
Roberto Posada, MD
Pediatrics, Pediatric Infectious Diseases
About Me
Roberto Posada, MD, is Professor of Pediatrics in the Division of Infectious Diseases of the Jack and Lucy Clark Department of Pediatrics and the Mount Sinai Kravis Children Hospital, Medical Education, and Global Health and Health System Design at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai. Originally from Colombia where he attended medical school, Dr. Posada trained in pediatrics and pediatric infectious diseases at Montefiore Hospital (Albert Einstein College of Medicine) before joining the faculty at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai. Since 2001, he has served as the director of the pediatric and young adult HIV program at Mount Sinai’s Jack Martin Fund Clinic, which provides comprehensive primary and specialty care to people living with HIV or at risk of acquiring HIV. Together with his colleagues in the division of pediatric HIV, he also cares for children with common pediatric infections, as well as those with complicated or unusual infections, including immunocompromised children with cancer, transplant recipients, children with fever of unknown source, and children suspected of having infections acquired abroad.
In addition to his clinical interests, Dr. Posada is co-director of the Medical Microbiology course and a faculty advisor for medical students at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, and he is the director of the fellowship training program in pediatric infectious diseases and the Global Health Track for the Pediatric Residency program. Dr. Posada is a member of the Pediatric Infectious Disease Society and the Infectious Disease Society of America and has published on a variety of topics, including pediatric HIV and infections in transplant recipients.
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Position
Hospital Affiliations
- Mount Sinai Beth Israel
- Mount Sinai Morningside
- Mount Sinai Brooklyn
- Mount Sinai Queens
- The Mount Sinai Hospital
- Mount Sinai West
About Me
Roberto Posada, MD, is Professor of Pediatrics in the Division of Infectious Diseases of the Jack and Lucy Clark Department of Pediatrics and the Mount Sinai Kravis Children Hospital, Medical Education, and Global Health and Health System Design at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai. Originally from Colombia where he attended medical school, Dr. Posada trained in pediatrics and pediatric infectious diseases at Montefiore Hospital (Albert Einstein College of Medicine) before joining the faculty at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai. Since 2001, he has served as the director of the pediatric and young adult HIV program at Mount Sinai’s Jack Martin Fund Clinic, which provides comprehensive primary and specialty care to people living with HIV or at risk of acquiring HIV. Together with his colleagues in the division of pediatric HIV, he also cares for children with common pediatric infections, as well as those with complicated or unusual infections, including immunocompromised children with cancer, transplant recipients, children with fever of unknown source, and children suspected of having infections acquired abroad.
In addition to his clinical interests, Dr. Posada is co-director of the Medical Microbiology course and a faculty advisor for medical students at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, and he is the director of the fellowship training program in pediatric infectious diseases and the Global Health Track for the Pediatric Residency program. Dr. Posada is a member of the Pediatric Infectious Disease Society and the Infectious Disease Society of America and has published on a variety of topics, including pediatric HIV and infections in transplant recipients.
Language
Position
Hospital Affiliations
- Mount Sinai Beth Israel
- Mount Sinai Morningside
- Mount Sinai Brooklyn
- Mount Sinai Queens
- The Mount Sinai Hospital
- Mount Sinai West
Clinical Focus
- Endocarditis
- Kawasaki Disease
- Lyme Disease
- Meningitis
- Osteomyelitis
- Pneumonia
- Septic Arthritis
- Tuberculosis
- Urinary Tract Infection
Education
MD, Pontificia Universidad Javeriana
Residency, Pediatrics
Montefiore Medical Center
Fellowship, Pediatric Infectious Diseases
Montefiore Medical Center
Certifications
American Board of Pediatrics
Locations
Insurance Information
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- Pediatric Infectious Diseases5 East 98th Street, 10th Floor, New York, NY, 10029
- Jack Martin Fund Clinic17 East 102nd Street, 3rd Floor East, New York, NY, 10029
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Publications
Selected Publications
- Haemophilus influenzae Infections. Annie Contreras, Roberto Posada. Pediatrics in Review
- Longitudinal impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on adolescents living with HIV in New York City. Roberto Posada, Rachel Waldman, Ashley Chory, Roxanne Martin, Ariella Cohen, Sam Chiacchia, Jocelyn Childs, Leslie A. Enane, Rachel Vreeman. AIDS Care - Psychological and Socio-Medical Aspects of AIDS/HIV
- Congenital Cytomegalovirus. Mary Boyle, Roberto Posada. Pediatrics in Review
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. Posada 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
- HHS Panel on the Prevention and Treatment of Opportunistic Infections in HIV-Exposed and HIV-Infected Children. Authorship Group Member
- WIlson Elser
- Elsevier
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. Posada 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
- HHS Panel on the Prevention and Treatment of Opportunistic Infections in HIV-Exposed and HIV-Infected Children. Authorship Group Member
- WIlson Elser
- Elsevier
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.