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Maria Skamagas, MD
Endocrine, Diabetes and Bone Diseases (Endocrinology)
About Me
Dr. Maria Skamagas completed her residency training in Internal Medicine and fellowship training in Endocrinology at the Mount Sinai Hospital. She was Chief Fellow during her Endocrinology training. Dr. Skamagas is currently an Assistant Professor in the Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Bone Disease. Her clinical interests include type 1 and type 2 diabetes mellitus, female hormone disorders (irregular menses, polycystic ovary syndrome, menopause), adrenal insufficiency, adrenal tumors, pituitary tumors, and bone disease.
Dr. Skamagas has expertise in managing complex patients with diabetes and endocrine disorders. Dr. Skamagas is an astute clinician who uses her understanding of endocrine pathophysiology to individualize medical therapy and dietary advice to each patient. She is actively involved in teaching medical students, housestaff, and physicians. She is also certified in clinical densitometry (bone density studies) in the evaluation of osteoporosis.
Language
English
Position
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR | Medicine, Endocrinology, Diabetes and Bone Disease
Hospital Affiliations
- Mount Sinai Queens
- The Mount Sinai Hospital
Clinical Focus
- Addison's Disease
- Amenorrhea
- Diabetes
- Hirsutism
- Hyperparathyroidism
- Hyperthyroidism
- Hypoparathyroidism
- Hypothyroidism
- Osteoporosis
- Panhypopituitarism
- Pituitary Adenoma
- Polycystic Ovary Syndrome
- Thyroid Consultation
- Type 1 Diabetes
- Type 2 Diabetes
Education
MD, State University of NY at Stony Brook School of Medicine
Residency, Internal Medicine
Mount Sinai Hospital
Residency, Internal Medicine
Institution Not Present
Fellowship, Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism
Institution Not Present
Fellowship, Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism
Mount Sinai Hospital
Certifications
American Board of Internal Medicine
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
- 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
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
- The Mount Sinai Clinical Pathway for the Diagnosis and Management of Hypercortisolism due to Ectopic ACTH Syndrome. Eva L. Alba, Emily A. Japp, Gustavo Fernandez-Ranvier, Ketan Badani, Eric Wilck, Munir Ghesani, Andrea Wolf, Edward M. Wolin, Virginia Corbett, David Steinmetz, Maria Skamagas, Alice C. Levine. Journal of the Endocrine Society
- Increased Thyroid-Hormone Requirements Consistent With Type 3 Deiodinase Induction Related to Ibrutinib in a Thyroidectomized Woman. Alon Yehuda Mazori, Maria Skamagas. AACE Clinical Case Reports
- Effect of online diabetes training for hospitalists on inpatient glycaemia. R. Tamler, A. S. Dunn, D. E. Green, M. Skamagas, T. L. Breen, H. C. Looker, D. Leroith. Diabetic Medicine
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
5 out of 5
Care Provider’s Concern
5 out of 5
Likelihood to Recommend Care Provider
4.9 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. Skamagas 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
- Multi Media Medical, LLC
- STRATIS group
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.