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The Mount Sinai Medical Center Becomes Official Provider Of Medical Services For The USTA And US Open

The USTA announced today that Mount Sinai has been named the official medical services provider and hospital of the USTA and the US Open.

New York, NY
(May 30, 2013)

The USTA announced today that The Mount Sinai Medical Center in New York City has been named the official medical services provider and hospital of the USTA and the US Open. In addition to providing on-site clinical care for tennis professionals competing in the US Open, Mount Sinai's team of medical experts will lead the development of policies around injury prevention and will conduct educational outreach to promote the health benefits of tennis. This effort could impact millions of recreational players in the US and potentially draw new players to the sport. The new, national year-round partnership between Mount Sinai and the USTA is believed to be one of the most in-depth relationship between a sports entity and a health care provider.

In conjunction with the new partnership, Alexis Chiang Colvin, MD, Assistant Professor of Sports Medicine at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai in the Leni and Peter W. May Department of Orthopaedics and a specialist in the surgical treatment of sports-related injuries of the knee, shoulder, and hip, will serve as the USTA's Chief Medical Officer. Dr. Colvin has extensive experience treating professional athletes, including the Pittsburgh Steelers and Penguins, as well as collegiate athletes. She previously served as a consultant to the USTA for the US Open, providing medical care to the players. In her new role with the USTA, Dr. Colvin will assist the USTA with initiatives across multiple divisions, including player development, community tennis, and diversity and inclusion. She will also serve as the Medical Advisor to the U.S. Fed Cup team. "Players will be able to access Mount Sinai's facilities throughout the year, providing continuity of care and access to Mount Sinai's core orthopaedic team," said Dr. Colvin.

Dr. Colvin's colleague, James Gladstone, MD, Associate Professor of Sports Medicine at the Icahn School of Medicine in the Leni and Peter W. May Department of Orthopaedics and Co-Director of Sports Medicine at The Mount Sinai Medical Center, will serve as Medical Advisor to the U.S. Davis Cup team.
Gordon Smith, USTA Executive Director and Chief Operating Officer said, "The vast resources of Mount Sinai will be a tremendous asset to the USTA, especially as we seek to set the sports industry standard for maintaining the health and wellness of our players."

Kenneth L. Davis, MD, President and CEO of The Mount Sinai Medical Center, underscored the institutions' commitment to health promotion. "Tennis has multiple health rewards, whether you compete on the world stage of the US Open, or play with family and friends at a local park," he said. "We are most interested in helping the USTA enhance and disseminate strategies for injury prevention and safe play across the lifespan."

Dennis S. Charney, MD, Anne and Joel Ehrenkranz Dean of the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai and Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs at The Mount Sinai Medical Center, said, "The USTA and Mount Sinai share a common goal is to promote health and safe, effective exercise. We are united in this effort because America is in a health crisis, with escalating prevalence of childhood and adult obesity, and many related conditions. We at Mount Sinai are proud to support the USTA's outreach and educational programs that are aimed at players young and old, established and inexperienced, and from a great range of neighborhoods and backgrounds.”

According to Valentin Fuster, MD, Physician-in-Chief, The Mount Sinai Medical Center, and Director, Mount Sinai Heart, the benefits of tennis include reduced risk of obesity, diabetes and cardiovascular disease. Youth outreach will be an area of mutual emphasis, and Dr. Colvin will be working with pediatricians and pediatric subspecialists of Mount Sinai's Kravis Children's Hospital as well as members of the Department of Cardiology to help promote tennis as a model youth sport.

Along with Drs. Colvin and Gladstone, Mount Sinai's physician team supporting the USTA will include:

Michael Yorio, MD, Assistant Professor of Orthopaedics at Mount Sinai, and a physician at ProHEALTH (Director, Player Medical Services for the U.S. Open Tennis Championships since 2008)
Deena Casiero, MD, a sports medicine physician who is currently a tournament physician at the US Open
Brian Neri, MD, head team orthopedist for the New York Islanders and orthopaedics consultant to Hofstra University and Molloy College

Mount Sinai will also work with ProHEALTH Care Associates, one of the largest integrated physician group practices in the New York metropolitan area, which has provided medical services at the US Open since 1997. The ProHEALTH team will be led by Senior Advisor Elliot Pellman, MD, the co-founder and Medical Director of ProHEALTH Care Associates and Clinical Professor of Medicine, Rheumatology and Orthopaedics at Mount Sinai. Additional consultants will include:

Evan L. Flatow, MD, Bernard J. Lasker Professor and Chair of the Leni and Peter W. May Department of Orthopaedics at Mount Sinai
Michael Hausman, MD, Dr. Robert K. Lippman Professor and Vice-Chair of Orthopaedics and Chief, Hand and Elbow Surgery at Mount Sinai
Andrew C. Hecht, MD, Assistant Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery and Neurosurgery and Co-Director of Orthopaedic Spine Surgery at Mount Sinai
Steven Weinfeld, MD, Associate Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery and Chief of the Foot and Ankle Service at Mount Sinai

While the new partnership is rooted in shared core values of promoting health and wellness, and preventing injury, it is also anchored by a shared commitment to meeting the needs of diverse populations. The USTA identifies and leads in removing barriers so that tennis is inclusive and reflects all of America. Located between the Upper East Side of Manhattan and East Harlem, Mount Sinai cares for one of the most diverse patient populations in the United States.

About the USTA
The USTA is the national governing body for the sport of tennis in the U.S. and the leader in promoting and developing the growth of tennis at every level -- from local communities to the highest level of the professional game. A not-for-profit organization with more than 760,000 members, it invests 100% of its proceeds in growing the game. It owns and operates the US Open, the highest attended annual sporting event in the world, and launched the Emirates Airline US Open Series linking 10 summer tournaments to the US Open. In addition, it owns approximately 90 Pro Circuit events throughout the U.S., and selects the teams for the Davis Cup, Federation Cup, Olympic and Paralympics Games. The USTA philanthropic entity, USTA Serves, provides grants and scholarships and helps underserved youth and people with disabilities. For more information on the USTA, log on to usta.com, "like" the official Facebook page facebook.com/usta or follow @usta on Twitter.

About The Mount Sinai Medical Center
The Mount Sinai Medical Center encompasses both The Mount Sinai Hospital and Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai. Established in 1968, the Icahn School of Medicine is one of the leading medical schools in the United States, and is noted for innovation in education, biomedical research, clinical care delivery, and local and global community service. It has more than 3,400 faculty in 32 departments and 14 research institutes, and ranks among the top 20 medical schools both in National Institutes of Health (NIH) funding and by U.S. News & World Report.

The Mount Sinai Hospital, founded in 1852, is a 1,171-bed tertiary- and quaternary-care teaching facility and one of the nation's oldest, largest and most-respected voluntary hospitals. In 2012, U.S. News & World Report ranked The Mount Sinai Hospital 14th on its elite Honor Roll of the nation's top hospitals based on reputation, safety, and other patient-care factors. Mount Sinai is one of 12 integrated academic medical centers whose medical school ranks among the top 20 in NIH funding and by U.S. News & World Report and whose hospital is on the U.S. News & World Report Honor Roll. Nearly 60,000 people were treated at Mount Sinai as inpatients last year, and approximately 560,000 outpatient visits took place.

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About the Mount Sinai Health System

Mount Sinai Health System is one of the largest academic medical systems in the New York metro area, with more than 43,000 employees working across eight hospitals, over 400 outpatient practices, nearly 300 labs, a school of nursing, and a leading school of medicine and graduate education. Mount Sinai advances health for all people, everywhere, by taking on the most complex health care challenges of our time — discovering and applying new scientific learning and knowledge; developing safer, more effective treatments; educating the next generation of medical leaders and innovators; and supporting local communities by delivering high-quality care to all who need it.

Through the integration of its hospitals, labs, and schools, Mount Sinai offers comprehensive health care solutions from birth through geriatrics, leveraging innovative approaches such as artificial intelligence and informatics while keeping patients’ medical and emotional needs at the center of all treatment. The Health System includes approximately 7,300 primary and specialty care physicians; 13 joint-venture outpatient surgery centers throughout the five boroughs of New York City, Westchester, Long Island, and Florida; and more than 30 affiliated community health centers. We are consistently ranked by U.S. News & World Report's Best Hospitals, receiving high "Honor Roll" status, and are highly ranked: No. 1 in Geriatrics and top 20 in Cardiology/Heart Surgery, Diabetes/Endocrinology, Gastroenterology/GI Surgery, Neurology/Neurosurgery, Orthopedics, Pulmonology/Lung Surgery, Rehabilitation, and Urology. New York Eye and Ear Infirmary of Mount Sinai is ranked No. 12 in Ophthalmology. U.S. News & World Report’s “Best Children’s Hospitals” ranks Mount Sinai Kravis Children's Hospital among the country’s best in several pediatric specialties.

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