Dr. Jeffrey Avins Glassberg, MD

BiographyDr. Jeffrey Glassberg is currently an Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine, Hematology and Medical Oncology at Mount Sinai School of Medicine. He obtained his MD and a Masters degree in clinical research at Washington University in St. Louis School of Medicine in 2006. Dr. Glassberg completed his emergency medicine residency at NYU/Bellevue in 2010, followed by a research fellowship at Mount Sinai in July of 2012. Currently, Dr. Glassberg is funded by the National Heart Lung and Blood Institute by a K23 career development award and also holds an appointment at Rockefeller University as a visiting scientist. Dr. Glassberg has become a leader in promoting evidence based strategies for the acute management of Sickle Cell Disease. He has several research focuses within Sickle Cell including pulmonary complications of Sickle Cell Disease, novel biomarkers for vaso-occlusive crises, and novel agents for the prevention and treatment of vaso-occlusion. practicing as an attending …in the ED, Dr. Glassberg also sees patients in Sickle Cell clinic and serves as the primary physician for many patients with Sickle Cell disease who are at Mount Sinai. He is also active regionally and nationally as a member of the Queens Sickle Cell Advocacy Network, the New York Sickle Cell Advisory Council and the Sickle Cell Disease Association of America.