
Alumni Association
- Aug 18, 2021
- 1 min
Alumnus Lawrence Kane, MD' 70 Receives the Global Humanitarian Award
Alumnus Lawrence Kane, MD' 70 was recently awarded the 2020 Global Humanitarian Award by the American College of Radiology Foundation for...

Alumni Association
- Aug 18, 2021
- 2 min
Remarks from the SUNY Downstate Alumni Association President, Pierre Arty, MD' 90
I would like to introduce myself and welcome the Class of 2021 to the SUNY Downstate Alumni Association. It is my desire to encourage you...

Alumni Association
- Jun 30, 2021
- 2 min
Class Notes: June 2021
Sidney Winawer M.D. ‘56 has been an Emeritus attending at Memorial Sloan Kettering since 2016. He is still involved with his MSK and NYC...

Alumni Association
- Feb 26, 2021
- 1 min
Alumni Share: Diving & Spinal Cord Injury, "Feet First" by Richard Siegel, MD' 64
This week alumnus Richard Siegel, MD' 64 shared "Feet First", a video he produced and directed discussing the dangers of diving. Check...

Alumni Association
- Jul 29, 2020
- 1 min
A Message From the Alumni Association President: Thank You Downstate
This month Downstate celebrates its 160th Anniversary for its founding medical school class. Today we celebrate our Class of 2020...

Alumni Association
- Jun 30, 2020
- 1 min
A Message From the Alumni Association President
My fellow Downstate COM Alumni, I hope that the experiences inside and outside of the classroom during your 4 years of medical school at...

Alumni Association
- Jun 30, 2020
- 1 min
Submit Your COVID-19 Stories
We want to celebrate our heroes and remember those who have made the ultimate sacrifice. To do so we would like our alumni to share...

Alumni Association
- Mar 31, 2020
- 2 min
A Message from the Alumni Association President: COVID-19 Update
As President of the Alumni Association, I have been working hard with our Executive Board and staff to determine our response to the...

Alumni Association
- Feb 28, 2020
- 2 min
All About The People: An Alumnus Profile on Eric Manheimer, MD’75
When you speak to Dr. Eric Manheimer there are many things that stand out. Perhaps the clearest is his love of mankind and desire to make...

Alumni Association
- Jul 26, 2019
- 1 min
Class Notes: July 2019
Bernard Feldman, MD’ 59 is no longer with the University of Nevada School of Medicine although he retains the title “Professor Emeritus,...

Alumni Association
- Jun 27, 2019
- 3 min
A Message from the Alumni Association President
On behalf of the Alumni Association, I would like to congratulate the Class of 2019 and welcome you to the Association. Our organization...

Alumni Association
- Apr 17, 2019
- 2 min
A Message From The Alumni Association President: The Alumni Association is Independent
Unlike many Alumni Associations, our Alumni Association is an independent organization that is separate from the medical school. We have...

Alumni Association
- Mar 15, 2019
- 2 min
A Message From The Alumni Association President: Alumni Reunion
Once again, it is approaching the time for our annual reunion at the Brooklyn Marriott on the weekend of May 17-19, 2019. Although we...

Alumni Association
- Feb 15, 2019
- 2 min
Class Notes: February 2019
Susan (Gradstein) Ramos, MD ’69 is a semi-retired general surgeon. She has been practicing as a general surgeon in Reno since 1978....

Alumni Association
- Feb 15, 2019
- 2 min
A Message From The Alumni Association President: Downstate and the American Dream
Historically the United States has attracted immigrants from all over the world because we are viewed as a country where those seeking...

Alumni Association
- Jan 17, 2019
- 2 min
A Message from the Alumni Association President: Physician Burnout or Physician Abuse
Since the advent of the Electronic Medical Record (EMR), the practice of medicine has radically changed. EMRs offer the advantage of...

Alumni Association
- Dec 14, 2018
- 2 min
A Message from the Alumni Association President: The Patient Didn’t Fill My Prescription
How often have you had the experience where you have written a prescription for what you felt was the best medication to treat a...

Alumni Association
- Nov 16, 2018
- 2 min
Alumnus, Gerald Deas, MD ’62 Retires from SUNY Downstate!
pictured from left to right: Pascal J. Imperato, MD ’62 M. Monica Sweeney, MD ’75 Miriam T. Vincent, MD ’85, Gerald W. Deas, MD ’62 ...

Alumni Association
- Nov 16, 2018
- 2 min
A Message from the Alumni Association President: “Why I Hated Downstate”
What would prompt the President of an Alumni Association to write an article with this title about a school that positively impacted our...

Alumni Association
- Oct 15, 2018
- 3 min
Alumnus Profile: Medicine Takes Hold of Your Life- Ronald Bashian, MD ’72
Before graduating SUNY Downstate in ’72, I already knew that medicine becomes a part of your very identity and that it is, indeed, a...