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Looking Forward to 2022

Happy New Year to you all! I wish you all the best in health and happiness as we welcome 2022.

SUNY Downstate Tops Among NYC Hospitals for Avoiding Unnecessary Procedures

SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University has been recognized in a nationwide study conducted by the Lown Institute ranking...

A New Year’s Message from Dr. Berger and Dr. Winston

It is with a sincere hope that what seemed like an insurmountable challenge we faced in the last two years, COVID-19,...

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Starting A Digital Health Company

Learn how digital health is revolutionizing healthcare and how you can be part of the transformation.

SUNY Downstate Awarded Funding to Enhance Long-Term Telehealth Services

Funding from the COVID-19 Telehealth Program will Improve Virtual Health Services and Enhance the Safety of Patients and...

SUNY Downstate Pilots Food as Medicine Initiative for Medical and Public Health Students

New Forward-Thinking Courses for Healthcare Workers at University Hospital of Brooklyn Focus on Plant-Based Nutrition...

SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University Appoints New Chief Information Officer

SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University announced the appointment of Dennis Sutterfield as its new Chief Information...

students reading at White Coat Ceremony

College of Medicine hosts 26th Annual White Coat Ceremony

The College of Medicine (COM) held its 26th Annual White Coat Ceremony, a rite of passage that emphasizes the importance...

SUNY Downstate Appoints Dr. Barbara Messina as Executive Director for Simulation and Interprofessional Education in the College of Nursing

University Hospital of Brooklyn Appoints Dr. Caroline Rochon as New Surgical Director of Kidney Transplantation

Dr. Rochon returns to SUNY Downstate after most recently serving as the Kidney Transplantation Surgical Director at Connecticut's...

Downstate’s BioBat to Receive $50M From City’s Expanded LifeSci NYC Investment

SUNY Downstate to Launch Patient Navigator Program In Partnership With Brooklyn Free Clinic and Brooklyn Center for Health Disparities

Program will connect patients to health management resources to help combat longstanding inequities in access to care...

SUNY Downstate President Wayne J. Riley, M.D. to receive the Arnold P. Gold Foundation National Humanism in Medicine Medal Along With Drs. Anthony Fauci and Eric Topol

President Riley Honors Asian Pacific American Heritage Month