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Neil S. Calman, MD is chair of Mount Sinai’s Department of Family Medicine and Community Health, which was launched in 2012 in collaboration with the Institute for Family Health. Dr. Calman is the president, Chief Executive Officer, and a cofounder of the Institute for Family Health, one of the largest networks of community health centers in New York State. He is a board-certified family physician who has practiced in the Bronx and Manhattan for more than 30 years.
Dr. Calman leads a variety of cutting-edge programs to provide high quality care in medically underserved communities. He is an active advocate for eliminating racial and ethnic disparities in health care and health outcomes. Since1999, he has led a multiyear grant from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to work towards eliminating racial and ethnic disparities in health outcomes in the Bronx. He conducts research in the health services and health policy arenas related to disparities.
Dr. Calman has been recognized for his work in advancing the use of electronic health records to improve care and address health disparities with awards such as The Physician’s Information Technology Leadership Award presented annually by the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS). In April 2009, Dr. Calman was appointed by the Obama Administration to serve on the national Health Information Technology Policy Committee, which makes recommendations on the development of a nationwide health information technology infrastructure.
He has received a variety of national awards for his leadership and advocacy, including: the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation’s Community Health Leadership Award; the American Academy of Family Physicians’ Public Health Award; the Pew Charitable Trusts’ Primary Care Achievement Award and the National Physician Advocacy Merit Award given by the Institute on Medicine as a Profession (IMAP) and its partner, the Center on Medicine as a Profession (CMAP) at the Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons. Most recently, he was awarded a Kanter Prize from the Health Legacy Partnership and the Felix A. Fishman Award for Extraordinary Advocacy from New York Lawyers for the Public Interest.
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- Mount Sinai Beth Israel
- Mount Sinai Brooklyn
- Mount Sinai Queens
- The Mount Sinai Hospital
About Me
Neil S. Calman, MD is chair of Mount Sinai’s Department of Family Medicine and Community Health, which was launched in 2012 in collaboration with the Institute for Family Health. Dr. Calman is the president, Chief Executive Officer, and a cofounder of the Institute for Family Health, one of the largest networks of community health centers in New York State. He is a board-certified family physician who has practiced in the Bronx and Manhattan for more than 30 years.
Dr. Calman leads a variety of cutting-edge programs to provide high quality care in medically underserved communities. He is an active advocate for eliminating racial and ethnic disparities in health care and health outcomes. Since1999, he has led a multiyear grant from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to work towards eliminating racial and ethnic disparities in health outcomes in the Bronx. He conducts research in the health services and health policy arenas related to disparities.
Dr. Calman has been recognized for his work in advancing the use of electronic health records to improve care and address health disparities with awards such as The Physician’s Information Technology Leadership Award presented annually by the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS). In April 2009, Dr. Calman was appointed by the Obama Administration to serve on the national Health Information Technology Policy Committee, which makes recommendations on the development of a nationwide health information technology infrastructure.
He has received a variety of national awards for his leadership and advocacy, including: the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation’s Community Health Leadership Award; the American Academy of Family Physicians’ Public Health Award; the Pew Charitable Trusts’ Primary Care Achievement Award and the National Physician Advocacy Merit Award given by the Institute on Medicine as a Profession (IMAP) and its partner, the Center on Medicine as a Profession (CMAP) at the Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons. Most recently, he was awarded a Kanter Prize from the Health Legacy Partnership and the Felix A. Fishman Award for Extraordinary Advocacy from New York Lawyers for the Public Interest.
Language
Position
Hospital Affiliations
- Mount Sinai Beth Israel
- Mount Sinai Brooklyn
- Mount Sinai Queens
- The Mount Sinai Hospital
Education
MD, Rush University Medical College
Residency, Family Medicine
Montefiore Medical Center
Certifications
American Board of Family Medicine
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Publications
Selected Publications
- One-Stop-Shop Cancer Screening Clinic: Acceptability Testing. Jeannie M. Au, Jamilia R. Sly, Leah C. Savage, Matthew Beyrouty, Neil S. Calman, Michaela Frazier, Jay Musella, Francesca Minardi, Lina H. Jandorf, Ellerie Weber, Saborny Mahmud, Sarah J. Miller. Journal of Cancer Education
- The Development of a Digital Patient Navigation Tool to Increase Colorectal Cancer Screening Among Federally Qualified Health Center Patients: Acceptability and Usability Testing. Leah C. Savage, Luz Estefhany Soto-Cossio, Francesca Minardi, Matthew Beyrouty, Julie Schoonover, Jay Musella, Michaela Frazier, Cristina N. Villagra, Jamilia R. Sly, Joel Erblich, Steven H. Itzkowitz, Lina H. Jandorf, Neil S. Calman, Ashish Atreja, Sarah J. Miller. JMIR Formative Research
- Recent Telehealth Utilization at a Large Federally Qualified Health Center System: Evidence of Disparities Even Within Telehealth Modalities. Ellerie Weber, Sarah J. Miller, Nandini Shroff, Matt Beyrouty, Neil Calman. Telemedicine Journal and e-Health
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. Calman 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
- Institute for Family Health
Founder/Co-Founder/Partner
- Institute for Family Health
Outside Employment
- Institute for Family Health
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.
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. Calman 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
- Institute for Family Health
Founder/Co-Founder/Partner
- Institute for Family Health
Outside Employment
- Institute for Family Health
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.