Department of Medicine Faculty

Moro Salifu, MD, MBA, MPH, MACP

Chair of the Department of Medicine
Tenured Professor of Medicine
Department of Medicine, Division of Nephrology

moro.salifu@downstate.edu
(718) 270-3174

Samer Abujaber, MD, BCh, BAO

Intensivist & Clinical Assistant Professor
Pulmonary & Critical Care Medicine
Department of Medicine

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

Chinyere Agu, MD

Clinical Assistant Professor
Division of Endocrinology
Department of Medicine

Chinyere.agu@downstate.edu

Huma Ahmed, MD

Clinical Assistant Professor
Division of Pulmonary & Critical Care
Department of Medicine

huma.ahmed@downstate.edu

Rosa Arancibia, MD

Interventional Pulmonologist
Clinical Assistant Professor
Pulmonologist & Critical Care, Department of Medicine

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

Muhammad Azhar, MD

Clinical Assistant Professor
Department of Medicine, Division of Nephrology

azharm1@nychhc.org

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

David Blumenthal, MD

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

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

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

Gary Briefel, MD

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

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

Clinton D. Brown, MD, FASN, FAHA, FNLA

Deputy Chief of Nephrology
Professor of Medicine
Department of Medicine

clinton.brown@downstate.edu
(718) 270-1727

Adam Budzikowski, MD, PhD, FHRS

Director Electrophysiology
Associate Professor
Division of Cardiovascular Medicine

abudzikowski@downstate.edu
(718) 270-4147

Erdal Cavusoglu, MD

Professor of Medicine
Cardiology

erdal.cavusoglu@downstate.edu
(718) 270-1568

Hal L. Chadow, MD

Director Cardiology, One Brooklyn Health
Clinical Assistant Professor
Department of Medicine, Division of Cardiology

hal.chadow@downstate.edu
(718) 270-1910

Barbara Delano, MD, MPH, FACP

Distinguished Emeritus Professor
Department of Nephrology

barbara.delano@downstate.edu
(718) 270-1584

Olga Dvorkina, MD

Associate Professor of Medicine

olga.dvorkina@downstate.edu
(718) 270-1662

Alan Feit, MD, FACC, FACP

Professor Emeritus
Division of Cardiology
Department of Medicine

alan.feit@downstate.edu
(718) 270-1568

Michael Fingerhood, MD, MPH

Director, Medical ICU and Medical Director, Respiratory Therapy
Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine
Department of Medicine, Division of Pulmonary & Critical Care

michael.fingerhood@downstate.edu
(718) 270-2109

Robert Foronjy, MD

Associate Professor of Medicine
Chief of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine
Division Chief and Program Director

robert.foronjy@downstate.edu
(718) 270-4606

Itsaso Garcia-Arcos, PhD

Research Assistant Professor
Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine
Department of Cell Biology

itsaso.garcia-arcos@downstate.edu
(718) 270-3144

Ernest Garnier, MD

Clinical Assistant Professor
Ambulatory Internal Medicine Director
Department of Medicine

ernest.garnier@downstate.edu
(718) 613-8382

Patrick Geraghty, PhD

Associate Program Director
Assistant Professor, Division of Pulmonary & Critical Care Medicine
Internal Medicine Residency Program, Department of Medicine