Transcript Legends in Cardiology History of Mount Sinai 1852

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1852 nine men representing a variety of Jewish charities agreed on a vision for free
medical care for indigent Jews in New York City.
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1855 establishment of the 45-bed Jews' Hospital in New York on West 28th Street
between 7th & 8th Avenues.
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1866 abandoned its sectarian charter for city/state support; renamed The Mount Sinai
Hospital.
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1872 it moved to a new 120-bed facility on Lexington Avenue, between 66th and 67th
Streets.
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1904 the new 456-bed, 10-pavilion Mount Sinai Hospital was dedicated on 5th Avenue
at 100th Street.
The President of the Hospital, Isaac Wallach, described Mount Sinai as
“this House of noble deeds” with a three-fold mission of
“Benevolence, Science, Education.”
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Chartered in 1963
One of top medical schools in the US
A $2.25 billion strategic plan, with an emphasis on translational medicine.
The School has created 14 multidisciplinary research institutes to foster
intensive collaboration along a continuum that runs from the laboratory
through to patient care.
On November 14, 2012, it was announced that Mount Sinai School of
Medicine would be renamed to Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, in
honor of Carl Icahn.
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2013 The Mount Sinai Health System combines the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai and
seven hospital campuses This newly established system significantly expands our geographic
footprint and increases our number of beds to 3,571
7 hospital campuses: Mount Sinai Beth Israel, Mount Sinai Beth Israel Brooklyn, The Mount Sinai
Hospital, Mount Sinai Queens, New York Eye and Ear Infirmary at Mount Sinai, Mount Sinai
Roosevelt, and Mount Sinai St. Luke's. More than 40 clinical and academic relationships with
local health care organizations
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More than 30 affiliations with community health centers
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More than 200 community locations where health system physicians serve throughout the New
York metropolitan area
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Approximately 6,600 physicians, including general practitioners and specialists
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More than 2,000 residents and fellows
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32 departments
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15 institutes
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Cardiology at Mount Sinai was founded by Legends in Cardiology
including Drs. Arthur Master, Charles Friedberg, Simon Dack and
Richard Gorlin.
Arthur Masters
Simon Dack
Charles Friedberg
Richard Gorlin
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to Gorlin,
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Mount
Sinai
in
1994
as
Director
of
the
Cardiovascular
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molecular and cellular cardiology laboratories and patient-oriented clinical investigations.
Physician-in-Chief, The Mount Sinai Hospital
Director, Mount Sinai Heart
Director, Zena and Michael A. Wiener Cardiovascular Institute and of the
Marie-Josée and Henry R. Kravis Center of Cardiovascular Health
Richard Gorlin, M.D. Heart Research Foundation Professor of Cardiology
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Editor of the Journal American College of
Cardiology (JACC)
Fuster /Hurst Cardiology Textbook