The American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine (AAHPM) has named three physicians from the Brookdale Department of Geriatrics and Palliative Medicine at The Mount Sinai Hospital “Inspiring Hospice and Palliative Medicine Leaders Under 40.”
Laura Gelfman, MD, MPH, Assistant Professor, Geriatrics and Palliative Medicine; Amy Kelley, MD, MSHS, Assistant Professor, Geriatrics and Palliative Medicine; and Cardinale B. Smith, MD, MSCR, Assistant Professor of Medicine (Hematology/Medical Oncology), and Geriatrics and Palliative Medicine, were among 40 award recipients honored at the 2015 AAHPM & HPNA (Hospice and Palliative Nurses Association) Annual Assembly in Philadelphia.
The award recipients were evaluated on their involvement in AAHPM, their work in educating others about hospice and palliative medicine, mentoring students or residents, charitable work, and professional accomplishments.
“I am thrilled that Dr. Gelfman, Dr. Kelley, and Dr. Smith have been named inspiring leaders by AAHPM,” says R. Sean Morrison, MD, Co-Director, Patty and Jay Baker National Palliative Care Center, Director, National Palliative Care Research Center, and Director, Lilian and Benjamin Hertzberg Palliative Care Institute. “Each one of these physicians is an incredibly talented and committed junior investigator who has demonstrated outstanding potential for a career in patient-oriented research. Their work has and will continue to advance the field of palliative care, both at Mount Sinai and nationally.”
The Lilian and Benjamin Hertzberg Palliative Care Institute resides in the Brookdale Department of Geriatrics and Palliative Medicine, and is partnered with the newly established Patty and Jay Baker National Palliative Care Center at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai.