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Margrit Wiesendanger, MD, PhD
Rheumatology
About Me
Dr. Wiesendanger is a graduate of the Albert Einstein College of Medicine in the Bronx, NY, where she earned a dual MD-PhD degree in the discipline of Immunology. She then completed a residency in Internal Medicine and fellowship in Rheumatology at the New York-Presbyterian Hospital/Columbia campus. She is board certified in both Rheumatology and Internal Medicine. She served on the faculty in the Division of General Medicine at NYPH-Columbia before joining the Division of Rheumatology at Mount Sinai Hospital in April 2015. Her patient care activities include the Mount Sinai Faculty Faculty Practice Associates and the Center for Advanced Medicine. She is the current Program Director for the rheumatology fellowship. She has received several awards, including the prestigious Daniel V. Kimberg Memorial Junior Faculty Teaching Award and the Ewig Clinical Scholar Award.
Language
English, French, Spanish
Position
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR | Medicine, Rheumatology
Hospital Affiliations
- Mount Sinai Queens
- The Mount Sinai Hospital
Research Topics
Autoimmunity, B Cells, Cellular Immunity, Immunological Tolerance, Immunosuppression, Inflammation, Lupus Nephritis, T Cells
Clinical Focus
- Ankylosing Spondylitis
- Arthritis
- Arthrocentesis
- Behcet's Disease
- Dermatomyositis
- Gout
- Joint Pain
- Osteoarthritis
- Polymyalgia Rheumatica And Giant Cell Arteritis
- Pseudogout
- Rheumatoid Arthritis
- Sarcoidosis
- Scleroderma
- Sjogren's Syndrome
- Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
Education
MD, Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Residency, Internal Medicine
New York Presbyterian Hospital (Columbia Campus)
Fellowship, Allergy & Immunology, Clinical & Laboratory Immunology
Rockefeller University Hospital
Fellowship, Rheumatology
New York Presbyterian Hospital (Columbia Campus)
Certifications
American Board of Internal Medicine
Awards
2013
Ewig Clinical Scholar Award
Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY
2012
Daniel V. Kimberg Junior Faculty Teaching Award and Lecture
Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY
2010
Ambulatory Teacher of the Year
Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY
2000
Elected Member, AOA
Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society
Research
Dr. Wiesendanger is a co-investigator in the Embrace Study: a phase 3/4, multi-center, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, 52-week study to evaluate the efficacy and safety of belimumab (HGS1006) in adult subjects of black race with systemic lupus.
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
- Affinity Medicaid-Medicare-Essential Exchange
- Amidacare Medicaid
- CIGNA Healthcare
- Centivo
- Elderplan
- EmblemHealth - GHI-PPO
- EmblemHealth - HIP
- EmblemHealth - HIP-Medicaid
- EmblemHealth - HIP-Medicare
- Empire Blue Cross Blue Shield - Commercial/Exchange
- Empire Blue Cross Blue Shield - HealthPlus Medicaid
- Empire Blue Cross Blue Shield - Medicare
- Fidelis Health Care
- HealthFirst Medicaid
- HealthFirst Medicare
- Horizon NJ
- Magnacare-Health Care
- Medicare - NJ
- Medicare - NY
- 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
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Publications
Selected Publications
- Scleroderma. Margrit Wiesendanger.
- Immunologic characteristics of intrarenal T cells: Trafficking of expanded CD8+ T cell β-chain clonotypes in progressive lupus nephritis. Robert Winchester, Margrit Wiesendanger, Hui Zhu Zhang, Valeria Steshenko, Karin Peterson, Laura Geraldino-Pardilla, Elena Ruiz-Vazquez, Vivette D'Agati. Arthritis and Rheumatism
- Circulating activated and effector memory T cells are associated with calcification and clonal expansions in bicuspid and tricuspid valves of calcific aortic stenosis. Robert Winchester, Margrit Wiesendanger, Will O'Brien, Hui Zhu Zhang, Mathew S. Maurer, Linda D. Gillam, Allan Schwartz, Charles Marboe, Allan S. Stewart. Journal of Immunology
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
5 out of 5
Likelihood to Recommend Care Provider
5 out of 5
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. Wiesendanger 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
- New York State Rheumatology Society
- Jewish Community Project Downtown
Consulting or Other Professional Services Examples include, but are not limited to, committee participation, data safety monitoring board (DSMB) membership
- Bristol-Myers Squibb
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.