Mount Sinai Faculty Practice Associates

A Healthy Future

FPA physician Melissa P. Wasserstein, MD, examines little Braylen Benitez, who was scheduled for a liver transplant. Dr. Wasserstein specializes in genetics and inherited metabolic diseases. Read More

Good News

Liver patient Jack Ko learns his condition has improved and he will not need a transplant. With him are liver transplant doctor Charissa Chang, MD, and transplant coordinator Don Nichols. Read More

Before You Depart

Amelia Clark rolls up her sleeve for a vaccination. Delivering the shot is Daniel Caplivski, MD, Director of the Mount Sinai School of Medicine Travel Medicine Program. Read More

The Mount Sinai Kravis Children’s Hospital ranks among the Top 25 for pediatric gastroenterology services.

Health Library

Visit our Health Library for information on diseases and condition as well as treatments and procedures. Read More

Message from the CEO

Douglas A. Jabs, MD, MBA, is CEO of the Faculty Practice Associates, Dean for Clinical Affairs, and Professor and Chair of the Department of Ophthalmology at Mount Sinai School of Medicine. Dr. Jabs is a former president of the American Uveitis Society. Read More

NEWS

Dr. Danielle Laraque Receives Prestigious Award from American Academy of Pediatrics
August 20, 2010 - Dr. Danielle Laraque has been awarded the Job Lewis Smith Award for leading Mount Sinai’s outstanding efforts in community pediatrics.

Swallowing Condition Puts Hospitalized Patients at Risk for Complications and Increased Length of Stay
August 17, 2010 - A new study shows that patients with dysphagia, or difficulty swallowing, are in the hospital 40 percent longer than those that do not have the condition.

Mount Sinai Develops Technology That Uses Gold to Detect High-Risk Heart Disease
August 16, 2010 - Researchers at Mount Sinai have pioneered a way to detect vulnerable plaques in the coronary artery using gold nanoparticles and CT technology.

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