace Tannis, MD, MPH, is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Environmental Medicine and Climate Science at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, where she completed her residencies in Occupational Medicine and Preventive Medicine. She is dual-board certified in Preventive Medicine/Public Health and Occupational Medicine and serves as the Residency Program Director for the Occupational and Environmental Medicine Residency Program at Mount Sinai.

Dr. Tannis holds a Master of Public Health degree from the Harvard T. H. Chan School of Public Health, with a focus on community-based research methods and strategies, and is a graduate of Brown University. She has conducted research on risk factors and birth outcomes for mothers receiving home visit services, the impact of active design on health behaviors, and recently completed an analysis of health risk behaviors using NYC HANES data. In addition to her research, she practices clinically at the Selikoff Centers for Occupational Health.

Dr. Tannis teaches in the MPH program at Icahn Mount Sinai and was a 2019 NY/NJ ERC pilot project grant recipient. Her current research interests include occupational and environmental disparities and their impact on chronic health conditions.

Language

English

Position

ASSISTANT PROFESSOR | Environmental Medicine and Climate Science

Hospital Affiliations

The Mount Sinai Hospital

Education

MD, New York University School of Medicine

Residency, Pediatrics

University of Rochester Medical Center

Residency, Preventive Medicine, Public Health & General Preventive Medicine

Icahn School of Medicine At Mount Sinai

Residency, Occupational Medicine

Icahn School of Medicine At Mount Sinai

Locations

Selikoff Centers for Occupational Health

1468 Madison Avenue, 3rd Floor, New York, NY, 10029

888-702-0630

Insurance Information

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Selikoff Centers for Occupational Health1468 Madison Avenue, 3rd Floor, New York, NY, 10029

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Publications

Publications:16

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

4.9 out of 5

Care Provider’s Concern

5 out of 5

Likelihood to Recommend Care Provider

4.6 out of 5

Industry Relationships

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Dr. Tannis has not yet completed reporting of Industry relationships.

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Candace Tannis, MD, MPH

Public Health and General Preventive Medicine, Occupational Medicine

About Me

Language

Position

Hospital Affiliations

About Me

Language

Position

Hospital Affiliations

Education

MD, New York University School of Medicine

Residency, Pediatrics

Residency, Preventive Medicine, Public Health & General Preventive Medicine

Residency, Occupational Medicine

Locations

Selikoff Centers for Occupational Health

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