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2026 Surgery Blog Articles

Dr. de la Cruz

Grand Rounds Highlight: Kim Insua de la Cruz, MD, on Open Repair of Thoracoabdominal Aortic Aneurysms

April 30 , 2026

The Department of Surgery was honored to welcome Kim Insua de la Cruz, MD, FACS, FACC, FCCP as our Grand Rounds speaker. Dr. de la Cruz examined one of the most technically demanding areas in cardiovascular surgery.

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Surgical Olympics

Sharpening Skills through Friendly Competition | Highlights from the 2025-2026 Surgical Olympics

February 28 , 2026

The SUNY Downstate Department of Surgery announces a new educational initiative, conceived and led by Program Director Dr. Natasha Becker, the Surgical Olympics.

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Dr. Serafini

Grand Rounds Highlight | IPMN with Francesco M. Serafini, MD, FACS

February 28 , 2026

The Department of Surgery was honored to welcome Francesco M. Serafini, MD, FACS, Assistant Professor of Surgery and Director of Surgical Oncology at NYC Health + Hospitals/Kings County and South Brooklyn Hospital, as our Grand Rounds speaker.

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Dr. Carson

Grand Rounds Highlight | “Red Blood Cell Transfusion in Cardiac Patients: How low can you go?” — Jeffrey L. Carson, MD, MACP

February 28 , 2026

The SUNY Downstate Department of Surgery was honored to welcome Jeffrey L. Carson, MD, MACP (Provost–New Brunswick, Rutgers Biomedical Health Sciences; Distinguished Professor of Medicine, Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School) as our featured...

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Dr. Prince

Grand Rounds Highlight | “Life on the Hyphen: Surgeon” — Jose M. Prince, MD

February 28 , 2026

The SUNY Downstate Department of Surgery was honored to welcome Jose M. Prince, MD, Senior Vice President for Children’s Surgery and Pediatric Surgeon-in-Chief at Northwell Health, as our featured Grand Rounds speaker.

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ASC Conference

Downstate Surgery Represented at 2026 American Surgical Congress

February 28 , 2026

The SUNY Downstate Department of Surgery congratulates senior surgery residents Dr. Sukaina Alikhan and Dr. Maryam Ali Khan, fourth-year medical student Steven Medvedovsky, and BA/MD student Tony Joseph on their outstanding presentations at the 21st...

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