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September 29, 2021
September 27, 2021
SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University Appoints New Chief Information Officer
July 22, 2021
SUNY Downstate Appoints Dr. Barbara Messina as Executive Director for Simulation and Interprofessional Education in the College of Nursing
July 22, 2021
University Hospital of Brooklyn Appoints Dr. Caroline Rochon as New Surgical Director of Kidney Transplantation
July 19, 2021
SUNY Downstate to Launch Patient Navigator Program in Partnership With Brooklyn Free Clinic and Brooklyn Center for Health Disparities
July 7, 2021
SUNY Global Health Training Program Battles HIV in Kazakhstan; Renewed NIH Funding will Expand Central Asian Country’s Education and Research Capacity
June 10, 2021
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 Topal
May 10, 2021
SUNY Downstate Launches New Geriatric Public Health Program
May 7, 2021
SUNY Downstate Tops Among NYC Hospitals for Avoiding Unnecessary Procedures
May 5, 2021
SUNY Downstate Presents: Cultural Bias, Race, and The Black Experience in The United States
April 21, 2021
A Message from President Riley On The Derek Chauvin Guilty Verdicts
April 7, 2021
History Made as Two SUNY Downstate Students Match For Residency At Harvard's Massachusetts General and Brigham & Women's Hospitals
April 1, 2021
Jameela J. Yusuff, M.D. appointed as first female Chief Medical Officer at University Hospital of Brooklyn
March 29, 2021
The School of Public Health At SUNY Downstate Adds a New Program
March 19, 2021
Match Madness at SUNY Downstate
March 12, 2021
A Message About Racist Attacks on Asian Americans
March 12, 2021
The STAR Program at SUNY Downstate Launches "GetMeOnPrEP" Campaign to Encourage PrEP Use
March 8, 2021
CUNY School of Medicine Names Dr. Mariyn A. Frasier as 2021 "Strong Woman in Medicine"
March 4, 2021
SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University Appoints Marcus Lambert, Ph.D., as Associate Vice President for Research Strategy and Operation
February 19, 2021
Governor Cuomo Releases Updated Guidance For Infection Rates And Testing Protocols On College Campuses
February 19, 2021
SPH Appoints Dr. Marlene Camacho-Rivera As Assistant Dean For Student Engagement And Success
February 18, 2021
University Hospital of Brooklyn Names Delphine Mendez de Leon As New Chief Strategy Officer
February 4, 2021
SUNY Downstate clinical assistant professor Dr. Robert Gore to be honored with “Candle in the Dark” award from Morehouse College
February 1, 2021
SUNY Downstate Dermatology Makes History: Residents Score In 90TH Percentile For Six Consecutive Years
January 26, 2021
SUNY Downstate President Wayne J. Riley, M.D. To receive National Humanism in Medicine Medal at the 2021 Arnold P. Gold Foundation Annual Gala
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