Brookdale Department of Geriatrics and Palliative Medicine at Mount Sinai

11/14/2025

In honor of National Caregivers Month and National Palliative Care Month, we hosted two community events this week to spotlight the essential support we provide to older adults, people living with serious illness, and the caregivers who stand beside them every day. 💜

11/13/2025

"I always tell my patients aging is about transition. How you navigate these life changes and the attitude you have about them are the biggest indicators of whether you’ll have an enjoyable, engaged and meaningful later life. This is what I do every day to feel better and live longer," says Dr. Rosanne Leipzig.

Dr. Rosanne Leipzig has been treating older adults for 40 years. She shares her best advice for how to have an "enjoyable, engaged and meaningful later life."

11/13/2025

Caregivers are frequently exposed to situations involving extreme emotional intensity, from receiving news about a diagnosis to taking their charges to the emergency room or witnessing their death. As a result, they may experience intrusive memories from those events, hypersensitivity to the idea that something may go wrong, and irritability... It’s no surprise, then, that caregiving is associated with an array of mental health problems, including anxiety, depression, and post-traumatic stress disorder, says Allison J. Applebaum, Ph.D., FAPOS.

In an adapted excerpt from his book, An Exercise in Uncertainty, Jonathan Gluck shares the impact of his cancer journey.

11/11/2025

Dr. Rosanne Leipzig weighs in on acting your age - at least when it comes to exercise...

Adapting your fitness routine to your physical realities can help prevent injury from over-exercising

11/09/2025

“We will continue to develop, modify, and grow our program so it not only improves wellness and professional development across our Department, but serves as an academic model and catalyst for other programs across the country,” says Rabbi Edie Meyerson. “Our goal is to get people working at the top of their license, and to bring that sense of self-fulfillment and feeling valued into the rooms of patients and their families so they can deliver gold-standard care.”

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11/08/2025

“From our Pepper Center work we created the field of geriatric palliative care, a field where prior to 2010 very little research was done to help older adults who struggle daily with not only multiple co-morbidities, but cognitive and functional impairment,” says R. Sean Morrison, MD.

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11/06/2025

Just in time for National Family Caregivers Month, we are proud to announce the launch of mountsinai.org/caregiving, the virtual home of the Steven S. Elbaum Family Center for Caregiving and a resource hub designed to support family caregivers with practical tools, expert guidance, and compassionate help.

Explore the resources and share with someone who may benefit.

The Steven S. Elbaum Family Center for Caregiving is an innovative program that addresses the profound, unmet, mental health needs of caregivers. Under the leadership of Allison J. Applebaum, PhD, Professor in the Brookdale Department of Geriatrics and Palliative Medicine at the Icahn School of Medi...

11/03/2025

Congratulations to Natalie Sohn, MD, and all of the recipients of Mount Sinai Alumni Leadership Awards.

10/29/2025

10/22/2025

Congratulations to ADRC Associate Director Dr. Sam Gandy! 🎉

Dr. Gandy was honored at the CaringKind Walk for his work as an internationally renowned Alzheimer’s researcher and tireless advocate. Dr. Gandy shared a powerful message:

“Science and medicine are under attack like never before. Research projects and clinical trials are being disrupted when funding committed by NIH and Congress is rescinded. Layoffs and furloughs are happening at all levels, from NIH to 1470 Madison. I urge you to write your representatives and let them hear that this is not what you elected them to do. We need to pull together again and eradicate Alzheimer’s disease in our lifetime. 118 years of Alzheimer’s is enough.”

👏 We’re proud to celebrate Dr. Gandy’s leadership, dedication, and unwavering commitment to ending Alzheimer’s disease.

10/20/2025

On this week's podcast Alex Smith and Eric Widera are live at the NPCRC Foley Retreat with Dio Kavalieratos, Prasanna Ananth, Alexi Wright.

10/20/2025

On this week's podcast Alex Smith and Eric Widera are live at CAPC in Philadelphia PA with Karen Bullock, Kim Curseen, Matt Gonzalez.