Stony Brook Anesthesiology in the News

updated 30-Nov-2023
Dr. Srinivas Pentyala has won the President's Stony Brook Champion Award and the SBU You Award at the inaugural Stony Awards. Read more
Drs. Christine Cokinos, Ana Costa, Zvi Jacob, Daryn Moller, Eleanor Romano, Syed Y. Shah, and Eric Zabirowicz have been named “Top Doctors” on Castle Connolly Top Doctors 2023 list. Read more
Dr. Joshua Dubnau has been been selected as a recipient of the 2023 Senior Research Excellence Award. Read more
Dr. Srinivas Pentyala was selected for the Excellence in Teaching an In-Person Course Award by the Center for Excellence in Learning and Teaching. Read more
Dr. Syed Shah has been appointed Interim Chair of the Department of Anesthesiology.
Dr. Tong Joo (TJ) Gan has stepped down from Chair of the Department of Anesthesiology. Read more
Dr. Grigori Enikolopov was awarded a 5-year R01 grant from the National Institute on Aging "Endogenous barcoding to determine complex dynamics of adult neurogenesis in aging and Alzheimer's disease". Read more
Dr. Srinivas Pentyala was awarded a grant from the NY State Applied Research and Development Program "Rapid trace biomarkers detection device for urologic diseases and conditions". Read more
Drs. Stephen Probst and Thomas Corrado graduated from the SUNY Clinical Leadership Academy. Read more
Dr. Joshua Dubnau received a $1,797,890 research grant from the National Institute on Aging. Read more
The Keynote Speaker at the 2022 Peter Glass Academic Research Evening was Harold L. Paz, MD, MS, Executive Vice President for Health Sciences, Stony Brook University and Chief Executive Officer, Stony Brook University Medicine. Read more
Dr. Bharati Scott was honored and recognized as "A Woman of Distinction" by Hon. Keith Brown, the New York State Assemblyman from the 12th district. Read more
Dr. Srinivas Pentyala and CVD Material Corporation (Industry Collaborator) had two NIH-SBIR grants funded.Read more
Dental Anesthesia Residents Dr. Benny Statman, Dr. Jennifer Kim, and Dr. Aaron Sigona achieved national top scores on the ITE. Read more
The Stony Brook University Pain and Analgesia Research Center (SPARC), Dr. Shao-Jun Tan, Director, has just published its first manuscript! Read more
Igor Izrailtyan, MD, FACC has been promoted to Clinical Professor of Anesthesiology. Read more
Dr. Eman Nada was named the Medical Director of the Acute Pain Service. Read more
Dr. Stephen Probst was named the Associate Medical Director of Perioperative Services. Read more
Dr. Thomas Corrado was named the Medical Director of Perioperative Services. Read more
Dr. Stephen Vitkun was awarded the NYSSA Distinguished Service Award in recognition of his many years of service.
Stony Brook Children’s Hospital Unplanned Extubations PI Team was recognized with Stony Brook Medicine’s iCare Award in the category of Excellence in Clinical Outcomes for 2021. Read more
Dr. Ursula Landman was elected Secretary Treasurer at the annual American Osteopathic College of Anesthesiologists (AOCA) Vital Anesthesia Practice Optimization Review (VAPOR) meeting. Read more
Dr. Shao-Jun Tang , has joined our basic research faculty. In addition to directing his research program, Dr. Tang will serve as Vice Chair for Research and as the Inaugural Director of The Stony Brook University Pain and Analgesia Research Center (SPARC). Read more
Dr. Rebecca Monastero, a SB Medicine 2021 graduate who is working in Dr. Pentyala’s lab, is the recipient of American Academy of Neurology 2021 Medical Student Prize for Excellence in Neurology. Read more
Vamiq Mustahsan, a PhD student who is working in Dr. Pentyala’s lab, is the recipient of SBU Presidential Dissertation Completion Award. Read more
Stony Brook University Hospital has been voted "Best Maternity Ward". Read more
Stony Brook Anesthesiology has been accepted as a Center of Excellence by the Society of Obstetric Anesthesia and Perinatology. Read more
Dr. Martin Kaczocha promoted to Associate Professor with Tenure. Read more
Dr. Sergio Bergese appointed vice chair for faculty development. Read more
Our founding chairman, Paul J. Poppers has been awarded the 2021 Joseph P. Giffin Memorial Wall of Distinction Honor. Read more