Publications:52
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Deena Altman, MD
Infectious Disease
About Me
Dr. Altman is an Internal Medicine physician, sub-specializing in Infectious Diseases (ID). She completed a 3-year fellowship in ID in addition to a Master of Clinical Research at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai. Her research focus is on patient-oriented studies of Staphylococcus aureus (S. aureus) pathogenesis, epidemiology, and genomics. She investigates the capabilities of genomics to delineate both intra- and inter-host adaptation. She is the initiator of the collaborative Pathogen Surveillance Program (PSP) which uses genomics to define pathogen diversity at the Mount Sinai Health System. Her clinical responsibilities include inpatient ID consultations, inpatient clinical trials, and outpatient HIV primary care services.
Language
English
Position
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR | Medicine, Infectious Diseases, ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR | Genetics and Genomic Sciences
Hospital Affiliations
- Mount Sinai Morningside
- Mount Sinai Queens
- The Mount Sinai Hospital
- Mount Sinai West
Research Topics
Bacterial Genetics, Drug Resistance, Genomics, Infectious Disease, Microbiology, Staphylococcus Aureus, Translational Research, Virulence Genes
Clinical Focus
- HIV
- HIV Testing And Treatment Program
- HIV and AIDS
- HPV Testing And Treatment
- Hepatitis A
- Hepatitis A Vaccine
- Hepatitis B
- Hepatitis B Vaccine
- Hepatitis C
- Hepatitis C Testing
- Infectious Disease Consult
- LGBTQ Health
- Long-Acting Injectable PrEP
- MRSA
- Opportunistic Infections
- Pneumonia
- PrEP/nPEP
- STI Testing And Treatment
- Sexually Transmitted Infections
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Education
MD, Ben-Gurion University Faculty of Medicine
Residency, Internal Medicine
Bellevue Hospital Center
Fellowship, Infectious Disease
Mount Sinai Hospital
Fellowship, Infectious Disease
Mount Sinai Hospital
Certifications
American Board of Internal Medicine
Awards
2017
The Solomon Silver Award in Clinical Medicine
Richard and Hinda Rosenthal Foundation
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
- 32BJ Health Fund
- AETNA - Commercial
- AETNA - Medicare
- Amidacare Medicaid
- Anthem/Empire Blue Cross Blue Shield - Commercial
- Anthem/Empire Blue Cross Blue Shield - HealthPlus Medicaid
- CIGNA Healthcare
- Centivo
- Elderplan
- EmblemHealth - GHI-PPO
- EmblemHealth - HIP
- EmblemHealth - HIP-Medicaid
- EmblemHealth - HIP-Medicare
- Fidelis Health Care
- Horizon NJ
- Magnacare-Health Care
- Medicare - NY
- Metroplus
- Multiplan PHCS
- NY Medicaid
- Oscar
- Oxford - Freedom and Liberty
- 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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Publications
Selected Publications
- Author Correction: Machine learning models predict long COVID outcomes based on baseline clinical and immunologic factors (Communications Medicine, (2026), 6, 1, (1), 10.1038/s43856-025-01230-w). Naresh Doni Jayavelu, Hady Samaha, Sonia Tandon Wimalasena, Annmarie Hoch, Jeremy P. Gygi, Gisela Gabernet, Al Ozonoff, Shanshan Liu, Carly E. Milliren, Ofer Levy, Lindsey R. Baden, Esther Melamed, Lauren I.R. Ehrlich, Grace A. McComsey, Rafick P. Sekaly, Charles B. Cairns, Elias K. Haddad, Joanna Schaenman, Albert C. Shaw, David A. Hafler, Ruth R. Montgomery, David B. Corry, Farrah Kheradmand, Mark A. Atkinson, Scott C. Brakenridge, Nelson I. Agudelo Higuit, Jordan P. Metcalf, Catherine L. Hough, William B. Messer, Bali Pulendran, Kari C. Nadeau, Viviana Simon, Florian Krammer, Monica Kraft, Adeeb Rahman, Kai Nie, Manishkumar Patel, Hui Xie, Daniel Stadlbauer, Giulio Kleiner, Erna Kojic, Deena Altman, Miti Saksena, Lubbertus C.F. Mulder, Geoffrey Kelly, Brian Lee, Jingjing Qi, Ana Silvia Gonzalez-Reiche, Seunghee Kim-Schulze, Harm Van Bakel. Communications Medicine
- Machine learning models predict long COVID outcomes based on baseline clinical and immunologic factors. Naresh Doni Jayavelu, Hady Samaha, Sonia Tandon Wimalasena, Annmarie Hoch, Jeremy P. Gygi, Gisela Gabernet, Al Ozonoff, Shanshan Liu, Carly E. Milliren, Ofer Levy, Lindsey R. Baden, Esther Melamed, Lauren I.R. Ehrlich, Grace A. McComsey, Rafick P. Sekaly, Charles B. Cairns, Elias K. Haddad, Joanna Schaenman, Albert C. Shaw, David A. Hafler, Ruth R. Montgomery, David B. Corry, Farrah Kheradmand, Mark A. Atkinson, Scott C. Brakenridge, Nelson I. Agudelo Higuit, Jordan P. Metcalf, Catherine L. Hough, William B. Messer, Bali Pulendran, Kari C. Nadeau, Viviana Simon, Florian Krammer, Monica Kraft, Adeeb Rahman, Kai Nie, Manishkumar Patel, Hui Xie, Daniel Stadlbauer, Giulio Kleiner, Erna Kojic, Deena Altman, Miti Saksena, Lubbertus C.F. Mulder, Geoffrey Kelly, Brian Lee, Jingjing Qi, Ana Silvia Gonzalez-Reiche, Seunghee Kim-Schulze, Harm Van Bakel. Communications Medicine
- Empiric azithromycin alters the upper respiratory microbiome and resistome without anti-inflammatory benefit in COVID-19. Abigail Glascock, Cole Maguire, Hoang Van Phan, Emily C. Lydon, Joanna Schaenman, Carolyn S. Calfee, Esther Melamed, John Greenland, David B. Corry, Farrah Kheradmand, Lindsey R. Baden, Rafick Sekaly, Grace A. McComsey, Elias K. Haddad, Charles B. Cairns, Linda N. Geng, Bali Pulendran, Ana Fernandez-Sesma, Viviana Simon, Jordan P. Metcalf, Nelson I. Agudelo Higuita, William B. Messer, Mark M. Davis, Kari C. Nadeau, Monica Kraft, Christian Bime, David J. Erle, Mark A. Atkinson, Scott C. Brakenridge, Lauren I.R. Ehrlich, Ruth R. Montgomery, Albert C. Shaw, Catherine L. Hough, David A. Hafler, Seunghee Kim-Schulze, Florian Krammer, Adeeb Rahman, Kai Nie, Manishkumar Patel, Hui Xie, Daniel Stadlbauer, Giulio Kleiner, Erna Kojic, Deena Altman, Miti Saksena, Lubbertus C.F. Mulder, Geoffrey Kelly, Brian Lee, Jingjing Qi, Harm Van Bakel. Nature Microbiology
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
4.9 out of 5
Care Provider’s Concern
5 out of 5
Likelihood to Recommend Care Provider
4.8 out of 5
Stellar. Always.Always.
Very good
Deena answered all the questions I had.
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. Altman during 2025 and/or 2026. 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- Saracino Morris Law Group PLLC
- The Law Offices of Michael S. Lamonsoff
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.