Maida P Galvez - Pediatrics | Icahn School of Medicine

Biography

Specialties

Pediatrics, Public Health and General Preventive Medicine

Education

MD, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

BS, BS, Sophie Davis School of Biomedical Sciences/CUNY Medical School

Masters in Public Health, Mount Sinai School of Medicine

Residency, Pediatrics, Montefiore Medical Center

Residency, Pediatrics, Jacobi Medical Center

Certifications

American Board of Pediatrics

Honors & Awards

2025

Certificate of Appreciation from the Manhattan East Side Environmental Justice Consortium

2024

Citation of Honor for Outstanding Leadership from the Office of the Queens Borough President Donovan Richards

2024

New York State Assembly Citation for Lifetime Service to Public Health from Assembly Member Steven Raga

2017

Science Champion Award, Clean and Healthy New York

2016

Region 2 EPA Environmental Champions Award

2008

American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) Special Achievement Award for Distinguished Service and Dedication to the Mission and Goals of the Academy

American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP)

2003

New Investigator Award

National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences and Environmental Protection Agency

2001

Daniel C. Leicht Award for Outstanding Achievement in Social Medicine

Department of Social Medicine, Montefiore Medical Center, Albert Einstein College of Medicine

2001

Behavioral Science Award for Clinical Excellence in Biopsychosocial Integration

Department of Social Medicine, Montefiore Medical Center, Albert Einstein College of Medicine

1998

George James Award in Epidemiology

Mount Sinai School of Medicine

Publications

51

Publications

Selected Publications

Prescriptions (Rx) for Prevention: Clinical Tools for Integrating Environmental Health into Pediatric Clinical Care. Christopher Bland, Lauren Zajac, Joseph Wilson, Luz Guel, Sofía Curdumí Pendley, Annemarie Charlesworth, Katrina Korfmacher, Nicholas Newman, Marilyn Howarth, Sophie J. Balk, Maida Galvez, Perry Sheffield. Journal of Public Health Management and Practice

Integrating environmental health and justice into healthcare. Maida P. Galvez, Emma N. Chang, Perry E. Sheffield, Hannah M. Thompson, Blair J. Wylie, Tatiana C. Height.

The Built Environment and Childhood Obesity. Maida P. Galvez, Katharine McCarthy, Chethan Sarabu, Alison Mears. Pediatric Clinics of North America

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Video

Environmental Defense Fund Study Finds Lead in Baby Food

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. Galvez 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

Children's Environmental Health Network Board
CDC/APHA National Council for Environmental Health and Equity
CDC/APHA EJ Technical Assistance Award
Clean and Healthy Science Advisory Board
Manhattan Country School Board
National Academy of Science, Engineering and Medicine
Parsons Healthy Materials Lab Advisory Board

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.

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. Galvez 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

Children's Environmental Health Network Board
CDC/APHA National Council for Environmental Health and Equity
CDC/APHA EJ Technical Assistance Award
Clean and Healthy Science Advisory Board
Manhattan Country School Board
National Academy of Science, Engineering and Medicine
Parsons Healthy Materials Lab Advisory Board

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.