Mon-Wei Yu - Nephrology | Mount Sinai

About Me

Mon-Wei (Sam) Yu, MD, is a board-certified nephrologist and internist. He is a graduate of National Yang-Ming University in Taiwan, where he received his MD. He completed his internal medicine internship and residency at Jacobi Medical Center/Albert Einstein College of Medicine. He subsequently completed his general nephrology fellowship at Brigham and Women’s Hospital/Massachusetts General Hospital/Harvard Medical School in Boston. Dr. Yu joined the Division of Nephrology at Mount Sinai Hospital in 2020. Dr. Yu sees patients with all kidney diseases, with a particular focus on glomerulonephritis and genetic kidney diseases. Apart from clinical care, Dr. Yu is currently conducting basic research projects to understand complement-mediated kidney diseases by various models, including human 3D kidney organoids.

Language

English

Position

ASSISTANT PROFESSOR | Medicine, Nephrology

Hospital Affiliations

Mount Sinai Beth Israel
Mount Sinai Morningside
Mount Sinai Brooklyn
Mount Sinai Queens
The Mount Sinai Hospital
Mount Sinai West

About Me

Mon-Wei (Sam) Yu, MD, is a board-certified nephrologist and internist. He is a graduate of National Yang-Ming University in Taiwan, where he received his MD. He completed his internal medicine internship and residency at Jacobi Medical Center/Albert Einstein College of Medicine. He subsequently completed his general nephrology fellowship at Brigham and Women’s Hospital/Massachusetts General Hospital/Harvard Medical School in Boston. Dr. Yu joined the Division of Nephrology at Mount Sinai Hospital in 2020. Dr. Yu sees patients with all kidney diseases, with a particular focus on glomerulonephritis and genetic kidney diseases. Apart from clinical care, Dr. Yu is currently conducting basic research projects to understand complement-mediated kidney diseases by various models, including human 3D kidney organoids.

Language

English

Position

ASSISTANT PROFESSOR | Medicine, Nephrology

Hospital Affiliations

Mount Sinai Beth Israel
Mount Sinai Morningside
Mount Sinai Brooklyn
Mount Sinai Queens
The Mount Sinai Hospital
Mount Sinai West

Clinical Focus

Acute Kidney Injury
Chronic Kidney Disease
Electrolyte Problems, Acidosis
Glomerulonephritis
Kidney Disease (Acute Or Chronic)
Nephrotic Syndrome
Vasculitis

Education

MD, nymc

MD, National Yang-Ming University

, Brigham and Women’s Hospital/Massachusetts General Hospital

, Jacobi Medical Center

, The Mount Sinai Hospital

Internship, Other, Not Listed

Jacobi Medical Center

Fellowship, Nephrology

Brigham & Womens Hospital

Fellowship, Nephrology

Mount Sinai Hospital

Awards

2021

New award

The Mount Sinai Hospital

Locations

Physician Office

Mount Sinai Family Health Associates, 3160 21st St,, Astoria, NY, 11106

718-808-7300

Insurance Information

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Physician OfficeMount Sinai Family Health Associates, 3160 21st St,, Astoria, NY, 11106

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Industry Relationships

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Dr. Yu did not report having any of the following types of financial relationships with industry during 2022 and/or 2023: consulting, scientific advisory board, industry-sponsored lectures, service on Board of Directors, participation on industry-sponsored committees, equity ownership valued at greater than 5% of a publicly traded company or any value in a privately held company. Please note that this information may differ from information posted on corporate sites due to timing or classification differences.

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Mon-Wei Yu, MD

Nephrology, Internal Medicine

About Me

Language

Position

Hospital Affiliations

About Me

Language

Position

Hospital Affiliations

About Me

Language

Position

Hospital Affiliations

Clinical Focus

Education

MD, nymc

MD, National Yang-Ming University

, Brigham and Women’s Hospital/Massachusetts General Hospital

, Jacobi Medical Center

, The Mount Sinai Hospital

Internship, Other, Not Listed

Fellowship, Nephrology

Fellowship, Nephrology

Awards

Locations

Physician Office

Insurance Information

Industry Relationships