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Despina S Tsevdos, MD
Pediatrics
About Me
Despina Tsevdos is a pediatrician at the Mount Sinai Doctors Faculty Practice. Dr. Tsevdos received her undergraduate degree from New York University and her medical degree from State University of New York Downstate College of Medicine. She completed her pediatric residency training at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai and was the recipient of the Donald and Irwin Gribetz Excellence in Primary Care Award at the end of her training. Dr. Tsevdos is appointed as an Assistant Professor in the Department of Pediatrics at Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai. In addition to patient care, Dr. Tsevdos devotes some of her work to medical student and pediatric resident education.
For more information, please visit our General Pediatrics Mount Sinai Doctor’s Faculty Practice website or call 212-241-4242 to make an appointment.
Language
English
Position
ASSISTANT PROFESSOR | Pediatrics, General Pediatrics
Hospital Affiliations
- Mount Sinai Queens
- The Mount Sinai Hospital
Education
MD, SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University - College of Medicine
Residency, Pediatrics
Icahn School of Medicine At Mount Sinai
Certifications
American Board of Pediatrics
Awards
2019
Donald and Irwin Gribetz Excellence in Primary Care Award
Department of Pediatrics, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
2016
Richard L. Day Award in Pediatrics
State University of New York Downstate Medical Center
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
- CIGNA Healthcare
- Centivo
- Elderplan
- EmblemHealth - GHI-PPO
- EmblemHealth - HIP
- EmblemHealth - HIP-Medicaid
- 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
- Horizon NJ
- Magnacare-Health Care
- Medicare - NJ
- Medicare - NY
- Multiplan PHCS
- NJ Medicaid
- NY Medicaid
- Oscar
- Oxford - Freedom and Liberty
- Partners Health Plan
- United Health Care - Commercial
- United Health Care - Empire Plan
- United Health Care - Top Tier
- VNSNY Select Health Medicaid
- 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.
Dr. Tsevdos has not yet completed reporting of Industry relationships.
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.