Dr. Robert (Red) Schiller is the Institute for Family Health’s Chief Medical Officer and Chairman of the Alfred and Gail Engelberg Department of Family Medicine at Mount Sinai Beth Israel. Dr. Schiller, who joined the Institute in 1987, oversees the delivery of medical services across the Institute’s network of practices, develops quality improvement initiatives related to medical care, and directs the Beth Israel residency in Urban Family Practice, which the Institute co-sponsors with Beth Israel Medical Center. Dr. Schiller maintains an active patient care practice, and serves as chair of the Institute’s graduate medical education programs, the Institute’s Institutional Review Board for the Protection of Human Research Subjects, and Beth Israel’s Ethics Committee, Dr. Schiller is a practicing family physician certified by the American Board of Family Practice. Dr. Schiller attended the New York University School of Medicine. He completed his residency in family medicine at Montefiore Medical Center in the Bronx, where he also completed a one-year fellowship in family medicine. He has a professional interest in homeopathy, acupuncture, and other alternative therapies that complement conventional medical care. Dr. Schiller is the recipient of several awards including the Park-Davis Award for Teaching Medicine.
Language
English
Position
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR | Family Medicine & Community Health, INTERIM CHAIR, FAMILY MEDICINE AND COMMUNITY HEALTH | Family Medicine & Community Health
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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. Schiller has not yet completed reporting of industry relationships or has no industry relationships to report.
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.
