Distinguished in Obesity

Dr. Jeffrey Mechanick

Endocrinology
Vascular And Endovascular Surgery At The Mount Sinai Hospital
1190 5th Ave Fl 1, 
New York, NY 
37 Years of Experience

Distinguished in Obesity
Vascular And Endovascular Surgery At The Mount Sinai Hospital
1190 5th Ave Fl 1, 
New York, NY 
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Overview

Jeffrey Mechanick is an Endocrinologist in New York, New York. Dr. Mechanick has been practicing medicine for over 37 years and is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Obesity. His top areas of expertise are Malnutrition, Obesity, Type 2 Diabetes (T2D), Abdominal Obesity Metabolic Syndrome, and Thyroidectomy.

His clinical research consists of co-authoring 221 peer reviewed articles. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years. In particular, he has co-authored 70 articles in the study of Obesity.

Specialties
Endocrinology
Licenses
Internal Medicine in NY
Hospital Affiliations
Mount Sinai Beth Israel
Mount Sinai Hospital
Mount Sinai West
Languages Spoken
English
Gender
Male

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Locations

Vascular and Endovascular Surgery at the Mount Sinai Hospital
1190 5th Ave Fl 1, New York, NY 10029
Call: 212-241-3459

Additional Areas of Focus

Dr. Mechanick has provided the following conditions as areas of focus. Please note that we may not have enough data to validate their experience in some of these conditions.

Hypoparathyroidism
Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease
Nonalcoholic Steatohepatitis (NASH)

Clinical Research

Clinical research consists of overseeing clinical studies of patients undergoing new treatments and therapies, and publishing articles in peer reviewed medical journals. Providers who actively participate in clinical research are generally at the forefront of the fields and aware of the most up-to-date advances in treatments for their patients.


222 Total Publications

Sarcopenic diabetes is an under-recognized and unmet clinical priority. A call for action from the European Society for Clinical Nutrition and Metabolism and the Diabetes Nutrition Study Group.
Sarcopenic diabetes is an under-recognized and unmet clinical priority. A call for action from the European Society for Clinical Nutrition and Metabolism and the Diabetes Nutrition Study Group.
Journal: Clinical nutrition (Edinburgh, Scotland)
Published: July 24, 2025
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Areas of Expertise

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  • Malnutrition
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  • Abdominal Obesity Metabolic Syndrome
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  • Cytochrome C Oxidase Deficiency
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  • Hypothyroidism
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  • Maturity Onset Diabetes of the Young
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  • Mitochondrial Complex V Deficiency
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  • Obesity
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  • Adrenal Insufficiency Pediatric
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  • Familial Hypocalciuric Hypercalcemia Type 1
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  • Familial Isolated Hyperparathyroidism
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  • Graves Disease
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  • Acromegaly
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  • Anaplastic Thyroid Cancer
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  • Autoimmune Polyendocrinopathy-Candidiasis-Ectodermal Dystrophy (APECED)
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  • Autoimmune Polyglandular Syndrome Type 2
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  • Autosomal Dominant Hypocalcemia
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  • Childhood Hypophosphatasia (HPP)
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