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Carol R. Horowitz, MD, MPH (she/her/hers)

Dean for Gender Equity in Science and Medicine Director of the Institute for Health Equity Research Professor of Population Health Science and Policy Professor of Medicine
Mount Sinai

Dr. Carol R. Horowitz, MD, MPH
Professor of Population Health Science and Policy, Professor of Medicine, Dean for Gender Equity, Co-founder and Director of Mount Sinai’s Institute for Health Equity Research,
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai


Dr. Horowitz is a practicing general internist and health services researcher. Her research focuses on improving health of racially, ethnically and socioeconomically diverse individuals with or at risk for chronic diseases. She is a leader and innovator in diversity and engagement in genomics research, helping lead the charge to translate genomic discoveries into healthcare and ensure that populations traditionally underrepresented in genomic discoveries and clinical trials are first, not last, to benefit from advances in genomics. Her awards include the US DHHS Award for Excellence for Contributions to Diabetes; Madrina (Godmother) of the NYC Three Kings Day Parade, Spencer Forman Award for Outstanding Community Service, The Rudin NYC Prize in Medicine and Health, The Jacobi Medallion and Crain’s New York Business Notable in Healthcare. She received an MD from Cornell University, was a primary care resident at Albert Einstein, and earned an MPH from the University of Washington as a Robert Wood Johnson Clinical Scholar.

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