This House of Noble Deeds : : The Mount Sinai Hospital, 1852-2002 / / Barbara Niss, Arthur H. Aufses Jr.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter New York University Press Backlist eBook-Package 2000-2013
• VerfasserIn: Aufses Jr., Arthur H.,; Niss, Barbara,
• Place / Publishing House: New York, NY : : New York University Press, , [2002]; ©2002
• Year of Publication: 2002
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource

On January 15, 1852, nine men representing various Hebrew charitable organizations came together to establish the Jews' Hospital in New York with a vision of offering free medical care to the indigent Hebrews in the City who were unable to provide for themselves during their illness. This was the beginning of The Mount Sinai Hospital. Now, a century and a half later, This House of Noble Deeds celebrates the scientific and medical achievements of The Mount Sinai Hospital. From its original 45-bed building, the Mount Sinai Medical Center has developed into a state-of-the-art facility comprising a 1200-bed hospital, a major medical school, and a research enterprise with a faculty of almost 3000. Arthur H. Aufses, Jr. and Barbara J. Niss have identified and documented the most important scientific contributions of Mount Sinai over the past 150 years. They present histories of each major department and division, rich with anecdotes, biographical sketches, and photographs. In addition, they share the fascinating story of the hospital's creation and development, a story that ultimately transcends the parameters of the hospital itself and speaks to the broader matter of Jewish and medical history in New York.

Table of Contents

Frontmatter -- Contents -- Preface and Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- PART I. THE FIRST DEPARTMENTS Medicine and Surgery -- THE DEPARTMENT OF MEDICINE. 1. The Leadership of the Department of Medicine -- 2. Division of Cardiology -- 3. Division of Clinical Immunology -- 4. Division of Endocrinology -- 5. Division of Gastroenterology -- 6. Divisions of Hematology and Thrombosis Research -- 7. Division of Infectious Diseases -- 8. Division of Liver Diseases -- 9. Department and Division of Neoplastic Diseases -- 110. Division of Nephrology -- 11. Division of Pulmonary Medicine -- 12 Division of Rheumatology -- THE DEPARTMENT OF SURGERY. 13. Department of Surgery -- PART II. THE LATER DEPARTMENTS -- 14. Department of Anesthesiology -- 15. Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery -- 16. Department of Dentistry -- 17. Department of Dermatology -- 18. Department of Emergency Medicine -- 19. Department of Geriatrics and Adult Development -- 20. Department of Neurology -- 21. Department of Neurosurgery -- 22. Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Reproductive Sciences -- 23. Department of Ophthalmology -- 24. Department of Orthopaedics -- 25 Department of Otolaryngology -- 26. Department of Pathology -- 27. Department of Pediatrics -- 28. Department of Physics -- 29. Department of Psychiatry -- 30. Department of Radiation Oncology -- 31. Department of Radiology -- 32. Department of Rehabilitation Medicine -- 33. Department of Urology -- 34. Laboratory Departments -- Afterword -- Appendix A -- Appendix B -- Notes -- Index -- Boards of Trustees -- About the Authors