Updated on Jun 30, 2022 | Inside, School
Leesa M. Galatz, MD
Two renowned physicians and researchers—Leesa M. Galatz, MD, and Barbara G. Vickrey, MD, MPH—recently became the Mount Sinai Health System Chair of Orthopaedics, and Neurology, respectively, at Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai. Dr. Galatz was recruited from Washington University in St. Louis, where she was a Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery and Chief of the Shoulder and Elbow Service. Dr. Vickrey had served for 25 years on the faculty of the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), where she was Professor of Neurology. (more…)
Updated on Jun 30, 2022 | Inside
Peter C. Weber, MD, MBA
Peter C. Weber, MD, MBA, a noted clinician and researcher in pediatric and adult ear diseases, has been appointed Director of the Ear Institute at New York Eye and Ear Infirmary of Mount Sinai and Professor of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, at Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai. Dr. Weber previously served as Chief Medical Officer at CochlearTM Americas, and Professor and Director of Otology/Neurotology at University of Massachusetts Medical School. (more…)
Updated on Jun 30, 2022 | Inside, Research, School
After carefully analyzing the electronic health records (EHRs) of 11,000 patients, investigators at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai have discovered three potential new subtypes of type 2 diabetes.
The discovery, led by Joel Dudley, PhD, Director of Biomedical Informatics at the Icahn School of Medicine, highlights the power of new technology and the promise of precision medicine, as the Mount Sinai Health System ushers in the use of Big Data in discovering, treating, and preventing disease. The results of the study were published in Science Translational Medicine in October, 2015. (more…)
Updated on Jun 30, 2022 | Inside, Research
Miriam Merad, MD, PhD
Researchers at The Tisch Cancer Institute have uncovered an intriguing mechanism that may help explain why radiation therapy eradicates cancerous tumors in some patients but not in others.
Their study, reported in the September 7, 2015, issue of Nature Immunology, examined how special skin immune cells, known as Langerhans cells, perform in mice models of melanoma. (more…)
Updated on Jun 30, 2022 | Inside
One hundred forty alumni attended the 15th Anniversary Dinner of the VF Society, named in honor of Valentin Fuster, MD, PhD, sixth from left, front row.
The Valentin Fuster (VF) Society, a nonprofit alumni association comprised of graduates of the Zena and Michael A. Wiener Cardiovascular Institute, recently held its 15th Anniversary Dinner at the New York Academy of Medicine. One hundred forty alumni attended the event to discuss academic and clinical ideas, reconnect with former colleagues, and network with a group of talented cardiologists.
Graduates who have trained with Valentin Fuster, MD, PhD, Director of Mount Sinai Heart, and Physician-in-Chief of The Mount Sinai Hospital, created the VF Society to strengthen the bond among alumni and The Mount Sinai Hospital. (more…)
Updated on Jun 30, 2022 | Inside, Your Health
From left: Deirdre Varona, Director, Environmental Service and Linen; Hoda Farghaly, Patient Ambassador, Environmental Service; Regina Censullo, MBA, Consultant, Labor Management Project; Caryn A. Schwab; Judy Trilivas, RN, MA, Vice President, Operations; Kyeong-Hwa Kim, RN, Clinical Nurse Manager; Claudine Brown, RN, Clinical Nurse Manager; and Kara Gelb, Consultant
Mount Sinai Queens was recently named a 2015 Success Story Award® winner—one of only 15 recipients nationwide—by Press Ganey Associates, Inc., for measurably improving the patient experience. The award recognized sustained improvements over the last three years in several areas, including nursing communications, responsiveness, cleanliness, and pain management. Caryn A. Schwab, Executive Director, Mount Sinai Queens, attributes this success to the “Mount Sinai Queens Way”—a culture of caring that emphasizes listening to patients and colleagues, acting on patient feedback, and always making patient care the top priority—that was developed from surveys asking staff to describe Mount Sinai Queens. Responses such as, “kind-hearted” and “team players” became the foundation of the “Mount Sinai Queens Way.”
