Updated on Jun 30, 2022 | Announcements
We are pleased to announce the establishment of a new Division of Data Driven and Digital Medicine within the Department of Medicine at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai. Led by Girish N. Nadkarni, MD, the Division’s mission is to create a data science and digital health hub to catalyze translational research.
Recognizing that so much of what we do is driven by data, we are establishing this division as a critical step toward integrating data science and digital tools into clinical practice. Creating a hub within the Department of Medicine that promotes data science and digital health resources will augment and empower translational research and clinical care. Another priority for this new Division will be exposing medical students, residents, and fellows to the world of data science and digital health. The division will collaborate with many Icahn Mount Sinai entities, including the Mount Sinai Clinical Intelligence Center, the Hasso Plattner Institute for Digital Health at Mount Sinai, the Clinical Data Science team, The Charles Bronfman Institute for Personalized Medicine, the Scientific Computing and Data Science team, and others.
Dr. Nadkarni has demonstrated his passion for and skill with data-driven science, most recently as co-director of the Mount Sinai COVID Informatics Center. Along with Alexander Charney, MD, and a transdisciplinary group of collaborators, Dr. Nadkarni led data-driven efforts to understand and address COVID-19, which led to clinical trials that have had an impact on clinical care.
Dr. Nadkarni’s scientific interests beyond COVID-19 are reflected in his role as Principal Investigator on several projects funded by the National Institutes of Health and his authorship of more than 200 peer-reviewed publications. Additionally, he is a named inventor on multiple patents. In 2018, Dr. Nadkarni was a scientific cofounder of RenalytixAI, an artificial intelligence-enabled in vitro diagnostics company that collaborates with Mount Sinai in seeking to improve chronic kidney disease detection, management, and treatment.
By creating the Division of Data Driven and Digital Medicine, the Department of Medicine now has one of the first data science and digital health divisions of Medicine in the country, putting us at the forefront of an emerging field. We are extremely proud that we are breaking new ground by its establishment.
Please congratulate Dr. Nadkarni on his leadership role in this initiative.
Dennis S. Charney, MD, Anne and Joel Ehrenkranz Dean, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, President for Academic Affairs, Mount Sinai Health System
David C. Thomas, MD, MHPE, Acting Chair, Department of Medicine, Vice Chair of Education, Department of Medicine, Mount Sinai Health System
Updated on Jun 30, 2022 | Announcements
We are excited to announce the launch of a new initiative to support the development and dissemination of Mount Sinai digital mobile applications. The newly formed Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai App Studio will be a catalyst and creative hub for mobile app development across Mount Sinai Health System by working closely with both internal and external developers and providing support for future digital strategies. Mount Sinai mobile apps are being downloaded both locally and globally, becoming essential digital tools in support of health, wellness, research, and education.
The Icahn Mount Sinai App Studio will continue to support existing grant-funded “Sinai AppLab” projects as well as new strategic mobile app initiatives, while providing existing Mount Sinai development teams best practices in usability, branding, cyber security, and mobile app vendor review and management. Working closely with the Mobile App Dissemination committee, the Icahn Mount Sinai App Studio will represent Mount Sinai with our external mobile app partners such as Apple and Google, and support our existing iOS and Google Play stores.
The development of the Icahn Mount Sinai App Studio will support the School’s mission of exemplary excellence in education, research, and patient care and be part of the School and Health System Information Technology team led by Kristin Myers, Chief Information Officer and Dean of Information Technology, and Paul Lawrence, Deputy Chief Information Officer and Senior Associate Dean of Information Academic and Research Informatics. Over the next several months, the Icahn Mount Sinai App Studio will be launching a new website and announcing a variety of community outreach events and workshops.
For further information and inquiries, please reach out to Ricardo Somarriba, Associate Director of Academic Information Technology.
Dennis S. Charney, MD, Anne and Joel Ehrenkranz Dean, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, President for Academic Affairs, Mount Sinai Health System
Kristin Myers, Executive Vice President, Chief Information Officer, Mount Sinai Health System, Dean of Information Technology, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Paul Lawrence, Deputy Chief Information Officer, Mount Sinai Health System, Senior Associate Dean, Academic & Research Informatics, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Updated on Jun 30, 2022 | Announcements
Daniel M. Labow, MD, FACS, has been appointed as Executive Vice Chair of the Department of Surgery, and Vice Chair of Quality for the Department of Surgery, at the Mount Sinai Health System.
In his roles as Executive Vice Chair and Vice Chair of Quality, Dr. Labow will oversee the quality assurance, utilization review and medical audit processes, and assist with the integration of programs across the health system. Dr. Labow will develop and supervise a robust continuous quality improvement program at all Mount Sinai sites; develop quality targets for each division; and ensure the appropriateness of surgical care throughout our many ambulatory and in-patient practice locations. Dr. Labow will contribute to the strategic planning of the department and identify new technologies, programs, or personnel to help advance the department’s success. He will also oversee the department’s Appointments and Promotions Committee.
Dr. Labow began his career at Mount Sinai in 2004 as an Assistant Professor of Surgery after graduating from the Brown-Dartmouth Medical Program and completing a general surgery residency at the University of Chicago Hospitals and a fellowship in surgical oncology at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center. When he joined Mount Sinai he established the Fellowship in Surgical Oncology and continues to serve as Program Director of this now ACGME-approved fellowship. In 2010, he became an Associate Professor and Chief of the Division of Surgical Oncology. Two years later, he was appointed as the Vice Chair of Outpatient Services for the department. In 2016, he was promoted to Professor of Surgery and one year later, was appointed as Chairman of the Department of Surgery at the Mount Sinai Morningside and Mount Sinai West campuses. He received the Eugene W. Friedman endowed professorship in 2019.
As Site Chair, Dr. Labow directed the daily clinical, research, and administrative functions at Mount Sinai Morningside and Mount Sinai West. He helped lead the continued integration of the sites’ clinical quality, patient and physician satisfaction, and financial processes within the Health System.
Michael L. Marin, MD, FACS, The Jacobson Professor of Surgery, Chairman, Department of Surgery, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, Surgeon-In-Chief, Mount Sinai Health System
