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.
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INSTRUCTOR | Medicine, NephrologyHospital Affiliations
- Mount Sinai Beth Israel
- Mount Sinai Brooklyn
- Mount Sinai Queens
- The Mount Sinai Hospital
- Mount Sinai Morningside and 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
Position
INSTRUCTOR | Medicine, NephrologyHospital Affiliations
- Mount Sinai Beth Israel
- Mount Sinai Brooklyn
- Mount Sinai Queens
- The Mount Sinai Hospital
- Mount Sinai Morningside and 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
Position
INSTRUCTOR | Medicine, NephrologyHospital Affiliations
- Mount Sinai Beth Israel
- Mount Sinai Brooklyn
- Mount Sinai Queens
- The Mount Sinai Hospital
- Mount Sinai Morningside and Mount Sinai West
Education
MD, National Yang-Ming University
Fellowship, Nephrology
Brigham & Women's Hospital
Fellowship, Nephrology
The Mount Sinai Hospital
Certifications
Nephrology
American Board of Internal Medicine
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