Sheira Schlair
Experienced in Obesity

Dr. Sheira Schlair

Internal Medicine
Montefiore Einstein
Montefiore Medical Group, Comprehensive Family Care Center
1621 Eastchester Road, 
Bronx, NY 

Experienced in Obesity
Montefiore Einstein
Montefiore Medical Group, Comprehensive Family Care Center
1621 Eastchester Road, 
Bronx, NY 
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Overview

Sheira Schlair, MD, is an attending physician and Professor, Medicine at Montefiore Einstein. Her clinical focus centers on general adult medicine and primary care.

Dr. Schlair is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Obesity. Her top areas of expertise are Maturity Onset Diabetes of the Young, Type 2 Diabetes (T2D), Obesity, and Renovascular Hypertension.

Her clinical research consists of co-authoring 7 peer reviewed articles. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years. In particular, she has co-authored 2 articles in the study of Obesity.

Graduate Institution
Case Western Reserve University
Residency
Montefiore Medical Center
Specialties
Internal Medicine
Licenses
Internal Medicine in NY
Fellowships
New York University Medical Center
Hospital Affiliations
Montefiore Medical Center
Languages Spoken
English
Dutch
French
Hebrew
Spanish
Gender
Female

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Locations

Montefiore Medical Group, Comprehensive Family Care Center
1621 Eastchester Road, Bronx, NY 10461
Call: 718-405-8040

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.


7 Total Publications

After the Discontinuation of Step 2 CS: A Collaborative Statement from the Directors of Clinical Skills Education (DOCS).
After the Discontinuation of Step 2 CS: A Collaborative Statement from the Directors of Clinical Skills Education (DOCS).
Journal: Teaching and learning in medicine
Published: March 15, 2022
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