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The President’s Bulletin is a bi-weekly publication created to keep students, faculty, staff, alumni, donors, friends, and others informed about the latest news at Downstate Health Sciences University. We hope you enjoy reading the articles and find them informative and useful.
by Office of the President - January 6 , 2026
As we begin a new academic year, I am pleased to welcome our returning students, faculty, and staff and warmly welcome the new students joining each of our colleges at SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University (Downstate).
by Office of the President - January 6 , 2026
Downstate closed 2025 with something everyone appreciated: a first look at The Commons, our newly reimagined dining and gathering space designed for the pace, diversity, and energy of an academic medical center.
Tags: Capital Improvements, Events
by Office of the President - January 6 , 2026
University Hospital at Downstate proudly welcomed its first baby of 2026 on January 1 at 10:17 pm, where, as far as babies go, they enter the world when they are ready! Considering that other babies had already made the news, our Downstate baby had...
by Office of the President - January 6 , 2026
Downstate joined the Health and Education Alternatives for Teens (HEAT) Program in observing World AIDS Day with a powerful community symposium on December 5, 2025, held in Alumni Auditorium. The gathering brought together youth, clinicians, advocates,...
Tags: Events, HEAT Program
by Office of the President - January 6 , 2026
At Downstate, wellness is a core part of supporting the people who care for others. As noted in the May 2025 President’s Bulletin feature, “The Science of Stillness,” skills such as pausing, breathing, and refocusing are increasingly recognized...
Tags: Wellness
by Office of the President - January 6 , 2026
Congratulations to Efekona Nuwere, Ed.D., MPH, OTR/L, Chair of the Master’s and Post-Professional Occupational Therapy Doctoral programs, on his selection as a member of the 2026 cohort of the SUNY Accessibility Advocates and Allies (AAA) Faculty...
by Office of the President - January 6 , 2026
More than one million Americans live with tremors, slowed movement, and speech changes caused by Parkinson’s disease. For many, even everyday actions, such as buttoning a shirt, lifting a mug, or steadying a foot on the first step, become challengi...
by Office of the President - December 2 , 2025
As we begin a new academic year, I am pleased to welcome our returning students, faculty, and staff and warmly welcome the new students joining each of our colleges at SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University (Downstate).
by Office of the President - December 2 , 2025
Congratulations to Ernest J. Barthélemy, M.D., MPH, MA, Assistant Professor of Surgery, Neurology, and Public Health at Downstate, and Director of Acute Care Neurosurgery at One Brooklyn Health/Brookdale University Hospital. Dr. Barthélemy was...
Tags: Neurology, Neurosurgery, Surgery
by Office of the President - December 2 , 2025
New evidence from the nationwide TOP Trial (Transfusion Trigger After Operations in High Cardiac Risk Patients) suggests that a small but meaningful shift in clinical practice may help protect adults with heart disease as they recover from major...
Tags: Surgery
by Office of the President - December 2 , 2025
Downstate received national and international attention this month after a study by Ekenedilichukwu Nnadi, M.D., Chief Resident in Internal Medicine and Primary Care, was presented at the American Heart Association’s Scientific Sessions. The research...
by Office of the President - December 2 , 2025
The experience of having a baby can change dramatically from one Brooklyn neighborhood to the next. Families in Central Brooklyn face some of the highest rates of pregnancy complications in New York, shaped by chronic stress, housing instability,...
Tags: Community
by Office of the President - December 2 , 2025
Later this month, David Wlody, M.D., will receive the Distinguished Service Award from the New York State Society of Anesthesiologists (NYSSA) at the Post Graduate Assembly in Anesthesiology, one of the organization’s highest honors. With more...
Tags: Awards
by Office of the President - December 2 , 2025
As December 7 approaches, we pause to honor a day that altered the course of history and shaped an entire generation. While the attack on Pearl Harbor in 1941 feels distant, the memories still reverberate in American life, including here at Downstate,...
by Office of the President - November 18 , 2025
As we begin a new academic year, I am pleased to welcome our returning students, faculty, and staff and warmly welcome the new students joining each of our colleges at SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University (Downstate).
by Office of the President - November 18 , 2025
Downstate’s School of Public Health strengthened its global footprint with the release of Health and Healthcare Systems: A Global View, published by Springer on October 31, 2025. Five faculty members contributed chapters examining health systems...
Tags: School of Public Health