Staci A. Leisman, MD

Dr. Staci Leisman is a board-certified internist and nephrologist who practices at Mount Sinai Hospital and is a nationally recognized medical educator at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai.

Dr. Leisman earned her B.A. in English Language and Literature from Yale University, graduating magna cum laude and as a member of Phi Beta Kappa. She received her M.D. from Washington University in St. Louis, where she was one of eight recipients of the Distinguished Scholar Award. She completed her residency in Internal Medicine and fellowship training in Nephrology at Mount Sinai Medical Center. During fellowship, she conducted research in transplant immunology in the laboratory of Dr. Peter Heeger, earning a Young Investigator Award from the American Society of Transplantation and delivering two oral presentations at the American Transplant Congress. Her scholarly work includes multiple peer-reviewed publications.

Clinically, Dr. Leisman provides comprehensive kidney care, including the management of patients receiving outpatient dialysis and attending on the inpatient renal service at Mount Sinai Hospital.

Dr. Leisman is deeply committed to medical education and teaches learners across the continuum, including medical students, residents, and fellows. She serves as Director of the Preclerkship Curriculum at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, where she oversees the 14 foundational and organ system–based courses, and holds a secondary appointment in the Department of Medical Education. Her contributions to education have been recognized with numerous honors, including election to Alpha Omega Alpha, the Gold Humanism in Medicine Award, the Institute for Medical Education Excellence in Teaching Award, the Edward Ronan Student Council Award, multiple teaching awards, and designation as a Master Educator in the Institute for Medical Education.

At the national level, Dr. Leisman serves on the editorial board of Advances in Chronic Kidney Disease, the journal of the National Kidney Foundation, and has served on the International Association of Medical Science Educators’ Educational Scholarship Committee. She is the Education Director for the Kidney Self-Assessment Program (KSAP), the American Society of Nephrology’s premier board preparation resource, and directs the Fellows in Training Bowl at the ASN annual meeting.