Ami Rubinowitz, MD
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Professor of Radiology and Biomedical Imaging
Biography
Ami N. Rubinowitz, M.D. is a Professor of Radiology and Biomedical Imaging at Yale School of Medicine and a member of the Thoracic Imaging Section at Yale-New Haven Hospital, where she previously served as section chief for many years. Dr. Rubinowitz received her medical degree with academic honors (Alpha Omega Alpha) from New York Medical College. She completed her internship in internal medicine at Lenox Hill Hospital in New York City, her residency in diagnostic radiology and fellowship in thoracic imaging both at NYU Medical Center where she was also chief resident and chief fellow. After completing her training, she served on the faculty of the diagnostic radiology department at NYU School of Medicine and NYU Medical Center, and then subsequently Yale School of Medicine and Yale-New Haven Hospital where she has been since 2005.
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Dr. Rubinowitz enjoys teaching medical students and residents, and has been honored with many teaching awards. She works closely with the clinical faculty at Yale from many different specialties, particularly the pulmonologists, thoracic oncologists and thoracic surgeons, and has been the site radiologist for multiple clinical trials pertaining to lung disease (specifically pulmonary fibrosis, COPD and lung cancer). She is also the radiologist for the Yale Interstitial Lung Disease program, the Yale Scleroderma program, and the Yale Thoracic Oncology program. Her scholarship includes original research publications in peer-reviewed journals, review articles, invited editorials and commentaries, as well as book chapters in some of the most commonly referenced books. She serves on a variety of committees for both national and international organizations. Dr. Rubinowitz has given invited lectures at multiple academic medical centers and teaching hospitals, board review courses, as well as numerous national and international conferences.
Appointments
Radiology & Biomedical Imaging
ProfessorPrimary
Other Departments & Organizations
- Center for Thoracic Cancers
- Clinical Radiology
- Interstitial Lung Disease (ILD) Program
- Radiology & Biomedical Imaging
- Thoracic Radiology
- Yale Cancer Center
- Yale Medicine
Education & Training
- Fellow
- New York University Medical Center, New York, NY (2000)
- Resident
- New York University Medical Center, New York, NY (1999)
- MD
- New York Medical College (1994)
- Intern
- Lenox Hill Hospital, New York, NY
Research
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Academic Achievements & Community Involvement
Clinical Care
Overview
Ami Rubinowitz, MD, is a thoracic radiologist in the Department of Radiology & Biomedical Imaging, whose specific area of interest is interstitial lung disease.
Dr. Rubinowitz says what she loves most about her work is being able to pick up early or subtle disease on imaging studies, as well as finding specific clues to a diagnosis. “This helps patients have a better outcome by being diagnosed and treated earlier, which ultimately makes a positive difference in their lives,” Dr. Rubinowitz says.
She likes to reassure concerned patients. “They are in good hands here and are being taken care of by some of the best and brightest doctors in their field,” she says. An authority in her field, her opinion is routinely sought after not only by physicians at Yale, but also by patients and physicians from other institutions.
At Yale School of Medicine, Dr. Rubinowitz is also an associate professor of Radiology and Biomedical Imaging. “I enjoy working with and teaching the next generation of physicians at different levels in their training, including medical students, interns, residents, and fellows. It’s fun interacting with them, keeps me up to date on the newest advances in the field, and is part of the intellectual challenge that attracted me to medicine,“ she says.
Clinical Specialties
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Sarcoidosis
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Board Certifications
Diagnostic Radiology
- Certification Organization
- AB of Radiology
- Original Certification Date
- 1999