At Mount Sinai’s Brookdale Department of Geriatrics and Palliative Medicine, we are dedicated to improving the quality of life for older adults, persons with serious illness, and their loved ones. Our groundbreaking work has gained national recognition. The Mount Sinai Hospital is ranked No. 1 in Geriatrics in the nation for the fourth year in a row by U.S. News & World Report® for 2023-24, and we are nationally recognized as pioneers in palliative care. Under the leadership of R. Sean Morrison, MD, the Brookdale Department’s Ellen and Howard C. Katz Chair, our expert specialists provide clinical services and programs that encourage healthy aging, treat patients with serious illnesses, and provide support and education for family members and caregivers.
In addition to traditional medical treatments, we offer holistic and integrative health therapies to help strengthen patients' minds and bodies. We are also building sustainable models for practice, business, education, and research that can be used around the world to care for our aging population.
We understand that managing multiple conditions can often be complex. Our team of physicians, nurses, and social workers collaborates with other medical specialists to develop a comprehensive treatment plan and maintain the physical and emotional well-being of both patients and their loved ones in the setting that is most appropriate to their needs. We care for patients in the hospital, in the community, and in their homes.
At Mount Sinai’s Brookdale Department of Geriatrics and Palliative Medicine, we are dedicated to improving the quality of life for older adults, persons with serious illness, and their loved ones. Our groundbreaking work has gained national recognition. The Mount Sinai Hospital is ranked No. 1 in Geriatrics in the nation for the fourth year in a row by U.S. News & World Report® for 2023-24, and we are nationally recognized as pioneers in palliative care. Under the leadership of R. Sean Morrison, MD, the Brookdale Department’s Ellen and Howard C. Katz Chair, our expert specialists provide clinical services and programs that encourage healthy aging, treat patients with serious illnesses, and provide support and education for family members and caregivers.
In addition to traditional medical treatments, we offer holistic and integrative health therapies to help strengthen patients' minds and bodies. We are also building sustainable models for practice, business, education, and research that can be used around the world to care for our aging population.
We understand that managing multiple conditions can often be complex. Our team of physicians, nurses, and social workers collaborates with other medical specialists to develop a comprehensive treatment plan and maintain the physical and emotional well-being of both patients and their loved ones in the setting that is most appropriate to their needs. We care for patients in the hospital, in the community, and in their homes.
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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.
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.
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.
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.
Forty Years of Excellence: Groundbreaking Advances in Education
When Mount Sinai established the first department of geriatrics in the nation, the Department had five faculty members.
The Barbara and Maurice Deane Healthy Brain Initiative provides a single portal of entry to care for patients with dementia and their caregivers.
Palliative Care at Home: Growing While Improving Patient Outcomes and the Experience for Caregivers
The Brookdale Department of Geriatrics and Palliative Medicine created Palliative Care at Home to leverage its expertise and leadership in palliative care.
Taking a Leadership Position in Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
The Brookdale Department of Geriatrics and Palliative Medicine has fostered diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) within the Department and Mount Sinai for many years.
ALIGN Offers an Innovative Model for Adults With the Most Complex Needs
Our Aging, Life Innovations, Goals, and Needs (ALIGN) Program targets the top five percent of patients who are responsible for more than 50 percent of health care costs in the United States.
Developing Leaders in Geriatrics and Palliative Medicine Through Innovative Fellowship Programs
Dedicated to training top clinicians and leaders in the field, the goal of the Brookdale Department is to create a new generation of physicians, educators, researchers, policymakers, advocates, and innovators to address the critical workforce ...
Forty Years of Excellence: A Tradition of Advancing Clinical Care for Older Adults
Mount Sinai was the first hospital to integrate geriatrics and palliative care into one department in 2009, to become the Brookdale Department of Geriatrics and Palliative Medicine at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai...
Geriatrics and Palliative Medicine Specialty Report 2023
The Mount Sinai Hospital is ranked No. 1 in Geriatrics in the nation by U.S. News & World Report for the third consecutive year.
Mount Sinai Researchers Identify the Role of an Alzheimer’s Disease Risk Gene in the Brain
A new study links a gene called inositol polyphosphate-5-phosphatase D (INPP5D) which is concentrated in the brain’s cleanup cells known as microglia, to the inflammation that has increasingly emerged as a key mechanism contributing to Alzheimer’s disease.
With a new book coming out in the fall of 2022, Honest Aging: An Insider’s Guide to the Second Half of Life, Rosanne M. Leipzig, MD, PhD, is looking ahead to envisioning and implementing new solutions for today’s older adults.
Telemedicine use among adults in the United States has seen widespread adoption since the beginning of the pandemic, providing a safe alternative for patient visits while ensuring continuity of care.
Research Continues to Flourish at the Brookdale Department of Geriatrics and Palliative Medicine
Research at the Brookdale Department of Geriatrics and Palliative Medicine has reached a new threshold with its key components—funding, infrastructure, data sets, and experienced investigators—firmly in place.
Creating a Collaborative Care Team Around Patients With Dementia
The current reliance on family caregivers is unsustainable when weighed against the anticipated doubling in the number of cognitively impaired older adults in the United States by 2060.
Weighing a ‘Less is More’ Approach to Hypertension Medication in Nursing Homes
Dementia is widely recognized as the most common infirmity among residents in nursing homes. What barely registers on the radar screen of physicians, though, is the most effective treatment and management of these typically frail patients ...
A Conversation with Rainier P. Soriano, MD
In August 2021, Rainier P. Soriano, MD, was appointed Senior Associate Dean for Curricular Affairs at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai.
For Helen M. Fernandez, MD, named Vice Chair of Education in June 2021, the goal goes beyond simply training outstanding clinicians in the field—it’s about transforming medical education.
A Unique Model of In-Home Care That’s Ready to Take Flight Nationally
The core mission of the Brookdale Department of Geriatrics and Palliative Medicine—to create model programs that improve the care of adults with serious illnesses not only locally but across the country—has taken another impressive step.
Building on Our Commitment to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
The values of equity and inclusivity have always been part of the Brookdale Department of Geriatrics and Palliative Medicine at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai. But clinicians and staff are constantly challenging themselves ...
Co-Managed Care: Setting the Stage for Patient Success Prior to the Operating Suite
As the care for older adults evolves to innovative new modes of treatment, an initiative in the Brookdale Department of Geriatrics and Palliative Medicine at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai stands out as a model for the field.
Geriatrics and Palliative Medicine Specialty Report 2022
Since its inception 40 years ago, the Brookdale Department of Geriatrics and Palliative Medicine has transformed the care of older adults, persons with serious illness, and their caregivers in the United States.
Geriatrics and Palliative Medicine Specialty Report 2021
COVID-19 has taken a horrific toll on the United States and vaccines sit on the horizon for many citizens. The devastating impact of this disease has underscored the urgent need for high-quality geriatrics and palliative care in this country. ...
What Older Adults Need to Know About COVID-19
R. Sean Morrison, MD, offers common-sense guidance for older adults and their loved ones regarding COVID-19
COVID-19: Social Distancing for Older Adults
R. Sean Morrison, MD, explains why social distancing is essential for older adults—and how to practice it safely.