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Helen M Fernandez, MD
Internal Medicine, Geriatrics, Palliative Care, Hospital Medicine
About Me
Language
English, Spanish
Position
PROFESSOR | Geriatrics and Palliative Medicine, PROFESSOR | Medicine, PROFESSOR | Medical Education
Hospital Affiliations
- Mount Sinai Beth Israel
- Mount Sinai Morningside
- Mount Sinai Brooklyn
- Mount Sinai Queens
- The Mount Sinai Hospital
- Mount Sinai West
Clinical Focus
- Alzheimer's Disease
- Cognitive or Memory Impairment / Dementia
- Fecal Occult Blood Test
- Palliative Care
- Polypharmacy
Education
MD, Universidad Autonoma De Guadalajara School Of Medicine
Residency, Pediatrics
Elizabeth Seton Childbearing Center
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. Patients with Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield (formerly known as Empire) please click here for more information. Patients with Molina insurance should click here for more information. Mount Sinai’s contracts with Anthem and Molina expired on December 31.
- 1199 SEIU
- AETNA - Commercial
- AETNA - Medicare
- Affinity Medicaid-Medicare-Essential Exchange
- 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
- 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.
Insurance and health plan networks that the various Mount Sinai Health System hospitals and facilities participate in can be found on the Mount Sinai Health System website.
Publications
Selected Publications
- JAGS Remains Committed to Scientific Principles That Support Better Health and Function for All Older Adults: Disparities, Diversity in Research, and Respectful Discourse. Alexander K. Smith, Debra Saliba, Peter M. Abadir, Ellen Binder, Soo Borson, Elizabeth L. Cobbs, Edward R. Marcantonio, Paula A. Rochon, Jasmine L. Travers, Helen M. Fernandez, Ramona Rhodes, Joseph G. Ouslander. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society
- Can We Improve Geriatrics Recruitment? An Analysis of U.S. Geriatrics Fellowship Programs on X. Eloy F. Ruiz, Oscar J. Ponce, Helen M. Fernandez. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society
- From Gap to Implementation: Integrated Geriatrics and Palliative Care Leadership and Life Skills Course Pilot. Debora Afezolli, Caitlyn Kuwata, Deborah Watman, Helen Fernandez. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society
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
4.9 out of 5
Likelihood to Recommend Care Provider
4.7 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. Fernandez 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.