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Spring-Summer 2018: Performing Prenatal/Fetal Surgery to Give New Lives a Chance+ Joining the Elite for Heart Bypass in the United States and Canada+ Introducing Our New Oral & Maxillofacial Surgeon Oncology Specialist+ Performing Long Island's First Fully Robotic Whipple to Treat Pancreatic Cancer+ Using New State-of-the-Art Hybrid Operating Rooms for Cardiac & Vascular Surgeries+ Multidisciplinary Appointments Offer Quality-of-Life Benefits to Patients with Head/Neck Cancer+ Bariatric Surgery Program Earns Blue Distinction Designation — Before/After Photos Tell It All+ Understanding "Mesh" Used in Hernia Repairs: Clarifying the Controversy over Safety+ Residency Update & Alumni News+ Division Briefs … Plus More!
Fall-Winter 2017: Expanding Our Services throughout Suffolk County + Introducing Our New Chief of Pediatric Surgery + Introducing New Faculty: Breast Surgeon + Colorectal Surgeon + General/Bariatric Surgeon + Pediatric Surgeons + Phlebologists (Vein Care) + Plastic Surgeon + Research Scientist + Surgical Oncologist + Vascular Surgeon + Study Shows High-Volume Surgeons Get Best Results with Mitral Valve Surgery + Providing the Shouldice Hernia Repair — What Patients Need to Know + A HIPEC Patient Story: From Spain to Stony Brook for Lifesaving Treatment + Research Day Success, Moving the Science of Surgery Forward + Clinical Trial of TAVR in Low-Risk Patients with Severe Aortic Stenosis + Advancing Treatment for Gastric Cancer through Interdisciplinary Research + New Otolaryngology and Integrated Plastic Surgery Residency Programs + Residency Update & Alumni News + Division Briefs … Plus More!
Fall-Winter 2016: New Office in Commack Facilitates Access to Our Services + Stony Brook Earns Verification as Adult/Pediatric Level 1 Trauma Center + Introducing New Faculty: Bariatric Surgeons + General & Gastrointestinal Surgeons + Intensivist & Trauma Surgeon + Pediatric Otolaryngologist + Phlebologist + Hernia Center Established to Provide Multidisciplinary Team Care to Patients + Centerfold Map of Practice Locations and Services throughout Suffolk County + Offering Less Invasive Carotid Artery Surgery, First on Long Island + Streamlining Delivery of Acute Care Surgery to the Benefit of Patients + Providing Our Colorectal Surgery Services on Eastern Long Island + Weight Loss Center Is Reaccredited for Treating Adolescents 13 and Older + Alumni News & Division Briefs … Plus More!
Spring-Summer 2016: Stony Brook Surgical Associates Is on the Move + New Bariatric and Metabolic Weight Loss Center Opens + Introducing New Faculty: Cardiothoracic Surgeons + General & Gastrointestinal Surgeon + Intensivist & Trauma Surgeon + Pediatric Surgeons + Our New Pediatric Surgery Team Is Measuring Up to the Highest Standards + Treating HPV-Positive Oropharynx Cancer with Robotic Surgery + Providing Cytoreductive Surgery and HIPEC; Offering Hope When Needed Most + Our Community Surgeon on the North Fork Is Offering Local Solutions + Trauma Team’s Outreach Helping to Make Our Region a Safer Place to Live + Research Day Success, Moving the Science of Surgery Forward + Selected Recent Publications by Our Faculty + Residency Update & Alumni News + Division Briefs … Plus More!
Fall-Winter 2015: Introducing Our New Surgical Oncologists and Division Chief + Stony Brook Vascular Center Opens+ Introducing More New Faculty: Colorectal Surgeons + General/Gastrointestinal Surgeons + Head and Neck Surgeon + Intensivist/Trauma Surgeon + Pediatric Otolaryngologist + Vascular Surgeons + Implanting Magnetic Band to Treat Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease + New Heartburn and Esophageal Center Offers New Solutions + Creating the John J. Ricotta Professorship in Surgery + Research Day Success, Moving the Science of Surgery Forward + Department Administrator Earns Top Healthcare Management Credential + Offering CME Credits: Surgical Grand Rounds + Vascular Surgery Conference + Residency Update & Alumni News + Division Briefs … Plus More!
Fall-Winter 2014: Trauma Team Saves Suffolk Police Officer after Hit-Run Attack + Stony Brook Vein Center Earns IAC Accreditation, "Seal of Approval" + Introducing Our New Hepatobiliary Surgeon, Purvi Y. Parikh, MD + Olympic Hopeful Boxer Travels from Greece for Surgery Here + New Cardiothoracic Intensive Care Unit Is Opened + New Exigent General Surgery Service Established + Performing Oncoplastic Breast Reduction to Give Patients New Option + SOAR Program Aims to Improve Outcomes through Innovation + How We're Helping to Close the Gender Gap in the Field of Surgery + Offering CME Credits: Surgical Grand Rounds — Vascular Surgery Conference + Division Briefs & Alumni News … Plus More!
Spring-Summer 2014: Performing Robotic Colorectal Surgery to Achieve Superior Results + Weight Loss Center Earns Top-Level Accreditation for Bariatric Surgery + Introducing New Faculty: General/Bariatric Surgeon — Laryngologist/ENT Surgeon — Vascular Surgeon + Open Heart Surgery Saves Pregnant Mother and Her Baby + Woman Travels across Country for Leading-Edge Salivary Gland Surgery + First Non-Surgical Procedure to Treat Leg Varicose Veins + Our Residents Win New York State Surgical Jeopardy Championship + Research Day Success, Moving the Science of Surgery Forward + Introducing Our New Department Administrator & Business Manager + Offering CME Credits: Surgical Grand Rounds — Vascular Surgery Conference + Residency Update & Alumni News + Division Briefs … Plus More!
Fall-Winter 2013: Introducing Dr. Mark A. Talamini, Our New Chairman of Surgery + Aortic Center Established to Provide Comprehensive Care + Introducing More New Faculty: General/Bariatric Surgeons — Traumatologist, Intensivist, General Surgeon + Performing LI's First Fenestrated Endovascular Aortic Aneurysm Repairs + Nipple-Sparing Approach to Mastectomy Is Safe & Offers Real Benefits + New Program Offering Lung Cancer Screening Will Save Lives + Boy from Ecuador Has Multi-Procedure Facial Reconstruction + Research Day Success, Advancing Art of Surgery through Science + Introducing Our New Pediatric Trauma Nurse Coordinator + Offering CME Credits + Division Briefs & Alumni News … Plus More!
Spring-Summer 2013: Performing Valve Surgery without Open Heart Surgery; First in Suffolk County + Vascular Screening and Surgery Save the (Wedding) Day — and the Father of the Bride + VAD Program Receives National Certification Again from Joint Commission + Meeting the Diagnostic Challenge of Acid Reflux In the Throat and Larynx + Implanting New Device to Aid Breathing and Extend Life for ALS Patients + Conducting Clinical Trials of Promising Non-Surgical Treatment of Cellulite + Division of Trauma, Emergency Surgery, and Surgical Critical Care Established + Small Grants Program Funding Research to Advance Patient Care + Offering CME Credits + Division Briefs & Alumni News … Plus More!
September 2012: Dr. Alexander B. Dagum Appointed Interim Chairman of Surgery + Introducing New Leaders of Cardiothoracic Surgery + Introducing More New Faculty: Bariatric Surgeons, General and Laparoscopic Surgeons — Research Scientist — Vascular Surgeon, Endovascular Specialist + Bariatric and Metabolic Weight Loss Center Established + Toddler Born with Facial Cleft Gets Life-Changing Surgery + Our Trauma Service Ranks among the Best Statewide + Research by Our Plastics Team Improves Breast Reconstruction Outcomes after Mastectomy + Spotlight on Our Chief of Vascular Surgery + Residency Program Earns Full Five-Year Reaccreditation with Commendation + Division Briefs & Alumni News … Plus More!
Fall-Winter 2010: Salivary Endoscopy Done at Stony Brook / Gland-Sparing Minimally Invasive Procedure First Performed on LI + Our ENT Service Now Provides Full Range of Specialized Care + Introducing Our New Faculty: Colorectal Surgeon — Head and Neck Surgeon, Otolaryngologist — Intensivist, Traumatologist, General Surgeon — Pediatric Otolaryngologist + LI’s First LVAD Program for Destination Therapy + New Smithtown Office Expands Our Accessibility + New Surgical Skills Center Offers Simulation Training + Surgical Educator Joins Education Division + Conducting Clinical Trials to Advance Patient Care + Offering CME Credits + Division Briefs & Alumni News … Plus More!
Spring-Summer 2010: Advancing Minimally Invasive Oncologic Surgery / First Use of New Treatment for Pancreatic Tumors + Introducing Our New Vice Chair for Research + Introducing Our New Full-Time Faculty: Colerectal Surgeon — Podiatric Surgeon + Our New Smithtown Office Is Now Open + New High-Risk Surveillance Program for Breast Cancer + Our New Director of Reconstructive Breast Surgery + Why We Use CT Scans for Lung Cancer Evaluation + Genetic Research Aimed at Biologic Coronary Bypass + Clinical Trials to Advance Surgical Care + General Surgery Residency Gains Continued Accreditation + Pediatric Surgery Lectureship to Honor Dr. Cedric Priebe + Offering CME Credits + Division Briefs & Alumni News … Plus More!
Spring-Summer 2009: Stony Brook Wound Center Providing Multidisciplinary Wound Care + Introducing Our New Faculty: Breast Surgeon — Cardiac Surgeon — Colorectal Surgeon — General Surgeon — Otolaryngologist, Laryngologist — Plastic Surgeon, Hand Surgeon — Surgical Oncologist, Hepatobiliary Surgeon — Vascular Surgeon + Breast Care Center Gains National Accreditation + Trial of Lymph Node Surgery Options in Melanoma + Testing New Therapy for Venous Leg Ulcers + Implementing WHO Surgical Safety Checklist + Meeting on Heart Disease a Great Success + Offering CME Credits: Saturday Surgical Seminars — Surgical Grand Rounds — Trauma Conference + Teaching by Playing "Surgical Jeopardy" + Division Briefs & Alumni News… Plus More!
Fall-Winter 2008: Dr. Todd K. Rosengart Appointed Interim Chairman of Surgery + Focus on Our Cosmetic Surgery Program + Introducing Our New Plastic Surgeon + Preventing and Treating Deep Vein Thrombosis + Cardiac Surgery Ranked in Nation’s Top Tier + Continued NCI Approval of Lung Cancer Trials + Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery Update + New Smithtown Office Opening in January + CME Credit for Surgical Grand Rounds + Meeting of the Minds Symposium on Heart Disease + Division Briefs & Alumni News… Plus More!
Spring-Summer 2008: Performing Minimally Invasive Robotically-Assisted Coronary Bypass Surgery + Introducing Our New Faculty: Colorectal Surgeon, Gastrointestinal Surgeon, Laparoscopist — Podiatric Surgeon — Surgical Oncologist, Hepatobiliary Surgeon + Providing HIPEC for Abdominal Tumors + Four Clinical Trials Seeking Volunteers: Preventing MRSA in Heart Surgery — Treating Peripheral Vascular Disease — Controlling Bleeding in Vascular Surgery — Healing Diabetic Foot Ulcers + Division Briefs & Alumni News… Plus More!
Fall-Winter 2007: Introducing Our New Faculty: Breast Surgeon — General Surgeon, Intensivist, Laparoscopist — Neurotologist — Vascular Laboratory Director — Vascular Surgeon + Providing New Services in Hampton Bays + Repairing Anal Fistula with New Minimally Invasive Bio-Plug Procedure + CME Symposium on Lung Cancer + "Grateful Patients" — A New Philanthropic Program + Residency Update & Alumni News + New Five-Year Residency in Vascular Surgery + Division Briefs… Plus More!
Spring-Summer 2007: Trauma Care Shines in Health Department Report + Proclamation of Suffolk County Legislature Honors Cardiothoracic Division + Update on Our Vein Center + Treating Chronic Pelvic Pain with Embolotherapy + Reconstructive Surgery for Women with Breast Cancer + Treating Chronic Sinusitis with New Balloon Sinuplasty + Man of the Year in Medicine + Alumni News + Division Briefs … Plus More!
Special Edition February 2007: Stony Brook Heart Surgery in Focus — 2006: Reviewing Our Progress
Fall-Winter 2006: Opening of New Outpatient Cancer Center + Laparoscopic Surgery for Pancreatic Cancer + Introducing New Faculty: Burn Surgeon, Intensivist, General Surgeon — Plastic Surgeon — Vascular Surgeon + New Plastic & Cosmetic Surgery Center + Minimally Invasive Approaches: Treatment of Sleep Apnea & Snoring— Tonsillectomy & Adenoidectomy — STARR Procedure for Obstructed Defecation Syndrome + New Cardiovascular Clinical Trials + Pediatric Surgery Outcomes Data + Donation from Former NICU Patient + Residency Update & Alumni News + Division Briefs … Plus More!
Special Edition July 2006: Performing Endovascular Thoracic Aortic Stent Grafting — A Minimally Invasive Option for Repair of Aortic Aneurysms
Spring-Summer 2006: Our Programs in Minimally Invasive: Basic and Advanced Laparoscopic Surgery — Pediatric Surgery — Laparoscopic Surgery in Oncology — Cardiothoracic Surgery — Carotid Stenting for Stroke Prevention — Treatments of Lung Cancer — Parathyroidectomy and Thyroidectomy — Internal Radiation for Breast Cancer + Participating in American College of Surgeons Quality Improvement Program + Division Briefs & Alumni News… Plus More!
Special Edition February 2006: Introducing Dr. Todd K. Rosengart — Our New Chief of Cardiothoracic Surgery
Fall-Winter 2005: Performing Minimally Invasive Endoscopic Surgery for Removing Pituitary Gland Tumors + Introducing Our New Faculty — Colon and Rectal Surgeon; Head and Neck Oncologic Surgeon; Surgical Oncologist, Breast Surgeon; Traumatologist, Intensivist, and General Surgeon + Introducing Our New Web-Based Referral System + Minimally Invasive Laparoscopic Surgery for Colon Cancer + New Anorectal Physiology Laboratory Established + Saving Lives with Another Remarkable Surgery + Residency Update & Alumni News + Division Briefs … And More!
Special Edition April 2005: Performing a Medical Miracle with Multidisciplinary Surgery — Making Surgical History and National News
Fall/Winter 2004-2005: Introducing Our New Faculty — Colorectal Surgeon; Gastrointestinal, Hepatobiliary, and Laparoscopic Surgeon; Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgeon; Plastic Surgeon; and Vascular Surgeon + Performing Thyroid Surgery for Cancerous Nodes + New Stretta Procedure for Bowel Incontinence + Sphincter-Sparing Surgery for Rectal Cancer + Electronic Physician Directory + Residency Update & Alumni News + Division Briefs … And More!
Fall/Winter 2003-2004: Introducing Our New Chief of General Surgery, Trauma, Surgical Critical Care, and Burns + New Colorectal Surgeon + New Vascular Surgeon + Performing Minimally Invasive Treatment of Varicose Veins + Cochlear Implantation Surgery for Profound Deafness + Electronic Physician Directory + Residency Update & Alumni News + Division Briefs … And More!
Fall/Winter 2002-2003: Introducing Our New Chiefs of Vascular Surgery & Surgical Oncology + New General/Trauma Surgeon + Performing Minimally Invasive Parathyroid Surgery + Performing Skull Base Surgery + Providing Botox Therapy + New Podiatric Surgeon + Electronic Physician Directory + Residency Update & Alumni News + Division Briefs … And More!
Winter/Spring 2002: Performing Stretta for GERD + Ambulatory Surgery Center Opens + Historic Heart Operation + Introducing New Faculty + Tracheal Stenting for Airway Obstruction + Treating Inoperable Circulation Disorders + Electronic Physician Directory + Alumni News + Division Briefs … And More!
Spring/Summer 2001: Performing Breast Reconstruction + Introducing New Faculty + Update on Bariatric Program + Two Intel Semifinalists + David J. Kreis, Jr., Award + Electronic Physician Directory + Residency Update + Alumni News + Division Briefs … And More!
Fall 2000: New Ambulatory Surgery Center + Introducing Our New Chief of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery + Rapaport Retires from Stony Brook + CABEST: Coronary Artery Bypass and Endarterectomy Staging Trial + Free Vascular Screenings + First David J. Kreis, Jr., Award for Excellence in Trauma Surgery + Electronic Physician Directory + Residency Update + Alumni News + Division Briefs … And More!
Spring 2000: Center for Minimally Invasive Surgery Established + Introducing Our New Pediatric Cardiothoracic Surgeon + Performing Laser Transmyocardial Revascularization + Facial Reconstruction + First Endovascular Aneurysm Repairs + Clinical Trial of Patient-Monitored Anticoagulation Therapy + Electronic Physician Directory + Alumni and Education News + Division Briefs … And More! (To speed download, click on one section at a time: pages 1–4 — pages 5–8 — pages 9–12 — pages 13–16.)
Fall 1999: Performing Endovascular Surgery + Innovations in the Surgical Treatment of Facial Paralysis + New Program in Obesity Surgery + Research to Improve Therapy for Colorectal Cancer Liver Metastases + New Clinical Trials for Thoracic Cancer Surgery + Residency Update + Alumni News + Division Briefs … And More! (To speed download, click on one section at a time: pages 1–4 — pages 5–8 — pages 9–12 — pages 13–16.)
Older back issues of POST-OP (download may be slow, as each file contains entire issue): Spring 1999 — Fall 1998 — Spring 1998 — Fall 1997.
