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Sara C Lewis, MD
Radiology
About Me
Dr. Lewis is a Professor of Radiology in the Body Imaging/Body MRI Section at Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai (ISMMS). After finishing residency in Diagnostic Radiology at ISMMS where she also served as Chief Resident, Dr. Lewis then went on to complete an additional year of sub-specialization in abdominal MRI and CT. She subsequently joined the Body Imaging Section in 2011 and Body/Cancer MRI Research Group in the BioMedical Engineering and Imaging Institute (BMEII) in 2016. Dr. Lewis is actively involved in multiple areas of clinical research in abdominal imaging. Her work is focused on conducting clinical translational imaging research centered on the use of advanced MRI methods in characterizing hepatobiliary neoplasms, native and transplant organ dysfunction as well as prostate cancer. Dr. Lewis has received grant support from SAR (2015), RSNA (2016), ISMMS (2018), Bayer Healthcare (2019), NIH/NIDDK (2021) and Bracco Diagnostics (2024) for imaging research.
Dr. Lewis has authored and co-authored numerous peer-reviewed publications and actively lectures around the country. She is a peer reviewer for multiple peer-reviewed imaging journals.
Dr. Lewis is also actively involved in education, serving as the Body MRI Fellowship Program Director and a member of the Diagnostic Radiology Residency Core Clinical Competency Committee. She is a member of the Alpha Omega Alpha (AOA) Medical Honor Society, Radiologic Society of North America (RSNA), Society of Abdominal Radiology (SAR), and International Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine (ISMRM). She is board-certified by the American Board of Radiology in Diagnostic Radiology.
Language
English
Position
PROFESSOR | Diagnostic, Molecular and Interventional Radiology
Hospital Affiliations
- Mount Sinai Morningside
- Mount Sinai Beth Israel
- Mount Sinai Brooklyn
- Mount Sinai Queens
- The Mount Sinai Hospital
- Mount Sinai West
Clinical Focus
- Biopsy
- CT Scan Of The Abdomen
- Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Education
MD, Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine
Internship, Internal Medicine
Mount Sinai Hospital
Residency, Radiology, General
Mount Sinai Hospital
Certifications
American Board of Radiology
Awards
2020
Distinguished Reviewer, Abdominal Radiology
2019
Distinguished Reviewer, Abdominal Radiology & J Magn Reson Imaging
2018
Distinguished Reviewer, Abdominal Radiology; Clinical Imaging; Recipient, ISMMS Department of Radiology Seed Grant
2017
Recipient, ISMMS Department of Radiology Seed Grant; RSNA, Advanced Course in Grant Writing
2016
Recipient, RSNA Seed Grant; Distinguished Reviewer, Abdominal Radiology
2015
Recipient, Society for Abdominal Radiology (SAR), Morton A. Bosniak Research Award
2010
RSNA Resident Research Award
Radiological Society of North America
2006
Humanism and Excellence inTeaching Certificate of Honorable Mention
Mount Sinai Medical Center
2005
Henry I. Perlmutter Award for Excellence in Radiologic Sciences
Case Western Reserve Univesity
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.
- AETNA - Commercial
- AETNA - Medicare
- Affinity Medicaid-Medicare-Essential Exchange
- Amidacare Medicaid
- CIGNA Healthcare
- Centivo
- 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
- VillageCareMax
- WellCare Health Plan
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Publications
Selected Publications
- Mixture analysis of associations between environmental and workplace toxins and liver damage and telomere length, stratified by race/ethnicity. Ning Ma, Rowena Yip, Mark Woodward, Sara Lewis, Michael Crane, Artit Jirapatnakul, Costica Aloman, Meena B. Bansal, Douglas Dieterich, Louis Gros, Damaskini Valvi, Elena Colicino, David Yankelevitz, Claudia Henschke, Andrea D. Branch. Journal of Environmental Sciences (China)
- Performing liver imaging at a high level: quality and adequacy in LI-RADS. Cheng William Hong, Guilherme M. Cunha, Takeshi Yokoo, Alexandra Roudenko, Zachary S. Kelm, Alice Fung, Mustafa R. Bashir, Sara Lewis, Cynthia Santillan, Robert Marks, Claude B. Sirlin, Kathryn J. Fowler, Victoria Chernyak. Abdominal Radiology
- Intravesical BCG therapy-induced granulomatous prostatitis in a patient with non-muscle invasive bladder cancer and prostate adenocarcinoma. Ryan Yu, Qian (Janie) Qin, George K. Haines, William K. Oh, Sara Lewis. Urology Case Reports
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. Lewis did not report having any of the following types of financial relationships with industry and other outside entities during 2024 and/or 2025: consulting, scientific advisory board, industry-sponsored lectures, service on Board of Directors, participation on industry-sponsored committees, equity ownership valued at greater than 5% of a publicly traded company or any value in a privately held company. Please note that this information may differ from information posted on corporate sites due to timing or classification differences.
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