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Pediatrics at Mount Sinai
1Department of Pediatrics, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, NY 10029, USA.
The Mount Sinai Journal of Medicine, New York
|November 19, 1997
Insights
The Mount Sinai Hospital
Area of Science:
- Pediatric Medicine
- Medical History
Background:
- The Department of Pediatrics at The Mount Sinai Hospital has a rich history spanning over 120 years.
- The department has been led by five distinguished figures: Drs. Abraham Jacobi, Henry Koplik, Bela Schick, Horace Hodes, and Kurt Hirschhorn.
Abstract:
The Department of Pediatrics at The Mount Sinai Hospital was founded more than 120 years ago. During the ensuing years it had five outstanding leaders, Drs. Abraham Jacobi, Henry Koplik, Bela Schick, Horace Hodes, and Kurt Hirschhorn. The evolution of its beginning as a "small" clinic to its present position as one of the outstanding pediatric centers in this country reflects its interest in and devotion to the care of children.