• Press Release

Mount Sinai Announces Formation of The Institute for Advanced Medicine

Michael Mullen, MD to lead Center for Comprehensive Care and Treatment for patients living with HIV / AIDS.

  • New York, NY
  • (March 17, 2014)

Officials with the Mount Sinai Health System today announced the formation of the Institute for Advanced Medicine, a comprehensive, patient-centered organization designed to provide care and treatment for all patients living with HIV and AIDS. The Institute combines the resources of the Jack Martin Fund Clinic, Mount Sinai Comprehensive Health Downtown, the Spencer Cox Programs, and the Peter Krueger Clinic, with a combined focus on integrated case management involving multiple specialties.

The Institute for Advanced Medicine will be led by Michael Mullen, MD, Professor of Medicine and Infectious Diseases at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai.

"By consolidating our considerable resources into one Institute, Mount Sinai will continue to lead the field in treatment, prevention and education around HIV and AIDS, and provide researchers with unparalleled opportunities in the areas of drug discovery and clinical trials," said Dennis S. Charney, MD, Anne and Joel Ehrenkranz Dean, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai and President for Academic Affairs for the Mount Sinai Health System.

"The Institute for Advanced Medicine will create the most comprehensive clinical program for the care of HIV+ individuals in the state of New York," said Dr. Mullen  "By combining the resources of our Mount Sinai Health System member hospitals – Mount Sinai Beth Israel, Mount Sinai St. Luke's, Mount Sinai Roosevelt, The Mount Sinai Hospital and the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai -- we will provide the highest levels of medical care to more than 10,000 HIV+ patients, representing more than 100,000 visits per year."  

"Our overarching goal is improve quality outcomes across our six clinical sites by bringing the expertise of each facility to the table, and increasing efficiencies through the elimination of duplicated services," said Barbara Murphy, MD, Chair of the Department of Medicine at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai.  "Our comprehensive HIV program will improve access to clinical research for our patients and provide educational opportunities for our medical students in HIV medicine, and will make the Institute for Advanced Medicine will be one of the top HIV programs in the country."

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About the Mount Sinai Health System

Mount Sinai Health System is one of the largest academic medical systems in the New York metro area, with 48,000 employees working across eight hospitals, more than 400 outpatient practices, more than 600 research and clinical labs, a school of nursing, and a leading school of medicine and graduate education. Mount Sinai advances health for all people, everywhere, by taking on the most complex health care challenges of our time—discovering and applying new scientific learning and knowledge; developing safer, more effective treatments; educating the next generation of medical leaders and innovators; and supporting local communities by delivering high-quality care to all who need it.

Through the integration of its hospitals, labs, and schools, Mount Sinai offers comprehensive health care solutions from birth through geriatrics, leveraging innovative approaches such as artificial intelligence and informatics while keeping patients’ medical and emotional needs at the center of all treatment. The Health System includes approximately 9,000 primary and specialty care physicians and 11 free-standing joint-venture centers throughout the five boroughs of New York City, Westchester, Long Island, and Florida. Hospitals within the System are consistently ranked by Newsweek’s® “The World’s Best Smart Hospitals, Best in State Hospitals, World Best Hospitals and Best Specialty Hospitals” and by U.S. News & World Report's® “Best Hospitals” and “Best Children’s Hospitals.” The Mount Sinai Hospital is on the U.S. News & World Report® “Best Hospitals” Honor Roll for 2024-2025.

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