During National High Blood Pressure Education Month and American Stroke Month in May, Mount Sinai Heart, the Cerebrovascular Center, and the Department of Neurology sponsored an awareness event to educate patients about #highbloodpressure and #stroke. Read more: http://mshs.co/xLBr30drtq6 #MSHeart #Cardiology

Mount Sinai is the first institution in the New York metropolitan area to offer robotic assisted #BreastReconstruction for #BreastCancer survivors. Learn more: http://mshs.co/EJ9f30drpor

For kids, #Summer is the time to play sports and enjoy the outdoors, but it is important to remember that outdoor safety is key to a healthy, fun experience. What should you do to keep your kids safe and hydrated? Find out with James Gladstone, MD and Melissa Leber, MD: http://mshs.co/Gc6M30drmff #ChildrensHealth

The Mount Sinai Health System and Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) launched the next phase of their 18-month-old alliance on Wednesday, May 31, as they officially opened their Fetal Medicine Program and announced an affiliation of the Mount Sinai Children’s Heart Center with the Cardiac Center at CHOP. Read more: http://mshs.co/KWwg30drlon #ChildrensHealth

The Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai will receive $4.7 million from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to participate in a landmark study—the Adolescent Brain Cognitive Development (ABCD) study—that will examine how #childhood experiences and habits affect brain development and, ultimately, social, behavioral, academic, and health outcomes. Learn more: http://mshs.co/dYbZ30cICQC #ChildrensHealth

Pre-surgery efforts can influence the success of the surgery and recovery, says Edward Yang, MD, board certified orthopedic surgeon and Chief of Orthopaedics at Mount Sinai Queens. When #orthopedic surgery is part of your care plan, there are many steps you can take to help optimize results. See Dr. Yang's "to do" list: http://mshs.co/1KYD30cIynO

With a new device, #orthopedic surgeons are getting a better look inside the body. “It’s an instrument that has a digital camera at the tip of it so that once you put it in the joint you can look around,” explains James N. Gladstone, MD, Co-Chief, Sports Medicine Services, Orthopedics at The Mount Sinai Hospital. Learn more: http://mshs.co/I9Hl30cIxTo

Donald M. Kastenbaum, MD, has been traveling to China each year for more than 15 years to teach #orthopedic surgeons the latest techniques in orthopedic #hip and #knee surgery. This year, he and his four-person team at Mount Sinai Beth Israel were invited by the Chinese government and the General Hospital of Ningxia Medical University. Learn more about their trip: http://mshs.co/DOzG30cIxeM

Edward Yang, MD, a board certified orthopedic surgeon and Chief of Orthopaedics at Mount Sinai Queens, explains how you can best prepare for #orthopedic surgery, and the surgical services offered at Mount Sinai Queens. Learn more about his recommendations: http://mshs.co/MJPw30cIwWZ