
R. Sean Sean Morrison MD
Hospice and Palliative Medicine, Dementia
Ellen and Howard C. Katz Professor and Chair, Brookdale Department of Geriatrics and Palliative Medicine; Director, National Palliative Care Research Center
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Summary
- Ellen and Howard C. Katz Professor and Chair of the Brookdale Department of Geriatrics and Palliative Medicine in the
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai.
Please also follow our department on Twitter: @MSHSGeriPalCare.
Education & Training
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount SinaiFellowship, Geriatric Medicine (Internal Medicine), 1993 - 1996
New York Presbyterian Hospital (Cornell Campus)Residency, Internal Medicine, 1990 - 1993
University of Chicago Division of the Biological Sciences The Pritzker School of MedicineClass of 1990
Certifications & Licensure
NY State Medical License 1992 - 2028
American Board of Internal Medicine Geriatric Medicine
American Board of Internal Medicine Hospice and Palliative Medicine
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification EpicCare Ambulatory 2014 Certified EHR Suite, Epic Systems Corporation, 2014-2016
- CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification EpicCare Ambulatory - Core EMR, Epic Systems Corporation, 2014-2016
- CMS Meaningful Use Stage 2 Certification EpicCare Ambulatory 2014 Certified EHR Suite, Epic Systems Corporation, 2014-2016
Clinical Trials
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- The Challenges of Caregiving-Isn't It Time We Stopped Just Admiring the Problem?Leah E Walsh, R Sean Morrison, Allison J Applebaum
Journal of Palliative Medicine. 2026-11-01 - Opioid and Gabapentinoid Prescribing in Older Adults with Dementia Before and After the 2016 CDC Opioid Prescribing Guideline.Taylor Veschio, Karen McKendrick, Lihua Li, Krista Harrison, Lauren J Hunt
Journal of General Internal Medicine. 2026-10-20 - Private Equity Acquisitions of Home Health Care Agencies.Tessa Jones, Evan Bollens-Lund, Arushi Arora, Claire K Ankuda, R Sean Morrison
Journal of the American Geriatrics Society. 2026-09-01
Other
- AGS19: Focused Leadership Efforts Aim to Fill Geriatrics Physician ShortageR. Sean Morrison, MD, Op-Med
https://www.doximity.com/articles/b957164d-59be-4f3e-84cd-b79b182e9e8b
UpToDate, Wolters Kluwer Health - 2012-11-08 - Palliative care: Issues specific to geriatric patientsMorrison RS, O'Neill LB
http://www.uptodate.com/contents/palliative-care-issues-specific-to-geriatric-patients
UpToDate, Wolters Kluwer Health - 2013-01-15
Authored Content
- AGS19: Focused Leadership Efforts Aim to Fill Geriatrics Physician ShortageMay 2019
Press Mentions
Mount Sinai’s Veronica Rivera, MD, Named Clinician of the Year by the American Geriatrics SocietyJune 29th, 2026
Historic $64 Million NIH Award for Palliative Care Research Ushers in New Era; Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai to LeadAugust 20th, 2025
Mount Sinai Establishes Steven S. Elbaum Family Center for CaregivingMay 20th, 2025
Grant Support
- Deploying High Value Longitudinal Population-Based data in Dementia Research (DEVELOP AD Research)ICAHN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AT MOUNT SINAI2020–2031
- Enhancing Independence in Elders with Serious IllnessICAHN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AT MOUNT SINAI2010–2030
- Exposomics and Alzheimer's disease Across the Life CourseICAHN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AT MOUNT SINAI2024–2029
- Palliative Care at Home for Patients with DementiaICAHN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AT MOUNT SINAI2022–2027
- Palliative Care at Home for Patients with DementiaICAHN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AT MOUNT SINAI2022–2027
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