Click here for the highlights of the 2011 Celebrate Downstate awards presentation.
To honor those who have advanced medicine and transformed lives
Each year, Celebrate Downstate honors a select group of scientific, political, media, business, and philanthropic leaders whose outstanding achievements and commitment to humanitarian service have advanced medicine and transformed lives locally, nationally, and internationally – just as Downstate Medical Center does through its core missions of education, research, and patient care.
Lifetime Achievement
Hugh J. Carroll, MD
Professor of Medicine
Director Emeritus, Fluid and Electrolytes,
SUNY Downstate
Outstanding Innovation
Raymond V. Damadian, MD
President and Chairman
FONAR Corporation
Inventor of Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI)
Outstanding Alumnus
Herbert Pardes, MD
President and CEO,
New York-Presbyterian Hospital
Corporate Achievement
David E.I. Pyott
Chairman of the Board and CEO
Allergan, Inc.
Distinguished Guests
Vincent Curatola Film and Television Actor, Sopranos Star
Martin J. Golden New York State Senator
Earl Monroe Legendary NBA Hall of Fame Sports Hero
Steve Schirripa Film and Television Actor, Sopranos Star
Tony Sirico Film and Television Actor, Sopranos Star
Master of Ceremonies
Tracie Strahan
News 4 New York Reporter
Groundbreaking Medical Research
Research is one of Downstate Medical Center’s primary missions.
This commitment to innovation distinguishes Downstate from other medical centers and makes us a great university.
Historic Achievements:
Nobel Prize in Medicine
Role of nitric oxide in regulating cardiovascular function
Birthplace of the MRI Machine
First full-body human imaging
Home of the Suitcase Kidney
A Revolution in Dialysis
Cardiac Firsts
First heart-lung machine for cardiac surgery
First open-heart operation in New York State
Alcoholism Redefined — The Genetic Connection
Revolutionized the way medical science views alcoholism
Breakthrough In Medical Imaging
Diffuse Optical Tomography (DOT)
Examples of Ongoing Innovation:
HIV/AIDS
Eradicating perinatal HIV transmission
International AIDS Vaccine Initiative (IAVI)
Cardiovascular Research Centers
Five state-of-the-art research laboratories
Diabetes
Translational research advances
Retinopathy
Diabetes and the Eye
Glaucoma
Ocular Architecture and Retinal Defects
Parkinson's Disease
Neuroscience
Biochemistry of Anxiety
Memory Molecule Mechanisms
Modeling Brain-cell Networks
Immunology
Autoimmune Malfunction and Lupus
Your contributions to Celebrate Downstate make a vital difference to over 800 ongoing clinical and basic science investigations encompassing virtually every medical discipline.