

Alumni Association
Aug 18, 20211 min read
Alumnus Lawrence Kane, MD' 70 Receives the Global Humanitarian Award
Alumnus Lawrence Kane, MD' 70 was recently awarded the 2020 Global Humanitarian Award by the American College of Radiology Foundation for...
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Alumni Association
Aug 18, 20212 min read
Remarks from the SUNY Downstate Alumni Association President, Pierre Arty, MD' 90
I would like to introduce myself and welcome the Class of 2021 to the SUNY Downstate Alumni Association. It is my desire to encourage you...
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Alumni Association
Jun 30, 20212 min read
Class Notes: June 2021
Sidney Winawer M.D. ‘56 has been an Emeritus attending at Memorial Sloan Kettering since 2016. He is still involved with his MSK and NYC...
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Alumni Association
Feb 26, 20211 min read
Alumni Share: Diving & Spinal Cord Injury, "Feet First" by Richard Siegel, MD' 64
This week alumnus Richard Siegel, MD' 64 shared "Feet First", a video he produced and directed discussing the dangers of diving. Check...
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Alumni Association
Jul 29, 20201 min read
A Message From the Alumni Association President: Thank You Downstate
This month Downstate celebrates its 160th Anniversary for its founding medical school class. Today we celebrate our Class of 2020...
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Alumni Association
Jun 30, 20201 min read
A Message From the Alumni Association President
My fellow Downstate COM Alumni, I hope that the experiences inside and outside of the classroom during your 4 years of medical school at...
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Alumni Association
Jun 30, 20201 min read
Submit Your COVID-19 Stories
We want to celebrate our heroes and remember those who have made the ultimate sacrifice. To do so we would like our alumni to share...
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Alumni Association
Mar 31, 20202 min read
A Message from the Alumni Association President: COVID-19 Update
As President of the Alumni Association, I have been working hard with our Executive Board and staff to determine our response to the...
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Alumni Association
Feb 28, 20202 min read
All About The People: An Alumnus Profile on Eric Manheimer, MD’75
When you speak to Dr. Eric Manheimer there are many things that stand out. Perhaps the clearest is his love of mankind and desire to make...
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Alumni Association
Jul 26, 20191 min read
Class Notes: July 2019
Bernard Feldman, MD’ 59 is no longer with the University of Nevada School of Medicine although he retains the title “Professor Emeritus,...
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Alumni Association
Jun 27, 20193 min read
A Message from the Alumni Association President
On behalf of the Alumni Association, I would like to congratulate the Class of 2019 and welcome you to the Association. Our organization...
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Alumni Association
Apr 17, 20192 min read
A Message From The Alumni Association President: The Alumni Association is Independent
Unlike many Alumni Associations, our Alumni Association is an independent organization that is separate from the medical school. We have...
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Alumni Association
Mar 15, 20192 min read
A Message From The Alumni Association President: Alumni Reunion
Once again, it is approaching the time for our annual reunion at the Brooklyn Marriott on the weekend of May 17-19, 2019. Although we...
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Alumni Association
Feb 15, 20192 min read
Class Notes: February 2019
Susan (Gradstein) Ramos, MD ’69 is a semi-retired general surgeon. She has been practicing as a general surgeon in Reno since 1978....
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Alumni Association
Feb 15, 20192 min read
A Message From The Alumni Association President: Downstate and the American Dream
Historically the United States has attracted immigrants from all over the world because we are viewed as a country where those seeking...
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Alumni Association
Jan 17, 20192 min read
A Message from the Alumni Association President: Physician Burnout or Physician Abuse
Since the advent of the Electronic Medical Record (EMR), the practice of medicine has radically changed. EMRs offer the advantage of...
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Alumni Association
Dec 14, 20182 min read
A Message from the Alumni Association President: The Patient Didn’t Fill My Prescription
How often have you had the experience where you have written a prescription for what you felt was the best medication to treat a...
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Alumni Association
Nov 16, 20182 min read
Alumnus, Gerald Deas, MD ’62 Retires from SUNY Downstate!
pictured from left to right: Pascal J. Imperato, MD ’62 M. Monica Sweeney, MD ’75 Miriam T. Vincent, MD ’85, Gerald W. Deas, MD ’62 ...
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Alumni Association
Nov 16, 20182 min read
A Message from the Alumni Association President: “Why I Hated Downstate”
What would prompt the President of an Alumni Association to write an article with this title about a school that positively impacted our...
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Alumni Association
Oct 15, 20183 min read
Alumnus Profile: Medicine Takes Hold of Your Life- Ronald Bashian, MD ’72
Before graduating SUNY Downstate in ’72, I already knew that medicine becomes a part of your very identity and that it is, indeed, a...
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