Spotlight on Nursing Research: Addressing Knowledge Gaps in Sickle Cell Disease Pain Treatment
The Center for Nursing Research and Innovation at Mount Sinai recently interviewed Charleen Jacobs-McFarlane, PhD, RN, ANP-BC, a Nurse Practitioner in the Mount Sinai Health System Adult Sickle Cell Program, who has published abstracts in Practical Implementation of...
An Aspiring Physician-Scientist Explains How an Award Will Support His Research and His Career
Ayman Mohammad is a scholarly-year medical student at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai in between his third and fourth years of medical school pursuing a Master of Science in Clinical Research. Mr. Mohammad recently received an ASH Medical Student...
Dermatology Resident Awarded a $1 Million Research Grant to Develop a Comprehensive Molecular Map of Hidradenitis Suppurativa
Kristina Navrazhina, MD, PhD, a first-year dermatology resident at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, has received a $1 million grant for research to provide a comprehensive molecular map of hidradenitis suppurativa (HS)—a skin condition that causes painful...
AI Spotlight: Leveraging Generative AI to Predict ER Admissions
Artificial intelligence (AI) can help radiologists analyze images or doctors make diagnoses with a high degree of accuracy even with traditional machine learning techniques, but they tend to require large amounts of training data to accomplish this. Researchers at the...
The Importance of Pathogen Surveillance Networks
The H5N1 bird flu virus was detected for the first time in cows in March, and in May, a third person tested positive for bird flu, presumably from exposure to infected dairy cattle. With viral fragments detected in dairy, the Food and Drug Administration tested and...
Team at Mount Sinai Fuster Heart Hospital Performs First U.S. Procedure With New Implant to Improve Circulation Below the Knee
A team at the Mount Sinai Fuster Heart Hospital has successfully performed the first procedure in the United States using an innovative drug-eluting, below-the-knee resorbable scaffold. The team was led by Prakash Krishnan, MD, FACC, FSCAI, Assistant Professor,...
Annual Symposium of the BioMedical Engineering and Imaging Institute Focuses on Precision Medicine and the Future of Digital Medicine
The 12th annual symposium of the BioMedical Engineering and Imaging Institute (BMEII) at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai focused on precision medicine and the future of digital health. The event featured renowned academic and industry representatives from...
Annual Gala Celebrates Advances in Prostate Cancer Research and Treatment at Mount Sinai
The Milton and Carroll Petrie Department of Urology at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai hosted its annual Prostate Cancer Research Gala and exceeded its goal of raising more than $1 million for the Center of Excellence for Prostate Cancer within the...
Advancing Heath Equity With Data: Collaborating With Stakeholders at Mount Sinai Queens
At Mount Sinai, a key pillar in advancing health equity focuses on the collection and use of self-reported patient demographic data to identify gaps in care. The Health Equity Data Assessment (HEDA) team is engaging key stakeholders across the Health System and...