R. Sean Morrison, MD

Dr. R. Sean Morrison is the Ellen and Howard C. Katz Professor and Chair of the Brookdale Department of Geriatrics and Palliative Medicine. He is also Co-Director of the Patty and Jay Baker National Palliative Care Center and Director of the National Palliative Care Research Center, national organizations devoted to increasing the evidence base of palliative care in the United States. Nationally, he has served as President and Secretary of the American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine.

Dr. Morrison is the recipient of numerous awards, including the American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine’s PDIA National Leadership, Excellence in Research, and Visionary Awards; the American Cancer Society’s Distinguished Achievement in Cancer and Clinical Research Professor Awards; the American Geriatrics Society’s Outstanding Achievement for Clinical Investigation Award; and the Jacobi Medallion (Mount Sinai’s highest recognition).

Dr. Morrison has received over $75 million dollars in research funding focused on improving care for seriously ill older adults and their families. His work has appeared in all major peer-reviewed medical journals, including the New England Journal of Medicine, Annals of Internal Medicine, and the Journal of the American Medical Association. He edited the first textbook on geriatrics palliative care and has contributed to more than 15 books on the subject of geriatrics and palliative care. As one of the leading figures in the field of palliative medicine, Dr. Morrison has appeared numerous times on television and in print to discuss his own research and to comment on matters related to older adults and those with serious illness. 

R. Sean Morrison received his ScB from Brown University and his MD from the University of Chicago Pritzker School Of Medicine. He completed his residency training at the New York Hospital-Cornell Medical Center followed by post-graduate fellowship training at the Mount Sinai School of Medicine in New York City. He has been on Mount Sinai’s faculty since 1995.