The Department remains focused on growth across all areas: clinical practice, education and research. You will see our accomplishments in all these areas throughout the update.

It is important to highlight our clinical practice expansion, opening new practice sites throughout the metro area. We have increased our practice in Westchester, serving adults at the Montefiore Einstein Advanced Care (MEAC) in Elmsford at 555 Taxter Road and children in Harrison at 600 Mamaroneck Avenue. At MEAC we focus on patients with head and neck cancer, thyroid/parathyroid disorders, otologic and neurotologic diseases, rhinology and skull base issues, sleep disorders and facial aesthetic and reconstructive issues. We are also seeing facial aesthetic and reconstructive patients at the newly opened 497 Greenwich practice in Tribeca and at a site in Flushing where we see complex head and neck and skull base patients. In order to facilitate the surgical management of these patients, we have expanded our surgical sites to Montefiore Mount Vernon for adults and Montefiore New Rochelle for children. This growth is an important component of improving access to our state-of-the-art care and supporting our relationship with our community partners.

This year we have been, once again, recognized for our simulation expertise, boot camps and in-situ training to improve patient outcomes. We continue to successfully participate in clinical trials and continue to expand our grant portfolio in translational and quality research.

We look forward to continued growth in 2024 across the Department, with new areas of clinical care, research and education initiatives.