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.
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 ...
At Mount Sinai Queens, a New Initiative is Aligning Care With the Needs of the Community
At Mount Sinai Queens, where more than 70 percent of patients are 65 or older, an innovative new program to expand services for older adults is aligning care with the needs of the community.
The Brookdale Department of Geriatrics and Palliative Medicine at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, in collaboration with the Center for Advancing Palliative Care (CAPC), has received a Brookdale Foundation grant to fully scale ...
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 ...
The Commercialization of Care: Three Leading Experts at Mount Sinai Offer Insights
The Brookdale Department’s research has expanded to include a specific focus on changes in Medicare, especially with the rise of Medicare Advantage plans. Three of the Department’s experts recently provided their insights on the issues.
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 ...
Mount Sinai Teams Co-Manage Geriatric Trauma as Part of a New Program to Enhance Care
Through an innovative program launched in October 2022 at Mount Sinai Morningside, older adults who have experienced physical trauma can expect comprehensive care that extends beyond simply caring for their injuries.
Leading Innovation in Geriatrics and Palliative Care for Veterans
In his newly announced role as the Director of the Geriatrics Research Education and Clinical Center at the Bronx VA and Vice Chair for Veterans Affairs in the Brookdale Department of Geriatrics and Palliative Medicine, William Hung, MD, ...
Taking a Deep Look at the Aging Process in World Trade Center General Responders
Investigators at the Brookdale Department of Geriatrics and Palliative Medicine are conducting a host of studies that have suggested that, since the World Trade Center attacks on September 11, the general responder population is more likely ...
Brookdale Department researchers Claire Ankuda, MD, MPH, and Melissa Aldridge, PhD, MBA, and colleagues are calling for a closer examination of Medicare Advantage plans—a need that is becoming more urgent as these plans now cover nearly ...
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.
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.
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.
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...
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 ...
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.
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.