New York Times ‘New Yorker of the Year’ Column Spotlights Mount Sinai Patient and Patient Advocate
After treatment for ovarian cancer, Valerie Goldfein created Woman to Woman, a program at The Mount Sinai Hospital to support other gynecologic cancer patients that has expanded nationwide.
Mount Sinai Researcher Featured on Fox 5 News Discussing Clinical Trial for Eczema
Emma Guttman-Yassky, MD, PhD, Professor of Dermatology and Vice Chair of the Department of Dermatology at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, is involved in a clinical trial for a potential new treatment for atopic dermatitis.
An “Astounding Recovery” After New York City Street Accident
It was Tuesday evening, May 17, 2016, and Cherie Marcus, 62, had stopped at a corner on Central Park West, waiting to cross the street. Suddenly, a runaway car struck a taxi, which then rammed into Ms. Marcus, crushing her legs. When she was taken by ambulance to...
Woman to Woman Builds a Community of Hope and Support for Cancer Patients
It was something of a family reunion when cancer survivors met on a recent Saturday at the 92nd Street Y—if a family can consist of 100 women from just about every generation and culture. What they had in common was Woman to Woman, a peer-to-peer program founded at...
Mount Sinai Patient Scores a Marathon Win for Team IBDKids
Evan Wood, a 22-year-old Mount Sinai patient, won the Foot Locker Five-Borough Challenge at the New York City Marathon, representing Manhattan and Team IBDKids, a cause that is deeply meaningful to him. Mr. Wood, a recent graduate of New York University, was diagnosed...
Violinist’s Impromptu Thank You at Mount Sinai St. Luke’s
Yuval Waldman, a renowned violinist and conductor, recently performed an original song to thank the Mount Sinai St. Luke’s Cardiac Care Team that treated him for atrial flutter and artery blockage. He was admitted to the hospital’s cardiac intensive care unit with...
Dubin Breast Center Patients Receive Support in Preserving Their Hair During Chemotherapy
Joanna Ng was determined not to lose her hair after she began receiving chemotherapy treatments for breast cancer last spring. “I cut my hair short a long time ago, and it took so long to grow back I vowed I would never do it again if I could help it. But mostly, I...
Mount Sinai Surgeons Are First in New York State To Perform HIV-Positive Kidney Transplant
The Mount Sinai Hospital recently became the first hospital in New York State and the second in the nation to perform a kidney transplant from an HIV-positive deceased donor to an HIV-positive recipient, the result of federal legislation that went into effect late...
Mount Sinai Opens a Comprehensive Center For Transgender Medicine and Surgery
The Mount Sinai Health System recently opened the Center for Transgender Medicine and Surgery, one of the first centers of its kind in the United States to provide the transgender community with comprehensive primary, specialty, surgical, and behavioral health care...
