The Department of Medicine News and Events

Patricia Ng, MD
Promotion of Patricia Ng, M.D., to Clinical Associate Professor of Medicine

Posted by Internal Medicine on February 9, 2023

The Department of Medicine is pleased to announce the promotion of Patricia Ng, M.D., FACP, to Clinical Associate Professor of Medicine in the Renaissance School of Medicine at the State University of New York at Stony Brook.

Dr. Ng is a prominent faculty member in the Division of General, Geriatrics and Hospital Medicine and is an outpatient General Internist at the Stony Brook Primary Care Center. She currently serves as the Primary Care Track Director and Associate Program Director of Stony Brook’s Internal Medicine Residency Program.

Bettina C. Fries, MD, FIDSA, FACP
Dr. Bettina Fries Named an AAAS Fellow

Posted by Internal Medicine on February 6, 2023

The Department of Medicine is honored to announce that Bettina Fries, MD, FIDSA, FACP, Professor of Medicine and Microbiology and Immunology, and Chief, Division of Infectious Diseases, has been elected to a lifetime fellows honor in the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), Section of Medical Sciences.

Sandeep K. Mallipattu, MD
Sandeep K. Mallipattu, M.D., Elected to ASCI Membership

Posted by Internal Medicine on January 27, 2023

The Department of Medicine is extremely proud to announce that Dr. Sandeep K. Mallipattu, Professor and Chief, Division of Nephrology and Hypertension, has been elected to membership in the prestigious American Society For Clinical Investigation (ASCI).

Susan W. Lane, MD, FACP
Susan W. Lane, MD, FACP, Elected to AΩA Honor Medical Society's Board of Directors

Posted by Internal Medicine on January 24, 2023

The Department of Medicine is pleased to announce that Susan W. Lane, MD, FACPStony Brook Medicine, has been elected an At-Large Member of the AΩA Board of Directors.

Dr. Lane is currently a Professor of Medicine, Internal Medicine Residency Director and Vice Chair of Education in the Department of Medicine in the Renaissance School of Medicine at Stony Brook University.

IC-OS Center of Excellence by the International Cardio-Oncology Society.
Stony Brook Cardio-Oncology Recognized as IC-OS Center of Excellence

Posted by Internal Medicine on January 16, 2023

The Department of Medicine is pleased to announce that the Stony Brook cardio-oncology program is the first in our region to be awarded an IC-OS Gold Medal, and the program is recognized as an IC-OS Center of Excellence by the International Cardio-Oncology Society.

Dr. Farah Daccueil
Appointment of Dr. Farah Daccueil to SBUH Quality Liaison Officer for DOM

Posted by Internal Medicine on January 16, 2023

January 13, 2023

Dear Members of the Department of Medicine Community:

Genetically Transitional Disease: A New Concept in Genomic Medicine
Genetically Transitional Disease: A New Concept in Genomic Medicine

Posted by Internal Medicine on December 22, 2022

We are pleased to announce a very exciting news in the world of genetics. Most human diseases have genetic components.  Traditional classification of genetic diseases as monogenic and polygenic has lagged far behind scientific progress in the era of genomic medicine. Dr. Qingping Yao and his collaborators, Dr. Peter Gorevic, Dr. Bo Shen and Dr.