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Robert Rapaport, MD
Pediatrics, Pediatric Endocrinology
About Me
Robert Rapaport, MD, is Professor of Pediatrics in the Division of Pediatric Endocrinology and Diabetes in the Jack and Lucy Clark Department of Pediatrics at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai and Mount Sinai Kravis Children’s Hospital. He is also the Emma Elizabeth Sullivan Professor of Pediatric Endocrinology and Diabetes and the Director of the Growth Center. Dr. Rapaport received his medical degree from State University of New York - Downstate Medical Center, training in Pediatrics at Schneider's Children's Hospital (Long Island Jewish Hospital - Hillside Medical Center) and his fellowship training in Pediatric Endocrinology at St. Christopher's Hospital for Children, Philadelphia and New York Hospital-Cornell Medical Center, New York. He has published numerous articles and chapters including chapters in major Pediatric (Nelson) and Pediatric Endocrinology (Sperling, Lifshitz and Pescovitz) textbooks. Dr. Rapaport’s current research interests include growth and growth hormone in children born SGA, neonatal thyroid disease, growth hormone-immune interactions, aspects of childhood diabetes and pubertal disorders.
Language
English, Spanish
Position
PROFESSOR | Pediatrics, Endocrinology and Diabetes
Hospital Affiliations
- Mount Sinai South Nassau
- Mount Sinai Morningside
- Mount Sinai Beth Israel
- Mount Sinai Brooklyn
- Mount Sinai Queens
- The Mount Sinai Hospital
- Mount Sinai West
Clinical Focus
- Autoimmune Hypothyroidism
- Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia
- Congenital Hypothyroidism
- Delayed Puberty
- Graves Disease
- Growth Failure
- Growth Hormone Deficiency
- Hyperparathyroidism
- Hypogonadotropic Hypogonadism
- Hypoparathyroidism
- Kleinfelter Syndrome
- Neurofibromatosis
- Obesity
- Polycystic Ovary Syndrome
- Prader-Willi Syndrome
- Precocious Puberty
- Rickets
- Turner Syndrome
- Type 1 Diabetes
- Type 2 Diabetes
Education
MD, SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University - College of Medicine
Residency, Pediatrics
Long Island Jewish Medical Center
Fellowship, Pediatric Endocrinology
St. Christophers Hospital for Children
Fellowship, Pediatric Endocrinology
New York Presbyterian Hospital-Weill Cornell
Certifications
American Board of Pediatrics
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
- Affinity Medicaid-Medicare-Essential Exchange
- Amidacare Medicaid
- CIGNA Healthcare
- EmblemHealth - GHI-PPO
- EmblemHealth - HIP
- EmblemHealth - HIP-Medicaid
- 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
- United Health Care - Commercial
- United Health Care - Top Tier
- VNSNY Select Health Medicaid
- WellCare Health Plan
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Publications
Selected Publications
- Disparities in Pediatric Growth Evaluation, Diagnosis, and Treatment. Vickie Wu, Terri H. Lipman, Robert Rapaport. Endocrinology and Metabolism Clinics of North America
- Advancing Obesity Medicine. Robert Rapaport. Endocrinology and Metabolism Clinics of North America
- An Observational Crossover Study of People Using Real-Time Continuous Glucose Monitors Versus Self-Monitoring of Blood Glucose: Real-World Evidence Using Electronic Medical Record Data From More Than 12,000 People With Type 1 Diabetes. Nudrat Noor, Gregory Norman, Rona Sonabend, Lily Chao, Manmohan Kamboj, Lauren Golden, M. Tracy Bekx, Susan Hseih, Carol Levy, Janine Sanchez, Robert Rapaport, Osagie Ebekozien. Journal of diabetes science and technology
Patient Experience Star Ratings and Comments
The Patient Experience Star Rating reflects our patients’ perception of how well their Mount Sinai provider communicated with them during an office visit. The Star Rating is based on patient responses to three questions on a patient experience survey, a standardized questionnaire sent to verified patients and distributed by a third party vendor, Press Ganey. Responses are measured on a scale of 1 to 5, with 5 being the best score.
Care Provider’s Explanation
4.8 out of 5
Care Provider’s Concern
4.8 out of 5
Likelihood to Recommend Care Provider
4.7 out of 5
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. Rapaport 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
- Novo Nordisk, Inc.
- Pfizer Pharmaceuticals
- Biomarin Pharmaceutical
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.