
Manisha C Balwani MD
Clinical Genetics
Associate Professor, Genetics & Genomic Sciences, Icahn School of Medicine
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1184 5th AveNew York, NY 10029
Phone+1 212-241-0915
Fax+1 212-426-9065
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Education & Training
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount SinaiResidency, Medical Genetics and Genomics, 2003 - 2006
Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell at Forest Hills HospitalResidency, Internal Medicine, 2000 - 2003
Topiwala National Medical CollegeClass of 1997
Certifications & Licensure
NY State Medical License 2006 - 2027
American Board of Medical Genetics and Genomics Clinical Genetics
Clinical Trials
- Erythropoietic Protoporphyrias: Studies of the Natural History, Genotype-Phenotype Correlations, and Psychosocial Impact Start of enrollment: 2012 Jul 01
- Oral Iron for Erythropoietic Protoporphyrias Start of enrollment: 2016 Dec 01
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- Correlation of Plasma Lyso-GL1 Levels with Clinical Phenotype and Treatment Decisions in Patients with Gaucher Disease.Chloe Cheung, Luca Fierro, Catherine McDonough, Chanan Stauffer, Rachel Kaplan
Molecular Genetics and Metabolism. 2025-11-02 - The Burden of Erythropoietic Protoporphyria (EPP): Results From the EPP Life Impact and Genetic Health Trajectory (LIGHT) Study.Hetanshi Naik, Manisha Balwani, Hilary H Colwell, Susan D Mathias, Kristen Wheeden
The Journal of Dermatology. 2025-10-01 - Sebelipase Alfa Improves Aminotransferase Levels in Lysosomal Acid Lipase Deficiency: Data From an International Registry.Lorenzo D'Antiga, Jennifer Evans, Emilio Ros, Florian Abel, Manisha Balwani
Liver International. 2025-09-01
Press Mentions
New Four-Year, $3.26 Million Grant from the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke Establishes the Mount Sinai Center for Undiagnosed DiseasesSeptember 17th, 2024
Dersimelagon Increases Duration of Symptom-Free Sunlight Exposure in Erythropoietic Protoporphyria: NEJMApril 20th, 2023
Dersimelagon Beneficial for Erythropoietic, X-linked ProtoporphyriaApril 13th, 2023- Join now to see all
Other Languages
- Hindi, Urdu
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