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About Me
Keith J. Benkov, M.D., is a Professor of Pediatrics at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai and at the Mount Sinai Kravis Children’s Hospital. He was division chief for 12 years and fellowship program director for 20 years. He has been instrumental in the training of almost 50 fellows in the field of pediatric gastroenterology. Along with his extensive clinical practice, his main interest has been the outcome analysis of children and adolescents with various types of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). Over the last 10 years, he has enrolled all of his current patients in the ImproveCareNow registry, which is a network of over 100 centers and almost 40,000 children with IBD that is dedicated to quality improvement and research. He has written on topics that have included genetic aspects of Crohn’s disease and the unique clinical phenotype on young children presenting with inflammatory bowel disease. He has also written on various aspects of therapy and has been interested in interplay of normal intestinal flora and mucosal immunity and the inflammatory response. He has been a frequent contributor for various projects involving banked specimens from children with Crohn’s disease. He has been funded by the Crohn’s and Colitis Foundation (CCF) to study the role of anxiety and disease activity. He has been honored by the both the Greater New York Chapter and the Westchester chapter of the CCFA for the work he has done for them, including being the medical director for their summer camp program.
When not seeing patients or doing research, Dr. Benkov enjoys running. He has finished 32 New York City Marathons, and started Team IBDkids which raises money for research and to support family-centered and comprehensive care in pediatric IBD. Watch a video of an interview with Dr. Benkov discussing his work and his marathons.
Watch a video of Dr. Benkov and Team Mount Sinai running in the 2008 NYC Marathon raising money and awareness for IBD Kids.
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- Mount Sinai Morningside
- Mount Sinai Beth Israel
- Mount Sinai Brooklyn
- Mount Sinai Queens
- The Mount Sinai Hospital
- Mount Sinai West
About Me
Keith J. Benkov, M.D., is a Professor of Pediatrics at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai and at the Mount Sinai Kravis Children’s Hospital. He was division chief for 12 years and fellowship program director for 20 years. He has been instrumental in the training of almost 50 fellows in the field of pediatric gastroenterology. Along with his extensive clinical practice, his main interest has been the outcome analysis of children and adolescents with various types of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). Over the last 10 years, he has enrolled all of his current patients in the ImproveCareNow registry, which is a network of over 100 centers and almost 40,000 children with IBD that is dedicated to quality improvement and research. He has written on topics that have included genetic aspects of Crohn’s disease and the unique clinical phenotype on young children presenting with inflammatory bowel disease. He has also written on various aspects of therapy and has been interested in interplay of normal intestinal flora and mucosal immunity and the inflammatory response. He has been a frequent contributor for various projects involving banked specimens from children with Crohn’s disease. He has been funded by the Crohn’s and Colitis Foundation (CCF) to study the role of anxiety and disease activity. He has been honored by the both the Greater New York Chapter and the Westchester chapter of the CCFA for the work he has done for them, including being the medical director for their summer camp program.
When not seeing patients or doing research, Dr. Benkov enjoys running. He has finished 32 New York City Marathons, and started Team IBDkids which raises money for research and to support family-centered and comprehensive care in pediatric IBD. Watch a video of an interview with Dr. Benkov discussing his work and his marathons.
Watch a video of Dr. Benkov and Team Mount Sinai running in the 2008 NYC Marathon raising money and awareness for IBD Kids.
Language
Position
Hospital Affiliations
- Mount Sinai Morningside
- Mount Sinai Beth Israel
- Mount Sinai Brooklyn
- Mount Sinai Queens
- The Mount Sinai Hospital
- Mount Sinai West
Clinical Focus
- Celiac Disease
- Crohn's Disease
- Diarrhea
- Gastroenterology
- Malabsorption
- Rectal Bleeding
- Ulcerative Colitis
Education
MD, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Internship, Pediatrics
Mount Sinai Hospital
Residency, Pediatrics
Mount Sinai Hospital
Fellowship, Pediatric Gastroenterology
Mount Sinai Hospital
Certifications
American Board of Pediatrics
Awards
2009
New York Magazine Best Doctors
2003
America’s Top Doctors Castle Connolly 2003 - Present
1991
New York Magazine Top Doctors 1991 - Present
Locations
Mount Sinai Doctors Faculty Practice
5 East 98th Street, 10th Floor, New York, NY, 10029212-241-5415The Susan & Leonard Feinstein IBD Clinical Center
17 East 102nd Street, 5th Floor East, New York, NY, 10029212-241-5415Scarsdale Office
495 Central Park Avenue, Scarsdale, NY, 10583212-241-5415Valley Medical Group Pediatric Subspecialties
140 E. Ridgewood Avenue, 4th Floor, Paramus, NJ, 07652201-389-0815Insurance Information
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- Mount Sinai Doctors Faculty Practice5 East 98th Street, 10th Floor, New York, NY, 10029
- The Susan & Leonard Feinstein IBD Clinical Center17 East 102nd Street, 5th Floor East, New York, NY, 10029
- Scarsdale Office495 Central Park Avenue, Scarsdale, NY, 10583
- Valley Medical Group Pediatric Subspecialties140 E. Ridgewood Avenue, 4th Floor, Paramus, NJ, 07652
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Publications
Selected Publications
- HLA DQA1∗05 and Risk of Antitumor Necrosis Factor Treatment Failure and Anti-Drug Antibody Development in Children with Crohn's Disease. Jeremy Adler, Joseph A. Galanko, Rana Ammoury, Keith J. Benkov, Athos Bousvaros, Brendan Boyle, José M. Cabrera, Kelly Y. Chun, Jill Dorsey, Dawn R. Ebach, Ann M. Firestine, Ajay S. Gulati, Hans H. Herfarth, Traci W. Jester, Jess L. Kaplan, Ian Leibowitz, Tiffany M. Linville, Peter A. Margolis, Phillip Minar, Zarela Molle-Rios, Jonathan Moses, Kelly Olano, Dinesh S. Pashankar, Lisa Pitch, Shehzad A. Saeed, Charles M. Samson, Kelly Sandberg, Steven J. Steiner, Jennifer A. Strople, Jillian S. Sullivan, Prateek D. Wali, Michael D. Kappelman. American Journal of Gastroenterology
- Differential T follicular helper cell phenotypes distinguish IgE-mediated milk allergy from eosinophilic esophagitis in children. Daniel Lozano-Ojalvo, Xin Chen, Wajiha Kazmi, David Menchén-Martínez, Leticia Pérez-Rodríguez, Weslley Fernandes-Braga, Scott Tyler, Keith Benkov, Nanci Pittman, Joanne Lai, Hugh A. Sampson, Maria Curotto de Lafaille, David Dunkin, M. Cecilia Berin. Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology
- Irritable Bowel Syndrome With Diarrhea in Pediatric Patients Is Associated With Type 2 and Type 9 T Cells in the Intestinal Mucosa. Xin Chen, Brener Cunha Carvalho, Anika Sinha, Nanci Pittman, Keith Benkov, Joanne Lai, Maria Curotto de Lafaille, David Dunkin. CMGH
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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.
Dr. Benkov 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.
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. Benkov 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.