Issue 27 - May 13, 2024 All Issues Our Top Stories Montefiore Einstein Launches Structural Heart Program Offering Minimally Invasive Heart Valve Replacement Procedures Renowned Montefiore Einstein interventional cardiologists are now performing lifesaving transcatheter aortic valve replacements (TAVR) at White Plains Hospital—close to home for Westchester patients. Read More A Promising New Approach Targets Dormant Yet Deadly Cancer Cells Researchers at Montefiore Einstein Comprehensive Cancer Center built on their earlier discovery of a signaling pathway that enables survival of dormant cancer cells, successfully deploying an experimental drug to disrupt it and prevent metastases. Read More Montefiore Einstein Premieres Its New State-of-the-Art Specialty Pharmacy in Westchester, Accelerating Access to Life-Altering Medications The 17,000 square foot facility is one of the largest and most technologically advanced hospital-owned specialty pharmacies in the region. Setting a new standard of care, the facility provides complex medications to Montefiore Einstein patients with rare and chronic conditions while tackling financial barriers. Read More Einstein Secures More Than $192 Million in NIH Grants in 2023 Another successful year of funding for the institution, with notable awards including those for clinical and translational research, brain science, and community-based investigations. Read More Deeper Dive Montefiore Einstein Designation as a Behavioral Health Center of Excellence (COE) Brings State Recognition and Resources to the Bronx Community Read More Montefiore Einstein Hosts Exclusive Tour of Its State-of-the-Art Specialty Care Facility, Montefiore Einstein Advanced Care—Westchester Read More Three Einstein Board Members Fund the Future with Grants for Women in Research at the College of Medicine Read More Montefiore Einstein Neuroradiologists Team Up with Ukrainian Doctors Seeking Latest Pain Management Techniques for Devastating Wartime Injuries Read More Montefiore Einstein’s Neurology 2023 Highlights: World-renowned Neurologists, Elite Biomedical Scientists, and Life-Changing Results Read More Montefiore Einstein’s Neurosurgery 2023 Highlights: Pioneering the Future of Treatment and Care Read More Sixteen Families Have Holiday Wishes Come True Thanks to Kyla Lynn’s Kisses of Kindness Read More “Fighting Heart Disease One Plant at a Time” by Robert Ostfeld, MD, MSc Read More at Lohud.com In the Mix $3.25 Million Grant for Einstein Pathway Programs to Fund Expansion That Aims to Reach 9,000 Young People Read More Nationwide Survey Names Montefiore Einstein One of America’s Greatest Workplaces for Women—Again! Read More First Cancer Health Equity Symposium Convened to Find Solutions to Disparities in Diagnosis, Treatment and Research Read More Docs That Rock—Battle of the Bands: Montefiore Einstein’s Clean Catch & Co. Join Two Other Bands of Urologists to Stage Fundraiser for NY AUA Read More Leading Scientists Highlight Therapeutics Advancements at Montefiore Einstein Comprehensive Cancer Center’s First Drug Development Symposium Read More Montefiore Einstein Marks 10 Years of Exceptional Care in Westchester with Celebrations at New Rochelle and Mount Vernon Hospitals Read More Awards & Honors Philip O. Ozuah, MD, PhD, President and CEO, Montefiore Einstein, Honored by City and State New York as Healthcare Power 100 Leader for the Fourth Consecutive Year Read More Mark J. Sinnett, BS, PharmD, FASHP, Honored with 2023 University at Buffalo’s Distinguished Alumni Award for Pharmaceutical Sciences Read More Marina Konopleva, MD, PhD, Named Vice-Chair of the Alliance for Clinical Trials in Oncology’s Leukemia Committee for Correlative Science Read More Richard N. Kitsis, MD, Awarded Prestigious Schottenstein Prize from The Ohio State University Read More New Faces Daphna Katz, MD Attending Physician, Pediatric Gastroenterology, Children’s Hospital at Montefiore Einstein, and Assistant Professor, Pediatrics, Albert Einstein College of Medicine Read More Rachel Offenbacher, MD Attending Physician, Pediatric Hematology-Oncology and Cellular Therapy, Children’s Hospital at Montefiore Einstein, and Assistant Professor, Pediatric Hematology-Oncology, Marrow and Blood Cell Transplantation, Albert Einstein College of Medicine Read More Lidija Palezac, MD Attending Physician, Pediatric Gastroenterology, Children’s Hospital at Montefiore Einstein, and Assistant Professor, Pediatrics, Albert Einstein College of Medicine Read More Deepa Rastogi, MD, MS, MBBS Division Chief, Pediatric Respiratory and Sleep Medicine, Children’s Hospital at Montefiore Einstein, and Adjunct Clinical Associate Professor, Pediatrics, Pathology, Albert Einstein College of Medicine Read More Shantanu Rastogi, MD, MMM Division Chief, Neonatology, Children’s Hospital at Montefiore Einstein Read More Alexis D. Richards, MD, MSc, FAAP Medical Director, Eating Disorder Program, Children’s Hospital at Montefiore Einstein, and Assistant Professor, Pediatrics, Albert Einstein College of Medicine Read More
Montefiore Einstein Launches Structural Heart Program Offering Minimally Invasive Heart Valve Replacement Procedures Renowned Montefiore Einstein interventional cardiologists are now performing lifesaving transcatheter aortic valve replacements (TAVR) at White Plains Hospital—close to home for Westchester patients. Read More
A Promising New Approach Targets Dormant Yet Deadly Cancer Cells Researchers at Montefiore Einstein Comprehensive Cancer Center built on their earlier discovery of a signaling pathway that enables survival of dormant cancer cells, successfully deploying an experimental drug to disrupt it and prevent metastases. Read More
Montefiore Einstein Premieres Its New State-of-the-Art Specialty Pharmacy in Westchester, Accelerating Access to Life-Altering Medications The 17,000 square foot facility is one of the largest and most technologically advanced hospital-owned specialty pharmacies in the region. Setting a new standard of care, the facility provides complex medications to Montefiore Einstein patients with rare and chronic conditions while tackling financial barriers. Read More
Einstein Secures More Than $192 Million in NIH Grants in 2023 Another successful year of funding for the institution, with notable awards including those for clinical and translational research, brain science, and community-based investigations. Read More
Montefiore Einstein Designation as a Behavioral Health Center of Excellence (COE) Brings State Recognition and Resources to the Bronx Community Read More
Montefiore Einstein Hosts Exclusive Tour of Its State-of-the-Art Specialty Care Facility, Montefiore Einstein Advanced Care—Westchester Read More
Three Einstein Board Members Fund the Future with Grants for Women in Research at the College of Medicine Read More
Montefiore Einstein Neuroradiologists Team Up with Ukrainian Doctors Seeking Latest Pain Management Techniques for Devastating Wartime Injuries Read More
Montefiore Einstein’s Neurology 2023 Highlights: World-renowned Neurologists, Elite Biomedical Scientists, and Life-Changing Results Read More
Montefiore Einstein’s Neurosurgery 2023 Highlights: Pioneering the Future of Treatment and Care Read More
$3.25 Million Grant for Einstein Pathway Programs to Fund Expansion That Aims to Reach 9,000 Young People Read More
Nationwide Survey Names Montefiore Einstein One of America’s Greatest Workplaces for Women—Again! Read More
First Cancer Health Equity Symposium Convened to Find Solutions to Disparities in Diagnosis, Treatment and Research Read More
Docs That Rock—Battle of the Bands: Montefiore Einstein’s Clean Catch & Co. Join Two Other Bands of Urologists to Stage Fundraiser for NY AUA Read More
Leading Scientists Highlight Therapeutics Advancements at Montefiore Einstein Comprehensive Cancer Center’s First Drug Development Symposium Read More
Montefiore Einstein Marks 10 Years of Exceptional Care in Westchester with Celebrations at New Rochelle and Mount Vernon Hospitals Read More
Philip O. Ozuah, MD, PhD, President and CEO, Montefiore Einstein, Honored by City and State New York as Healthcare Power 100 Leader for the Fourth Consecutive Year Read More
Mark J. Sinnett, BS, PharmD, FASHP, Honored with 2023 University at Buffalo’s Distinguished Alumni Award for Pharmaceutical Sciences Read More
Marina Konopleva, MD, PhD, Named Vice-Chair of the Alliance for Clinical Trials in Oncology’s Leukemia Committee for Correlative Science Read More
Richard N. Kitsis, MD, Awarded Prestigious Schottenstein Prize from The Ohio State University Read More
Daphna Katz, MD Attending Physician, Pediatric Gastroenterology, Children’s Hospital at Montefiore Einstein, and Assistant Professor, Pediatrics, Albert Einstein College of Medicine Read More
Rachel Offenbacher, MD Attending Physician, Pediatric Hematology-Oncology and Cellular Therapy, Children’s Hospital at Montefiore Einstein, and Assistant Professor, Pediatric Hematology-Oncology, Marrow and Blood Cell Transplantation, Albert Einstein College of Medicine Read More
Lidija Palezac, MD Attending Physician, Pediatric Gastroenterology, Children’s Hospital at Montefiore Einstein, and Assistant Professor, Pediatrics, Albert Einstein College of Medicine Read More
Deepa Rastogi, MD, MS, MBBS Division Chief, Pediatric Respiratory and Sleep Medicine, Children’s Hospital at Montefiore Einstein, and Adjunct Clinical Associate Professor, Pediatrics, Pathology, Albert Einstein College of Medicine Read More
Shantanu Rastogi, MD, MMM Division Chief, Neonatology, Children’s Hospital at Montefiore Einstein Read More
Alexis D. Richards, MD, MSc, FAAP Medical Director, Eating Disorder Program, Children’s Hospital at Montefiore Einstein, and Assistant Professor, Pediatrics, Albert Einstein College of Medicine Read More
