The Department of Medicine News and Events

The Division of Cardiology at Stony Brook Medicine is proud to publish ECG Companion for Beginning Experts, a practical, case-based guide created by a dynamic collaboration between cardiology faculty and fellows to make electrocardiography clear, accessible, and useful for healthcare providers and learners at every level. 

The Department of Medicine is pleased to announce that Smadar Kort, M.D., FACC, FASE, FAHA, Division of Cardiology, has been elected as a member of the American College of Cardiology Governance Committee for a 3-year term. 

Dear Department of Medicine Community:

We are excited to introduce a new addition to the Division of Nephrology & Hypertension, Ryan M. Williams, Ph.D., who joined Stony Brook as Associate Professor of Medicine and the Associate Director of Translation and Commercialization. 

The Department of Medicine is pleased to announce the promotion of Edlira Tam, DO, MS, FACC, Division of Cardiology, to Clinical Associate Professor of Medicine in the Renaissance School of Medicine at Stony Brook University.

Dear DOM Members,

We write to inform you that Dr. Getu Teressa will be stepping away from his role as the Associate Program Director of Scholarship Oversight Program. He will continue to serve as the Internal Medicine Clerkship Director for medical students and as a teaching hospitalist for the general medicine floors. In his place, Dr. Imran Chaudhri, Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine in the Division of Nephrology and Hypertension, has graciously agreed to assume the role as the Scholarship Oversight APD.

Dear Department of Medicine Community,

I am thrilled to announce that Dr. Sneha Shrivastava has joined us as the new Primary Care Track Associate Program Director starting today.

The Department of Medicine is pleased to announce the promotion of Farah Monzur, MD, FACG, FASGE, 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 the promotion of John Patrick Reilly, M.D., Division of Cardiology, to Clinical Associate Professor of Medicine in the Renaissance School of Medicine at the State University of New York at Stony Brook.

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