About Us

The Mount Sinai Selikoff Centers for Occupational Health are proud to serve the Mid-Hudson Valley and the five boroughs of New York City for their occupational health needs.

The Impact of Work-Related Injuries and Illnesses

Each year there are more than 200 work-related fatalities and 190,000 occupational injuries and illnesses reported across New York State. Unfortunately, these numbers represent only a fraction of the problem because work-related health conditions are underreported. These conditions can lead to significant pain and suffering for workers, disrupt careers, and devastate families. Occupational health issues result in a substantial economic burden due to both direct medical costs and indirect costs related to lost production, foregone opportunities, and diminished investment.

How We Help

What sets the Selikoff Centers apart is our 360-degree approach to injured workers. As a part of the nation’s only state-based Occupational Health Clinic Network, we provide the entire range of workplace health and safety-related services, beginning with education and consultation aimed at injury and illness prevention. We diagnose and treat ill and injured workers with the goal of safely returning them to work.

Our doctors are experts in workers’ compensation who can establish the link between work and illness and can connect patients with other treating specialists who accept workers’ compensation insurance. Our staff provides expert guidance and support in areas such as ergonomics, industrial hygiene, social work, and benefits counseling. Within the Department of Environmental Medicine and Climate Science, the Division of Occupational Medicine is a leader in interdisciplinary research and has made groundbreaking discoveries about occupational-related illnesses during the last 60 years.

Our occupational health services include:

Patient Services

• Evaluation of work-related conditions
• Ergonomics and injury prevention consultations
• Workers' compensation counseling and social work
• World Trade Center Health Program

Labor, Industry, and Community Partnerships

• Ergonomic and environmental hazard assessments
• Asbestos, lead, silica, and other heavy metal medical surveillance
• Hearing conservation programs
• Respirator fit testing and clearance examinations
• Fitness for duty evaluations and return-to-work assessments
• Education modules in ergonomics, stress reduction, and mindfulness, as well as the health effects of workplace hazards and protection strategies

Clinical Expertise

• Occupational injuries and illnesses
• Clinical preventive medicine
• Medical surveillance for hazardous exposures
• Disability evaluations
• Causality evaluations
• World Trade Center-related adverse health effects

Support Services

• Industrial hygiene
• Injury prevention and ergonomics
• Social work and benefits counseling
• Interpreter and translation services