At the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) at Mount Sinai Queens, we provide advanced, compassionate care for adults facing serious or life-threatening illnesses and injuries. Our team also cares for patients recovering from complex surgeries and medical emergencies, including bariatric procedures, vascular emergencies, cardiac interventions, and neurologic conditions.

We believe that healing happens best through collaboration. That is why our ICU team works closely with specialists across Mount Sinai Queens—including palliative care, social work, chaplaincy, rehabilitation services, and nutrition—to support patients and their loved ones. Our ICU is a closed, eight-bed unit designed to deliver focused, high-acuity care.

A Dedicated, Expert Team

Our ICU is staffed around the clock by board certified intensivists, advanced practice providers, and highly trained critical care nurses. Every member of the team is certified in advanced life support and emergency neurological care and brings specialized expertise to the bedside.

We are committed to patient-centered care that values communication, dignity, and partnership. Translation services are available, and families are encouraged to be active participants in care planning and decision-making.

In addition to caring for ICU patients, our team supports the entire hospital by leading emergency response services, including rapid response, difficult airway management, stroke alerts, and cardiac arrest care.

Advanced, Evidence-Based Care

Patients in our ICU benefit from advanced critical care guided by the latest evidence and best practices. Our comprehensive services include:

• Expert ventilator management with pathways designed to support safe, timely recovery
• Daily multidisciplinary rounds focused on patient goals and family communication
• Early mobility and rehabilitation planning to support strength and recovery
• Personalized nutritional support, including enteral and intravenous options when needed
• Bedside airway procedures for patients requiring longer-term respiratory support
• Continuous renal replacement therapy for critically ill patients with kidney failure

This integrated approach allows us to deliver safe, efficient, and personalized care while supporting recovery and comfort.

Training the Next Generation of Critical Care Leaders

The Mount Sinai Queens ICU is a core training site for the Critical Care Medicine Fellowship at The Mount Sinai Hospital, one of the nation’s largest and most established fellowship programs. For more than 40 years, the program has trained leaders in clinical care, research, and education.

We also provide hands-on training for residents, medical students, and advanced practice providers through supervised procedures, bedside teaching, and structured educational programs.

Awards and Recognition

Mount Sinai Queens is proud to be recognized for excellence in critical care and nursing, including:

• Beacon Award for Excellence (Gold level) from the American Association of Critical-Care Nurses
• The DAISY Award from the DAISY Foundation

Meet Our Leadership Team

Our ICU is led by an experienced multidisciplinary team dedicated to excellence in patient care:

Nazia Mashriqi, MD, MPH
Co-Director

Adewale Olayode, MD
Associate Director

Geneline G Barayuga, MSN, RN
Associate Director of Nursing, Critical Care

Maurice Tayag, BSN, RN, CCRN
Nursing Manager

Andrea Barbosa, MSN, RN, CCRN 
Critical Care Educator