Honorees
Robert E. Accordino, MD, MSc
Chief Medical Officer, AbleTo
Attending Physician, Massachusetts General Hospital; Faculty Member, Harvard Medical School
Robert Accordino, MD, MSc is a physician executive and practicing pediatric, adolescent, and adult psychiatrist currently serving as the Chief Medical Officer of AbleTo, a leading national provider of virtual behavioral health care services recently acquired by Optum. He is on the faculty of Massachusetts General Hospital Harvard Medical School. In 2016, he was appointed by President Barack Obama to the White House Fellowship. As a first-year medical student at Mount Sinai, he founded and led the national expansion of the nonprofit organization Music for Autism, which began at the Mount Sinai Adolescent Health Center.
Keith J. Benkov, MD
Professor of Pediatrics, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Recipient of the Dr. Joan E. Morgenthau Lifetime Advocate for Youth Award
Keith J. Benkov, MD is a Professor of Pediatrics at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai and was the Division Chief of Pediatric Gastroenterology as well as the Fellowship Program Director for many years. His main focus has been inflammatory bowel disease and he has been active in patient care, research, and patient advocacy. He has been involved with the Mount Sinai Adolescent Health Center since he was an intern in 1979 and today provides gastroenterology consults to patients there.
Elsie McCabe Thompson
President & CEO, Mission Society of NYC
and
William C. Thompson, Jr.
Partner & Chief Administrative Officer, Siebert Williams Shank & Co., LLC
Elsie McCabe Thompson is a Harvard-educated lawyer and the President and CEO of the Mission Society of New York City, one of the country’s oldest antipoverty organizations established in 1812, who for 40 years has used her skills to help many nonprofits through periods of difficult change. In recognition of her work, Elsie became an inaugural recipient of the Ford Foundation Visionaries Award for her pioneering, transformative social change.
The Honorable William C. Thompson, Jr., joined Siebert Williams Shank & Co., LLC in 2010 and is an equity owner of the firm. He served as the Comptroller of the City of New York from 2002 to 2009, protecting the interests of millions of New Yorkers during one of the most challenging economic periods in history. In 2016, Mr. Thompson was appointed Chairperson of the Board of Trustees of The City University of New York. Additionally, he serves on the Mount Sinai Health System Boards of Trustees. He is a lifelong NYC resident and a product of its public schools.
Staff Honorees
The Mount Sinai Adolescent Health Center Registration Team
Our registrars are the first people patients talk to on the phone and see in person when they walk through the doors. They set the tone for each young person’s experience here and without their warmth, expertise, incredible hard work, and commitment to our young people, we would not be able to provide the care we do.
The Mount Sinai Adolescent Health Center Engineering Team
The engineering team is the backbone of the Center, maintaining and improving the spaces we provide care in every day. From ensuring we can remain open through hurricanes and snowstorms to replacing boiler systems to ensuring the sidewalk is safe for pedestrians and patients, the engineering team keeps the lights on so young people can continue to access the care they need.
Attending Physician, Massachusetts General Hospital; Faculty Member, Harvard Medical School
Robert Accordino, MD, MSc is a physician executive and practicing pediatric, adolescent, and adult psychiatrist currently serving as the Chief Medical Officer of AbleTo, a leading national provider of virtual behavioral health care services recently acquired by Optum. He is on the faculty of Massachusetts General Hospital Harvard Medical School. In 2016, he was appointed by President Barack Obama to the White House Fellowship. As a first-year medical student at Mount Sinai, he founded and led the national expansion of the nonprofit organization Music for Autism, which began at the Mount Sinai Adolescent Health Center.
Keith J. Benkov, MDProfessor of Pediatrics, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Recipient of the Dr. Joan E. Morgenthau Lifetime Advocate for Youth Award
Keith J. Benkov, MD is a Professor of Pediatrics at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai and was the Division Chief of Pediatric Gastroenterology as well as the Fellowship Program Director for many years. His main focus has been inflammatory bowel disease and he has been active in patient care, research, and patient advocacy. He has been involved with the Mount Sinai Adolescent Health Center since he was an intern in 1979 and today provides gastroenterology consults to patients there.
Elsie McCabe ThompsonPresident & CEO, Mission Society of NYC
and
William C. Thompson, Jr.
Partner & Chief Administrative Officer, Siebert Williams Shank & Co., LLC
Elsie McCabe Thompson is a Harvard-educated lawyer and the President and CEO of the Mission Society of New York City, one of the country’s oldest antipoverty organizations established in 1812, who for 40 years has used her skills to help many nonprofits through periods of difficult change. In recognition of her work, Elsie became an inaugural recipient of the Ford Foundation Visionaries Award for her pioneering, transformative social change.
The Honorable William C. Thompson, Jr., joined Siebert Williams Shank & Co., LLC in 2010 and is an equity owner of the firm. He served as the Comptroller of the City of New York from 2002 to 2009, protecting the interests of millions of New Yorkers during one of the most challenging economic periods in history. In 2016, Mr. Thompson was appointed Chairperson of the Board of Trustees of The City University of New York. Additionally, he serves on the Mount Sinai Health System Boards of Trustees. He is a lifelong NYC resident and a product of its public schools.
Staff Honorees
The Mount Sinai Adolescent Health Center Registration Team
Our registrars are the first people patients talk to on the phone and see in person when they walk through the doors. They set the tone for each young person’s experience here and without their warmth, expertise, incredible hard work, and commitment to our young people, we would not be able to provide the care we do.
The Mount Sinai Adolescent Health Center Engineering Team
The engineering team is the backbone of the Center, maintaining and improving the spaces we provide care in every day. From ensuring we can remain open through hurricanes and snowstorms to replacing boiler systems to ensuring the sidewalk is safe for pedestrians and patients, the engineering team keeps the lights on so young people can continue to access the care they need.