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Use of Big Data Leads to Discovery in Diabetes
After carefully analyzing the electronic health records (EHRs) of 11,000 patients, investigators at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai have discovered three potential new subtypes of type 2 diabetes. The discovery, led by Joel Dudley, PhD, Director of...
Herminia Palacio ’87, MD, MPH Appointed NYC’s Deputy Mayor for Health & Human Services
New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio has appointed Dr. Herminia Palacio as the city's new deputy mayor for health and human services, filling a post that has been vacant since the end of September 2015. Palacio will oversee several key city departments, including the...
National Recognition for Autism Researcher
Joseph D. Buxbaum, PhD, a pioneering researcher in the field of autism, recently was elected to the National Academy of Medicine, considered one of the highest honors in medicine. New members are elected annually by current active members through a selective process...
Researchers Honored at First Mount Sinai Innovations Awards Ceremony
Sixteen physicians, scientists, and students were honored for their creativity and biomedical discoveries at the first annual Mount Sinai Innovations Awards Ceremony, held on the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai campus. “We are building a culture that...
Enhancing the Understanding Of Spirituality and Health
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai has created a new Center for Spirituality and Health that will develop clinical, educational, and research activities to enhance the understanding of the role spirituality plays in the prevention of, and recovery from, illness....
‘Figuring Out What the Future is Going to Be’
“I think my fellows call me fair, my fellows call me tough... and a lot of them call me mom.” So says Joan Reede ISMMS ’80, MD, MPH, MS, MBA. Dean for Diversity and Community Partnership and Associate Professor of Medicine at Harvard Medical School (HMS), Dr. Reede is...