Eric J. Nestler, MD, PhD
The Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences—in recognition of the enormous growth and importance of its master’s programs—hosted its Inaugural Master’s Commencement ceremony Wednesday, May 11, at David Geffen Hall in Lincoln Center. It was the first time that the conferring of MS degrees was not combined with the MD, PhD, and MD/PhD Commencement. (more…)
Kathleen Sebelius, MPA, receives an honorary Doctor of Humane Letters degree from Kenneth L. Davis, MD, center, and Dennis S. Charney, MD.
A former U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services, an influential immunologist, a renowned rheumatologist, and a distinguished social epidemiologist were honored at the 47th annual Commencement of the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, held Friday, May 13, at David Geffen Hall, Lincoln Center.
The Icahn School of Medicine granted a total of 120 MDs, 37 PhDs, and 22 dual degrees. Two days earlier, the School of Medicine conferred 148 master’s degrees. Kathleen Sebelius, MPA, Chief Executive Officer of Sebelius Resources LLC, delivered the commencement address to more than 3,000 faculty, staff, graduates, and their families and friends who filled the hall. (more…)
From left: Leni May, Glenn August, Debbie August, and Peter W. May
More than 1,300 leaders, staff, supporters, and friends of the Mount Sinai Health System celebrated a year of growth and significant milestones at the 31st annual Crystal Party on Thursday, May 5. Under a festively adorned tent in the Central Park Conservatory Garden, the guests enjoyed cocktails, dinner, dancing, and socializing.
This year’s celebration, chaired by Mount Sinai Trustee Glenn August and his wife, Debbie, raised $4.2 million. Other members of the event’s leadership included Doctor Chairs: Tania and Ahron L. Friedberg, MD; Cindie and Donald Kastenbaum, MD; Mamta and Ash Tewari, MD; Alice M. and George J. Todd, MD; as well as Friends of Mount Sinai Chair, Jonathan R. Dixon. (more…)
At The Mount Sinai Hospital, Brett Miles, MD, DDS, examines Karen Manansala, Financial Coordinator, Guggenheim Pavilion Center 1, Lauder Family Cardiovascular Ambulatory Center, for signs of oral cancer.
Nearly 300 visitors and staff received free mouth and throat screenings at Mount Sinai Beth Israel and The Mount Sinai Hospital during Oral, Head and Neck Cancer Awareness Month in April. Free educational material about oropharyngeal cancer and its association with the human papillomavirus (HPV)—which accounts for nearly 85 percent of new cases—also was available at both campuses. “Patients who have oropharyngeal cancer caused by HPV and receive timely treatment have better survival rates than those who don’t act quickly,” says Brett Miles, MD, DDS, Associate Professor of Otolaryngology, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, and Head and Neck Surgeon at the Head and Neck Institute. Other risk factors for oral cancer include alcohol and tobacco use.
David C. Thomas, MD, Professor of Medicine (Internal Medicine), Medical Education, and Rehabilitation Medicine, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, recently received a 2016 OTTY (Our Town Thanks You) Award from Our Town, a local newspaper serving the Upper East Side of Manhattan. The OTTY Awards honor individuals who perform outstanding community service. Dr. Thomas is Co-founder and Medical Director of the East Harlem Health Outreach Partnership, a free clinic for uninsured patients run by Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai students. He recently was elected Chair of the Mount Sinai Community Advisory Board, which was formed in 1979 as a Boards of Trustees committee.
There was heavy rain on National Walking Day, so leadership and staff took to The Mount Sinai Hospital’s one-mile, indoor walking route.
Several hundred Mount Sinai Health System employees laced up their sneakers and participated in a number of 30-minute, lunchtime walks in their hospital campus communities on Thursday, April 7, National Walking Day, to raise awareness of the benefits of walking for cardiovascular health. Sponsored by the American Heart Association, National Walking Day calls on all individuals, communities, and workplaces to help in the fight against heart disease by increasing and encouraging physical activity. “Walking at lunchtime is an easy way to fit daily exercise into your busy life,” says Beth Oliver, DNP, RN, Senior Vice President of Cardiac Services for the Mount Sinai Health System.