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Samira Farouk, MD
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ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR | Medicine, Nephrology
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR | Medical Education
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Nephrology

MD, Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School

Internship, Internal Medicine, Icahn School of Medicine At Mount Sinai

Residency, Internal Medicine, Icahn School of Medicine At Mount Sinai

Fellowship, Nephrology, Icahn School of Medicine At Mount Sinai

Certifications

American Board of Internal Medicine

2024

American Society of Nephrology Mid-Career Educator Award

2023

Robin Chemers Neustein Mid-Career Women Faculty Award Program

2022

Institute of Medical Education (IME) Excellence in Teaching Faculty Award

2022

Co-Investigator, American Gastroenterological Association Educator’s Grant

2021

Junior Faculty Award, ISMMS Faculty Council

2020

William and Sandra Bennett Clinical Scholar of KidneyCure

2020

Finalist, American Society of Nephrology (ASN) Innovations in Education Contest

ABC Kidney

2020

Co-Investigator, American Gastroenterological Association Educator’s Grant

2019

Best in Congress Poster

American Transplant Congress

2019

NephJC Nathan Hellman Social Media Project of the Year

NephSIM

2018

Winner, Innovations in Education Contest

American Society of Nephrology (ASN)

2018

Fellow Recognition Award

East Harlem Health Outreach Partnership

2018

1st Place in Basic Science

New York Society of Nephrology (NYSN) Fellows’ Night

2018

Excellence in Teaching Housestaff Award

Institute of Medical Education

2017

Reduce the Overuse Challenge: Quality Improvement Project Grant,

Mount Sinai High Value Care Committee

2003

Valedictorian, Scholar Athlete Award, Edward Bloustein Scholar, Robert C Byrd Scholar, NJSIAA Scholar Athlete Award

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Publications

Selected Publications

LILRB3 genetic variation is associated with kidney transplant failure in African American recipients. Zeguo Sun, Zhengzi Yi, Chengguo Wei, Wenlin Wang, Tianyuan Ren, Paolo Cravedi, Fasika Tedla, Stephen C. Ward, Evren Azeloglu, Daniel R. Schrider, Yun Li, Atlas Khan, Francesca Zanoni, Jia Fu, Sumaria Ali, Shun Liu, Deguang Liang, Tong Liu, Hong Li, Caixia Xi, Thi Ha Vy, Gohar Mosoyan, Quan Sun, Ashwani Kumar, Zhongyang Zhang, Samira Farouk, Kirk Campell, Jordi Ochando, Kyung Lee, Steve Coca, Jenny Xiang, Patricia Connolly, Lorenzo Gallon, Philip J. O’Connell, Robert Colvin, Madhav C. Menon, Girish Nadkarni, John C. He, Monica Kraft, Xuejun Jiang, Xuewu Zhang, Krzysztof Kiryluk, Aravind Cherukuri, Fadi G. Lakkis, Weiguo Zhang, Shu Hsia Chen, Peter S. Heeger, Weijia Zhang. Nature Medicine

In Reply to “ACGME Accreditation for Transplant Nephrology Training: Clarifying Why This Is a Step in the Right Direction”. Samira S. Farouk, Matthew A. Sparks, Fasika Tedla, Roslyn B. Mannon. American Journal of Kidney Diseases

Embedding Equity and Inclusion Principles Into Nephrology Board Examinations: An Essential Part of Our Path Toward Kidney Health Justice. Dinushika Mohottige, Samira Farouk. Advances in Kidney Disease and Health

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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. Farouk during 2024 and/or 2025. 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

  • Chinook Therapeutics Inc.

Editorial Services

  • Kidney News
  • Clinical Transplantation
  • American Journal of Kidney Diseases

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.