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[February 11, 2008]
Largest Emergency medicine association honors Dr. Joel Gernsheimer as a ‘Hero of Emergency Medicine’
The American College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP) recognized Joel Gernsheimer, MD, FACEP, as a “Hero of Emergency Medicine” recently. More
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[February 8, 2008]
WEAR RED DAY OBSERVED AT SUNY DOWNSTATE
In support of women's heart disease awareness, faculty and staff at SUNY Downstate Medical Center recently dressed in red to celebrate National Wear Red Day. Downstate employees gathered in the lobby of University Hospital of Brooklyn for a group photo to commemorate the life-saving awareness movement. More
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[January 16, 2008]
EXPERTS GATHER TO DISCUSS MAKING NEW YORK SAFER
Experts from New York and across the nation gathered recently to discuss how better to prepare New York City and State from a terrorist attack or natural disaster, at the first major conference held by Protect New York, a professional society originated in 2006 at SUNY Downstate Medical Center. The two-day conference was held at SUNY’s Neil D. Levin Graduate Institute of International Relations and Commerce, in Manhattan. More
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[January 9, 2008]
SUNY DOWNSTATE TO RECEIVE FUNDS FROM STEM CELL INITIATIVE
SUNY Downstate Medical Center is among 25 institutions statewide receiving funds from the state’s new $600 million-dollar initiative to study stem cells. More
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[January 7, 2008]
CONFERENCE ON TERROR AND DISASTER RESPONSE, JAN. 10 & 11
How prepared is New York for another terrorist attack or major disaster? More
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[January 3, 2008]
MUSEUM CHILDREN SPREAD GOODWILL AMONG PEDIATRIC PATIENTS AT SUNY DOWNSTATE MEDICAL CENTER
An act of kindness toward someone who is sick or hospitalized during the holidays is often the best medicine. More
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[December 31, 2007]
SENIORS GIVE NEWBORNS FIRST HOLIDAY GIFTS
It was not three kings but eight women from the Christopher Blenman Senior Center in Crown Heights who brought holiday gifts for newborns and their mothers at SUNY Downstate Medical Center. More
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[December 10, 2007]
LOW-CARB DIET REDUCES INFLAMMATION AND BLOOD SATURATED FAT IN METABOLIC SYNDROME
Metabolic syndrome is a condition afflicting one quarter to one third of adult men and women and is an established pre-cursor to diabetes, coronary heart disease, and other serious illnesses. More
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[November 30, 2007]
MEDICAL GIANT REMAINS MODEST ABOUT HIS PLACE IN HISTORY
Dr. Irving Kroop Discusses America’s First Hemodialysis
Dr. Irving Kroop was warmly greeted when he visited SUNY Downstate Medical Center in late November to present the guest lecture at Renal Grand Rounds, a gathering of physicians and medical students who learn by hearing case histories. More
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[November 14, 2007]
SUNY DOWNSTATE FACULTY MEMBERS RECEIVE HONORS
Distinguished Professors and Chancellor’s Award Winners Recognized
A special reception was held recently at SUNY Downstate Medical Center to celebrate those faculty members newly honored by the State University of New York Board of Trustees with the title of distinguished professor, the highest academic rank conferred by the University, and also those faculty who received the Chancellor’s Award for Excellence. More
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[October 24, 2007]
BROOKLYN LAWMAKERS “RESIDENT FOR A DAY” AT DOWNSTATE
Legislators Look at Role Teaching Hospitals Play in Healthcare System
Wearing the physician’s traditional white coat, two Brooklyn lawmakers, Assemblyman Karim Camara and City Councilman Mathieu Eugene, got first hand experience of the rigors that medical residents face daily at a top medical center during a tour of the facilities at SUNY Downstate Medical Center on Thursday October 18, 2007. More
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[October 24, 2007]
BROOKLYN HEALTH REPORT TO BE PRESENTED NOV. 1
New Report Examines Underlying Causes
Defying the notion that poverty, lack of health insurance, and other socioeconomic factors alone contribute to health disparities in disadvantaged communities, a new report by researchers at SUNY Downstate Medical Center reveals that how people view their health and what they do to improve it may be equally important in determining health outcomes. More
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[October 17, 2007]
SUNY DOWNSATE JOINS THE FIGHT AGAINST BREAST CANCER
American Cancer Society’s Making Strides Against Breast Cancer Walk Set for Sunday, October 21st In Prospect Park
Hope starts in Brooklyn on Sunday, October 21. That’s when thousands of moms, dads, children, grandparents, co-workers, breast cancer survivors, and their loved ones will join the fight against breast cancer by walking in the American Cancer Society’s Making Strides Against Breast Cancer walk in Brooklyn. More
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[October 4, 2007]
SECOND “DINE & LEARN HEALTHY WOMEN SYMPOSIUM” NOV 9th
Downstate and Partners to Provide Health Talks, Screenings and Dinner
To help women make healthy choices, SUNY Downstate Medical Center has partnered with The Brooklyn Tabernacle Medical and Women Ministries to present the second “Dine & Learn Healthy Women Symposium” to educate them on various health issues vital to their physical wellbeing. More
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[September 28, 2007]
DR. JEANNE MAGER STELLMAN JOINS SUNY DOWNSTATE
An Authority on Occupational Safety, Women’s Health, Agent Orange, and 9/11
Jeanne Mager Stellman, PhD, an international authority on occupational health and safety, as well as women's health, has been appointed professor of preventive medicine and community health at SUNY Downstate Medical Center. More
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[September 21, 2007]
TWO NEW GRANTS TO STUDY RISK-REDUCTION AND RELATED ISSUES
Scyatta A. Wallace, Ph.D., assistant professor of preventive medicine and community health and member of the HIV Center for Women and Children at SUNY Downstate Medical Center, has received two grants addressing critical community health issues. More
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[September 10, 2007]
FREE PROSTATE SCREENINGS SEP. 17 TO SEP 21
September is Prostate Cancer Awareness Month. SUNY Downstate Medical Center will offer free prostate cancer screenings at various times and locations in Brooklyn from September 17-21. More
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[August 30, 2007]
BROOKLYN LAGS IN HEALTH AND DISEASE PREVENTION
SUNY Downstate Report Examines Underlying Causes
Defying the notion that poverty, lack of health insurance, or other socioeconomic factors alone cause health disparities in economically disadvantaged communities, a new report by researchers at SUNY Downstate Medical Center reveals that how people view their health and what they do to improve it may be equally important in determining health outcomes. More
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[August 28, 2007]
SUNY DOWNSTATE CELEBRATES YOUNGSTERS
Children with Special Needs Graduate from Infant and Child Learning Center
At the celebration for graduates of SUNY Downstate Medical Center’s Infant and Child Learning Center (ICLC), youngsters sang and danced on stage while their proud families looked on. No other ceremony reflects more clearly what SUNY Downstate wants for the community. More
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[August 24, 2007]
SUNY Downstate to March in ‘Grand’ Style
University Hospital CEO Debra Carey Named a Grand Marshal at 40th Annual West Indian-American Day Parade. More
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[August 21, 2007]
FIFTH ANNUAL BROOKLYN DIABETES WALK FOR HEALTH
Call 718-270-2424 for More Details. More
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[August 17, 2007]
‘MEMORY MOLECULE’ STORES MEMORIES IN NEOCORTEX
PKMzeta Required for Memory to Endure
The “memory storage molecule” – PKMzeta – maintains long-term memories in the neocortex and its presence is continually required in order for the memory to endure, according to a finding by researchers at the Weizmann Institute in Rehovot, Israel and SUNY Downstate Medical Center in Brooklyn, New York. More
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[August 15, 2007]
DOUGLAS R. LAZZARO APPOINTED CHAIR OF OPHTHALMOLOGY
Douglas R. Lazzaro, MD, was recently named the chairman of the Department of Ophthalmology at SUNY Downstate Medical Center. More
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[July 16, 2007]
EVIDENCE FOUND FOR NOVEL BRAIN CELL COMMUNICATION WITH IMPLICATIONS FOR EPILEPSY, PSYCHOSIS AND OTHER FIELDS
Discovery Suggests First New Model of Brain Function Since 1940s
An article published today, July 16, 2007, in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences provides strong evidence for a novel type of communication between nerve cells in the brain. More
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[June 26, 2007]
ROGER TRAUB WINS PRESTIGIOUS HUMBOLDT AWARD
Prize is Highest Award Given in Germany to Non-German Scientists
Roger D. Traub, MD, professor of physiology and pharmacology at SUNY Downstate Medical Center, has been chosen to receive a Humboldt Research Award, the highest prize awarded in Germany to foreign scientists. More
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[June 25, 2007]
HUNDREDS BRAVE RAIN TO ATTEND SUNY DOWNSTATE’S ANNUAL HEALTH FAIR
Despite the weather, close to 500 residents of Central Brooklyn turned out for the 21st Annual Health Fair, sponsored by SUNY Downstate Medical Center’s University Hospital of Brooklyn. More
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[June 22, 2007]
INTERNATIONAL AIDS VACCINE INITIATIVE JOINS BIOBAT, PARTNERS WITH SUNY DOWNSTATE
The International AIDS Vaccine Initiative (IAVI) has entered into a lease for space with New York City Economic Development Corporation (NYCEDC) and partnered with the State University of New York (SUNY) Downstate Medical Center to become the first tenant at BioBAT, a new 486,000 square foot bioscience center to be housed at the Brooklyn Army Terminal in the Sunset Park section of Brooklyn. More
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[June 20, 2007]
SUNY DOWNSTATE ENCOURAGES TEENS TO BE DOWN, BE HEALTHY
SUNY Downstate Medical Center recently teamed up with Clara Barton High School for Health Professions, NYC Administration for Children’s Services, and the College of Freshman Studies at Medgar Evers College to present the Second Annual “A Dine & Learn Healthy Youth Symposium” themed “B Down…B Healthy!” in keeping with Downstate’s continuing efforts to promote community health.More
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[June18, 2007]
HEALTHCARE PIONEERS HELP GRADUATING STUDENTS CELEBRATE AT SUNY DOWNSTATE’S COMMENCEMENT
First American Heart Transplant, Performed in Brooklyn, Remembered More
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[April 30, 2007]
PIONEERS AND LEADERS OF MEDICINE, SURGERY, ALLIED HEALTH AND NURSING TO BE HONORED AT COMMENCEMENT
Drs. Richard Smith, a founder of the physician assistant profession, and Donald Wilson, dean emeritus of the University of Maryland School of Medicine to Address Graduates, May 29 More
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[April 16, 2007]
SUNY DOWNSTATE MEDICAL CENTER’S UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF BROOKLYN TO HOLD ANNUAL HOSPITAL WEEK HEALTH FAIR
SUNY Downstate Medical Center’s University Hospital of Brooklyn will provide free screenings for cholesterol, diabetes, asthma, hearing, vision and glaucoma, prostate problems, and blood pressure at this year’s National Hospital Week health fair themed “Care You Count On, People You Trust.”More |
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[April 13, 2007]
SEVEN GIANTS OF MEDICINE TO BE HONORED AT SUNY DOWNSTATE
“Founders of Nephrology” to be Recognized at Renal Disease Conference More
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[April 6, 2007]
SUNY DOWNSTATE’S BRIGHTEST RECEIVE 2007 CHANCELLOR'S AWARD FOR STUDENT EXCELLENCE
John Chi and Ewa Beata Bajor Rewarded for Academic Accomplishments and Community Contributions More
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[March 11, 2007]
SCIENTISTS FIND HORMONE ACTIVITY EXPLAINS ADOLESCENT MOOD SWINGS
If your teenager doesn't act the way you expect--blame GABA More
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[February 23, 2007]
CAFFEINE MAY PREVENT HEART DISEASE DEATH IN ELDERLY
Habitual intake of caffeinated beverages provides protection against heart disease mortality in the elderly, say researchers at SUNY Downstate Medical Center and Brooklyn College. More
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[February 16, 2007]
RESEARCHERS FIND PREDICTOR OF MORTALITY IN CARDIAC PATIENTS
Researchers at SUNY Downstate Medical Center in Brooklyn have determined that low levels of a protein in the blood is a predictor of cardiac death in patients with coronary artery disease. More
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[February 7, 2007]
SUNY DOWNSTATE MOURNS THE PASSING OF ITS FORMER PRESIDENT, CALVIN H. PLIMPTON, MD
Calvin H. Plimpton, MD, former president of SUNY Downstate Medical Center, died on January 30. More
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[February 5, 2007]
NEW STATE-OF-THE-ART TREATMENT PROVIDES KIDNEY PATIENTS WITH IMPROVED VASCULAR ACCESS CARE
Dialysis patients in Brooklyn have a new option for care. More
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[January 25, 2007]
FILM CELEBRATING THE LIFE OF GERALD W. DEAS DEBUTES AT SUNY DOWNSTATE
Although it may not be shown at a trendy film festival or even a local theater near you, IDEAS, the new film celebrating the life and times of Gerald W. Deas, MD, is certain to make a lasting impression on everyone who sees it. More
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[January 16, 2007]
4000TH KIDNEY TRANSPLANT A MILESTONE FOR DOWNSTATE
Shortly before Christmas, a critically ill patient with end-stage renal disease arrived at SUNY Downstate Medical Center hoping for a miracle. More
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[January 16, 2007]
SUNY DOWNSTATE’S STAR CENTER RECEIVES $4.4 MILLION GRANT
SUNY Downstate Medical Center’s STAR Health Center has received a five-year Ryan White Title III renewal grant totaling $4,443,580. More
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[January 8, 2007]
REDUCED FRONTAL-LOBE ACTIVITY AND IMPULSIVITY MAY BE LINKED TO ALCOHOLISM RISK
A new study of brain processes provides support for the theory that increased impulsivity, or a lack of impulse control, is involved in a predisposition to developing many psychiatric disorders, including alcohol dependence. More
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[December 18, 2006]
WILSON KO, MD, NEW HEAD OF CARDIOTHORACIC SURGERY
Wilson Ko, MD, has joined SUNY Downstate Medical Center as chief of the Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery. More
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[December 1, 2006]
CENTRAL BROOKLYN HOSPITALS HOLDING DISASTER EXERCISE
SUNY Downstate Medical Center will hold the largest disaster drill performed by an academic medical center or teaching hospital ever in New York City on Sunday, December 10, 2006, from 10:45 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. in East Flatbush, Brooklyn. More
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[December 1, 2006]
EXPERT IN SPINAL DISORDERS JOINS DOWNSTATE FACULTY
With the arrival of Michael C. Gerling, MD, at SUNY Downstate Medical Center, Brooklyn residents who suffer from back or neck pain have greater choice in diagnostic services and state-of-the-art treatment without having to leave the borough. Dr. Gerling is assistant professor of spine surgery in the Department of Orthopedics and Rehabilitation Medicine. More
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[November 24, 2006]
SUNY DOWNSTATE AND THE NEW YORK ORGAN DONOR NETWORK
TEAM UP TO RAISE ORGAN DONOR AWARENESS
On National Organ Donor Sabbath, a day set aside to raise awareness of the need for organ and tissue donation—especially among minority donors—SUNY Downstate Medical Center and the New York Organ Donor Network joined forces to reached out to parishioners in churches throughout Brooklyn. More
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[November 21, 2006]
DOWNSTATE RESEARCHERS TARGET MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS
Researchers at SUNY Downstate Medical Center have developed a substance that inhibits the progress of multiple sclerosis (MS) in an animal model. More
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[November 20, 2006]
GROWING OLD AND STAYING HEALTHY NOT AN OXYMORON
Aging does not mean you have to become dependent or unproductive. More
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[November 16, 2006]
DOWNSTATE RESEARCHERS STUDY NEW WAY TO FIGHT LUPUS
Researchers at SUNY Downstate Medical Center have received a grant from the Lupus Research Institute to study whether a new means of manipulating the immune system is an effective treatment against lupus. More
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[November 14, 2006]
DOWNSTATE’S COLLEGE OF HEALTH RELATED PROFESSIONS IS 40
SUNY Downstate Medical Center’s College of Health Related Professions (CHRP) is celebrating its 40th anniversary. More
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[November 14, 2006]
DOWNSTATE STUDENTS RECOGNIZED FOR HELPING COMMUNITY
SUNY Downstate Medical Center has been honored by inclusion in President George W. Bush’s inaugural Higher Education Community Service Roll. More
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[October 26, 2006]
NOV 9th HEALTH CONFERENCE TO FOCUS ON SENIOR LIFESTYLES
Baby boomers are quickly approaching retirement. More |
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[October 16, 2006]
SUNY DOWNSTATE STUDENTS WINNERS OF THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF PHYSICIANS VERSION OF JEOPARDY
The competition was no match for the five SUNY Downstate medical students who soundly defeated other medical students from schools in the northeast in a game of medical jeopardy. More
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[October 2, 2006]
ENCOURAGING RESULTS IN PANCREATIC CANCER RESEARCH
PROTEIN DESTROYS TUMOR CELLS IN ANIMALS, LEAVES NORMAL CELLS UNHARMED
Researchers at SUNY Downstate Medical Center and the Brooklyn VA Hospital have found that when a human protein, PNC-28, is administered to pancreatic tumor cells in animals, the tumors are destroyed. More
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[September 18, 2006]
DOWNSTATE FACULTY, STAFF HONORED BY SUNY
The State University of New York has honored four members of the faculty of SUNY Downstate Medical Center with distinguished professorships awarded by the Board of Trustees. More
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[August 31, 2006]
Brooklyn VA Hospital to Remain Open: Downstate Affiliation Cited by Secretary of Veterans Affairs as Key to Decision
When James Nicholson, Secretary of Veterans Affairs, announced that the Brooklyn and Manhattan VA hospitals would remain open, he noted that the close ties of SUNY Downstate and New York University to the VA hospitals played a key role in his decision. More
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[August 25, 2006]
MAKING THE CONNECTION
The State University of New York’s new SUNYConnect program linking 60 SUNY libraries is a great boon to students and faculty, says Dr. Richard Winant, chairman of the SUNYConnect Advisory Board and director of the Medical Research Library of Brooklyn at SUNY Downstate Medical Center. More |
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[August 24, 2006]
SUNY DOWNSTATE SCIENTISTS DISCOVER MEMORY MOLECULE
Scientists at SUNY Downstate Medical Center have discovered a molecular mechanism that maintains memories in the brain. More |
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[August 14, 2006]
DOWNSTATE OFFERS DOCTOR OF PHYSICAL THERAPY PROGRAM
To better prepare physical therapists with the clinical skills and advanced medical knowledge to critically evaluate and treat patients, SUNY Downstate Medical Center has introduced a Doctor of Physical Therapy (DPT) degree program geared to the needs of today’s professionals — and the needs of the people of Brooklyn. More
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[July 18, 2006]
BIOTECH INCUBATOR WINS BROOKLYN AWARD
SUNY Downstate Medical Center was among the winners honored by the Brooklyn Chamber of Commerce on July 18, 2006 in the Chamber's annual "Building Brooklyn Awards" competition, which recognizes construction projects that have had a positive impact on the borough's economy and quality of life. More
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[July 17, 2006]
CANCER SURVIVORS VOLUNTEER TO GIVE BACK
The American Cancer Society (ACS) Volunteer Patient Navigator Program has come to SUNY Downstate Medical Center. More
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[June 30, 2006]
Robots Join the Workforce
At a black-tie ceremony worthy of the Oscars, SUNY Downstate Medical Center was recognized by the Computerworld Honors Program as a leader in the global IT revolution for its innovative use of robots to enhance the delivery of patient services. More
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[June 23, 2006]
SUNY DOWNSTATE NAMES NEW DEAN OF MEDICINE
Ian L. Taylor, M.D., Ph.D., has been named senior vice president for biomedical education and research and dean of the College of Medicine at SUNY Downstate Medical Center in Brooklyn, it was announced today by John C. LaRosa, M.D., president of SUNY Downstate. More
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[June 22, 2006]
SUNY DOWNSTATE HOSTS INTERNATIONAL GUESTS
Recent visits by the first lady of the former Soviet Republic of Georgia, Sandra Elisabeth Roelofs, and by delegates from Tunisia’s Health Ministry reflect the wide scope of SUNY Downstate Medical Center’s cooperative international public health programs. More
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[June 14, 2006]
RESEARCHERS SAY LOW-CARB DIET BENEFITS DIABETICS
With a continuing epidemic of type 2 diabetes and dwindling resources to combat it, new approaches are clearly needed. More
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[June 5, 2006]
U.S. SURGEON GENERAL RICHARD CARMONA AND AAMC
PRESIDENT JORDAN COHEN ADDRESS GRADUATES
U.S. Surgeon General Vice Admiral Richard H. Carmona, MD, MPH, and Jordan J. Cohen, MD, retiring President of the Association of American Medical Colleges, were the speakers at commencement ceremonies of SUNY Downstate Medical Center, Thursday, May 25, 2006, at Carnegie Hall in Manhattan. More
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[May 16, 2006]
SURGEON GENERAL RICHARD CARMONA AND AAMC PRESIDENT JORDAN COHEN TO ADDRESS GRADUATES ON MAY 25
U.S. Surgeon General Vice Admiral Richard H. Carmona, MD, MPH, and Jordan J. Cohen, MD, retiring President of the Association of American Medical Colleges, will be the speakers at commencement ceremonies of SUNY Downstate Medical Center on Thursday, May 25, 2006 at Carnegie Hall in Manhattan. More
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[May 5, 2006]
SUNY DOWNSTATE INVITES EVERYONE TO PARTAKE IN ANNUAL HEALTH FAIR
The best things in life are free, and SUNY Downstate Medical Center’s Health Fair is no exception, providing free health screenings, health information, and entertainment. More
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[May 5, 2006]
SUNY DOWNSTATE TO CONFRONT ADOLESCENT HEALTH ISSUES
Studies show disturbing trends in the health of American teenagers. Rates of childhood obesity and diabetes, for example, continue to rise. More
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[March 8, 2006]
SUNY DOWNSTATE NOW HELPING THOSE WITH IMPAIRED HEARING
Brooklyn Medical Center Providing Cochlear Implants
The National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders estimates that “28 million Americans have a hearing impairment” effecting the young and elderly.More
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[March 7, 2006]
SUNY DOWNSTATE FACULTY MAJOR CONTRIBUTORS TO “BRIDGING HEALTHCARE DISPARITIES” CONFERENCE
SUNY Downstate Medical Center is assisting the Multicultural Healthcare Education Foundation and the Congressional Black Caucus sponsor the “Bridging Healthcare Disparities: Getting Healthy and Living Well in the Black Community” conference on Friday, March 10.
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[January 31, 2006]
CHINESE NEW YEAR CELEBRATION
SUNY Downstate Chinese New Year event attracts 300 people
The year of the dog has arrived. More
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[Feburary 6, 2006]
CARE FOR A FAILED HEART
National Heart Failure Week meant to improve awareness of heart failure within healthcare professions
If you are a healthcare professional involved in treating patients who suffer from heart failure then the week’s activities at the 2006 National Heart Failure Awareness Week at SUNY Downstate Medical Center and Kings County Hospital Center is just what the doctor ordered. More
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[November 16, 2005]
The Key to Metabolic Syndrome Has Been There All Along. It's Low Carb.
“Metabolic syndrome,” originally called “Syndrome X” is a cluster of conditions that may occur simultaneously and indicate a risk for heart disease, stroke, and diabetes. More
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[November 7, 2005]
SUNY Downstate Introduces “Library Giving Tree”
Honoring the generosity of those who have supported SUNY Downstate's Medical Research Library, SUNY Downstate recently unveiled its “Library Giving Tree.” More
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[November 1, 2005]
Martha J. Thomas Passes; Was Former Assistant Vice President For Community And Governmental Relations At SUNY Downstate Medical Center In Brooklyn
Martha J. (Cain) Thomas, former assistant vice president for community and governmental relations at SUNY Downstate Medical Center in Brooklyn, passed away suddenly on October 24. More
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[October 31, 2005]
Prenatal Care Assistance Program Now Available At SUNY Downstate Medical Center
Pregnant women and teens can now receive pregnancy care via the state-funded Prenatal Care Assistance Program (PCAP) at University Hospital of Brooklyn at SUNY Downstate Medical Center. More
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[October 28, 2005]
Disadvantaged Children Receive New Learning Center Facility
SUNY Downstate held a ribbon cutting ceremony for the Infant and Child Learning Center's new building at 670 Parkside Avenue on October 28. More
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[October 27, 2005]
More Power Will Transform SUNY Downstate
SUNY Downstate Medical Center recently had four 2,500 kva transformers installed that will provide the hospital with a capacity 25 percent higher than the previous four, according to Michael Levinton, deputy director of Facilities Management and Development. More
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[October 26, 2005]
SUNY Downstate Asks “Who Cares About Men's Health Issues?”
A “Healthy Man Symposium” will be held by SUNY Downstate Medical Center, Friday, October 28, at The Brooklyn Tabernacle: Downtown Learning Center, to educate the public on men's health issues. More
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[October 24, 2005]
SUNY Downstate Offering One Day Nurse Preceptor Training Program
SUNY Downstate re-implemented its one-day “Nurse Preceptor Training Program” earlier this year as part of an institutional initiative in addressing nursing shortages. More
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[October 21, 2005]
Dr. Eugene Feigelson To Step Down As Dean At SUNY Downstate's College Of Medicine
After 27 years of extraordinary service at SUNY Downstate Medical Center, Eugene B. Feigelson, MD, will step down as the dean of the college of medicine and senior vice president for biomedical education and research. More
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[October 20, 2005]
Chairman of Radiology Appointed
SUNY Downstate Medical Center has appointed Salvatore J.A. Sclafani, M.D. as Chairman of Diagnostic Radiology. More
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[September 26, 2005]
Take Your Man To The Doctor - He'll Live To Love You Longer!
On September 26, SUNY Downstate Medical Center's University Hospital of Brooklyn joined Borough President Marty Markowitz, Deputy Borough President Yvonne Graham, and a dozen other Brooklyn hospitals and health care providers to kick off “Take Your Man to the Doctor Week - He'll Live to Love You Longer.” More
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[September 12, 2005]
Suny Downstate Medical Center Is First To Use Amplatzer
Septal Occluder In Brooklyn
SUNY Downstate Medical Center's University Hospital of Brooklyn is the first in the borough to treat heart defects using the Amplatzer Septal Occluder, an expandable double-disk implant delivered through a catheter. More
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[September 6, 2005]
Myeloma Forum Held At Suny Downstate
SUNY Downstate held a conference recently to address the growing concern surrounding myeloma in Brooklyn. Dr. Olcay Batuman, a clinician scientist who specializes in multiple myeloma treatment and research, presented an overview of the disease and provided information on current and emerging drug therapies. More
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After 39 years, hospital chairman says farewell
For decades, everyone who has received medical treatment at Staten Island University Hospital has felt the impact of Dr. Thomas G. McGinn. More
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