Faculty Directory

Marie Abdallah, MD

Director of CFH, Kings County Hospital Center
Clinical Associate Professor
Infectious Diseases

Marie.Abdallah@nychhc.org

Sara Abu-Ghanem, MD, MMedSc

Assistant Professor
Otolaryngology

sara.abu-ghanem@downstate.edu

Samer Abujaber, MD

Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine
Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine

samer.abujaber@downstate.edu
(718) 221-6189

Aimee Afable, PhD, MPH

Associate Dean for Community Engagement and Associate Professor
Department of Community Health Sciences

Aimee.Afable@downstate.edu
(718) 270-6397

Maksim Agaronov, MD

Clinical Assistant Professor
Department of Pathology
Kings County Hospital Center

agaronom@nychhc.org
(718) 245-5368

Sanjeev Agarwal, MD

Interim Division Chief
Director, Interventional Pain Management
Assistant Professor of Rehabilitation Medicine

Konstantinos Agoritsas, MD FAAP

Clinical Assistant Professor
Pediatrics and Emergency Medicine
Director of Pediatric Emergency Medicine, Kings County Hospital

konstantinos.agoritsas@nychhc.org
(718) 270-4795

Saren Ahearn, PT, DPT, Dip ACLM

Assistant Professor
Physical Therapy

saren.ahearn@downstate.edu

Sushil K. Ahlawat, MD, MS, MBBS, FACP, FASGE, AGAF

Professor of Medicine
Chief, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology
SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University

sushil.ahlawat@downstate.edu
(718) 270-4772

Alla Akivis, MD

Clinical Assistant Professor
Department of Family and Community Medicine

Juan Marcos Alarcón, PhD

Associate Professor
Department of Pathology
Division of Neuroscience

juanmarcos.alarcon@downstate.edu
(718) 270-8348

Wondimagegnehu (Wondi) Alemu, MD

Clincal Associate Professor

Edward Allen, MD

Clinical Assistant Professor
Department of Family and Community Medicine

Ranjit Alvarez, MHA

Program Administrator
Physical Therapy
School of Health Professions

Ranjit.Alvarez@downstate.edu

Amal Amar-Alattaby, DM, CNM, LM, OBGYN NP

Clinical Assistant Professor, Clinical Coordinator
Midwifery Program
School of Health Professions

Christian Johannes Amlang, MD

Assistant Professor
Movement Disorders

christian.amlang@downstate.edu

Loraine Antoine, PT, DPT, PhD

Assistant Professor and Director of Clinical Education (DCE)
Physical Therapy
School of Health Professions

loraine.antoine@downstate.edu

Brian Anziska

Professor
General Neurology

brian.anziska@downstate.edu
(718) 270-2502

Yaacov Anziska, MD

Associate Professor
Department of Neurology
Director, Muscular Dystrophy Association Clinic

yanziska@downstate.edu
(718) 270-2430

Rosa Arancibia, MD

Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine
Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine

rosa.arancibia@downstate.edu
(718) 270-4606

Veronica L. P. Arikian, PhD, RN

Clinical Associate Professor
College of Nursing

veronica.arikian@downstate.edu

Heidi J. Aronin, MPA

Senior Vice President and Chief Administrative Officer
Administration
Institutional Official for Research

Bonnie Arquilla, DO FACEP

Professor/ Director
Disaster Management

bonnie.arquilla@downstate.edu
(718) 270-3216

Ida Askew-Stevens

Office Manager
Department of Family and Community Medicine

ida.askew-stevens@downstate.edu
(718) 270-4096

Michael H. Augenbraun, MD

Professor of Medicine; Vice Chair, Department of Medicine
Director, Division of Infectious Diseases:
SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University, Kings County Hospital Center

michael.augenbraun@downstate.edu
(718) 270-1433

Adesiji Awoyinka

Videographer
New Media Services
Office of Communications & Marketing

adesiji.awoyinka@downstate.edu
(718) 270-7570

Ayse Aytaman, MD, FACG, AGAF, FAASLD

Clinical Professor of Medicine
Chief, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology
VA NY Harbor Health Care System – Brooklyn Campus

ayse.aytaman@va.gov

Ofer Azoulay, MD

Assistant Professor & Chief of Robotic and Microvascular Head and Neck Reconstruction
Otolaryngology

Nicole Bagnarol, MPH

Director of Curricular Innovation
School of Public Health

nicole.bagnarol@downstate.edu
(718) 270-2426

Alison Baird, MD, PhD, FRACP

Professor of Neurology and Vice-Chair for Mentoring, Professor of Physiology/Pharmacology
Medical Director, SUNY Downstate Stroke Center
Director, Division of Cerebrovascular Disease and Stroke

alison.baird@downstate.edu
(718) 270-3213

Randall L. Barbour, PhD

Professor
Department of Pathology

randall.barbour@downstate.edu
(718) 270-1284

Bonny Baron, MD

Associate Professor
Emergency Medicine

(718) 245-4790

Frank C. Barone, PhD

Professor of Neurology, Professor of Physiology & Pharmacology
Director of Basic Research, Cerebrovascular Division
Medical Student Research Adviser

frank.barone@downstate.edu
(718) 221-5745

Peter B. Barr, PhD

Social Determinants of Health Lead
Institute for Genomics in Health
Assistant Professor, Psychiatry

Robert H. Barth, MD

Associate Professor of Medicine
Chief of Dialysis & Affiliate Program Director, VA Medical Center
Department of Nephrology

Robert.barth@va.gov
(718) 836-3762

Ernest Barthelemy, MD, MPH, MA

Chief, Division of Neurosurgery
Neurology
Global Health

ernest.barthelemy@downstate.edu
(718) 270-7539

Ernest J. Barthélemy, MD, MPH, MA

Chief, Division of Neurosurgery
Assistant Professor of Surgery, Neurology, and Orthopedic Surgery

Ernest.Barthelemy@downstate.edu
(718) 270-7539

Natasha Becker, MD, MPH, FACS

Chief, Division of General Surgery
General Surgery Residency Program Director

natasha.becker@downstate.edu

Marisol Benjamin

Receptionist/ Outpatient Biller
Center of Excellence for Alzheimer’s Disease
Department of Psychiatry

(718) 270-2003

Boris Bentsianov, MD

Assistant Professor
Otolaryngology
Director of the Division of Laryngology, Voice and Swallowing Disorders

Peter D. Berg, MD

Clinical Assistant Professor, SUNY Downstate
Director, Ophthalmic Plastic Surgery, Brooklyn Veterans Administration Hospital Center
Director, SUNY Downstate Contact Lens Service

pdbeye@aol.com
(718) 836-6600

Peter Bergold, MD

Associate Professor
Physiology & Pharmacology
Neurology

peter.bergold@downstate.edu

Peter Bergold, PhD

Professor
Physiology and Pharmacology

peter.bergold@downstate.edu
(718) 270-3927

Ellen Berkowitz, MD

Associate Dean for Medical Education, Clinical Advisory Dean
Clinical Assistant Professor, Psychiatry

ellen.berkowitz@downstate.edu
(718) 270-2902

Satyakam Bhagavati, MD

Professor Emeritus
Department of Neurology

satyakam.bhagavati@downstate.edu

Riccardo Bianchi, PhD

Associate Dean for Foundations of Medicine
Associate Professor Physiology and Pharmacology

riccardo.bianchi@downstate.edu
(718) 270-1272

Tim B. Bigdeli, PhD

Co-Director
Institute for Genomics in Health

Jeffrey Birnbaum, MD, MPH

Assistant Professor
Department of Pediatrics

David Biro, MD, PhD, FAAD

Associate Clinical Professor
Dermatology

Tenya Blackwell, DrPH

Clinical Assistant Professor
Environmental & Occupational Health Sciences

tenya.blackwell@downstate.edu
(718) 270-6319

Christina Bloem, MD

Clinical Assistant Professor
Emergency Medicine

christina.bloem@downstate.edu
(718) 270-4790

David Blumenthal, MD

Chief, Medical Service
VA New York Harbor Healthcare System (NYHHS), Brooklyn, NY

david.blumenthal@va.gov
(718) 630-3766

Phillip Bones, M.Ed

Assistant Dean
Office of the Dean
School of Health Professions

phillip.bones@downstate.edu
(718) 270-2297

Professor of Medicine, Cell Biology, Radiology and Surgery;
Director, The Howard Gilman Institute for Heart Valve Disease and the Schiavone Institute for Cardiovascular Translational Research;
Formerly Chairman, Department of Medicine and Chief, Division of Cardiovascular Medicine

jeffrey.borer@downstate.edu
(646) 456-4454

Marina Boruk, MD

Assistant Professor
Otolaryngology

Carla Boutin-Foster, MD, MSc

Professor of Medicine
Associate Dean, Office of Diversity Education and Research
Associate Vice President For Institutional Equity

carla.boutin-foster@downstate.edu
(718) 270-3033

Mohamed Boutjdir, PhD

Professor, SUNY Downstate
Associate Chief of Staff for Research & Development,
New York Harbor Health Care System (VAMC)

mohamed.boutjdir@downstate.edu
(718) 630-2891

Shemeika Bowman, B.S.

Assistant Director
Bridges to Medicine Coordinator
Office of Diversity Education and Research

shemeika.bowman@downstate.edu

Stefan Bradu, MD, PhD, FAAD

Clinical Assistant Professor
Dermatology

Kathleen Bratby, EdD RN

Clinical Associate Professor
College of Nursing
Director - Advanced Level Program, MS in Nursing Education Track

kathleen.bratby@downstate.edu

Krystal Brewington, OTD, OTR/L, CPAM

Occupational Therapy
School of Health Professions

Gary Briefel, MD

Associate Professor of Medicine
Chief of Nephrology and affiliate Program Director, Kings County Hospital

gary.briefel@downstate.edu
(718) 613-8157

Janice L. Brissette, PhD

Associate Professor
Cell Biology

janice.brissette@downstate.edu
(718) 270-3755

Neil Brody, MD, PhD, FAAD

Clinical Professor
Dermatology

Kenneth Bromberg, MD

Professor of Pediatrics & Medicine
Attending in Pediatric Infectious Diseases
Educational Consultant to the Office of Academic Affairs

kenneth.bromberg@downstate.edu

Clinton D Brown, MD, FASN, FAHA, FNLA

Professor of Medicine
Deputy Chief, Renal Division, Department of Medicine, Chair, Institutional Review Board
Department of Nephrology

clinton.brown@downstate.edu
(718) 270-1729

T'Shura Brown, OTD, OTR/L, BCCS

Assistant Professor, Specialization in Early Intervention Program (EISP)
Occupational Therapy
School of Health Professions

Denise M. Bruno, MD, MPH

Associate Dean for Global Engagement and Director of the Center for Global Health, Chair and Associate Professor
Department of Health Policy and Management