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2021 Awarding of Endowed Professorships ACADEMIC YEAR TWO THOUSAND TW ENTY ONE
Awarding of Endowed Professorships OREN J. BECHER, MD EMMA GUTTMAN-YASSKY, MD, PhD Steven Ravitch Chair in Pediatric Hematology Waldman Chair of Dermatology SUPINDA BUNYAVANICH, MD, MPH, MPhil GIRISH N. NADKARNI, MD Mount Sinai Professor in Allergy and Systems Biology Irene and Dr. Arthur M. Fishberg Professor of Medicine KIRK N. CAMPBELL, MD LOUIS R. PASQUALE, MD, FARVO Irene and Dr. Arthur M. Fishberg Professor of Medicine Shelley and Steven Einhorn Distinguished Chair of Ophthalmology KECIA N. CARROLL, MD, MPH LESLEE J. SHAW, PhD Debra and Leon Black Professor in Pediatrics Mount Sinai Professor in Women’s Health Research JAIME CHU, MD JOSEPH A. SPARANO, MD Mount Sinai Professor in Pediatric Liver Research Ezra M. Greenspan, MD Professor in Clinical Cancer Therapeutics KRISTEN DAMS-O’CONNOR, PhD FILIP K. SWIRSKI, PhD Jack Nash Professor of Rehabilitation Medicine The Arthur and Janet C. Ross Professor of Medicine THOMAS J. FUCHS, Dr.sc. RACHEL YEHUDA, PhD Mount Sinai Chair in Artificial Intelligence and Human Health Mount Sinai Professor in Psychiatry and Neuroscience of Trauma ALISON M. GOATE, DPhil BIN ZHANG, PhD Jean C. and James W. Crystal Professor of Genomics Willard T.C. Johnson Research Professor of Neurogenetics RITA Z. GOLDSTEIN, PhD Mount Sinai Professor in Neuroimaging of Addiction 2 3
New Tenured and/or Professorial Ranks PRITI BALCHANDANI, PhD MICHAEL M. GAISA, MD, PhD Professor, Department of Diagnostic, Molecular and Interventional Radiology Professor, Samuel Bronfman Department of Medicine MANISHA BALWANI, MD, MS SAADI GHATAN, MD Professor, Department of Genetics and Genomic Sciences Professor, Department of Neurosurgery ANGELA BIANCO, MD ROBERT GOLDBERG, DO Professor, Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Science Clinical Professor, Department of Rehabilitation and Human Performance ANDREA D. BRANCH, PhD SHERYL GREEN, MBBCh Professor, Samuel Bronfman Department of Medicine Professor, Department of Radiation Oncology ALFRED BURGER, MD FRANCIS G. GRESS, MD Professor, Samuel Bronfman Department of Medicine Professor, Samuel Bronfman Department of Medicine OMAR E. BURSCHTIN, MD PRIYA GREWAL, MD Professor, Samuel Bronfman Department of Medicine Professor, Samuel Bronfman Department of Medicine KIRK N. CAMPBELL, MD ERNESTO GUCCIONE, PhD Professor, Samuel Bronfman Department of Medicine Professor, Department of Oncological Sciences JERRY CHIPUK, PhD ALON HARRIS, MS, PhD Associate Professor, Department of Oncological Sciences Associate Professor, Department of Ophthalmology IVAN E. DE ARAUJO, PhD LEIF A. HAVTON, MD, PhD Professor, Nash Family Department of Neuroscience Professor, The Estelle and Daniel Maggin Department of Neurology BRADLEY N. DELMAN, MD, MS GAY HOLSTEIN, PhD Professor, Department of Diagnostic, Molecular and Interventional Radiology Professor, The Estelle and Daniel Maggin Department of Neurology MIROSLAV L. DJORDJEVIC, MD ILIYAN IVANOV, MD Clinical Professor, The Milton and Carroll Petrie Department of Urology Professor, Department of Psychiatry SIOBHAN DOLAN, MD, MPH WALEED JAVAID, MD Professor, Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Science Professor, Samuel Bronfman Department of Medicine NATALIA N. EGOROVA, PhD MARK D. KAUFMANN, MD Professor, Department of Population Health Science and Policy Clinical Professor, The Kimberly and Eric J. Waldman Department of Dermatology LAWRENCE J. EPSTEIN, MD AMY S. KELLEY, MD, MSHS Professor, Department of Anesthesiology, Perioperative and Pain Medicine Professor, Brookdale Department of Geriatrics and Palliative Medicine MARIANA FIGUEIRO, PhD EIMEAR E. KENNY, PhD Professor, Department of Population Health Science and Policy Professor, Samuel Bronfman Department of Medicine THOMAS J. FUCHS, Dr.sc. EDWARD KIM, MD Professor, The Lillian and Henry M. Stratton-Hans Popper Professor, Department of Diagnostic, Molecular and Interventional Radiology Department of Pathology, Molecular and Cell-Based Medicine 4 5
New Tenured and/or Professorial Ranks
KARIN KNESAUREK, PhD DAHLIA RIZK, DO, MPH
Professor, Department of Diagnostic, Molecular and Interventional Radiology Professor, Samuel Bronfman Department of Medicine
STEPHEN KRIEGER, MD AMY S. ROSENBERG, MD
Professor, The Estelle and Daniel Maggin Department of Neurology Professor, Samuel Bronfman Department of Medicine
CAROL LEVY, MD PANAGIOTIS ROUSSOS, MD, PhD, MS
Professor, Samuel Bronfman Department of Medicine Professor, Department of Genetics and Genomic Sciences
Professor, Department of Psychiatry
FLORENCE MARLOW, PhD
Associate Professor, Department of Cell, Developmental and Regenerative Biology JEFFREY M. SALAND, MD, MSCR
Professor, Jack and Lucy Clark Department of Pediatrics
IRA S. MEISELS, MD
Professor, Samuel Bronfman Department of Medicine UMUT SARPEL, MD
Professor, The Ruth J. & Maxwell Hauser and
RACHEL MILLER, MD Harriet & Arthur H. Aufses, Jr., MD Department of Surgery
Professor, Samuel Bronfman Department of Medicine
DANIELA SCHILLER, PhD
GUY H. MONTGOMERY, PhD Professor, Nash Family Department of Neuroscience
Professor, Department of Population Health Science and Policy Professor, Department of Psychiatry
CALIN S. MOUCHA, MD ANDREW J. SHARP, PhD
Professor, Leni and Peter W. May Department of Orthopedics Professor, Department of Genetics and Genomic Sciences
JAMES MURROUGH, MD, PhD LI SHEN, PhD
Associate Professor, Department of Psychiatry Professor, Nash Family Department of Neuroscience
GIRISH N. NADKARNI, MD JEFFREY SILBIGER, MD
Associate Professor, Samuel Bronfman Department of Medicine Professor, Samuel Bronfman Department of Medicine
SAMIR PAREKH, MBBS ANURADHA SINGH, MD
Professor, Samuel Bronfman Department of Medicine Professor, The Estelle and Daniel Maggin Department of Neurology
PETER PASTUSZKO, MD RAINIER P. SORIANO, MD
Professor, Department of Cardiovascular Surgery Professor, Brookdale Department of Geriatrics and Palliative Medicine
Professor, Jack and Lucy Clark Department of Pediatrics
CHRISTOPHER STURGEON, PhD
ELISA R. PORT, MD Associate Professor, Department of Cell, Developmental and Regenerative Biology
Professor, The Ruth J. & Maxwell Hauser and Harriet & Arthur H. Aufses, Jr., MD Department of Surgery
FILIP K. SWIRSKI, PhD
ROBERTO POSADA, MD Professor, Samuel Bronfman Department of Medicine
Professor, Jack and Lucy Clark Department of Pediatrics
PHILIP R. SZESZKO, PhD
TOWFIQUE RAJ, PhD Professor, Department of Psychiatry
Associate Professor, Nash Family Department of Neuroscience
Associate Professor, Department of Genetics and Genomic Sciences WINDSOR TING, MD
Professor, The Ruth J. & Maxwell Hauser and
Harriet & Arthur H. Aufses, Jr., MD Department of Surgery
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Institute for Medical Education
New Tenured and/or Professorial Ranks Current Fellow Educator Members
ANTONIO URBINA, MD CYNTHIA ABRAHAM, MD LEORA MOGILNER, MD
Professor, Samuel Bronfman Department of Medicine
JACOB APPEL, MD, JD, MPH, MPhil, LAUREN PECCORALO, MD, MPH
MFA, MS, MA
VISWANATH VASUDEVAN, MD KAMRON POURMAND, MD
Clinical Professor, Samuel Bronfman Department of Medicine MOLLIE BIEWALD, MD
ELAINE RABIN, MD
LOIS BRUSTMAN, MD
MENACHEM WEINER, MD GWEN RAPHAN, MD
Professor, Department of Anesthesiology, Perioperative and Pain Medicine ALFRED BURGER, MD, MSc
CHRISTOPHER RICHARDSON, MD
NISHA CHADHA, MD
PETER WIKLUND, MD, PhD JAMES SALONIA, MD
Professor, The Milton and Carroll Petrie Department of Urology LINDA DECHERRIE, MD
MARTINE SANON, MD
CARRIE ERNST, MD
EDWARD WOLIN, MD TURANDOT SAUL, MD
Professor, Samuel Bronfman Department of Medicine SAMIRA FAROUK, MD, MSCR
EILEEN SCIGLIANO, MD
JOEL FORMAN, MD
MAUREEN F. ZAKOWSKI, MD ELIZABETH SINGER, MD, MPH
Professor, The Lillian and Henry M. Stratton-Hans Popper ERIC GANZ, MD
Department of Pathology, Molecular and Cell-Based Medicine LOUIS SPINA, MD
ALLISON GAULT, MD
LAURA STEIN, MD, MPH
CHRISTOPHER HAHN, MD
JENNIFER WEINTRAUB, MD
ADAM HILL, MD
WING WA HO, MD
KEVIN HU, MD As of September 2021
HARISH JASTI, MD
NOELLE JAVIER, MD
CRAIG KATZ, MD
DANIEL KATZ, MD
TONIA KIM, MD
AMIE KIM, MD, CAQSM
FRED KO, MD
JARED KUTZIN, DNP, MS, MPH, RN
WHITNEY LIEB, MD, MPH, MSCR
ANTHONEY LIM, MD, MS
ELIZABETH LINDENBERGER, MD
BRYAN MAHONEY, MD
ALEFIYAH MALBARI, MD
CHAD MEYERS, MD
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Institute for Medical Education
Current Master Educator Members Honors and Awards: 2020-2021 Academic Year
SAADIA AKHTAR, MD JAMES STRAIN, MD JACOB APPEL, MD
Associate Professor, Department of Psychiatry
DAVID BECHHOFER, PhD CHRISTOPHER STROTHER, MD Co-Chair, Committee on Psychiatry & Law, Group for the Advancement of Psychiatry
JENNIFER BECK-ESMAY, MD TALIA SWARTZ, MD, PhD
HEIDI BAER, MD
SUZANNE BENTLEY, MD, MPH PETER TAUB, MD Associate Professor, Department of Emergency Medicine
KATHERINE CHEN, MD, MPH DAVID THOMAS, MD National Emergency Medicine Faculty Teaching Award,
American College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP)
ANDREW COYLE, MD
ROBERT FALLAR, PhD SHAHLA BAHARLOU, MD
Associate Professor, Brookdale Department of Geriatrics and Palliative Medicine
HELEN FERNANDEZ, MD, MPH As of September 2021 Chair, Geriatrics Commission, Society of General Internal Medicine
PETER GLIATTO, MD
STEPHANIE BEHRINGER-MASSERA, MD
JOANNE HOJSAK, MD Assistant Professor, Samuel Bronfman Department of Medicine
Outstanding Abstract Award, Endocrine Society
STEVEN ITZKOWITZ, MD
ANDY JAGODA, MD STEPHANIE BLANK, MD
Professor, Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Reproductive Science
REENA KARANI, MD, MHPE Member, The Tisch Cancer Institute
Member, The Blavatnik Family Women’s Health Research Institute
CYNTHIA KATZ, MD
President Elect, Society of Gynecologic Oncology
STACI LEISMAN, MD Board of Directors, Foundation for Women’s Cancer
Chair, Gender Equity Task Force Society of Gynecologic Oncology
ADAM LEVINE, MD Board of Directors, SHARE
Board of Directors, Society of Gynecologic Oncology
LAURA MACISAAC, MD
Board of Directors, National Ovarian Cancer Coalition
MARIA MALDONADO, MD
THOMAS BRYCE, MD
DAVID MULLER, MD
Professor, Department of Rehabilitation and Human Performance
BRET NELSON, MD Fellow, American Spinal Injury Association
ANN-GEL PALERMO, DrPH
SUPINDA BUNYAVANICH, MD, MPH, Phil
VALERIE PARKAS, MD Professor, Department of Genetics and Genomic Sciences
Member, The Mindich Child Health and Development Institute
PARU PATRAWALLA, MD Keynote Speaker, University of Michigan
ALEXANDROS POLYDORIDES, MD, PhD
ALFRED BURGER, MD
ROBERTO POSADA, MD Associate Professor, Samuel Bronfman Department of Medicine
Chair, Digital Learning Committee, Society of Hospital Medicine
RAVISHANKAR RAMASWAMY, MD
Mid Atlantic Award for Leadership, Society of General Internal Medicine
DAVID SACHAR, MD
YVETTE CALDERON, MD
JENNIFER SANDERS, MD
Professor, Department of Emergency Medicine
BRIJEN SHAH, MD Chair of the Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Committee,
American Board of Emergency Medicine
RAINIER SORIANO, MD
MARC STONE, MD
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Honors and Awards: 2020-2021 Academic Year
BRENDON CARR, MD, MA, MS ANA FERNANDEZ-SESMA, PhD
Chair and Professor, Department of Emergency Medicine Professor, Department of Microbiology
Elected Member, National Academy of Medicine Keynote Speaker, Universidad de Santiago de Compostela, Spain; III Annual CiMUS Workshop
Keynote Speaker, Association for Science Teacher Education Northeast
FRANCESCA COSSARINI, MD Keynote Speaker, University of Salamanca, Spain
Assistant Professor, Samuel Bronfman Department of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases Elected Fellow, American Academy of Microbiology
Young Investigator Award, Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections Elected Chair, NIH/NIAID Human Immunology Project Consortia (HIPC) Steering Committee
KRISTEN DAMS-O’CONNOR, PhD DINALI FERNANDO, MD
Professor, Department of Rehabilitation and Human Performance Associate Professor, Department of Emergency Medicine
Member, The Friedman Brain Institute Pearl Birnbaum Hurwitz (PBH) Humanism in Healthcare Award Recipient and Conference Panelist,
Edward Lowman Award American Congress of Rehabilitation Medicine Arnold P. Gold Foundation
Chair, Common Data Elements Working Group for Postmortem Clinical Characterization in TBI,
National Institutes of Health VALENTIN FUSTER, MD, PhD
Director of the Zena and Michael A. Wiener Cardiovascular Institute
Physician-in-Chief, The Mount Sinai Hospital
SILVIA DE RUBEIS, PhD
Richard Gorlin, MD/Heart Research Foundation Professor
Assistant Professor, Department of Psychiatry
Professor, Samuel Bronfman Department of Medicine
Member, Seaver Autism Center
Heart of Gold Legacy Award, American Heart Association
Member, The Mindich Child Health and Development Institute
Prince Mahidol Award in the Field of Medicine, Royal Family of Thailand, Bangkok, Thailand
Member, The Friedman Brain Institute
Master of Cardiology and Medicine, University of Mexico
Friedrich Wilhelm Bessel Research Award, Alexander von Humboldt Foundation
Lifetime Achievement Award, Transcatheter Cardiovascular Therapeutics (TCT)
Gold Medal by the Cardiac Imaging Association, Spanish Society of Cardiology, Spain
ROBERT DESNICK, MD, PhD Maimonides Award & Gold Medal of the The Coroba College of Physicians,
Chair Emeritus and Professor, Department of Genetics and Genomic Sciences The Cordova College of Physicians - Coroba, Spain
Fellow, National Academy of Inventors
ADOLFO GARCIA-SASTRE, PhD
BURTON P. DRAYER, MD, FACR, FAAN Director, Global Health and Emerging Pathogens Institute
Dr. Charles M. and Marilyn Newman Professor Irene and Dr. Arthur M. Fishberg Professor of Medicine
System Chair and Professor, Department of Diagnostic, Molecular, and Interventional Radiology Professor, Department of Microbiology
2020 Distinguished Radiology Award, New York Roentgen Society Member, Global Health and Emerging Pathogens Institute
Admirables Prize, Diario Médico, Spain
KENNY EIMEAR, PhD
Director, The Institute for Genomic Health ALAN GARELY, MD
Professor, Samuel Bronfman Department of Medicine Professor, Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Reproductive Science
Member, The Institute for Genomic Health Chair, Advisory Council of Gynecology and Obstetrics, American College of Surgeons
Keynote Speaker, International Conference on Quantitative Genetics; Brisbane, Australia
Keynote Speaker, Irish Society of Human Genetics, Dublin, Ireland
Keynote Speaker, Computational Genomics and Systems Biology Symposium, Galway, Ireland SOMALI GAVANE, MD
Assistant Professor, Department of Diagnostic, Molecular, and Interventional Radiology
Advisory Board, Science Foundation, Ireland,
Personal Best Mentor of the Year, American Collge of Nuclear Medicine
Center for Research Training in Genomics Data Science
President’s Award, American College of Nuclear Medicine
Advisory Board, Cell Genomics
MICHAEL GELMAN, MD, PhD
Assistant Professor, Samuel Bronfman Department of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases
Co-Chair, National COVID-19 Testing Clinical Guidance Workgroup,
Veterans Health Administration
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Honors and Awards: 2020-2021 Academic Year
AARON GLATT, MD AMIR HOROWITZ, PhD
Professor, Samuel Bronfman Department of Medicine Assistant Professor, Department of Oncological Sciences
Mastership, American College of Physicians (MACP) Member, Precision Immunology Institute
Laureate Award, American College of Physicians, NY Chapter Member, The Tisch Cancer Institute
Keynote Speaker, William Blair / Maidstone Life Sciences
ALICE GOTTLIEB, MD, PhD
Professor, Kimberly and Eric J. Waldman Department of Dermatology JUDITH HOWE, PhD, MPA
Founding Director, Autoimmune Disease Center, International Dermatology Outcomes Measures Group Professor, Brookdale Department of Geriatrics and Palliative Medicine
Chair, Academy for Gerontology in Higher Education, Gerontological Society of America
ERNESTO GUCCIONE, PhD
Professor, Department of Oncological Sciences NATHALIE JETTE, MD, MS
Keynote Speaker, Protein Arginine Methylation: Recent Advances in Basic and Translational Studies, Abcam Webinar Bluhdorn Professor of International Medicine
Professor, The Estelle and Daniel Maggin Department of Neurology
EMMA GUTTMAN-YASSKY, MD, PhD Member, Institute of Health Care Delivery Science
Director, Center of Excellence in Eczema Member, The Friedman Brain Institute
Director, Laboratory of Inflammatory Skin Diseases Chair Task Force on Clinical Practice Guidelines, International League Against Epilepsy
Professor, Kimberly and Eric J. Waldman Department of Dermatology Elected Executive Board Member, American Epilepsy Society
Donald Y. M. Leung, MD, PhD-JACI Editors Lectureship and Faculty Development Award, Chair, Driving Task Force, International League Against Epilepsy
American Academy of Allergy, Asthma, and Immunology Executive Board Member, International League Against Epilepsy
Keynote Speaker, Korean Academy of Pediatric Allergy and Respiratory Disease/ Congress Chair, First North American Epilepsy Meeting, International League Against Epilepsy
Asia Pacific Association of Pediatric Allergy and Immunology Joint Congress Chair, International League Against Epilepsy, North America
Keynote Speaker, Swiss Society for Dermatology and Venerology
REENA KARANI, MD, MHPE
NOAM HAREL, MD, PhD Director, Institute for Medical Education
Associate Professor, The Estelle and Daniel Maggin Department of Neurology Professor, Department of Medical Education
Chair, Spine Section, American Academy of Neurology Member of the Board, American Geriatrics Society
Board of Directors, American Society of Neurorehabilitation Chair, USMLE Patient Characteristics Advisory Committee, National Board of Medical Examiners
ALON HARRIS, PhD, MS SUSAN KHALIL, MD
Professor, Department of Ophthalmology Assistant Professor, Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Reproductive science
Member, Eye and Vision Research Institute Chair of Quality Improvement and Patient Safety Committee,
Keynote Lecturer, Bruno Boles Carenini Awards: IOP, American Association of Gynecologic Laparoscopists/Fellowship in Minimally Invasive Gynecologic Surgery
Ocular Blood Flow and Cerebro-Spinal Fluid in Glaucoma ACOG’s 2021 Council of District Chairs Service Recognition Award,
4th Italian Association for the Study of Glaucoma (AISG) International Conference, Rome, Italy American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists
FRED HIRSCH, MD, PhD SANJANA KOSHY, MD
Joe Lowe and Louis Price Professor of Medicine Assistant Professor, Samuel Bronfman Department of Medicine
Professor, Samuel Bronfman Department of Medicine, Division of Hematology and Medical Oncology Infectious Diseases Society of America, Antimicrobial Stewardship Center of Excellence
Lung Cancer Hero 2020, American Society of Clinical Oncology, Cure Magazine/MJH Life Science
IASLC names “Fred R. Hirsch Lectureship Award for Translational Research” MARK LEBWOHL, MD
Presented Annually at World Lung Conference, International Association for The Study of Lung Cancer Dean for Clinical Therapeutics
Chair Role: Chair of Molecular Database Committee, International Association for The Study of Lung Cancer Professor, Kimberly and Eric J. Waldman Department of Dermatology
Distinguished Leadership Award, American Skin Association
RONALD HOFFMAN, MD Outstanding Educator in Psoriatic Disease Award, National Psoriasis Foundation
Professor, Samuel Bronfman Department of Medicine,
Division of Hematology and Medical Oncology ERIC LEGOME, MD
Chair of Live Tumor Board for Polycythemia Vera and Myelofibrosis, Professor, Department of Emergency Medicine
Physicians’ Education Resources (PER CME) Chair, Continuous Competency and Certification Committee, American College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP)
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Honors and Awards: 2020-2021 Academic Year
MICHELLE LIN, MD, MPH, MS HETANSHI NAIK, PhD, MS
Associate Professor, Department of Emergency Medicine Assistant Professor, Department of Genetics and Genomic Sciences
Young Investigator Award, Society for Academic Emergency Medicine (SAEM) Member, Institute for Transformative Clinical Trials
Nominated for NSGC Leadership Award, National Society of Genetics Counselors
ROBERT LOOKSTEIN, MD
Professor, Department of Diagnostic, Molecular, and Interventional Radiology ERIC NESTLER, MD, PhD
President, PERT Consortium (Pulmonary Embolism Response Team) Dean for Academic Affairs
Chief Science Officer, Mount Sinai Health System
FRED LUBLIN, MD Institute Director, The Friedman Brain Institute
Saunders Family Professor of Neurology Nash Family Professor, Nash Family Department of Neuroscience
Professor, The Estelle and Daniel Maggin Department of Neurology Member, The Friedman Brain Institute
Chair, NINDS Multiple Sclerosis Common Data Elements Working Group, Sept 2010 - Present, NIH/NINDS Doctor of Science, honoris causa, Concordia University
(National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke)
ANNA PACE, MD
Assistant Professor, The Estelle and Daniel Maggin Department of Neurology
LAURIE MARGOLIES, MD
Keynote Plenary Lecture at Annual Scientific Meeting, American Headache Society
Professor, Department of Diagnostic, Molecular, and Interventional Radiology
Chair, Committee on Breast Ultrasound Accreditation, American College of Radiology
Chair, SBI Mentorship Committee, Society of Breast Imaging RAMON PARSONS, MD, PhD
Director at Large and Equity Director, Society of Breast Imaging Ward-Coleman Chair in Cancer Research
Director, The Tisch Cancer Institute
Chair and Professor, Department of Oncological Sciences
MIRIAM MERAD, MD, PhD
Keynote Speaker Virtual Endometrial Cancer, American Association for Cancer Research
Mount Sinai Professor in Cancer Immunology
Director, Precision Immunology Institute
Professor, Department of Oncological Sciences LOUIS PASQUALE, MD
Elected Member, National Academy of Sciences Director, The Tisch Cancer Institute
Professor, Department of Ophthalmology
Member, Eye and Vision Research Institute
JUAN MEZZICH, MD, PhD, MS, MA
Invited Speaker, The Robert P. Burns and Lynette Feeney Burns, PhD Virtual Professor Hosted by Mason Eye Institute,
Professor, Department of Psychiatry
Columbia, Missouri
Keynote Lecture, 8th International Congress of Person Centered Medicine,
Invited Speaker, University of Iowa
“The paradigmatic role of person centered health in response to the pandemic”,
Invited Speaker, 783rd Meeting of the New England Ophthalmological Society (virtual)
Pan American Health Organization / World Health Organization
Physician Scientist Guest of Honor, USC Roski Eye Institute Glaucoma CME 2021
Honorary Professor, Cattedra Onoraria on Person Centered Medicine,
Ambrosiana University Milan School of Medicine, Milan, Italy
LYNNE RICHARDON, MD
Professor, Department of Emergency Medicine
RACHEL MILLER, MD
Chair of NIH Study Section, Health Services Quality and Effectiveness (HSQE)
Dr. David and Dorothy Merksamer Professor of Medicine (Allergy and Immunology)
Professor, Samuel Bronfman Department of Medicine
I. Leonard Bernstein, MD FAAAAI Memorial Lectureship at the AAAAI/ACAAI Joint Congress for delivering the talk RICHARD ROSEN, MD
“Effects of Chemical Pollution and Xenobiotics on Epigenetics of Allergic Disease”, Professor, Department of Ophthalmology
American Academy of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology Honorary Professor of Applied Optics, University of Kent, Department of Applied Physics
Chairman, ARVO Multidisciplinary Ophthalmic Imaging Program Committee,
NIAMH MULLINS, PhD Association of Research in Vision and Ophthalmology
Assistant Professor, Department of Genetics and Genomic Sciences Chairman, AAO Museum of the Eye Program Committee American Academy of Ophthalmology
Assistant Professor, Department of Psychiatry
Gershon Paper of the Year Award, International Society of Psychiatric Genetics KENNETH ROSENZWEIG, MD
System Chair and Professor, Department of Radiation Oncology
Elliot Osserman Award from the Israel Cancer Research Fund, Israel Cancer Research Fund
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Honors and Awards: 2020-2021 Academic Year
REENA RUPANI, MD JULIE WANG, MD
Assistant Professor, Kimberly and Eric J. Waldman Department of Dermatology Professor, Jack and Lucy Clark Department of Pediatrics
Chair, American Academy of Dermatology Expert Resource Group on Integrative Dermatology Chair, Executive Committee of the Section on Allergy and Immunology, American Academy of Pediatrics
Chair, Leadership Institute, American Academy of Allergy Asthma and Immunology
LISA SATLIN, MD
Herbert H. Lehman Professor of Pediatrics KRIS WHITE, PhD
System Chair and Professor, Jack and Lucy Clark Department of Pediatrics Assistant Professor, Department of Microbiology
Board of Directors, American Physician Scientists Association Member, Global Health and Emerging Pathogens Institute
Keynote Speaker, Virginia Drug Discovery Consortium
JOSEPH SPARANO, MD
Professor, Samuel Bronfman Department of Medicine JUAN WISNIVESKY, MD, DrPH
Member, The Tisch Cancer Institute Irene and Dr. Arthur M. Fishberg Professor of Medicine
Gianni Bonadonna Award, American Society of Clinical Oncology Professor, Samuel Bronfman Department of Medicine
BSHSR Assembly Lifetime Achievement Award, American Thoracic Society
DANIEL STEINBERG, MD
Associate Professor, Samuel Bronfman Department of Medicine ALEXIS ZEBROWSKI, PhD, MPH
Chair, Annual Scientific Meeting Society of Hospital Medicine Assistant Professor, Department of Emergency Medicine
Parker J. Palmer Courage to Teach Award, Accreditation Council on Graduate Medical Education Research Achievement Award in the Young Investigator Category, Society for Academic Emergency Medicine (SAEM)
TALIA SWARTZ, MD, PhD
Associate Dean for MD/PhD Education
Assistant Professor, Samuel Bronfman Department of Medicine
Fellow, Infectious Diseases Society of America
Chair, AAMC GREAT MD-PhD Section Communications Committee
Junior Faculty Research Award, Infectious Diseases Society of New York
JAMES TSAI, MD, MBA
Delafield-Rodgers Professor of Ophthalmology
Chair and President, New York Eye and Ear Infirmary of Mount Sinai
Professor, Department of Ophthalmology
Member, Eye and Vision Research Institute
Albert Nelson Marquis Lifetime Achievement Award, Marquis Who’s Who Lifetime Acheivement
Secretariat Award, American Academy of Ophthalmology
USC Roski Eye Institute Distinguished Alumni Award Lecture
Board of Directors, Chinese American Medical Society (CAMS)
President-Elect, International Join Commission on Allied Health Professionals in Ophthalmology (IJCAHPO)
BARBARA VICKREY, MD, MPH
Henry P. and Georgette Goldschmidt Professor of Neurology
System Chair and Professor, The Estelle and Daniel Maggin Department of Neurology
Vice President, Association of University Professors of Neurology
Chair, Media Engagement Subcommittee, Association of University Professors of Neurology
Co-Chair, Clinical Networks Evaluation Working Group, National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke
DANIEL WACKER, PhD
Assistant Professor, Department of Pharmacological Sciences
McKnight Foundation Scholar Award, McKnight Foundation
18 19The Mount Sinai Hospital
2021 U.S. News & World Report
“BEST HOSPITALS” RANKINGS The Mount Sinai Health System:
Recent Notable Awards and Honors
For the sixth year in a row, The Mount Sinai Hospital has been listed on the esteemed
“Honor Roll” in the U.S. News & World Report “Best Hospitals” rankings. The Hospital
ranks No. 17 nationally among the nation’s top 20 hospitals for care excellence. The Mount Sinai Hospital is recognized as No. 3 in Gastroenterology, No. 4 in
Cardiology and Cardiac Surgery, No. 6 in Pulmonology, and No. 8 in Neurosurgery
on Newsweek’s World’s Best Specialty Hospital 2022 List.
The Mount Sinai Hospital Ranked in the Top 50 in the Nation in 10 Specialties: The Hospital also ranked No. 11 in Neurology, No. 22 in Oncology, No. 23 in Pediatrics, No. 25 in Orthopedics, and
No. 29 in Endocrinology.
#1 #6 #10 #10 The Mount Sinai Hospital is recognized as No. 4 on Newsweek’s World’s Best Smart
Hospitals 2021.
CARDIOLOGY/ DIABETES/ NEUROLOGY/
GERIATRICS HEART SURGERY ENDOCRINOLOGY NEUROSURGERY
The Hospital ranked No. 1 in the New York City metropolitan area and No. 4 globally among the most technologically
advanced health care institutions.
#14 #14 #15 #16 The Mount Sinai Hospital is recognized in Top 20 on Newsweek’s World’s Best
Hospitals 2021 List.
GASTROENTEROLOGY/ The Mount Sinai Hospital has again earned top honors on Newsweek’s list of World’s Best Hospitals 2021. The
ORTHOPEDICS REHABILITATION UROLOGY hospital was ranked No. 1 in the New York metropolitan region and No. 19 among hospitals in the world.
GI SURGERY
The Mount Sinai Hospital has achieved “Honor Roll” status in the U.S. News &
#20 #24 #32 World Report “Best Hospitals” rankings (2021/2022).
Mount Sinai was ranked No. 17 in the nation on the “Honor Roll”—a distinction awarded to centers that perform at the
PULMONOLOGY/ EAR, NOSE, highest levels in three or more specialties. This is the 6th consecutive year that Mount Sinai has been on the honor roll.
LUNGSURGERY CANCER
AND THROAT
Icahn School of Medicine is once again ranked among the top 20 medical schools
for research in the United States (2021/2022).
#1
Brookdale Department of According to the 2022 U.S. News & World Report “Best Medical Schools” rankings released in March 2021,
The Mount Sinai Hospital ranked as Icahn Mount Sinai ranked No. 17 among the medical schools and schools of osteopathic medicine that were
Geriatrics and Palliative Medicine “High Performing” in 13 common ranked this year, an improvement of four places over last year.
Specialty Rankings conditions and procedures:
For the 2nd year in a row Geriatrics/Palliative Care is #1 • Abdominal aortic aneurysm repair Icahn School of Medicine Ranked 14th in NIH Funding (2020).
• Aortic valve surgery The Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai is ranked 14th among 139 medical schools in the U.S. for National
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Office of Development | 212-659-8500 | giving.mountsinai.orgBiographies: Endowed Professors
OREN J. BECHER, MD Steven Ravitch Chair in Pediatric Hematology
Steven Ravitch Chair in Pediatric Hematology
Professorships representing a personal or family interest in a particular disease area, like the Steven
Oren J. Becher, MD, is the Chief of the Jack Martin Division of Pediatric Ravitch Chair in Pediatric Hematology, are meaningful and critical to Mount Sinai’s scientific
Hematology-Oncology at Mount Sinai Kravis Children’s Hospital and Professor of achievements. This Chair is named in memory of Mr. Richard Ravitch’s late son, Steven, with his former
Pediatrics at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai. Dr. Becher is a wife Diane Ravitch. Steven died of Leukemia in 1966 at the age of two. This endowment has
physician-scientist focused on improving the standard of care for children with brain supported Pediatric Hematology research at Mount Sinai for 30 years; it was originally created as the
tumors, particularly diffuse intrinsic pontine glioma—or, DIPG—an incurable Steven Ravitch Memorial Fellowship in Pediatric Hematology in 1991, and in 2005 with additional
pediatric brain cancer. funding from Mr. Ravitch, it became the Steven Ravitch Chair in Pediatric Hematology. The Ravitch
family’s tireless commitment and generous contributions have played an integral part in Mount Sinai’s
He joined Mount Sinai in 2021 from the Northwestern University School of Medicine where in addition to efforts to advance Pediatric Hematology research and education.
appointments in the Department of Pediatrics and the Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics, he also
maintained clinical responsibilities at Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago. Mr. Ravitch has a longstanding history of philanthropy and service to Mount Sinai as a member of the
Boards of Trustees for more than 35 years. In addition to his philanthropic contributions, Mr. Ravitch
By studying the function of the genetic alterations present in DIPG, Dr. Becher’s laboratory co-discovered the has generously given his experience and knowledge to Mount Sinai, providing the institution with much
presence of somatic activating mutations in a gene not previously implicated in cancer, called ACVR1 or ALK2, in 25 guidance and acumen through his various leadership roles and his committed support of Trustee
percent of children with DIPG, and subsequently developed genetically engineered mouse models that recapitulate initiatives. During Mr. Ravitch’s career as a lawyer, businessman, and public official, he held such varied
the genetic alterations of the human disease. Additionally, Dr. Becher’s laboratory has expanded efforts to develop roles as Chairman of the HRH Construction Corporation, Chairman and CEO of the Metropolitan
models for other pediatric brain cancer subtypes, using these models to study the tumor microenvironment and to Transportation Authority (MTA), Chairman of the New York State Urban Development Corporation, leader
evaluate novel therapeutics that help prioritize clinical trials for children with DIPG. of an effort to recapitalize The Bowery Savings Bank, President of the Player Relations Committee for
Major League Baseball, chair of a Commission that designed a plan to finance the MTA, and Lieutenant
Dr. Becher obtained his Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Pennsylvania and his medical degree from Governor of the State of New York under former Governor David Paterson.
Johns Hopkins School of Medicine. He completed his pediatric residency at the Children’s National Medical Center
in Washington, D.C. and fellowships in pediatric hematology-oncology and neuro-oncology at Memorial Sloan
Kettering Cancer Center.
22 23Biographies: Endowed Professors
SUPINDA BUNYAVANICH, MD, MPH, MPhil Mount Sinai Professor in Allergy and Systems Biology
Mount Sinai Professor in Allergy and Systems Biology
The Mount Sinai Professorships were established in 2007 by the Mount Sinai Boards of Trustees to
Supinda Bunyavanich, MD, MPH, MPhil, is a Professor of Pediatrics and Professor honor the achievements and contributions of some of the Icahn School of Medicine’s most outstanding
of Genetics and Genomic Sciences at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai. faculty. As of 2021, a total of 28 faculty will occupy Mount Sinai Professorships in Affective Neuroscience,
Dr. Bunyavanich is also a practicing allergist and immunologist and the Associate Allergy and Systems Biology, Alzheimer’s Research, Artificial Intelligence, Bioinformatics, Biomedical
Director of the Jaffe Food Allergy Institute. Data Science, Cancer Biology, Cancer Immunology, Cardiovascular Clinical Research and Outcomes,
Cardiovascular Surgery, Cell Biology, Developmental Genetics, Molecular Pharmacology, Multiple
Dr. Bunyavanich’s research, funded by the National Institutes of Health (NIH), Myeloma, Neuroimaging, Neurotherapeutics, Orthopedics, Orthopedic Research, Pediatric Liver
combines tools in epidemiology, multi-omics, and systems biology to elucidate and Research, Perioperative Care, Predictive Health and Computational Biology, Psychiatric Epigenomics,
understand the pathobiology of asthma and allergic diseases. Her research group works with human cohorts to Psychiatry and Neuroscience of Trauma, Structural Biology, Therapeutics Discovery, Vaccinology,
identify risk factors, mechanisms, and potential therapies for these disorders using data science and integrative Vascular Surgery, and Women’s Health Research.
-omics approaches. Findings from her lab include the identification of a nasal biomarker of asthma by machine
learning analyses of nasal transcriptome data, characterization of the airway and gut microbiomes in asthma and
food allergy, and identification of master regulator genes of peanut allergy and asthma.
In addition to directing a research group at Mount Sinai, Dr. Bunyavanich provides patient care as a clinical
allergist and immunologist, teaches medical and graduate students, and mentors pre- and post-doctoral trainees.
She has mentored more than 70 trainees who have gone on to graduate and medical school and faculty positions.
Dr. Bunyavanich is a frequent invited speaker at national and international meetings, and serves as a grant reviewer
and on advisory groups for the NIH. Dr. Bunyavanich received the Harvard Medical School Shore Award for Scholars
in Medicine and is recognized as a Castle Connelly Exceptional Woman in Medicine.
Dr. Bunyavanich earned her undergraduate degree from Harvard University, MD from Harvard Medical School, MPH
from the Harvard School of Public Health, and MPhil from the University of Cambridge. She completed her internal
medicine residency at Massachusetts General Hospital-Harvard Medical School, her allergy and immunology
fellowship at Brigham & Women’s Hospital-Harvard Medical School, and her postdoctoral research fellowship at the
Channing Division of Network Medicine, Brigham & Women’s Hospital-Harvard Medical School.
24 25Biographies: Endowed Professors
KIRK N. CAMPBELL, MD Irene and Dr. Arthur M. Fishberg Professor of Medicine
Irene and Dr. Arthur M. Fishberg Professor of Medicine
During their lifetimes, Arthur M. Fishberg, MD, and his wife, Irene, were integral members of the Mount
Kirk N. Campbell, MD, is Associate Professor of Medicine (Nephrology), Vice Chair Sinai family. Dr. Fishberg was a distinguished nephrologist and a leading authority on hypertension. His
for Diversity and Inclusion, and Director of the Nephrology Fellowship Program at longstanding, devoted professional affiliation with Mount Sinai commenced in 1926 when he began his
the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai. Dr. Campbell is a physician-scientist residency. When Mount Sinai School of Medicine opened in 1963, Dr. Fishberg was appointed Clinical
working to characterize novel pathways in kidney podocyte injury and survival. His Professor of Medicine and served in this capacity until 1977. For his pioneering spirit, far-reaching pro-
clinical interest is in human glomerular disease. fessional achievements, and service to the institution, he received the Jacobi Medallion in 1978, The
Mount Sinai Alumni Association’s most coveted award, and in 1979 was bestowed an honorary Doctor
In addition to treating patients, Dr. Campbell advances the understanding of the of Science degree from the School of Medicine. Dr. Fishberg also had a passion for research, which he
underlying mechanisms of glomerular disease progression while identifying potential targets for therapeutic translated into the Irene and Dr. Arthur M. Fishberg Professor of Medicine endowment, established by his
intervention. He leads an NIH-funded research program focused on podocyte cell biology, experimental glomerular estate in 1993. There are currently nine Fishberg Professorships of Medicine at Mount Sinai.
disease, and clinical trials in the rare kidney disease space. Key findings include the identification of dendrin and
the Hippo pathways target Yes-associated protein (YAP) as regulators of podocyte survival and plasminogen as a
targetable biomarker in glomerular disease. Dr. Campbell has been a principal investigator for clinical trials testing
the safety and efficacy of agents in development for focal segmental glomerulosclerosis, IgA nephropathy,
membranous nephropathy, and lupus nephritis.
Dr. Campbell received his medical degree from the University of Connecticut and completed his internal medicine
residency at Yale University before conducting clinical and research training in nephrology at Mount Sinai. He is an
elected member of the American Society for Clinical Investigation, Past-President of the New York Society of
Nephrology, a member of the Board of Directors of the Nephcure Foundation, and a standing member of the
Pathobiology of Kidney Disease study section at the National Institutes of Health. Dr. Campbell also serves on the
Medical Advisory Board of the National Kidney Foundation of Greater New York, and is a member of the American
Society of Nephrology’s grants review and kidney week education committees.
26 27Biographies: Endowed Professors
KECIA N. CARROLL, MD, MPH Debra and Leon Black Professor in Pediatrics
Debra and Leon Black Professor in Pediatrics
The Debra and Leon Black Professor in Pediatrics was established in 1998 through the generosity of
Kecia N. Carroll, MD, MPH, is Chief of the Division of General Pediatrics, Professor Leon Black, a Trustee of the Mount Sinai Health System, and his wife Debra. The Blacks began their
of Pediatrics, and Environmental Medicine and Public Health at the Icahn School of philanthropic roles at Mount Sinai in 1987 by serving as members of the Mount Sinai Associates
Medicine at Mount Sinai. Dr. Carroll is a board-certified general pediatrician, clinical Program and the Mount Sinai Children’s Center. Their support for advancing medical knowledge on
investigator, and epidemiologist. She joined Mount Sinai in 2021 from Vanderbilt classifying, preventing, and ameliorating childhood diseases has been essential to enhancing research
University Medical Center, where in addition to a faculty appointment in the efforts at Mount Sinai. They established the celebrated Black Family Stem Cell Institute in 2005.
Department of Pediatrics, she also served as the Director of Faculty Inclusion and Mr. Black is a founding partner of the Apollo Organization, and Mrs. Black is a theatrical producer.
Diversity in the Pediatric Office of Faculty Development, and Chair of the Diversity
Committee for the Master of Public Health program.
While at Vanderbilt, Dr. Carroll spearheaded efforts to foster an inclusive environment and created mentoring and
career development opportunities for faculty, trainees, and students. She serves as a mentor for faculty and trainees
across various career stages and academic tracks. Through her K24 Midcareer Investigator Award funded by the
National Heart, Lung & Blood Institute through the National Institutes of Health, she mentors early career
investigators and contributes to efforts supporting research mentor training.
Dr. Carroll’s current NIH-funded research program investigates how environmental exposures—including stress,
nutritional exposures, and environmental toxicants—during critical periods of development influence childhood
asthma risk, with a focus on potential modifiable risk factors. At Mount Sinai, she collaborates with investigators
across the Health System, including within the Institute for Exposomic Research.
Dr. Carroll obtained her Bachelor of Arts degree from Vassar College and her medical degree from Vanderbilt
University School of Medicine. She completed her pediatric residency at the University of California San Francisco
and a general academic pediatrics research fellowship at Vanderbilt.
28 29Biographies: Endowed Professors
JAIME CHU, MD Mount Sinai Professor in Pediatric Liver Research
Mount Sinai Professor in Pediatric Liver Research
The Mount Sinai Professorships were established in 2007 by the Mount Sinai Boards of Trustees to
Jaime Chu, MD, is the Associate Chief of the Division of Pediatric Hepatology, honor the achievements and contributions of some of the Icahn School of Medicine’s most outstanding
Medical Director of Pediatric Liver Transplantation, and Director of the Pediatric faculty. As of 2021, a total of 28 faculty will occupy Mount Sinai Professorships in Affective Neuroscience,
Physician-Scientist Residency Program at Mount Sinai Kravis Children’s Hospital Allergy and Systems Biology, Alzheimer’s Research, Artificial Intelligence, Bioinformatics, Biomedical
and the Recanati/Miller Transplantation Institute at Mount Sinai, where she mentors Data Science, Cancer Biology, Cancer Immunology, Cardiovascular Clinical Research and Outcomes,
resident and fellow trainees interested in pursuing a career as a physician-scientist. Cardiovascular Surgery, Cell Biology, Developmental Genetics, Molecular Pharmacology, Multiple
Myeloma, Neuroimaging, Neurotherapeutics, Orthopedics, Orthopedic Research, Pediatric Liver
Dr. Chu is a physician-scientist in pediatric hepatology. Her long-term goal is to Research, Perioperative Care, Predictive Health and Computational Biology, Psychiatric Epigenomics,
utilize collaborative science and integrate basic and clinical research towards improving our understanding of the Psychiatry and Neuroscience of Trauma, Structural Biology, Therapeutics Discovery, Vaccinology,
mechanisms underlying pediatric liver disease and to apply this knowledge towards the development of much Vascular Surgery, and Women’s Health Research.
needed therapeutic options for children with liver disease. She is the Director of the Molecular Liver Physiology and
Metabolism Lab, where she leads a basic research group that focuses on how sugar metabolism pathways work
together to regulate liver development and disease. Dr. Chu’s team capitalizes on the strength of the zebrafish as a
tool to investigate metabolic mechanisms of liver fibrosis and test potential anti-fibrotic therapies.
Dr. Chu’s clinical research includes participation as site Principal Investigator and Co-Investigator in NIH-funded
consortia, including a U01-funded project in pediatric acute liver failure and other industry-sponsored pediatric drug
trials for genetic cholestatic liver disease, biliary atresia, and viral hepatitis. Her research has been awarded the
Gilead Sciences Research Scholars Liver Disease Award, American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases
(AASLD) Foundation Bridge Award, and funding from the National Institutes of Health (NIH)/National Institute of
Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK) to examine the role of mannose metabolism in liver fibrosis.
Dr. Chu is a member of the NIDDK Study Section for Fellowship Awards and was selected to serve as a member of
the AASLD Task Force on COVID-19.
She received her BA magna cum laude from Harvard University and her MD from New York University School of
Medicine. She completed her General Pediatrics residency training at Northwestern University/Children’s Memorial
Hospital (now Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago) and her fellowship in Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology,
and Nutrition both at Children’s Memorial Hospital and at the Mount Sinai School of Medicine.
30 31Biographies: Endowed Professors
KRISTEN DAMS-O’CONNOR, PhD Jack Nash Professor of Rehabilitation Medicine
Jack Nash Professor of Rehabilitation Medicine
The Jack Nash Professor of Rehabilitation Medicine was established in 2004 through the generosity of
Kristen Dams-O’Connor, PhD, is Director of the Brain Injury Research Center of The Peter Jay Sharp Foundation. The late Mr. Jack Nash, a Trustee of Mount Sinai for 22 years, fostered
Mount Sinai and Professor in the Departments of Rehabilitation Medicine and this relationship with the Foundation. The Nash family has long been among the most valuable and
Neurology at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai. committed members of Mount Sinai’s community. Mr. Jack Nash, who joined the Boards of Trustees in
1990, passed on his tremendous tradition of philanthropy and service to his son Josh, who also became
Dr. Dams-O’Connor conducts multidisciplinary research dedicated to improving the a Trustee in 2006. Numerous institutions in and around New York City have benefited from the Nash
lives of people living with brain injury. Her work aims to identify mechanisms, risk, family’s visionary philanthropy. Their ongoing commitment to Mount Sinai can be seen through more
and protective factors to improve long-term outcomes in individuals with traumatic than 35 years of generosity to clinical, research, and educational efforts across the Health System. The
brain injury (TBI) and repetitive head trauma sustained through sports participation, military service, and intimate Jack Nash Professor of Rehabilitation Medicine is a fitting recognition of the state-of-the-art care that
partner violence. Her team uses modern psychometric and statistical techniques to measure individual differences in Mount Sinai provides.
trajectories of change over time among survivors of TBI. One goal of this work is to improve diagnosis of secondary
post-traumatic conditions during life so they can be treated.
Dr. Dams-O’Connor also leads the Late Effects of TBI Project, a TBI brain donor program focused on characterizing
the clinical phenotype and postmortem pathological signatures of post-traumatic neurodegeneration and their
associations with Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias. She is Project Director of the New York Traumatic
Brain Injury Model System of Care, one of 16 centers of excellence for TBI research and clinical care in the United
States.
Her research is supported by federal grants from the National Institutes of Health, the National Institute on Disability,
Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research, the United States Department of Defense, the Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention, and the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute. Dr. Dams-O’Connor has published
more than 150 manuscripts and chapters on TBI treatments and outcomes, and has presented her research
internationally.
32 33Biographies: Endowed Professors
THOMAS J. FUCHS, Dr.sc. Mount Sinai Chair in Artificial Intelligence and Human Health
Mount Sinai Chair in Artificial Intelligence and Human Health
The Mount Sinai Professorships were established in 2007 by the Mount Sinai Boards of Trustees to
Thomas J. Fuchs, Dr.sc. is a scientist in the groundbreaking field of computational honor the achievements and contributions of some of the Icahn School of Medicine’s most outstanding
pathology, focused on the use of artificial intelligence (AI) to analyze images of tissue faculty. As of 2021, a total of 28 faculty will occupy Mount Sinai Professorships in Affective Neuroscience,
samples to identify disease, recommend treatment, and predict outcome. In October Allergy and Systems Biology, Alzheimer’s Research, Artificial Intelligence, Bioinformatics, Biomedical
2020, he was appointed Co-Director of the Hasso Plattner Institute for Digital Health Data Science, Cancer Biology, Cancer Immunology, Cardiovascular Clinical Research and Outcomes,
at Mount Sinai, Dean of Artificial Intelligence and Human Health, and Professor of Cardiovascular Surgery, Cell Biology, Developmental Genetics, Molecular Pharmacology, Multiple
Computational Pathology and Computer Science at the Icahn School of Medicine Myeloma, Neuroimaging, Neurotherapeutics, Orthopedics, Orthopedic Research, Pediatric Liver
at Mount Sinai. In this role, Dr. Fuchs leads the next generation of scientists and Research, Perioperative Care, Predictive Health and Computational Biology, Psychiatric Epigenomics,
clinicians using artificial intelligence and machine learning to develop novel diagnostics and treatments for acute Psychiatry and Neuroscience of Trauma, Structural Biology, Therapeutics Discovery, Vaccinology,
and chronic disease. Vascular Surgery, and Women’s Health Research.
Dr. Fuchs’s work includes developing novel methods for analysis of digital microscopy slides to better understand
genetic mutations and their influence on changes in tissues. He has been recognized for developing large-scale
systems for mapping the pathology, origins, and progress of cancer. This breakthrough was achieved by building a
high-performance compute cluster to train deep neural networks at petabyte scale.
Before joining Mount Sinai, Dr. Fuchs was Director of the Warren Alpert Center for Digital and Computational
Pathology at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (MSK) and Associate Professor at Weill Cornell Graduate
School for Medical Sciences. At MSK, he led a laboratory focused on computational pathology and medical
machine learning. Dr. Fuchs also co-founded Paige.AI in 2017 and led its initial growth to the leading AI company
in pathology. He is a former research technologist at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory and visiting scientist at the
California Institute of Technology. Dr. Fuchs holds a Doctor of Science in Machine Learning from ETH Zurich and a
MS in Technical Mathematics from Graz Technical University in Austria.
34 35Biographies: Endowed Professors
ALLISON M. GOATE, DPhil Jean C. and James W. Crystal Professor of Genomics
Jean C. and James W. Crystal Professor of Genomics
The Jean C. and James W. Crystal Professor of Genetics and Genomics Sciences was established in
Alison M. Goate, DPhil, is the Jean C. and James W. Crystal Professor of Genomics 2010 by James W. and Jean C. Crystal, long-time philanthropists, advocates, and volunteers. Mr. Crystal
and Chair of the Department of Genetics and Genomic Sciences at the Icahn School is Vice Chairman and Board Director of Alliant Insurance Services. He has been a member of the Mount
of Medicine at Mount Sinai. She has worked on the genetics of neurodegenerative Sinai Boards of Trustees since 1982, serves as co-chair of the Audit and Compliance Committee, and is
diseases including Alzheimer’s disease (AD) and Frontotemporal Dementia (FTD) a member of the Finance and Executive Committees. Mrs. Crystal joined the Boards of Trustees in 1996
since 1987, and is the founding director of the Ronald M. Loeb Center for after serving as president of the Mount Sinai Auxiliary Board. She is a member of the Community and
Alzheimer’s Disease at Mount Sinai. Government Affairs Committee and the Committee on Quality. Mrs. Crystal also created Mount Sinai’s
vital Ambassadors Program, which is staffed by volunteers who provide guidance for patients
Over the last three decades, Dr. Goate has been part of many gene finding teams that have successfully identified throughout the institution. The Crystals also have a strong commitment to adolescent medicine;
disease-causing variants for both AD and FTD. While working at Imperial College in London, she reported the first Mrs. Crystal served as chair of the Mount Sinai Adolescent Health Center Advisory Board, and in 2001,
mutation to cause familial Alzheimer’s disease, and her early studies at Washington University in St. Louis identified they endowed the Jean C. and James W. Crystal Professor of Adolescent Health.
a genetic mutation in Colombian families that are now part of the Alzheimer’s Prevention Initiative clinical trial. Her
lab was also part of the team that first reported MAPT mutations in FTD.
Dr. Goate is also a leader in the study of late onset AD genetics using integrative genomic approaches to identify
novel genetic risk factors. Her work led to the identification of Trem2 as a risk factor for AD and has highlighted the
enrichment of AD risk variants in microglial enhancers, regulatory elements in DNA that control gene expression in
immune cells of the brain. Dr. Goate is now building upon these insights using genome editing in induced pluripotent
stem cells to understand the molecular mechanisms of disease and to develop novel therapeutics.
Dr. Goate has received the Potamkin Award, the Khalid Iqbal Lifetime Achievement Award from the Alzheimer’s
Association, and the MetLife Award for her research on AD. She was elected a fellow of the American Association for
the Advancement of Science in 2012, and a fellow of the National Academy of Medicine in 2016.
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