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At Mount Sinai, we are relentless in our mission to overcome some of the most perplexing health and scientific problems of our time—always with an eye to the patients and communities we serve. In this issue, we offer a glimpse into how ...
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Mount Sinai Experts Explain What the Omicron Variant Means for You
Currently, there is insufficient data on how easily the Omicron variant may be transmitted or whether it produces more serious illness.
Cardiology & Cardiovascular Surgery | View More
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Valentín Fuster, MD, PhD, Named President of Mount Sinai Heart
Mount Sinai Health System’s globally acclaimed cardiologist Valentín Fuster, MD, PhD, has been named President of Mount Sinai Heart, a newly created position, effective Sunday, January 1, 2023.
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Post hoc analysis data demonstrated pegozafermin treatment significantly reduced triglycerides and other atherogenic lipids in patients with SHTG regardless of their background lipid-modifying therapy status.
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Low socioeconomic status can negatively impact children’s health in preschool, along with their ability to follow specialized health education intervention programs, Mount Sinai researchers found in an international study focused on health ...
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The Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai announced today that it has signed a memorandum of understanding with the Brazilian Clinical Research Institute (BCRI) to focus on advancing cardiovascular disease research, innovation, and medical education.
CTMS: Center for Transgender Medicine & Surgery | View More
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A Pioneering Approach to Gender Affirming Surgery from a World Leader in the Field
For years, the main challenge associated with gender affirming surgery has been the ability to provide patients with genitalia that is not only fully functional but also aesthetically acceptable.
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Advancing the Field of Gender Affirming Surgery Through Innovative Approaches
Mount Sinai has established itself as a leader in gender affirming surgery and reconstruction of genitalia, thanks in part to the pioneering work of Miroslav Djordjevic, MD, PhD, a leading authority on surgery for transgender individuals.
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Transgender Surgery at the Department of Urology at Mount Sinai with Miroslav Djordjevic MD, PhD
Dr. Djordjevic of the Mount Sinai Department of Urology's transgender surgery program discusses a variety of feminizing genital surgery options for vaginoplasty and techniques for masculinizing genital surgery.
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Transgender Surgery at the Department of Urology at Mount Sinai with Rajveer Purohit, MD, MPH
Dr. Purohit of the Mount Sinai Department of Urology's transgender surgery program shares feminizing genital surgery options for vaginoplasty, metoidioplasty and phalloplasty.
Dermatology | View More
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"Spotlighting Alopecia” with Emma Guttman-Yassky, MD, PhD
"Spotlighting Alopecia” with Emma Guttman-Yassky, MD, PhD, featured an in depth discussion with Louis DePalo, MD, from the Health Center at Hudson Yards.
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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.
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Brian S. Kim, MD, MTR, presented virtually as a keynote speaker, at the Anesthesiology Branch of Chinese Geriatric Society 2022 Annual Meeting, Tianjin, China. This popular presentation’s total online viewing clicks were more than 400,000 during the meeting.
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The Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Bone Disease continued to distinguish itself in patient care and research over the past year.
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JDRF Recognizes Mount Sinai’s Contribution to Diabetes Research and Patient Care
Mount Sinai was honored by the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation at their annual Promise Ball for its type 1 diabetes research and patient care, with particular recognition of Carol J. Levy, MD, and Andrew F. Stewart, MD.
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Endocrine, Diabetes and Bone Disease Specialty Report 2023
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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Study Is Investigating Role of Pituitary Hormone Deficiency in Post-COVID Fatigue
Mount Sinai’s Center for Post-COVID Care is part of a novel, multisite study that is investigating whether abnormal pituitary hormone levels are implicated in post-COVID fatigue, a prevalent and debilitating condition.
Gastroenterology & GI Surgery | View More
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Mount Sinai’s Interventional Endoscopy Team Underscores Its Support for Gender Equity
Diversity, equity, and inclusion are integral aspects of the academic and clinical work performed by the Mount Sinai Health System's endoscopy team. They are also critical to providing the best possible patient care.
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Mount Sinai Helps Set the Standards For Hep B Screening and Vaccination Worldwide
Mount Sinai Health System is leading the fight against hepatitis B, having launched a universal screening and vaccination campaign across New York City in the fall of 2022, while heading up the development of a bold new set of guidelines ...
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Join Us for the First Annual Mount Sinai MASLD/MASH (NAFLD/NASH) Center of Excellence Symposium
You are invited to join world-class MASLD/MASH (NAFLD/NASH) experts from the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, Harvard Medical School, University of Chicago School of Medicine, and Arizona Liver Health as they discuss the most recent ...
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First Oral Medication to Treat Moderate-to-Severe Crohn’s Disease Earns FDA Approval
Upadacitinib, the first oral treatment for Crohn's disease, has been approved by the Food and Drug Administration. The approval came in part through a Mount Sinai-led clinical trial that showed it to be more efficacious than placebo.
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Forty Years of Excellence: Mount Sinai’s Brookdale Department of Geriatrics and Palliative Medicine
In 1982, Mount Sinai was the first hospital in the United States to establish a department of geriatrics under the leadership of Robert N. Butler, MD.
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As the number of people living with Alzheimer's disease and related dementias rises, the impacts of this trend on this population and on caregivers remain understudied.
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Committed to Education and Equity: A Q&A With Reena Karani, MD, MHPE
In this Q&A, she discusses her lifelong commitment to advancing innovative medical education and scholarship, along with her unique perspective on the importance of integrating geriatrics training into the medical curriculum.
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Forty Years of Excellence: Research Focused on Patient Needs
Robert Butler, MD, having previously founded and chaired the National Institute on Aging, quickly established a highly successful culture of research, and that culture continues to flourish.
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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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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.
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Anna Pace, MD, discusses a new study that sought to describe migrainous headache frequency and severity and the relationship between trauma and discrimination in a sample of sexual and/or gender minority adults.
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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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Neurology & Neurosurgery Specialty Report 2023
Mount Sinai Neurology and Neurosurgery 2023 Specialty Report
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Mount Sinai Neurology and Neurosurgery Departments Ranked No. 9 in the Nation
The Mount Sinai Hospital's departments of Neurology and Neurosurgery were top performers in both U.S. News & World Report and Newsweek rankings for 2022–2023, and in National Institutes of Health (NIH) research funding.
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 Appoints Michal A. Elovitz, MD, as Inaugural Dean for Women’s Health
A renowned expert in maternal fetal medicine is joining Mount Sinai to establish the Institute of Female Biology and pursue understudied areas in women’s health research.
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Structural racism was associated with increased risk of COVID-19 infection and preterm births, in a study that is part of the Generation C project, following Mount Sinai participants through pregnancy and birth amid the pandemic.
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Liver Disease Not Seen as Risk for In Vitro Fertilization Patients
Women with liver disease who underwent standard in vitro fertilization treatment showed no statistically significant differences in the rates of conception, pregnancy loss, or live births compared to women without liver disease...
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This study is the first to examine in utero exposure to stimulants and long term child outcomes. Researchers examined almost 900 children who were exposed to ADHD during the mothers’ pregnancy and 1270 children who were not.
Occupational Medicine | View More
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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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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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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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Helping undocumented immigrant workers with the healthcare they need
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Mount Sinai Launches Children’s Brain and Spinal Tumor Center
Mount Sinai's new Children’s Brain and Spinal Tumor Center will focus on innovative translational research, bridging basic science with the clinical care of children with brain and spinal tumors.
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The Mount Sinai Health System’s esophagectomy program has received a three-star (excellent performance) overall composite score from the Society of Thoracic Surgeons (STS).
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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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Mount Sinai Acute GVHD International Consortium (MAGIC)
The Mount Sinai Acute GVHD International Consortium comprising 25 BMT centers uses pioneering proteomic techniques to identify and validate biomarkers for skin, gut, and steroid-resistant GVHD.
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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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Unraveling the Wound-Healing Magic of the Corneal Epithelium
The corneal epithelium plays an indispensable though little-understood role in marshaling armies of healing stem cells from the limbal rim to the protective surface of the eye in the event of an injury.
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Message From the Department of Ophthalmology Leadership
Even as we were reimagining New York Eye and Ear Infirmary of Mount Sinai (NYEE) for a new era advancing programs and initiatives that strengthen our traditional pillars of patient care, education, and research.
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Merging Surgical and Nonsurgical Care in an Advanced New Spine Center
The new Spine Center at Mount Sinai West provides patients with a suite of advanced therapies for the spine in a single location and a team of multidisciplinary specialists with both surgical and nonsurgical expertise.
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Mount Sinai Marks 10th Year as Official Medical Services Provider to the US Open
For a decade, Mount Sinai has served as the official medical services provider to the US Open Tennis Championships.
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Surgeon Paves the Way for Non-Fusion Correction of Scoliosis
Mount Sinai orthopedic surgeon Baron S. Lonner, MD, is leading the charge to add vertebral body tethering to the spine surgeon’s toolbox.
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A Message From Leesa Galatz, MD
Leesa M. Galatz, MD, Mount Sinai Professor and Chair, Department of Orthopedic Surgery, recognizes the many accomplishments of the previous year, including U.S. News & World Report ranking The Mount Sinai Hospital No. 8 nationally for ...
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Reducing the Need for Adjuvant Chemoradiotherapy Among Patients With HPVOPSCC
The standard of care for human papillomavirus-associated oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma results in high cure rates; however, these therapies typically come with severe side effects.
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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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Join Mount Sinai for the Seventh Annual Endoscopic Middle Ear Surgery Dissection CME Course
Course material and hands-on laboratory dissection will be appropriate for both novice and advanced endoscopic ear surgeons. For those unable to travel to New York City, this course also contains a virtual lecture component.
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Liquid Biopsy “Reliable and Accurate” With Early Cancer Detection
A specialized blood test can identify the presence of tumor cells in their earliest possible stage, is far less invasive than a traditional tissue biopsy, and can be used for both screening and surveillance.
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A new Mount Sinai research program aims to map the developing pediatric airway from minimally invasive respiratory samples obtained during flexible bronchoscopy, with the goal of advancing cystic fibrosis therapeutics and enabling the ...
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Mount Sinai Children's Health Specialty Report 2023
Mount Sinai delivers innovative care, research, and education that equitably advances health for children and families.
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Case Study: Multidisciplinary Management of VACTERL Syndrome With Tethered Spinal Cord
A baby born with an imperforate anus, VACTERL syndrome, and a large lipomyelomeningocele with tethered spinal cord received successful care at Mount Sinai.
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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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PTSD in Veterans: Assessing the Potential of Psychedelic-Assisted Therapy
Rachel Yehuda, PhD, is exploring whether psychedelics can be a useful treatment for post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Her journey began with a study on 3,4-methylenedioxy-methamphetamine (MDMA) in veterans and is expanding to investigate psilocybin.
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A team of leading clinicians, engineers, and neuroscientists has made a groundbreaking discovery in the field of treatment-resistant depression.
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Mount Sinai Fellow Salman E. Qasim, PhD, Awarded Prestigious Essay Prize From Lasker Foundation
Dr. Qasim’s essay peers honestly into the thought process of a scientist performing intracranial research, watching human brain activity as it is recorded directly from the amygdala, the frontal cortex, and the hippocampus.
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Asthma and COPD Expert Is Mount Sinai's New Chair of Medicine
Mount Sinai has named Monica Kraft, MD, as its new Chair of Medicine. She will now lead a department she has long collaborated with on research.
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Mount Sinai's New Lung Transplantation Program Takes on Complex Cases
Mount Sinai’s Scott Scheinin, MD, and Harish Seethamraju, MD, are establishing the End-Stage Lung Disease and Transplant Program as a leader in treating complex cases.
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Mount Sinai researchers have developed a novel, automated measure of analyzing sleep studies to determine the severity and risk of mortality in patients with obstructive sleep apnea, a chronic sleep disorder that affects about 30 million ...
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Register Now! Mount Sinai Respiratory Institute Symposium
The Mount Sinai Respiratory Institutes is offering a 2 day comprehensive course on advanced topics in pulmonary medicine, directed toward community pulmonologists, advanced practice NP and PA providers as well primary care physicians.
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Minimally Invasive Technology Offers Paralyzed People Greater Function
For the first time in the United States, people with severe paralysis are receiving minimally invasive implants that allow them to communicate and perform computer-based tasks at home.
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Brain Injury Research Center Director Aims to Answer the Big Questions
Kristen Dams-O'Connor, PhD, as Director of the Brain Injury Research Center, is pushing the frontiers of traumatic brain injury research with innovative studies and programs, with the help of national grants.
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Mount Sinai Physician Serves Many Roles for USA Fencing
Mariam Zakhary, DO, wears many hats at Mount Sinai, including sports medicine physician and medical director of Downtown Rehabilitation and Human Performance.
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Toy Car-Making Hackathon Helps Kids With Disabilities
Members of the Charles Lazarus Children’s Abilities Center got together to participate in a hackathon to reimagine ride-on toy cars for children with disabilities, turning physical therapy into a fun and memorable experience.
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Harnessing Immunotherapy to Achieve Improved Outcomes for Patients With Prostate Cancer
Although there is considerable interest in using immunotherapy to combat and control prostate cancer, there has been little progress made in harnessing the potential of this approach.
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An innovative effort by the Milton and Carroll Petrie Department of Urology and Ash Tewari, MBBS, MCh, FRCS (Hon.), Professor and System Chair, to improve early detection of prostate cancer among at-risk populations in New York City...
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Transgender Surgery at the Department of Urology at Mount Sinai with Miroslav Djordjevic MD, PhD
Dr. Djordjevic of the Mount Sinai Department of Urology's transgender surgery program discusses a variety of feminizing genital surgery options for vaginoplasty and techniques for masculinizing genital surgery.
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Transgender Surgery at the Department of Urology at Mount Sinai with Rajveer Purohit, MD, MPH
Dr. Purohit of the Mount Sinai Department of Urology's transgender surgery program shares feminizing genital surgery options for vaginoplasty, metoidioplasty and phalloplasty.
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.
