Department of Medicine Faculty

Moro Salifu, MD, MBA, MPH, MACP

Chair of Medicine, Chief of Nephrology Division, Director of Interventional Nephrology
Department of Medicine

Samer Abujaber, MD, BCh, BAO

Clinical Assistant Professor
Pulmonary & Critical Care Medicine
Department of Medicine

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

Rosa Arancibia, MD

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

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

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

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

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

Adam Budzikowski, MD, PhD, FHRS

Assistant Professor of Medicine
Cardiology
Director, Fellows' Continuity Clinic

abudzikowski@downstate.edu
(718) 270-4147

Erdal Cavusoglu, MD

Professor of Medicine
Cardiology

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

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

Professor of Medicine
Cardiology

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

Michael Fingerhood, MD

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

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

Patrick Geraghty, PhD

Associate Professor of Medicine
Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine
Associate Program Director of Research and Academic Development, Department of Internal Medicine.