About Me
Jennifer Kangas, MD, Assistant Clinical Professor in the Division of Newborn Medicine in the Jack and Lucy Clark Department of Pediatrics at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai and Mount Sinai Kravis Children's Hospital. She received her undergraduate degree magna cum laude from Bucknell University and her medical degree from Columbia University College of Physicians & Surgeons, where she was inducted into the Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society. She completed her Pediatrics Residency at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai and was the recipient of the Donald and Irwin Gribetz Award for Excellence in Primary Care at the end of her training. After completing her residency, Dr. Kangas joined the General Pediatric Faculty Practice at Mount Sinai. In 2013, she joined Columbia Midtown Pediatrics. Dr. Kangas is a board-certified pediatrician and is currently an Assistant Clinical Professor of Pediatrics at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai and an Attending in the Newborn Nursery at Mount Sinai Kravis Children’s Hospital. Dr. Kangas lives with her husband and two children on the Upper West Side. Her current clinical focus and area of interest is Newborn Medicine.
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ASSISTANT CLINICAL PROFESSOR | PediatricsHospital Affiliations
- Mount Sinai Beth Israel
- The Mount Sinai Hospital
- Mount Sinai Morningside and Mount Sinai West
About Me
Jennifer Kangas, MD, Assistant Clinical Professor in the Division of Newborn Medicine in the Jack and Lucy Clark Department of Pediatrics at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai and Mount Sinai Kravis Children's Hospital. She received her undergraduate degree magna cum laude from Bucknell University and her medical degree from Columbia University College of Physicians & Surgeons, where she was inducted into the Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society. She completed her Pediatrics Residency at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai and was the recipient of the Donald and Irwin Gribetz Award for Excellence in Primary Care at the end of her training. After completing her residency, Dr. Kangas joined the General Pediatric Faculty Practice at Mount Sinai. In 2013, she joined Columbia Midtown Pediatrics. Dr. Kangas is a board-certified pediatrician and is currently an Assistant Clinical Professor of Pediatrics at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai and an Attending in the Newborn Nursery at Mount Sinai Kravis Children’s Hospital. Dr. Kangas lives with her husband and two children on the Upper West Side. Her current clinical focus and area of interest is Newborn Medicine.
Language
Position
ASSISTANT CLINICAL PROFESSOR | PediatricsHospital Affiliations
- Mount Sinai Beth Israel
- The Mount Sinai Hospital
- Mount Sinai Morningside and Mount Sinai West
About Me
Jennifer Kangas, MD, Assistant Clinical Professor in the Division of Newborn Medicine in the Jack and Lucy Clark Department of Pediatrics at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai and Mount Sinai Kravis Children's Hospital. She received her undergraduate degree magna cum laude from Bucknell University and her medical degree from Columbia University College of Physicians & Surgeons, where she was inducted into the Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society. She completed her Pediatrics Residency at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai and was the recipient of the Donald and Irwin Gribetz Award for Excellence in Primary Care at the end of her training. After completing her residency, Dr. Kangas joined the General Pediatric Faculty Practice at Mount Sinai. In 2013, she joined Columbia Midtown Pediatrics. Dr. Kangas is a board-certified pediatrician and is currently an Assistant Clinical Professor of Pediatrics at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai and an Attending in the Newborn Nursery at Mount Sinai Kravis Children’s Hospital. Dr. Kangas lives with her husband and two children on the Upper West Side. Her current clinical focus and area of interest is Newborn Medicine.
Language
Position
ASSISTANT CLINICAL PROFESSOR | PediatricsHospital Affiliations
- Mount Sinai Beth Israel
- The Mount Sinai Hospital
- Mount Sinai Morningside and Mount Sinai West
Clinical Focus
- Acute Illness Care
- Developmental Screening
- Well Child Care
- Acute Illness Care
- Developmental Screening
- Well Child Care
Education
MD, Columbia University College of Physicians & Surgeons
Internship, Pediatrics
Mount Sinai Kravis Children's Hospital
Residency, Pediatrics
The Mount Sinai Hospital
Awards
2009
Donald and Irwin Gribetz Award for Excellence in Primary Care
Mount Sinai Kravis Children’s Hospital
2006
Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society
Columbia University College of Physicians & Surgeons
2006
William Perry Watson Prize in Pediatrics
Columbia University College of Physicians & Surgeons
2006
Glasgow-Rubin Achievement Award
Columbia University College of Physicians & Surgeons
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