David Muller
Born(1964-04-18)April 18, 1964
Tel Aviv, Israel
Citizenshipdual; Israeli and American
Alma materJohns Hopkins University, NYU
Known forCo-founder, Global Health Center, Visiting Doctors Program
Scientific career
FieldsMedical Education

David Muller is an Israeli physician who co-founded in 1996 the Mount Sinai Visiting Doctors Program (VDP), which as of 2011, was the largest academic physician home visiting program in the country.[1][2][3][4] He is Dean for Medical Education and the Marietta and Charles C. Morchand Chair in Medical Education[5] at The Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai in New York City[6] and Associate Professor of both Medicine and Medical Education.

As of 2020, Muller is senior advisor and co-founder (with Ramon Murphy and Philip J. Landrigan) of The Arnhold Global Health Institute, a division of The Mount Sinai Medical Center dedicated to finding evidence-based solutions to global health problems.[7][8]

Biography

Muller was born in 1964 in Tel Aviv, Israel. He graduated from Johns Hopkins University in 1986 with a BA and earned his M.D. from the New York University School of Medicine in 1991. His postdoctoral training included an internship and residency in internal medicine at The Mount Sinai Medical Center, where he was Chief Resident from 1994 to 1995.[9]

Muller joined the faculty at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai in 1993. In 2004, he was named associate professor of medicine; in 2005 he was named dean and associate professor of medical education. In September, 2005, he was named Chairman of the Department of Medical Education. In that role he addressed prevention of suicide, racism and curtaining debt among medical students.[10][11][12][13]

The Visiting Doctors Program, co-founded by Muller, is one of the first and largest in-home care programs for the elderly.[14] The VDP serves approximately 1,000 homebound elderly patients annually[15] and trains approximately 200 medical students, residents, and fellows annually in the provision of house calls and home care.[3][14]

Muller holds dual citizenship in Israel and the United States.

Honors, awards and societies

Muller is a fellow of the New York Academy of Medicine, the Association of American Medical Colleges, Physicians for Social Responsibility, Physicians for a National Health Program, and member of the American College of Physicians. He is a national board member of Compassion & Choices,[16] and board member of the Susan and Norman Ember Family Foundation and the Atran Family Foundation.

Additional honors include the AAMC Spencer Foreman Award for Outstanding Community Service in 2009.[3]

Publications

  • Haglund M, aan het Rot M, Cooper N, Muller D, Southwick SM, Charney DS. Trauma and Resilience in the Third Year of Medical School: A Prospective Study of the Effects of Clinical Rotations on Student Well-being. Academic Medicine, February 2009; 84(2):258-68. PMID 19174682
  • Muller D. Trial by Fire. Annals of Internal Medicine, July 2008; 149:60. PMID 18591639
  • Muller D. GOMER. Health Aff (Millwood). 2007 May-Jun;26(3):831-5. PMID 17485763
  • Smith KL, Ornstein K, Soriano T, Muller D, Boal J. A multidisciplinary program for delivering primary care to the underserved urban homebound: looking back, moving forward. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2006 Aug;54(8):1283-9. Review. PMID 16914000
  • Muller D. Do NOT Resuscitate. Health Aff (Millwood). 2005 Sep-Oct;24(5):1317-22. PMID 16162579
  • Feigelson S, Muller D. Writing About Medicine: An exercise in reflection at Mount Sinai. Mount Sinai J of Med, September 2005; 72(5): 322-332. PMID 16184296
  • Rhodes R, Cohen D, Friedman E, Muller D. Professionalism in Medical Education. American Journal of Bioethics, Spring 2004; 4(2): 20-22. ISSN 1526-5161 PMID 15186679
  • Smith L, Muller D, Feit E: Internal Medicine Subspecialty Training: Negative Impact of the Timing of the Application Process, Academic Medicine. 1997; 72(2):152-154.
  • Adler L, Sidlow R, Muller, D: Practicing Medicine Under the Influence of the Pharmaceutical Industry, Mount Sinai J of Med.
  • Boal J, Muller D: The Role of Housecalls in Comprehensive Ambulatory Care, Ambulatory Outreach. Summer 1998: 4-5. PMID 10346595
  • Muller D, Boal J: Serving Patients Well Means Acknowledging and Supporting Their Home Caregivers, Oncology Times. Volume 22, Number 1. January 2000.

References

  1. ↑ Randi Hutter Epstein (June 4, 2002). "House Calls: How Physicians Heal Themselves". The New York Times. Retrieved 2010-02-07.
  2. ↑ "Frontline Interviews David Muller, M.D." Frontline. PBS.org. December 20, 2005. Retrieved 2010-02-07.
  3. 1 2 3 "2009 Spencer Foreman Award for Outstanding Community Service". Association of American Medical Colleges. Archived from the original on 2010-07-03. Retrieved 2010-02-07.
  4. ↑ Ornstein, Katherine; Hernandez, Cameron R.; DeCherrie, Linda V.; Soriano, Theresa A. (2011). "The Mount Sinai (New York) Visiting Doctors Program: meeting the needs of the urban homebound population". Care Management Journals. 12 (4): 159–163. doi:10.1891/1521-0987.12.4.159. ISSN 1521-0987. PMID 23214235. S2CID 45257840.
  5. ↑ "2015 Alpha Omega Alpha Robert J. Glaser Distinguished Teacher Award". AAMC. Retrieved 2020-11-22.
  6. ↑ "Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai – Faculty profile". Retrieved 2010-02-07.
  7. ↑ "About the Global Health Center". Retrieved 2010-02-07.
  8. ↑ "Global Health Center receives $1M grant". Psych Central. June 30, 2006. Retrieved 2010-02-07.
  9. ↑ "National Health Policy Forum | David Muller, MD". www.nhpf.org. Retrieved 2020-11-22.
  10. ↑ "Mount Sinai medical school to cap debt at $75K for students with financial need". Modern Healthcare. 2019-04-11. Retrieved 2020-11-22.
  11. ↑ Lynch, Giselle; Holloway, Terrell; Muller, David; Palermo, Ann-Gel (May 2020). "Suspending Student Selections to Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society: How One School Is Navigating the Intersection of Equity and Wellness". Academic Medicine. 95 (5): 700–703. doi:10.1097/ACM.0000000000003087. ISSN 1040-2446. PMID 31764081. S2CID 208276890.
  12. ↑ "Medical school dean writes touching letter about physician burnout after 4th-year medical student commits suicide". www.beckershospitalreview.com. Retrieved 2020-11-22.
  13. ↑ "Paid Program". 25 May 2017. Retrieved 2020-11-22.
  14. 1 2 Durana, Alieza. "House Calls Can Lead to Dramatically Better Health Outcomes Among the Elderly". Pacific Standard. Retrieved 2020-11-22.
  15. ↑ Timothy Magaw. "A Doctor in the House". AARP. Retrieved 2010-02-07.
  16. ↑ "Compassion & Choices". Archived from the original on 2011-07-17. Retrieved 2010-02-07.
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