In this interview with Arthur H. Aufses, Jr. MD, Dr. Ezra Greenspan discusses his career and the early years of cancer chemotherapy in the United States, the formation of the Chemotherapy Foundation, and his vision of the future of chemotherapy. He mentions: George Baehr, MD, Isidore Snapper, MD, Babe Ruth’s treatment, Sidney Farber, MD, Walter Reed Hospital, the National Cancer Institute, and Alexander Gutman, MD.

This collection consists of 26 audio or video interviews with medical, administrative and research staff from across the Hospital System, describing their personal experiences during the first wave of the Covid-19 pandemic.

Victoria Adams, PharmD relates her experience working in the Pharmacy Department while interfacing with the Infectious Diseases Division at the Mount Sinai Hospital during the first wave of the Covid-19 pandemic in spring 2020. She describes her daily work responsibilities, what the City was like during that time, and how she coped in her personal life.

Dr. Eileen Callahan relates her experiences and difficulties helping geriatric patients during the initial stages of the Covid-19 outbreak.

Interview with the Rev. Dr. Rachelle Zazzu, who speaks of her experiences as the sole chaplain at Mount Sinai Queens, which saw an unprecedented and overwhelming surge in Covid-19 patients in the first months of the pandemic. Video recording and transcript attached.

Interview with Erik Blutinger, an Emergency Medicine Department physician at Mount Sinai Queens Hospital in Astoria. Dr. Blutinger shares his experiences during the Covid-19 pandemic.

Khalid Islam discusses his experiences working as an EMS Training and Safety Manager at the Mount Sinai Hospital during the first wave of the Covid-19 pandemic in spring 2020.