Spotlight A quarterly publication featuring news about Spring 2019 Mount Sinai West programs, activities, and staff.

A New Era in Neonatal Care The Mount Sinai West Commitment

COMPASSIONATE RESPECTFUL HELPFUL

Seventeen Mount Sinai West staff members were nominated by their peers for their helpful behavior. Thank you for your continued commitment!

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From left: Margaret Grogan, MPA, BSN, RN, Director, Maternal Child Health Nursing, Mount Sinai West; Claudette Barry-Gordon, Thomas Harris Susan Higgins, Evan Flatow, MD, President, Mount Sinai West; Lisa M. Satlin, MD, Chair, Jack and Lucy Clark Department of RN, NM Pharmacy RN, ANM Pediatrics, Mount Sinai Health System; Lisa Eiland, MD; Director of Newborn Medicine and Pediatrics; and 9B Emergency Department Leonora Yaun, MA, RN, CLC, Nurse Manager, Neonatal Intensive Care Unit.

Mount Sinai West a “nesting room,” delivers nearly with overnight 6,000 newborns accommodations Andrew Kaplan, Gassan Kassim, MD Miriam Keena, RN a year. In order to for parents who PharmD Internal Medicine 14B provide advanced wish to stay with Pharmacy levels of care for their infants during preterm and full- their time in the term newborns in NICU. need, the hospital “The new NICU embarked upon Aggrey Manson, RN Vicky Martinez, RN Travis Redding, PA the construction was designed to Endoscopy NICU Orthopedics of a new and alleviate some of the expanded stress associated Neonatal with having an Intensive Care infant who requires Unit (NICU), and proudly celebrated its opening intensive care,” says Lisa Eiland, MD, Director of in February. Newborn Medicine and Pediatrics at Mount Sinai Nancy Rivera, RN Michal Sokolowski Tara Torino Addiction Institute Physical Therapy OBGYN West. “The ample space and privacy allows for Previously located on the 12th floor, with 26 delivery of multidisciplinary services and parental patient beds, the new NICU is located on the engagement in ways that were not previously 11th floor, and features 32 patient beds, 14,000 possible. The concerted effort to build this new square feet of space, and a bright, comforting NICU demonstrates our continued commitment environment for parents to spend time with to providing the best maternal child health patient their preterm and high-risk newborns. The Adrienne West Valentine Williams, NA experience for New Yorkers.” Pharmacy Perioperative Department NICU also features two isolation rooms and New Leadership: Psychiatry Prameet Singh, MD, has been appointed Site Vice Chair of Clinical Affairs. Dr. Singh has also been the Associate Chair for the Department Psychiatry at Mount Sinai Dean of GME for Mount Sinai St. Luke’s and Mount Sinai West since St. Luke’s and Mount Sinai West. Dr. Singh served 2014. He previously held various clinical and leadership positions in the as the Interim Site Chair of the Department since Mount Sinai Health System, including Medical Director of the Division of June 2018, and the department has accomplished Psychiatric Rehabilitation at the Mount Sinai Hospital, and Physician-In- a great deal under his leadership, including a Charge of Addiction Psychiatry services at Beth Israel Medical Center. very successful Joint Commission triennial re- Dr. Singh has received numerous awards and recognition, including the accreditation survey, and the successful recruitment of both clinical and Nancy Roeske Certificate for Excellence in Medical Student Education administrative leadership into the department. from the American Psychiatric Association.

Dr. Singh joined St. Luke’s-Roosevelt Hospital Center in 2007 as the Dr. Singh received his medical degree from Maulana Azad Medical Program Director for the Psychiatry Residency Training program, and College of the University of Delhi in India, and completed his psychiatry was promoted to Associate Chair of Education and Training for the residency and an addiction psychiatry fellowship at Beth Israel Department in 2011. In 2016, he was promoted to the new position of Medical Center.

New Leadership: Breast Surgery Stephanie Bernik, MD, FACS, has joined Breast Oncology to Chief of Breast Surgery. Mount Sinai West as Chief of Breast Service in Dr. Bernik has been consistently invited to present nationally, and the Department of Surgery. She is also an has authored multiple abstracts. She is a Fellow of the American College Associate Professor of Surgery at the Icahn School of Surgeons and member of many professional committees, of Medicine at Mount Sinai. Dr. Bernik specializes organizations and advisory boards. in breast cancer and benign breast disease, offering full diagnostic and oncologic and Dr. Bernik earned her medical degree from Yale University School oncoplastic reconstructive surgical services, as well as genetic of Medicine, and went on to complete an internship and residency in testing for breast cancer susceptibility. general surgery and a research fellowship in surgical oncology at Saint Vincent’s Hospital and Medical Center. She then completed a fellowship Dr. Bernik joins Mount Sinai from Lenox Hill Hospital, where she in breast surgery at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center. served as the Chief of Surgical Oncology since 2010. Prior to that, she was at the Saint Vincent’s Comprehensive Cancer Center in Dr. Bernik is seeing patients at 425 West 59th Street, Suite 6C. New York, where she progressed from Attending Surgeon in Appointments: 212-523-8222.

New Faculty: Neurology Fiona Gupta, MD, has joined the Mount Sinai Dr. Gupta has authored multiple publications, is co-author of the book West Department of Neurology and the Center for Parkinson’s Disease for the Hospitalist: Managing the Complex Care of a Neuromodulation, led by Brian Kopell, MD, and will Vulnerable Population, and has contributed to media articles related to join him in building a comprehensive deep brain movement disorders. She has also spoken at national and international stimulation (DBS) program that offers holistic, conferences and works with numerous advocacy groups related to individualized treatment programs for patients with Parkinson’s Disease and deep brain stimulation. movement disorders. Dr. Gupta is the Director of Dr. Gupta received her medical degree from the Ross University School the Movement Disorders Outreach Program for the Mount Sinai Health of Medicine, and completed her residency in neurology at the University System, and has treated thousands of patients utilizing DBS in her of Connecticut. She then completed a two-year fellowship in movement career. Prior to joining the Mount Sinai Health System, Dr. Gupta was disorders at The Mount Sinai Hospital. Medical Director of the DBS Program at Hackensack University Medical Center. Dr. Gupta is seeing patients in Suite 10C at Mount Sinai West. Appointments: 212-523-8335.

New Faculty: Dermatology Noelani Gonzalez, MD, has joined the Mount Dr. Gonzalez received her medical degree from the University of Puerto Sinai West department of dermatology as Director Rico School of Medicine, and completed an internship in internal of Cosmetic Dermatology. Dr. Gonzalez joins us medicine at St. Luke’s-Roosevelt Hospital Center and her residency in from Skin Laser & Surgery Specialists of New dermatology at The Mount Sinai Hospital, serving as Chief Resident. York and New Jersey, where in addition to clinical She also completed an American Society for Dermatologic Surgery duties, she participated in multiple FDA trials and fellowship in cosmetic dermatology at Skin Laser & Surgery Specialists clinical research studies. She is board certified of New York and New Jersey. in dermatology, and her clinical interests include general and surgical Dr. Gonzalez is seeing patients at Mount Sinai Doctors, Ansonia dermatology, laser medicine, and cosmetic dermatology. at 2109 Broadway, 2nd floor. Appointments: 212-523-6003. New Social Work Director Department Spotlight: Engineering Tiffany Kiss, LCSWR, ACSW, has joined Mount Sinai West as Director of Social Work. In her new role, Ms. Kiss will use her more than 11 years of diverse The Mount Sinai West administrative and clinical experience to provide strategic guidance and main hospital building has operational direction of our 27-member social work team, ensuring continuity over 800,000 square feet of care, regulatory compliance, and the delivery of effective, of space, with a complex high-quality social work services for our patients and their families. infrastructure to support Ms. Kiss joins us from Northwell Health-Zucker Hillside Hospital in Glen Oaks, clinical and operational Tiffany Kiss, NY, where she served as their Director of Social Work Services since October activities. To maintain and LCSWR, ACSW manage the continuous 2014. Prior to that, she served as Director of Social Work at the Holliswood Alex Tikhonov, Hospital in Holliswood, NY, after multiple social work positions there with progressively Director operation of our facility, increasing responsibility. we rely on our team of experts in the Engineering Department. Ms. Kiss has been a board member of the National Association of Social Workers (NASW), and is affiliated with the National Child Traumatic Stress Network, the American College of The Engineering Department consists of 37 Healthcare Executives, the Association of Social Work Boards, and the Make-A-Wish Foundation. staff, and is led byAlex Tikhonov, Director, She has been recognized by the NASW-NYC Chapter with their Emerging Leader Award. and four Managers, a Facility Coordinator, Fire Safety Manager, Project Manager and Ms. Kiss earned her Master’s in Social Work from Adelphi University in Garden City, NY, where Assistant Director. The department also she currently holds a Professor title, serving as an instructor for social workers seeking to obtain has two maintenance staff at our outpatient their Seminar in Field Instruction (SIFI) certification. She also received additional trauma training building at 425 West 59th Street. at Harvard University and at the Justice Resource Institute. Engineering Responsibilities: • Maintaining the extensive heating, Staff Profile: Patricia Robberstad air-conditioning, plumbing, refrigeration, ventilation, medical gas/vacuum and What is your title at Mount biology was my favorite subject, so it just all electrical systems in hospital, to ensure the Sinai West? made sense. continuous efficient and safe operation

MRI Supervisor, Department What do you enjoy most about • Various maintenance activities such as of Radiology. your position? repairs of mechanical equipment, furniture, How long have you been Helping our patients and knowing we may have doors and hardware, windows, patching with Mount Sinai West? had a small impact on getting them back to and painting, and managing timely Sixteen years. feeling better. completion of work

• Regular preventive equipment maintenance, What are your responsibilities? Tell us something most people don’t To manage staff and patient scheduling for all know about you? which helps to prolong equipment life cycle three MRI scanners in the hospital. A few years ago, I spent one month volunteering • Overall fire safety in the hospital, and

in Tanzania, East Africa, assisting an MRI ensuring that all contractors working in What inspired you to pursue a technologist with their procedures so they can the facility are complying with fire safety career in healthcare? better care for their patients. I also spent time at requirements I did a shadow program in high school and the a school for underprivileged children, providing teacher sent me to follow an X-ray Tech. I was • Ensure compliance with various regulatory them with much needed food and clothing. It fascinated with all the bones. Also, science/ agencies such as JCAHO, DOH, EPA, was a very humbling experience. DEP, ADA • Oversight and scheduling of major ® Patient Safety Fair Fitbit Winners construction projects, utility shutdowns, Our March 22 Patient Safety Fair raffle had four winners of a Fitbit! alarm testing • Perform renovation projects inside the hospital with in-house staff To reach the engineering department call 212-523-6662.

Submit an Engineering Department work order by scanning the Catherine Besthoff, Senior (L) Angelina Travilla, (L) Catherine Genovese, Ermelita Corres, RN, QR code with your Director, Quality Initiatives RN, 11B RN, 12A Emergency Department mobile phone camera. (L), joins Fitbit winner Kristine Samir Shohdy, RN, 8AE Pharmacy Department Growth Patient Experience Week Geremy Carpenter, PharmD, BCPS Mount Sinai West celebrated Patient Experience Week 2019 with Clinical Pharmacy Manager – numerous activities focused on providing the best service to our patients. Emergency Medicine Geremy R. Carpenter received his Doctor of Empathy Olympics Pharmacy degree in 2014 from the University Staff experienced the challenges commonly faced by our patients. of Mississippi. He completed his pharmacy residency at Northwell Health-Lenox Hill Hospital, and served as a Clinical Pharmacist of Advanced Practice for their emergency department. In 2016, Geremy became the Clinical Pharmacy Coordinator at Northwell Health-Plainview Hospital, where he established their Pharmacy/Emergency Department Program. He is a Board Certified Pharmacotherapy Specialist (BCPS).

Sheng Lin, PharmD, BCOP, BCPS Clinical Oncology Pharmacy Manager Sheng Lin received his Doctor of Pharmacy degree in 2012 from the University of Florida. Vision Breathing Prior joining Mount Sinai West, he worked at large academic medical centers in Boston, MA, and Miami, FL, with a focus on inpatient, ambulatory, and specialty oncology pharmacy services. He is a Board Certified Oncology Pharmacist and Pharmacotherapy Specialist.

Robert Raymond, RPh Evening Pharmacy Manager Dexterity Robert Raymond received his Bachelors of Pharmacy degree from St. John’s University. Prior to joining Mount Sinai West, he served in multiple pharmacy managerial and supervisory roles, including Pharmacy Operations Supervisor positions at Northwell Health-Lenox Hill Hospital and New York Methodist Hospital, Pharmacy Operations Manager for Mobility Hearing Pediatric and Neonatal Care at Maimonides Medical Center, and as a Supervising Pharmacist at CVS Health. In his role as Pharmacy Manager, Robert will focus on optimizing inpatient operations and improving our dispensing model. Ticket To Ride Megha Shah, PharmD Transport staff show Clinical Pharmacy Manager – the patient view Transitions of Care from stretchers and Megha Shah received her Doctorate of wheelchairs. Pharmacy degree from the Philadelphia College of Pharmacy in 2016. She then completed a pharmacy practice residency at Hahnemann University Hospital in Philadelphia, PA, where she also served as their Internal Medicine Clinical Pharmacist. With a passion Tell Your Story for transitions of care, Megha is leading those pharmacy Staff recite memorable efforts, with a goal of establishing a pharmacist-run service that examples of going focuses on patient counseling and medication reconciliations. above and beyond for patient experience. Tulsi Shah, PharmD Clinical Pharmacy Manager – Internal Medicine Tulsi Shah received her Doctorate of Pharmacy degree from Ernest Mario School of Pharmacy at Rutgers University in 2016. She then Ambulatory completed a PGY-1 pharmacy practice residency Ambulatory leadership at Monmouth Medical Center in Long Branch, NJ and an internal celebrates Patient medicine pharmacy residency at the VA Medical Center in Phoenix, Experience Week. Arizona, where she was able to expand clinical pharmacy services and gain perspective in multiple pharmacy practice models.

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