Laurie Margolies, MD

I am a radiologist with a special focus on breast imaging. I serve as Vice Chair of Breast Imaging for the Mount Sinai Health Service and Chief of Breast Imaging at the Dubin Breast Center and the Center for Advanced Medicine. In these roles, I advance the latest techniques in breast imaging, including the use of Artificial Intelligence to enhance mammograms and breast ultrasounds, to ensure optimal care and the best methods for identifying breast cancer in its early stages. I also direct our Mobile Mammography Program which brings screening mammography directly to communities within the five boroughs of New York City and surrounding areas. Ensuring access to breast screening is a major priority for me. I am passionate about caring for patients, teaching and writing.

I have authored numerous breast imaging publications related to breast MRI, breast density and digital breast tomosynthesis (3D Mammography), as well as incorporating Artificial Intelligence in breast imaging. I am a fellow of the American College of Radiology and the Society of Breast Imaging, for which I have held numerous leadership positions—I began the society’s mentorship program, was the inaugural chair of the Mentorship Committee, and oversaw all aspects of its development; I also served on the society’s Breast Arterial Calcification Task Force. I am a member of other professional organizations, including the Radiology Society of North America, and was previously the president of the New York Breast Imaging Society.

At Mount Sinai, I instituted a breast imaging medical student elective and breast imaging fellowship program; I serve as director of the fellowship program. I enjoy mentoring medical students, residents, fellows and junior faculty and helping them hone their skills in caring for patients and contributing to advances in breast imaging. I also serve as a co-investigator on many clinical trials, designed to improve breast health and treatment outcomes.

I earned my undergraduate degree with a major in bioethics from Brown University and my medical degree from Yale University School of Medicine. After completing residency training at Columbia-Presbyterian Medical Center and a fellowship at Yale, I was Chairman of the Department of Radiology at Griffin Hospital in Connecticut. I joined Mount Sinai in 2007.

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