Newswise — Kevin G. Dunsky, MD, joins The Mount Sinai Medical Center as Director of Cardiovascular Institute Practice Development. He will also serve as the Associate Director of Quality Assurance for Mount Sinai Heart and Associate Professor of Medicine at Mount Sinai School of Medicine. Dr. Dunsky comes to Mount Sinai from NewYork-Presbyterian where he served as Assistant Clinical Professor in Medicine in the Department of Cardiology. He served as an Instructor in the Department of Medicine at Mount Sinai School of Medicine prior to joining NewYork-Presbyterian.

As Director of Cardiovascular Institute Practice Development, Dr. Dunsky will be responsible for the development of a clinical cardiology practice that integrates full time and voluntary cardiology practices at Mount Sinai. He will also assist in the development of junior cardiologist practices. As the Associate Director of Quality Assurance, Dr. Dunsky will develop an integrated quality assurance program for all of Mount Sinai Heart encompassing the Cardiovascular Institute, Cardio Thoracic Surgery and Cardiovascular Surgery.

Dr. Dunsky earned his BA at Brown University and his MD from Georgetown University School of Medicine. He completed his internship, residency and fellowship at Mount Sinai School of Medicine.

About The Mount Sinai Medical CenterThe Mount Sinai Medical Center encompasses The Mount Sinai Hospital and Mount Sinai School of Medicine. The Mount Sinai Hospital is one of the nation's oldest, largest and most-respected voluntary hospitals. Founded in 1852, Mount Sinai today is a 1,171-bed tertiary-care teaching facility that is internationally acclaimed for excellence in clinical care. Last year, nearly 50,000 people were treated at Mount Sinai as inpatients, and there were nearly 450,000 outpatient visits to the Medical Center.

Mount Sinai School of Medicine is internationally recognized as a leader in groundbreaking clinical and basic-science research, as well as having an innovative approach to medical education. With a faculty of more than 3,400 in 38 clinical and basic science departments and centers, Mount Sinai ranks among the top 20 medical schools in receipt of National Institute of Health (NIH) grants.

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