Alumni Association
- Dec 15, 2016
- 2 min
The Student-Run Brooklyn Free Clinic moves to Clarkson Avenue January 4
The Brooklyn Free Clinic is one of many programs supported in part by medical alumni Photo courtesy of SUNY Downstate The student-run Brooklyn Free Clinic moves to the University Hospital of Brooklyn January 4, 2017, on the SUNY Downstate campus, after a decade at its first home, UHB Health Associates at 840 Lefferts Avenue. The clinic had borrowed the office space after hours. The new location, Suite A on the first floor near the University Hospital entrance, is already a wo
Alumni Association
- Dec 15, 2016
- 5 min
Class Notes: December 16, 2016
Donna Younger, MD ’55
Dr. Younger, an internal medicine physician and Harvard Medical School professor, retired in 2016. Allen Silberstein, MD ’62
Dr. Silberstein writes that he has been retired for 10 years now, and spends his time sculpting, playing tennis and traveling with his wife, Irene. Allan Naarden, MD ’64
Dr. Naarden’s son, Gregory, and daughter-in-law, Ann, had a child, Dr. Naarden’s fourth grandchild. Andy Schwartz, MD ‘65
Dr. Schwartz writes, “We have evolved
Alumni Association
- Oct 27, 2016
- 2 min
Michael Zenilman, MD `84, New Chair of Surgery at New York Methodist
Michael Zenilman, MD `84, has joined New York Methodist Hospital as chair of the Department of Surgery. He will also serve on the Weill Cornell Medicine faculty, recruited as a professor of surgery. A specialist in gastrointestinal surgery and expert in geriatric surgery, Dr. Zenilman is a graduate of the College of Medicine at SUNY Downstate. He went on to complete a residency at Barnes-Jewish Hospital at Washington University in St. Louis before becoming professor of surger
Alumni Association
- Sep 23, 2016
- 1 min
Photos: SUNY Downstate Alumni Wine & Cheese Event Sept. 22
Mark the next one, Dec. 15, 2016, on your calendars! Dan Nicoll, MD ’72, catches up with Louis Cregler, MD ’75 From left to right, foreground, Bandele Omokoku, MD ’75, Vinette Greenland, MD ’79, Dan Nicoll, MD ’72 and Louis Cregler, MD ’75 Bandele Omokoku, MD ’75 and Louis Cregler, MD ’75, talk in front of Alumni Auditorium From left to right, William Urban, Jr. MD, ’89, Joseph Merlino, MD, MPA, and Paul Pipia, MD, ’89 Robert Iskowitz, MD ’66, Walter Diamond, and M. Monica Sw
Alumni Association
- Sep 15, 2016
- 5 min
Leave Downstate and Go Anywhere: Diversity and a Vision for Urban Health
A conversation with Carla Boutin-Foster, MD ’94, MS
SUNY Downstate Associate Dean for Diversity Education & Research The SUNY Downstate Office of Diversity Education and Research supports diverse students interested in pursuing medical education. It’s an important initiative for SUNY Downstate, Dr. Boutin-Foster said. The students are increasingly diverse, medicine is increasingly global, and Brooklyn, in particular, provides a singular opportunity to develop standards to im
Alumni Association
- Sep 14, 2016
- 2 min
SUNY Downstate News Digest, Sept. 15, 2016
Shaundelle Moore Goldsmith, JD, director of the Office of Diversity and Inclusion at SUNY Downstate Medical Center, has been recognized with the Diversity Visionary Award from INSIGHT into Diversity magazine. The award honors individuals who have made significant contributions to diversity in higher education. Read more from SUNY Downstate, here. Ayman Fanous, MD, has been named professor and chair of the Department of Psychiatry at SUNY Downstate Medical Center. Dr. Fanous w
Alumni Association
- Aug 24, 2016
- 2 min
Salvatore Volpe, MD ’86, to Receive National PCMH Practice Award
The Patient-Centered Primary Care Collaborative annually honors three distinguished primary care champions from across the country that have dedicated their careers to promoting advanced primary care and the patient-centered medical home. Salvatore Volpe, MD ’86, will receive the Patient-Centered Medical Home Practice Award for outstanding dedication to promoting a coordinated health care system that achieves improved quality and access at lower costs during the PCPCC Annual
Alumni Association
- Aug 22, 2016
- 2 min
Mark Stewart MD, PhD ’91, Named SUNY Downstate Interim Provost
Dr. Mark Stewart was named Interim Provost for SUNY Downstate on August 18, 2016. From Michael Lucchesi, MD, Downstate Officer in Charge and Chief Medical Officer: Dr. Stewart, who currently serves as dean of the School of Graduate Studies and Vice Dean for Research, is an accomplished academician, researcher, and administrator with proven leadership skills and a deep understanding of both Downstate and SUNY academic strengths and regulations. Dr. Stewart is widely respected
Alumni Association
- Aug 15, 2016
- 2 min
Orientation First Impressions: Meet 3 New SUNY Downstate Med Students
Undergrad college or university:
I went to Vassar College for undergrad where I majored in Political Science and minored in Chemistry. Hometown:
Guyana/Brooklyn Potential specialty:
I haven’t decided what specialty I would like to go into, but Cardiology is one that I have been considering. What inspired you to study medicine?
It’s hard to pinpoint a singular moment or experience that inspired my decision to study medicine. Growing up I remember being fascinated by the hum
Alumni Association
- Aug 3, 2016
- 1 min
Devon John, MD appointed SUNY Downstate Interim Chair of Surgery
Dr. John was recruited to Downstate in August 2010, and has served as chief of transplantation surgery. He completed his residency and a research fellowship at SUNY Downstate from 1988-1995, and then completed a joint Downstate/NYU fellowship in kidney and liver transplant surgery from 1995-1997. Afterward, he accepted a faculty appointment at NYU. He was appointed director of kidney and pancreas transplantation in 2006. “Dr. John is a committed educator and an exemplar of se
Alumni Association
- Aug 1, 2016
- 2 min
Ayman Fanous, MD Appointed Downstate Chair of the Department of Psychiatry
The appointment, effective August 1, followed an international search, with a special focus on the confluence of psychiatry and the field of genomics conducted in the context of a cluster recruitment model, “seeking to advance Downstate’s stature in the burgeoning field of genomic health,” according to Carlos N. Pato, MD
Dean of the College of Medicine. A committee of nine diverse faculty from within and without the department searched for the best candidate for chair, and th
Alumni Association
- Aug 1, 2016
- 2 min
SUNY Downstate Welcomes Class of 2020
The Class of 2020’s 190 students hail from 15 states and 69 different undergraduate colleges and universities, according to the Admissions Office. The newly minted med students toured Downstate Monday, Aug. 1, met administrators, and queued up for information on everything from photo IDs and financial aid to scrubs. Alumni Auditorium, August 1, 2016, addressing the Class of 2020
I’m very happy to be able to welcome you on behalf of the Alumni Association. The Alumni Associat
Alumni Association
- Jul 28, 2016
- 1 min
From the ’60 Linchonian
#health #SUNYdownstate #medicaleducation #medicalstudentsupport #Brooklyn #newyorkhistory #NewYorkCity #medicine #Flatbush #NYC #university #medstudents #highereducation #medschool #Brooklynhealth #SUNYDownstateAlumni #alumnisupport #faculty #highered
Alumni Association
- Jul 26, 2016
- 24 min
David H. Abramson, MD: Leaps in Retinoblastoma Treatment in the Span of One Career
To watch a video of the lecture, search for SUNY Downstate on iTunes University. Lecture given at the annual Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Society lecture and dinner, March 22, 2016, funded by the Downstate Alumni Association. The speaker was David H. Abramson, MD, FACS, Chief, Opthalmic Oncology Service, Sloan Kettering, Professor of Ophthalmology atWeill-Cornell Medical. AOA – Alpha Omega Alpha Honor
Annual Lecture: Ocular Oncology Update, David H. Abramson, MD, FACS
Chief, Oph
Alumni Association
- Jul 22, 2016
- 2 min
Dr. Jeffrey Borer to chair ceremonies at 21st World Congress on Heart Disease
On Saturday, July 30, the Founder and Chairman of the International Academy of Cardiology, Dr. Asher Kimchi, will greet the Congress’ attendees from forty countries at the Opening Ceremony of the 21st World Congress on Heart Disease. The conference takes place in Boston, July 30 to August 1, 2016. The Opening Ceremony and Awards Presentations will be chaired by Dr. Jeffrey Borer, Professor of Medicine, Cell Biology, Radiology and Surgery, at the SUNY Downstate Medical Center
Alumni Association
- Jul 21, 2016
- 2 min
Douglas R. Lazzaro, MD ’90, Interim Head of Downstate Department of Surgery
Dr. Antonio Alfonso stepped down from the Clarence and Mary Dennis Chair of the Department of Surgery in June, but is continuing as a Distinguished Teaching Professor and member of the senior faculty. His previous position has been posted and the School of Medicine has received inquiries from interested candidates. A search committee is forming to assess candidates and to make recommendation. “We have defined what we believe will be a solid management structure that will ensu
Alumni Association
- Jul 19, 2016
- 1 min
Stanley J. Goldsmith MD ’92 named Fellow of the SNMMI
Dr. Goldsmith has been named a Fellow of the SNMMI by The Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging. The designation is awarded to members who have made significant contributions to the science, clinical practice and field of Nuclear Medicine. As a Past-President of the SNMMI, past Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Nuclear Medicine, author of 5 textbooks and over 300 scientific articles, member of the American Board of Nuclear Medicine, Dr. Goldsmith was awarded the d
Alumni Association
- Jul 18, 2016
- 1 min
Approved Alumni-Supported Programs for 2016/17
For more information on the above programs, click here: Support for students presenting at conferences
SUNY Downstate full-year research scholarship
Global Health Elective for medical students, SUNY Downstate School of Public Health
The Brooklyn Free Clinic
SUNY Downstate Medical Educators Pathway Be a part of the opportunity — give today #health #SUNYdownstate #communityhealth #Brooklyn #diversity #NewYorkCity #NYC #university #medstudents #highereducation #medschool #Brookl
Alumni Association
- Jul 18, 2016
- 2 min
Residencies Start for Downstate’s Class of 2016
It’s halfway through July, and if residency orientations haven’t already started for Downstate’s newest graduates, they will start soon. Of the 204 members of the Class of 2016, 202 applied for residencies, and 194 (95.1% percent) matched on March 28. Read on for more statistics. 31 graduates (16% of the class) will stay on for residencies at SUNY Downstate
83 (43%) will attend residencies in New York City (including at Downstate)
14 (7%) in the Bronx
31 (21%) in Brooklyn
Alumni Association
- Jul 18, 2016
- 2 min
Downstate Presidential Search Update, Dr. Michael Lucchesi Named Interim Head
From Nancy L. Zimpher,
Chancellor
State University of New York We are pleased to announce that after much input from numerous Downstate stakeholders both internal and external, we have identified an individual who will take the helm and ensure a smooth transition for the campus while the official committee searches for new presidential leadership. Dr. Michael Lucchesi, Professor and Chairman of the Department of Emergency Medicine at SUNY Downstate Medical Center, has recen