Associate Director of Infection Prevention
Mount Sinai Hospital
Staten Island, New York
Karen Brody MSN, RN, GERO-BC, CIC is the Associate Director for Infection Prevention at Mount Sinai hospital in NYC. She has worked in healthcare for over 22 years beginning her career as a nursing assistant and becoming an RN in 2008. In 2016 she started in the field of infection prevention and obtained her CIC in 2018 while also earning an MSN with a focus in nursing education in the same year. She is actively engaged in the Greater NY APIC chapter, serving on the board of directors from 2023-2024 and is currently serving as the president-elect. She has lectured at the Northeastern Infection Control Educators “Basic Course for Principals of Infection Prevention and Control” since 2019. She received the United Hospital Fund’s Quality Improvement Champion Award in 2023 for her work in enhancing screening surveillance for Candida auris in her facility to prevent outbreaks.
I do not have any relevant financial / non-financial relationships with any proprietary interests.
LDPM 13 - Evaluating a Pilot Mentorship Program for Infection Preventionists in a Metropolitan Area
Wednesday, June 18, 2025
8:21 AM – 8:40 AM MST