Helping Young Athletes With Crohn’s Disease
After being diagnosed with Crohn’s disease at Mount Sinai Kravis Children’s Hospital in 2015, Noah Weber, now 15, reached out to NBA basketball star Larry Nance Jr., who also had been diagnosed with the illness at a young age. Noah, an avid sports fan,...
FAMILIA Trial Teaches Healthy Habits at Early Age
Children will listen. That is the simple premise underlying FAMILIA, a trial developed by Valentin Fuster, MD, PhD, Director of Mount Sinai Heart and Physician-in-Chief of The Mount Sinai Hospital, to promote cardiovascular health among...
Wholeness of Life Awards for Compassionate Care
Three Mount Sinai Health System employees received 2018 Wholeness of Life Awards from the HealthCare Chaplaincy Network™ for their commitment to providing compassionate and respectful care to patients. The staff members, all nominated by their colleagues,...
Holiday Fun for Pediatric Patients
More than 200 Mount Sinai Beth Israel pediatric patients, joined by patients affiliated with the Children’s Brain Tumor Foundation, enjoyed live entertainment from a musician, magician, and face painters at a carnival-style holiday party on...
Raising Awareness About Lung Health
An estimated 1,000 visitors stopped by a “Lungs for Life” event on Monday, November 12, in Guggenheim Pavilion hosted by the Mount Sinai Lung Screening team. The event, held during Lung Cancer Awareness Month, featured faculty and staff who helped raise...
Public Health Organization Honors Raja M. Flores, MD
The Collegium Ramazzini, an international organization that limits membership to a select few who are recognized for scientific discoveries that protect public health, recently elected Raja M. Flores, MD, Chair of the Department of Thoracic Surgery at the...
A New Leader for Emergency Management
The Mount Sinai Health System recently recruited Don R. Boyce, JD, to fill the newly created position of Vice President of Emergency Management. Mr. Boyce brings considerable professional experience to this critical new role. He will oversee the...
Mount Sinai Doctors Long Island Celebrates New Location
Mount Sinai Doctors Long Island is expanding its reach with the opening of a new health complex in Greenlawn to better serve the northwestern communities of Suffolk County. The modern and spacious 80,000-square-foot location, at 5 Cuba Hill Road, offers...
Honoring Excellence in Patient Communication
Recipients of the 2018 Cullman Family Award for Excellence in Physician Communication were honored at a reception held Tuesday, October 30, at the Corporate Services Center. For the past three years, this annual award has honored Mount Sinai...