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Maria Padilla, MD
Maria Padilla, MD
    • Director
    • Advanced Lung/Interstitial Lung Disease Program
    • Professor of Medicine
    • National Jewish Health Respiratory Institute
    Maria Luisa Padilla, MD, is Professor of Medicine and Director of the Advanced Lung Disease/ILD Program at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai in New York, New York. She received her undergraduate degree at the City College of New York and received her medical degree at the Mount Sinai School of Medicine in New York City. After completing her training as an intern and resident in Internal Medicine at Mount Sinai Hospital, Dr. Padilla pursued a fellowship in Pulmonary Medicine and Basic Science Research in Interstitial Lung Disease, also at Mount Sinai Hospital. She gained additional knowledge in Lung Transplantation and Cystic Fibrosis and directed the former Lung Transplant Program at Mount Sinai Hospital. She is a graduate of The Executive Leadership in Academic Medicine (ELAM). She is certified in Internal Medicine, Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine. Dr. Padilla has investigated and lectured extensively on multiple aspects of pulmonary and critical care medicine. In addition to her clinical research on pulmonary fibrosis in which she participated on multiple trials that led to the FDA approval of antifibrotic therapy for IPF, sarcoidosis, and pulmonary hypertension, she has a very active pulmonary practice and consultation service and continues her teaching interests and clinical investigation (ongoing clinical trials) . Dr. Padilla is the recipient of several awards, including an Academic Award from National Institutes of Health (NIH), teaching awards, 2000 Physician of the Year Award, the Distinguished Service Award, and the Saul Horowitz Jr. Memorial Award, Jacobi Medallion at Mount Sinai Hospital. She has co-authored books on respiratory disorders and is the author or co-author of over 60 publications, presentations, and reports.
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