Episode 11 of Mount Sinai Future You features a former Marine and marathon runner who was diagnosed with stage-four, nonsmoking lung cancer. Following targeted therapy and treatment by Jorge Gomez, MD, Assistant Professor, Medicine (Hematology and Medical Oncology), he returned to his active lifestyle. Other stories include:
David Muller, MD, Dean, Medical Education and Daniel G. Nicastri, MD, Assistant Professor, Thoracic Surgery, explain Mount Sinai’s partnership with the Navy that offers educational opportunities to veterans
Medical school students at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai share their personal stories and passion for giving back
Talia Swartz, MD, PhD, Assistant Professor, Medicine, Infectious Diseases, Medical Education, explains how volunteering at Mount Sinai in high school led to a successful career in science and medicine.
Michael Marin, MD, Professor and System Chair, Surgery, Vascular Surgery, and Prabhjot Singh, MD, PhD, Director, Arnhold Institute for Global Health, Chair, Department of Health System Design and Global Health, discuss how the Kyabirwa Surgical Facility in Uganda was established to change global health and provide underserved populations with surgical resources
Episode 10 of Mount Sinai Future You features a family of strong women who have had a history of breast cancer for generations. With the care and treatment offered by the Dubin Breast Center, founded by Eva Andersson-Dubin, MD, these women were able to fight breast cancer. Other stories include:
Amy Tiersten, MD, Professor, Hematology and Medical Oncology, offers her patients the opportunity to participate in cutting-edge clinical trials for breast cancer
Gabriel Sara, MD, Medical Director, Chemotherapy Infusion Suite, Executive Director, Patient Services Initiative, shares the importance of music therapy for cancer patients following a benefit concert for the Helen Sawaya Fund
Alison Snow, PhD, LCSW-R, OSW-C, Assistant Director, Cancer Support Services, discusses how a writing workshop offers patients the opportunity to express themselves
Ash Tewari, MD, Chairman, Milton and Carroll Petrie Department of Urology, raises awareness for prostate health with the opening of Man Cave Health
Michael A. Palese, MD, Chair, Department of Urology, Mount Sinai Downtown-Union Square, shares his Mount Sinai connection from birth through his professional career
A group of former Mount Sinai patients with a love of music share their gift in the lobby of the hospital
Saad Chaudhary, MD, MBA, Assistant Professor, Orthopedics, performs an artificial disc replacement on a patient who had a traumatic bike accident
Alice H. Huang, PhD, Assistant Professor, Orthopedics, researches how to heal and regenerate injured tendons
Arne Glimcher, Board of Trustee, commissions a sculpture on display in the lobby of the Hess Center
Episode 9 of Mount Sinai Future You features stories celebrating heart month, including a young girl who was diagnosed with two heart conditions. Following treatment with Barry Love, MD, Director of the Catheterization Laboratory and Pediatric Electrophysiology Programs at the Children’s Heart Center, she’s enjoying life in Colorado with her family.
Other stories include:
Valentin Fuster, MD, PhD, Director of Mount Sinai Heart, explains how the Familia Project is teaching children healthy habits to reduce the risk of heart disease in the future
Mary Ann McLaughlin, MD, Associate Professor of Cardiology, and Beth Oliver, DNP, RN, Senior Vice President of Cardiac Services, share how the “Go Red” initiative raises awareness for heart health
Shubhika Srivastava, MD, Director of the Non-Invasive Imaging Program at the Children’s Heart Center, performs a life-saving surgery on a newborn with congenital heart disease
Ira Parness, MD, Chief of the Division of Pediatric Cardiology, and Anne Barnes, NP, celebrate with children who received heart transplants at an annual reunion event
Samin Sharma, MD, Director of Clinical and Interventional Cardiology, and Valentin Fuster, MD, PhD, give an elderly patient a second chance at life with a minimally invasive heart procedure.
Grateful patients share their stories about how treatment they received at Mount Sinai Heart saved their lives
Episode 8 of Mount Sinai Future You features a teen with autism who opted to have a special device implanted on his brain to stop debilitating seizures. Saadi Ghatan, MD, Chair of Neurosurgery at Mount Sinai West and Mount Sinai St. Luke’s and Director of the Pediatric Neurosurgery Program of the Mount Sinai Health System, and Lara Marcuse, MD, Co-director of the Mount Sinai Epilepsy Program, explain how this implantation can detect electrical activity and normalize brain waves to stop a seizure in its tracks.
Other stories include:
Anne Schaefer, MD, PhD, Associate Professor of Neuroscience and Psychiatry at Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, and her team are honored with the Inventor of the Year award for their discovery of a potential cure for epileptic seizures
Joseph D. Buxbaum, PhD, Director of The Seaver Autism Center at Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, shares the importance of personalized medicine in treating autism
Alexander Kolevzon, MD, Clinical Director of The Seaver Autism Center at Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, discusses how the causes of autism may be in our genes
Bonnie M. Davis, Trustee of The Mount Sinai Hospital, and alumni of the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, reflects on how her medical school experience led to her study of Alzheimer’s disease
Denise Cai, PhD, Assistant Professor of Neuroscience, uses an advanced microscope to read brain activity of neurons associated with post-traumatic stress disorder
Michelle Lin, MD, Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine, discusses how population health is linked to changes in emergency room care
Episode 7 of Mount Sinai Future You highlights innovation in science and features one artist’s battle with late stage, drug resistant, multiple myeloma. With the research of Samir Parekh, MD, Director of Multiple Myeloma Translational Research at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, the patient participated in a clinical trial that helped him achieve his dream of finishing a painting that had been in the works for 40 years.
Mount Sinai Future You, Episode 7, also features:
Clinicians from the Tisch Cancer Institute at Mount Sinai discussing advances in cancer treatments
William Oh, MD, Chief of the Division of Hematology and Medical Oncology and Deputy Director of the Tisch Cancer Institute at Mount Sinai, shows how rapidly cycling prostate cancer medications may prevent drug resistance
Ash Tewari, MD, System Chair of the Department of Urology at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, and Dennis Charney, MD, Dean of the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, raise awareness for prostate health with a push-up challenge
Barry A. Salky, MD, Chief Emeritus of the Division of Laparoscopic Surgery at Mount Sinai, and an alumni of the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, discusses minimally invasive surgical techniques
Alfred Iloreta, MD, Assistant Professor of Otolaryngology and member of the Division of Endoscopic Skull Base Surgery at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, performs minimally invasive surgery on a patient who had been misdiagnosed for years
Nina Bhardwaj, MD, PhD, Director of Immunotherapy at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, uses precision medicine to develop a personalized vaccine to attack cancer mutations
James Ferrara, MD, Professor of Medicine, Hematology and Medical Oncology at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, leads a study that uses the lining of the gastrointestinal tract to create a new class of drugs
Edward Wolin, MD, Director of Carcinoid and Neuroendocrine Tumor Center at the Tisch Cancer Institute at Mount Sinai and William Oh, MD, Chief of the Division of Hematology and Medical Oncology and Deputy Director of the Tisch Cancer Institute at Mount Sinai, discuss the development of advanced imaging procedures for treating tumors in the gastrointestinal system
The sixth episode of Mount Sinai Future You highlights inspirational stories and features a young man’s journey following a horrific car accident that left him paralyzed. With the help of the exoskeleton program, Thomas Bryce, MD, Director of the Spinal Cord Injury Program at Mount Sinai, and Angela Riccobono, PhD, Senior Clinical Psychologist of Rehabilitation Medicine at Mount Sinai, he was able to participate in the 2018 New Balance 5th Avenue Mile Race sponsored by the New York Road Runners.
Mount Sinai Future You, which highlights innovation at Mount Sinai, is being broadcast on CUNY TV, the non-commercial educational-access cable channel run by The City University of New York.
Mount Sinai Future You takes viewers behind the scenes as doctors at Mount Sinai Health System leverage innovative science to change patients’ lives every day. The series highlights preventative care and treatment models that will lead to better health and longer lives.
Mount Sinai Future You, Episode Six, also features:
Keith J. Benkov, MD, Associate Professor of Pediatrics at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai and the Mount Sinai Kravis Children’s Hospital, and a patient with Crohn’s disease bond over their love of running.
Marla C. Dubinsky, MD, Chief of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Hepatology at Mount Sinai Kravis Children’s Hospital, dedicates her time to helping young patients with Crohn’s disease live comfortable and normal lives.
Lisa M. Satlin, MD, Chair of Pediatrics at Mount Sinai Kravis Children’s Hospital, and Jeffery M. Saland, MD, Chief of the Division of Pediatric Nephrology and Hypertension at Mount Sinai, diagnose an infant with a rare heart defect that would save her life with only minutes to spare.
Barry Love, MD, Assistant Professor in the Division of Cardiology in the Jack and Lucy Clark Department of Pediatrics at the Icahn School of Medicine and Mount Sinai Kravis Children’s Hospital, uses a tiny, wireless pacemaker to help a teenager with a congenital heart condition continue his love of travel and adventure.
Harsha Reddy, MD, Oculoplastic Surgeon at New York Eye and Ear Infirmary of Mount Sinai, uses his delicate touch in the operating room to preserve a patient’s eyesight.
Carlos Cordon-Cardo, MD, PhD, Chairman of the Department of Pathology at the Mount Sinai Health System, and Gerardo Fernandez, MD, Director of Precise MD at the Icahn School of Medicine, use precision medicine to more accurately diagnosis prostate cancer.
This year marks the 50th anniversary of the Icahn School of Medicine. David L. Reich, MD, President and Chief Operating Officer of The Mount Sinai Hospital, shares his journey as an alumni of the school.
New episodes of Mount Sinai Future You will run during the first week of each month, rerunning on Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday. You can find CUNY TV here:
Spectrum, Cablevision and Optimum Brooklyn: Channel 75
