2026 Annual Board Review Agenda
(Subject to change)
9:00 am
to 9:45 am
PLENARY I
Geriatrics, Palliative Care, and the Future of Healthcare
R. Sean Morrison, MD, FAAHPM
Ellen and Howard C. Katz Professor and Chair
Co-Director, Patty and Jay Baker National Palliative Care Center
Director, National Palliative Care Research Center
Professor of Geriatrics and Medicine
Brookdale Department of Geriatrics and Palliative Medicine
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
System Chair, Geriatrics and Palliative Care
Mount Sinai Health System
Co-Director, Patty and Jay Baker National Palliative Care Center
Director, National Palliative Care Research Center
Professor of Geriatrics and Medicine
Brookdale Department of Geriatrics and Palliative Medicine
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
System Chair, Geriatrics and Palliative Care
Mount Sinai Health System
9:45 am
to 10:30 am
PLENARY II
Must Not Miss Diagnoses in Rheumatology OR Common Syndromes in Rheumatology
Michael Kaplan, MD
ASSISTANT PROFESSOR | Medicine, Rheumatology
Mount Sinai Morningside
Mount Sinai West
Mount Sinai Morningside
Mount Sinai West
10:30 am
to 11:15 am
PLENARY III
De-Prescribing in the Context of Multiple Chronic Conditions
Cynthia Boyd, MD, MPH
Mason F. Lord Professor
Professor of Medicine, Epidemiology and Health Policy and Management
Director, Division of Geriatric Medicine and Gerontology
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Professor of Medicine, Epidemiology and Health Policy and Management
Director, Division of Geriatric Medicine and Gerontology
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
11:15 am
to 12:00 pm
PLENARY IV
Beyond Alzheimer’s Dementia
Georges Naasan, MD
Associate Professor of Neurology
Medical Director and co-Chief, Division of Behavioral Neurology and Neuropsychiatry
Co-Medical Director, the Barbara and Maurice Deane Center for Wellness and Cognitive Health
Vice Chair of Ambulatory Operations and Quality, Neurology
Mount Sinai Hospitals, Icahn School of Medicine
Medical Director and co-Chief, Division of Behavioral Neurology and Neuropsychiatry
Co-Medical Director, the Barbara and Maurice Deane Center for Wellness and Cognitive Health
Vice Chair of Ambulatory Operations and Quality, Neurology
Mount Sinai Hospitals, Icahn School of Medicine
2:00 pm
to 2:45 pm
PLENARY V
Update on Diagnosis Treatment and Management of Mild Cognitive Impairment and Dementia due to Alzheimer’s Disease
Mary Sano, PhD
Professor
Director of the Alzheimer's Disease Research Center
Department of Psychiatry
Icahn school of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Director of the Alzheimer's Disease Research Center
Department of Psychiatry
Icahn school of Medicine at Mount Sinai
2:45 pm
to 3:30 pm
PLENARY VI
“Hospice: There’s Always Something We Can Do”
David Alexander Chmielewski, MD
Medical Director
United Hospice
United Hospice
3:30 pm
to 4:15 pm
PLENARY VII
Late Life Depression
Alexander Philip Gamble, MD
Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine
Stanford Palliative Care
Stanford Palliative Care
4:15 pm
to 5:00 pm
PLENARY VIII
End of life Symptoms: Minimize Redundancy with Symptom Management (constipation, SOB, nausea, anorexia)
Olusegun Apoeso, MBBS
Director, Wiener Family Palliative Care Unit
Professor, The Brookdale Department of Geriatrics & Palliative Medicine
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Professor, The Brookdale Department of Geriatrics & Palliative Medicine
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
9:00 am
to 9:45 am
PLENARY I
Stroke
Sara K. Rostanski, MD
Associate Professor, NYU Grossman School of Medicine
Chief of Neurology, Bellevue Hospital
Stroke Director, Bellevue Hospital
Chief of Neurology, Bellevue Hospital
Stroke Director, Bellevue Hospital
9:45 am
to 10:30 am
PLENARY II
Making Recommendations Based on Patient Values
Robert Arnold, MD
Katherine Gaisman Chair of Medical Ethics
Professor, Department of Geriatrics and Palliative Medicine
Icahn School of Medicine at Mt Sinai
Professor, Department of Geriatrics and Palliative Medicine
Icahn School of Medicine at Mt Sinai
10:30 am
to 11:15 am
PLENARY III
Delivering Serious News
Ayla Pelleg, MD
Associate Professor
Director of Palliative Care Consults
Geriatrics and Palliative Medicine
Mount Sinai Hospital
Director of Palliative Care Consults
Geriatrics and Palliative Medicine
Mount Sinai Hospital
11:15 am
to 12:00 pm
PLENARY IV
Principles of Geriatric Rehabilitation
Carley Trentman, MD
Assistant Professor
Attending Physician in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
The Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Attending Physician in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
The Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
2:00 pm
to 2:45 pm
PLENARY V
Prognostication of Chronic Disease
Winston Wey, MD
Assistant Professor
Brookdale Department of Geriatrics and Palliative Medicine
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Brookdale Department of Geriatrics and Palliative Medicine
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
2:45 pm
to 3:30 pm
PLENARY VI
Interventional Pain
Paul Shekane, MD, FASA
Associate Professor, Anesthesiology, Perioperative & Pain Medicine
Program Director, Pain Management Fellowship
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Mount Sinai West and Mount Sinai Morningside Hospitals
Program Director, Pain Management Fellowship
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Mount Sinai West and Mount Sinai Morningside Hospitals
3:30 pm
to 4:15 pm
PLENARY VII
Symptom Management I: Constipation, SOB, Nausea and Anorexia
Isabella Newman, MD
Geriatric Medicine
Mount Sinai Hospital
Mount Sinai Hospital
4:15 pm
to 5:00 pm
PLENARY VIII
Prevention in Older Adults
Nisha Rughwani, MD
Professor
Department of Geriatrics and Palliative Medicine
Medical Director, Mount Sinai Morningside Outpatient Practice
Department of Geriatrics and Palliative Medicine
Medical Director, Mount Sinai Morningside Outpatient Practice
9:00 am
to 9:45 am
PLENARY I
Treatment Options for Urinary Incontinence
Feven Getaneh, MD
Obstetrics and Gynecology, Female Pelvic Medicine
Mount Sinai Hospital
Mount Sinai Hospital
9:45 am
to 10:30 am
PLENARY II
Medicare and Medicaid Payment
Veronica Rivera, MD
Associate Professor
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Departments of Geriatrics and Palliative Medicine, Family Medicine and Community Health, and Medical Education
Medical Director, Martha Stewart Center for Living Uptown
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Departments of Geriatrics and Palliative Medicine, Family Medicine and Community Health, and Medical Education
Medical Director, Martha Stewart Center for Living Uptown
10:30 am
to 11:15 am
PLENARY III
Perioperative Management
Tatiana Requijo, MD
Assistant Professor
Brookdale Department of Geriatrics and Palliative Medicine
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Brookdale Department of Geriatrics and Palliative Medicine
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
11:15 am
to 12:00 pm
PLENARY IV
Pain Management 101
Jacqueline Sheehan, MD
Assistant Professor
Brookdale Department of Geriatrics and Palliative Medicine
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Brookdale Department of Geriatrics and Palliative Medicine
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
2:00 pm
to 2:45 pm
PLENARY V
Medication Management
Shahla Baharlou, MD
Professor
Brookdale Department of Geriatrics and Palliative Medicine
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Brookdale Department of Geriatrics and Palliative Medicine
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Sharon See, Pharm.D., FCCP, BCPS, BCGP
Clinical Professor
Associate Dean for Professional Development
St. John's University College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences
Associate Dean for Professional Development
St. John's University College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences
2:45 pm
to 3:30 pm
PLENARY VI
Nutrition/Hydration in Serious Illness
Cynthia X. Pan, MD, FACP, AGSF
Chief, Division of Geriatrics and Palliative Care Medicine
Designated Institutional Official (DIO) & Director of Graduate Medical Education (GME), NewYork-Presbyterian Queens
Professor of Clinical Medicine, Weill Cornell Medicine
Designated Institutional Official (DIO) & Director of Graduate Medical Education (GME), NewYork-Presbyterian Queens
Professor of Clinical Medicine, Weill Cornell Medicine
Kathleen Adinolfi, MA, CCC-SLP, BCS-S
Speech-Language Pathologist
NewYork Presbyterian Queens
New York
NewYork Presbyterian Queens
New York
Robert S. Crupi, MD, FAEMSP
Medical Director, Ambulatory Care & Population Health
Medical director, Palliative Care Services
Cancer Liaison Physician, Comprehensive Cancer Center
NewYork-Presbyterian Queens
Medical director, Palliative Care Services
Cancer Liaison Physician, Comprehensive Cancer Center
NewYork-Presbyterian Queens
3:30 pm
to 4:15 pm
PLENARY VII
Diabetes Overview: Updates on Medication Management in Older Adults
Emily Jane Gallagher, MD, PhD
Associate Professor in the Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Bone Disease
Associate Program Director of the Internal Medicine Residency Program
Director of the Research Track for the Internal Medicine Residency Program
Mount Sinai Hospital
Associate Program Director of the Internal Medicine Residency Program
Director of the Research Track for the Internal Medicine Residency Program
Mount Sinai Hospital
4:15 pm
to 5:00 pm
PLENARY VIII
Caregiving
Allison Joyce Applebaum, PhD
Gerald J. and Dorothy R. Friedman Chair in Palliative Care
Professor, Brookdale Department of Geriatrics and Palliative Medicine
Director, Steven S. Elbaum Family Center for Caregiving
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Professor, Brookdale Department of Geriatrics and Palliative Medicine
Director, Steven S. Elbaum Family Center for Caregiving
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
9:00 am
to 9:45 am
PLENARY I
Movement Disorders: Diagnosis and Treatment
Winona Tse, MD
Professor of Neurology
Mount Sinai Movement Disorders Center
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Mount Sinai Movement Disorders Center
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
9:45 am
to 10:30 am
PLENARY II
Delirium: Are You Confused?
Joyce F. Fogel, MD, FACP, AGSF
Clinical Professor of Geriatrics and Palliative Medicine
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
10:30 am
to 11:15 am
PLENARY III
Cardiovascular Disease PART I*
Mary Ann McLaughlin, MD, MPH, FACC
Associate Professor of Medicine and Cardiology
Associate Professor of Population Health Science and Policy
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
New York, NY
Associate Professor of Population Health Science and Policy
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
New York, NY
11:15 am
to 12:00 pm
PLENARY IV
Cardiovascular Disease PART II*
Mary Ann McLaughlin, MD, MPH, FACC
Associate Professor of Medicine and Cardiology
Associate Professor of Population Health Science and Policy
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
New York, NY
Associate Professor of Population Health Science and Policy
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
New York, NY
2:00 pm
to 2:45 pm
PLENARY V
AC Indications & Contraindications
Andrew Dunn, MD, MPH
Professor, Medicine
Chief, Division of Hospital Medicine
Chief, Division of Hospital Medicine
2:45 pm
to 3:30 pm
PLENARY VI
Substance Use Disorder Care for Geriatrics and Palliative Med
Lauren A. Kelly, MD, MPH, MS
Assistant Professor of Geriatrics and Palliative Medicine
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
3:30 pm
to 4:15 pm
PLENARY VII
All You Need is Love: Human Connection and Health
Diane Eve Meier, MD, FACP, FAAHPM
Founder, Director Emerita and Strategic Medical Advisor, Center to Advance Palliative Care
Co-director, Patty and Jay Baker National Palliative Care Center
Professor, Department of Geriatrics and Palliative Medicine Catherine Gaisman Professor of Medical Ethics
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Co-director, Patty and Jay Baker National Palliative Care Center
Professor, Department of Geriatrics and Palliative Medicine Catherine Gaisman Professor of Medical Ethics
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
4:15 pm
to 5:00 pm
PLENARY VIII
Don’t Kill Granny: Becoming a Better Doctor for Older Adults and the Seriously Ill
Rosanne Leipzig, MD, PhD
Gerald and May Ellen Ritter Professor
Vice Chair, Emerita
Brookdale Department of Geriatrics and Palliative Medicine
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Vice Chair, Emerita
Brookdale Department of Geriatrics and Palliative Medicine
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai