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Pediatrics, Pediatric Critical Care Medicine
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Sheemon Zackai, MD, is an Assistant Professor of Pediatrics in the Division of Pediatric Critical Care Medicine 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 and the Director of the In Situ Simulation Program. Dr. Zackai received his undergraduate degree from Yeshiva University and his medical degree from the Albert Einstein College of Medicine. He completed his Pediatric residency at Mount Sinai Kravis Children’s Hospital after which he completed a fellowship in Pediatric Critical Care Medicine at the Weill Cornell Medical Center. Along with caring for the patients in the Pediatric Critical Care Units, Dr. Zackai has focused his efforts on the support of furthering the medical education of the residents and fellows at Mount Sinai and participated as the Director of the Pediatric Medical Simulation program for many years. Dr. Zackai’s research interests include studying the effect and utility of a high-fidelity simulation curriculum on medical education and training.
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- Mount Sinai Beth Israel
- Mount Sinai Morningside
- Mount Sinai Brooklyn
- Mount Sinai Queens
- The Mount Sinai Hospital
- New York Eye and Ear Infirmary of Mount Sinai
- Mount Sinai West
About Me
Sheemon Zackai, MD, is an Assistant Professor of Pediatrics in the Division of Pediatric Critical Care Medicine 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 and the Director of the In Situ Simulation Program. Dr. Zackai received his undergraduate degree from Yeshiva University and his medical degree from the Albert Einstein College of Medicine. He completed his Pediatric residency at Mount Sinai Kravis Children’s Hospital after which he completed a fellowship in Pediatric Critical Care Medicine at the Weill Cornell Medical Center. Along with caring for the patients in the Pediatric Critical Care Units, Dr. Zackai has focused his efforts on the support of furthering the medical education of the residents and fellows at Mount Sinai and participated as the Director of the Pediatric Medical Simulation program for many years. Dr. Zackai’s research interests include studying the effect and utility of a high-fidelity simulation curriculum on medical education and training.
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Position
Hospital Affiliations
- Mount Sinai Beth Israel
- Mount Sinai Morningside
- Mount Sinai Brooklyn
- Mount Sinai Queens
- The Mount Sinai Hospital
- New York Eye and Ear Infirmary of Mount Sinai
- Mount Sinai West
Clinical Focus
- Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS)
- Bone Marrow Transplantation
- Pediatric analgesia and sedation
- Septic Shock
Education
MD, Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Residency, Pediatrics
Icahn School of Medicine At Mount Sinai
Fellowship, Pediatric Critical Care Medicine
New York Presbyterian Hospital-Weill Cornell
Certifications
American Board of Pediatrics
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Selected Publications
- Increase in Rate of Hospitalizations for Pediatric Intentional Acetaminophen Ingestion at a Single Center During the COVID-19 Pandemic. Rachel E. Moss, Emily H. Hertzberg, Hannibal Person, Guillaume Stoffels, Sheemon Zackai, John Bucuvalas, Jennifer K. Gillen. Clinical Pediatrics
- Characteristics and Outcomes of US Children and Adolescents with Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children (MIS-C) Compared with Severe Acute COVID-19. Leora R. Feldstein, Mark W. Tenforde, Kevin G. Friedman, Margaret Newhams, Erica Billig Rose, Heda Dapul, Vijaya L. Soma, Aline B. Maddux, Peter M. Mourani, Cindy Bowens, Mia Maamari, Mark W. Hall, Becky J. Riggs, John S. Giuliano, Aalok R. Singh, Simon Li, Michele Kong, Jennifer E. Schuster, Gwenn E. McLaughlin, Stephanie P. Schwartz, Tracie C. Walker, Laura L. Loftis, Charlotte V. Hobbs, Natasha B. Halasa, Sule Doymaz, Christopher J. Babbitt, Janet R. Hume, Shira J. Gertz, Katherine Irby, Katharine N. Clouser, Natalie Z. Cvijanovich, Tamara T. Bradford, Lincoln S. Smith, Sabrina M. Heidemann, Sheemon P. Zackai, Kari Wellnitz, Ryan A. Nofziger, Steven M. Horwitz, Ryan W. Carroll, Courtney M. Rowan, Keiko M. Tarquinio, Elizabeth H. Mack, Julie C. Fitzgerald, Bria M. Coates, Ashley M. Jackson, Cameron C. Young, Mary Beth F. Son, Manish M. Patel, Jane W. Newburger, Adrienne G. Randolph. JAMA - Journal of the American Medical Association
- The Role of Precedex in Post-Operative Pain Management Following Craniosynostosis Repair. Hope Xu, Anthony Bui, Stav Brown, Paymon Sanati-Mehrizy, Sheemon P. Zackai, Peter J. Taub. Journal of Craniofacial Surgery
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Dr. Zackai has not yet completed reporting of Industry relationships.
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.
Dr. Zackai has not yet completed reporting of Industry relationships.
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.