ALUMNI ASSOCIATION COLLEGE OF MEDICINE
SUNY DOWNSTATE HEALTH SCIENCES UNIVERSITY

David Klein, MD ’75, interim director of the Virginia B. Andes Volunteer Community Clinic, was featured on the front page of the Charlotte Sun for his humanitarian efforts. Drs. Klein and Mark Asperilla have been an active public health team in Charlotte County, Florida, particularly in the battle against hepatitis C. “Still going strong after all these years,” said Dr. Klein, a 2005 Babbott Award winner. “Downstate gave me my start.” #SUNYdownstate #hepatitusc #hepc #florida

Died November 21, 2015 Gerald M Greenberg, MD, age 83, of Roslyn Heights, NY, died peacefully and gently and with a soft smile on his face, much as he had lived, on November 21, 2015 at home on hospice care, surrounded by his family. He was the beloved husband of Abby J. Greenberg, MD, ’59. Jerry was born on October 22, 1932, the son of Emanuel D. Greenberg, DDS and Sayde Greenberg. He was raised in the Bronx, overlooking Yankee Stadium, and graduated from the University of

Today is Giving Tuesday, a special day for many nonprofits across the United States.  Please consider making a donation today to support the work of the Alumni Association for the College of Medicine at SUNY Downstate. Hopefully, you have received our most recent request for both your annual dues and for donations to the Alumni Fund in the mail. Please note that any gifts postmarked with December 1, 2015 will be counted in our Giving Tuesday goals. Our hope is to get at least

Class of 2019 From Neighborville, Illinois Prospective specialties, psychiatry, neurology Summer research project: Involved Sprague Dawley rats to study 1) recurrent laryngeal nerve paralysis (commonly happens in thyroid surgery as an accident), and 2) occlusion of the larynx (laryngospasm) which is a cause of death during epileptic seizures. Prinicple investigator: Dr. Mark Stewart Ellen Song was one of several students whose summer research was funded by the Alumni Asso

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

In August, the Brooklyn Free Clinic recognized Downstate alumni volunteers for “dedication to student medical education and community service,” said Cleopatra McGovern, Chief Operating Officer. “We are so grateful to them for working with us.” The list of clinic volunteers includes former and current (and future) attendings at the BFC who are also Downstate alumni, as well as Douglas Lazarro, MD ’90, who offers patients free ophthalmology appointments at Downstate. James Ferg

The anonymous donor, a Downstate alumnus, reasons that mini Apple iPads accommodate more technological tools for medical students, and fit perfectly in white coat pockets. Students picked up the devices Oct. 5 and 6, 2015. Make a gift! SUNY Downstate Alumni Association #SUNYdownstate #medicaleducation #philanthropy #ipad #medstudents #apple #medicaltechnology #alumnisupport