Spotlight A quarterly publication featuring news about Spring 2017 programs, activities, and staff.

Mount Sinai West Safety Champions Fourteen Mount Sinai West staff members were recognized this winter as our Safety Champions. Faculty Practice Opens Thank you for helping to support a Culture of Safety!

Jean Abed, MD Janet Agard Charmain Bleasdell Gastroenterology NA 9B 3G Rehab

Samantha Chen Gigi Fowler, RN Stephen Francis Pictured: Serafin Ayllon, Administrator, Radiology, Mount Sinai West (MSW) and Mount Sinai St. Luke’s (MSSL); Pharmacy Maternal Child Health Food and Nutrition Ash Rafique, Administrative Manager, Radiology; Alexander Kagen, MD, Site Chair, Radiology, MSW and MSSL; Evan Flatow, MD, President, MSW; Burton Drayer, MD, Chair, Radiology, Mount Sinai Health System; John Hart, Vice Chair, Administration, Radiology; Laurie Margolies, MD; Lydia Liao, MD, PhD, Director, Breast Imaging; Myra Rosa, Practice Manager; Nisha Sullivan, Administrative Director, Radiology

Mount Sinai Doctors and the Mount Sinai West “We are delighted to establish faculty practice

Department of Radiology have recently opened radiology services in our outpatient building at Rodrigo Garcia, MD Chen He, MD Judy Hendrix, RN Radiology Associates Mount Sinai West,” says Internal Medicine Emergency Medicine Maternal Child Health Radiology Associates West Services West, a comprehensive Alexander Kagen, MD, • State-of-the-art 3D mammography, or digital outpatient radiology Site Chair of Radiology breast tomosynthesis (DBT), which gives our center serving Midtown at Mount Sinai West. mammography experts the clearest images and and the West Side of improves the ability to view dense breast tissue “Our new facility Manhattan. Radiology • Ultrasound and state-of-the-art Associates West is equipment offer optimal Lauren Indorf, RN Jennifer Polk, RN Diana Torres, RN • X-ray ICU Maternal Child Health 3G Rehab located in the Mount diagnostic capability for • Bone densitometry, to diagnose osteoporosis Sinai Doctors site a variety of conditions, Look for our • MRI expected to be added late 2017 Compassionate adjacent to the hospital and will be of great Nominees at 425 West 59th Street, Suite 6C, in a spacious, benefit to Mount Sinai West patients and to the in our next modern, patient-friendly environment. physician practices in the building.” issue!

To make an appointment with Radiology Associates West or refer a patient, call 212-523-8333. Midori Vickery, RN Ahn Wu Labor and Delivery Pharmacy

Spring Into Action for Hand Hygiene

Watch our CATCH hand hygiene video at mshs.co/g3Wp30cwPLu New Leadership: Rheumatology Staff Profile: Yousaf Ali, MD, has joined Mount Sinai West and Mount Sinai St. Luke’s as Janice Connolly Chief of Rheumatology in the Department of Medicine. Dr. Ali has moved his rheumatology practice from The Mount Sinai Hospital, where he also served as What is your title at Vice Chair of Faculty Affairs for the Department of Medicine for three years. Mount Sinai West? VP, Administration He was recently awarded the Seckler Award for Clinical and Educational Excellence in Medicine. How long have you been Dr. Ali has published numerous articles and book chapters, has lectured widely on with Mount Sinai West? I moved to Mount Sinai West rheumatic disease, and is the principal investigator on research projects including full time in April, after working investigating new therapies and the effects of rheumatic disease in the body. for both West and St. Luke’s Dr. Ali received his medical degree from the Royal Free Hospital School of Medicine - University of London, since 2001. followed by two years of post-graduate training in the United Kingdom. He then completed his residency What are your responsibilities? in internal medicine at Oregon Health & Sciences University, and a fellowship in rheumatology at the Yale I am responsible for EMS, Emergency School of Medicine. Dr. Ali is board certified in both rheumatology and internal medicine. Department Administration, Admitting, Appointments: 212-523-8672. Hospitality, Case Management and Social Work. I also Chair the system-wide Patient Data New Leadership: Infection Prevention Integrity Admitting/Registration Subcommittee. Krystina L. Woods, MD, has joined Mount Sinai West as Director of Infection Anything you would like to highlight so far? Prevention and Hospital Epidemiologist. Dr. Woods’ key responsibilities are Yes, the warm welcome I received in joining monitoring and investigating infections and developing polices that protect patients the team here. and staff from hospital-acquired infections and exposures. Dr. Woods and her infection prevention team also develop and implement staff education initiatives Tell us something most people don’t know to improve patient and workplace safety. about you? I began my career in healthcare as an RN, specializing in emergency nursing. Dr. Woods completed her medical degree at Ross University, a residency in internal I also ran a healthcare staffing agency, and medicine at New York Presbyterian-Queens, and a fellowship in infectious disease at owned and operated a nursing agency Mount Sinai Beth Israel. She is board certified in internal medicine and infectious diseases, has co-authored specializing in home infusion. publications on antimicrobial resistance, and has presented at infectious disease conferences.

Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology The following obstetrics and gynecology physicians will be delivering their patients at Mount Sinai West, and will remain in their current practice locations.

Elisabeth Baron, MD Youyin Choy, MD Heather Hume, MD Azin Khanmohamadi, Hospitalist Medical School: State Maternal Fetal Medicine MD Medical School: Albert University of New Medical School: New Hospitalist Einstein College of York (SUNY) College York University School Medical School: Medicine; Residency: Obstetrics of Medicine-Brooklyn; Residency: of Medicine; Residency: Obstetrics University of Medicine and Dentistry and Gynecology, Beth Israel Medical Obstetrics and Gynecology, and Gynecology, The Mount Sinai of New Jersey; Residency: Obstetrics Center; Brigham and Women’s University of Medicine and Dentistry Hospital; Fellowship: Maternal-Fetal and Gynecology, Beth Israel Hospital, Harvard Medical School of New Jersey Medicine, New York Presbyterian - Medical Center Appointments: 212-879-4742 Weill Cornell Medical Center Appointments: 212-844-5844

Valerie Lewis-Morris, Timothy Rafael, MD Susan Rothenberg, MD Lana Selitsky, DO MD Maternal Fetal Medicine Medical School: Medical School: Medical School: Medical School: SUNY State University of New YorkCollege Georgetown Buffalo School of New York Health of Osteopathic University School of Medicine; Medicine; Residency: Obstetrics Science Center; Residency: Medicine; Residency: Obstetrics Residency: Obstetrics and Gynecology, and Gynecology, Beth Israel Medical Obstetrics and Gynecology, and Gynecology, Beth Israel Beth Israel Medical Center Center; Fellowship: Maternal- Maimonides Medical Center Medical Center Appointments: 212-420-4282 Fetal Medicine, Thomas Jefferson Appointments: 212-844-8590 Appointments: 212-879-4742 University Hospital Appointments: 212-844-5844

Leonid Sorkin, MD Jian Wang, MD Richard Wind, MD Helaine K. Worrell, MD Medical School: Sackler Hospitalist Medical School: Medical School: School of Medicine Medical School: University of Zurich; The Johns Hopkins Residency: Obstetrics Tianjin Medical Residency: Surgery, School of Medicine; and Gynecology, Stamford Hospital College; Residency: Obstetrics Beth Israel Medical Center; Obstetrics Residency: Obstetrics and Gynecology, Appointments: 718-743-5300 and Gynecology, Beth Israel and Gynecology, Columbia- Beth Israel Medical Center Medical Center Presbyterian Medical Center Appointments: 212-844-1212 Appointments: 212-684-7777 Department Spotlight: PATIENT EXPERIENCE Pre-admission Testing Surgery requiring The most important measure of our HCAHPS (Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare sedation comes Providers and Systems) patient satisfaction survey is Would You Recommend This Hospital, with some level of which is affected by many factors such as teamwork among all of our staff and communication risk. Having as much to our patients from clinical staff. For the first quarter of 2017, the following departments and information as possible units met or exceeded our Would You Recommend This Hospital 2017 goal. about a patient’s overall medical condition Departments: Units: lessens that risk, and • Neurosurgery • Orthopedics • Urology • 8B - Med/Surg • 10A - Med/Surg allows our physicians, Maureen Stone-Martin, RN, MA • 14B - Concierge/VIP anesthesiologists Manager and perioperative staff to offer patients the safest Congratulations to the above departments and units on this important achievement. surgery possible. The Pre-admission Testing Center at Mount Sinai COMPASSIONATE RESPECTFUL HELPFUL West, with a staff of seven and led byMaureen Stone-Martin, RN, MA, provides multiple exam services to assess surgical risk. Pre-admission testing is especially important for A Thank You For Outstanding Care patients with conditions such as heart or lung On February 24th, 2017, my wife, Harriet Laveman, entered the Mount Sinai West emergency disease, diabetes, high blood pressure, a history of blood clots, obesity, or obstructive sleep apnea. room, suffering from extreme pain in the hip area. She was quickly diagnosed with a It is also important for those who have had previous broken right femur bone and underwent surgery the next day (her surgeon was Dr. Douglas complications from anesthesia. The level of testing Unis). The surgery was successful, and my wife was transferred to the hospital’s inpatient required is determined by age, health history and rehabilitation center (3G), where she remained for the next two weeks. type of surgery.

Although most people are quick to complain, we would like to express our satisfaction Exams performed during a pre-admission and appreciation for outstanding medical care at the hospital. Her stay in the inpatient testing visit can include: rehabilitation center was particularly noteworthy, as she began her recovery there. From the • Lab tests (blood, urine) therapists (Ali, her physical therapist, was fabulous) to the nurses to the physician assistants • Electrocardiogram, or EKG to the doctors (Dr. Malcolm Reid checked on her progress every day and provided emotional • Chest X-ray support and encouragement) to the dieticians – every staff member, without exception, made • Medical evaluation for higher risk patients it possible for my wife to embark on her rehabilitation, in great spirits. • Additional exams by specialists In addition, the Pre-admission Testing Center hosts No one chooses to be in a hospital. However, our experience at Mount Sinai West revealed an educational class for hip and knee replacement high-quality health care, with a smile! patients twice a week, giving patients valuable information on how to prepare for their upcoming Sincerely, surgery, and how to recover safely after discharge. Gary Laveman You can reach the Mount Sinai West Pre-admission Testing Center at 212-523-6424. New Interventional Neuroradiology Suite The Department of Neurosurgery at Mount Sinai connections between high pressure arterial and West has added an advanced treatment option low-pressure venous vessels). Another feature of for patients suffering from cerebrovascular the new system is perfusion scanning, which for disease. The installation of a new biplane patients suffering from an acute stroke can allow angiography suite, with upgrades in imaging physicians to rapidly see which areas of the brain quality and capability and the ability to deliver are affected and might require treatment. lower doses of radiation, allows our surgeons “The advanced imaging capabilities of the to view cerebrovascular conditions in the brain new biplane suite allows us to offer the most more clearly and quickly, resulting in more precise minimally invasive, precise and rapid treatment New Biplane Angiography Suite treatment with less patient risk. for cerebrovascular conditions that have can The new imaging capability includes 4D blood flow over time through cerebrovascular have devastating consequences for patients if processing, which permits a 3D reconstruction of structures allows virtual detection of anomalies left untreated,” says Christopher Kellner, MD, the arteries in the brain, with the addition of real- such as arteriovenous malformations and Director of the Intracerebral Hemorrhage Center time visualization of blood flow. The ability to view dural arteriovenous fistulae (abnormal direct at Mount Sinai West. Mount Sinai West Celebrates National Nurses Week 2017

Thank A Nurse Mount Sinai West nursing leadership proudly displays our Thank A Nurse campaign in the Mount Sinai West lobby. Pictured: Wendy O’Brien, RN; Chikodiri Gibson, RN; Erin Figueroa, RN; Sheila Kempf, PhD, RN, Chief Nursing Officer; Mary Leas, RN; Margaret Grogan, RN; Jennifer Jaromahum, RN

Blessing of Hands: Meredith Lisagor, MDiv, BCC, Director of Poster Presentations: Pictured: Atsuko Caggiano, RN; Alla Sigal, RN; Nori Yaun, RN; Spiritual Care, performs the Blessing of Hands ceremony. Kristen Giordano, RN; Trina Cosme, RN

Nursing Staff Breakfast: Clinical Excellence Award: Team Award: 10A receives the Nursing Team Award Served by Mount Sinai West Nurse Managers Amante G. Pascua, Jr., RN

Calendar of Events

EPIC Town Hall June 20, 1:45 to 3 pm Conference Room B, 2nd Floor

Mount Sinai West Town Halls June 29, 11:30 am and 4 pm Conference Room B, 2nd Floor

The Mount Sinai Health System complies with applicable Federal civil Midnight Ice Cream Social: Karaoke: Mary Leas, RN, hits us with rights laws and does not discriminate, exclude, or treat people differently Pictured: Ryan Wilkinson, RN her best shot. on the basis of race, color, national origin, age, religion, disability, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, or gender expression.