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Christian D Becker, MD, PhD
Internal Medicine, Pulmonary Medicine (Lung), Critical Care
About Me
He continues to see patients in both outpatient and inpatient settings.
Language
English
Position
PROFESSOR | Medicine, Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine
Hospital Affiliations
- Mount Sinai Morningside
- Mount Sinai Beth Israel
- Mount Sinai Brooklyn
- Mount Sinai Queens
- The Mount Sinai Hospital
- Mount Sinai West
Research Topics
Antigen Presentation, Autoimmunity, Chemokines, Chemotaxis, Dendritic Cells, Fibrosis, Immunology, Lung, Lymphocytes, Mucosal Immunology, Respiratory Tract
Clinical Focus
- Bronchiectasis
- Non-bacterial Lung Infection
Education
MD, Medizinische Hochschule Hannover
Residency, Internal Medicine
Institution Not Present
Residency, Internal Medicine
Einstein Medical Center Philadelphia
Fellowship, Other, Not Listed
Mount Sinai Hospital and Medical Center
Certifications
American Board of Internal Medicine
Awards
2013
Outstanding Medical Educator Award
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
2012
Faculty Excellence in Teaching Award
Pulmonary and Critical Care Fellowship Program
2012
Roche Postdoctoral Fellowship Award
Roche Pharmaceuticals
2011
Faculty Training Grant Award in Cancer Biology
National Cancer Institute
2010
Research Award
Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award
2009
Fellow
American College of Chest Physicians (ACCP)
2009
Research Fellowship Award
Lucille A. Fennessy Pulmonary Research Foundation, New York, NY
2005
Outstanding Graduating Resident Award
Albert Einstein Medical Center, Philadelphia, PA
2001
PhD thesis awarded 'Summa Cum Laude'
Medizinische Hochschule Hannover
Research
The respiratory tract is one of the organ systems in the human body directly confronted with the outside world, making effective immune surveillance and defense mechanisms essential. Dendritic cells (DCs) are emerging as prominent regulators of immune responses in the lung. Historically, a large body of work has looked into the anatomic and functional properties of DCs in the respiratory system. Recent studies utilizing novel research techniques are rapidly expanding our knowledge. Most of this recent work has been done using animal models. We are characterizing the phenotypes of dendritic cells in the normal human lung and in disease states in which dendritic cells are either proven or implicated to play important roles in pathogenesis and pathophysiology, namely, but not limited to, sarcoidosis and idiopathic as well as secondary forms of pulmonary fibrosis.
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
- Affinity Medicaid-Medicare-Essential Exchange
- Amidacare Medicaid
- CIGNA Healthcare
- Centivo
- Elderplan
- EmblemHealth - GHI-PPO
- EmblemHealth - HIP
- EmblemHealth - HIP-Medicaid
- EmblemHealth - HIP-Medicare
- Empire Blue Cross Blue Shield - Commercial/Exchange
- Empire Blue Cross Blue Shield - HealthPlus Medicaid
- Empire Blue Cross Blue Shield - Medicare
- Fidelis Health Care
- HealthFirst Medicaid
- HealthFirst Medicare
- Horizon NJ
- Magnacare-Health Care
- Medicare - NJ
- Medicare - NY
- Metroplus
- Multiplan PHCS
- NJ Medicaid
- NY Medicaid
- Oscar
- Oxford - Freedom and Liberty
- Partners Health Plan
- Senior Whole Health
- United Health Care - Commercial
- United Health Care - Empire Plan
- United Health Care - Oxford Care
- United Health Care - Top Tier
- VNSNY Choice Medicare
- VNSNY Select Health Medicaid
- VillageCareMax
- WellCare Health Plan
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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. Becker 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
- MannKind Corporation
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.