The Department of Medicine News and Events 2021

Nucleotide-binding oligomerization domain-containing protein 2 (NOD2) associated  diseases are a rapidly expanding group of inflammatory conditions including Crohn’s disease (CD), Blau syndrome (BS), and Yao syndrome (YAOS). While these disorders share some overlapping clinical manifestations, their clinical features, treatments, and outcomes are distinct. Among these conditions, YAOS has been recently characterized and involves multi-organ systems, which can easily lead to misdiagnosis and confusion with systemic autoimmune and other systemic auto-inflammatory diseases.

Please join us in welcoming our recent additions to the faculty in the Division of Nephrology:

Dr. Fatima Sheikh joined the faculty in September 2021 as Assistant Professor of Medicine. Dr. Sheikh is a graduate of New York College of Osteopathic Medicine. She trained in Internal Medicine at St. Michael’s Medical Center and Nephrology Fellowship at Northwell Health. Dr. Sheikh will be seeing patients in the Nephrology Inpatient Consultation Services and new patients at 26 Research Way, Stony Brook Kidney Center, with a focus on Onco-nephrology.

The Department of Medicine is pleased to announce that Dr. Sahar Ahmad will assume the position of Interim Chief of the Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine division, Renaissance School of Medicine, Stony Brook University. After 25 years of serving as Chief, Dr. Gerald Smaldone will step down from the chief position to return to the faculty.

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The Department of Medicine is thrilled to announce that our esteemed faculty member, Olga C. Aroniadis, MD, MSc, FACG, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology,  has been selected to serve as Director of the Master’s Program in Epidemiology and Clinical Research at Stony Brook University. 

The Department of Medicine is thrilled to announce that three of our faculty members were selected to join The Miriam and David Donoho Academy of Clinical & Educational Scholars (ACES.)

Dear DOM Faculty,

For the last several years, The Department of Medicine has sponsored a Pilot Project Grants Program to support the research of junior faculty members. It is my pleasure to announce the application for the 2021-2022 cycle of Department of Medicine Pilot Project Grants.

This year we have broadened the eligibility of applicants to Associate Professor and below. I encourage everyone to consider applying for this funding. 

The Department of Medicine is honored to announce the appointment of Puja B. Parikh, MD, MPH, FACC, FAHA, FSCAI, to Associate Professor of Medicine with tenure in the Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine.

The Department of Medicine is thrilled to announce that four of our outstanding faculty have received the 2021/2022 Targeted Research Opportunity Program awards, supported by The Renaissance School of Medicine, in conjunction with the Office of the Vice-President for Research and the Stony Brook Cancer Center.

The program receives many worthy applications, and the following faculty members and their collaborating investigators have been recognized for their applications in two categories:

This COVID-19 related work is a collaboration between the Divisions of Cardiology and Infectious Disease, with pivotal contributions from our internal medicine residents.

The journal, ESC Heart Failure, is an official publication of the Heart Failure Association of the European Society of Cardiology.

We’re honored to announce that Dr. Sandeep Mallipattu in the Division of Nephrology & Hypertension, has been appointed the title of Professor of Medicine with Tenure, Department of Medicine.

The Department of Medicine is honored to announce that Sandeep K. Mallipattu, M.D., FASN, Division Chief of Nephrology and Hypertension, has been selected to serve as a member of the National Institute of Health's Pathobiology of Kidney Disease Study Section, Center for Scientific Review. 

The Department of Medicine is thrilled to make a very special announcement: Congratulations to our own Jonathan Buscaglia, M.D., FASGE, AGAF, on being voted President of the Medical Board.

The Department of Medicine is honored to announce the promotion of faculty member Christopher Clarke, Ph.D. to Research Associate Professor of Medicine, division of Hematology and Oncology. Dr. Clarke currently serves as an investigator at the Stony University Brook Cancer Center.

The Department of Medicine is thrilled to announce two outstanding NYACP leadership achievements for Susan Y. Lee, M.D., FACP, Division of General Medicine, Geriatrics and Hospital Medicine.

Dr. Lee is a passionate and dedicated Stony Brook primary care internist who hosts a distinguished list of accolades, including:

The Department of Medicine is honored announce the promotion of Paul S. Richman, M.D. to Clinical Professor of Medicine in the Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine. Dr. Richman has been an esteemed faculty member at Stony Brook University for 19 years.

Read Dr. Richman's inspiring medical journey, in his own words:

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We are delighted to introduce to you the first issue of the Department of Medicine monthly newsletter, and we hope it can keep you updated on some of the current events involving the department.

We appreciate the contribution of the editors (Drs. Daccueil, Morganstern, and Schachter) and chair of the faculty development committee, Dr. Charitou.

The Department of Medicine is thrilled and honored to announce the promotion of faculty member Weiqin Lu, Ph.D, to Associate Professor of Medicine with tenure in the Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology.

Dr. Weiqin Lu received her Ph.D. degree from The University of Texas, Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences in Houston in 2008. After completing her postdoctoral training at MD Anderson Cancer Center in 2011, she was promoted to Instructor. 

The Department of Medicine is thrilled and honored to announce the promotion of faculty member Nirvani Goolsarran, M.D., FACP, to Clinical Professor of Medicine in the Division of General Medicine, Geriatric and Hospital Medicine.

Stony Brook Medicine press release, April 6, 2021:

FACULTY AWARDS:
The awards program is designed to recognize DOM faculty members for their excellence in contribution to the education, research, clinical and service missions of the department. 

Download the DOM Faculty Awards Program here.

The Department of Medicine is proud to announce that Stony Brook University Hospital has been nationally recognized as an approved NPF Center by the National Pancreas Foundation.

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.