PROFESSOR | Medicine, General Internal Medicine PROFESSOR | Geriatrics and Palliative Medicine

Dr. Theresa Soriano is an Associate Professor in the Departments of Medicine, Geriatrics and Palliative Medicine at ISSMS. She is currently acting chief of the Division of General Internal Medicine and Executive Director of the Mount Sinai Visiting Doctors Program, the nation’s largest academic home-based primary care program providing primary and palliative care for homebound patients in Manhattan. Dr. Soriano received her MD and Masters in Public Health at Mount Sinai School of Medicine and completed her residency in Internal Medicine at University of Miami – Jackson Memorial Hospital in Miami, FL. She joined the faculty of Mount Sinai’s Division of General Medicine in 2004. Dr. Soriano’s career interests include clinical quality, workforce development and advocacy in home-based primary and palliative care; innovative care models for underserved and/or medically and psychosocially complex populations, and health literacy. She has presented her work in home-based primary and palliative care at the regional and national levels, and has published work in major medical and healthcare journals. She is a member of the board of directors for the American Academy of Home Care Medicine (AAHCM) and was the recipient of the 2012 Hastings Center Cunniff-Dixon Early Career Physician Award for excellence in clinical care and leadership in palliative medicine. Certifications Hospice & Palliative Medicine American Board of Internal Medicine Education BS, Cornell University MD, Mount Sinai School of Medicine Jackson Memorial Hospital University of Miami MPH, Mount Sinai School of Medicine Residency, Internal Medicine Jackson Memorial Hospital Awards 2014 Board of Directors American Academy of Home Care Medicine 2012 Hastings Center Cunniff-Dixon Early Career Physician Award 2012 Alumni Achievement Award Cornell University College of Human Ecology 2010 Ruth Abramson Award Department of Medicine, ISMMS 2009 Housecall Doctor of the Year American Academy of Home Care Medicine