- Mount Sinai Doctors
- Treats Adults
- Video Visit Available
David Coun, MD
Internal Medicine, Primary Care
About Me
Please be advised that David Coun, MD is not accepting new patients into his practice at this time.
As of Monday September 19 2022, Dr. Coun will be practicing at Mount Sinai Doctors- 55 E34 Street.
David Coun, MD is a board-certified primary care doctor at Mount Sinai Doctors, seeing patients Wednesdays and Thursdays in Midtown Manhattan. Trained in Newark and New York City, he is certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine. After majoring in Spanish Literature at Cornell, he was awarded his medical degree from Rutgers Medical School and completed his residency in Internal Medicine at NY Medical College-St. Vincent’s Medical Center. Prior to joining Mount Sinai Doctors, Dr. Coun worked for NYC Health and Hospitals for over 15 years. During that time, he served as an Assistant Professor of Medicine at NYU School of Medicine, where he was a regular lecturer, seminar leader, and clinical educator for both students and resident physicians. Dr. Coun has lectured regularly on various topics, including smoking cessation, prostatic conditions, EKG review, and physician communication skills. He has also volunteered for Physicians for Human Rights. He has a particular interest in prevention, mental health disorders, and smoking cessation, as well as, the intersection between mental health and chronic medical conditions. He is also the Medical Director at Mount Sinai Doctors, 55 E34 Street and at Mount Sinai Doctors, Business Health.
Language
English
Position
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR | Medicine, General Internal Medicine
Hospital Affiliations
- Mount Sinai Beth Israel
- Mount Sinai Brooklyn
- Mount Sinai Queens
- The Mount Sinai Hospital
Clinical Focus
- Acute Illness Care
- Allergic Cough
- Allergic Rhinitis
- Annual Pediatric Checkup
- Annual Physical
- Arthritis
- Asthma
- Asthma Management
- Bad breath/Halitosis
- Birth Control / Contraception
- Black Stool / Melena
- Blood Work
- Chronic Disease Management
- Colon Cancer Screening
- Cough
- Daytime Sleepiness
- Diabetes
- ECG / EKG
- Eczema
- Emotional/Physical/Sexual Abuse
- Emphysema
- Food Allergy
- Freezing of Warts
- Frequent Urination
- General Consultation
- Hair Loss
- Hearing Problems / Ringing in Ears
- Hoarseness / Voice Disorder
- Immunization Updates
- Irritable Bowel Syndrome
- Joint Injection
- Lyme Disease
- Obesity
- Obesity Screening And Management
- Osteoporosis
- Pneumonia
- Pneumothorax
- Prostate Cancer Screening
- Psoriasis
- Pyelonephritis
- STI Testing And Treatment
- Sore Throat
- Swelling in Neck
- TB Screening
- Thoracentesis
- Thyroid Consultation
- Type 2 Diabetes
- Weight Loss Consultation
- Wellness, Nutrition and Physical Fitness
- Wound Care
Video
Education
MD, Rutgers New Jersey Medical School
Internship, Internal Medicine
St. Vincent's Hospital & Medical Center
Residency, Internal Medicine
St. Vincent's Hospital & Medical Center
Certifications
American Board of Internal Medicine
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
- Horizon NJ
- Magnacare-Health Care
- 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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Patient Experience Star Ratings and Comments
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I love Dr. Coun. he is the BEST!
Dr. Coun is outstanding in every way.
Dr. Coun and his Assistant are exceptional care providers. [...]
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. Coun 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
- GLG Consulting
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.