From the Bronx to Harvard: A New Start Thanks to Mount Sinai’s Adolescent Health Center
Anthony Otey Hernández was a young, insecure gay man of color growing up in poverty in the Bronx with a single mother who battled illness and depression. At 15, he felt the weight of the world on his shoulders as depression struck while he was...
Celebrating 50 Years of Adolescent Health
The Mount Sinai Adolescent Health Center marked its 50th anniversary by honoring five individuals and the Mount Sinai Auxiliary Board at its 15th Annual Breakfast of Legends benefit at the Ziegfeld Ballroom on Tuesday, October 30. The Center provides free,...
Five Honored at “Wonderful World” Benefit Gala
With live music, dance, and heartfelt tributes, the 13th annual “What a Wonderful World” gala was held on Monday, October 15, to benefit the Louis Armstrong Center for Music and Medicine at Mount Sinai Beth Israel. Nearly 200 guests attended the event,...
Panel on Palliative Care Shines a Light on Caregivers
They spend an average of 20 hours a week in an unpaid, emotionally draining job. One in three is in poor health, and 97 percent say they need more help. Who are they? They are the 65 million Americans who provide care to an adult relative at home, and a...
Run for Research Raises Awareness of Brain Aneurysms
About 50 faculty and staff, patients, and their families in September took part in the Fifth Annual 5k Run for Research, hosted by the Department of Neurosurgery at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai and TeamCindy, a fundraising arm of the Brain...
Patient Reimagines Her Surgery as Art
Artist Frances McGuire transformed the arduous experience of multiple knee surgeries into creative inspiration by sketching serious, and sometimes whimsical, images of the experience. Now, the lively prints are on display at the Orthopedic Center and the...
“Fabulous and Fighting” Brings Fashion to Cancer Patients
More than 30 patients from the Women’s Cancer Program at The Blavatnik Family – Chelsea Medical Center at Mount Sinai attended a designer clothing “pop-up shop” on Friday, October 12, sponsored by the nonprofit group Fabulous and Fighting. At the event,...
New Sculpture in Hess Center
A dynamic 16-foot sculpture by the renowned American artist Joel Shapiro now stands in the lobby of the Leon and Norma Hess Center for Science and Medicine on the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai campus. Installed in June, the expressive, brightly...
Celebrating a 50th Anniversary
Hundreds of 50th anniversary branded T-shirts and nylon bags, along with cake and cupcakes, were handed out by the Office of Alumni Relations on Friday, October 19, to commemorate the dedication of the Mount Sinai School of Medicine, as it was...