About Me
Originally from Europe Dr. David Hefer has found his way back to Mount Sinai Morningside where he had originally trained in the early 2000s. Having worked as a dedicated ‘nocturnist’ (i.e. an Internal Medicine Hospital Doctor who works during the night only) for close to a decade he is especially interested in optimizing the clinical care for hospitalized patients during the nighttime. In addition given his prior work in small isolated hospitals on the neighbor islands in Hawaiʻi he focuses his teaching activities with residents to highlight the differences they might face when working in a setting where medical top-specialists are not always readily available. Furthermore, he is intrigued by how innovative telemedicine approaches might help to lessen geographical disparities in health care delivery as well as clinical research in the future.
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ASSISTANT PROFESSOR | Medicine, Hospital MedicineHospital Affiliations
- Mount Sinai Morningside and Mount Sinai West
About Me
Originally from Europe Dr. David Hefer has found his way back to Mount Sinai Morningside where he had originally trained in the early 2000s. Having worked as a dedicated ‘nocturnist’ (i.e. an Internal Medicine Hospital Doctor who works during the night only) for close to a decade he is especially interested in optimizing the clinical care for hospitalized patients during the nighttime. In addition given his prior work in small isolated hospitals on the neighbor islands in Hawaiʻi he focuses his teaching activities with residents to highlight the differences they might face when working in a setting where medical top-specialists are not always readily available. Furthermore, he is intrigued by how innovative telemedicine approaches might help to lessen geographical disparities in health care delivery as well as clinical research in the future.
Language
Position
ASSISTANT PROFESSOR | Medicine, Hospital MedicineHospital Affiliations
- Mount Sinai Morningside and Mount Sinai West
About Me
Originally from Europe Dr. David Hefer has found his way back to Mount Sinai Morningside where he had originally trained in the early 2000s. Having worked as a dedicated ‘nocturnist’ (i.e. an Internal Medicine Hospital Doctor who works during the night only) for close to a decade he is especially interested in optimizing the clinical care for hospitalized patients during the nighttime. In addition given his prior work in small isolated hospitals on the neighbor islands in Hawaiʻi he focuses his teaching activities with residents to highlight the differences they might face when working in a setting where medical top-specialists are not always readily available. Furthermore, he is intrigued by how innovative telemedicine approaches might help to lessen geographical disparities in health care delivery as well as clinical research in the future.
Language
Position
ASSISTANT PROFESSOR | Medicine, Hospital MedicineHospital Affiliations
- Mount Sinai Morningside and Mount Sinai West
Education
MD, Charles University, 1st Faculty of Medicine
Internship, Internal Medicine
St.Luke's / Roosevelt Hospital Center
Residency, Internal Medicine
St.Luke's / Roosevelt Hospital Center
Fellowship, Cardiology(Research)
The University of Vermont
Certifications
American Board of Internal Medicine
Insurance Information
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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 and biotechnology companies 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 relationships with such companies.
Below are financial relationships with industry reported by Dr. Hefer during 2022 and/or 2023. Please note that this information may differ from information posted on corporate sites due to timing or classification differences.
Consulting:
- Science 37 Holdings, Inc.
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