Albert Siu, MD, MSPH
Albert Siu, MD, MSPH, chair emeritus of the Brookdale Department of Geriatrics and Palliative Medicine at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, has been elected to the National Academy of Medicine. This is considered one of the highest honors in health and medicine, and recognizes individuals who have demonstrated outstanding professional achievement and commitment to service.
“Dr. Siu is an exceptional leader in health policy research and medicine,” says Dennis S. Charney, MD, Anne and Joel Ehrenkranz Dean, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, and President for Academic Affairs, Mount Sinai Health System. “His knowledge of aging and health care policy will be a tremendous asset to the National Academy of Medicine.”
After serving as the chair from 2003 to 2017 of the Brookdale Department of Geriatrics and Palliative Medicine, the nation’s first—and now largest—medical school department of geriatrics, Dr. Siu has dedicated himself full time to building and leading the nation’s most ambitious Hospital at Home program. Under Dr. Siu’s leadership, and with the support of an award from the Center for Medicare & Medicaid Innovation, the program has provided acute hospital-level care for nearly 800 patients who otherwise would have been treated in the hospital.
“The Hospital at Home program has made a huge improvement in patients’ lives,” says Dr. Charney. “Its clinical outcomes show measurable reductions in patient readmissions, emergency department visits, and transfers to skilled nursing facilities.”
The Academy provides independent, objective analysis and advice on health issues, and its members are elected through a selective process. With the election of Dr. Siu, Mount Sinai has 21 current faculty members in the Academy.