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Francis S Nowakowski, MD
Interventional Radiology
About Me
Dr. Francis Scott Nowakowski, a nationally recognized physician, is the Director of Operations of the Mount Sinai Hospital Interventional Radiology and Director of the Mount Sinai Interventional Fibroid Care Center. As an attending physician at The Mount Sinai Hospital for over 20 years. Dr. Nowakowski has prioritized patient safely as Director of Quality of Interventional Radiology of the Mount Sinai Health System.
Dr. Nowakowski has published over 40 articles and over 200 abstracts on the topic of Interventional Radiology. He has been lead or co-investigator on over 90 clinical research projects and trails. Dr. Nowakowski has presented throughout the country as well as internationally on such topics as uterine artery embolization, portal hypertension / TIPS, and Interventional Oncology. He has been named a Castle Connolly Top Doctor in Vascular and Interventional Radiology annually since 2014.
As a founding member of the iCARE Team, Dr. Nowakowski has been privotal in establishing peer-to-peer support groups for members of the Mount Sinai community. He is also the Wellness Champion for the Department of Radiology Faculty and Housestaff.
Having a distinct interest in resident education, Dr. Nowakowski has been a Board Examiner and a member of the Vascular and Interventional Core Exam Committee for the American Board of Radiology. He has also been awared The Harold A. Mitty Distinguished Educator Awards in Interventional Radiology at the Mount Sinai School of Medicine.
Dr. Nowakowski received his medical degree from the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine. He completed his residency in Diagnostic Radiology at the University of Pennsylvania Health System / Pennsylvania Hospital and his Fellowship in Vascular and Interventional Radiology at Christiana Care Health System.
Language
English, Spanish
Position
PROFESSOR | Diagnostic, Molecular and Interventional Radiology, PROFESSOR | Surgery
Hospital Affiliations
- Mount Sinai Beth Israel
- Mount Sinai Morningside
- Mount Sinai Brooklyn
- Mount Sinai Queens
- The Mount Sinai Hospital
- Mount Sinai West
Clinical Focus
- Angiography
- Interventional Radiology Treatment
- Portal Hypertension
- Portal Hypertension TIPS-Transjujular Intrahepatic Portosystemic Shunt
- Radiofrequency Ablation
- Renal Artery Stenosis
Education
MD, Perelman School Of Medicine At The University Of Pennsylvania
Internship, Internal Medicine
Pennsylvania Hospital
Residency, Radiology, General
Pennsylvania Hospital
Fellowship, Vascular Surgery
Christiana Care Health Services
Certifications
American Board of Radiology
Awards
2010
The Harold A. Mitty, M.D. Distinguished Educator Award
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.
- AETNA - Commercial
- AETNA - Medicare
- Affinity Medicaid-Medicare-Essential Exchange
- Amidacare Medicaid
- CIGNA Healthcare
- Centivo
- 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
- 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
Physicians who provide services at hospitals and facilities in the Mount Sinai Health System might not participate in the same health plans as those Mount Sinai hospitals and facilities (even if the physicians are employed or contracted by those hospitals or facilities).
Information regarding insurance participation and billing by this physician may be found on this page, and can also be obtained by contacting this provider directly. Because physicians insurance participation can change, the insurance information on this page may not always be up-to-date. Please contact this physician directly to obtain the most up-to-date insurance information.
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Publications
Selected Publications
- Applications of Vascular Imaging and Interventional Radiology Modalities in the Upper Extremity: A Review. Dhruv S. Shankar, Danil A. Rybalko, Daryl Goldman, Francis S. Nowakowski, Michael R. Hausman. Journal of Hand Surgery
- Safety and Outcomes of Transradial Access in Patients with International Normalized Ratio 1.5 or above. Joseph J. Titano, Derek M. Biederman, John Zech, Ricki Korff, Mona Ranade, Rahul Patel, Edward Kim, Francis Nowakowski, Robert Lookstein, Aaron M. Fischman. Journal of Vascular and Interventional Radiology
- Outcomes of radioembolization for unresectable hepatocellular carcinoma in patients with marginal functional hepatic reserve. Derek M. Biederman, Raghuram Posham, Raisa J. Durrani, Joseph J. Titano, Rahul S. Patel, Nora E. Tabori, Francis S. Nowakowski, Aaron M. Fischman, Robert A. Lookstein, Edward Kim. Clinical Imaging
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. Nowakowski 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
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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.