The Department of Medicine News and Events

Dear Department of Medicine Community,

It is with much sadness that I notify you of the passing of Dr. Martin R. Liebowitz, an outstanding teacher and clinician in the Department of Medicine for over 30 years.

The Department of Medicine is pleased to announce the promotion of Jignesh Patel, MD, MSc, Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine to Professor of Medicine with tenure in the Renaissance School of Medicine at the State University of New York at Stony Bro

The Department of Medicine is pleased to announce the promotion of Igor Kravets, MD, FACP, FACE, Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism, to Clinical Professor of Medicine in the Renaissance School of Medicine at the State University of New York at Stony Brook. 

Susan Lane, MD, MACP, SUNY distinguished service professor and professor of medicine in the Renaissance School of Medicine (RSOM) at Stony Brook University, has been named to the 2025-26 Class of Fellows for the Hedwig van Amerigen Executive Leadership in Academic Medicine (ELAM) program.

Dr. Sandeep Mallipattu, Chief of the Division of Nephrology and Hypertension in the Renaissance School of Medicine's Department of Medicine, has received a $2.76M NIH grant to study how kidney cells talk to one another—and how that communication might protect against diabetic kidney disease (DKD).

The Department of Medicine is pleased to announce the promotion of Dr. Grace N. LaTorre, Section of Palliative Medicine, Division of Hematology and Oncology, to Clinical Associate Professor of Medicine in the Renaissance School of Medicine at the State University of New York at Stony Brook. 

The Department of Medicine is pleased to announce that Dr. Olga Aroniadis, Chief, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology at Stony Book Medicine is the recipient of the 2025 Rome Foundation Douglas Drossman Award for Communication and Patient-Centered Care in DGBI (disorders of gut-brain interactions.)

The Department of Medicine is pleased to announce the promotion of Shipra Agrawal, Ph.D., Division of Nephrology and Hypertension, to Associate Professor of Medicine with tenure in the Renaissance School of Medicine at the State University of New York at Stony Brook. 

The Department of Medicine is pleased to announce that two of our faculty members were selected to join The Miriam and David Donoho Academy of Clinical & Educational Scholars (ACES.) Congratulations to Dr. Julia Powelson, Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine.

The Department of Medicine is pleased to announce that two of our faculty members were selected to join The Miriam and David Donoho Academy of Clinical & Educational Scholars (ACES.) Congratulations to Dr. Imran Chaudhri, Division of Nephrology and Hypertension.