Celebrate Doctors' Day 2025 with Mount Sinai!
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The Mount Sinai community celebrated National Doctors’ Day on Sunday, March 30th. This annual observance honors the dedication, skill and unwavering commitment of physicians in providing high-quality health care to individuals and communities worldwide.
This year, you shared more than 2,000 messages of gratitude!
We surprised a few doctors with notes from their grateful patients—see their surprised reactions!
Joshua B. Bederson, MD
“I actually think Doctors’ Day should be renamed Patients’ Day. Doctors would not exist without our patients, and our whole reason for being doctors is to take care of you.”
Dr. Bederson is Chair of the Department of Neurosurgery at the Mount Sinai Health System, and has performed more than 4,000 neurosurgical operations.
Pruthvi Patel, MD, MPH
“Being able to put a lot of information into context and having a patient walk out of the room and say, ‘I get it,’ or ‘I see your pathway.’ It may not always lead to a cure, but it may lead to a feeling of self-empowerment. I think those are my favorite messages—when patients feel empowered after they leave our office.”
Dr. Patel is an Associate Professor of Medicine in the Division of Liver Diseases.
Christopher Cao, MD
“We’re entrusted to do what’s best for our patients and for our community. And most of the time, we see patients in their most vulnerable state…and it’s in those times that I think we can provide the best care and make the biggest difference for our patients.”
Dr. Cao is an Assistant Professor of Medicine in the Division of Gastroenterology at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, providing clinical care for a wide variety of gastrointestinal diseases.