David J Prezant MD

Critical Care Medicine, Pleural Disease

Professor, Medicine, Pulmonary Medicine; Epidemiology & Population Health, Albert Einstein College of Medicine

Summary

David Prezant, MD is a Pulmonology specialist located in Bronx, NY. He is the Chief Medical Officer for the fire Dept of the City of New York. He is a Professor of Medicine at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine. Dr. Prezant completed his education primarily at Albert Einstein College of Medicine and Montefiore Medical Center, followed by a residency at Harlem Hospital Center. He has additional experience in asthma and general pulmonology. He has contributed to several publications on topics such as COVID-19 risk factors and health issues related to the World Trade Centre disaster, some of which have been widely cited by peers. Dr. Prezant has been recognized as a top doctor in the New York Metro area by Castle Connolly from 2003 to 2014.

Montefiore Medical Center/Albert Einstein College of Medicine (Moses and Weiler Campuses)Residency, Internal Medicine, 1986 - 1987
Montefiore Medical Center/Albert Einstein College of Medicine (Moses and Weiler Campuses)Fellowship, Pulmonary Disease and Critical Care Medicine, 1984 - 1986
Harlem Hospital CenterResidency, Internal Medicine, 1981 - 1984
Albert Einstein College of MedicineClass of 1981

PubMed

Visit-to-visit FEV-variation and Mortality in WTC Exposed FDNY Rescue/Recovery Workers.
Kaat-Renée Deforce, Lies Lahousse, David G Goldfarb, David J Prezant, Michael D Weiden
Annals of the American Thoracic Society. 2025-05-09
Association between obstructive sleep apnea and hearing loss among a cohort of emergency responders.
David W Appel, David G Goldfarb, Rachel Zeig-Owens, Jaeun Choi, Gregory Flamme
Sleep & Breathing = Schlaf & Atmung. 2025-05-06
Mortality in a cohort of WTC-exposed law-enforcement officers compared to non-WTC law-enforcement officers.
Ankura Singh, Malak Khalifeh, John Violanti, Rachel Zeig-Owens, Andrew C Todd
International Archives of Occupational and Environmental Health. 2025-03-01

Journal Articles

Characteristics Associated with Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrests and Resuscitations During the Novel Coronavirus Disease 2019 Pandemic in New York City
Michael D Weiden, David J Prezant, JAMA Cardiology

Abstracts/Posters

High Burden of Clonal Hematopoiesis in First Responders Exposed to the World Trade Center Disaster
David Prezant, 61st Annual American Society of Hematology Meeting, Orlando, FL, 12/9/2019

Characteristics Associated with Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrests and Resuscitations During the Novel Coronavirus Disease 2019 Pandemic in New York CityJune 2020
Characteristics Associated with Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrests and Resuscitations During the Novel Coronavirus Disease 2019 Pandemic in New York CityJune 2020
Characteristics Associated with Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrests and Resuscitations During the Novel Coronavirus Disease 2019 Pandemic in New York CityJune 2020

9/11 Health Care Program Restores Cancer Treatment Certifications Amid Weeks of UncertaintyMay 1st, 2025
‘Luckiest Man Alive’: Why 9/11 First Responders’ Outlooks May Improve Even as Physical Health FailsSeptember 10th, 2021
Cough, Cancer, PTSD: Two Decades of World Trade Center StudiesSeptember 9th, 2021
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NYC FIRE Dept. Data Coordinating Ctr For WTC MedicalsNational Institute For Occupational Safety And Health2004–2010
FDNY WTC Treatment Program-SupplementNational Institute For Occupational Safety And Health2007
MED Monitoring For Ny Personnel Engaged In ER ACT Related To 9/11/2001National Center For Environmental Health2005
Diaphragm Adaptations To Chronic Resistive LoadingNational Heart, Lung, And Blood Institute1997–2001
Time &Scba TANK Use On Injury Prevention/Fire FightersNational Institute For Occupational Safety And Health1998–2000
Diaphragm Adaptations To Respiratory TrainingNational Heart, Lung, And Blood Institute1988–1992