Updated on Jun 30, 2022 | Community, Inside
Julius H. Jacobson II, MD, left, with Michael L. Marin, MD
Mount Sinai surgeons, staff, and guests recently celebrated the opening of one of New York State’s first Aortic Disease Centers, which was established through the generous support of Julius H. Jacobson II, MD, Director Emeritus of Vascular Surgery and Distinguished Service Professor of Surgery at Mount Sinai, and his wife, Joan Jacobson. The Julius and Joan Jacobson Aortic Disease Center will be devoted to improving overall patient care and education, and advancing research and treatment efforts, including preventive strategies, for aortic aneurysms and other diseases of the aorta. Mount Sinai has long been a leader in developing new techniques and minimally invasive treatments for the repair of aortic aneurysms, which alone claim the lives of nearly 20,000 Americans each year. (more…)
Nov 23, 2016 | Community
Participating in the blood drive were, from left: Marc Napp, MD, Chief Medical Affairs Officer, Mount Sinai Health System; Jeffrey Farber, MD, MBA, Senior Vice President and Chief Medical Officer for Population Health, Mount Sinai Health System; and Judith A. Aberg, MD.
Mount Sinai hosted a blood drive on Monday, October 17, in memory of the renowned hematologist Janet Cuttner, MD, a beloved faculty member at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai for more than 50 years who passed away in August. The drive, which took place in the Annenberg Building lobby, received donations from 136 staff and visitors, surpassing its goal of 100. “Mount Sinai Hospital uses 28,000 units of red cells annually and efforts like this help to ensure that there is an adequate blood supply in New York,” says Jeffrey S. Jhang, MD, Director, Blood Bank and Transfusion Services, The Mount Sinai Hospital, who co-chaired the event with Judith A. Aberg, MD, Chief of the Division of Infectious Diseases. “I would like to extend my sincere appreciation to every individual for donating their blood, a precious gift of life,” Dr. Aberg says.
Nov 23, 2016 | Community, Inside
Patient Deborah Reid is delighted by a porcupine.
The Mount Sinai Rehabilitation Center hosted its first “Wild for Wildlife” event on Saturday, September 24, at Central Park’s East Meadow. The event brought together traumatic brain injury (TBI) patients, stroke survivors, and individuals with spinal cord injury for a meet-and-greet with exotic animals. The one-hour outing was made possible by the Bridges for Brain Injury’s Wildlife Defenders Program, an education outreach and TBI support group. With the help of veterinary technicians, the Defenders delighted a group of therapists, physicians, and patients and their family members, with a presentation that featured a kangaroo, an armadillo, an alligator, a snapping turtle, a fox, and the group’s signature animal, a porcupine. Later, the Defenders—a group of TBI survivors who have been trained in the care of native and exotic animals—received a tour of the Mount Sinai rehabilitation facilities, greeting more patients and staff. The event was organized by Clarisse Quirit, CTRS, Recreational Therapist, and Laura Simpson, Recreational Therapy Intern.
Nov 23, 2016 | Community, Inside
From left: Rosanna Mirante, MD; Louis G. Monti, MD; and Marla Stern, MD
The Mount Sinai Adolescent Health Center (MSAHC) honored nine individuals who have dedicated themselves to New York City’s young people during its 13th Annual “Breakfast of Legends” benefit at The Plaza on Thursday, October 13. The Center provides free, comprehensive, and confidential health and wellness services to more than 10,000 young people every year and is considered a national leader in adolescent health research and training. (more…)
Nov 23, 2016 | Community, Inside
Gala attendees: front row, honorees Karen Joyner, left, and Dionne Warwick; back row, from left: Stephan Quentzel, MD, Medical Director, Louis Armstrong Center for Music and Medicine; honorees Sharon Mahn and Michael Leitman, MD; and Joanne Loewy, DA, LCAT, MT-BC.
Broadway singer Rema Webb, who appears in The Color Purple, the jazz trumpeter Jon Faddis, saxophonist Erik Lawrence, and the Garry Dial Trio entertained nearly 200 guests at the 11th annual “What a Wonderful World” gala, held Monday, September 26, at the Highline Ballroom in Manhattan. (more…)
Nov 23, 2016 | Community, Inside
Jeremy Boal, MD, at the New York Eye and Ear Infirmary of Mount Sinai, with a view of the Williamsburg Bridge.
Jeremy Boal, MD, has been appointed President of Mount Sinai Downtown, overseeing the Mount Sinai Health System’s more than $500 million transformation effort, which includes a new Mount Sinai Beth Israel and an enhanced New York Eye and Ear Infirmary of Mount Sinai. (more…)
