Syam Andra

Syam Andra is Professor of Environmental Medicine and Public Health at Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, with research focusing on environmental exposure assessment and its health impacts on vulnerable populations. His work bridges analytical chemistry, epidemiology, and public health policy through international collaborations.

Education:

• PhD in Environmental Medicine, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

Professor Andra's research centers on exposomics and environmental toxicology, with emphasis on endocrine-disrupting chemicals (bisphenol A, phthalates) and their developmental impacts. His fingerprint analysis reveals dominant work on phthalate exposure (57%), trihalomethanes (52%), and neonatal environmental exposures (49%). Key contributions include:

• Methodological advances in mass spectrometry for exposome-wide studies
• International birth cohort investigations in South Africa and India
• Development of field-deployable exposure assessment technologies

Recent publications (2023-2025) demonstrate growing focus on global health applications, particularly adapting dried matrix spot technology for resource-limited settings and refining analytical frameworks for complex chemical mixtures. His work consistently addresses real-world exposure scenarios from consumer products to healthcare environments.

Professor Andra's research impact is evidenced by an h-index of 27 and 2038 citations, with media coverage highlighting practical implications for chemical safety and public health policy. His findings on BPA-free products and NICU exposures have received widespread attention.

He maintains active grant funding supporting international collaborations and methodological innovation, with supervision of graduate students in environmental medicine. Current projects emphasize scalable exposure assessment solutions for global health equity.

As an affiliated researcher with Mount Sinai's Institute for Exposomic Research, Professor Andra contributes to interdisciplinary initiatives advancing exposome science from bench to population health applications.