| Volume 41 Number 1 | Stony Brook, NY | < July 2024 > |
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Graduation 2024
The Resident Class of 2024 has graduated! Congratulations to all! Be sure to view the all of the photos from graduation.
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Resident & Faculty Awards
Joy Schabel, MD Congratulations to this year's award winners! 
Teachers of the Year for residents: Drs. Jeremy Poppers, Morgane Factor, Shaji Poovathoor 
Team Players of the Year: Drs. Vincent Bargnes (CA1), Alina Raznak (CA2), Jerry Cuenca (CA3). Dr. Cuenca is also Resident of the Year! 
Resident Teacher of the Year for Medical Students: Dr. Murad Elias, Faculty Teachers of the Year for Medical Students: Drs. Joy Schabel, Isaac Yeung, Jeremy Poppers |
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Fellowships Announced
Jeremy Poppers, MD, PhD Please join me in congratulating Dr. Daniel Mattimore as he matched into the Adult Cardiothoracic Anesthesiology Fellowship at Duke University Medical Center. I am confident that Dan will continue his professional and academic growth in Durham, while representing his Stony Brook roots with distinction. Sun Mei Liu, MD, MSBA I take great pride and pleasure in announcing that our research chief, Dr. Alina Razak, has matched to the Johns Hopkins Hospital Regional Anesthesiology and Acute Pain Medicine Fellowship Class of 2026. Please join me in wholehearted congratulations to her on this fantastic and well-deserved accomplishment. I'm sure she will make us all very proud as she moves on in her training and career. 
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Kudos
Dr. Ursula Landman will be inducted as the President of the American Osteopathic College of Anesthesiologists at the 2024 Annual Convention & Conclave/VAPOR. It will be held in Palm Springs, CA from September 7-10. Congratulations!
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STAR Card
Two STAR Card recipients were nominated by Brianne Saladino, RN Dr. Adam Bindelglass, thank you so much for your quick response for our critical care patient Thursday night. Your skills and compassion to the situation did not go unnoticed and we are lucky to have you as part of our team. We appreciate everything you do and for always being so kind to the nurses as well. Dr. Bahaa Daoud, you were once again amazing in a critical care scenario. You are calm and compassionate under pressure, and I am so glad you were by our side in both terrible situations. Your critical care thinking and compassion for the patient and the calm you exude to the staff should be modeled by all. You are such a role model and asset to your team. Thank you for all you do. I know our patients are always in the most capable hands when you are here. A STAR Card recipient was nominated by Danielle Mohr, RN Dr. Morgane Factor, thank you for taking such good care of the L&D patients. You always advocate for the patients and truly care about them. |
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Welcome CA-1 and DA-2 Residents
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Congratulations Dr. Mellanson!
Kennelia Mellanson (Molecular and Cellular Pharmacology Graduate Program), working under the supervision of Dr. Natasha Peunova and Dr. Grigori Enikolopov, successfully defended her PhD thesis on June 26. The title is “Mosaic of microflows: ciliated cell domains with locally coordinated ciliary motion produces ventricular flow of complex paths”. |
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Women in Anesthesia Journal Club
Ashley Wang, MD The Women in Anesthesia (WIA) Journal Club was another success, hosted once again by Dr. Tazeen Beg at her home in May. Our members discussed gender distribution in US residency program directors as well as gender equity in academic departmental leadership. Many faculty members opened up about their experience navigating their careers early on to balance responsibilities at work and with family, while our senior residents shared stories on how they seek out job opportunities and negotiate contracts as new female graduates entering the workforce. We appreciate the insight and perspectives from everyone, and already look forward to the next meeting in the summer! 
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SARAS
Srinivas Pentyala, PhD The 20th Annual “Science And Research Awareness Series” (SARAS) will be held July (8-26). In this program, students learn about innovative technologies and novel findings in the field of biomedical research. SARAS started in 2004 with 21 students and 1 faculty. Interest in the program grew rapidly and now 130 students (our max capacity) from all over the country attend this 3-week program at our medical center. This year, more than 70 experts from clinical sciences, basic sciences, translational sciences, administration, law and business have volunteered to educate, excite and inspire the students. Please check out the program details by going to SARAS website. If you find any of the topics interesting (or never had a clue of what these topics and clinical or research areas are), you are more than welcome to attend the program that runs in Lecture Hall 3, Level 2, and in Med students Lab -161 on 2nd Floor of HSC. This is “our” program being organized by “our department”, so drop by during the program and see what goes on in SARAS. Thanks for all your support in making this program one of the most sought-after summer programs in Biomedical Sciences. 
SARAS 2023 group photo One component of the SARAS program is the “Clinical Skills’ workshop which takes place on July 22 (Monday) from 1:30 PM to 4:00 PM in our Skills Center. Every year, a few of our colleagues volunteer their time to run this workshop. Still, we need experts to interact with SARAS students in this workshop. If any one of you (Faculty/Residents/Nursing and Nurse Anesthetist Staff) are interested (and are free on July 22nd afternoon), please help us run this workshop. You will become an instant “ROCK STAR” and “ROLE MODEL” for these enthusiastic kids. If you are interested, please let us know.  Teaching Clinical Skills at SARAS 2023 |
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Dental Anesthesia News
Congratulations to Dr. Aaron Sigona for being named "Dental Resident Team Player of the Year"! We attended the national meeting of the American Society of Dentist Anesthesiologists in Austin, TX. Residents presented two posters. Dr. Deborah Richman attended the meeting as a lecturer. 
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CRNA News
Joseph Gnolfo III, DNP, MS, ACNP, CRNA On behalf of the entire CRNA team, I want to extend our sincerest gratitude to the anesthesia department and Dr. Shah for supporting the CRNA gathering and commemorating CRNA Week. It was a fantastic opportunity to come together and celebrate the invaluable contributions of our Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists. We are truly fortunate to have such a remarkable team of CRNAs who consistently demonstrate excellence, dedication, and compassion in their practice. Their hard work and commitment to patient care does not go unnoticed. Thank you for all that you do to make our department and our patients' experiences exceptional. Here's to our outstanding CRNAs and the vital role they play in our healthcare community. 
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Anesthesia Technician News
Melissa A. Day, MS, CRNA Please join me in welcoming Naomi Scott-Walton to our Anesthesia Technician Team. Naomi graduated with her Bachelor of Science in Health Science with a concentration in Anesthesia Technology from Stony Brook University in May 2022 along with completing her Anesthesia Technician internship in June 2023. She recently worked as a Medical Scribe prior to joining our Anesthesia Technician Team on April 25, 2024. Welcome to our Anesthesia Technician Team Naomi!! |
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Family News
Ursula Landman, DO 
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Wedding Bells! Congratulations!
February 25, 2024: Kyrillos Tadros and Lamberta Ghaly 
May 26, 2024: Murad Elias and Steliana Fakas |
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Recent Publications
From: Chen & Tang 2024 Fig 5
From: Bargnes et al. 2024 |
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Where on Campus is That?
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SleepTalker, the Stony Brook Anesthesiology Newsletter is published by the Department of Anesthesiology
Stony Brook Medicine, Stony Brook, NY Syed Shah, MD, Interim Chairman Editorial Board: James P. Dilger, PhD; Ana Costa, MD; Murad Elias, MD; Vincent Bargnes, MD |