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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

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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

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

Alia Ishtiaq, MD

Resident Matches to Minimally Invasive Surgery Fellowship

by Department of Surgery - June 8 , 2023

The Department of Surgery congratulates Dr. Alia Ishtiaq on her fellowship match in Minimally Invasive and Bariatric Surgery at Richmond University Medical Center

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Tags: Academic, Residency, Surgery

Dr. Velcek

Dr. Francisca Velcek Recognized for Her Decades of Service

by Department of Surgery - May 26 , 2023

Dr. Velcek was recently awarded the esteemed Hugh J. Carroll, MD Award for Clinical Excellence.

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Tags: Academic, Surgery

Diane Zarb

Diane Zarb is Recipient of Chancellor's Award for Excellence

by Department of Surgery - May 26 , 2023

The Department of Surgery proudly congratulates Ms. Diane Zarb for receiving the Chancellor's Award for Excellence in Classified Services

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Tags: Academic, Residency, Surgery

Yi Song, MD

Resident Awarded Best Basic Science Research Award at 2023 Society of Surgical Oncology

by Department of Surgery - May 8 , 2023

Resident physician, Dr. Song, was awarded the Best Basic Science Research Paper Award at the prestigous meeting.

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Tags: Academic, Residency, Surgery

Alec Krosser, MD

Resident Matches to Vascular Surgery

by Department of Surgery - May 5 , 2023

The Department of Surgery is thrilled to congratulate Dr. Alec Krosser on his Vascular Surgery Fellowship match at the Thomas Jefferson University Hospital

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Tags: Academic, Residency, Surgery, Vascular

Herbert Chen, MD

Visiting Professor, Dr. Herbert Chen, Discusses Success in Academic Surgery

by Department of Surgery - May 4 , 2023

The Department of Surgery was honored to host renowned surgeon, Dr. Herbert Chen, Chair of the Department of Surgery at University of Alabama at Birmingham

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Tags: Academic, Residency, Surgery