Sep 10, 2018 | Community, Featured, Your Health
A virtual visit was demonstrated by Nicholas Genes, MD, PhD, Associate Professor of Emergency Medicine, and Natalya Sholomyansky, Director of IT Digital Health.
A new telehealth service, Mount Sinai Now, is available free to Mount Sinai Health System employees and their dependents who are covered by Mount Sinai’s Empire Blue Cross/Blue Shield plan. The service provides patients with urgent care from a board-certified physician, almost always a Mount Sinai clinician, via video conference. If there is an emergency, patients should call 911. But Mount Sinai Now, like other urgent care, can be a good choice for treating conditions such as allergies, colds and flu, nausea, rashes, and sprains, says Abraham L. Warshaw, MD, Senior Vice President, and Medical Director of Physician Access Services, Mount Sinai Health System.
The service, which is available 24 hours a day, is part of Mount Sinai’s mission to take the lead in telehealth and population health management. “The idea is giving the right care, in the right place, at the right time,” Dr. Warshaw says.
In a typical visit, a patient might wake up with a sore throat and nasal congestion. She logs into Mount Sinai Now, and within minutes the visit starts, with the patient communicating through FaceTime or another video tool. The physician asks about symptoms, consults the patient’s medical records, and conducts a virtual examination via webcam and monitor, for example evaluating the throat and tonsils, and demonstrating how to check for swollen lymph nodes. Finally, the physician might call in a prescription, or if the symptoms are ambiguous, recommend an appointment with a primary care physician or a specialist.
More than 1,300 staff have registered and 200 have been treated since Mount Sinai Now became available throughout the Health System in May. The team’s plan is to expand the service to other companies, unions, and the public once insurance models are in place. “Patients who use telehealth are saving money, saving travel time, and are able to continue their daytoday life without having to interrupt things or schedule an appointment that might be weeks away,” says Eric Cannan, Senior Director, Telehealth, Mount Sinai Health System.
To register for the free service, go to now.mountsinai.org or visit Google Play or the Apple App Store to download the Mount Sinai Now app.
Updated on Jun 30, 2022 | Community, Featured
James C. Tsai, MD, MBA, President of the New York Eye and Ear Infirmary of Mount Sinai (middle row, center) with the graduating residents and fellows.
Faculty, family, and friends celebrated the accomplishments of 22 residents and fellows in Ophthalmology, Otolaryngology, and Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery recently at the 2018 Commencement of the New York Eye and Ear Infirmary of Mount Sinai (NYEE).
James C. Tsai, MD, MBA, President, New York Eye and Ear Infirmary of Mount Sinai, and Chair of Ophthalmology, Mount Sinai Health System, welcomed graduates and guests to the event, held on Thursday, June 21, at the Friends Meeting House near campus.
“For 198 years, NYEE has proudly served the patients of our community, educated physicians, and led global ophthalmology and otolaryngology advances. You have inspired us to become better teachers and re-energized our dedication to educate tomorrow’s leaders in specialty surgical care,” Dr. Tsai said. “Use your knowledge to aspire and inspire, innovate and reinvent as you realize your full potential.”
Four of the graduates were residents specializing in otolaryngology, and seven were residents in ophthalmology. The eye residents will now take fellowships at top-tier institutions, including NYEE, the University of Southern California Roski Eye Institute in Los Angeles, and Kaiser Permanente, as well as private practices in New York, New Jersey, Colorado, and Texas.
Eleven fellows completed training in surgical specialties, including cornea and refractive surgery, glaucoma, ocular immunology, vitreoretinal surgery, and aesthetic plastic surgery.
Updated on Jun 30, 2022 | Community
Mount Sinai Queens recently celebrated the 19th anniversary of its acquisition by The Mount Sinai Hospital and its continued delivery of safe, high-quality health care and service to patients in Queens. The celebration attracted more than 125 faculty, staff, and members of the community, and included awards given to outstanding staff and clinicians, and the FDNY-EMS paramedics and emergency medical technicians (EMTs).
Among those in attendance were New York City Council Member Costa Constantinides, and representatives from the offices of Queens Borough President Melinda Katz, State Senator Michael Gianaris, and Assembly Member Aravella Simotas.
Caryn A. Schwab, Executive Director, Mount Sinai Queens, told the attendees that the hospital continues to expand the number of patients served and the depth and breadth of services offered. “To support that growth, we have expanded our number of physician faculty, RNs, technicians, and support staff,” said Ms. Schwab. “We are proud to have such a strong team of caring and engaged employees.”
The anniversary celebration—a Mount Sinai Queens tradition—was held in the Kaufman Astoria Studios Entrance of the new, six-story Mount Sinai Queens Pavilion. Specially designed anniversary cakes were served, and two Mister Softee trucks parked outside offered complimentary ice cream.
Back row, from left: Person of the Year Awards were given to Christopher Howard, RN, Mount Sinai Queens Freshman of the Year; Sidney Castiblanco, EMT of the Year, Battalion 45; Paul Rufrano, Paramedic of the Year, Battalion 49; and Victor Gornecki, EMT of the Year, Battalion 46.
Front row, center: Caryn A. Schwab, Executive Director, Mount Sinai Queens, with the individuals recognized for providing skilled and compassionate patient care. From left: Evelyn Bautista, RN, Mount Sinai Queens Employee of the Year; Ana Rodriguez, LCSW, Mount Sinai Queens Manager of the Year; Krystal Cascetta, MD, Mount Sinai Queens Physician of the Year; and Kelsey Moyer, RN, Mount Sinai Queens Service Excellence Honoree.
Updated on Nov 14, 2025 | Community, Engagement
The Mount Sinai contingent at the New York City Pride Parade in Manhattan.
The Mount Sinai Health System recently took part in two festive Pride Month events. In the Queens Pride Parade, held on Sunday, June 3, in Jackson Heights, dozens of employees walked behind a Mount Sinai banner wearing T-shirts that read, “We Take Pride in Your Health.”
A group of 75 employees were among the 40,000 marchers in the 49th annual New York City Pride Parade on Sunday, June 24, in Manhattan. During the march, the Health System also participated in the 25th annual PrideFest street fair in Greenwich Village. Staff of Mount Sinai’s LGBT Health Services and Institute for Advanced Medicine distributed free condoms, pamphlets, and Mount Sinai favors.
From left: Carla Moscoso, Director, Practice Operations, Mount Sinai Queens; Diana Rosario, Population Health Care Coordinator; and Richard Cancio, MPH, Program Manager for LGBT Health Services, Mount Sinai Health System, at the Queens Pride Parade.
Updated on Jun 30, 2022 | Community
Faculty, residents, and fellows from the Department of Neurosurgery flexed their competitive muscles at the 15th Annual Neurosurgery Charity Softball Tournament in Central Park. More than 40 teams from academic medical centers in the United States and Canada turned out for the friendly competition in June, which was hosted by Columbia University’s Department of Neurological Surgery. The event
helps support the Neurosurgery Research and Education Foundation of the American Association of Neurological Surgeons, and pediatric brain tumor research.
Paul Singh, MD, MPH, Assistant Professor of Neurosurgery, and Neurology, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, took home the team’s Most Valuable Player award, thanks to a game-winning triple. The team from Barrow Neurological Institute in Phoenix, Arizona, won the competition.
The Department of Neurosurgery’s players and their families at the tournament in Central Park.
Updated on Jun 30, 2022 | Community, School
More than 50 Master of Public Health (MPH) students from the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai recently delivered poster presentations on high-quality and timely research during Public Health Research Day at Guggenheim Pavilion. Three students were selected to present their research in detail to their classmates and mentors. Molly Libou, MPH, studied barriers to treatment for opioid addiction; Lauren Esposito, MPH, located areas in New York City with the greatest risk of Zika virus transmission; and Chi Wen, MPH, examined the risks of exposure to mercury.
“This event demonstrates the excellence and diversity of our program and gives our students the opportunity to share the results of their scholarly work with the entire Mount Sinai community,” said Nils Hennig, MD, PhD, MPH, Director of the Graduate Program in Public Health. A keynote address was delivered by Ariel Pablos-Méndez, MD, MPH, former Assistant Administrator for Global Health, United States Agency for International Development.
Dominique Peters, MPH, presents a poster on the use of insecticidal mosquito nets to control malaria in Uganda.
