Sheira Schlair

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Sheira Schlair, MD

Internal Medicine



Montefiore Medical Center
111 East 210th Street
Bronx, NY 10467-2401
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Sheira Schlair, MD, is an attending physician and Professor, Medicine at Montefiore Einstein. Her clinical focus centers on general adult medicine and primary care.

After earning her Doctor of Medicine at Case Western Reserve University in 2003, Dr. Schlair completed an internship and residency in primary care/social internal medicine at Montefiore in 2006. She was invited to stay on as Chief Resident from 2006 to 2007. Following this, she completed a Master of Science in medical education at New York University and a fellowship in general internal medicine in 2009. Dr. Schlair completed the Facilitators in Training national faculty development fellowship through the Academy on Communication in Healthcare in 2014. She also completed the Harvard Macy Scholars’ Leading Innovations in Health Care & Education at Harvard School of Medicine.

Dr. Schlair’s research focuses on medical education. Her work has been published in numerous peer-reviewed journals, book chapters, review articles and abstracts, and she has presented at lectures, grand rounds and workshops nationally and internationally.

Dr. Schlair is board certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine and the National Board of Medical Examiners. She is a Fellow of the American College of Physicians and the Academy on Communication in Healthcare. She is also a member of the Society of General Internal Medicine and the Association of American Medical Colleges. In 2016, Dr. Schlair was inducted into the Leo M. Davidoff Society and was elected President in 2018.

Gender: Female

Languages

  • Dutch
  • Spanish
  • French
  • Hebrew

Credentials

Education and Training

  • Fellowship New York University Medical Center
  • Residency Montefiore Medical Center

Areas of Expertise

Specialties

  • Internal Medicine

Clinical Focus

General adult medicine and primary care

Research Focus

Medical education

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