Mount Sinai Student’s Scholarly Year in Haiti
On January 12th, 2010 when a catastrophic magnitude 7.0 earthquake hit Haiti, Ernest Barthelemy was half way through his second of medical school at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai. The earthquake that devastated Haiti hit Ernest in every way, from the...
Major Gift Advances Palliative Care
Benefactors Patty and Jay Baker recently donated $10 million to establish The Patty and Jay Baker National Palliative Care Center at Mount Sinai to support public policy, education, training, research, and national outreach to improve the quality of care for seriously...
Telemedicine Brings Clinical Trials to Patients
Patients at the Mount Sinai Health System and at leading medical centers around the world have benefitted from therapeutic treatments that are tested during clinical trials. But trials can be inconvenient. Patients may decide they no longer want to travel long...
Social Support Helps Those with Sarcoidosis
Sarcoidosis is a multisystem, inflammatory disease, which can involve all organ systems to a varying degree and extent. Upon diagnosis or afterward, patients are commonly overwhelmed by their disease and frequently ask questions that include: How did I get this...
What to Know about Childhood and Teen Obesity
We commonly hear that two-thirds of all adults in the U.S. are overweight or obese, and that adult obesity has risen at an alarming rate over the past 30 years. What is less commonly heard is that the rate of obesity has risen nearly three times faster in adolescents...
Susan B. Bressman, MD, Receives Top Honor
Susan B. Bressman, MD, a leading researcher, clinician, and educator in movement disorders and neurological conditions, has been named a “National Physician of the Year” for clinical excellence by Castle Connolly Medical Ltd., publisher of the annual America’s Top...
Colon Cancer Myths
March is Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month. Here are the most common myths about this disease that I hear from my patients. Myth: “I feel fine, I have no pain or feel any lumps- there is no way for me to have colon cancer” Reality: Most patients who underwent...
Precision Treatment for Prostate Cancer
The Mount Sinai Health System is taking steps to revolutionize the diagnosis and treatment of prostate cancer through a new multidisciplinary program that combines the best of urology, pathology, and radiology to analyze and inform medical care for each patient. Under...
Mount Sinai Receives “Tribute to Nurses” Award
There were countless acts of selfless dedication demonstrated by Mount Sinai staff when Hurricane Sandy devastated New York City in October 2012, but one team was recognized formally with an award for its extraordinary coordination of patient care and leadership...