Mount Sinai Brings Transplant Team and Decades of Experience to Long Island
Sander S. Florman, MD, Director of The Recanati/Miller Transplantation Institute at Mount Sinai
The Recanati/Miller Transplantation Institute at Mount Sinai is now offering complete transplant evaluation services at the Mount Sinai Doctors Long Island Five Towns practice in Hewlett, N.Y. At this new satellite practice, adult patients who need a liver or kidney transplant can be seen by an entire multidisciplinary transplant team from Mount Sinai. All aspects of transplant care except for the actual operation can now take place locally, providing convenience for patients as well as confidence that they are being cared for by a highly experienced team of experts.
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About 2 million people in New York could lose coverage if funding to expand Medicaid eligibility ended, David Reich, MD, President and Chief Operating Officer of The Mount Sinai Hospital, tells The Lancet. If that happens, Reich said “we lose our ability to use the new and innovative programs” the ACA facilitates. The ACA has started to move the health-care delivery system “toward one that’s preventive in nature rather than reactive and disease-based,” he said. Provided in outpatient settings, preventive care saves money and keeps patients healthy.
Ram Roth, MD, a board certified anesthesiologist at Mount Sinai Queens, generally posts about anesthesiology, anesthesiologists’ advice to patients, and the surgical services offered at Mount Sinai Queens. This time, Dr. Roth is reporting from Liberia, the West African nation where a group from Mount Sinai recently provided much-needed medical care, surgical care, and education.
In a Q&A with Cardiovascular Business, Donna Mendes, MD, a vascular surgeon at Mount Sinai St. Luke’s and Mount Sinai West, talks about diversity at Mount Sinai, how the industry has become more diverse over the years, and why all providers should make it a priority.
Thousands of visitors and staff attended health fairs held across the Mount Sinai Health System on Friday, February 3—Go Red for Women Day®—which spotlights cardiovascular disease.
Mount Sinai Fit’s Wellness Lunch and Learn series, “Mount Sinai Cooks Around the World,” featured advice about mindful, heart-healthy eating, with demonstrations by Mount Sinai Health System officials, from left, Beth Oliver, DNP, RN, Senior Vice President, Cardiac Services; Annapoorna Kini, MD, Director, Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory; Jane Maksoud, RN, MPA, Senior Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officer; and Archimedes Bibiano, Adaptive Yoga and Mindfulness Instructor. During the Wednesday, February 8, event at The Mount Sinai Hospital, Dr. Kini prepared Indian dishes such as gobi masala and yellow dahl, made with lentils and flavored with turmeric and ginger, and Dr. Oliver shared a Mediterranean dish of salmon with broccoli and roasted cherry tomatoes over quinoa. Ms. Maksoud said the event showcased the “rich cultural aspects” of Mount Sinai: “We all came from someplace else at one point. We brought many traditions with us and should celebrate those traditions every day.”