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Names and Specialties (from L to R) Mariano Rocky Chutuape     Cardiology Dennis Slavin                          Pain Management Tom McGinn.                          Internal Medicine Danny Alpert                          Gastroenterology Kevin Sullivan                        Anesthesia Critical Care Dan Wilen.                              Orthopedics Aaron Freilich                        Cardiology Frank Gerardi.                       Gastroenterology Bill Urban             

Dr. Allen J. Norin Elected to Represent New York State Transplant Laboratories on the Histocompatibility Committee of UNOS Allen J. Norin, PhD, D (ABHI), professor of medicine and of cell biology and director of transplant immunology and immunogenetics at SUNY Downstate Medical Center, was elected to represent the New York State Transplant Laboratories on the Histocompatibility Committee of the United Network for Organ Sharing (UNOS). UNOS oversees the organ transplant waitin

Where did you do your undergraduate education and what did you study? Georgetown University, Culture & Politics, Class of 2009 Bryn Mawr College, Pre-med Post-bac program, Class of 2014 Who is/was your favorite professor at SUNY Downstate College of Medicine and why? I’ve had too many awesome professors and mentors that make it impossible to decide. What is your favorite memory so far of your time studying at SUNY Downstate College of Medicine? That pre-exam combination of fr

Demitri Dedousis, a third-year SUNY Downstate medical student, presented his preliminary findings, “The Effect of Formative Usage on Summative Grades for Preclinical Medical Students,” Sept. 3 at the Pediatric Medical Student Research Forum at the University of Florida. His travel was funded partially by an Alumni Association travel conference grant, provided by alumni giving. The project goal was to evaluate whether the use of weekly formative exams by first- and second-year

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

Downstate’s first-year medical students got a highly anticipated email Tuesday, September 20. The more than 200 iPad minis purchased by an anonymous Downstate alumnus for the entire class were ready to pick up in the Alumni Office. “It’s easier to pull stuff up for anatomy,” said med student, Vinny Sinatra, waiting to pick up one of the 7.9-inch, 32GB iPads. “You can put it in a Ziploc bag and take it to anatomy with you. It’s small enough to fit in your coat pocket.” Student

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

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

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

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

The SUNY Downstate Class of 2020 put on their white coats and took the Hippocratic Oath Thursday, August 4 in Alumni Auditorium. The annual White Coat Ceremony is made possible by alumni giving. Watch the ceremony, here! Keep tabs on the alma mater that matters on Twitter and Facebook. Support student programs like the White Coat Ceremony. Give today! #health #SUNYdownstate #medicaleducation #Brooklyn #NewYorkCity #university #medschool #SUNYDownstateAlumni #highered

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

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

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Dr. Noel Kleppel, MD ’56 presents a little on the history of the current SUNY Downstate and speaks about his role in the first ever fecal transplants in the USA to help cure C-Diff. #health #SUNYdownstate #medicalarticle #medicaleducation #Brooklyn #newyorkhistory #NewYorkCity #university #medstudents #highereducation #medicaltechnology #medschool #SUNYDownstateAlumni #highered

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

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

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

Proctor Child, MD ’49, deceased Dr. Child died April 7, 2012. He trained as a resident in pathology at the US Army’s Fitzsimons General Hospital in Denver. He was a veteran of World War II, and the Korean War, serving 26 years in the military, two years in the Navy, and 24 years in the Army. Dr. Child retired as a Lt. Colonel in the US Army Medical Corps in 1967. During his career, he served at the Armed Forces Institute of Pathology in Washington as Assistant Chief in the G

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