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.
Or call 212-241-4983
Recently Added
News
Stressed New Yorkers Can Now Seek Care at Mount Sinai’s New Resilience-Focused Medical Practice
Resilience program born during the height of COVID-19 to address mental health needs of Mount Sinai’s workforce expands to the general public
News
Findings could improve long-term outcomes for patients
News
Secure Your Spot at the annual Mount Sinai Urology Robotics Symposium at AUA2025
Date: Saturday, April 26 Time: 5:00pm Location: The Venetian Convention & Expo Center, Las Vegas
News
A new Mount Sinai study provides compelling evidence that exercise can significantly help the mental well-being of millions of women living with chronic pelvic pain disorders (CPPDs), such as endometriosis and uterine fibroids.
Allergy, Immunology and Vaccinology | View More
News
New Lipid Nanoparticle Platform Delivers mRNA to the Brain Through the Blood-Brain Barrier
Scientists at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai have developed a lipid nanoparticle system capable of delivering messenger RNA (mRNA) to the brain via intravenous injection, a challenge that has long been limited by the protective ...
News
Children with a high-threshold peanut allergy who ate gradually increasing doses of store-bought peanut butter, under the guidance of an allergist, achieved significantly higher and long-lasting rates of desensitization compared to those ...
News
Mount Sinai Researchers Create AI Tool to Democratize Access to Cancer Immunotherapy
Researchers at The Tisch Cancer Institute at Mount Sinai, in collaboration with Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (MSK)
News
Researchers at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai have developed an innovative approach—demonstrated in mouse models and isolated human brain tissue—to safely and effectively deliver therapeutics into the brain, providing new ...
Cardiology & Cardiovascular Surgery | View More
Video
Celebrating Dr. Valentín Fuster's Contributions to Cardiovascular Medicine and Science
JACC's Tribute Video Celebrates Valentín Fuster, MD at ACC.24
News
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 ...
News
Mount Sinai Fuster Heart Hospital 2025
Mount Sinai Fuster Heart Hospital is renowned internationally in all facets of cardiology care, cardiac surgery, and advanced research. Global leaders in cardiology, the team of award-winning physicians has invigorated the science of cardiovascular ...
News
In 2024, the physicians and scientists of Mount Sinai Fuster Heart Hospital demonstrated day after day—with outstanding cardiology care, cardiac surgery, and research—all of the achievements that make us a world leader in the field.
CTMS: Center for Transgender Medicine & Surgery | View More
News
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.
News
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.
News
Studies on Transgender Hormone Therapy Provide New Insights for Endocrinologists
Two 2024 studies from Mount Sinai—one on the risk of venous thromboembolism in transgender people and the other on understanding the effects of estrogen dose and route of administration on serum levels—provide vital information and insights ...
News
As the number of patients presenting for feminizing genital surgery continues to grow, there is limited comparative data on the different approaches to help inform patient decisions on the best option for them. Mount Sinai surgeon Rajveer ...
Dermatology | View More
News
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 ...
News
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 ...
News
The research training program in Systems Skin Biology will take a multidisciplinary approach in teaching scientists to holistically understand human physiology, health, and disease.
News
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
News
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.
News
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.
News
Findings could improve long-term outcomes for patients
News
Endocrinology, Diabetes and Bone Disease 2025
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 ...
Gastroenterology, GI Surgery & Liver Diseases | View More
News
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.
News
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.
News
Gastroenterology and GI Surgery 2025
Scroll down for a list of practices and locations for the Dr. Henry D. Janowitz Division of Gastroenterology, and Colon and Rectal Surgery
News
A Multipronged Approach to IBD
This report focuses on the many ways Mount Sinai can help patients with inflammatory bowel disease.
Genetics and Genomics | View More
News
The Cardiovascular Research Institute at Mount Sinai continued to advance the understanding of the heart and blood in a broad physiological context.
News
New method accurately predicts effective drug pairings, laying the foundation for faster development of novel therapeutics.
News
Hidden Genetic Causes of Congenital Heart Disease Identified
New approach uncovers genetic interactions contributing to heart defects.
News
Researchers at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai have developed an innovative approach—demonstrated in mouse models and isolated human brain tissue—to safely and effectively deliver therapeutics into the brain, providing new ...
Geriatrics | View More
News
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 ...
News
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 ...
News
Geriatrics and Palliative Medicine 2025
The Brookdale Department of Geriatrics and Palliative Medicine has had another remarkable year. I am proud to share our innovations, achievements, and more in our 2025 Specialty Report.
News
Unraveling the Changing Ownership of the Hospice Care Industry in the United States
In the hospice industry, where private equity acquisition has been fierce, widespread changes in organizational ownership are rapidly reconfiguring the landscape of hospice care delivery in the United States, according to Mount Sinai researchers.
Interventional Radiology | View More
Video
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.
Video
Transradial Balloon Occlusion Prostate Artery Embolization for BPH at Mount Sinai
Lower urinary tract symptoms had worsened in the months prior to the PAE
Video
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.
Video
Prostatic Artery Embolization at Mount Sinai
Watch a PAE on a 74-year-old with a 20-year history of BPH.
Monkeypox
News
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 ...
News
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
News
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 ...
Video
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.
News
As Technology Progresses, Aneurysm Treatments Become Safer and More Reasonable to Consider
Observing the 2.4 mm aneurysm in one female patient seemed reasonable in 2013. But when the evolution of endovascular techniques and technology provided an opportunity to cure her aneurysm in 2024, the 70-year-old patient sought treatment ...
News
Mount Sinai Researchers Have Uncovered the Mechanism in the Brain That Constantly Refreshes Memory
Mount Sinai researchers have discovered for the first time a neural mechanism for memory integration that stretches across both time and personal experience.
Nuclear Medicine | View More
Video
Learn more about advances in Nuclear Medicine and hear the amazing story of a patient treated at Mount Sinai’s Tisch Cancer Center.
News
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.
News
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.
News
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.
Obstetrics & Gynecology | View More
News
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.
News
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.
News
A new Mount Sinai study provides compelling evidence that exercise can significantly help the mental well-being of millions of women living with chronic pelvic pain disorders (CPPDs), such as endometriosis and uterine fibroids.
News
Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Science 2025
As a leader in the field, the Raquel and Jaime Gilinski Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Science at Mount Sinai meets a wide range of women's health care needs across the lifespan. The Department's team of specialists, ...
Occupational Medicine | View More
News
Join us for our upcoming webinar on Thursday, February 13, 2025 from 1-2pm.
News
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.
Video
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
Video
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
Oncology | View More
Video
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
News
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.
News
For Cancer Patients of Reproductive Age, Fertility Preservation Is a Crucial Early Consideration
A team approach at Mount Sinai enables patients of reproductive age to consider a vital issue: preserving their fertility.
News
Welcome From the Director of The Tisch Cancer Institute
With this 2025 Specialty Report, we are pleased to share how we are pushing the boundaries of cancer discovery and propelling the development of novel therapies for optimal patient outcomes. With innovative thinking and access to state-of-the-art ...
Ophthalmology | View More
Document
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.
Document
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.
News
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.
News
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
News
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.
News
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.
News
Since 1910, Mount Sinai’s Department of Orthopedic Surgery has been dedicated to understanding health conditions spanning the field of orthopedics. Since then, our department has become a pioneer in shaping the future of orthopedic medicine.
News
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 Department over the last year.
Otolaryngology/ENT | View More
Symposium
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.
News
Mount Sinai researchers have made breakthrough discoveries about the thyroid-stimulating hormone receptor that suggest new approaches to the treatment of autoimmune thyroid disease.
News
Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery 2025
World leaders in tracheal transplantation, HPV-associated oropharyngeal cancer treatment, endoscopic ear and skull base surgery, and virtual reality for education and surgical planning, our team has forged groundbreaking diagnostics, treatments ...
News
Eric M. Genden, MD, MHA, FACS, Dr. Isidore Friesner Professor and Chair of Otolaryngology, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, looks back on an exciting year that saw the development of multiple research studies that could lead to ...
Mount Sinai Kravis Children's Hospital| View More
News
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.
News
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 ...
News
Hidden Genetic Causes of Congenital Heart Disease Identified
New approach uncovers genetic interactions contributing to heart defects.
News
Children with a high-threshold peanut allergy who ate gradually increasing doses of store-bought peanut butter, under the guidance of an allergist, achieved significantly higher and long-lasting rates of desensitization compared to those ...
Psychiatry| View More
News
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.
News
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 ...
News
Stressed New Yorkers Can Now Seek Care at Mount Sinai’s New Resilience-Focused Medical Practice
Resilience program born during the height of COVID-19 to address mental health needs of Mount Sinai’s workforce expands to the general public
News
New Lipid Nanoparticle Platform Delivers mRNA to the Brain Through the Blood-Brain Barrier
Scientists at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai have developed a lipid nanoparticle system capable of delivering messenger RNA (mRNA) to the brain via intravenous injection, a challenge that has long been limited by the protective ...
Pulmonology | View More
News
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, ...
News
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.
News
The Cardiovascular Research Institute at Mount Sinai continued to advance the understanding of the heart and blood in a broad physiological context.
News
Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine 2025
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
News
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.
News
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.
News
Rehabilitation and Human Performance 2025
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. From sprains and strains to severe injuries affecting ...
News
The Department of Rehabilitation and Human Performance at Mount Sinai continued to excel in 2024, building upon the successes of our previous years. It was a year of remarkable growth and achievements across our clinical, research, and educational programs.
Urology | View More
News
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 ...
News
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 ...
News
Secure Your Spot at the annual Mount Sinai Urology Robotics Symposium at AUA2025
Date: Saturday, April 26 Time: 5:00pm Location: The Venetian Convention & Expo Center, Las Vegas
News
The Milton and Carroll Petrie Department of Urology at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai has long been a leader in clinical practice, education, and research, where we perform complex procedures using robotics, laparoscopy, and ...
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.