Allison Applebaum is director of the Steven S. Elbaum Family Center for Caregiving and professor of geriatrics and palliative medicine at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai. Previously, Applebaum was founding director of the Caregivers Clinic at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, the first program of its kind in the United States to provide comprehensive psychosocial care to family members and friends of patients who are in the caregiving role. Applebaum’s research focuses on the development and dissemination of supportive services for family caregivers. She has published over 100 articles, reviews and book chapters on these topics and edited the textbook “Cancer Caregivers.” She is also the author of “Stand By Me: A Guide to Navigating Modern, Meaningful Caregiving.” (Mount Sinai Health System is a 2025 Festival Underwriter)