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January 5, 2021
Chancellor Malatras Announces SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University Hospital Successfully Administers 100% of Initial COVID-19 Vaccine Allotment
December 22, 2020
SUNY Downstate President Dr. Wayne J. Riley Appointed by Governor Cuomo To Vaccine Equity Task Force
December 9, 2020
SUNY Downstate STAR Program Launches #FasterThan Campaign to Promote HEP C Testing
October 26, 2020
SUNY Downstate Appoints Dr. Camille A. Clare As Its New Chair of The Obestetrics And Gynecology Department
October 21, 2020
The New York Academy of Medicine Welcomes New Board Chair Dr. Wayne J. Riley, President of SUNY Downstate
October 4, 2020
SUNY Launches a comprehensive Plan to Expand Access to Mental Health Services to Every Student
September 8, 2020
SUNY Downstate announces the appointment of new Division Chief of Hematology and Oncology
August 24, 2020
SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University Appoints Bonnie Granat, Ph.D. as Senior Associate Dean for Assessment and Quality Improvement in The College of Medicine
August 21, 2020
SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University announces appointment of Brian K. McNeil, M.D. as Associate Dean for Clinical Affairs in the College of Medicine
August 18, 2020
SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University Appoints David H. Berger, M.D. as Chief Executive Officer of The University Hospital of Brooklyn
July 3, 2020
Message from President Riley about the passing of Dr. Eugene Feigelson
July 1, 2020
SUNY Downstate Study Finds Wide Variation in Trust of Health Information Sources by Hispanics
June 29, 2020
Message From President Riley About the Importance of Pride Month and The Supreme Court Ruling On Workplace Protections for Gay, Lesbian, and Transgender Individuals
June 17, 2020
SUNY Downstate College of Nursing receives $3.25m scholarship grant from the Health Resources & Services Administration
June 11, 2020
SUNY Downstate Residents and Fellows Celebrate Graduation With Virtual Commencement
June 10, 2020
SUNY Downstate Residents and Fellows Celebrate With Virtual Commencement
June 9, 2020
SUNY Downstate Infectious Disease Specialist Jack DeHovitz, M.D. To Advise State Board of Regents on Risks In Reopening Schools
June 8, 2020
A Message From President Riley and University Hospital of Brooklyn Interim Managing Director Patricia Winston About UHB Suspension As COVID-19 Only Facility
June 4, 2020
SUNY Downstate president Wayne J. Riley M.D. on today’s Resident die-in against police brutality, health disparities and in solidarity with George Floyd
June 3, 2020
SUNY Downstate Emergency Medicine Residents to Stage Die-In Against Police Brutality and Health Disparities
June 1, 2020
SUNY Downstate Appoints Sean P. Smith as Sr. Associate Vice President of Hospital Finance for University Hospital of Brooklyn
May 30, 2020
President Wayne Riley’s Message About George Floyd's Killing and the Nationwide Protests
May 21, 2020
SUNY Downstate President Wayne J. Riley, M.D. Appointed to Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC)
May 21, 2020
SUNY Downstate Appoints Camille Grizzle-Murriel as the Administrator of Transplant Services Program
May 20, 2020
SUNY Downstate Celebrates Class of 2020 Today with Virtual Commencement
May 19, 2020
SUNY Downstate Celebrates Class of 2020 on May 20, 2020 with Virtual Commencement
May 18, 2020
SUNY Downstate establishes dedicated clinic for discharged COVID-19 patients
May 14, 2020
SUNY Downstate’s Special Research and Treatment (STAR) Program, the University at Albany School of Public Health, and the Partnership for Research and Action for Health (PRAH)- Georgia Receive five-year, $1.5M NIH Grant to Reduce HIV Infections
May 13, 2020
SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University Appoints David J. Christini, Ph.D., as Senior Vice President of Research
May 13, 2020
New York Study Shows Treatment with Hydroxychloroquine, Azithromycin, or Both, Did Not Significantly Improve Mortality Among Seriously Ill COVID-19 Patient
May 1, 2020
SUNY Downstate's First Ever "Virtual Commencement" to Confer Diplomas to 36 Early Graduates of the College of Medicine
April 30, 2020
US Navy Blue Angels and US Air Force Thunderbirds Flyover Tribute To Medical Personnel
April 28, 2020
SUNY Downstate College of Medicine Students Launch “iPads to Hospitals” To Connect COVID-19 Patients and Families
April 27, 2020
Chancellor Johnson Announces 227 SUNY Medical School Students are Graduating Early to Help Hardest Hit Hospitals Respond to COVID-19
April 24, 2020
SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University Is The First Hospital In The New York Region To Receive A Message Of Encouragement From Former First Lady Michelle Obama
April 15, 2020
SUNY Downstate Joins Mayo Clinic Convalescent Plasma Trial for Hospitalized COVID-19 Patients
March 30, 2020
SUNY Downstate Accepting Donations of Critical Medical Supplies
March 28 2020
University Hospital of Brooklyn Designation by Governor Cuomo as a COVID-19 Only Facility
March 11 2020
SUNY Downstate Chief Resident for Internal Medicine Launches Smartphone Clinical Guidelines App
March 10 2020
Two SUNY Downstate Physicians Honored by Medical Society of The County of Kings
March 4 2020
March 5 Forum At SUNY Downstate On Ethical Issues In Human Subjects Research Features Grandson Of Henrietta Lacks
March 3 2020
SUNY Downstate College of Medicine Names Dr. Mariana ("Marni") Markell As Senior Associate Dean for Undergraduate Medical Education
March 2 2020
SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University College Of Medicine Names Jason M. Lazar, MD, MPH As Vice Dean for Education And Chair of Department of Medical Education
February 21 2020
Governor Cuomo Announces 30-Day Amendment to FY 2021 Executive Budget to Establish SUNY Curing Alzheimer's Health Consortium
February 13 2020
Study Shows Text Messaging is an Effective Tool to Improve Access to Prenatal Health Information
February 11 2020
SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University Appoints Dominica Native Dr. Montgomery Douglas As Chairperson of Family & Community Medicine
February 10 2020
SUNY Downstate School of Public Health Partners With Brooklyn College and Medgar Evers College
February 7 2020
SUNY Downstate College of Medicine Announces the Appointment of Dr. Teresa Smith As Its Designated Institutional Official
February 6 2020
SUNY Downstate Researcher Tapped by International Team of Genetic Researchers Investigating Wuhan Coronavirus
February 4 2020
Governor's No Student Goes Hungry Initiative Requires Food Pantries on or in Partnership with Every SUNY Campus
January 29 2020
SUNY Downstate College of Nursing Programs Earn Top Rankings
January 9 2020
SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University President Wayne J. Riley, M.D., Reacts to Governor Cuomo’s 2020 State of the State Address
January 6 2020
New Study Suggests Antiretroviral Therapy Does Not Restore Disease Immunity Among Previously Immunized HIV Patients