Mount Sinai’s Dubin Breast Center Annual Benefit Raises Over $2.5 Million
The Dubin Breast Center of The Tisch Cancer Institute at Mount Sinai, a National Cancer Institute-designated cancer center, raised over $2.5 million during its 11th annual online benefit at the end of 2021.
During the last decade, the Dubin Breast Center, located on the Upper East Side of Manhattan, has offered patients of all socioeconomic backgrounds access to the most groundbreaking research and clinical trials, as well as cold cap technology, which helps patients to retain their hair during chemotherapy, and personalized services such as massage, yoga classes, and therapy. To learn more about the Dubin Breast Center and to watch the annual benefit video, click here.
“I think the Dubin Breast Center is unique in that it’s the only place that I know of that is so patient-centered, in terms of the quality of the experience that the person will have,” said Elisa Port, MD, FACS, the Center’s Director and Chief of Breast Surgery for the Mount Sinai Health System, in the annual benefit video. “At Dubin we all share the same goal and vision—which is to provide patients with the best possible care for breast cancer that exists.”
The Dubin Breast Center offers the latest, most innovative approaches available for breast health and the treatment of cancer under one roof at one of the nation’s top-ranked hospitals. The Center offers patients integrated and compassionate care for every phase of breast health with a range of services which include breast imaging, breast pathology, breast reconstruction, medical oncology, radiation oncology, survivorship program, cold cap therapy, and support services. The team of breast cancer experts works together to provide seamless, personalized, and holistic care and focuses on the emotional as well as the physical health and wellness of people who have, or may be at risk for, cancer. For more information about the Center, click here.
About the Mount Sinai Health System
Mount Sinai Health System is one of the nation’s leading integrated academic health systems and one of the largest in the New York metropolitan area. Its comprehensive system includes seven hospitals, more than 400 outpatient practices, over 600 research and clinical laboratories, the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, the Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, and the Mount Sinai Phillips School of Nursing. Together, the Health System comprises approximately 48,000 employees, more than 9,000 physicians, and 8,600 nurses.
As a leading learning health system, Mount Sinai combines clinical expertise with scientific discovery to improve patient care while training the next generation of health care and biomedical leaders. The Health System provides care across every stage of life, from prenatal care through geriatrics, while advancing personalized medicine through artificial intelligence, data science, and biomedical research.
Mount Sinai is consistently recognized among the nation’s leading academic health systems for patient care, research, and education. The Mount Sinai Hospital is ranked No. 1 in New York by Newsweek and No. 5 on the magazine’s World’s Best Hospitals list. The Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai ranks No. 11 among U.S. medical schools and No. 1 among freestanding medical schools for National Institutes of Health funding, reflecting the strength of its scientific enterprise and leadership in biomedical research.