Mount Sinai Celebrates Heart Health Month: Celebrating Multicultural Foods
Mount Sinai Fit’s Wellness Lunch and Learn series, “Mount Sinai Cooks Around the World,” featured advice about mindful, heart-healthy eating, with demonstrations by Mount Sinai Health System officials, from left, Beth Oliver, DNP, RN, Senior Vice President, Cardiac...
Mount Sinai Celebrates Heart Health Month: Valentine’s Day Party for Pediatric Heart Patients
Dozens of pediatric heart patients were treated to an early Valentine’s Day party at The Mount Sinai Hospital on Wednesday, February 8. The children played games, crafted heart-shaped picture frames, and took photos at a selfie station. The event also reunited...
Three Receive Wholeness of Life Awards
Three Mount Sinai Health System employees recently received 2016 Wholeness of Life Awards from the HealthCare Chaplaincy Network™ for their commitment to providing compassionate and respectful care to patients in crisis. The employees, all nominated by their...
Multiple Honors Lead to an Unforgettable Day
Scott L. Friedman, MD, Dean for Therapeutic Discovery and Chief of the Division of Liver Diseases at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, in November became the first individual to receive three honors at the American Association for the Study of Liver...
Former U.S. Health Secretary Urges Investment in Science
“Strong science crosses all borders, and our leaders need to understand that further investment in health offers great returns.” That message from the Honorable Louis W. Sullivan, MD, former Secretary of Health and Human Services under President George H. W. Bush and...
Autism Research and Community Engagement Are Tightly Linked at Mount Sinai’s Seaver Center
One Saturday morning each month, the American Museum of Natural History in New York City opens its doors an hour early to welcome a special group of visitors: children with autism and their families. What they experience is more than a simple stroll through the...
Dubin Breast Center Honors Three at Milestone Gala
The Dubin Breast Center of The Tisch Cancer Institute at the Mount Sinai Health System recently celebrated its “five-year milestone” with a benefit at the Mandarin Oriental, New York. About 500 guests attended the event on Monday, December 5, raising more than $2.3...
Mount Sinai West Recognizes World AIDS Day
In observance of World AIDS Day, the Mount Sinai Health System held two events in recognition of the disease’s multifaceted impact and the importance of HIV research, prevention, and treatment. In a special HIV grand rounds program, the Mount Sinai Institute for...
Honoring Many Contributions to the Field of Gastroenterology
Friends, family, faculty, and staff gathered in December to recognize David B. Sachar, MD, and his wife Joanna S. Sachar, for their many contributions to the field of gastroenterology and to celebrate the naming of a conference room in their honor at the Susan and...