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Emily Chai, MD
Internal Medicine, Primary Care, Geriatrics, Palliative Care, Hospital Medicine
About Me
Emily Chai MD, Professor and Vice Chair of Geriatrics and Palliative Medicine Inpatient Services
As Vice Chair, her goal is to implement processes that will ensure consistent and high-quality clinical care delivery across all inpatient geriatrics and palliative care programs in the Mount Sinai Health System (MSHS). She has published articles regarding findings of these processes.
Since joining the faculty in 2003, she has overseen the transformation of Mount Sinai palliative care services from a single consultation team to a system-wide program of 11 teams with multiple disciplines and volunteers that serve over 4,000 patients annually.
EDUCATION
2001-2003 Geriatrics Fellowship, Brookdale Department of Geriatrics and Palliative Medicine, Mount Sinai Hospital
1998-2001 Residency, Samuel Bronfman Department of Medicine, Mount Sinai Hospital
1994-1998 MD, New York University School of Medicine, New York, NY
1990-1994 Barnard College, Columbia University, New York, NY
Bachelor of Arts with Honors
PUBLICATIONS
Dr. Chai was lead editor for Geriatric Palliative Care, a clinical handbook published by Oxford University Press (2014), and is Associate Editor of the Journal of Palliative Medicine. She has also published many articles and editorials on important aspects of clinical geriatric and palliative care delivery in peer-reviewed journals.
AWARDS
2003 Research Fellow of the Year Award from the Brookdale Department of Geriatrics and Adult Development; The Mount Sinai Medical Center
2003 Blue Ribbon Award for poster presentation at the American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Care Medicine
2005 Nominated—Institute for Medical Education of Mount Sinai School of Medicine Teaching Award
2008, 2015 Nominated— Mount Sinai Hospital Physician of the Year Award on behalf of the Department of Nursing and Nurse Recognition Committee
2008-2023 Castle Connolly Top Doctors
2011 Master Clinician in Geriatrics from the Brookdale Department of Geriatrics and Palliative Medicine of Mount Sinai School of Medicine
2011-2023 US News and World Report Top Doctors
2012- 2023 New York Super Doctors (New York Times Magazine)
2013- 2023 New York Magazine’s Best Doctors
2016-2023 New York Metro Area Top Doctors
2016 Excellence in Medical Student Teaching in Palliative Care from the Brookdale Department of Geriatrics and Palliative Medicine of Mount Sinai School of Medicine
2016 Tideswell Emerging Leaders in Aging Scholar Program
2017-2023 Castle Connolly Exceptional Women in Medicine
2019 Physician of the Year Award (awarded to the Palliative Care Physician Group by Mount Sinai Hospital nurses)
INTERESTS
Dementia
Cognitive or Memory Impairment
Constipation
Falls
Failure to Thrive
Delirium
Palliative Care
Urinary Incontinence
Pressure Ulcer
Polypharmacy
Frailty
Impaired Gait
Vitamin D Deficiency
Language
English
Position
PROFESSOR | Geriatrics and Palliative Medicine, PROFESSOR | Medicine, Clinical Geriatrics
Hospital Affiliations
- Mount Sinai Beth Israel
- Mount Sinai Morningside
- Mount Sinai Brooklyn
- Mount Sinai Queens
- The Mount Sinai Hospital
- New York Eye and Ear Infirmary of Mount Sinai
- Mount Sinai West
Clinical Focus
- Alzheimer's Disease
- Anorexia
- Cognitive or Memory Impairment / Dementia
- Constipation
- Delirium
- Dementia
- Failure-To-Thrive
- Falls
- Frailty
- Impaired Gait
- Osteoarthritis
- Palliative Care
- Polypharmacy
- Pressure Ulcers
- Tetanus Vaccine
- Urinary Incontinence-Female
- Urinary Incontinence-Male
- Vitamin B12 Deficiency
- Vitamin D Deficiency
Education
MD, New York University School of Medicine
Residency, Internal Medicine
Mount Sinai Hospital
Residency, Internal Medicine
Icahn School of Medicine At Mount Sinai
Residency, Internal Medicine
Mount Sinai Hospital
Fellowship, Geriatric Medicine
Icahn School of Medicine At Mount Sinai
Fellowship, Geriatric Medicine
Mount Sinai Hospital
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
- 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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Publications
Selected Publications
- Gender Differences Regarding Palliative Care Consultation Among Persons Hospitalized With Heart Failure. Moritz Blum, Julia L. Frydman, Li Zeng, Karen Hiensch, Martha Abshire Saylor, Emily Chai, Anuradha Lala, Nathan E. Goldstein, Laura P. Gelfman. Journal of Pain and Symptom Management
- Association of Functional Status and Symptom Severity Among Patients Who Received Palliative Care Consultations. Moritz Blum, Li Zeng, Emily Chai, Laura P. Gelfman. Journal of Palliative Medicine
- Referral Versus Embedded Palliative Care Consultation Among People Hospitalized With Heart Failure: A Report From a Single Center Pilot Program. Anup Bharani, Ankita Mehta, Karen Hiensch, Li Zeng, Anuradha Lala, Sean Pinney, Nathan Goldstein, Emily Chai, Laura P. Gelfman. Journal of Pain and Symptom Management
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
5 out of 5
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. Chai 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.