Department of Urology Faculty
The Core Faculty are Foundational Members of the Academic Executive Committee (AEC). The AEC’s mission is to maximize the Downstate Urology residents’ educational experience by:
- Continuously identifying internal opportunities or weaknesses within our current educational networks (affiliates)
- Identify and integrate external potential opportunities and or best practices into our curriculum.
- Modify current experiences in our current educational network based on resident feedback, our Institutional / Departmental Mission, and Regulatory considerations.
- Monitor resident performance and progress through feedback obtained by affiliates within our educational network, and performance metrics (case logs, research, In-Service exams, Grand Rounds presentations.
- Ensure resident wellness
- Oversee the prospective resident selection process.
- Act as a repository for resident concerns and complaints, and suggestions. -Act as an intermediary between resident and affiliate institutions.
- Ensure compliance with ACGME mandates and other regulatory bodies

Llewellyn M. Hyacinthe, MD, MBA, FACS
Associate Professor, SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University
Director of Operations, Department of Urology
Chief of Urology, The University Hospital at Downstate (UHD)

Brian K. McNeil, MD, MBA, FACS
Associate Dean for Clinical Affairs
Associate Professor of Clinical Urology
Senior Staff Urologist, University Hospital at Downstate