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Vishal Midya, PhD
About Me
Vishal Midya, PhD, MStat, is a biostatistician and environmental epidemiologist at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai. He is an assistant professor in the Division of Biostatistics of the Department of Environmental Medicine.
Dr. Midya studies the effect of environmental chemicals on gut microbial exposomics and human health. He borrows tools from the machine learning literature and incorporates them in epidemiological studies to decipher how the interactions between chemicals and human biological systems lead to adverse disease outcomes.
He received his PhD from the Division of Biostatistics and Bioinformatics at the Pennsylvania State University, where he studied Frequentist and Bayesian hypothesis testing with a focus on meaningful effect sizes to enhance reproducibility in scientific studies. Before joining Penn State, He completed a Bachelor of Science in Statistics from St. Xavier’s College, Kolkata, India, and a Master’s in Statistics from Indian Statistical Institute.
Language
English
Position
ASSISTANT PROFESSOR | Environmental Medicine, ASSISTANT PROFESSOR | Public Health
Awards
2022 Lilienfeld Postdoctoral Prize Paper Award Finalist by Society for Epidemiologic Research
Graduate Alumni Society Award - 2019 & 2018 by Penn State College of Medicine, Pennsylvania State University
Ranked 3rd worldwide in Kaggle BigData Cup Challenge 2019: Solar Flare Prediction
Publications
Selected Publications
- Smoking-Associated DNA Methylation and Offspring Caries Experience: Findings from the GUSTO Study. A. A. Akinkugbe, C. Y. Hsu, C. Lesseur, V. Midya, K. H. Tan, K. Y. Jerry Chan, J. G. Eriksson, S. Y. Chan, Y. S. Chong, Y. S. Lee, D. Wang, J. Huang, R. O. Wright, N. Karnani, K. M. Godfrey, A. L. Teh, R. J. Wright. Journal of Dental Research
- Prenatal Exposure to Mixtures of Nonpersistent Endocrine-Disrupting Chemicals and Angiogenic Biomarkers, Placental Function, and Fetal Growth. Bethany Knox, Nuria Güil-Oumrait, Vishal Midya, Hana Vespalcová, Maria Dolores Gómez-Roig, Elisa Llurba, Sandra Márquez, Zoraida García Ruiz, Toni Galmes, Claire Philippat, Amrit Kaur Sakhi, Cathrine Thomsen, Jose Urquiza, Maria Julia Zanini, Payam Dadvand, Mireia Gascon, Ioar Rivas, Maria Foraster, Xavier Basagaña, Jordi Sunyer, Mariona Bustamante, Martine Vrijheid. Environmental Science and Technology
- Pre- and postnatal trace element levels in primary teeth of children with and without an autism spectrum diagnosis. Synnøve Stokke Jensen, Vishal Midya, Manish Arora, Ragnhild Eek Brandlistuen, Alexandra Havdahl, Gro Dehli Andersen, Kristin S. Klock. Environmental Research
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. Midya during 2025 and/or 2026. 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- Linus Biotechnology, Inc
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.