Andy S. Jagoda

Jagoda is the son of a Jewish singer, Flory Papo Jagoa, and her husband, builder Harry Jagoda. He is one of four siblings including two sisters, Lori and Betty, and brother, Elliot, who died in 2014. He is married to retired neuro-psychiatrist Silvana Riggio. He also has an adult daughter from a previous relationship.

After his military service, Jagoda joined the faculty of George Washington University, then the University of Florida. He joined the staff at Mount Sinai Medical Center in 1995, earning the rank of Professor of Emergency Medicine with tenure in 2000. In 2009, he was named Chair of the Department of Emergency Medicine.

As a doctor in the United States Navy, Jagoda completed two tours in the Middle East, first during the Iran-Iraq War, and then again during Desert Storm/Desert Shield. In 1990, he earned the rank of lieutenant commander. He was later made Assistant Professor at the Department of Military Medicine/Emergency Medicine at the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences in Bethesda, Maryland. He was discharged from the navy in 1991.

He received his medical degree from Georgetown University in 1982. He completed a residency in emergency medicine at the joint program of Georgetown/George Washington/Maryland Institute for Emergency Medical Services System in 1985.

Andy S. Jagoda (born 1952) is an American physician and Professor and Chair Emeritus of the Department of Emergency Medicine at Mount Sinai Hospital in New York City. He has edited and authored 14 books, including The Good Housekeeping Family First Aid Book and the textbook Neurologic Emergencies. He is an editor of the 9th edition of Rosen’s Emergency Medicine.