Andrea E Dunaif, MD

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PROFESSOR | Medicine, Endocrinology, Diabetes and Bone Disease
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Specialties
Internal Medicine, Endocrine, Diabetes and Bone Diseases (Endocrinology)

MD, Columbia University College of Physicians & Surgeons

Residency, Internal Medicine, New York Presbyterian Hospital-Weill Cornell

Fellowship, Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, Massachusetts General Hospital

Certifications

American Board of Internal Medicine
Publications

Selected Publications

The Ontogeny of Distinct Reproductive Phenotypes in Girls at Risk for PCOS During the Postmenarchal Transition. Laura C. Torchen, Apoorva Aekka, Kelly Brewer, Ryan Sisk, Sarayu Ratnam, Camila Vendrami, Frank H. Miller, Andrea Dunaif. Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism

Genomic analyses implicate hormonal and metabolic dysregulation in polycystic ovary syndrome. Loes M.E. Moolhuijsen, Jia Zhu, Benjamin H. Mullin, Natàlia Pujol-Gualdo, Ky’Era V. Actkins, Jasmine A. Mack, Hridya Rao, Bhavi Trivedi, Katherine A. Kentistou, Yajie Zhao, David Westergaard, Jaakko S. Tyrmi, Gudmar Thorleifsson, Yanfei Zhang, Laura Wittemans, Amber DeVries, Kelly Brewer, Ryan Sisk, Rebecca Danning, Michael H. Preuss, Michelle R. Jones, Katherine S. Ruth, Marianne Andersen, Ricardo Azziz, Karina Banasik, Michael Boehnke, Linda Broer, Søren Brunak, Yee Ming Chan, Daniel I. Chasman, Mark Daly, David A. Ehrmann, Bart C. Fauser, Lars G. Fritsche, M. Geoffrey Hayes, Chunyan He, Hongyan Huang, Irina Kowalska, Peter Kraft, Richard S. Legro, Nan Lin, Ruth J. Loos, Yvonne V. Louwers, Reedik Magi, Mark I. McCarthy, Laure Morin-Papunen, Jean V. Morrison, Girish N. Nadkarni, Noura S. Abul-Husn, Andrea Dunaif. Nature Genetics

Gene regulatory activity associated with polycystic ovary syndrome revealed DENND1A-dependent testosterone production. Laavanya Sankaranarayanan, Kelly J. Brewer, Shauna Morrow, Graham D. Johnson, Alejandro Barrera, Revathy Venukuttan, Ryan Sisk, Andrea Dunaif, Timothy E. Reddy. Nature Communications

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Andrea Dunaif, MD
From the Ovary to the Pancreas: Insulin, Androgens & Cardiometabolic Risk in Women

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. Dunaif 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

  • Pfizer Pharmaceuticals
  • Dexcom, 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.