Rita Crooms, MD, MPH

Dr. Krigel is a graduate of Dartmouth College, where she majored in Biological Sciences and minored in Spanish. She received her MD from New York University School of Medicine in 2013, then completed her internship, residency, and chief residency in internal medicine at Columbia. She stayed on for fellowship in Digestive and Liver Diseases, during which time she published multiple papers on topics related to colon cancer screening, early onset colorectal cancer, and colonoscopy quality. She also earned a Masters in Patient Oriented Research from the Department of Biostatistics at the Mailman School of Public Health. Dr. Krigel joined the faculty of the Division of Digestive and Liver Disease at Columbia University Irving Medical Center in 2020. She continues to be involved in trainee education as the Associate Program Director of the DLD Fellowship Program, and she participates in cross-campus colonoscopy quality initiatives as the Associate Director of Colonoscopy Quality for the division. Dr. Krigel is fluent in Spanish.

Dr. Christina Shayevitz received her B.A. degree from University of California, San Diego in 2008, on the Dean’s Honor Roll. She wished for change in seasons and snow, and moved to Syracuse, New York where she attended SUNY Upstate Medical University. Following the completion of her medical degree, she attended residency in Adult Psychiatry at Mount Sinai Beth Israel where she also served as the Co-Chair of the MSBI House Staff Committee. She fell in love with fast-pace and multicultural New York, and stayed for a fellowship in Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry at NYU/Bellevue Hospital. Dr. Shayevitz also completed the Psychodynamic Therapy Certification Course provided by the New York Medical College Psychoanalytic Program. She now resides in Financial District and is happy to be a part of the Consultation-Liaison Service at the lower Manhattan campus.

Deepak Bhatt, MD, MPH, MBA is a Cardiovascular Disease (Heart Disease) provider with Mount Sinai Health System, treating patients in the New York area. Dr. Bhatt is committed to compassionate, coordinated care that supports patients throughout the diverse communities we serve.