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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

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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

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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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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

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Holiday Dinner | December 2023

by Department of Surgery - January 10 , 2024

Every year, the SUNY Downstate Department of Surgery hosts a holiday event to bring faculty and residents together in the spirit of the season.

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Tags: General Surgery, Residency, Surgery

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Grand Rounds Speaker Patricia L. Turner, MD, MBA, FACS

by Department of Surgery - December 26 , 2023

The Department of Surgery was honored to host Dr. Patricia L. Turner, Executive Director and CEO of the American College of Surgeons (ACS) for Grand Rounds.

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Tags: General Surgery

Dr. Jodi-Ann Edwards

Resident Presents at New York Surgical Society Fall Scientific Forum

by iNSPIRe initiative & Department of Surgery - November 22 , 2023

Dr. Jodi-Ann Edwards, resident and research fellow, represented SUNY Downstate Department of Surgery at the New York Surgical Society Fall Scientific Session at The Cornell Club on November 8, 2023.

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

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Department of Surgery Receives Two SEED Grant Awards

by Department of Surgery - October 20 , 2023

Senior investigators in the Department of Surgery’s iNSPIRe initiative receive $80,000 in SEED grant funding from the SUNY DSHSU’s Office of the Senior Vice President for Research.

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Tags: Grants, Research, iNSPIRe