The Department of Medicine News and Events

The Department of Medicine is thrilled to announce the promotion of faculty member Deirdre Cocks Eschler, M.D., to Clinical Associate Professor of Medicine in the Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism.

We’re thrilled and honored to announce that Susan Y. Lee, MD FACP, has been appointed as a Member of the Immunization Committee, American College of Physicians (ACP), for the 2021-22 term.

The Department of Medicine warmly announces the appointment of Deepak Desai, M.D. to Interim DIO and Associate Dean for Graduate Medical Education. Dr.

Announcement of Dr. Leonard Arbeit retirement and transition to Emeritus and Toll Professor:

The Department of Medicine is thrilled to announce the promotion of faculty member Apostolos Kontzias, M.D. to Clinical Associate Professor of Medicine in the Division of Rheumatology, Allergy, and Immunology. Dr.

The Department of Medicine is thrilled to announce the promotion of faculty member Jonathan Buscaglia, MD, FASGE, AGAF, to Professor of Medicine with Tenure in the Division Gastroenterology and Hepatology.

“His commitment to medical education, and his advocacy for residents in Stony Brook Medicine residency and fellowship programs in particular, has contributed significantly to the success and national reputation of these programs.

For the last several years, The Department of Medicine has sponsored a Pilot Project Grant Program to support the research of junior faculty members. We are pleased to announce the recipients of the 2021 DOM Pilot Project Grant awards. They were selected from a slate of many meritorious applications and collectively represent a group of exciting research projects.  The five funded projects and their principal investigators are:

The Department of Medicine is thrilled to announce the promotion of Agnieszka Bialkowska, Ph.D., in the Division Gastroenterology and Hepatology, to Associate Professor of Medicine with tenure.