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Dr. Carlos Reck

Downstate Welcomes New Pediatric Surgeon | Carlos Reck, MD

April 9 , 2024

The SUNY Downstate Department of Surgery welcomes Dr. Carlos Reck as the associate director of the Division of Pediatric Surgery. Dr. Reck joins Dr. Francisca Velcek, Director of Pediatric Surgery, to provide compassionate and high-quality care to...

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Dr. Rhee

Grand Rounds Speaker | Robert Rhee, MD

April 3 , 2024

The SUNY Downstate Department of Surgery was pleased to host a Grand Rounds session with Robert Rhee MD, Chief of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery and Vascular Integrated Residency & Fellowship at Maimonides Medical Center and Program Director....

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Tags: Surgery, Vascular, academics

Dr. Oluyinka

Grand Rounds Speaker | Oluyinka O. Olutoye, MD, PhD

April 3 , 2024

The SUNY Downstate Department of Surgery was pleased to host a Grand Rounds session with Oluyinka O. Olutoye, MD, PhD, FACS, FAAP, FWACS, Surgeon-in-Chief at Nationwide Children's Hospital and the E. Thomas Boles Jr. Chair of Pediatric Surgery of...

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Tags: Pediatric, Research, Residency, Surgery, fetal, iNSPIRe

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Award Winning Research Presented by Amy Jeng, MD

by Department of Surgery - March 13 , 2024

SUNY Downstate's Department of Surgery was represented by a chief resident and Kings County breast surgeon at this year's Annual Miami Breast Conference.

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Tags: General Surgery, Research, Residency, iNSPIRe

Dr. Sylla

Grand Rounds Speaker Patricia Sylla MD, FACS, FASCRS

by Department of Surgery - March 13 , 2024

Patricia Sylla, MD, FACS, FASCRS is the System Chief of Colon and Rectal Surgery for the Mount Sinai Health System.

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Tags: General Surgery, Research, Residency

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iNSPIRe to Represent Department of Surgery at Association for Veterans Affairs Surgeons Meeting

by iNSPIRe Initiative & Department of Surgery - March 6 , 2024

Dr. Jodi-Ann Edwards, Dr. Tomas Daviu-Molinari, and medical student Steven Medvedovsky have abstracts accepted at the upcoming Association of VA Surgeons Annual Meeting.

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Tags: General Surgery, Residency, Surgery, iNSPIRe

Garrett Nash, MD, MPH

Grand Rounds Speaker Garrett M. Nash, MD, MPH, FACS, FASCRS

by Department of Surgery - March 4 , 2024

The SUNY Downstate Department of Surgery recently hosted a Grand Rounds session with Dr. Garrett Nash, the Vice Chair for Quality and Safety at Memorial Sloan Kettering's Department of Surgery.

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Tags: General Surgery, Research, Surgery

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iNSPIRe Represented at Academic Surgical Congress with Sixteen Abstracts

March 4 , 2024

At this year’s 19th Annual Academic Surgical Congress held in February in Washington DC, there was a tremendous amount of participation and representation on behalf of SUNY Downstate Department of Surgery. Sixteen different abstracts were accepted...

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Tags: General Surgery, Research, Residency, Surgery, iNSPIRe

Dr. Shachar Shimonovich

Shachar Shimonovich, MD | A Legacy of Dedication

by Department of Surgery - February 29 , 2024

The SUNY Downstate Department of Surgery is deeply saddened by the loss of our dear resident graduate and friend, Shachar Shimonovich.

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Tags: General Surgery, Residency, Surgery, Trauma

Dr. Cristina Solis-Pomales

Resident's Breast Cancer Abstracts Accepted to National Conferences

by iNSPIRe Initiative - February 13 , 2024

Dr. Cristina Solis-Pomales, under the mentorship of Dr. Jose Alberty-Oller, is will be presenting an abstract poster at the Society of Surgical Oncology conference in Atlanta this March.

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Tags: General Surgery, Research, Residency, iNSPIRe

Dr. Erfan Faridmoayer

Erfan Faridmoayer, MD | A Legacy of Service

by Department of Surgery - February 13 , 2024

The SUNY Downstate Department of Surgery has suffered a great loss with the passing of our beloved resident, Erfan Faridmoayer.

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Tags: General Surgery, iNSPIRe