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Rita C Crooms, MD, MPH
Neurology, Hospital Medicine
About Me
Rita "Caroline" Crooms, MD, MPH, is a board-certified neurologist, serving as an Assistant Professor in the Department of Neurology at Mount Sinai Health System. She has a interest in neuropalliative care (supportive care focused on improving quality of life for patients with serious neurologic illness, as an extra layer of support in addition to the care patients get from their other doctors).
Dr. Crooms received her BA from Swarthmore College, her medical degree from University of California, San Francisco, completed her neurology residency at University of California, San Francisco, and a fellowship in palliative medicine at Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai.
Dr. Crooms is a member of the American Academy of Neurology and American Association of Hospice and Palliative Medicine.
She is fluent in English, Spanish, and Mandarin. Dr. Crooms offers telemedicine appointments when appropriate. Please call her office to schedule a video visit.
Dr. Crooms is registered to provide telehealth services in Florida.
Language
Chinese (Mandarin), English, Spanish
Position
ASSISTANT PROFESSOR | Geriatrics and Palliative Medicine, ASSISTANT PROFESSOR | Neurology
Hospital Affiliations
- Mount Sinai Beth Israel
- Mount Sinai Morningside
- Mount Sinai Brooklyn
- Mount Sinai Queens
- The Mount Sinai Hospital
- Mount Sinai West
Research Topics
Palliative Care
Clinical Focus
- Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis
- Brain Tumor And Brain Cancer
- Brain Tumor And Brain Cancer-Adult
- Brain Tumors
- Cognitive or Memory Impairment / Dementia
- Demyelinating Disease
- Frontal Lobe Dementia
- Glioblastoma Multiforme
- Huntington's Disease
- Lewy Body Disease
- Multiple Sclerosis
- Multiple System Atrophy
- Neurodegenerative Disorder
- Palliative Care
- Vascular Dementia
Education
MD, University of California San Francisco School of Medicine
Residency, Neurology
University of CA at San Francisco School of Medicine
Fellowship, Hospice and Palliative Medicine
Icahn School of Medicine At Mount Sinai
Certifications
American Board of Internal Medicine
American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology
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
- 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
- WellCare Health Plan
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Publications
Selected Publications
- Pathways to Neuropalliative Care Practice. Eileen Harrigan, Hannah L. Kirsch, Kwame Adjepong, Rita Caroline Crooms. Seminars in Neurology
- “Life…Gets Turned Upside-Down…” Opportunities to Improve Palliative Care for High-Grade Glioma. Rita C. Crooms, Jeannys F. Nnemnbeng, Jennie W. Taylor, Nathan E. Goldstein, Barbara G. Vickrey, Ksenia Gorbenko. Journal of Pain and Symptom Management
- Clinician perspectives on integrating neuro-oncology and palliative care for patients with high-grade glioma. Rita C. Crooms, Jeannys F. Nnemnbeng, Jennie W. Taylor, Nathan E. Goldstein, Ksenia Gorbenko, Barbara G. Vickrey. Neuro-Oncology Practice
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.
Dr. Crooms has not yet completed reporting of Industry relationships.
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.