Mount Sinai names leader of new Center for Caregiving
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Allison J. Applebaum, PhD, will lead the new Center for Caregiving at Mount Sinai.
Applebaum — recognized for her expertise in the psychological needs of caregivers — also will serve as professor of geriatrics and palliative medicine.
Applebaum previously served as founding director of the Caregiving Clinic at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center. The clinic offers targeted psychosocial care to family caregivers of individuals with cancer, beginning at diagnosis and continuing through bereavement.
“When I started my training at [Memorial Sloan Kettering] 15 years ago, there were limited resources for family caregivers despite the fact that care relied heavily on their support,” Applebaum said in a press release. “Importantly, research suggests these family caregivers experience significant distress and lack avenues for psychosocial support. ... There is a real need for more data on the unmet psychosocial needs of minority family caregivers and I am excited by the opportunity to help and serve the extremely diverse population that Mount Sinai cares for.”
Applebaum’s psycho-oncology work has focused on establishing new approaches to address psychosocial needs of caregivers. Her work at Mount Sinai will go beyond oncology to include meeting the needs of caregivers of individuals with other disabilities or illnesses.
“We are thrilled to welcome Dr. Applebaum to the Mount Sinai community,” R. Sean Morrison, MD, Ellen and Howard C. Katz professor and chair of the Brookdale Department of Geriatrics and Palliative Medicine at Mount Sinai, said in the release. “She has distinguished herself as a leader in caregiving research, developing unique caregiving models for patients and families battling complex conditions. Her work is widely acknowledged as the gold standard of care.”
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