2024 Jacobi Medallion Award Ceremony
The Mount Sinai Alumni Association and Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai presented accomplished physicians, researchers, educators, and administrators with the 2024 Jacobi Medallion, one of Mount Sinai’s highest awards. The annual ceremony was held Thursday,...
The Center for Advanced Medical Simulation at Mount Sinai West Hosts Annual Tristate Regional Simulation Symposium May 17
The Center for Advanced Medical Simulation (CAMS) at Mount Sinai West is hosting its pioneering annual Tristate Regional Simulation Symposium. The symposium is scheduled for Friday, May 17, from 11 am to 2 pm, using a live online format. The theme for this eighth...
New Opera on a Gender-Affirmation Pioneer Is Authored by Mount Sinai Neuroradiologist
“It’s a love story,” says Aryeh Lev Stollman, MD, a neuroradiologist at Mount Sinai, and the librettist for a new opera, Lili Elbe, which tells the story of one of the earliest recipients of gender-affirming surgery, in 1930. The opera, commissioned by the Theater St....
Your Guide to Colorectal Cancer Awareness and Prevention
Colorectal cancer is the second leading cause of cancer deaths in both men and women in the United States. Although this cancer is highly treatable and preventable, about 140,000 Americans are diagnosed and more than 50,000 people die each year, according to the...
Two Employee Resource Groups, Mount Sinai Interfaith and Islamic Community at Mount Sinai, Hold a Silent Vigil
The Mount Sinai Interfaith and the Islamic Community at Mount Sinai employee resource groups gathered to hold space for collective grief and to express their shared humanity, love, respect, and understanding on Wednesday, January 10. About 90 Mount Sinai employees,...
Mount Sinai-Harlem Health Center: Elevating Health Care Through Comprehensive Services
The Mount Sinai-Harlem Health Center has officially opened its 12-story, 85,000-square-foot facility, symbolizing a transformative moment in the delivery of health care to the Harlem community. The $80 million investment reaffirms Mount Sinai's commitment to providing...
Unsung Security Officers Participate in Resilience Educational Program: For Some, a First Introduction to Helpful Strategies
Hospital security officers are often our first human contact when we walk into a hospital. While they share the job description of “front-line worker,” along with doctors and nurses, they are both highly visible and yet “unsung” for all they do. As the pandemic swept...
Reflections From an Ethics Fellowship at Auschwitz
For many pursuing a path in medicine, a fellowship is an opportunity to learn and hone specialized skills in their chosen subspecialty. But medical education encompasses so much more than just medical skills and knowledge—compassion and ethics are just as important...
Mount Sinai Hosts Landmark Symposium on Urologic Oncology
The Department of Urology at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai recently took center stage in the global medical community by hosting the Fifth International Prostate Cancer Symposium and World Congress of Urologic Oncology. The event, held Friday, December...