Dubin Breast Center Honors Three Individuals at Sixth Annual Benefit
The Dubin Breast Center of The Tisch Cancer Institute at the Mount Sinai Health System recently held its sixth annual benefit at the Ziegfeld Ballroom in Manhattan. The celebratory event attracted 520 guests and raised a record $3.4 million to support the Center’s...
A Celebration of Achievement and Alumni Bonds at the VF Society Anniversary Dinner
More than 140 members of the VF Society, a nonprofit alumni association for the training graduates of Mount Sinai’s Zena and Michael A. Wiener Cardiovascular Institute, recently gathered for its 16th Year Anniversary Dinner. The Society is named for Valentin Fuster,...
Learning How to Save a Life
More than 250 attendees—including 66 public school students—recently received hands-on cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) and automated external defibrillator (AED) instruction at community health fairs organized by the Mount Sinai Health System. Held at four Health...
Recognition for Excellence in Neuroscience Research
Lakshmi A. Devi, PhD, left, Dean for Academic Development and Enrichment at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, began the year as a designated 2018 WCBR (Winter Conference on Brain Research) Pioneer for her neuroscience research on opioid and cannabinoid...
Easier Access to Care at Mount Sinai Doctors Forest Hills
Those who live and work in the Rego Park/ Forest Hills communities of Queens now have easier access to care with the recent opening of Mount Sinai Doctors Forest Hills. The nearly 16,500-square-foot facility brings together, under one roof, four existing Mount Sinai...
A Global Dialogue on Nursing Best Practices
The Phillips School of Nursing at Mount Sinai Beth Israel recently hosted a delegation of registered nurses from Seoul National University Bundang Hospital in South Korea, who were eager to learn about the U.S. health care system, particularly about nursing activities...
Breast Surgeon Receives Mother of the Year Award
Susan K. Boolbol, MD, Chief of Breast Surgery at Mount Sinai Beth Israel, along with new TODAY show co-host and breast cancer survivor Hoda Kotb, recently was honored with the American Cancer Society’s 2017 Mother of the Year award at a special luncheon held at the...
Special Report on Hurricane Maria: Caring for Patients in Puerto Rico
Conditions in Puerto Rico were austere after Hurricane Maria made landfall on Wednesday, September 20, pushing 155 mph winds across the island with the same force as a thunderous tornado 50 to 60 miles wide and leaving utter devastation to the infrastructure, power...
A Doctor’s Reflection: Sleepless Nights, and a Desire to Help His Beloved Puerto Rico
Like many other Puerto Ricans, I had not slept well after September 20 when Hurricane Maria hit Puerto Rico. In the days that followed, I joined a group of health care professionals in New York City to discuss how we could help. With the support of the New York State...