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About Me
Joshua D. Safer, MD, FACP, FACE is the Executive Director of the Mount Sinai Center for Transgender Medicine and Surgery (CTMS) and Professor of Medicine at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai.
Dr. Safer was the inaugural president of the United States Professional Association for Transgender Health (USPATH), is a current member of the board for the World Association for Transgender Health (WPATH) and serves on the Global Education Initiative committee for WPATH. Dr. Safer is a co-author of the Endocrine Society guidelines for the medical care of transgender people, the WPATH guidelines for the medical care of transgender people and the gender affirming hormone treatment sections in UpToDate.
Dr. Safer earned his medical degree from the University of Wisconsin. He completed his internal medicine residency at Mount Sinai Beth Israel and his endocrinology fellowship at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston. Dr. Safer has authored or co-authored over 150 peer-reviewed publications including the most recent reviews of transgender medicine in both the New England Journal and Annals of Internal Medicine.
The Daily News shares the story of a transgender woman’s journey of beating breast cancer, with Dr. Safer weighing in on the carcinogenic dangers that implants bring.
Dr. Safer weighs in on the court case that highlights misconceptions surrounding pediatric transgender care.
Dr. Safer shares his opinion on the matter of sex-change operations yielding long-term mental health benefits for Transgender people.
Dr. Safer stresses the necessity of education in order to provide long-lasting meaningful change in the care for transgender individuals, with Medical Xpress and MedPage Today.
Dr. Safer provides his experience with trans youth and the assistance of gender-affirming hormones.
Dr. Safer shares his thoughts on how exceptional and knowledgeable transgender care access is tied to less suicidality.
Hear Dr. Safer’s opinion on whether suppressing puberty is the right course when a child questions their gender.
Dr. Safer comments on the study showing transgender men yielding eggs, babies, even after testosterone.
Dr. Safer comments on the necessity of respectful treatment when it comes to transgender patients.
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PROFESSOR | Medicine, Endocrinology, Diabetes and Bone Disease
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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
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About Me
Joshua D. Safer, MD, FACP, FACE is the Executive Director of the Mount Sinai Center for Transgender Medicine and Surgery (CTMS) and Professor of Medicine at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai.
Dr. Safer was the inaugural president of the United States Professional Association for Transgender Health (USPATH), is a current member of the board for the World Association for Transgender Health (WPATH) and serves on the Global Education Initiative committee for WPATH. Dr. Safer is a co-author of the Endocrine Society guidelines for the medical care of transgender people, the WPATH guidelines for the medical care of transgender people and the gender affirming hormone treatment sections in UpToDate.
Dr. Safer earned his medical degree from the University of Wisconsin. He completed his internal medicine residency at Mount Sinai Beth Israel and his endocrinology fellowship at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston. Dr. Safer has authored or co-authored over 150 peer-reviewed publications including the most recent reviews of transgender medicine in both the New England Journal and Annals of Internal Medicine.
The Daily News shares the story of a transgender woman’s journey of beating breast cancer, with Dr. Safer weighing in on the carcinogenic dangers that implants bring.
Dr. Safer weighs in on the court case that highlights misconceptions surrounding pediatric transgender care.
Dr. Safer shares his opinion on the matter of sex-change operations yielding long-term mental health benefits for Transgender people.
Dr. Safer stresses the necessity of education in order to provide long-lasting meaningful change in the care for transgender individuals, with Medical Xpress and MedPage Today.
Dr. Safer provides his experience with trans youth and the assistance of gender-affirming hormones.
Dr. Safer shares his thoughts on how exceptional and knowledgeable transgender care access is tied to less suicidality.
Hear Dr. Safer’s opinion on whether suppressing puberty is the right course when a child questions their gender.
Dr. Safer comments on the study showing transgender men yielding eggs, babies, even after testosterone.
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Physician Office275 Seventh Avenue, 12th floor, New York, NY, 10001
1199 SEIU
AETNA - Commercial
AETNA - Medicare
Affinity Medicaid-Medicare-Essential Exchange
Amidacare Medicaid
CIGNA Healthcare
Centivo
Elderplan
EmblemHealth - GHI-PPO
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Fidelis Health Care
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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
1199 SEIU
AETNA - Commercial
AETNA - Medicare
Affinity Medicaid-Medicare-Essential Exchange
Amidacare Medicaid
CIGNA Healthcare
Centivo
Elderplan
EmblemHealth - GHI-PPO
EmblemHealth - HIP
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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. Safer during 2024 and/or 2025. Please note that this information may differ from information posted on corporate sites due to timing or classification differences.
Board Service
WPATH/USPATH
Consulting or Other Professional Services Examples include, but are not limited to, committee participation, data safety monitoring board (DSMB) membership
World Athletics and other non-profit sports associations
American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) and other non-profit legal associations sharing projects
Editorial Services
UpToDate
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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. Safer during 2024 and/or 2025. Please note that this information may differ from information posted on corporate sites due to timing or classification differences.
Board Service
WPATH/USPATH
Consulting or Other Professional Services Examples include, but are not limited to, committee participation, data safety monitoring board (DSMB) membership
World Athletics and other non-profit sports associations
American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) and other non-profit legal associations sharing projects
Editorial Services
UpToDate
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.