Steven H. Itzkowitz, M.D. is Professor of Medicine and Oncological Sciences, and Director of the GI Fellowship Program at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai. He is past Chair of the Gastrointestinal Oncology Section of the American Gastroenterological Association, past President of the New York Gastroenterological Association, and immediate past Co-Chair of the New York Citywide Colon Cancer Control Coalition (C5). He is a recipient of a distinguished Jacobi Medallion from the Mount Sinai School of Medicine and a Gold Humanism Award.
Dr. Itzkowitz has served as a Study Section member for the National Cancer Institute, Veteran's Affairs Merit Review Board, Crohn's and Colitis Foundation of America, and US-Israel Binational Science Foundation, and as an editor of the International Journal of Colorectal Disease, and Gut and Liver, and associate editor of Inflammatory Bowel Diseases, Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology, and Gastric Cancer. He spearheaded efforts to secure NCI funding for the East Harlem Partnership for Cancer Awareness: a program based at Mount Sinai, designed to raise awareness in the East Harlem community regarding the risks and treatment for several common cancers including colon cancer.
Dr. Itzkowitz's research interests are in the field of gastrointestinal cancer. His laboratory conducts research into the microbiome of patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). Clinical studies have focused on detecting and preventing colon cancer in inflammatory bowel disease, reducing disparities in colon cancer screening, and developing new non-invasive stool DNA tests for colon cancer.
In the News: Dr. Steven Itzkowitz was recently featured in INSIDE MOUNT SINAI for his work in increasing screening colonoscopy rates in NYC with the C5 Coalition.
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PROFESSOR | Medicine, Gastroenterology, PROFESSOR | Oncological Sciences, PROFESSOR | Medical Education
Steven H. Itzkowitz, M.D. is Professor of Medicine and Oncological Sciences, and Director of the GI Fellowship Program at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai. He is past Chair of the Gastrointestinal Oncology Section of the American Gastroenterological Association, past President of the New York Gastroenterological Association, and immediate past Co-Chair of the New York Citywide Colon Cancer Control Coalition (C5). He is a recipient of a distinguished Jacobi Medallion from the Mount Sinai School of Medicine and a Gold Humanism Award.
Dr. Itzkowitz has served as a Study Section member for the National Cancer Institute, Veteran's Affairs Merit Review Board, Crohn's and Colitis Foundation of America, and US-Israel Binational Science Foundation, and as an editor of the International Journal of Colorectal Disease, and Gut and Liver, and associate editor of Inflammatory Bowel Diseases, Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology, and Gastric Cancer. He spearheaded efforts to secure NCI funding for the East Harlem Partnership for Cancer Awareness: a program based at Mount Sinai, designed to raise awareness in the East Harlem community regarding the risks and treatment for several common cancers including colon cancer.
Dr. Itzkowitz's research interests are in the field of gastrointestinal cancer. His laboratory conducts research into the microbiome of patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). Clinical studies have focused on detecting and preventing colon cancer in inflammatory bowel disease, reducing disparities in colon cancer screening, and developing new non-invasive stool DNA tests for colon cancer.
In the News: Dr. Steven Itzkowitz was recently featured in INSIDE MOUNT SINAI for his work in increasing screening colonoscopy rates in NYC with the C5 Coalition.
Language
English
Position
PROFESSOR | Medicine, Gastroenterology, PROFESSOR | Oncological Sciences, PROFESSOR | Medical Education
University of CA at San Francisco School of Medicine
Certifications
American Board of Internal Medicine
Awards
2013
Excellence in Teaching Award
Institute for Medical Education; Mount Sinai School of Medicine
2013
Patient Advocacy Award
East Harlem Health Outreach Project (EHHOP)
2012
Faculty Award
Arnold P. Gold Foundation for Humanism
2011
Academic Achievement Award (Senior Faculty)
Faculty Council, Mount Sinai School of Medicine
2008
Faculty Award
Alpha Omega Alpha Medical Honor Society, Mount Sinai School of Medicine
2004
Best Doctors
Castle Connolly and New York Magazine
Research
Many patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) take medicines that affect their immune system. Most of these drugs were initially tested in patients with IBD who did not have a past history of cancer for fear that these agents might promote a recurrence or development of a new cancer. But a recent study by Dr. Itzkowitz and coworkers indicates that even in those patients with IBD who have a history of cancer, taking immune modulating medicines did not predispose them to a recurrence of their cancer or the development of a new cancer. Dr. Itzkowitz is now heading a multicenter registry to follow patients with IBD who have a history of cancer to track their rates of new or recurrent cancer in a prospective fashion.
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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.
Below are financial relationships with industry reported by Dr. Itzkowitz during 2023 and/or 2024. Please note that this information may differ from information posted on corporate sites due to timing or classification differences.
Consulting or Other Professional Services Examples include, but are not limited to, committee participation, data safety monitoring board (DSMB) membership
Exact Sciences Corporation
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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.
Below are financial relationships with industry reported by Dr. Itzkowitz during 2023 and/or 2024. Please note that this information may differ from information posted on corporate sites due to timing or classification differences.
Consulting or Other Professional Services Examples include, but are not limited to, committee participation, data safety monitoring board (DSMB) membership
Exact Sciences Corporation
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.