Psychiatry Grand Rounds: Winter 2018-2019
The Department of Psychiatry at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai has put together a fantastic lineup for the 2018-2019 Grand Rounds season—check out some of the highlights below. On November 27, Raquel Gur, MD, PhD, discussed genetic and...
Does Aerobic Exercise Help Improve Cognition in People With Schizophrenia?
David Kimhy, PhD, joined the Department of Psychiatry at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai In September of 2017 as an Associate Professor, Leader in New Interventions in Schizophrenia, and Director of the Experimental Psychopathology Laboratory....
Faculty Retreat at The Met
On Thursday, July 28, the second annual Faculty Retreat took place at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Over the course of the day, 17 new faculty members introduced themselves to the department and presented their current research, followed by a...
Eliminating Physical Restraints in the Psychiatric Emergency Department
“Vision Zero” is New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio’s campaign to reduce pedestrian deaths to zero by improving traffic safety. Kenneth Hung, MD, Assistant Clinical Professor and Director of the Psychiatric Emergency Department at Mount Sinai Hospital, decided to...
Melinda Lantz, MD, Assumes Leadership Role
Members of the American Association of Geriatric Psychiatry (AAGP) have elected Mount Sinai Beth Israel physician Melinda Lantz, MD, to become the organization’s President. Dr. Lantz, Vice Chair, Chief of Geriatric Psychiatry, and Associate Professor of...
Celebrating Trailblazer Pamela Sklar, MD, PhD
Luminaries in the study of psychiatric genomics joined the Mount Sinai community in celebrating the work of the late Pamela Sklar, MD, PhD, a groundbreaking psychiatrist and neuroscientist who made major discoveries that established the genetic roots of...