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Samuel Sondheim, MD
Emergency Medicine
About Me
Samuel Sondheim, MD MBA, (he/him) is an Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine and the Associate Medical Director for the Mount Sinai Morningside Emergency Department. Dr. Sondheim also serves as co-leader of the EMS and Disaster Medicine Scholarly Track for the Mount Sinai Emergency Medicine residency program, and leads the Emergency Medicine Quality Project Approval Committee, helping to streamline quality projects.
Dr. Sondheim’s academic and operational work focuses on the intersection of emergency department operations, healthcare leadership, disaster preparedness, and prehospital care. His research has been published and presented nationally with a focus on emergency department operations, disaster readiness, and EMS systems. He is actively involved at both the national and state levels, recently serving as Chair of the Society for Academic Emergency Medicine (SAEM) Disaster Medicine Group and as a member of the New York State EMS Council Innovations and Research Committee. In 2024, he was recognized with the New York American College of Emergency Physicians (NY ACEP) Young Leadership Award and completed the NY ACEP Leadership and Development Fellowship in 2025-2026.
Dr. Sondheim earned his MD and MBA from Quinnipiac University. He completed his Emergency Medicine residency at Mount Sinai Morningside and Mount Sinai West, where he served as Chief Resident. He further completed a combined fellowship in Disaster Preparedness and Healthcare Leadership at the Mount Sinai Morningside and Mount Sinai West.
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Language
English
Position
ASSISTANT PROFESSOR | Emergency Medicine
Hospital Affiliations
- Mount Sinai Morningside
- Mount Sinai Beth Israel
- Mount Sinai Brooklyn
- Mount Sinai Queens
- The Mount Sinai Hospital
- New York Eye and Ear Infirmary of Mount Sinai
- Mount Sinai West
Education
MD, Quinnipiac University
Residency, Emergency Medicine
Mount Sinai Morningside
Fellowship, Administrative Medicine
Icahn School of Medicine At Mount Sinai
Certifications
American Board of Emergency Medicine
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
- 32BJ Health Fund
- AETNA - Commercial
- AETNA - Medicare
- Amidacare Medicaid
- Anthem/Empire Blue Cross Blue Shield - Commercial
- Anthem/Empire Blue Cross Blue Shield - HealthPlus Medicaid
- CIGNA Healthcare
- Centivo
- EmblemHealth - GHI-PPO
- EmblemHealth - HIP
- EmblemHealth - HIP-Medicaid
- EmblemHealth - HIP-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 - Empire Plan
- United Health Care - Oxford Care
- United Health Care - Top Tier
- VNSNY Choice Medicare
- VNSNY Select Health Medicaid
- VillageCareMax
- WellCare Health Plan
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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. Sondheim 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.