Nisha A Rughwani, MD

Nisha Rughwani, MD
Professor
Medical Director, Mount Sinai Morningside Outpatient Geriatrics and Palliative Care Medicine
Brookdale Department of Geriatrics and Palliative Medicine

Dr Rughwani cares for patients in the ambulatory geriatric clinics at two Mount Sinai campuses (Mount Sinai Hospital and Mount Sinai Morningside. Patients are primarily high risk and vulnerable from diverse ethnic and socio-economic backgrounds who present with complex medical and social issues.  She is also the medical director of the Mount Sinai Morningside Outpatient Geriatrics and Palliative Care Medicine and is responsible for developing new initiatives to provide high quality of care to patients in the practice. She has been at Mount Sinai for 20 years.

Work history

2022 – present Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, NY. Professor of Geriatrics and Palliative Medicine

2016 - 2022  Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, NY, Associate Professor of Geriatrics and Palliative Medicine

2007 - 2016      Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, NY, Assistant Professor of Geriatrics and Palliative Medicine

Education history

2005-2007       Mount Sinai Medical Center, New York, NY, Fellow in Geriatrics

2000-2003       St. Mary’s Hospital, London, UK. Residency in Family Medicine. August 2000 – February 2003
                        
1999-2000       John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford, UK. Residency in Accident and Emergency.
                        August 1999 – February 2000

1999-1999       Lewisham Hospital, London, UK. Internship in Internal Medicine. February 1999 – August 1999

1998-1999      Guy’s and St. Thomas’ Hospitals, London, UK.  Internship in General and Orthopedic Surgery. August 1998-February 1999

PUBLICATIONS

Peer-Reviewed Original Contributions:

1. Mulholland, C., Chow, S., Rodriguez, V., Rughwani, N., Oviedo E., Roussine, B., Sundel, S., Rivera, V. In-basket scrubbing reduces message burden for geriatricians. JAGS (submitted - under review) 2023

2. Shah, B., Rughwani, N., Rose, S. Constipation. Ann Intern Med. 2015;162(7)

3. Sangarlangkarn, A., Rughwani, N. Hidden in a headache: cryptococcal meningitis in a septuagenarian. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2015;63(1):200-1

4. Rughwani, N., Nakagawa, S., Shah, B. Constipation in the Long Term Care Setting. Care Management Journals 2014;15(2):83-90

5. Rughwani N., Gliatto P., Karani R. Long Case or Case Vignettes: A Comparison of Two Instructional Methods in Inpatient Geriatrics for Medical Students. Gerontol Geriatr Educ. . 2014:1-24

6. Rughwani N. Normal Anatomic and Physiologic Changes with Aging and Related Disease Outcomes: a Refresher. Mount Sinai Journal of Medicine. 2011;78:509-514

7. Mirpuri N., Dyson M.,Rymer J., Bolton P.A.,Young S. High Frequency Ultrasound Imaging of the Skin During Normal and Hypertensive Pregnancies. Skin Research and Technology 20017:65-6

Books and Book Chapters

1. Roza, K., Rughwani, N. Physiology of Aging. Chapter. Geriatric Practice  Published 2019         

2. Mirpuri N. Dementia chapter in Geriatric Palliative Care.  Editors: Emily Chai, Suzanne Goldhirsch, Diane Meier, Jane Morris, Oxford University Press 2014.

3. Mirpuri N, Patel P. Crash Course in the Renal and Urinary Systems. Editor: Daniel Horton-Szar.  Mosby International Ltd. London. English, Spanish and Cantonese versions. (1998)

Areas of Research

Research interest areas: Falls, Quality improvement, Improving clinical workflows

Accolades

Selected National Programs

2022-2023 Tideswell Emerging Leaders in Aging Program. University of California San Francisco. A highly selective national leadership development program that trains interprofessional leaders focused on health and well-being of older people

2022- 2023 Clinician Administrator Leadership Development Program. The Brookdale Department of Geriatrics and Palliative Care Medicine, Icahn School of Medicine at the Mount Sinai Hospital. A departmental program to support the professional development of clinical administrators

2009                The Harvard Macy Institute: Program for Educators in Healthcare Professions. 
                        Harvard Medical School. (Jan and May 2009). A highly selective program to enhance the
                        professional development of healthcare professionals as educators

2005-2006       Certificate Program in Bioethics and Medical Humanities. Division of Bioethics,
                         Montefiore Medical Center/ Albert Einstein College of Medicine and the Division of
                         Nursing, New York University. (Sept. 2005-May 2006)

2005                 Master Clinician-Educator Program in Geriatrics. The Brookdale Department of
                         Geriatrics, Mount Sinai School of Medicine and The Donald W. Reynolds Foundation
                         (Oct–Dec 2005)

Interests

Falls
Prevention
Physiology of Aging
Quality Initiatives
Improving Clinical workflows

The state of Florida requires out-of-state professionals who are registered to provide telehealth services to display a hyperlink to the Florida Department of Health telehealth web page. This allows Florida patients who are receiving medical care by telehealth to confirm the provider’s licensure and Florida registration.