<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><item href="/news-events/downstate-update/2025/september/09-23-larosa.html" dsn="blogs"><featured/><categories/><pubDate>09/23/2025 04:30:09 PM</pubDate><title>Announcing The Passing of Dr. John C. LaRosa</title><sub-title>15th President of SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University</sub-title><description>We are deeply saddened to announce the passing of John C. LaRosa, M.D., FACP, who served as the 15th president of SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University (Downstate) from 1999 to 2012. Dr. LaRosa was also a distinguished Professor of Medicine and Public Health.</description><author>Office of Communications &amp; Marketing</author><image><img xmlns:ouc="http://omniupdate.com/XSL/Variables" src="/news-events/downstate-update/2025/september/_images/larosa.jpg" alt="Dr. John C. LaRosa"/></image><loc>/var/staging/oucampus/suny-downstate/downstate/news-events/downstate-update/2025/september/09-23-larosa.xml</loc><categories/></item>