2018 Aspen Ideas Festival

This was the sixth year that Mount Sinai partnered with the Aspen Ideas Festival. The event was held June 21 to June 30 in Aspen, Colorado. "Mount Sinai is innovating models in coordinated patient care, advancing research on the most debilitating diseases, and educating tomorrow's physicians to be leaders in the new health care reform environment," says Kenneth L. Davis, MD, President and CEO of the Mount Sinai Health System. “We are excited to be a part of the Aspen Ideas Festival where great ideas are advanced.”

Kenneth L. Davis, MD

Kenneth L. Davis, MD, leads an intimate roundtable discussion on, “Drug Prices: What Can Be Done?”

Philip Landrigan, MD, MSc

Philip Landrigan, MD, MSc, (left) discusses “Health Risks on a Changing Planet: Pollution, Climate Change, and More” at the Maroon Bells outdoor amphitheater during the Aspen Ideas Festival.

Kenneth L. Davis, MD, Niyum Gandhi, Linda DeCherrie, MD, and Prabhjot Singh, MD, PhD

Spotlight Health Underwriter Perspective session, “Saving Lives Through Genomics,” featuring Kenneth L. Davis, MD, Niyum Gandhi, Linda DeCherrie, MD, and Prabhjot Singh, MD, PhD (left to right).

Ari Grinspan, MD

Ari Grinspan, MD, Director of GI Microbial Therapeutics, leading a Med School session on Fostering a Healthy Microbiome.

Eric Schadt, PhD, Alan Copperman, MD, Judy Cho, MD, and Kenneth L. Davis, MD

Aspen Ideas Festival Underwriter Perspective session, “Do or Die: It’s Time to Think Beyond the Hospital” featuring Eric Schadt, PhD, Alan Copperman, MD, Judy Cho, MD, and Kenneth L. Davis, MD (pictured left to right).

The 2018 Mount Sinai Health Concourse

The 2018 Mount Sinai Health Concourse, where complimentary health screenings are provided to Aspen Ideas Festival attendees.

Dermatologist Jesleen Ahluwalia, MD

Dermatologist Jesleen Ahluwalia, MD, performing a skin cancer screening on a patient at the Mount Sinai Health Concourse.

Registered Nurse Marissa Martinez, RN

Registered Nurse Marissa Martinez, RN, administering a cholesterol test on a patient at the Mount Sinai Health Concourse.