Carol R Horowitz, MD, MPH
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DEAN FOR GENDER EQUITY IN SCIENCE AND MEDICINE
DIRECTOR | INSTITUTE FOR HEALTH EQUITY RESEARCH
PROFESSOR | Population Health Science and Policy
PROFESSOR | Medicine, General Internal Medicine
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Specialties
Internal Medicine, Primary Care
Multi-Disciplinary Training Area
Cancer Biology [CAB], Immunology [IMM]

Dr. Horowitz conducts mixed method (quantitative and qualitative research), implements community and clinically-based clinical trials to improve health, and works with large datasets locally and globally. Currently, she chairs the NIH-NHGRI CSER consortium within which she is PI of a NYC Grant seeking to study the effectiveness of integrating genome sequencing into the clinical care of diverse and medically underserved individuals; is PI of an NHGRI translational genomics clinical trial network (IGNITE); and is PI and engagement director for Mount Sinai’s Clinical Translational Science Award- Conduits, of a NYC-wide clinical data research network- INSIGHT funded by PCRF, and of an NIH Children’s Environmental Health Grant (TCEEE). She also leads studies returning renal risk variants to African ancestry adults and their providers. Her work has also included NIH and CDC-funded grants focused on prevention and control of diabetes, obesity, hypertension, heart failure and stroke, and on associations between the built environment, genomics and health.

Research Interests:
  • Health Disparities and Health Equity Research
  • Community-Based Participatory Research
  • Chronic Disease Prevention and Control
  • Community Based Interventions

MD, Weill Medical College of Cornell University

MPH, University of Washington (Robert Wood Johnson Clinical Scholars Program)

Residency, Internal Medicine, Albert Einstein College of Medicine-Yeshiva University

Residency, Internal Medicine, Albert Einstein College of Medicine-Yeshiva University

Ithaca Mayoral Award, Outstanding Community Service

Dean's Award, Cornell University, Merit in Independent Research

Cornell University

US Department of Health and Human Services, Excellence for Contributions to Diabetes

US Department of Health and Human Services

Hartford Rising Star Business Award, Addressing Racial/Ethnic Disparities in Healthcare

Mount Sinai School of Medicine: Community Service Award

Mount Sinai School of Medicine

Madrina (Godmother) Three Kings Day Parade

Spencer Forman Award for Outstanding Community Service (AAMC), Part of Awardee Team

Part of Awardee Team

Partnership Award, Lighthouse International

Lighthouse International

Delta Omega Public Health Honor Society

National Leadership Award, Academy for the Public’s Health

Academy for the Public’s Health

Cornell Council of Alumni Women

Healthy Communities Promising Practice Award

Rudin NYC Prize in Medicine and Health

Publications

Selected Publications

The TeleKidSeq pilot study: incorporating telehealth into clinical care of children from diverse backgrounds undergoing whole genome sequencing. Monisha Sebastin, Jacqueline A. Odgis, Sabrina A. Suckiel, Katherine E. Bonini, Miranda Di Biase, Kaitlyn Brown, Priya Marathe, Nicole R. Kelly, Michelle A. Ramos, Jessica E. Rodriguez, Karla López Aguiñiga, Jessenia Lopez, Estefany Maria, Michelle A. Rodriguez, Nicole M. Yelton, Charlotte Cunningham-Rundles, Katie Gallagher, Thomas V. McDonald, Patricia E. McGoldrick, Mimsie Robinson, Arye Rubinstein, Lisa H. Shulman, Steven M. Wolf, Elissa Yozawitz, Randi E. Zinberg, Noura S. Abul-Husn, Laurie J. Bauman, George A. Diaz, Bart S. Ferket, John M. Greally, Vaidehi Jobanputra, Bruce D. Gelb, Carol R. Horowitz, Eimear E. Kenny, Melissa P. Wasserstein. Pilot and Feasibility Studies

Molecular diagnostic yield of genome sequencing versus targeted gene panel testing in racially and ethnically diverse pediatric patients. Noura S. Abul-Husn, Priya N. Marathe, Nicole R. Kelly, Katherine E. Bonini, Monisha Sebastin, Jacqueline A. Odgis, Avinash Abhyankar, Kaitlyn Brown, Miranda Di Biase, Katie M. Gallagher, Saurav Guha, Nicolette Ioele, Volkan Okur, Michelle A. Ramos, Jessica E. Rodriguez, Atteeq U. Rehman, Amanda Thomas-Wilson, Lisa Edelmann, Randi E. Zinberg, George A. Diaz, John M. Greally, Vaidehi Jobanputra, Sabrina A. Suckiel, Carol R. Horowitz, Melissa P. Wasserstein, Eimear E. Kenny, Bruce D. Gelb. Genetics in Medicine

Identification of copy number variants with genome sequencing: Clinical experiences from the NYCKidSeq program. Katherine E. Bonini, Amanda Thomas-Wilson, Priya N. Marathe, Monisha Sebastin, Jacqueline A. Odgis, Miranda Di Biase, Nicole R. Kelly, Michelle A. Ramos, Beverly J. Insel, Laura Scarimbolo, Atteeq U. Rehman, Saurav Guha, Volkan Okur, Avinash Abhyankar, Shruti Phadke, Caroline Nava, Katie M. Gallagher, Lama Elkhoury, Lisa Edelmann, Randi E. Zinberg, Noura S. Abul-Husn, George A. Diaz, John M. Greally, Sabrina A. Suckiel, Carol R. Horowitz, Eimear E. Kenny, Melissa Wasserstein, Bruce D. Gelb, Vaidehi Jobanputra. Clinical Genetics

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Dr. Horowitz did not report having any of the following types of financial relationships with industry during 2022 and/or 2023: consulting, scientific advisory board, industry-sponsored lectures, service on Board of Directors, participation on industry-sponsored committees, equity ownership valued at greater than 5% of a publicly traded company or any value in a privately held company. Please note that this information may differ from information posted on corporate sites due to timing or classification differences.

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