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Pumpkin Carving Contest Brings Surgery Community Together for Halloween Fun 

October 31 , 2024

Wellness committee members Dr. Lana Kass-Gergi and Dr. Pablo Cuartas hosted a resident pumpkin carving contest to celebrate Halloween.

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Downstate Department of Surgery Achieves Meritorious Outcomes for Surgical Patient Care

October 30 , 2024

Congratulations to SUNY Downstate’s Department of Surgery led by chairman Dr. Panos Kougias for being recognized by American College of Surgeon's National Surgical Quality Improvement Program for achieving meritorious outcomes for surgical patient...

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Grand Rounds Speaker | Dr. Neal R. Barshes

October 17 , 2024

The SUNY Downstate Department of Surgery was honored to host Dr. Neal R. Barshes for Grand Rounds.

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Dr. Zhida Jin

Dr. Zhida Jin Fellowship Match Announcement

October 6 , 2024

Congratulations to Dr. Zhida Jin on his successful match to the Trauma/Critical Care program at Tower Health, Reading Hospital.

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Dr. Tomás Daviú Molinari

Dr. Tomás Daviú Molinari's Research Studies Published in Journal of Vascular Surgery

October 1 , 2024

Congratulations to Dr. Tomás Daviú Molinari, a current PGY-4 surgery resident, on the acceptance of two of his research studies in the Journal of Vascular Surgery.

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Dr. Yi Song

Dr. Yi Song's Research Studies Published in Clinical Cancer Research and Nature Medicine

September 29 , 2024

The Department of Surgery congratulates Dr. Yi Song on her recent publications in Clinical Cancer Research and Nature Medicine.

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Dr. Eiman Ghaffarpasand

Dr. Eiman Ghaffarpasand Fellowship Announcement

September 6 , 2024

The Department of Surgery proudly congratulates Dr. Eiman Ghaffarpasand on his successful match into the Trauma and Surgical Critical Care Fellowship at Westchester Medical Center, New York Medical College (NYMC).

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Dr. Nadlie Toussaint

Dr. Nadlie Toussaint Accepted into the ACHIEVE Training Program

September 4 , 2024

The Department of Surgery congratulates Dr. Toussaint on her acceptance into the ACHIEVE training program.

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End of Summer Party

September 1 , 2024

Downstate surgery faculty, residents, family, and friends gathered for a lively end of summer party hosted by Department of Surgery Chair Dr. Kougias to celebrate a wonderful summer and the successful start of the clinical year.

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