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Yousaf Ali, MBBS
Internal Medicine, Rheumatology
About Me
Dr. Ali is a Professor in the Mount Sinai Department of Medicine and Chief of the Division of Rheumatology at Mount Sinai West. He is a graduate of the Royal Free Hospital School of Medicine in London. After two years of postgraduate training in the UK, he moved to the US and did his Internal Medicine training at OHSU in Portland, Oregon. He completed his fellowship training in Rheumatology at Yale University and is board certified in both Rheumatology and Internal Medicine. For three years he was the Vice Chair of Faculty Affairs in the Department of Medicine.
Prior to Mount Sinai, Dr. Ali was in practice in Providence, Rhode Island for nine years, where he was an Assistant Clinical Professor of Medicine at Brown University. He is the recipient of a multitude of awards, including the prestigious Beckwith Family award for outstanding teaching. He has published numerous articles, book chapters, and has lectured widely on Rheumatoid arthritis, Osteoporosis, Gout and Osteoarthritis. His current research involves cardiovascular inflammation as it relates to Gout and he is PI on several studies including novel anticytokine targets in non-radiographic spondyloarthropathy and the role of PET imaging in patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis.
Read Dr. Ali's blog on psoriatic arthritis here.
Language
English
Position
PROFESSOR | Medicine, Rheumatology
Hospital Affiliations
- Mount Sinai Morningside
- Mount Sinai Beth Israel
- Mount Sinai Brooklyn
- Mount Sinai Queens
- The Mount Sinai Hospital
- Mount Sinai West
Clinical Focus
- Ankylosing Spondylitis
- Arthritis
- Arthrocentesis
- Behcet's Disease
- Dermatomyositis
- Gout
- Osteoarthritis
- Osteoporosis
- Polymyalgia Rheumatica And Giant Cell Arteritis
- Polymyositis
- Reiter's Syndrome
- Rheumatoid Arthritis
- Scleroderma
- Sjogren's Syndrome
- Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
- Temporal Arteritis
- Vasculitis
- Wegener's Granulomatosis
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Education
BM, Royal Free Hospital School of Medicine
MD, Royal Free Hospital School of Medicine. University of London
Residency, Internal Medicine
Oregon Health & Science University-OHSU GME
Certifications
American Board of Internal Medicine
Awards
2021
Institute for Medical Education (IME) Award - Master Clinician
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
2021
Cullman Family Award for Excellence in Physician Communication
Mount Sinai Health System
2017
Stanley G. Seckler Award for Clinical and Educational Excellence in Medicine
2014
Best Doctors in NY
2007
Best Doctors in Rhode Island
2006
Beckwith Family Award for outstanding teaching
Brown University
2004
Teaching Recognition Award
Brown university
2001
Preceptor Award
Brown University
Top Doctors in New York
Castle Connelly
Research
Dr Ali is currently PI on several trials investigating new treatments for SLE and RA. He is also developing a patient centric app to predict flares in RA that should improve care and outcome.
Embrace Study: phase 3/4, multi-center, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled,52-week study to evaluate the efficacy and safety of belimumab (HGS1006) in adult subjects of black race with SLE
A Multicenter, Randomized, Double-blind, Placebo-controlled, Parallel Group Study of CNTO 136 (sirukumab), a Human Anti-IL-6 Monoclonal Antibody, Administered Subcutaneously, in Subjects with Active Rheumatoid Arthritis Despite Anti-TNF Therapy
Locations
Mount Sinai Doctors-Rheumatology
425 West 59th Street, 5th Floor, New York, NY, 10019212-241-1671Mount Sinai Doctors-Brooklyn Heights
300 Cadman Plaza West, Floor 18, Brooklyn, NY, 11201212-241-1671MOUNT SINAI DOCTORS MEDICINE MULTISPECIALTY
440 West 114th Street, Suite 610, New York, NY, 10025212-241-1671
Insurance Information
Accepted insurance may vary by the doctor’s office location. Please contact the office directly to obtain the most up-to-date insurance information.
- 1199 SEIU
- AETNA - Commercial
- AETNA - Medicare
- Affinity Medicaid-Medicare-Essential Exchange
- CIGNA Healthcare
- Centivo
- Elderplan
- EmblemHealth - GHI-PPO
- EmblemHealth - HIP
- EmblemHealth - HIP-Medicaid
- EmblemHealth - HIP-Medicare
- Empire Blue Cross Blue Shield - Commercial/Exchange
- Empire Blue Cross Blue Shield - HealthPlus Medicaid
- Empire Blue Cross Blue Shield - Medicare
- Fidelis Health Care
- HealthFirst Medicaid
- HealthFirst Medicare
- Horizon NJ
- Magnacare-Health Care
- Medicare - NJ
- Medicare - NY
- Metroplus
- Multiplan PHCS
- NJ Medicaid
- NY Medicaid
- Oscar
- Oxford - Freedom and Liberty
- Partners Health Plan
- Senior Whole Health
- United Health Care - Commercial
- United Health Care - Empire Plan
- United Health Care - Oxford Care
- United Health Care - Top Tier
- VNSNY Choice Medicare
- VNSNY Select Health Medicaid
- VillageCareMax
- WellCare Health Plan
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Information regarding insurance participation and billing by this physician may be found on this page, and can also be obtained by contacting this provider directly. Because physicians insurance participation can change, the insurance information on this page may not always be up-to-date. Please contact this physician directly to obtain the most up-to-date insurance information.
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Publications
Selected Publications
- Assessing Changes in Vascular Inflammation and Urate Deposition in the Vasculature of Gout Patients After Administration of Pegloticase Using Positron Emission Tomography and Dual-Energy Computed Tomography—A Pilot Study. Ira Khanna, Venkatesh Mani, Renata Pyzik, Audrey Kaufman, Weiwei Chi, Emilia Bagiella, Philip Robson, Yousaf Ali. Gout, Urate, and Crystal Deposition Disease
- Prevalence of cardiovascular events in a population-based registry of patients with systemic lupus erythematosus. Daniel P. Joyce, Jeffrey S. Berger, Allison Guttmann, Ghadeer Hasan, Jill P. Buyon, H. Michael Belmont, Jane Salmon, Anca Askanase, Joan Bathon, Laura Geraldino-Pardilla, Yousaf Ali, Ellen M. Ginzler, Chaim Putterman, Caroline Gordon, Charles G. Helmick, Kamil E. Barbour, Heather T. Gold, Hilary Parton, Peter M. Izmirly. Arthritis Research and Therapy
- Prevalence of concomitant rheumatologic diseases and autoantibody specificities among racial and ethnic groups in SLE patients. Brendan Denvir, Philip M. Carlucci, Kelly Corbitt, Jill P. Buyon, H. Michael Belmont, Heather T. Gold, Jane E. Salmon, Anca Askanase, Joan M. Bathon, Laura Geraldino-Pardilla, Yousaf Ali, Ellen M. Ginzler, Chaim Putterman, Caroline Gordon, Kamil E. Barbour, Charles G. Helmick, Hilary Parton, Peter M. Izmirly. Frontiers in Epidemiology
Patient Experience Star Ratings and Comments
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Care Provider’s Explanation
4.9 out of 5
Care Provider’s Concern
4.9 out of 5
Likelihood to Recommend Care Provider
4.9 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. Ali during 2024 and/or 2025. 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
- Medical Education Resources (MER)
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.