Madeline R. Sterling, MD

Associate Professor of Medicine

General Internal Medicine (Medicine)

Contact & profiles

Appointments

Associate Professor of MedicinePrimary
Medicine · 2023–
Physician- Medicine
NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital

Past Appointments

Assistant Professor of Medicine
Medicine · 2018–2023
Fellow in Medicine
Medicine · 2016–2018
Clinical Associate in Medicine
Medicine · 2012–2016

Centers

Education

M.Sc., Health Services Research and Clinical Epidemiology
Weill Cornell Graduate School of Medical Sciences, 2018
M.P.H., Medicine and Epidemiology
Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, 2013
M.D., Medicine and Epidemiology
Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, 2013
B.A., Biology and Society
Cornell University, 2008

Highlights

1
JAMA internal medicine · 2020
MRMadeline R. Sterling LMLisa M Kern
PMID: 32749450PMCID: PMC7404061DOIFirst author195 citations
2
Journal of the American Heart Association · 2020
MRMadeline R. Sterling LPLaura Pinheiro MMMonika M Safford EPErica Phillips PGParag Goyal
PMID: 32316807PMCID: PMC7428585DOIFirst author85 citations
3
JACC. Heart failure · 2020
MRMadeline R. Sterling LMLisa M Kern MMMonika M Safford
PMID: 32800510PMCID: PMC8538886DOIFirst author42 citations

Publications

172

Funding

16 View NIH portfolio on RePORTER ↗

Active

12 grants

Co-I
Long-term health effects of disasters on post acute care of patients with Alzheimers Dementia and other vulnerable groups
National Institute on Aging · 2026–2030
RF1AG092808-01A1
Co-I
Understanding Ambulatory Care Utilization in Alzheimer's Disease and Related Dementias (ACUA)
National Institute on Aging · 2024–2029
R01AG087243-01
PI
I-TRANSFER-HF: Improving TRansitions ANd OutcomeS for Heart FailurE Patients in Home Health CaRe: A Type 1 Hybrid Effectiveness Implementation Trial
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute · 2023–2028· 2 renewals
R01HL169312-04
Co-I
Healthier, a Peer Coach Behavioral Intervention to Improve Mental Health in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis
Bristol-Myers Squibb · 2023–2028
BMSC 226946-01
PI
Identifying predictors of Coronary Artery Calcium (CAC) Testing in Primary Care and Implementing a Novel-intervention to Improve Uptake
Merck & Co., Inc. · 2026–2027
MC 255073-01
Co-I
REasons for Geographic And Racial Differences in Stroke-Myocardial Infarction-4 (REGARDS-MI-4)
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute · 2022–2027
R01HL165452-01
PI
I-TRANSFER-HF Sterling/UCSD Agreement
University of California, San Diego · 2026–2027Contract
UCSD 255106-01
PI
CKM Among Cancer Survivors: Insights from the REGARDS Study
American Heart Association · 2026–2027
26DGCKMCP1645609
PI
Improving the Mental Health of Home Health Aides
Doris Duke Charitable Foundation · 2022–2027
DDCF 2235-0168
Sub-PI
Documenting Home Care Worker Power, Patient Care Roles, and Working Conditions: Surveying Home Care Workers in the North and South of the U.S.
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation · 2025–2027 · via Cornell University - Ithaca
RWJF 82743
PI
Leveraging Home Health Aides to Achieve the Essential 8
American Heart Association · 2023–2026
AHA 230979-03
PI
Leveraging Home Health Aides to Improve Outcomes in Heart Failure
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute · 2019–2025Career· 2 renewals
K23HL150160-05

Completed grants (4)

PI
Understanding the Perspectives of Key Home Health Stakeholders Towards Home Health Value Based Purchasing (HHVBP) in the United States
Research Institute for Home Care · 2022–2025
RIHC 225709-02
Sub-PI
FW-HTF-RM: The Future of Home Care Work: Designing Technologies for Trust, Privacy, and Empowerment
National Science Foundation · 2020–2023 · via Cornell University - Ithaca
SES-2026577
Sub-PI
Understanding the Impact of Technology on Home Healthcare Delivery for Adults with Heart Failure
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation · 2019–2022 · via Cornell University - Ithaca
76487
PI
Understanding the Perspectives of Home Care Workers Who Care for Adults with Heart Failure
Society Of General Internal Medicine · 2018–2020
No publications yet
SOGIM 181937-01

Clinical research

Active

5 studies

PI
Understanding Ethical Issues in Home-Based Care for Adults with Serious Illness
Weill Medical College of Cornell University · OPEN TO ACCRUAL (as of 2026)
PI
Improving the Cardiovascular Health of Home Health Aides
NA · Weill Medical College of Cornell University · OPEN TO ACCRUAL (as of 2025)
Cardiovascular; Cardiovascular (CV) Risk; Cardiovascular Disease (CVD) Risk Factors; Cardiovascular Health
NCT07067398
PI
Improving the Cardiovascular Health of Home Health Aides: Peer Coach Training
Weill Medical College of Cornell University · OPEN TO ACCRUAL (as of 2025)
PI
Improving TRansitions ANd OutcomeS for Heart FailurE Patients in Home Health CaRe (I-TRANSFER-HF): A Type 1 Hybrid Effectiveness- Implementation Trial
NA · Weill Medical College of Cornell University · OPEN TO ACCRUAL (as of 2023)
Heart Failure
NCT06118983
PI
Improving the Mental Health of Home Health Aides: A Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial
NA · Weill Medical College of Cornell University · OPEN TO ACCRUAL (as of 2023)
Mental Health Issue
NCT06071221

Completed & closed trials (4)

PI
Leveraging Home Health Aides to Improve Outcomes in Heart Failure: A Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial
NA · Weill Medical College of Cornell University · CLOSED TO ACCRUAL (as of 2024)
Heart Failure; Congestive Heart Failure
NCT04239911
PI
Understanding and Improving the Cardiovascular Health of Home Health Aides
Weill Medical College of Cornell University · CLOSED TO ACCRUAL (as of 2023)
PI
Understanding the Mental Challenges of Home Health Aides and Refining an Intervention to Meet their Needs: A Qualitative Study-BRANYplus transfer
Weill Medical College of Cornell University · CLOSED TO ACCRUAL (as of 2023)
PI
Social Networks in Medical Homes and Impact on Patient Care and Outcomes
Columbia University · CLOSED TO ACCRUAL (as of 2022)

News mentions

6 View all WCM news ↗

Weill Cornell Launches Physician-Scientist Program to Support Early to Mid-Career Faculty
November 4, 2026
The initiative provides physician-scientists with extended periods of dedicated time to pursue research that is financially compartmentalized from their clinical responsibilities.
Study Finds Challenges in Accessing Medicaid-Funded Home Care
May 26, 2026
Obtaining home care for older adults with Medicaid can be a complex, multi-step process marked by delays and uncertainty, often resulting in long wait times, according to a new Weill Cornell Medicine study.
New Cholesterol Guidelines Aim to Stop Heart Disease Earlier
May 19, 2026
Doctors should consider treating high cholesterol much earlier and more aggressively than they have in the past, according to a new perspective by Weill Cornell Medicine, NewYork-Presbyterian and Yale School of Medicine investigators.
Study Finds Home Health Aides Struggle with Mental Health
June 6, 2024
Home health aides (HHAs) are vulnerable to stress, isolation and depressive symptoms, which impact their own health as well as their patients’ desire to age in place, according to Weill Cornell Medicine researchers.
Awards & Honors: April
April 30, 2024
Awards, honors and achievements for the month of April.

Show 1 more mention

Home Health Care Workers Face Challenges with Their Own Health
December 8, 2021
Home health care workers often suffer from poorer physical and mental health, when compared with similar low-wage frontline workers.

Mentoring

4 All publications with mentees →

External relationships

Advisory/Scientific Board Member

ABT Associates Inc. · American Heart Association · Eli Lilly and Company

Professional Services

National Institutes of Health

Other

Columbia University Medical Center · Merck & Co., Inc. · The Regents of the University of California, San Francisco · University of Alabama at Birmingham