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The Kravis Children's Hospital at Mount Sinai Increases Number of Specialties Ranked in U.S. News and World Report "Best Children's Hospitals"
June 11, 2013 
Kravis is ranked in 7 out of 10 specialties in this year's report.

SILive – A Profile of a Staten Island Son with Kidney Disease
April 22, 2013 
A 22-year-old Staten Island man named Michael Amoroso and his mother have high hopes for a successful kidney transplant.

New York Daily News - Daily Checkup: Living Donation is Key to Finding Kidney Compatibility
April 21, 2013 
Antonios Arvelakis, MD, says living donation is a way of improving on the shortage of kidneys available for life-saving transplants.

Fox News – Newborn’s Life Saved by Liver Transplant Surgery
April 20, 2013 
A baby girl from Canton, NY, underwent a life-saving liver transplant performed by Ronen Arnon, MD.

RMTI Team Participates in Liver Life Walk
April 20, 2013 
A team of RMTI staff members and patients participated in the 2013 Liver Life Walk.

RMTI Mount Sinai Kidney Walk 2012
October 14, 2012 
Team RMTI/Mount Sinai participated in the National Kidney Foundation 2012 Kidney Walk in an effort to raise awareness to kidney disease in NYC.

American Liver Foundation Honors Thomas D. Schiano, MD as 2012 Physician of the Year
September 12, 2012 
Thomas Schiano, MD, is recognized as Physician of the Year by the American Liver Foundation for his efforts to elevate liver disease awareness.

The Mount Sinai Kravis Children’s Hospital Gains in New U.S. News and World Report Pediatric Rankings
June 5, 2012 
Six specialties now rated in Top 36 of Best Children’s Hospitals in the nation.

NYNW-TV –Dutchess County Girl Recovering After Kidney Transplant
May 30, 2012 
A 12-year-old girl with a life-threatening kidney disease and the dream of becoming a doctor gets her wish for a new kidney after she goes on television and a living donor, who is a perfect match, comes forward.

New York Daily News - Daily Checkup: With Thousands On Transplant Waiting Lists, Advances in Care Reduce Risks
April 11, 2012 
Dr. Sander Florman, Director of the Recanati/Miller Transplantation Institute at Mount Sinai Hospital, discusses the pressing need for organ donors and why live donation is so important.

The New York Times - From Brother to Brother, a Kidney, and a Life
April 6, 2012 
After years of obstacles, the generosity of many and the refusal of Mount Sinai’s Leona Kim-Schluger to give up makes it possible for a man to donate a kidney to his brother and save his life.

Leona Kim-Schluger, MD - Endowed Professorship
April 4, 2012 
RMTI clinician, educator and mentor named to distinguished endowed professorship at Mount Sinai School of Medicine.

East Hampton Star - For His Valentine, a Kidney
February 16, 2012 
Husband donates a life-saving kidney to his wife on Valentine’s Day.

Liver Transplant Is a Gift of Life for Queens Baby
January 11, 2012 
Ariz Gadit was just under one month of age when he received a life-saving liver transplant at Mount Sinai Hospital.

Kidney Transplantations Foster Bright Hopes
December 19, 2011 
Two 13-year-old girls each receive a life-saving kidney from the same donor

Team Sinai Walkers Raise $10,000 for the National Kidney Foundation
October 16, 2011 
More than 100 participants from the Mount Sinai Dialysis Program and the Recanati/Miller Transplantation Institute at Mount Sinai took part in the NYC NFK Walk in October.

Team RMTI Walks to Fight Liver Disease
July 15, 2011 
Participants raise nearly $4,000 in annual event

Zweigs Pledge $5 Million to Center for Living Donation
June 30, 2011 
Barbara and Martin Zweig, PhD, commit a leadership gift to the Recanati/Miller Transplantation Institute to support a new center and to establish an endowed professorship.

CBS 6 Albany-Local Mom Shares Part of her Liver With Son
May 18, 2011 

U.S. News and World Report Ranks The Mount Sinai Kravis Children’s Hospital Among the Nation’s Best
May 17, 2011 
Mount Sinai recognized for providing distinguished pediatric care in gastroenterology, nephrology, diabetes/endocrinology, and pulmonology.

ABC News-Where You Live Drives Wait for Liver Transplants
February 15, 2011 
Dr. Florman is featured in the ABC News article, entitled "Where You Live Drives Wait for Liver Transplants"

Where You Live Drives Wait For Liver Transplants
February 14, 2011 
Published in the Wall Street Journal - 2/14/2011

WABC NEWS: Jared Turns One, Just Weeks After Liver Transplant
February 13, 2011 
A first birthday celebration yesterday for Jared Allen was extra special: Jared received a life-saving liver transplant on New Years Day at Mount Sinai Medical Cente – WABC Channel

Health Resources and Services Administration Honors Dr. Jennifer Frontera As Organ Donation Champion
November 10, 2010 
The HRSA has recognized Dr. Jennifer Frontera for demonstrating an exceptional commitment to organ donation and transplantation in New York State.

Sign On San Diego - "San Diego couple final link in kidney transplant chain"
August 27, 2010 
The National Kidney Registry came up with a lifesaving shortcut. It helps find donors for people who need a kidney, but only if they have a partner willing to give an organ to a stranger.

UNOS Approves RMTI Treatment Protocol for Patients with Hilar Cholangiocarinoma
July 14, 2010 
RMTI’s protocol for treating patients with hilar cholangiocarcinoma (CCA) was approved by the UNOS Liver and Intestinal Organ Transplantation Committee on June 17, 2010, offering new hope for CCA patients who ordinarily would not qualify for transplantation.

RMTI Walkers Raise Funds for Liver Disease
June 6, 2010 
$4,000 will go to research, education and advocacy

The Mount Sinai Hospital Ranked in Top 25 of Best Children’s Hospitals in Two Specialties by U.S. News and World Report
June 4, 2010 
Mount Sinai’s Kravis Children’s Hospital is cited for excellence in pediatric gastroenterology and kidney disease.

Dianne LaPointe Rudow, DNP, Pioneers Living Donor Wellness Center at The Mount Sinai Medical Center
April 26, 2010 
Dianne LaPointe Rudow, DNP joins The Mount Sinai Medical Center to head the nation’s first multi-organ Living Donor Wellness Center.

New York Daily News - Life After Liver Disease
February 3, 2010 
Transplants can give patients with cirrhosis a brand-new start, but supply of liver donors is short

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Awards Mount Sinai Organ Donation Medal of Honor
October 2, 2009 
Mount Sinai Medical Center receives the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Organ Donation Silver 1 Medal of Honor.