Mervat Nassef, MD
Locations and Appointments
ColumbiaDoctors - 2026 Richmond Road
CUIMC/NewYork-Presbyterian Morgan Stanley Children's Hospital
Insurances Accepted
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About Mervat Nassef, MD
Dr. Mervat Nassef is a Professor of Pediatrics at Columbia University Medical Center (CUMC). She received her B.A., magna cum laude, and her MD at New York University. She went on to do her residency in Pediatrics at the New York University Medical Center, and her fellowship in Allergy & Immunology at Columbia University, College of Physicians & Surgeons. After fellowship, she spent 2 years in Hong Kong where she was involved in teaching medical residents about allergies and asthma. Upon her return to New York, she joined the faculty of the Allergy & Immunology Division at CUMC. Her goal is to provide the highest quality, individualized patient care. She has a special interest in food allergies, environmental allergies and asthma.
Because of her love for teaching, Dr. Nassef took on the role of Director of Resident and Medical Student Education in the Allergy/Immunology Division, in which she was responsible for coordinating the activities of students and residents who rotate through the Division. She has also been active in giving grand rounds and teaching conferences in area hospitals and writing publications on various topics in allergy, including co-authoring the textbook: Allergies and Adolescence: Transitioning Toward Independent Living. Stukus D, editor. Springer. She has presented some of her work at the annual international meetings of the American College of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology.
Dr. Nassef served as Chair of the Women's Health Committee, the Population Health Committee at the American College of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology, and the Clinical Programs/Patient Safety and Quality Committee at the ACAAI. She was selected to Chair the ACAAI Education Council, a top-level leadership role in which she is led the development of the Education Strategy of the College and overseeing its implementation. She has helped develop educational resources for physicians worldwide. She volunteers her time by conducting free asthma screenings in her local community. She was chosen as one of The New York Times Magazine Top Doctors every year since 2012. She received the ACAAI Woman in Allergy Award in 2021 and the Castle Connolly's Exceptional Women in Medicine award in 2023.
Board Certifications
- Allergy and Immunology
- Pediatric Allergy and Immunology
- Pediatrics
Languages Spoken
- Arabic
Specialties & Expertise
- Allergic Rhinitis
- Allergic Rhinosinusitis
- Allergy
- Allergy and Asthma Management
- Allergy Evaluation and Treatment
- Allergy Testing
- Allergy/Allergies
- Asthma
- Atopic Dermatitis
- Chronic Cough
- Disorder of Nasal Sinus
- Eczema
- Food Allergy
- Hives
- Insect Allergy
- Ocular Allergy
- Pediatric Allergy
- Pediatric Food Allergy
- Pediatric Sinusitis
- Sinus & Allergy Treatment
- Sinus and Allergy Treatment
- Sinus Disease
- Sinus Disorder
- Sinusitis
- Urticaria
Education
- Internship: New York University Medical Center
- Fellowship: Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center, NY
- Residency: New York University Medical Center
Leadership, Titles & Positions
- Director of Resident and Medical Student Education, Pediatric Allergy & Immunology elective, Columbia University Medical Center
- member of the Allergy/Immunology Program Evaluation Committee, fellowship program, Columbia University
- Professor of Pediatrics at CUMC
Hospital Affiliations
- NewYork-Presbyterian / Columbia University Irving Medical Center
- NewYork-Presbyterian Morgan Stanley Children's Hospital