“Run for Research” Helps Support Brain Aneurysm Foundation
As part of Brain Aneurysm Awareness Month, the Department of Neurosurgery partnered with TeamCindy, a fundraising arm of the Brain Aneurysm Foundation, to host the Fourth Annual “Run for Research,” held recently at Riverside Park. Approximately 100 Mount Sinai faculty...
First Group of Mount Sinai Medical Volunteers Return Home from Puerto Rico
The first group of Mount Sinai Health System medical volunteers returned home from Puerto Rico on Thursday night, October 26, after completing their two-week deployment. The 10-person team of doctors and nurses supported a hospital in Fajardo, Puerto Rico, where they...
A Ceremony at Mount Sinai Queens Honors Past, Present, and Future
What mementos would you place in a 2017 time capsule that might not be opened for 100 years or more? When that question was posed to employees from Mount Sinai Queens and residents of western Queens through social media almost a year ago, the responses included a...
Awareness for Gynecologic Cancers
To commemorate Gynecologic Cancers Awareness Month, the departments of Nursing and Social Work Services hosted a wellness-centered health fair in Guggenheim Pavilion on Thursday, September 28. “One of the best things a woman can do with her cancer diagnosis is to take...
Even Some CATS Get the Flu Shot
The Samuel J. Friedman Health Center for the Performing Arts—a medical facility jointly established by Mount Sinai Doctors and The Actors Fund—increased awareness of the importance of the flu vaccine with the help of two feline friends from the Broadway show CATS. On...
Al Leiter Makes a Pitch for Flu Vaccination
The former All-Star and World Series-winning pitcher Al Leiter, who played for several teams including the New York Yankees and New York Mets, drew a large crowd at Guggenheim Pavilion on Wednesday, October 11, when he came to Mount Sinai for his annual flu...
Women’s Cancer Program Is an Oasis of Expert Care
Patients with gynecologic and breast cancers are finding advanced care and a peaceful oasis at the Women’s Cancer Program at Mount Sinai Chelsea, a clinical practice—located in the iconic Google building on 15th Street between 8th and 9th avenues—that was years in the...
White Coat Ceremony Starts a Journey for Students
In a symbolic celebration that marked the beginning of their medical education, 140 first-year students at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai gathered on Monday, September 18, for the 20th Annual White Coat Ceremony. Family and friends cheered the Class of...
Nurses Salute Physician Colleagues for Excellence
Before a celebratory audience of faculty and staff, and family and friends, nine physicians at The Mount Sinai Hospital were honored by nurse colleagues and Nursing leadership with the 30th Annual Physician of the Year Award. The ceremony, held Tuesday, September 26,...