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Marking the official start of construction on the Mount Sinai Tisch Cancer Hospital, a ceremonial groundbreaking with visionary philanthropic leaders James S. Tisch, Chairman Emeritus of the Mount Sinai Health System Boards of Trustees, and Merryl H. Tisch, EdD, was held on Monday, June 1. The Tisches’ transformational support has brought this milestone project to life. With key Mount Sinai leaders and project partners in attendance, the gathering celebrated not only the beginning of construction, but also a shared commitment to advancing cancer care for patients and families from across New...

April 30, 2026, marked a significant milestone for the Sleep Medicine Research Program at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai: The ribbon cutting for the program’s new space at 420 Lexington Avenue in Manhattan, which is now named for the program’s founder and Director, David M. Rapoport, MD. The establishment of the David M. Rapoport, MD Sleep and Respiratory Research Program at Mount Sinai, which is part of The Catherine and Henry J. Gaisman Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine, is the culmination of the program’s success and growth under Dr. Rapoport’s leadership.

This year is the 100 th birthday of Marilyn Monroe, the legendary film star. Although Ms. Monroe passed away at the young age of 36, her legacy continues to shine in new ways—most recently at Mount Sinai through the vision of philanthropist Lori Hall, who is advancing a cause close to Ms. Monroe’s heart, and in her name: support for the mental health needs of the performing arts community.

A first-person reflection by Ramon E. Parsons, MD, PhD, Director of the Tisch Cancer Center New York has been home to renowned cancer institutions for more than a century. Thinking of history’s long reach always puts things in perspective for me—what can we do and build and learn today that will change the next one hundred years.