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Dr. Gary Newton attends the farewell celebrations at Mount Sinai Hospital.
Creating possibilities: Dr. Gary Newton reflects on a decade of leadership
“There is no status quo in an academic health sciences centre. You are always working towards the next horizon.” 
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Composite of three images, large image on the left side of the Indigenous Health Centre in Toronto. It is a grey building with red accents on the windows. On the right side are two smaller images one on top of the other. The top image is Michael Milward, Executive Director, Anishnawbe Health Toronto, signing a document on a table that has a white table cloth. Below is a photo of Dr. Gary Newton, President and CEO of Sinai Health signing the document on the same table.
Partnership aims to improve access to care for Indigenous patients and families
Leaders of Anishnawbe Health Toronto (AHT) and Sinai Health participated…
This work marks the next phase in Sinai Health’s longstanding commitment to advancing
Building a more connected approach to age-friendly care
Sinai Health’s Age Friendly Strategy is helping make care more consistent…
Composite of four photos arranged in a grid. On the left is a photo of a woman standing in the stands in a soccer stadium, below is a photo of two people in a librarian holding up a poster. Top right images shows a man holding up a bicycle and smiling at the camera, bottom right is a group photo of volunteers.
Captured Caring: Inspiring Moments for September 2026
Three images side-by-side in a collage style photo, with the first being two older adults running, the second being a woman receiving a mammogram, and the third being a clinician showing a model of the human colon.
Four new things to know about cancer screening and care
From changes in screening to advances in research, there’s a lot happening…
A collage of Drs. Vasily Giannakeas and Selin Jessa smiling in brightly lit room.
Meet the newest scientists advancing discovery and translational research at Sinai Health
Drs. Vasily Giannakeas and Selin Jessa join the Lunenfeld-Tanenbaum…
Collage of a headshot of Dr. Paula Rochon and a photo of an older adults hands on a table with someone else's hands holding a weekly supplement container.
Ontario study identifies potentially harmful drug combinations prescribed to older adults
A new Ontario-wide study reveals that common medications, from statins to…
Two people in a brightly lit hallway standing beside each other smiling.
From ideas to action: A new framework for a more sustainable Sinai Health
Sinai Health is taking action to build a more sustainable future,…
Dr. Paula Rochon, Director of Research at The Weston and O’Born Centre for Mature Women’s Health, leads a multidisciplinary team discussion with colleagues, including Dr. Nathan Stall, Geriatrics Site Lead at Mount Sinai Hospital.
Five-year strategy charters the next phase of mature women’s health research
The Weston and O’Born Centre for Mature Women’s Health has launched its…
Dr. Jennie Johnstone smiling with a bright background coloured orange, blue and red for the Sinai Health branded colours.
Dr. Jennie Johnstone elected Fellow of the Canadian Academy of Health Sciences
Sinai Health infectious disease physician and infection prevention leader…
Three people standing in an operating room smiling.
A Canadian first: Baby conceived and born after uterine transplant
For people born without a uterus, the dream of carrying a pregnancy is…
Occupational therapist Stephanie Seilman helps a Mount Sinai Emergency Department patient use a long-handled shoehorn.
Supporting safe discharge: OT and PT in Mount Sinai’s Emergency Department
Most people don’t expect to see an occupational therapist or…
A team of researchers from Sinai Health and the University of Toronto standing in a hallway together smiling.
Scientists receive $9M in renewed funding to study how cancer cells escape treatment
A renewed $9 million grant is accelerating research into one of cancer…
Dr. Michael Wainberg smiling at Isabel Kerrebijn, sitting at a desk beside one another with an open laptop in front of them.
Largest-ever genetic study of fibromyalgia points to a neurological origin of the disorder
A study co-led by Sinai Health researchers breaks new ground in…
Obstetric Anesthesia Fellow Margarita Vladimirova Blajeva with Fellowship Director Dr. Ronald George.
Preparing the next generation of leaders in obstetric anesthesiology
At Mount Sinai Hospital, the Obstetric (OB) Anesthesia Fellowship is…
Four photos in a grid composite image. On the left are two images of health-care professionals in the NICU. One group is standing with a cart that has purple containers on it. The people are looking at the camera smiling in both photos. On the right are two group photos of health-care professionals and leaders at a celebration of a clinic's 25th anniversary.
Captured Caring: Inspiring moments for July 2026
Every day our people at Sinai Health are doing extraordinary things.…
Two leads of Sinai Health's Mental Health and Addictions Program stand in a hallway at Mount Sinai Hospital
Sinai Health launches Mental Health and Addictions program
In response to growing patient needs, Sinai Health has introduced its…
Dr. Ben-Yakov smiling in a blue shirt.
Dr. Max Ben-Yakov appointed as Sinai Health's next Chief, Emergency Medicine
Throughout his career, Dr. Max Ben-Yakov has advanced emergency care…
Dr. George Charames in a white lab coat standing in a laboratory.
Sinai Health launches whole-genome sequencing for kidney disease
A provincial genomics network is bringing the first whole-genome…