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
- RCN Cable: Channel 77
- Verizon FiOS: Channel 30