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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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New York Surgical Society Winter Scientific Session – Attendance Call

December 31 , 2025

The Department of Surgery encourages faculty and residents to attend the upcoming New York Surgical Society Winter Scientific Session.

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Grand Rounds Spotlight | Dr. Danny Chu on Aortic Valve Neocuspidization

December 31 , 2025

The Department of Surgery was honored to host Danny Chu, MD, FACS, FAHA, for Surgical Grand Rounds titled “Aortic Valve Neocuspidization (Ozaki Procedure) for Treatment of Aortic Valve Diseases.”

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Grand Rounds Spotlight | Dr. Ramy Gilani on Lessons from Surgical Complications

December 31 , 2025

The Department of Surgery was honored to welcome Ramy Gilani, MD for Grand Rounds on “Complications in Surgery | Lessons for Life.”

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December Intern Spotlight

December 31 , 2025

The SUNY Downstate Department of Surgery is excited to continue our new social media and newsletter initiative: the Surgical Intern Spotlight Series.

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Best of Luck on the ABSITE

December 31 , 2025

The Department of Surgery extends its best wishes to all residents taking the upcoming ABSITE.

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Downstate Surgery Heads to Orlando | Academic Surgical Congress 2026

December 31 , 2025

The Department of Surgery congratulates our residents and medical students whose abstracts were accepted for presentation at the 2026 Academic Surgical Congress.

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Department of Surgery Annual Holiday Party

December 13 , 2025

On Saturday, December 13, 2025, the Department of Surgery came together for our annual Christmas Party at the Dyker Beach Golf Club in Brooklyn.

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Panos Kougias, MD, MSc, FACS, and Sherene Sharath, PhD, MPH Publish Landmark TOP Trial in JAMA

November 30 , 2025

The Department of Surgery congratulates Panos Kougias, MD, MSc, FACS, and Sherene Sharath, PhD, MPH, on their landmark TOP trial study published in JAMA.

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Department of Surgery Thanksgiving Gathering

November 30 , 2025

Despite demanding schedules and long clinical hours, we were grateful to pause this month and celebrate our Department of Surgery community at the annual Thanksgiving gathering.

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Scholarly Achievement | Recent Publications & Presentations from Downstate Surgery

November 30 , 2025

Our team published a strong series of pediatric surgery case reports, guided by the mentorship and leadership of Francisca Velcek, MD, FACS, FAAP, MAMSE, Chief of Pediatric Surgery.

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