Now, more than ever, children’s health is in the spotlight. It’s an exciting time for pediatric medicine, and our department is uniquely positioned to make a difference. The clinical home of the Jack and Lucy Clark Department of Pediatrics is the Mount Sinai Kravis Children’s Hospital—a “hospital within a hospital” situated within the Mount Sinai Health System.

Academically, the Department is based within the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, one of the nation’s top translational medical centers and biomedical research institutions. Both the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai and The Mount Sinai Hospital provide an outstanding environment for state-of-the-art medical care, cutting-edge research focused on child health, and superlative education.

Our clinical faculty, staff, and trainees share a common vision to improve the health of infants, children, adolescents, and young adults through prevention, early detection of disease, and evidence-based treatment. Our pediatricians have partnered with internal medicine colleagues to develop disease-focused “Centers of Excellence,” such as the Pediatric Inflammatory Bowel Disease Center. These centers fulfill a critical need for longitudinal care for chronically ill patients who are graduating from pediatric to internal medicine providers.

We also continue to develop multidisciplinary programs to provide coordinated, comprehensive care for children. These programs offer several specialties combined into one visit, and our specialists work together to create a personalized care plan for each patient. Recent successes of these efforts include the Pediatric Chronic Lung Program, the Healthy Lifestyle Clinic, the Comprehensive Neuromuscular Care Clinic, and the Adrenoleukodystrophy Multidisciplinary Clinic. 

Our research is committed to improving the health of the world’s children—and thereby the future adult population. The Department continues to significantly expand its research enterprise, with funding that places us among the top pediatric departments nationwide. Our primary research collaborations involve The Mindich Child Health and Development Institute; The Department of Genetics and Genomic Sciences; The Department of Environmental Medicine and Climate Science; Institute for Climate Change, Environmental Health, and Exposomics; The Tisch Cancer Institute; and the Diabetes, Obesity and Metabolism Institute.

Our dedication to educating future pediatric academic leaders is evident at every level. With an emphasis on collaboration, comprehensive training, and social justice, we fully prepare the next generation of physician-scientists to combat childhood diseases and disorders.

Together, we are shaping the future of children's health through compassionate patient care, pioneering research, and training the next generation of pediatric leaders. I invite you to explore the outstanding opportunities available in the Department of Pediatrics.

Lisa M. Satlin, MD
Chair, Jack and Lucy Clark Department of Pediatrics
Herbert H. Lehman Professor of Pediatrics
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai