In a ribbon-cutting ceremony attended by hospital leadership, staff, local elected officials, community members, and patients, Mount Sinai Queens officially opened its newly renovated Infusion Center on Friday, February 27, a long-anticipated event that brings cancer expertise and the latest medical treatment directly to the borough. (more…)
The American Society for Cell Biology (ASCB) has established a national award honoring Sandra K. Masur, PhD, Professor of Ophthalmology at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, for her distinguished career in research and mentorship. The Sandra K. Masur Senior Leadership Award is the first ASCB award named for a woman and will honor individuals with exemplary achievements in cell biology who also are outstanding mentors. (more…)
More than 200 guests enjoyed an evening of cocktails, dinner, dancing, and a performance by Queen of the Night at the 13th Annual Gala to benefit the Corinne Goldsmith Dickinson Center for Multiple Sclerosis, Mount Sinai Health System, held at The Paramount Hotel on Monday, March 9. The event raised nearly $700,000 for the Center, which is renowned for outstanding and comprehensive care and innovative research opportunities for patients.
The Mount Sinai Hospital’s Endoscopy Center hosted a number of events on Wednesday, March 4, to commemorate Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month. Among the activities was the “Rollin’ Colon,” a walk-through, inflatable, educational model of a colon that magnifies the appearance of a human colon—revealing polyps and other symptoms—sponsored by the Colon Cancer Challenge Foundation.
The Asian American Professional Network, a Mount Sinai Health System employee resource group, and the Office for Diversity and Inclusion, rang in the Year of the Sheep—which began on Friday, February 20—with Lunar New Year Celebrations at Mount Sinai Beth Israel Phillips Ambulatory Care Center (see photo), Mount Sinai Roosevelt, and The Mount Sinai Hospital. The events provided an opportunity for employees, patients, and visitors to enjoy a variety of Asian arts and culture, including music; Chinese, Japanese, and Indian calligraphy; origami; and traditional foods.
Patients waiting for a kidney transplant at the Mount Sinai Health System have a supportive new program to help them: the Kidney Coach program at the Recanati/Miller Transplantation Institute’s (RMTI) Zweig Family Center for Living Donation. The program recruits friends and family members to become coaches who spread the word about their loved one’s dire need for a living donor to improve the chances of finding one. (more…)