Manasi Agrawal

Manasi Agrawal, MD, MS, is an Assistant Professor of Medicine at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, with dual affiliations in the Department of Environmental Medicine and the Henry D. Janowitz Division of Gastroenterology. She serves as Director of Environmental Gastroenterology, leading research on exposomics in gastrointestinal diseases.

• Education: MD from Gandhi Medical College (Bhopal), Residency in Internal Medicine (Maimonides Medical Center), Fellowship in Gastroenterology (Montefiore Medical Center), Advanced IBD Fellowships (Lenox Hill Hospital, Mount Sinai), Master's in Biostatistics (Columbia University)

Her research focuses on environmental influences on IBD risk, including PFAS, pesticides, microplastics, and metals. She collaborates with global research networks to address rising IBD incidence in low-resource regions. Key grants include NIDDK K23 Career Development Award and support from the Crohn’s and Colitis Foundation.

Notable publications span JAMA Dermatology and The Lancet Gastroenterology, addressing diagnostic criteria for cutaneous Crohn’s disease and prevention strategies for IBD. She participates in IBD clinical guideline development and serves as Secretary of the New York Crohn's and Colitis Organization.