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Joseph A Vassalotti, MD
Nephrology
Department of Medicine-Renal Medicine212-241-4060
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Language
English, Italian, Spanish
Position
CLINICAL PROFESSOR | Medicine, Nephrology
Hospital Affiliations
- The Mount Sinai Hospital
Clinical Focus
- Acute Renal Failure
- Adrenal Hypertension
- Alkalosis
- Blood Vessel Inflammation / Vasculitis
- Chronic Kidney Disease
- Chronic Renal Failure
- Congenital Kidney Disease
- Dialysis
- Glomerulonephritis
- High Blood Pressure
- Hydronephrosis
- Hyperkalemia
- Hypernatremia
- Hypertension (High Blood Pressure)
- Hypokalemia
- Hyponatremia
- Kidney Biopsy
- Kidney Failure
- Kidney Stones
- Kidney Transplant
- Membranous Nephropathy
- Nephritis
- Nephrotic Syndrome
- Peritoneal Dialysis
- Polycystic Kidney Disease
- Pyelonephritis
- Renal Artery Stenosis
- Renal Cyst(s)
- Renovascular Hypertension
Education
MD, State University of NY at Stony Brook School of Medicine
Residency, Internal Medicine
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Fellowship, Nephrology
Johns Hopkins Hospital
Fellowship, Nephrology
Johns Hopkins Hospital
Certifications
American Board of Internal Medicine
Awards
2011
Best Doctors in America
Research
Clinically-oriented research in chronic kidney disease care, including screening, disease management, and preparation for dialysis and kidney transplantation.
Patient Information
Second opinions, new patient consultations, and follow up visits are welcome. To make most of your visit, please fax records in advance to 212-241-8488. The following should be included, blood and urine tests, kidney biopsy (if applicable) and kidney and bladder ultrasound or other imaging or reports (if applicable). Reviewing the trends in previous blood tests for serum creatinine and/or estimated GFR is particularly useful.
Patient Information
Second opinions, new patient consultations, and follow up visits are welcome. To make most of your visit, please fax records in advance to 212-241-8488. The following should be included, blood and urine tests, kidney biopsy (if applicable) and kidney and bladder ultrasound or other imaging or reports (if applicable). Reviewing the trends in previous blood tests for serum creatinine and/or estimated GFR is particularly useful.
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
- CIGNA Healthcare
- Centivo
- EmblemHealth - GHI-PPO
- EmblemHealth - HIP
- EmblemHealth - HIP-Medicare
- Empire Blue Cross Blue Shield - Commercial/Exchange
- Empire Blue Cross Blue Shield - Medicare
- Horizon NJ
- Magnacare-Health Care
- Medicare - NY
- Multiplan PHCS
- Oscar
- Oxford - Freedom and Liberty
- United Health Care - Commercial
- United Health Care - Empire Plan
- United Health Care - Oxford Care
- United Health Care - Top Tier
- VNSNY Choice Medicare
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
- Are Your Kidneys Ok? Detect Early to Protect Kidney Health. Joseph A. Vassalotti, Anna Francis, Augusto Cesar Soares Dos Santos, Ricardo Correa-Rotter, Dina Abdellatif, Li Li Hsiao, Stefanos Roumeliotis, Agnes Haris, Latha A. Kumaraswami, Siu Fai Lui, Alessandro Balducci, Vassilios Liakopoulos. American Journal of Hypertension
- High Heat Exposure and Medical Utilization among the CKD Population. Jeff Romine, Daniel Cullen, Eugene Galperin, Hakon Mattson, Joseph A. Vassalotti, Katelyn Tang, Aliza S. Gordon. Clinical Journal of the American Society of Nephrology
- Are Your Kidneys Ok? Detect Early to Protect Kidney Health. Joseph A. Vassalotti, Anna Francis, Augusto Cesar Soares Dos Santos, Ricardo Correa-Rotter, Dina Abdellatif, Li Li Hsiao, Stefanos Roumeliotis, Agnes Haris, Latha A. Kumaraswami, Siu Fai Lui, Alessandro Balducci, Vassilios Liakopoulos, Valerie A. Luyckx, Marcello Tonelli, Ifeoma Ulasi, Vivekanand Jha, Marina Wainstein, Siddiq Anwar, Daniel O'Hara, Elliot K. Tannor, Jorge Cerda, Elena Cervantes, María Carlota González. Journal of Renal Care
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
4.9 out of 5
Very happy with the Dedication.
Great service for recommendation.
Doctor Vassalotti is excellent with patient care. Listens to his patients and answers all questions.
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. Vassalotti 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
- Novo Nordisk, Inc.
- Sanofi Aventis
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.