Vladimir Falb, DO

Vladimir Falb DO is an assistant professor and serves as a Rheumatology attending in the Department of Medicine at Mount Sinai. Dr. Falb joined Mount Sinai in 2026 after completing fellowship in Jefferson Lehigh Valley Hospital. Dr. Falb completed his Internal Medicine residency at SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University/Kings County Hospital, where he cared for a diverse and medically underserved population. As a member of the Primary Care Track, he provided longitudinal care to patients over a three-year period, allowing him to develop strong relationships with patients and gain extensive experience in chronic disease management. His residency training also included rotations at the Brooklyn Veterans Affairs Medical Center and Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center. Before residency, Dr. Falb completed his undergraduate studies at Pace University in New York and medical school at the Kentucky College of Osteopathic Medicine.

Dr. Falb has been actively involved in quality improvement and scholarly initiatives throughout his medical training. During residency, he developed a resident-led educational video aimed at improving vaccination compliance within an underserved primary care practice. This project reflected his commitment to preventive medicine and addressing healthcare disparities. As a Rheumatology fellow at Lehigh Valley Health Network, Dr. Falb contributed to a quality improvement initiative focused on increasing treatment adherence among patients with osteoporosis. The project led to improvements in both DEXA scan completion rates and osteoporosis treatment rates across the health system, helping to ensure patients received appropriate screening and evidence-based care. Dr. Falb has pursued scholarly activities focused on unique clinical presentations in rheumatology. He published a notable case of Giant Cell Arteritis in The Rheumatologist and the American College of Rheumatology Image Bank. His research interests center on sharing clinically significant and unusual cases while advancing patient care through quality improvement and educational initiatives. During his time as a Rheumatology fellow at Jefferson Lehigh Valley Hospital, Dr. Falb also served as a fellow representative on the board of the Pennsylvania Rheumatology Society.