[img_assist|nid=5368|title=|desc=|link=none|align=right|width=144|height=216]Fall
2009 -
The first ever recipient of the Clinical Practice Management Plan Lifetime Clinical Service Award, Dr. Dennis K.
Galanakis is an Associate Professor in the Department of Pathology and Director
of Blood Bank at Stony Brook since 1980. Board certified in Pathology, he
completed his training in pathology at the Brooklyn College of Medicine (SUNY
Downstate) and fellowship in hematology at the New York Medical College.
He also completed a research fellowship in medicine at SUNY Downstate.
Dr. Galanakis has directed the Transfusion Services at Stony Brook since its
inception. Over the course of 30 years, he has built the service, often
single-handedly, into an outstanding clinical service, making possible many of
the successes achieved in surgical, obstetrical, and oncology programs here at
Stony Brook. He is internationally recognized for his work and is
frequently sought as a consultant on challenging cases throughout New York
State and the Nation. Respected by his colleagues and patients, Dr.
Galanakis has been described as "having no higher purpose in life than to
provide the best possible clinical care to his patients."
The Stony
Brook community has benefited greatly from his dedication and commitment to
excellence.
