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Elizabeth Spencer, MD, Pediatric Gastroenterology, New York, NY, The Mount Sinai Hospital

ElizabethAnnSpencerMDMS

Pediatric Gastroenterology New York, NY

Assistant Professor of Pediatric Gastroenterology & Nutrition, Icahn School of Medicine, Mount Sinai, New York, NY Specializing in Inflammatory Bowel Disease

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Summary

  • Elizabeth A. Spencer, MD, MS is an Assistant Professor of Pediatrics in the Division of Pediatric Gastroenterology at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai and at the Mount Sinai Kravis Children’s Hospital. Dr. Spencer received her undergraduate degree from The College of William and Mary and her medical degree from Eastern Virginia Medical School where she graduated Alpha Omega Alpha and was also honored by the Gold Humanism Honor Society. She completed her Pediatric residency at The University of California, Los Angeles followed by three sequential fellowships at the Mount Sinai Medical Center in Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology, & Nutrition, Immunotherapy, and Pediatric Advanced Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD). She received her Masters in Clinical Research from the Icahn School of Medicine.

    Her primary research focuses on genetic, microbial, and metabolomic contributions to the development of IBD with the goal of identifying a target for preventative therapies for those at high risk for IBD. Her other interests include precision medicine, tailoring therapies based on patient genetics, and very early onset IBD. Her work is supported by an NIH Career Development Award.

    Dr. Spencer specializes in the care of patients with ulcerative colitis and Crohn's disease, Inflammatory Bowel Disease, Very Early Onset IBD, Women’s Health & IBD, Genetics & IBD.

Education & Training

  • Mount Sinai, Icahn School of Medicine
    Mount Sinai, Icahn School of MedicineMS, Clinical Research, 2020 - 2022
  • Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
    Icahn School of Medicine at Mount SinaiFellowship, Inflammatory Bowel Disease Fellowship, 2018 - 2020
  • Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai/Kravis Children's
    Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai/Kravis Children'sFellowship, Pediatric Gastroenterology, 2015 - 2018
  • UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine/UCLA Medical Center
    UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine/UCLA Medical CenterResidency, Pediatrics, 2012 - 2015
  • Eastern Virginia Medical School
    Eastern Virginia Medical SchoolClass of 2012

Certifications & Licensure

  • FL State Medical License
    FL State Medical License 2020 - Present
  • NY State Medical License
    NY State Medical License 2015 - 2024
  • CA State Medical License
    CA State Medical License 2014 - 2015
  • American Board of Pediatrics Pediatrics
  • American Board of Pediatrics Pediatric Gastroenterology

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

  • Distinguished Scholar Award Mount Sinai Icahn School of Medicine, 2022
  • SinaiInnovations Award Mount Sinai Innovation Partners, 2020
  • Boehringer Ingelheim Immunotherapy Fellow Mount Sinai, 2018-2019
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Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Journal Articles

  • The Impact of Thiopurine Metabolite Monitoring on the Durability of Thiopurine Monotherapy in Pediatric IBD  
    Spencer EA, Norris E, Williams C, Dubinsky MC., IBD, 1/1/2019

Press Mentions

  • Mechanisms to prevent Crohn's disease unveiled
    Mechanisms to prevent Crohn's disease unveiledJune 30th, 2020

Grant Support

  • The Missing Link to Environmental Sharing: The Microbiome, Metabolome, and Genome in Multiplex IBD FamiliesMount Sinai2020–Present

Committees

  • Member, NASPGHAN IBD Committee 2018 - 2020

Professional Memberships

Other Languages

  • Spanish

Hospital Affiliations