This house of noble deeds : the Mount Sinai Hospital, 1852-2002 / Arthur H. Aufses, Jr., and Barbara J. Niss.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Aufses, Arthur H.

Contributor:

Niss, Barbara.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Hospitals--New York (State)--New York--History.

Hospitals.

Mount Sinai Hospital (New York, N.Y.)--History.

Mount Sinai Hospital (New York, N.Y.).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (217 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Other Title:

Mount Sinai Hospital, 1852-2002

Place of Publication:

New York : New York University Press, c2002.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

On January 15, 1852, nine men representing various Hebrew charitable organizations came together to establish the Jews' Hospital in New York with a vision of offering free medical care to the indigent Hebrews in the City who were unable to provide for themselves during their illness. This was the beginning of The Mount Sinai Hospital. Now, a century and a half later, This House of Noble Deeds celebrates the scientific and medical achievements of The Mount Sinai Hospital. From its original 45-bed building, the Mount Sinai Medical Center has developed into a state-of-the-art facility comprising a 1200-bed hospital, a major medical school, and a research enterprise with a faculty of almost 3000. Arthur H. Aufses, Jr. and Barbara J. Niss have identified and documented the most important scientific contributions of Mount Sinai over the past 150 years. They present histories of each major department and division, rich with anecdotes, biographical sketches, and photographs. In addition, they share the fascinating story of the hospital's creation and development, a story that ultimately transcends the parameters of the hospital itself and speaks to the broader matter of Jewish and medical history in New York.

Contents:

Front matter

Contents

Preface and Acknowledgments

Introduction

THE DEPARTMENT OF MEDICINE. 1. The Leadership of the Department of Medicine

2. Division of Cardiology

3. Division of Clinical Immunology

4. Division of Endocrinology

5. Division of Gastroenterology

6. Divisions of Hematology and Thrombosis Research

7. Division of Infectious Diseases

8. Division of Liver Diseases

9. Department and Division of Neoplastic Diseases

110. Division of Nephrology

11. Division of Pulmonary Medicine

12 Division of Rheumatology

THE DEPARTMENT OF SURGERY. 13. Department of Surgery

14. Department of Anesthesiology

15. Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery

16. Department of Dentistry

17. Department of Dermatology

18. Department of Emergency Medicine

19. Department of Geriatrics and Adult Development

20. Department of Neurology

21. Department of Neurosurgery

22. Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Reproductive Sciences

23. Department of Ophthalmology

24. Department of Orthopaedics

25 Department of Otolaryngology

26. Department of Pathology

27. Department of Pediatrics

28. Department of Physics

29. Department of Psychiatry

30. Department of Radiation Oncology

31. Department of Radiology

32. Department of Rehabilitation Medicine

33. Department of Urology

34. Laboratory Departments

Afterword

Appendix A

Appendix B

Notes

Index

Boards of Trustees

About the Authors

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 401-468) and index.

ISBN:

9780814707586

0814707580

9780814705353

0814705359

9781417588121

1417588128

OCLC:

784884421