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2017 News Releases
November 30, 2017
First Total Removal of the Pancreas and Successful Islet Autotransplant in Brooklyn for the Treatment of Chronic Pancreatitis
November 27, 2017
Novice Pilots Improve Visual Responses to Emergency Simulation by Watching Experts’ Eye Movements
November 13, 2017
SUNY Downstate’s Dr. Brahim Chaqour Receives $2 Million for Research Into Treatment of Incurable Vision-threatening Diseases
October 9, 2017
SUNY Downstate Awarded $10 Million from National Institutes of Health
October 5, 2017
SUNY Downstate’s Incubator Program Launches Company Revolutionizing
Bone Marrow Transplant Process
September 15, 2017
SUNY Downstate Signals New Chapter with the Inauguration of Dr. Wayne J. Riley as the 17th President of the Academic Medical Center
August 23, 2017
SUNY Downstate Transitions Physician Assistant Program to the Master of Science Curriculum
August 9, 2017
SUNY Downstate Researchers Receive Award from National Science Foundation to Study Restoring Vision
August 3, 2017
SUNY Downstate President Dr. Wayne J. Riley Named to Board of Trustees of Healthcare Association of New York State (HANYS)
July 17, 2017
Dr. Rainer W. G. Gruessner Named Chair of Surgery at SUNY Downstate
June 20, 2017
Antimicrobial Products Can Do More Harm than Good
June 14, 2017
Dr. Lori A. Escallier Named Dean of the College of Nursing at SUNY Downstate
June 13, 2017
Amid Russia Conflict and Drug Epidemic, SUNY Downstate Researchers Battle HIV in Ukraine
June 6, 2017
SUNY Ranks Among Top 100 Worldwide For Patents Granted In 2016
June 5, 2017
Hundreds of New Health Professionals Graduate from SUNY Downstate Medical Center
May 31, 2017
Dr. Ramaswamy Viswanathan Honored by American Psychiatric Association
May 24, 2017
Three Types of Work Stress Increasing in the U.S., According to SUNY Downstate Researchers
May 4, 2017
SUNY Downstate and Maimonides Medical Center Create Joint Regional Chair in Neurology to Serve the People of Brooklyn
March 21, 2017
SUNY Downstate Medical Students Excel in 2017 National Residency Match
March 20, 2017
Downstate Allergy and Immunology Research Projects by Medical Student and Resident Recognized with News Media Interviews at National AAAAI Meeting in Atlanta
March 15, 2017
Pilot Eye Movements Change Noticeably By Two Hours In-Flight
March 13, 2017
Locked-In ALS Patients Answer Yes or No Questions with Wearable fNIRS Device Created at SUNY Downstate
March 9, 2017
Active Shooter Symposium to Be Held at SUNY Downstate Wednesday, March 22
March 2, 2017
Empire State Development Announces 43 More Companies Choose to Grow in New York State and Commit to Creating 640 New Jobs
February 27, 2017
Lack of Oxygen, Not Excessive Stimulation, Cause for Half of Seizure-Related Brain Damage in Epilepsy
February 21, 2017
Drugs that Alter Inhibitory Targets Offer Therapeutic Strategies for Autism, Schizophrenia
February 16, 2017
New Test May Quickly Identify Mild Traumatic Brain Injury with Underlying Brain Damage
January 24, 2017
SUNY Board of Trustees Appoints Dr. Wayne J. Riley as President of Downstate Medical Center
January 13, 2017
Nancy L. Zimpher, Chancellor of the State University of New York, to Receive Downstate Medical Center’s 2017 Martin Luther King, Jr. Leadership Award
January 9, 2017
Bioethicist Dr. Arthur Caplan to Speak on Organ Donation, January 11
January 5, 2017
Dr. Steven Schwarz Is the Recipient of the 2016 Murray Davidson Award