Prof Scott Sherman

Professor of Population Health, Medicine and Psychiatry

NYU Grossman School of Medicine

Biography

Dr. Sherman is currently a Professor of Population Health, Medicine and Psychiatry NYU Grossman School of Medicine. He received his MD from NYU School of Medicine and completed an MPH in Epidemiology/Biostatistics at Boston University School of Public Health. He is a practicing physician in internal medicine and geriatrics and sees patients at the Veterans Health Administration (VA) in New York. His research studies have focused on how to redesign health care systems to better help people quit smoking. He is particularly focused on population health studies, examining the effectiveness of interventions in routine practice, as well as how to disseminate and implement them. He is currently studying the use of text messaging to support smoking cessation and behavioral economic strategies to help increase the use of tobacco cessation treatment. In addition, he is studying the impact of e-cigarettes for harm reduction in smokers with comorbid condition, such as chronic obstructive pulmonary disease or coronary artery disease. He has over 200 peer-reviewed publications in scientific journals and is currently leading 5 large grants, with funding from the National Institutes of Health, the VA and foundations.

Dr Sherman is currently starting a research center at NYU School of Medicine focused on the health impact of vaping (either nicotine or cannabis).