The Department of Medicine News and Events
Posted by Internal Medicine on March 8, 2024
The Department of Medicine is pleased to announce the three winners of the 2024 American Cancer Society Institutional Research Grant competition from the Division of Hematology and Oncology.
Posted by Internal Medicine on February 12, 2024
What is the New York Ultrasound Olympics for Medical Students? On Saturday, February 10th, this inaugural "Zonoslam" competition hosted sixteen teams from four different medical schools (including our own Renaissance School of Medicine) for a half-day event that included image acquisition and interpretation skills, physics and artifacts knowledge, anatomy and pathophysiology, and more. Teams competed through a series of ultrasound challenges that tested both conceptual and hands-on skills.
Posted by Internal Medicine on January 23, 2024
To Members of the Department of Medicine:
We are pleased to announce the winners of the 2024 Pilot Project Grant awards. We received many meritorious applications. The funded grants are listed below:
Principal Investigator: Dr. Chelsea Estrada
Mentor: Dr. Sandeep Mallipattu
Division of Nephrology and Hypertension
Project Title: PLVAP mediates endothelial cytoskeletal alterations and injury in glomerular disease
Posted by Internal Medicine on January 9, 2024
The Department of Medicine is pleased to announce the promotion of Dr. Smadar Kort, MD, FACC, FASE, FAHA from the Division of Cardiology, to Professor of Medicine with Tenure in the Renaissance School of Medicine at the State University of New York at Stony Brook.
Dr. Kort was recruited to Stony Brook as the Director of Echocardiography in May 2005. In addition, she is serving multiple other critical roles including:
