“The findings from this pioneering study will have significant impact on current and future research in cardiovascular disease, psychiatry, and imaging,” says Dennis S. Charney, MD, Anne and Joel Ehrenkranz Dean, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, and President for Academic Affairs, Mount Sinai Health System. “We appreciate the NIH recognition of our efforts and are excited to be part of this groundbreaking endeavor.”
The research team from the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai is composed of Dr. Fayad (overall PI, PI Project 3 and Administration/data Core); Willem Mulder, PhD, Professor, (PI Project 2); Venkatesh Mani, PhD, Assistant Professor (PI Imaging Core); Cheuk Tang, PhD, Associate Professor; Claudia Calcagno, MD, PhD; James Murrough, MD, Assistant Professor; Dr. Charney; Valentin Fuster, MD, PhD, Director, Mount Sinai Heart; Emilia Bagiella, PhD, Professor; and Helena Chang, MS, Senior Biostatistician. Other institutions involved in this program include New York University and Massachusetts General Hospital. The research team includes multidisciplinary investigators in cardiac and neuroimaging, psychiatry, psychology, neuroscience, neurology, cardiology, immunology, and nanotechnology.
About the Mount Sinai Health System
The Mount Sinai Health System is an integrated health system committed to providing distinguished care, conducting transformative research, and advancing biomedical education. Structured around seven hospital campuses and a single medical school, the Health System has an extensive ambulatory network and a range of inpatient and outpatient services—from community-based facilities to tertiary and quaternary care.
The System includes approximately 7,100 primary and specialty care physicians; 12 joint-venture ambulatory surgery centers; more than 140 ambulatory practices throughout the five boroughs of New York City, Westchester, Long Island, and Florida; and 31 affiliated community health centers. Physicians are affiliated with the renowned Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, which is ranked among the highest in the nation in National Institutes of Health funding per investigator. The Mount Sinai Hospital is on the “Honor Roll” of best hospitals in America, ranked No. 15 nationally in the 2016-2017 “Best Hospitals” issue of U.S. News & World Report. The Mount Sinai Hospital is also ranked as one of the nation’s top 20 hospitals in Geriatrics, Gastroenterology/GI Surgery, Cardiology/Heart Surgery, Diabetes/Endocrinology, Nephrology, Neurology/Neurosurgery, and Ear, Nose & Throat, and is in the top 50 in four other specialties. New York Eye and Ear Infirmary of Mount Sinai is ranked No. 10 nationally for Ophthalmology, while Mount Sinai Beth Israel, Mount Sinai St. Luke's, and Mount Sinai West are ranked regionally. Mount Sinai’s Kravis Children’s Hospital is ranked in seven out of ten pediatric specialties by U.S. News & World Report in "Best Children's Hospitals."
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