November 20, 2017
By Department of Medicine
Stony Brook Medicine Internal Medicine Residents had a clean sweep in the Resident Research Competition at the New York ACP Resident and Student Forum held on October 28, 2017, winner 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place in the research category! As 1st place winner, Kevin Zarrabi receives support from NYACP to present his research at the national ACP meeting in New Orleans in 2018.
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November 17, 2017
By Department of Medicine
2017 Mid-Atlantic Society of General Internal Medicine Meeting in Newark, DE
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![]() Dr. Kevin Zarrabi |
![]() Dr. Aaron Levit |
![]() Dr. Ruth Abeles |
![]() Dr. Vadim Divilov |
![]() Left to right: Drs. Zarrabi, Abeles, Divilov, Levit, Ng (Attending) |
![]() Dr. Patricia Ng, Primary Care Program Director |
November 16, 2017
By Department of Medicine
![]() Aaron Levit |
Dr. Aaron Levit, Internal Medicine Resident, has been appointed to the United States Medical Licensing Examination (USMLE) Medical Student and Advisory Panel. The USMLE Medical Student and Resident Advisory Panel is composed of medical students and residents from across the U.S. and internationally and is charged to assist USMLE staff in working through operational issues directly impacting the examinee experience of the exam and serve as a voice and resource to inform substantive policy questions from or before official USMLE committees. Topics the panel may be asked to address or weigh in on include strategic enhancements to the USMLE, communication strategies to examinees, performance feedback to examinees, the testing day experience of examinees, and changes in USMLE policy.
Congratulations to Dr. Levit on this achievement! |
October 27, 2017
By Department of Medicine
Dr. Audun Lier, PGY2, was awarded by competitive application the ID Week Mentorship Program Travel Stipend. The program provided one-on-one mentoring and opportunities to discuss career opportunities including global health. Dr. Lier presented his research on “Barriers to successful linkage to care among HCV positive individuals” at the recent IDSA meeting. Dr. Lier’s faculty mentor is Dr. Luis Marcos from the Division of Infectious Diseases. |
September 27, 2017
By Department of Medicine
We are proud to announce that we had a record number of posters accepted to NYACP. The acceptance rate for Stony Brook Medicine was 67% with an overall acceptance rate of 46%. Really proud of everyone who submitted posters! |
Abstract Category | Abstract Title | Author |
Resident/Fellow Clinical Vignette | Gangrenous Cholecystitis Secondary to Extension of Celiac Artery Dissection into Hepatic Artery | Jessica Harris |
Resident/Fellow Clinical Vignette | Nafcillin-Induced Liver Failure: A Rare Report and Review of the Literature | Talal Seoud |
Resident/Fellow Clinical Vignette | A RARE CASE OF EXTRAMEDULLARY LEUKEMIC INFILTRATION OF BILATERAL BREASTS AS A FIRST SIGN OF RELAPSE IN AML | Abhinav Rohatgi |
Resident/Fellow Clinical Vignette | Dermatomyositis without the Myositis: Acute Hypoxic Respiratory Failure Diagnosed as Anti-MDA5 Clinically Amyopathic Dermatomyositis | Layla Sankari |
Resident/Fellow Clinical Vignette | Methylene Blue Dye Used for Visual Confirmation of an Enterocutaneous Fistula: A Case Report and Review of the Literature | Talal Seoud |
Resident/Fellow Research | Assessing Clinical Outcomes in Colorectal Cancer with Assay for Invasive Circulating Tumor Cells | Kevin Zarrabi |
Resident/Fellow Research | PREDICTORS OF NON-CALCIFIED PLAQUE AMONG PATIENTS WITH OBSTRUCTIVE CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE ON CORONARY COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY ANGIOGRAPHY | Gregg Cantor |
Resident/Fellow Research | Reducing Inflammatory Bowel Disease Readmissions: A Retrospective Review of Factors Contributing to IBD Readmissions at a Single University Hospital Over a Period of 5 years | Jessica Harris |
June 28, 2017
By Department of Medicine
The Department of Medicine Celebratory Grand Rounds was held on June 28, 2017. The 2017 recipients of Faculty Awards Program are as follows:
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June 6, 2017
By Department of Medicine
The 14th Annual Peter Cohn, MD, Lecture took place on May 24, 2017. This year’s speaker was Dr. William Lawson, Professor of Medicine and Vice Chair of Quality, Compliance and Patient Safety. The title of the talk was “Pipe Dreams of a Cardiologist”. Dr. Ken Kaushansky gave introductory remarks on both the Lectureship and the speaker. A commemorative plaque was presented to Dr. Lawson by Drs. Cohen and Javed Butler, Professor and Chief of Cardiology Division, and Co-Director of Stony Brook Heart Institute. |
May 30, 2017
By Department of Medicine
On May 3, 2017, three Stony Brook Internal Medicine and 14 medical students volunteered for “Doctors Back to School” Day, a community outreach event organized by Dr. Cordia Beverly and Ms. Yvonne Spreckles. Primary Care Internal Medicine Residents, Drs. Olga Kaplun, Sean Hsu and Zachary Fleischner, spoke to nearly 500 students from Brentwood and Longwood High Schools to inspire them to pursue careers in medicine. The event was part of the American Medical Association’s nationwide efforts to increase underrepresented minority physicians in training and eliminate racial and ethnic health disparities.
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May 23, 2017
By Department of Medicine
After 48 years of illustrious career as a cardiologist, 36 of which devoted to Stony Brook, Dr. Peter F. Cohn retired in January of this year as Professor of Medicine. A dinner was held in his honor on May 19, 2017, at the Melville Marriott Hotel and was attended by Peter’s family, friends, current and past Stony Brook faculty, as well as former fellows trained under him, including Professors Marvin Konstam of Tuft University and Marc Pfeffer of the Brigham & Women’s Hospital in Boston. Peter was the inaugural Chief of Cardiology at Stony Brook in 1981 when he moved from the Peter Bent Brigham Hospital of Harvard Medical School. He is known internationally for his pioneering work on silent myocardial ischemia. Under his leadership, Stony Brook Cardiology program grew tremendously both in terms of size as well as the services provided. A few years ago, friends of Peter also donated an endowment to initiate an annual Peter Cohn Distinguished Lectureship series. This year’s lecture will be delivered by Dr. William Lawson, Professor of Cardiology and Vice Chair of Medicine for Quality, titled “Pipe Dreams of Cardiologists”, on Wednesday May 24th.
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April 11, 2017
By Department of Medicine
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Drs. Sahar Ahmad, Nirvani Goolsarran, and Kaveh Sadigh have been selected to become Members of the Miriam and David Donoho Academy of Clinical & Educational Scholars (ACES). Their selections reflect their contributions to teaching, mentoring, curriculum development, leadership and educational scholarship in medical education. As Members of this Academy they will become part of an elite group of leaders in medical education and medical education scholarship who will work with individuals and programs across all areas of the School of Medicine to identify, analyze, and solve challenges in medical education and clinical scholarship. The Academy aims to provide them with individualized mentorship to foster their educational and clinical scholarship for continuous career development, and to recognize and reward those who display dedication to and excellence in education.
Their initial terms in the Academy will be for three years, provided them continue to demonstrate exemplary service to the educational missions of ACES and of the School of Medicine. Their participation in and service to ACES will be reviewed annually by the ACES Director and the ACES Evaluation Committee. Let's congratulate Drs. Sahar Ahmad, Nirvani Goolsarran, and Kaveh Sadigh on being selected as a Member of ACES. More about the Miriam and David Donoho Academy of Clinical & Educational Scholars (ACES) can be found HERE. |
April 6, 2017
By Undergraduate Research & Creative Activities (URECA)
![]() Evelyn Kandov |
Evelyn Kandov is on track to graduate in May with an honors degree in Biology — and in just 3 years! She is a member of the Women in Science & Engineering (WISE) program, and has been active in research at Stony Brook since she was a high school participant in the Garcia Research Scholars program. In her freshman year at SB, Evelyn began doing research in the Physiology & Biophysics Department, and participated in the 2015 PSEG-sponsored Explorations in STEM program. During 2015-16, she worked primarily with Dr. Richard Lin and Dr. Lisa Ballou on a project involving protein interactions in pancreatic tumor cells. In January 2016, Evelyn joined the laboratory of Dr. Berhane Ghebrehiwet (Medicine) and received a URECA award in Summer 2016 to support her work on “The dual roles of membrane and soluble forms of gC1qR and C1q in the breast cancer microenvironment." Evelyn will be presenting a poster at the The American Association of Immunologists in Washington D.C, next month. She will also be presenting on-campus at the annual URECA undergraduate research symposium on April 26th. This summer, Evelyn will be interning at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center and in the fall will start a two-year post-baccalaureate program at the NIH.
Please click HERE for the full interview/feature on URECA site. |
April 4, 2017
By Department of Medicine
Dr. Rachel Wong and her team won National ACP Champion Awards for their wonderful accomplishments in the Quality Improvements arena. We are very proud of their accomplishments:
The Stony Brook QI Pain Champion team also won the 2017 John Palmiero ACP QI Team Champion Award for excellence in QI with their work on Chronic Pain Management. This is a remarkable achievement. The winning team members are:
Dr. Rachel Wong’s efforts in Quality Improvement have led to national recognition of the excellent work she is leading with her team at Stony Brook. Congratulations to Dr. Wong and her colleagues! |
March 9, 2017
By Department of Medicine
![]() Dr. Sahar Ahmad |
It is a pleasure to announce that Dr. Sahar Ahamd has been selected for the membership in the Medical Honor Society, Alpha Omega Alpha. This selection recognizes her important contribution to medical students' education and is a testament of their high regard for her. She now joins a most select group of physicians, scientists, and educators whose performance places them in the highest category of excellence. Let's join the students and other faculty members in offering the most sincere congratulations upon her selection for this honor. |
February 27, 2017
By Department of Medicine
Dr. Susan Lane |
Dr. Vincent Yang, Chair of Medicine, announced that Dr. Susan Lane has been elected as a Councilor to the Association of Program Directors in Internal Medicine (APDIM) for a three-year term, beginning July of this year. This is a remarkable achievement given the significant leadership role that the Councilor plays in guiding the development of policies and strategies of the society. Dr. Lane has been Chair of the Health Policy Committee of the Alliance for Academic Internal Medicine (AAIM), the parent organization to which APDIM belongs, and will be moderating the Opening Plenary at the annual AAIM conference at Baltimore in March. She certainly makes us at Stony Brook proud. Let's congratulate Dr. Lane for her exemplary contributions and accomplishments. |
February 27, 2017
By Department of Medicine
![]() Dr. Smadar Kort |
The American College of Cardiology (ACC) is planning to produce a new version of EchoSAP – the popular self-assessment program on echocardiography – for release in 2018, and Dr. Smadar Kort has been selected to be the editor-in-chief for the next version of EchoSAP. EchoSAP helps its users prepare for the initial or recertification exam in echocardiography, stay abreast of new advances in the field, teach others and earn CME credit. We are excited to see Dr. Kort to make EchoSAP 8 even better than its predecessors! Congratulations! |
February 27, 2017
By Department of Medicine
![]() Dr. Jonathan Tolentino |
Dr. Russ Kolarik, Chair of MPPDA Nominating Committee, announced that Dr. Jonathan Tolentino had been elected to be Member Representative of Medicine-Pediatrics Program Directors Association (MPPDA). Dr. Tolentino will serve a two-year term which begins July 1, 2017. Congratulations on this remarkable achievement! |
January 23, 2017
By Department of Medicine
![]() Dr. Michelle Bloom |
Dr. Vincent Yang, Chair of Medicine, announced that at its most recent meeting, the School of Medicine’s Appointment, Promotion and Tenure (APT) Committee, had recommended the promotion of Dr. Michelle Bloom in the Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, to Clinical Associate Professor of Medicine, pending on the approval of the President. Please join us in congratulating Dr. Michelle Bloom on the well-deserved and outstanding accomplishment. |