Academic Promotion at the Mount Sinai School of Medicine

I am delighted to announce my promotion to Clinical Professor of Geriatrics and Palliative Medicine at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai.  I am honored and grateful to be part of the Mount Sinai Health System – one of the largest academic medical systems in the New York metro area, with more than eight hospitals and 400 outpatient practices, and a leading school of medicine and graduate education.  The Brookdale Department of Geriatrics & Palliative Medicine, which is one of the largest departments of its kind in the country, is ranked No. 1 in US News & World Reports Best Hospitals. My affiliation with Mount Sinai began in 1985 when I moved to New York City to train as a fellow in the newly established Department of Geriatrics.  I chose this program because of visionary leaders that included Robert Butler MD – a world-renowned gerontologist, and Leslie Libow MD who advocated the nursing home for a center of learning.  Their inspiration set me on a path to carve out a niche in care of chronic wounds for older adults. It has become my professional mission to develop educational programs for doctors on the art and science of wound care which includes pressure injuries, vascular ulcers, wounds related to malignancy, traumatic and post-surgical wounds, and many others. I am currently based at the New Jewish Home in Manhattan where I provide wound care consultation through Advantage Surgical & Wound Care.  Teaching medical students, residents, an...
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