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About Me
Dr. Safo A. Stella is an HIV primary care physician and assistant professor of Medicine at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai. She is the Program Manager for Systems Design at the Arnhold Institute for Global Health in the Mount Sinai Health System where she leads the design and development of effective population health care models.
Dr. Safo received her medical education from Harvard Medical School and a masters degree in public health with a focus on Global Health at the Harvard School of Public Health. She completed a residency in Primary Care and Social Medicine at Montefiore Medical Center in the Bronx and subsequently completed an HIV Clinical Scholars Fellowship with HIV Medicine Association at Montefiore.
Dr. Safo is from Ghana and was raised in Brooklyn and Long Island. She currently resides in Harlem.
Language
English, Spanish
Position
ASSISTANT CLINICAL PROFESSOR | Medicine, Infectious Diseases, ASSISTANT CLINICAL PROFESSOR | Medical Education
Hospital Affiliations
Mount Sinai Morningside
Mount Sinai Queens
The Mount Sinai Hospital
Mount Sinai West
About Me
Dr. Safo A. Stella is an HIV primary care physician and assistant professor of Medicine at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai. She is the Program Manager for Systems Design at the Arnhold Institute for Global Health in the Mount Sinai Health System where she leads the design and development of effective population health care models.
Dr. Safo received her medical education from Harvard Medical School and a masters degree in public health with a focus on Global Health at the Harvard School of Public Health. She completed a residency in Primary Care and Social Medicine at Montefiore Medical Center in the Bronx and subsequently completed an HIV Clinical Scholars Fellowship with HIV Medicine Association at Montefiore.
Dr. Safo is from Ghana and was raised in Brooklyn and Long Island. She currently resides in Harlem.
Language
English, Spanish
Position
ASSISTANT CLINICAL PROFESSOR | Medicine, Infectious Diseases, ASSISTANT CLINICAL PROFESSOR | Medical Education
Hospital Affiliations
Mount Sinai Morningside
Mount Sinai Queens
The Mount Sinai Hospital
Mount Sinai West
Education
MD, Harvard Medical School
Residency, Internal Medicine
Montefiore/Albert Einstein College of Medicine Rheumatology
Fellowship, Infectious Disease
Montefiore/Albert Einstein College of Medicine Rheumatology
Certifications
American Board of Internal Medicine
Awards
2014
Awarded as one of two national HIVMA (HIV Medicine Association) Clinical HIV Scholars
2012
Joseph B. Martin Award
2010
Zuckerman Fellowship
Center for Public Leadership at Harvard University
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The Patient Experience Star Rating reflects our patients’ perception of how well their Mount Sinai provider communicated with them during an office visit. The Star Rating is based on patient responses to three questions on a patient experience survey, a standardized questionnaire sent to verified patients and distributed by a third party vendor, Press Ganey. Responses are measured on a scale of 1 to 5, with 5 being the best score.
Care Provider’s Explanation
5 out of 5
Care Provider’s Concern
5 out of 5
Likelihood to Recommend Care Provider
4.7 out of 5
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. Safo 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. Safo 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.
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