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The event, held Tuesday, June 11, focused on sharing two decades of experience caring for 9/11 responders living with the enduring effects of exposure to psychological trauma and environmental toxins.
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Mount Sinai Rehabilitation Physicians Featured in new Documentary film “Quad Gods”
See the official trailer for the Quad Gods documentary on HBO
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A recent study conducted at Mount Sinai Hospital has demonstrated the safety and effectiveness of the Menon Precision Prostatectomy (MPP), a surgical technique for treating prostate cancer while preserving urinary and sexual functions.
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Pulsed field ablation (PFA) is safe for treating patients with common types of atrial fibrillation (AF), according to the largest study of its kind on this new technology, led by the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai.
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The event, held Tuesday, June 11, focused on sharing two decades of experience caring for 9/11 responders living with the enduring effects of exposure to psychological trauma and environmental toxins.
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Mount Sinai Rehabilitation Physicians Featured in new Documentary film “Quad Gods”
See the official trailer for the Quad Gods documentary on HBO
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A recent study conducted at Mount Sinai Hospital has demonstrated the safety and effectiveness of the Menon Precision Prostatectomy (MPP), a surgical technique for treating prostate cancer while preserving urinary and sexual functions.
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Pulsed field ablation (PFA) is safe for treating patients with common types of atrial fibrillation (AF), according to the largest study of its kind on this new technology, led by the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai.
Cardiology & Cardiovascular Surgery | View More
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Celebrating Dr. Valentín Fuster's Contributions to Cardiovascular Medicine and Science
JACC's Tribute Video Celebrates Valentín Fuster, MD at ACC.24
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The specialized and complex Ross procedure is the optimal treatment for adolescents and adults with a diseased aortic valve, replacing it with the patient’s own pulmonary valve, resulting in improved long-term life expectancy and less ...
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Pulsed field ablation (PFA) is safe for treating patients with common types of atrial fibrillation (AF), according to the largest study of its kind on this new technology, led by the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai.
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Mount Sinai Fuster Heart Hospital: 2023 Clinical Outcomes and Innovations Report
The Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory at The Mount Sinai Hospital is among the highest volume centers, yet also among the safest interventional catheterization laboratories in the United States.
CTMS: Center for Transgender Medicine & Surgery | View More
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Mount Sinai’s Center for Transgender Medicine and Surgery provides care for transgender and gender-diverse people of all ages, with a focus on fertility preservation.
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Updated Standards Provide Crucial Guidance for Health of Transgender and Gender Diverse People
Endocrinologists and other physicians gained important guidance, as the World Professional Association for Transgender Health released the first update of its standards of care in 10 years.
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Mount Sinai Study Finds Testosterone Use in Transmasculine People Is Safer Than Previously Reported
Testosterone treatment for gender-affirming hormone therapy in transmasculine individuals often conjures up safety concerns among prescribing physicians, and patients and their families. However, the largest study of its type to date found ...
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Shedding Light on Headache Disorders in Transgender and Gender-Diverse Adults and Youth
Learn about current best practices in the management of headache, and the latest research on the potential relationship between gender-affirming hormone therapy and headache.
Dermatology | View More
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The Kimberly and Eric J. Waldman Department of Dermatology at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai is dedicated to delivering superior, comprehensive dermatologic care that exceeds patient expectations, and to advancing the science ...
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Artificial Intelligence May Help Improve Melanoma and Skin Cancer Early Detection and Treatments
Artificial intelligence has enormous potential for diagnosing and treating melanoma and other skin cancers. When it comes to diagnosis, dermoscopy, confocal microscopy, optical coherence tomography, pathology, and whole-body imaging are ...
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The research training program in Systems Skin Biology will take a multidisciplinary approach in teaching scientists to holistically understand human physiology, health, and disease.
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New Treatment for Moderate to Severe Atopic Dermatitis Shows Promising Long-Term Results
Patients with moderate to severe atopic dermatitis who participated in a clinical trial of rocatinlimab—a novel, patient-tailored monoclonal antibody therapy—showed promising results both while taking the drug and up to 20 weeks after the therapy was stopped.
Diabetes & Endocrinology | View More
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Mount Sinai Endocrinologists Expand Diabetes Technology Use
Carol J. Levy, MD, and her team are working to expand the use of automated insulin delivery technology—studying its use in insulin-requiring people with type 2 diabetes and during pregnancies complicated by type 1 diabetes.
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Mount Sinai Team Identifies Regions of DNA Associated With Excess Testosterone in PCOS
A team led by Andrea Dunaif, MD, has identified regions of DNA associated with testosterone production in women with polycystic ovary syndrome, bringing the field a step closer to determining the molecular causes of the condition.
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Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Bone Disease 2024
The Hilda and J. Lester Gabrilove Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Bone Disease at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai is dedicated to advancing the understanding and treatment of diabetes, obesity, conditions affecting ...
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The outstanding faculty in the Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Bone Disease continue to make innovative advances in translational research and clinical care. Core to those missions is training the next generation of leaders in our field.
Gastroenterology, GI Surgery & Liver Diseases | View More
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A Breakthrough UC Drug Is Approved Following a Rigorous Mount Sinai-Led Trial
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved mirikizumab as a treatment for ulcerative colitis (UC) based on a pair of groundbreaking trials led by Mount Sinai’s gastroenterology team.
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Obesity Drugs Among Those Being Examined for Efficacy Against NASH
Newly popular obesity drugs like Ozempic® and Wegovy® are among several undergoing clinical trials at Mount Sinai for nonalcoholic steatohepatitis, or NASH.
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A Program of Cutting-Edge Nutrition Care Wards Off Malnutrition in IBD Patients
A first-of-its-kind Mount Sinai program known as iNourish offers a full range of nutrition-focused clinical and research initiatives to support individuals with Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis. This platform includes a dedicated ...
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Detecting Cancer in IBD Patients Through Stool-Based DNA Testing
A multi-target stool-based DNA test for colorectal cancer that has become commercially popular offers promise as a complement to colonoscopic evaluations for patients with ulcerative colitis (UC) and Crohn’s disease (CD). The study was ...
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Mount Sinai has begun embedding a dedicated palliative care team in the medical intensive care unit (MICU) at The Mount Sinai Hospital. Introducing palliative care earlier in the hospital admissions process, rather than waiting for ICU ...
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New Research Shows Medicare Should Encourage Use of Hospice for People With Dementia
U.S. policymakers are increasingly focused on curtailing Medicare hospice services for people with dementia due to increasing hospice benefit expenditures. A new joint study by researchers at the Brookdale Department of Geriatrics and ...
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Mount Sinai Geriatrics Leaders Create EHR Scrubbing Protocol
The pandemic presented new and unknown health risks to older adults, who sought answers via direct physician messaging. Many geriatricians felt a large clerical burden, which contributed to burnout. By tapping into a multidisciplinary ...
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Geriatrics and Palliative Medicine 2024
The Brookdale Department of Geriatrics and Palliative Medicine at Mount Sinai is committed to improving the lives of older adults, those with serious illness, and their caregivers. As you will see in this report, much of our work begins ...
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An advanced radiotherapy technique called radiation segmentectomy may be effective against very early to early-stage hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), a type of liver cancer that cannot be treated surgically or thermally.
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Transradial Balloon Occlusion Prostate Artery Embolization for BPH at Mount Sinai
Lower urinary tract symptoms had worsened in the months prior to the PAE
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Mount Sinai Neurosurgery Chair, Joshua Bederson, MD Case Study: Brain Tumor Embolization
The benefits of preoperative embolization for treating meningiomas and other skull base tumors.
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Prostatic Artery Embolization at Mount Sinai
Watch a PAE on a 74-year-old with a 20-year history of BPH.
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Mount Sinai scientists, in collaboration with researchers from the Carlos III Health Institute (ISCIII) in Madrid, Spain, have located and identified alterations in the monkeypox virus genome that potentially correlate with changes in ...
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Curious About the Monkeypox Vaccine? Here’s What You Need to Know
Richard Silvera, MD, MPH of Mount Sinai details important information about monkeypox vaccination.
Neurology & Neurosurgery | View More
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Mount Sinai, long a leader in epilepsy care and research, is expanding its partnerships with independent neurologists and primary care physicians across the United States, building on its expertise in new diagnostics and successful strategies ...
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Mount Sinai Neurosurgery Chair, Joshua Bederson, MD Case Study: Brain Tumor Embolization
The benefits of preoperative embolization for treating meningiomas and other skull base tumors.
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Researchers from the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai have shed valuable light on the nuanced functions and intricate regulatory methods of RNA editing, a critical mechanism underlying brain development and disease.
Nuclear Medicine | View More
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Learn more about advances in Nuclear Medicine and hear the amazing story of a patient treated at Mount Sinai’s Tisch Cancer Center.
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This large study of patients undergoing PET MPI demonstrated that although reduced MBFR was more prevalent in women compared with men, there were no sex-specific differences in the prognostic value of reduced MBFR.
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This study reviews the need for a separate risk threshold with PET and SPECT while selecting a high-risk population as the target for an intervention.
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Use of anatomic testing such as coronary artery calcium scoring (CACS) of 0 to avoid myocardial perfusion imaging in symptomatic patients could lead to missing microvascular dysfunction in 4 out of 10 patients, a finding associated with a high mortality risk.
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Mount Sinai Receives $3 Million Gift to Support Women’s Health Research
Four important areas across the lifespan—endometriosis, cervical cancer, preeclampsia, and menopause—are the focus of a $3 million gift from the Pershing Square Foundation to support women’s health research.
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Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Science 2024
As a leader in Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Science, Mount Sinai meets a wide range of women's health care needs across the lifespan.
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At the Raquel and Jaime Gilinski Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Science, we are dedicated to our patients’ care across the lifespan, and to training the next generation of reproductive health leaders.
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The Mount Sinai-Rainbow Clinic is the first of its kind in the United States. Its multidisciplinary team members have special training to understand and respond to the special circumstances and sensitivities of parents who have experienced perinatal loss.
Occupational Medicine | View More
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The event, held Tuesday, June 11, focused on sharing two decades of experience caring for 9/11 responders living with the enduring effects of exposure to psychological trauma and environmental toxins.
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Meet the Mount Sinai Selikoff Centers for Occupational Health
The Mount Sinai Selikoff Centers for Occupational Health are widely recognized as leaders in the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of workplace injuries and illnesses
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Meet the Mount Sinai Selikoff Centers for Occupational Health: Mid-Hudson Valley
The Mount Sinai Selikoff Centers for Occupational Health are widely recognized as leaders in the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of workplace injuries and illnesses
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Mount Sinai Experts Explain Medical Treatment Under Workers’ Compensation
At the Mount Sinai Selikoff Centers for Occupational Health, Workers' Compensation Coordinators are available to assist patients with filing New York State Workers' Compensation claims
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Mount Sinai’s Raja Flores, MD: New Standards in Lung Cancer Surgery
Raja Flores, MD, discusses nuanced approaches to surgical care for lung cancer, neoadjuvent chemotherapy, the role of randomized clinical trials, treatment for mesothelioma, and more
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Breast Cancer Susceptibility Genes Figure in Screening for Pancreatic Cancer
Approximately 10 percent of pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma is due to a hereditary or genetic predisposition, including variants in the breast and ovarian cancer syndrome genes BRCA1 and BRCA2.
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Multidisciplinary Team Provides Specialized Care for 3-Year-Old With Wilms Tumor
A three-year-old boy from Eritrea with tuberculosis and Wilms tumor received multidisciplinary care from specialists at Mount Sinai Kravis Children's Hospital. He has been doing well after surgery and chemotherapy.
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The clinics work closely with the Dubin Breast Center and the Cardio-Oncology Program, drawing on Mount Sinai’s network of specialists and resources.
Ophthalmology | View More
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Uncovering Glaucoma’s Vascular Link in People of African Descent
Alon Harris, MS, PhD, FARVO, has committed 30 years of research to chipping away at the notion that intraocular pressure (IOP) is the predominant risk factor for openangle glaucoma (OAG), particularly in people of African descent.
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Helping Low-Vision Patients Lead Independent Lives
For all their hard work to preserve and restore eyesight, ophthalmologists often reach the limits of what they can accomplish with standard treatment.
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Intra-Arterial Chemotherapy Is a Game Changer for Patients With Retinoblastoma
New York Eye and Ear Infirmary of Mount Sinai is one of the few institutions in the New York metropolitan area to treat retinoblastoma, the most common type of eye cancer in young children.
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Ophthalmology Specialty Report 2023
New York Eye and Ear Infirmary of Mount Sinai (NYEE) made significant strides in the fields of science and technology over the past year, particularly in the pursuit of cutting-edge approaches to early detection and treatment of diseases ...
Orthopedics | View More
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Applying Novel Techniques to Preserve the Knee and Other Joints
When it comes to knee repairs, Mount Sinai’s sports medicine surgeons have one goal: reduce or eliminate the need for joint replacement.
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Advancing Shoulder Arthroplasty With 3D Technology
Mount Sinai’s Leesa Galatz, MD, is embracing 3D-printed shoulder arthroplasty to create customized implants for each patient.
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Since 1910, Mount Sinai’s Department of Orthopedic Surgery has been dedicated to understanding health conditions spanning the field of orthopedics.
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Leesa M. Galatz, MD, Mount Sinai Professor and Chair, Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, recognizes the many accomplishments of the previous year, including U.S. News & World Report® ranking The ...
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The Mount Sinai Otolaryngology Surgical Video Series
The Mount Sinai Otolaryngology Surgical Video Series is a detailed, step-by-step instructional guide for surgeons and surgical trainees to learn standard approaches to ENT/Otolaryngology procedures.
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Mount Sinai researchers have made breakthrough discoveries about the thyroid-stimulating hormone receptor that suggest new approaches to the treatment of autoimmune thyroid disease.
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Join Mount Sinai for the Eighth Annual Endoscopic Middle Ear Surgery Dissection CME Course
Friday, September 13, 7:30am- Saturday, September 14, 2:00pm
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Improving Mobility and Balance Among Older Adults With Hearing Loss
According to a new study led by Mount Sinai’s Maura Cosetti, MD, older adults with untreated bilateral hearing loss struggled to multitask during a test that assessed mobility and balance much more than participants without hearing loss. ...
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A Healthier Future for Every Child
Every day, Mount Sinai Kravis Children’s Hospital works to fulfill our mission of delivering innovative care, research, and education that equitably advances health for children and families.
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Ahead of the Curve: Pediatric Advanced Diagnostic and Interventional Bronchoscopy
Interventional bronchoscopy has long been part of the adult pulmonologist's armamentarium; however, it is rarely used in children for a variety of reasons. But at Mount Sinai Kravis Children’s Hospital, interventional bronchoscopy has ...
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Dr. Rebecca Trachtman discusses the most common pediatric rheumatic digestive diseases affecting the esophagus and airway
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Dr. Michael Rothschild shares dysphagia in children, standards for evaluation and management of some common causes
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In June, Mount Sinai launched a comprehensive, state-of-the-art destination for integrated mental health, substance use, and primary care, with a commitment to fostering breakthrough clinical research: the Mount Sinai-Behavioral Health Center.
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Continuing to Redefine Addiction Medicine Through Neuroimaging
A leader of neuroimaging and addiction science at Mount Sinai has discovered the impairment of a brain circuit pathway as a key driver in human drug addiction, extending previous findings in animal models. These findings hold potential ...
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Researchers from the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai have shed valuable light on the nuanced functions and intricate regulatory methods of RNA editing, a critical mechanism underlying brain development and disease.
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"The Genesis of Schizophrenia: An Origin Story” by Mount Sinai researcher Rebecca Birnbaum, MD, and Daniel Weinberger, MD, Director and CEO of the Lieber Institute for Brain Development (LIBD) on the Johns Hopkins medical campus, is featured ...
Pulmonology | View More
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The Unusual Protective Properties of SARS-CoV-2 in People With Asthma
Mount Sinai researchers are exploring the finding that certain proteins produced by patients with mild to moderate eosinophilic asthma downregulate the angiotensin-converting enzyme 2 receptor that allows SARS-CoV-2 entry to airway cells, ...
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Support Services at Mount Sinai Make a Difference for Patients With Lung Disease
To help patients with lung disease work through what can be a life-changing diagnosis, Mount Sinai provides holistic, compassionate care.
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A Systematic Approach to Incidental Lung Nodules
Mount Sinai Health System is taking a systematic approach to addressing incidental lung nodules. It includes using natural language processing to scan all Mount Sinai Morningside and Mount Sinai West chest-related radiological reports ...
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Pulmonology, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine 2024
The Catherine and Henry J. Gaisman Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine provides state-of-the-art consultation, diagnostic testing, and clinical and multidisciplinary care to patients with simple and complex respiratory ...
Rehabilitation | View More
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Online Spinal Cord Injury Programs Scale to New Heights Post-Pandemic
What started out as spinal cord injury programs going online out of necessity during the COVID pandemic gained traction over the years.
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A New Facility for Rehabilitation Medicine and Human Performance
A long overdue revamp of the Department of Rehabilitation Medicine's inpatient unit is set to improve patient care, modernize equipment, as well as take education and research capabilities to new levels.
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Mount Sinai Rehabilitation Physicians Featured in new Documentary film “Quad Gods”
See the official trailer for the Quad Gods documentary on HBO
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Rehabilitation and Human Performance 2024
The Department of Rehabilitation and Human Performance at Mount Sinai has been dedicated to advancing human performance and solving barriers for those with disabilities since 1910.
Urology | View More
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Significant Advances in Cancer Treatment and Research for the Department of Urology
Significant advances in patient care and research by the Milton and Carroll Petrie Department of Urology at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai were recognized as the Department recorded a number of significant milestones in 2023 ...
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An Important Milestone: Marking the 500th Robotic Cystectomy Surgery in the Bladder Cancer Program
A team at the Department of Urology recently performed the 500throbotic cystectomy in Mount Sinai’s Bladder Cancer Program, a significant milestone that underscores innovations in patient care, research, and clinical excellence that make ...
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A recent study conducted at Mount Sinai Hospital has demonstrated the safety and effectiveness of the Menon Precision Prostatectomy (MPP), a surgical technique for treating prostate cancer while preserving urinary and sexual functions.
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One of the biggest challenges in managing aggressive and locally advanced prostate cancer is how best to balance the competing goals of achieving cancer control with maintaining continence and sexual function among patients.
Extraordinary advances are happening at the Mount Sinai Health System, and we want you to be among the first to know. The Mount Sinai Physician’s Channel will show you some of the innovative procedures, new developments in patient care, and complex cases that are being performed in our world-class facilities. We invite you to come back often to stay on top of what’s new in your specific field, and others.