Mount Sinai Pathology

🚨 Breakthrough in Cancer Diagnosis! 🚨

Mount Sinai researchers have discovered novel nanoparticles in blood with the potential to revolutionize cancer diagnosis. This innovation could enable earlier detection and more precise treatment, transforming cancer care as we know it.

Kudos to the Mount Sinai team for pushing the boundaries of science!

Mount Sinai Researchers Discover Novel Nanoparticles in Blood With Potential to Transform Cancer Diagnosis | Mount Sinai - New York Researchers found a new class of RNA in blood nanoparticles, potentially paving the way for less invasive cancer diagnosis. They used next-generation RNA sequencing and other innovative tools to develop a cost-effective liquid biopsy test to isolate and identify these novel RNA types. Graphic credit...

We’ll be holding two virtual open houses at Mount Sinai pathology for the upcoming interview season- scan or click the links to register!

August 27 at 12:00 pm
https://mountsinai.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJMpc-uupzIrHNTt___Eixni9QkMGpnes6EE

September 3 at 7:00 pm
https://mountsinai.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJcscemqrTIsGNBw_eD7Waaqk8mPC4vBXxda

🌟 Celebrating Administrative Professionals Day at Mount Sinai Department of Pathology! 🌟

Today, we extend our heartfelt appreciation and gratitude to the incredible administrative professionals who are the backbone of Mount Sinai Hospital. Your dedication, efficiency, and unwavering support play a pivotal role in ensuring the smooth operation of our institution.

From managing schedules to coordinating vital communications, you excel in every task with professionalism and grace. Your attention to detail and organizational skills keep our teams on track and focused on delivering exceptional patient care.

Behind every successful team, there are individuals like you who go above and beyond to make a difference every day. Your contributions do not go unnoticed, and we are immensely grateful for all that you do.

On behalf of the entire Mount Sinai community, thank you for your hard work, commitment, and positivity. You truly embody the spirit of excellence, and we are privileged to have you as part of our team.

Happy Administrative Professionals Day! 🎉

A recently published review in the Journal Biomolecules by unveils the mechanism behind Miltefosine, revealing its disruption of intracellular Ca2+ homeostasis as a rational therapeutic target in Leishmaniasis and Chagas Disease from our Molecular Microbiology Laboratory
https://www.mdpi.com/2218-273X/14/4/406

Unmasking the Mechanism behind Miltefosine: Revealing the Disruption of Intracellular Ca2+ Homeostasis as a Rational Therapeutic Target in Leishmaniasis and Chagas Disease Originally developed as a chemotherapeutic agent, miltefosine (hexadecylphosphocholine) is an inhibitor of phosphatidylcholine synthesis with proven antiparasitic effects. It is the only oral drug approved for the treatment of Leishmaniasis and American Trypanosomiasis (Chagas disease). Although its...

Congratulations to our Laboratory Genetics and Genomics fellow Martine Tremblay, PhD who was awarded a Trainee Travel Award at the Association of Molecular Pathology meeting last week and was also selected for a platform presentation. Way to go!

A very novel approach to documenting margins!
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/lary.31144

Congratulations to our Chief Resident, Swati Bhardwaj, on being elected as the Chair of the College of American Pathologists’ (CAP) Residents Forum Executive Committee at

Hot off the press! Check out this recent publication by our GI Pathology division.
Congratulations, Dr. Bella Liu, Dr. Ward and Dr. Polydorides!

Clinicopathologic Comparison Between Sporadic and Syndromic Peutz-Jeghers Polyps Peutz-Jeghers polyps (PJPs) are hamartomatous polyps that may define patients with Peutz-Jeghers syndrome (PJS), a rare inherited polyposis syndrome w…

Congratulations to Dr. Aiswarya Irri on her peer nomination for the September Resident/Fellow of the Month Award!

Her nomination read, “Dr. Irri is a model leader as chief resident and demonstrates selfless commitment to her co-residents. Our program is fortunate to have her.”

Come join our Pathology Residency Program Virtual Open House. Wednesday, August 23rd at 7pm and Tuesday, August 29th at 12pm.

This week on Mount Sinai Daily, our new communications platform, the Department of Pathology has been highlighted in the weekly poetry series called The Poetry of Caring. This poem was written by Ali Ibrahim Karim, a patient care associate who has written a series of inspirational poems dedicated to his patients, colleagues and The Mount Sinai Hospital.

To learn more
https://lnkd.in/eJ6N35vu

Congratulations To Resident Alumnus, Matthew Hernandez, for finishing in Top 5 of ASCP's Top 40 Under 40. We are so proud of him and can’t wait to see what his future holds!

Innovation in the frozen section room-pathology in the 21st Century!

Frozen Section Timeout: Pilot Study to Reconcile Margins Using 3D Resected Specimen and Defect Scans We instituted a “frozen section timeout” that centers around visualization of the paired resection specimen and surgical defect—facilitating effective, bidirectional exchange of information between s...

Mount Sinai GI Pathology at its best-Congratulations to Drs. Paulsen and Polydorides on their highlighted article Prognostic Factors Among Colonic Adenocarcinomas Invading into the Muscularis Propria!

Excited to transition to Phase II of Boot Camp, our buddy system, and the rest of a great PGY-1 year!

Please tune in to today's virtual lecture by our very own Maria Isabel Fiel, MD, MS, FAASLD, Professor of Pathology, discussing Hepatic graft-versus-host disease.

https://lnkd.in/eWY_JYDC
https://lnkd.in/eaAK8BdZ

“On Wednesday we wore pink, In Tumor CytoGenomics.” – Dr. Vesna Najfeld

Congratulations to our extraordinary Chief Resident Dr. Swati Bhardwaj and our recently graduated Chief Resident Dr. Matt Hernandez on their selection for the ASCP 40 Under Forty Program! We are so proud of all you have already accomplished, and we are eager to watch your pathology careers flourish! Please vote for the top 5!
40 Under Forty 2023 (woobox.com)

Welcome to our new Residents and congratulations on completing your first week of boot camp!

Congratulations to our outstanding Director of Neuropathology Nadejda (Nadia) Tsankova, M.D.-Ph.D., on her promotion to tenured professor of Pathology and Neuroscience! Nadia is an NIH-funded primary investigator who investigates the molecular drivers of neurodevelopment and glioma progression, using human-based models. As the Director of Neuropathology and the Program Director of Neuropathology fellowship, she is intimately involved with the implementation of better molecular diagnostic tools in neuropathology and training the next-generation of neuropathologists.

Dr. Juan David Ramírez González is an accomplished microbiologist, scientist and educator with an impressive academic background. After completing his PhD, Dr. Ramírez González joined the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) at the NIH as a Postdoctoral Fellow. Following his postdoctoral fellowship, he began his academic and research career as professor at the Universidad del Rosario in Colombia. There, he established the Research Center for Microbiology and Biotechnology, a reference center of tropical diseases diagnostics of the Panamerican Health Organization.

When the COVID-19 pandemic hit Colombia, Dr. Ramírez González swiftly implemented molecular testing and genomic surveillance methods and contributed to the country's preventive measures. His expertise and dedication led to his appointment as an associate professor at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai in 2021. At Mount Sinai, he currently holds the position of Associate Professor and Assistant Director of the Molecular Microbiology Laboratory. In this role, he oversees COVID-19 and Respiratory Virus Panel testing, and have developed new tests for the Mount Sinai Health System (Monkeypox, Chagas disease, Leishmaniasis, Acanthamoeba, Human Papillomavirus, malaria and Candida auris).

Dr. Ramírez González has an impressive publication record, with approximately 50 articles published since joining Mount Sinai and a total of 223 internationally recognized peer-reviewed articles throughout his career. He has received numerous grants, mentored students, delivered lectures at prestigious international conferences, and served as an editor and judge for prominent scientific journals. His contributions to the field of microbiology and his impact in academia have earned him widespread recognition, including attention from the media.

Congratulations to Dr. Bruce Petersen, hematopathologist extaordinaire, on his promotion to Associate Professor. Thank you for all you do for our patients, our trainees, and our department!

Our very own Dr. Aryeh Stock and Dr. Alexandros Polydorides were featured in this month’s issue of CAP Today which highlights their work on developing powerful NLP tools for extracting data from Pathology reports.

In addition to the previous efforts from The Mount Sinai Hospital and Kyabirwa Surgical Center, Daphne Semet reached out to her contacts and Mr. Dan Laferty of Objective Imaging, answered the call by donating a low volume scanner to the hospital. This helps Dr. Zeizafoun with providing diagnosis from his laptop at any time, halving the turnaround time thus, saving more patients in time!

Mount Sinai Queens - Saturday, June 3rd, 2023 - UCCA Health Fair was a success. Employees, family and friends came out to support community health. Mount Sinai Queens lab tested 100 patients.

Please join us this Saturday June 3rd, at the Mount Sinai Queens-UCCA Community Health Fair. Get ready to enjoy a free day of fun and healthcare awareness for you and your family!


Location: Kaufman Astoria Studios
(Back Lot)
Enter on 36th Street and 35th Avenue
Astoria, 11106

Please scan the barcode below for further information. We hope to see you there!

Thank you to our brilliant and talented faculty for helping craft our path forward at the Pathology Faculty Retreat held in the beautiful New York Academy of Medicine. The future is exciting!

Thank you to all our leaders, alumni, and friends for joining yesterday at the 2023 Alumni Reunion Awards Ceremony Dinner to honor the exceptional contributions of Mount Sinai alumni and students to the medical field and the community.

Congratulations to Alberto Paniz-Mondolfi, MD, PhD, SLR’11, on being awarded the St. Luke’s-Roosevelt Distinguished Young Physician of the Year award.