Thomas D Schiano - Liver Transplantation

About Me

Dr. Thomas D. Schiano has a clinical background in hepatology, gastroenterology and clinical nutrition. He has expertise in the management of patients with cirrhosis and other acute/chronic liver diseases, as well as caring for patients prior to and after liver and intestinal transplantation. Dr. Schiano has varied clinical research interests including herbal treatments of liver disease, nutritional aspects of liver disease, recurrence of disease post liver transplantation, living donor liver transplantation, and management of the complications of cirrhosis. In addition, he is member of the liver thrombosis program - an international referral center for adults and children with difficult to diagnose and unique blood clotting disorders affecting the liver and intestines.

Liver Thrombosis Program

Dr. Schiano is a professor of medicine, a UNOS-certified Liver Transplant physician, and is board certified in internal medicine, clinical nutrition, and gastroenterology.

Dr. Schiano is Medical Director of Adult Liver Transplantation and Director of Clinical Hepatology and Intestinal Transplantation at the Recanati/Miller Transplantation Institute.

RMTI website: https://www.mountsinai.org/locations/recanati-miller-transplant

Language

English, Spanish

Position

PROFESSOR | Medicine, Liver Diseases

Hospital Affiliations

Mount Sinai Queens
The Mount Sinai Hospital

Clinical Focus

Acute and Chronic Liver Failure
Alcoholic Liver Disease
Annual Physical
Autoimmune Liver Disease
Benign Neoplasm
Blood Work
Cancer Screening
Cancer Treatment
Chronic Liver Disease

Education

MD, Universidad Del Noreste

Residency, Internal Medicine

Maimonides Medical Center

Fellowship, Gastroenterology

Temple University Hospital

Certifications

American Board of Internal Medicine

Awards

2012

2012 American Liver Foundation Physician of the Year

American Liver Foundation

2008

Best Doctors

New York Magazine

2008

Castle-Connolly America's Top Doctors

2008

Super Doctors

NY Times Magazine

2006

Manhattan Chapter Triangle Award

TRIO (Transplant Recipients International Organization)

1995

Sol Sherry Award

Temple University Hospital

1991

Award for Excellence

Maimonides Medical Center

1990

Award for Excellence

Maimonides Medical Center

1989

Award for Excellence

Maimonides Medical Center

Research

Liver transplantation, living donor liver transplantation, herbal and drug hepatotoxicity, nutrition, cirrhosis, intestinal transplantation, recurrence of disease post-liver transplantation, treatment of viral hepatitis post-liver transplantation, herbal and alternative treatments of chronic liver disease, complications of cirrhosis, portal hypertension, cholestasis associated with TPN.

Locations

RMTI Liver Disease

5 East 98th Street, 12th Floor, New York, NY, 10029

212-241-0034

RMTI Liver Transplantation

5 East 98th Street, 12th Floor, New York, NY, 10029

212-241-8035

Insurance Information

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RMTI Liver Disease5 East 98th Street, 12th Floor, New York, NY, 10029

RMTI Liver Transplantation5 East 98th Street, 12th Floor, New York, NY, 10029

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Publications

Publications:438

Selected Publications

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Patient Experience Rating

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Care Provider’s Explanation

5 out of 5

Care Provider’s Concern

5 out of 5

Likelihood to Recommend Care Provider

5 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.

Below are financial relationships with industry reported by Dr. Schiano 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

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Thomas D Schiano, MD

Liver Transplantation

About Me

Language

Position

Hospital Affiliations

About Me

Language

Position

Hospital Affiliations

Clinical Focus

Education

MD, Universidad Del Noreste

Residency, Internal Medicine

Fellowship, Gastroenterology

Certifications

American Board of Internal Medicine

Awards

Research

Locations

RMTI Liver Disease

RMTI Liver Transplantation

Insurance Information

Publications

Selected Publications

Patient Experience Rating ?

Care Provider’s Explanation

Care Provider’s Concern

Likelihood to Recommend Care Provider

Industry Relationships

Patient Experience Rating