Issue 31 - Aug 6, 2025

Our Top Stories

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Research Team Discovers Natural Immune Mechanism That Stops Metastatic Cancer

A finding by Montefiore Einstein Comprehensive Cancer Center scientists points to new ways to keep dormant cancer cells from reactivating.

Montefiore Einstein Builds on Its Growth in Westchester and the Hudson Valley with Its Transformative Expansion of White Plains Hospital

White Plains Hospital has broken ground on a 10-story, nearly 500,000-square-foot expansion that will feature 240 single-bedded private patient rooms, additional state-of-the-art operating suites equipped with the most advanced technology available, and a vastly expanded Emergency Department providing increased access to 24/7 critical cardiac and stroke care where seconds matter.

Happy graduates line up to take the stage at Commencement 2025.

Albert Einstein College of Medicine Celebrates Its 67th Commencement

Keynote address was delivered by Barry S. Coller, MD, David Rockefeller Professor and Vice President for Medical Affairs, Physician-In-Chief, Head of the Allen and Frances Adler Laboratory of Blood and Vascular Biology, and Co-Director for the Center for Clinical and Translational Science, The Rockefeller University.

Surgeons and medical staff in blue scrubs and masks gather for a group photo.

Robotic Kidney Transplant Makes Lifesaving Care Possible for More Patients with End Stage Renal Disease

This robotic approach can be offered to obese and other patients, who are often excluded from kidney transplantation due to surgical site infections and complications.

Montefiore Einstein, Umbrella and the Yunen Group Form Alliance to Transform Healthcare Access in the Dominican Republic

This historic pact makes Montefiore Einstein the only academic medical center to have signed agreements with the public and private health sectors in the Dominican Republic, providing the foundation for a sustainable model of international collaboration that puts patients first.

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Marilyn and Stanley M. Katz’s Seven Decades of Commitment to Each Other, the Bronx and Einstein Leaves Indelible Mark

A group of doctors and team members hold up two ceremonial paper checks representing funding for the new mobile mammography program.

New York City Grant Funding Expands Access to Breast Screening by Enabling More 3D Mammography Units and Mobile Mammography

A group of pregnant women meet together to talk

Bronx Healthy Start Partnership Adding Group Prenatal Care Thanks to $5.4 Million Grant

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“Exploring the Science Behind Nutrition and Disease”

Montefiore Einstein Comprehensive Cancer Center Highlights: Among the Elite 1% of National Cancer Institute-Designated Comprehensive Cancer Centers in the United States

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Montefiore Einstein Cardiology Highlights: Groundbreaking Strides in Heart Transplantation, Structural Valve Interventions and Arrhythmia Management

A child plays with brightly colored blocks and construction toys in an inviting playroom.

Children’s Hospital at Montefiore Einstein Highlights: Shaping the Future of Pediatric Care

Organ Donors and Transplant Recipients Celebrated at Flag-Raising Ceremony in Partnership with Donate Life and LiveOnNY

Einstein’s Class of 2025 Celebrates Match Day

Early Detection, Screenings and Support Highlighted at Lung Cancer Awareness Events

A woman with silvery gray hair stands with her arms crossed in a room filled with art.

“Don’t Underestimate Shingles” by Pamela S. Jakubowicz, MD

Albert Einstein College of Medicine’s Neuroscience Department Marks 50 Years of Innovative and Groundbreaking Research

A Legacy Carried in Countless Hearts: Daphne Hsu, MD, Retires from Children’s Hospital at Montefiore Einstein

Two women dressed in bathrobes and towels enjoy facial treatments and cucumber eye patches at a spa.

“Beyond the Pap: Self-collection Now a Cervical Cancer Testing Option” by Mark Einstein, MD, MS, FACS, FACOG

Awards & Honors

Philip O. Ozuah, MD, PhD, President and CEO, Montefiore Einstein, Honored by PoliticsNY and amNY Metro as a Power Player in Health Care

Montefiore Einstein Cardiothoracic Residents Conference

Montefiore Einstein Cardiothoracic Residents Recognized for Excellence at 105th American Association for Thoracic Surgery Annual Meeting

Marcos Crespo, Senior Vice President, Community Affairs, and Ruben Diaz Jr., Senior Vice President

Marcos A. Crespo, Senior Vice President, Community Affairs, and Ruben Diaz Jr., Senior Vice President, Strategic Initiatives, Honored as PoliticsNY and amNY Metro’s Latino Power Players

Tamar Rubinstein, MD, MS, Honored with Childhood Arthritis and Rheumatology Research Alliance’s 2024 Outstanding Workgroup Leader Award

2024 Presidential Lecture Features Groundbreaking Work of Two Outstanding COVID-19 Investigators

Randall S Carpenter PhD Ana Cicvaric PhD

Dennis Shields Postdoctoral Research Awards Bestowed at 20th Annual Event

Victor Kim, Professional Sourcer, Honored with the Individual Human Resources Star Award

Mooyeon Oh-Park, MD, Recognized by American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation with Distinguished Public Service and Advocacy Award

Burke Rehabilitation Recognized by 914INC. as One of the “2025 Best Places to Work in Westchester County”

Teresa V. Bowman, PhD

Chair, Developmental & Molecular Biology, the Renée E. and Robert A. Belfer Chair in Developmental Biology, and Professor, Developmental & Molecular Biology, Oncology and Medicine, Albert Einstein College of Medicine

Natalie Koschak, MLS

New Laboratory Manager, Blood Bank–Transfusion Medicine, Pathology, Montefiore Einstein

Britta Will, PhD

Director, Gottesman Institute for Stem Cell Biology and Regenerative Medicine, Associate Professor, Cell Biology, Oncology (Medical Oncology), Medicine (Oncology & Hematology), the Diane and Arthur Belfer Scholar in Cancer Research, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, and Co-Leader, Stem Cell and Cancer Biology Program, Director Preclinical Research, Blood Cancer Institute, Director, Cancer Stem Cell Pharmacodynamics Laboratory, Montefiore Einstein Comprehensive Cancer Center

Ruth E. Cassidy, PharmD, MBA, BS, FACHE, FASHP

Vice President, Chief Pharmacy Officer, Montefiore Einstein

Arushi Dhar, MD

Attending Physician, Pediatric Cardiology, Children’s Hospital at Montefiore Einstein, and Assistant Professor, Pediatrics (Pediatric Cardiology), Albert Einstein College of Medicine

Jonathan M. Gabbay, MD

Attending Physician, Pediatric Hospital Medicine, Children’s Hospital at Montefiore Einstein, and Instructor, Pediatrics, Albert Einstein College of Medicine

Elena N. Kwon, MD

Director, Pediatric and Fetal Echocardiography, Children’s Hospital at Montefiore Einstein, and Assistant Professor, Pediatrics (Pediatric Cardiology), Albert Einstein College of Medicine

Jeffrey A. Nafash, MD, MPH

Attending Physician, Pediatric Cardiology, Children’s Hospital at Montefiore Einstein, and Assistant Professor, Pediatrics (Pediatric Cardiology), Albert Einstein College of Medicine

Mahvish Q. Rahim, MD, MS, MBA

Attending Physician, Pediatrics, Children’s Hospital at Montefiore Einstein, and Assistant Professor, Pediatric Hematology-Oncology and Stem Cell Transplant, Albert Einstein College of Medicine

Abby E. Robinson, MD

Attending Physician, Pediatrics, Children’s Hospital at Montefiore Einstein, and Assistant Professor, Pediatrics (Academic General Pediatrics), Albert Einstein College of Medicine

Raj Sahulee, DO, FAAP, FACC

Interim Director, Pediatric Cardiovascular Care Unit, Associate Program Director, Pediatric Cardiology Fellowship Program, Children’s Hospital at Montefiore Einstein, and Assistant Professor, Pediatrics (Pediatric Cardiology), Albert Einstein College of Medicine

Issue 31 - Aug 6, 2025

Research Team Discovers Natural Immune Mechanism That Stops Metastatic Cancer

Montefiore Einstein Builds on Its Growth in Westchester and the Hudson Valley with Its Transformative Expansion of White Plains Hospital

Albert Einstein College of Medicine Celebrates Its 67th Commencement

Robotic Kidney Transplant Makes Lifesaving Care Possible for More Patients with End Stage Renal Disease

Montefiore Einstein, Umbrella and the Yunen Group Form Alliance to Transform Healthcare Access in the Dominican Republic

Deeper Dive

Marilyn and Stanley M. Katz’s Seven Decades of Commitment to Each Other, the Bronx and Einstein Leaves Indelible Mark

New York City Grant Funding Expands Access to Breast Screening by Enabling More 3D Mammography Units and Mobile Mammography

Bronx Healthy Start Partnership Adding Group Prenatal Care Thanks to $5.4 Million Grant

“Exploring the Science Behind Nutrition and Disease”

Montefiore Einstein Comprehensive Cancer Center Highlights: Among the Elite 1% of National Cancer Institute-Designated Comprehensive Cancer Centers in the United States

Montefiore Einstein Cardiology Highlights: Groundbreaking Strides in Heart Transplantation, Structural Valve Interventions and Arrhythmia Management

Children’s Hospital at Montefiore Einstein Highlights: Shaping the Future of Pediatric Care

In The Mix

Organ Donors and Transplant Recipients Celebrated at Flag-Raising Ceremony in Partnership with Donate Life and LiveOnNY

Einstein’s Class of 2025 Celebrates Match Day

Early Detection, Screenings and Support Highlighted at Lung Cancer Awareness Events

“Don’t Underestimate Shingles” by Pamela S. Jakubowicz, MD

Albert Einstein College of Medicine’s Neuroscience Department Marks 50 Years of Innovative and Groundbreaking Research

A Legacy Carried in Countless Hearts: Daphne Hsu, MD, Retires from Children’s Hospital at Montefiore Einstein

“Beyond the Pap: Self-collection Now a Cervical Cancer Testing Option” by Mark Einstein, MD, MS, FACS, FACOG

Awards & Honors

Philip O. Ozuah, MD, PhD, President and CEO, Montefiore Einstein, Honored by PoliticsNY and amNY Metro as a Power Player in Health Care

Montefiore Einstein Cardiothoracic Residents Recognized for Excellence at 105th American Association for Thoracic Surgery Annual Meeting

Marcos A. Crespo, Senior Vice President, Community Affairs, and Ruben Diaz Jr., Senior Vice President, Strategic Initiatives, Honored as PoliticsNY and amNY Metro’s Latino Power Players

Tamar Rubinstein, MD, MS, Honored with Childhood Arthritis and Rheumatology Research Alliance’s 2024 Outstanding Workgroup Leader Award

2024 Presidential Lecture Features Groundbreaking Work of Two Outstanding COVID-19 Investigators

Dennis Shields Postdoctoral Research Awards Bestowed at 20th Annual Event

Victor Kim, Professional Sourcer, Honored with the Individual Human Resources Star Award

Mooyeon Oh-Park, MD, Recognized by American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation with Distinguished Public Service and Advocacy Award

Burke Rehabilitation Recognized by 914INC. as One of the “2025 Best Places to Work in Westchester County”

New Roles

Teresa V. Bowman, PhD

Natalie Koschak, MLS

Britta Will, PhD

New Faces

Ruth E. Cassidy, PharmD, MBA, BS, FACHE, FASHP

Arushi Dhar, MD

Jonathan M. Gabbay, MD

Elena N. Kwon, MD

Jeffrey A. Nafash, MD, MPH

Mahvish Q. Rahim, MD, MS, MBA

Abby E. Robinson, MD

Raj Sahulee, DO, FAAP, FACC

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