Infectious Diseases
| Program Details | |
|---|---|
| Division Chief: | Michael Augenbraun, MD |
| Address: | 450 Clarkson Avenue, Box 56 Brooklyn, NY 11203 |
| Telephone: | 718 270-1432 |
| Fax: | 718 270- 4123 |
| E-mail: |
Division Chief: michael.augenbraun@downstate.edu Program Administrator: |
| Number of fellows | PGY 4 - 4 PGY 5 - 4 |
| Number of faculty | 20 |
| Hospitals fellows rotate to | University Hospital at Downstate Kings County Hospital Center Brooklyn Veterans Administration Hospital |
| Sample schedule for first year fellow | PGY4: Inpatient consultations - 11 months HIV Clinic - 1/2 day per week Vacation 1 month |
| PGY 5: Pediatrics - 1 month Inpatient consultations - 1-2 months HIV Clinic - 1/2 day per week STD Clinic - 1/2 day per week Research - 8-9 months Vacation - 1 month |
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| Research interests of the division | Hospital epidemiology Antimicrobial resistance Chlamydia pneumoniae Sexually transmitted diseases HIV disease, epidemiology |
| Conference schedule | Case Conference - weekly Research Conference - weekly I D Journal Club - monthly |
| Description of the educational aspects and advantage of the program | Wide variety of infectious diseases seen Large diverse faculty Excellent STD clinic experience Substantive exposure to research Paid travel to I D conference |
| Application information | All position in subspecialty match |
| Contact : | Kassaundra Johnson |
| Address : | SUNY Health Science Center at Brooklyn 450 Clarkson Avenue, Box 56 Brooklyn, NY 11203 |
| Telephone : | 718 270-1432 |
| Fax : | 718 270-4123 |
| E-mail : | michael.augenbraun@downstate.edu |