Mount Sinai Health System and Icahn School of Medicine Celebrate Honorees on Crain’s 2019 “Notable Women in Healthcare”
The Mount Sinai Health System—New York City's largest integrated delivery system, encompassing eight hospitals, a leading medical school, and a vast network of ambulatory practices throughout the greater New York region—celebrated six female honorees recognized in Crain’s 2019 “Notable Women in Healthcare.” The list, in its second year, recognizes leaders in “an industry uniquely shaped by women.”
“We couldn’t be prouder of this year’s Mount Sinai honorees, who encompass a wide cross-section of experts in medicine. This is an extraordinary honor, but it only tells a small part of the story of what these outstanding female leaders do to change lives—and transform an industry—each and every day,” said Kenneth L. Davis, President and Chief Executive Officer of the Mount Sinai Health System. “This list was designed to spotlight individuals who are moving health care towards gender equity, and the honorees truly do just that. We’re proud of the work we’ve done —but recognize that there is more progress to make and more work to do. Our entire Health System congratulates these six women on their exceptional accomplishments.”
The Crain’s 2019 “Notable Women in Healthcare” honorees from the Mount Sinai Health System and the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai include:
Eva Andersson-Dubin, MD
Founder, Dubin Breast Center at The Tisch Cancer Institute, Mount Sinai Health System
A breast cancer survivor, Dr. Eva Andersson-Dubin founded the Dubin Breast Center in 2011 with her husband, financier and philanthropist Glenn Dubin; both serve on the Mount Sinai board of trustees. Created with Andersson-Dubin’s holistic approach to healing, the center provides support services in nutrition, wellness, oncology massage, yoga and meditation. It offers cold capping and psychological services, in addition to state-of-the-art breast health services that include diagnostics, surgery and medical and radiation oncology. Born in Sweden, Andersson-Dubin attended the Karolinska Institutet in Stockholm before transferring to UCLA’s School of Medicine.
Yvette Calderon, MD
Chair, department of emergency medicine, Mount Sinai Beth Israel
Dr. Yvette Calderon is committed to treating and researching HIV and hepatitis C, two conditions that contribute to health care disparities in her Bronx community. Calderon created a novel program that incorporates rapid HIV testing into emergency department visits; more than 150,000 patients have received the test. Her research is focused on screening interventions, best practices and linkage to care models for patients with hepatitis C or substance-abuse disorders, plus patients at high risk for HIV infection. A graduate of Brown University and the Albert Einstein College of Medicine, she develops programs that emphasize diversity and supports efforts that promote inclusion.
Leesa Galatz, MD
System chair, department of orthopedic surgery, Mount Sinai Health System
Dr. Leesa Galatz joined Mount Sinai in 2015 from Washington University in St. Louis, where she was a professor of orthopedic surgery. Galatz is an expert in surgery for traumatic and degenerative disorders of the shoulder and elbow, and a leading researcher in tendon healing and tissue engineering. In a field greatly underrepresented by women, her appointment stood out: She became the first female head of an orthopedic surgery department at a major U.S. academic center. She says her department can benefit by drawing from the large patient database of a major health system, combining medical care with research to improve outcomes.
Sarah Pesce, ANP-BC
Clinical director of operations, Lab100 at Mount Sinai, Institute for Next Generation Healthcare
Nurse practitioner Sarah Pesce leads clinical operations at Mount Sinai’s Lab100. The clinical lab leverages artificial intelligence and technology to redesign the way health is measured and care is delivered. By factoring in health surveys, vital signs, body composition, cognition, strength, dexterity and balance, Lab100 aims to quantify what it means to be healthy. The lab has built a system to collect and examine patient data to empower patients and their physicians to improve health, not just treat disease. Previously, Pesce was senior director of business development and clinical operations for the executive health program at The Mount Sinai Hospital.
Lisa Satlin, MD
Professor of pediatrics; system chair, pediatrics, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Since 2010, Dr. Lisa Satlin has overseen children’s services for a health system that delivers more than 15,000 babies per year. A nephrologist, Satlin is internationally recognized for her molecular physiology research focused on defining the mechanisms underlying regulation of electrolyte homeostasis by the kidney. After being recruited to Mount Sinai in 1997 as chief of the division of pediatric nephrology, Satlin built a respected clinical division and fellowship training program. Her commitment to mentoring and training physician-scientists led to her subsequent role as director of the M.D./Ph.D. training program and associate dean for graduate education in translational research.
Barbara Vickrey, MD
Professor and system chair, neurology department, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Dr. Barbara Vickrey specializes in translating clinical evidence into improvements in routine medical practice and fostering collaboration across academic departments. She has designed health care delivery innovations that include better control of post-stroke risk factors in underserved populations, as well as new ways to care for military veterans with Parkinson’s disease. Vickrey leads a multiyear stroke prevention and intervention research program in health disparities funded by the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke. She joined Mount Sinai in 2015 from the University of California, Los Angeles. She earned her medical degree from Duke University and her master’s in public health from UCLA.
2018 honorees include:
- Barbara Barnett, MD, MHCDS, Senior Vice President, Chief Medical Officer, Mount Sinai Beth Israel
- Tracy L. Breen, MD, FACP, Chief Medical Officer, Mount Sinai West
- Susan B. Bressman, MD, Vice-Chair, Department of Neurology, Mount Sinai Health System, Chair, Department of Neurology, Mount Sinai Beth Israel, Mount Sinai West
- Angela Diaz, MD, PhD, MPH, Director, Mount Sinai Adolescent Health Center
- Elizabeth A. Howell, MD, MPP, Associate Dean, Academic Development; Director, The Blavatnik Family Women’s Health Research Institute, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
- Vicki LoPachin, MD, FACP, Chief Medical Officer, Senior Vice President, Mount Sinai Health System
- Barbara T. Murphy, MB, BAO, BCh, Dean, Clinical Integration and Population Health, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, Chair, Department of Medicine, Mount Sinai Health System
- Margaret Pastuszko, MBA, Chief Operating Officer, Executive Vice President, and Chief Strategy and Integration Officer, Mount Sinai Health System
- Caryn A. Schwab, Executive Director, Mount Sinai Queens
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 more than 43,000 employees working across eight hospitals, over 400 outpatient practices, nearly 300 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 7,300 primary and specialty care physicians; 13 joint-venture outpatient surgery centers throughout the five boroughs of New York City, Westchester, Long Island, and Florida; and more than 30 affiliated community health centers. We are consistently ranked by U.S. News & World Report's Best Hospitals, receiving high "Honor Roll" status, and are highly ranked: No. 1 in Geriatrics and top 20 in Cardiology/Heart Surgery, Diabetes/Endocrinology, Gastroenterology/GI Surgery, Neurology/Neurosurgery, Orthopedics, Pulmonology/Lung Surgery, Rehabilitation, and Urology. New York Eye and Ear Infirmary of Mount Sinai is ranked No. 12 in Ophthalmology. U.S. News & World Report’s “Best Children’s Hospitals” ranks Mount Sinai Kravis Children's Hospital among the country’s best in several pediatric specialties.
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