About Me
Dr. Kurtz joined Mount Sinai St. Luke’s and Mount Sinai West in 2011. Dr. Kurtz completed her critical care fellowship at St. Vincent’s Catholic Medical Center in Manhattan after also completing her Internal Medicine Residency at St. Vincent’s. She received her medical degree from the University at Buffalo, School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences. She is board certified in Internal Medicine, Critical Care, and having a special interest in brain injured patients, she became board certified in Neurocritical Care in 2013. She works in a broad range of Intensive Care Units including the Medical, Surgical and Neurosciences ICUs. She has for several years acted as liaison to LiveOnNY for Mount Sinai West Hospital, and is the Co-Chair of the Donor Council for Mount Sinai St. Luke’s and Mount Sinai West Hospitals.
In addition to clinical activities Dr. Kurtz is Assistant Director of the Center for Advanced Medical Simulation (CAMS), where modern simulation technology is utilized to provide high level medical education to multidisciplinary health care professionals, including Internal Medicine residents and Pulmonary Critical Care fellows. She is a Certified Healthcare Simulation Expert and acts as Co-Chair of the curriculum committee. She is involved in several research projects through CAMS.
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ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR | Medicine, Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep MedicineHospital Affiliations
- The Mount Sinai Hospital
- Mount Sinai Morningside and Mount Sinai West
About Me
Dr. Kurtz joined Mount Sinai St. Luke’s and Mount Sinai West in 2011. Dr. Kurtz completed her critical care fellowship at St. Vincent’s Catholic Medical Center in Manhattan after also completing her Internal Medicine Residency at St. Vincent’s. She received her medical degree from the University at Buffalo, School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences. She is board certified in Internal Medicine, Critical Care, and having a special interest in brain injured patients, she became board certified in Neurocritical Care in 2013. She works in a broad range of Intensive Care Units including the Medical, Surgical and Neurosciences ICUs. She has for several years acted as liaison to LiveOnNY for Mount Sinai West Hospital, and is the Co-Chair of the Donor Council for Mount Sinai St. Luke’s and Mount Sinai West Hospitals.
In addition to clinical activities Dr. Kurtz is Assistant Director of the Center for Advanced Medical Simulation (CAMS), where modern simulation technology is utilized to provide high level medical education to multidisciplinary health care professionals, including Internal Medicine residents and Pulmonary Critical Care fellows. She is a Certified Healthcare Simulation Expert and acts as Co-Chair of the curriculum committee. She is involved in several research projects through CAMS.
Language
Position
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR | Medicine, Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep MedicineHospital Affiliations
- The Mount Sinai Hospital
- Mount Sinai Morningside and Mount Sinai West
About Me
Dr. Kurtz joined Mount Sinai St. Luke’s and Mount Sinai West in 2011. Dr. Kurtz completed her critical care fellowship at St. Vincent’s Catholic Medical Center in Manhattan after also completing her Internal Medicine Residency at St. Vincent’s. She received her medical degree from the University at Buffalo, School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences. She is board certified in Internal Medicine, Critical Care, and having a special interest in brain injured patients, she became board certified in Neurocritical Care in 2013. She works in a broad range of Intensive Care Units including the Medical, Surgical and Neurosciences ICUs. She has for several years acted as liaison to LiveOnNY for Mount Sinai West Hospital, and is the Co-Chair of the Donor Council for Mount Sinai St. Luke’s and Mount Sinai West Hospitals.
In addition to clinical activities Dr. Kurtz is Assistant Director of the Center for Advanced Medical Simulation (CAMS), where modern simulation technology is utilized to provide high level medical education to multidisciplinary health care professionals, including Internal Medicine residents and Pulmonary Critical Care fellows. She is a Certified Healthcare Simulation Expert and acts as Co-Chair of the curriculum committee. She is involved in several research projects through CAMS.
Language
Position
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR | Medicine, Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep MedicineHospital Affiliations
- The Mount Sinai Hospital
- Mount Sinai Morningside and Mount Sinai West
Education
MD, State University of New York at Buffalo
Residency, Internal Medicine
Saint Vincent Hospital
Fellowship, Critical Care Medicine
Saint Vincent's Catholic Medical Centers
Certifications
Critical Care Medicine
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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 and biotechnology companies 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 relationships with such companies.
Dr. Kurtz did not report having any of the following types of financial relationships with industry during 2022 and/or 2023: 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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