2016 - 2024 Grand Rounds Archives

March 2024

Date Speaker Lecture
3/27/24 Vincent W. Yang, MD, PhD, FACP, AGAF, FAAAS
SUNY Distinguished Professor
Simons Chair of Medicine
Professor, Department of Medicine
Professor, Department of Physiology & Biophysics
Professor, Department of Biomedical Informatics
Departmental Meeting:
"A Conversation with Dean Igarashi"
3/20/24

L. James Nixon, MD, MHPE
Professor of Medicine and Pediatrics
Vice Chair for Education,
Department of Medicine University of Minnesota Medical School

AOA Visiting Professor Lectureship
“Bullying or Education?
Learning in the Clinical Environment”
3/13/24 Deirdre Eschler, M.D.
Associate Professor of Clinical Medicine
Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism
Department of Medicine
Renaissance School of Medicine at Stony Brook University
"Revisiting PCOS:
What Every Internist Should Know”
3/6/24 Rula Hajj-Ali, M.D.
Cleveland Clinic Professor, Medicine,
Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine
Associate Director Center for Vasculitis Care and Research
"Central Nervous System Vasculitis”

February 2024

Date Speaker Lecture
2/28/24

Alpa G. Desai, MD FCCP
Associate Professor of Medicine
Director, Center for ILD
Director of Pulmonary Outpatient Practice

"Checkpoint Inhibitor Pneumonitis:
Challenges in Diagnosis and Management"
2/21/24 Matthew Sims, MD, PhD, FACP, FIDSA
Director of Infectious Diseases Research, Corewell Health East
Professor of Internal Medicine and Foundational Medical Studies
Oakland University William Beaumont School of Medicine
"Microbiome Therapeutics"
2/14/24 Susan Hedayati, MD, MHS
Vice Dean for Researcch
Professor of Medicine, Division of Nephrology
Lina Obeid Chair in Biomedical Sciences
Renaissance School of Medicine
"Renal Manifestations of
Common Herbal Supplements"
2/7/24 Gerald A. Soff, M.D.
Chief, Classical Hematology Service
University of Miami Health System/
Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center
"Cancer Associated Thrombosis,
150 Years Since Trousseau"

January 2024

Date Speaker Lecture
1/31/24

Nakela Cook, M.D., MPH
Executive Director,
Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute

"Advancing Health Impact and Equity
through Engaged Research"
1/24/24 Anish Desai, MBBS
Assistant Professor of Clinical Medicine
Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine
Stony Brook Medicine
"Intermediate and High Risk Pulmonary Embolism"
1/17/24 Jessica A. Pizzuti, MD
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology,
Stony Brook University, Stony Brook Medicine
"A Discussion of GERD Beyond PPIs"
1/10/24 Rudolph Leibel M.D.
Professor, Pediatrics & Medicine, Naomi Berrie Diabetes Center
Columbia University, College of Physicians and Surgeons
Head, Division of Molecular Genetics Co-Director
"Fundamentals of
Human Body Weight Regulation"
1/3/24 Tahmid Rahman, MD
Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine
Associate Director, Advanced Lipid Management Program
Associate Director, Cardiac Quality and Performance
Division of Cardiology, Stony Brook University,
Stony Brook Medicine
"Taking the Lipid Panel Seriously:
Modern Day Cholesterol Management"

December 2023

Date Speaker Lecture
12/13/23 Vincent W. Yang, M.D., Ph.D., FACP, AGAF, FAAAS
SUNY Distinguished Professor
Simons Chair of Medicine
Professor of Medicine, Biomedical Informatics,
and Physiology & Biophysics
Renaissance School of Medicine at Stony Brook University
Nicole Rossol
Chief Patient Experience Officer, Stony Brook Medicine
Donna Heinemann, MD
Vice Chair of Clinical Affairs, DoM, RSOM
"Patient Experience"
12/6/23 Abdullah Ahmed, MD
Assistant Professor of Clinical Medicine
Division of Rheumatology, Allergy and Immunology
Renaissance School of Medicine, Stony Brook University
"An Overview of
Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE):
Pathophysiology, Clinical Manifestations, Diagnosis, Management and Future Direction"

November 2023

Date Speaker Lecture
11/29/23 Vishwa Deep Dixit, DVM., Ph.D 
Waldemar Von Zedtwitz Professor of Pathology,
Immunobiology and of Comparative Medicine 
Director, Yale Center for Research on Aging (Y-Age)
Yale School of Medicine

"Immunometabolic Checkpoints of Aging"

11/15/23
Milton Packer, MD
Distinguished Scholar in Cardiovascular Science
at Baylor University Medical Center at Dallas and
Visiting Professor at Imperial College in London
Founding member and Former President of 
the Heart Failure Society of America 
Father of the "Neurohormonal Hypothesis of Heart Failure"
The Annual Charles A. Gargano Lecture:
"Revolutionary Perspectives
in Heart Failure: A 45-Year Journey"
11/8/23 Karl Nath, MB ChB
Professor of Mediicne
Department of Nephrology and Hypertension
Mayo Clinic
"Rhabdomyolysis and Beyond"
(canceled)
11/1/23 Sarath Nath, MBBS
Assistant Professor of Clinical Medicine,
Division of Infectious Diseases
Renaissance School of Medicine, Stony Brook University
"A STEPwise Approach to STIs (Sexually Transmitted Infections)"

October 2023

Date Speaker Lecture
10/25/23 Kimberly Kranz, M.D.
Clinical Associate Professor of Medicine
Medical Director, Internal Medicine Residency Clinic
Co-Director, Primary Care Clerkship
Division of General, Geriatric and Hospital Medicine
Professional Development:
"An Update on Health Promotion/Disease Prevention"
10/18/23 Christine H. Feng, DO
Assistant Professor of Clinical Medicine 
Division of Hematology and Oncology
Renaissance School of Medicine
Stony Brook University
"Clinical Practice Guidelines for Safe Opioid Prescribing in Cancer Patients - What's New?"
10/11/23 Hal Skopicki, MD, PhD
Chief, Division of Cardiology
Ambassador Charles A. Gargano Chair in Cardiology
Co-Director, Stony Brook Heart Institute
"Unveiling the Unseen:
Decoding the Mystery of
Acutely Decompensated Heart Failure"
10/4/23 Renee L. Williams, MD, MHPE
Professor, Department of Medicine
NYU Grossman School of Medicine
Associate Chair, Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
Medical Education Pillar Lead, 
Institute for Excellence in Health Equity (IEHE)
"Non-Endoscopic Colorectal Cancer
Screening Methods"

September 2023

Date Speaker Lecture
9/27/23 Vincent W. Yang, MD, PhD, FACP, AGAF, FAAAS
SUNY Distinguished Professor
Simons Chair of Medicine
Professor, Department of Medicine
Professor, Department of Physiology & Biophysics
Professor, Department of Biomedical Informatics
Departmental Meeting
9/20/23 Silvana Obici, M.D., FTOS
Chief, Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism
Professor of Medicine
"Medical Weight Loss: Past, Present, Future"
9/13/23 Damara Gutnick, MD
Senior Director, Office of Community
and Population Health
Associate Professor,
Departments of Epidemiology and Population Health,
Family and Social Medicine, Psychiatry
and Behavioral Science
Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Montefiore Medicine
"What Matters to Patients as part of an
Age-Friendly Health System"
9/6/23 Anisha Bharadwaj Dua, MD, MPH
Associate Professor of Medicine
Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago
"Updates in ANCA Vasculitis"

June 2023

Date Speaker Lecture
6/28/23 Vincent W. Yang, MD, PhD, FACP, AGAF, FAAAS
SUNY Distinguished Professor
Simons Chair of Medicine
Professor, Department of Medicine
Professor, Department of Physiology & Biophysics
Professor, Department of Biomedical Informatics
Departmental Meeting
Celebratory Grand Rounds
6/21/23 Abigail Chua, MD, MPH
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine
Stony Brook Medicine
"Pulmonary Post-Acute Sequelae of Covid-19"
6/14/23 Alexandra Guillaume, MD
Assistant Professor, Department of Medicine
Director of Motility
Division of Gastroenterology & Hepatology
Stony Brook Medicine
"Managing Chronic Constipation"
6/7/23 Fatima D. Sheikh, DO
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Director of Onco-Nephrology
Division of Nephrology & Hypertension
Stony Brook Medicine
"Onco-Nephrology:
The Kidney & Cancer Connection"

May 2023

Date Speaker Lecture
5/31/23 Dr. Stephan Harbarth
Professor of Medicine
Director, Division of Infection Control
Director, WHO Collaborating Center on
Infection Prevention & Control
and Antimicrobial Resistance
Senior Consultant in Infectious Diseases
Geneva University Hospitals and Faculty of Medicine (CH)
"Understanding and Controlling Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) - Anything New?"
5/24/23 Valentin Fuster, MD, PhD
Physician-in-Chief of The Mount Sinai Hospital
Director of Mount Sinai Heart/Wiener Cardiovascular Institute and Kravis Center for Cardiovascular Health and Richard Gorlin ,MD/Heart Research Foundation Professor at Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai General Director of the National Center for Cardiovascular investigation
Designated Resident: Camilla Kemppainen
"Role of Imagenomics in Enhancing Cardiovascular Health Throughout the Lifespan"
5/17/23 Adam Gonzalez, PhD
Director of Behavioral Health
Founding Director, Mind Body Clinical Research Center
Co-Director, SBU Consortium Training Programs in Psychology
Associate Professor of Psychiatry & Behavioral Health
Renaissance School of Medicine at Stony Brook University
~and~
Allison Eliscu, MD
Chief of Division of Adolescent Medicine
Medical Director of Adolescent LGBTQ Program
Associate Professor of Clinical Pediatrics
Renaissance School of Medicine at Stony Brook University
"LGBTQ Healthcare"
5/10/23

Alec Miller, MD
Suha Na Javeed, MD, and Ruth Angrand, MD
Mitchell Dittus, MD
Michelle Centeno Gavica, DO, and Julie Kim, MD

"Resident Research Day Presentations"

5/3/23 Laura Hogan, MD
Team Leader, Division Chief, Pediatric Hematology/Oncology
Clinical Associate Professor of Pediatrics
Renaissance School of Medicine at Stony Brook University
"Child Cancer Survivors- Care Beyond Cure"

April 2023

Date Speaker Lecture
4/26/23 Dr. Igor Kravets MD, FACP, FACE
Associate Professor of Clinical Medicine,
Endocrinology Division, Department of Medicine
"Acromegaly: Diagnosis and Treatment"
4/19/23 Neena Abraham MD, MSc (Epid), FACG
Associate Medical Director of Mayo Clinic Kern Center
for the Science of Healthcare Delivery
Professor of Medicine,
Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology,
Division of Health Care Policy
The Robert Shaw Memorial Lecture:
"Antithrombotic Drug Management in Endoscopy: The good, the bad and the GRADE"
4/12/23 Allen P. Kaplan, MD
Clinical Professor of Medicine, Department of Medicine
Medical University of South Carolina Staff Physician
National Allergy, Asthma and Urticaria Centers of Charleston

"All 'A's—How the Bradykinin Cascade, A Cause of Angioedema, Is Critical For Anaphylaxis, and A Likely Contributor to Alzheimer’s Disease"

4/5/23 Karissa Weidman, M.D.
Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine
Director of Post-ICU Clinic
Associate Program Director, Pulmonary Critical Care Fellowship
Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine
Stony Brook University Hospital
"Post-ICU Syndrome: Recognizing & Improving Functional Outcomes of ICU Survivors"

March 2023

Date Speaker Lecture
3/29/23 Navdeep Kaur, MD
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Medical Director of Transplant
Division of Nephrology and Hypertension
"Kidney Transplant for the Internist"
3/22/23 Danielle Ofri, MD, PhD, D Litt (Hon), FACP
Professor of Medicine, NYU School of Medicine
Bellevue Hospital NYU School of Medicine
Editor-in-Chief, Bellevue Literary Review

AOA Visiting Professor Lectureship
"The Good Doctor:
Chekhov or Monday Night Football"

3/15/23 Vincent W. Yang, MD, PhD, FACP, AGAF, FAAAS
SUNY Distinguished Professor
Simons Chair of Medicine
Professor of Medicine,
Biomedical Informatics, and Physiology & Biophysics
Co-hosts: Donna Heinemann, MD, and Chris Pidgeon
Guests: Todd Griffin, MD, and John Hutter
Update on Stony Brook Medicine
Accountable Care Organization (ACO)
3/8/23 Dr. Tobias Hohl MD, PhD
Chief, Infectious Diseases Service
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

"The Last of Us: Candida Host Invasion"

3/1/23 Dr. Thomas Leblanc
Associate Professor of Medicine, Associate Professor in
Population Health Sciences
Member of the Duke Cancer Institute
"Can Palliative Care Integration
Improve Outcomes In Hematologic Malignancies?"

February 2023

Date Speaker Lecture
2/22/23 Judith L. Beizer, PharmD, BCGP, FASCP, AGSF
Clinical Professor College of Pharmacy & Health Sciences
St. John’s University
"Beers Criteria for Potentially Inappropriate Medication Use in Older Adults - Update and Practical Ways to Implement Safe Drug Prescribing through the EMR"
2/15/23 Alma M. Devine, M.D.
Assistant Professor of Clinical Medicine
Stony Brook Medicine
"Osteoporosis: Diagnosis and Treatment"
2/8/23 Qingping Yao, MD, PhD
Professor, Department of Medicine
Zhang Family Endowed Chair in Rheumatology
Division Chief, Rheumatology, Allergy and Immunology
Director, Center for Autoinflammatory Diseases

"Genetically Transitional Disease:
A New Concept on Genomic Medicine"

2/1/23 Xiaolei Zhu, MD, PhD
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Stony Brook Medicine
"Risk and Management of Hypertension
in Cancer Patient Undergoing Targeted Therapy"

January 2023

Date Speaker Lecture
1/25/23 Dr. Farah Monzur
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Program Director, GI Fellowship 
Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology
Stony Brook Medicine
"Health Maintenance in IBD"
1/18/23 Peter Dicpinigaitis, M.D.
Professor of Medicine, Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Division of Critical Care Medicine
Montefiore Medical Center Director
Montefiore Cough Center, Editor-in-Chief, LUNG
"Chronic Cough:
Evaluation Management and Future Therapies"
1/11/23 Christina Lee, M.D.
Assistant Professor of Clinical Medicine
Division of Hematology and Oncology
Stony Brook Medicine

"Advances and Challenges in Lymphoma"

1/4/23 Sairah Sharif, M.D.
Assistant Professor of Clinical Medicine
Division of Nephrology and Hypertension
Department of Medicine
Stony Brook Medicine
"Neph-Critical Care:
Management of Intoxications and Poisonings"

canceled

December 2022

Date Speaker Lecture
12/14/22 Florian Krammer, PhD
Professor, Department of Microbiology
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
"Antibody Responses to SARS-CoV-2 Infection
and Vaccination"
12/7/22 Vincent W. Yang, M.D., Ph.D., FACP, AGAG, FAAAS
SUNY Distinguished Professor
Simons Chair of Medicine
Professor of Medicine, Biomedical Informatics
and Physiology & Biophysics
Renaissance School of Medicine at Stony Brook University
Departmental Meeting

November 2022

Date Speaker Lecture
11/30/22 Dr. Stefan D. Anker MD, PhD, FESC
Professor of Cardiology, Department of Cardiology,
Charité Campus Virchow Clinic, Berlin, Germany,
and Principal Investigator of the EMPEROR-Preserved Study
"SGLT2-inhibition Therapy in Heart Failure and Preserved Ejection Fraction"
11/16/22 Cynthia X. Pan, MD, AGSF, FACP
Chief, Division of Geriatrics and Palliative Care Medicine Designated Institutional Official (DIO), Graduate Medical Education (GME) NewYork-Presbyterian Queens, Flushing, NY Associate Professor of Clinical Medicine,
Weill Cornell Medical College
"The Impact of Culture, Religion and Ethnicity on End of Life Decision Making"
11/9/22 Michael H. Shanik, MD
Endocrine Associates of Long Island
Smithtown, NY

"A Modern Approach to Management of
Type 2 Diabetes"

11/2/22 Robert O. Bonow, MD, MS
Goldberg Distinguished Professor of Cardiology
Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine
Northwestern Memorial Hospital
"Reflections on 50 Years of
Studying Aortic Valve Disease"

October 2022

Date Speaker Lecture
10/26/22 Megan R. Gerber, MD, MPH
Vice Chair of Medicine for Faculty Development
Advising Dean
Professor of Medicine, Albany Medical College
Professional Development:
"Trauma-Informed Care in the
COVID Era and Beyond"
10/19/22 Fotios Koumpouras, M.D.
Associate Professor of Medicine,
Training Program Director, Rheumatology
Director Yale Lupus Program
"A Clinical Renaissance in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus - New Horizons"
10/12/22 Meera Bhardwaj, MD
 Assistant Professor of Clinical Medicine
Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology
Renaissance School of Medicine at Stony Brook University

"Acute Pancreatitis: An Evidenced-Based Review of Inpatient Management
and Endoscopic Interventions"

10/5/22 Mario Castro, MD, MPH
Chief, Pulmonary, Critical Care & Sleep Medicine
Vice Chair for Clinical & Translational Research
University of Kansas School of Medicine
Designated Resident: Suha Na Javeed
"Incorporating the New Asthma Guidelines
and SMART Therapy into Your Practice"

September 2022

Date Speaker Lecture
9/28/22 Vincent W. Yang, M.D., Ph.D., FACP, AGAG, FAAAS
SUNY Distinguished Professor
Simons Chair of Medicine
Professor of Medicine, Biomedical Informatics
and Physiology & Biophysics
Renaissance School of Medicine at Stony Brook University
Department Meeting
9/21/22 Eric Rashba, MD
Professor of Medicine
Director, Stony Brook Heart Rhythm Center
Division of Cardiology
Department of Medicine
"Innovations in Cardiac Pacing and
Defibrillation"
9/14/22 Sobia Kahn, D.O.
Assistant Professor of Clinical Medicine
Co-Medical Director, Stony Brook Kidney Center
Department of Internal Medicine,
Division of Nephrology & Hypertension
Renaissance School of Medicine at Stony Brook University

"Cardiovascular Management In End Stage Kidney Disease And Beyond"

9/7/22 Luis Marcos, MD
Associate Professor of Medicine with Tenure
Fellowship Program Director, Division of Infectious Diseases
Department of Molecular Genetics and Microbiology
Global Health Institute & Tropical Medicine
Designated Resident: Sahu Na Javeed, MD
"Lessons from Lyme Disease &
Emerging Tick-borne Diseases in New York"

June 2022

Date Speaker Lecture
6/29/22 Lakshmanan Krishamurti, MD
Chief Pediatric Hematology/Oncology and Bone Marrow Transplant
Leader of Smilow Cancer Hospital
Pediatric Hematology/Oncology Program
Yale School of Medicine
Designated Resident: Alex Winter, DO
Sickle Cell Disease: Approaching a New Dawn?
6/22/22 Vincent W. Yang, MD, PhD, FACP, AGAF, FAAAS
SUNY Distinguished Professor
Simons Chair of Medicine
Professor, Department of Medicine
Professor, Department of Physiology & Biophysics
Professor, Department of Biomedical Informatics
Departmental Meeting
Guest speaker: Dr. Hal Paz,
Executive VP for Health Sciences
Celebratory Grand Rounds
6/15/22 Mohammad Khan, MD, MBBS
Assistant Professor, Department of Medicine
Gastroenterology Division
Renaissance School of Medicine at Stony Brook University
Designated Resident: Gagan Verma, DO

GERD and Barretts Esophagus:
Updates in Clinical Practice

6/8/22 Alan Chang, MD
Assistant Professor, Department of Medicine
Endocrinology Division
Renaissance School of Medicine at Stony Brook University
Designated Resident: Michelle Sheyman, MD
Updates in Adrenal Insufficiency
6/1/22 Kerry M. Hena, MD
Assistant Professor of Medicine, NYU School of Medicine
Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine
Associate Director, Medical ICU
Medical Director of Respiratory Therapy
Director of Bronchoscopy
Bellevue Hospital Center
Designated Resident: Chelsey Sidaras, MDry
Designated Resident: Annamarie Fernandes, MD
Sarcoidosis vs. Sarcoidoses:
One Size Doesn't Fit All

May 2022

Date Speaker Lecture
5/25/22 Christopher Paul Cannon, MD
Director of Education and Cardiovascular Medicine Innovation
Senior Physician Cardiovascular Division
Brigham and Women's Hospital
Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School
Designated Resident: Kalyani Dhar, MBS, MD
The 19th Annual Peter F. Cohn Lecture
Lipids 2022
5/18/22 David Ellison, MD
Professor of Medicine
Division of Nephrology and Hypertension,
School of Medicine
Professor of Physiology and Pharmacology, School of Medicine
OHSU Nephrology and Hypertension Clinic, Marquam Hill
Oregon Health & Science University
Designated Resident: Yoke-Mun Sung, MD

New Insights into Salt Balance
and Hypertension

5/11/22 Matthew Fordham, MD and Jane Hand, MD
Kalyani Dhar, MD
and Zhuo Yu, DO
Jeremy Grossman, MD
Kathy Tin, DO
Resident Research Day Presentations
5/4/22 Neil Vora, MD
Pandemic Prevention Fellow
Conservation International
Practicing Clinician, NYC Health Department Tuberculosis Clinic
Associate Editor, Emerging Infectious Diseases Journal
Adjunct Professor, Columbia University
Research Associate, American Museum of Natural History
Designated Resident: Annamarie Fernandes, MD
Human Health Implications of the
Destruction of Nature

April 2022

Date Speaker Lecture
4/27/22 Joanne Jeter, MD
Associate Professor of Medicine in the Division of Oncology
Medical Director of the Family Cancer Assessment Clinic
Huntsman Cancer Institute
Sugarhouse Health Clinic
Designated Resident: Michael Ferrigno, MD
The Evolution of the Genetic Revolution:
Advances in Testing and Management
of Inherited Cancer Risk
4/20/22 William Carroll, MD, FACP
Assistant Clinical Professor / David Geffen School of Medicine
Extensivist Physician / UCLA Health
Medical Director / Department of Medicine –
Anticoagulation Management Services
University of California, Los Angeles
Designated Resident: Christina D’Agostino, MD

Aiming for Better:
Primary Care Innovations to Address
Complex and
Vulnerable Patient Populations

4/13/22 Ira J. Goldberg, MD
Clarissa and Edgar Bronfman Jr. Professor
Director, Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Metabolism
NYU School of Medicine, NYU Langone Health
Designated Resident: Janey James, DO
Triglyceride and Human Disease:
Why, How, and What To Do
4/6/22 Millie D. Long, MD, MPH
Vice-Chief for Education
Program Director, Gastroenterology and Hepatology Fellowship
Professor of Medicine
Department of Medicine,
Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Robert Shaw Memorial Introduction by: Jonathan Buscaglia
Robert Shaw Memorial Lecture:
Prevention of Complications of
Inflammatory Bowel Disease

March 2022

Date Speaker Lecture
3/30/22 Vincent W. Yang, MD, PhD, FACP, AGAF, FAAAS
Simons Chair of Medicine
Professor, Department of Medicine
Professor, Department of Physiology & Biophysics
Renaissance School of Medicine at Stony Brook University
Departmental Meeting
3/23/22 Canceled Canceled
3/16/22 David Garry, DO, FACOG
Professor of Clinical Obstetrics, Gynecology
and Reproductive Medicine
Director of Material Fetal MedicineDepartment of Obstetrics,
Gynecology and Reproductive Medicine
Renaissance School of Medicine at Stony Brook University

Cassandra Heiselman, DO, MPH, FACOG
Clinical Assistant Professor of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Maternal-Fetal Medicine
Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Maternal-Fetal Medicine
Renaissance School of Medicine at Stony Brook University
Designated Resident: TBD
Update on the Medical Complications
of Pregnancy
3/9/22 Jim Oates, MD
Professor of Medicine
Richard M. Silver Endowed Chair
Director, Division of Rheumatology and Immunology
Vice Chair for Research
Department of Medicine
Medical University of South Carolina
Designated Resident: Gregory Despotidis, MD
Systemic Lupus Erythematosus:
Renal and Cardiovascular Complication
3/2/22 Shari Barnett Brosnahan, MD
Assistant Professor, Division of Pulmonary
Critical Care and Sleep Medicine
Associate Program Director, Pulmonary and Critical Care Fellowship
Investigator, NYU Langone Translational Lung Biology Laboratory
New York University Langone Health System
Designated Resident: Kwaku Opare-Sem, MD
Covid Thrombosis: D-Dimer and Beyond

February 2022

Date Speaker Lecture
2/23/22 Lloyd G. Cantley, MD
C.N.H. Long Professor of Medicine (Nephrology)
Professor of Cellular and Molecular Physiology
Vice Chair, Research
Co-Director of Education
Yale Center for Clinical Investigation
Yale School of Medicine
The Complex Interplay between Acute Kidney Injury and Innate Immunity
2/16/22 Bernard Camins, MD
Director, Infection Prevention Program
Professor of Medicine, Department of Medicine,
Division of Infectious Diseases
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Designated Resident: Caitlin Gauvin, DO
Preventing Healthcare-Associated Infections - Best Practices and Future Technology
2/9/22 Michael Moskovitz, MD
Assistant Professor of Clinical Medicine
Division of Hematology & Oncology/Palliative Care
Renaissance School of Medicine at Stony Brook University
Designated Resident: Suha Na Javeed, MD
Caring for the Dying Patient and Their Family
2/2/22 Lisa Strano-Paul, MD, FACP
Clinical Professor of Medicine
Department of Internal Medicine
Assistant Dean for Clinical Education
Director of Primary Care Clerkship
Renaissance School of Medicine at Stony Brook University
Designated Resident: Simrat Dhaliwal, MD
Writing Effective Narrative Feedback
for the MSPE: A GEA/GSA Constituent
Collaborative Project

January 2022

Date Speaker Lecture
1/26/22 Daniel S. Jamorabo, MD
Assistant Professor, Department of Medicine
Gastroenterology / Pre-Transplant Hepatology
Renaissance School of Medicine at Stony Brook University
Designated Resident: Marta Arjonilla, MD
Colon Cancer Screening: Updates in Clinical Practice and Future Directions
1/19/22 Pauline M. Maki, PhD
Professor of Psychiatry, Psychology and OB/GYN
Senior Director of Research, Center for Research
on Women & Gender
Associate Dean for Faculty Affairs
University of Illinois College of Medicine
Designated Resident: Brooke Learned, MD
All Women Experience Menopause, So Why Is There So Little Training It?
1/12/22 Smadar Kort, MD, FACC, FASE, FAHA
Immediate Past Governor, American College of Cardiology,
Downstate New York
Professor of Medicine
Director, Valve Center
Director, Non-Invasive Cardiac Imaging
Director, Echocardiography
Renaissance School of Medicine at Stony Brook University
Designated Resident: Ankita Gore, MD
Valvular Heart Disease in 2022:
What Do We Need to Know
1/5/22 Daniel Solomon, MD, MPH
Professor of Medicine
Harvard Medical School
Editor-in-Chief, Arthritis and Rheumatology
Designated Resident: Lanxin Li, MD
Rheumatoid Arthritis and
Cardiovascular Disease

December 2021

Date Speaker Lecture
12/15/21 Featuring:
Hal Paz, MD

Executive Vice President for Health Sciences
Renaissance School of Medicine at Stony Brook University
Adam Gonzalez, Ph.D.
Director of Behavioral Health
Founding Director, Mind Body Clinical Research Center
Co-Director, SBU Consortium Training Programs in Psychology
Associate Professor of Psychiatry & Behavioral Health
Stony Brook University School of Medicine
Putnam Hall, South Campus Center
Vincent W. Yang, MD, PhD, FACP, AGAF, FAAAS
Simons Chair of Medicine
Professor, Department of Medicine
Professor, Department of Physiology & Biophysics
Renaissance School of Medicine at Stony Brook University
Departmental Meeting
12/8/21 Emily DiMango, MD
Professor of Medicine at
Columbia University Medical Center
Advisory Dean at Columbia University Medical Center
Director, John Edsall-John Wood Asthma Center
Director, Adult Cystic Fibrosis program
Columbia University Medical Center
Designated Resident: Jeremy Grossman, MD
Diagnosis and Management of
Cystic Fibrosis in the Precision Medicine Era
12/1/21 Chirag Parikh, MBBS, PhD
Director, Division of Nephrology
Ronald Peterson Professor of Medicine
Johns Hopkins University
Designated Resident: Chelsey Sidaras, MD
Novel Biomarkers for Phenotyping
Clinical Acute Kidney Injury

November 2021

Date Speaker Lecture
11/17/21 Michael Boeckh, MD, PhD
Professor, Department of Medicine,
Division of Allergy & Infectious Diseases
Head, Infectious Disease Sciences Program,
Vaccine & Infectious Disease Division
Head, Infectious Disease Consulting Service
Attending Physician
Seattle Cancer Care Alliance
Designated Resident: Eddy Sun, MD
CMV – New Drugs and Discoveries
11/10/21 Alison Stopeck, MD
Chief, Division of Hematology and Oncology
Associate Director of Clinical and Translational Research
Stony Brook Cancer Center
Renaissance School of Medicine at Stony Brook University
Designated Resident: James Fu, MD
Breast Cancer and an Ounce of Prevention
11/3/21 George Q. Daley, MD, PhD
Dean of the Harvard Medical School and Faculty of Medicine
Caroline Shields Walker Professor of Medicine
Professor of Biological Chemistry and Molecular Pharmacology
Leader in Stem Cell Science and Cancer Biology
Harvard Medical School
Designated Resident: Caitlin Gauvin, MD
The 5th Annual Ambassador
Charles A. Gargano Lecture:
The HMS Dean Talks Science

October 2021

Date Speaker Lecture
10/27/21 Danielle Ofri, MD, PhD, D.Litt (Hon), FACP
Clinical Professor of Medicine,
New York University School of Medicine
Editor-in-Chief, Bellevue Literary Review
Author of “When We Do Harm: A Doctor Confronts Medical Error.”
Designated Resident: Suha Na Javeed, MD
When We Do Harm: Medical Error
and the Human Condition
10/20/21 Cynthia J. Brown, MD, MSPH, FACP
Charles V. Sanders, MD Endowed Chair in Internal Medicine
Professor and Chair
Department of Medicine
LSU \ Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center
Designated Resident: Gagan Verma, DO
The Evidence for Hospital Mobility
10/13/21 Peter Shue, MD
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Associate Program Director for GI Fellowship
Renaissance School of Medicine at Stony Brook University
Designated Resident: Leslie Klyachman, MD
How Helicobacter Pylori Successfully found a Niche in the Human Stomach and How
it has Now Become an Endangered Species
10/6/21 Emily J. Gallagher, MD, PhD, MRCPI
Assistant Professor of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Bone Diseases
Associate Program Director for
Internal Medicine Residency Program
Director of Internal Medicine
Residency Research Track,
Department of Medicine
Ichan School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, NY
Designated Resident: Brooke Learned, DO
The Vicious Cycle of Diabetes and Cancer

September 2021

Date Speaker Lecture
9/29/21 Vincent W. Yang, MD, PhD, FACP, AGAF, FAAAS
Simons Chair of Medicine

Professor, Department of Medicine
Professor, Department of Physiology & Biophysics
Renaissance School of Medicine at Stony Brook University 
Departmental Meeting
9/22/21 Andreas Kalogeropoulos, MD, MPH, PhD
Associate Professor, Department of Medicine
Cardiology Division
Renaissance School of Medicine at Stony Brook University
Designated Resident: Matthew Fordham, MD
Understanding the Patient with Heart Failure: What Has Changed and What Is Changing
During a Complicated Time
9/15/21 Peter Gorevic, MD
Professor of Medicine, Rheumatology
Allergy and Immunology, Rheumatology
Mount Sinai Hospital Department of Medicine
Designated Resident: Ismail Ghafary, MD
Amyloid and Aging: The Stony Brook Connection
9/8/21 Carla M. Sevin, MD
Director, ICU Recovery Center at Vanderbilt
Medical Director, Pulmonary Patient Care Center
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Division of Allergy, Pulmonary, & Critical Care Medicine
Vanderbilt University School of Medicine
Designated Resident: Kwaku Opare-Sem, MD
Post Acute Sequelae of COVID-19: Phenotypes, Therapies, and Emerging Evidence

June 2021

Date Speaker Lecture
6/30/21 Anna Kaltsas, MD, MS
Associate Professor
Training Program Director
Infectious Diseases Service
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Designated Resident: Anika Paradkar, MD
COVID-19:
The Memorial Sloan Kettering
Cancer Center Experience
6/23/21 Vincent W. Yang, MD, PhD, FACP, AGAF, FAAAS
Simons Chair of Medicine
Professor, Department of Medicine
Professor, Department of Physiology & Biophysics
Renaissance School of Medicine at Stony Brook University 
Departmental Meeting
DOM Celebratory Grand Rounds
6/16/21 Grace LaTorre, DO, MS
Director, Palliative Care Service,
Stony Brook University Hospital
Program Director, Hospice & Palliative Medicine Fellowship
Director, Hospice &
Palliative Medicine Education and Clerkships
Assistant Professor of Clinical Medicine
Department of Medicine,
Division of Hematology and Oncology
Renaissance School of Medicine at Stony Brook University
Designated Resident: William Predun, MD
Tube Feed or Not Tube Feed?
The Role of Artificial Nutrition in
Advance Illness and at End of Life
6/9/21 Carol Levy, MD, CDCES
Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Metabolism
Associate Professor of Medicine and Obstetrics
Director Mount Sinai Diabetes Center
and T1D clinical research
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Designated Resident: Brooke Learned, DO
Diabetes Management:
Leveraging Technology to Improve Care
6/2/21 Jignesh Patel, MD
Associate Professor of Medicine
Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care
and Sleep Medicine
Renaissance School of Medicine
at Stony Brook University
Designated Resident: Stephen Germana, MD
Multimodal Approaches for Early Neuroprognostication in Cardiac Arrest

May 2021

Date Speaker Lecture
5/26/21 Javed Butler, MD, MPH, MBA
Patrick H. Lehan Chair in Cardiovascular Research
Professor and Chairman,
Department of Medicine
University of Mississippi Medical Center
Designated Resident: Prabhjot Grewal, MD
18th Annual Peter F. Cohn Lecture
Lessons Learned from Recent
Heart Failure Clinical Trials
5/19/21 Mary E. Choi, MD
Professor of Medicine
Weill Cornell Medicine
Division of Nephrology & Hypertension
Joan and Sanford I. Weill
Department of Medicine
Designated Resident: Imran Chaudhri, MBA, MD
Mitochondria and Necroptosis –
New Insights into Human and
Experimental Kidney Disease
5/12/21

Sean Clouston, PhD
Associate Professor, Department of
Family, Population and Preventative
Medicine Program in Public Health
Renaissance School of Medicine at
Stony Brook University

-And-
Benjamin Luft, MD

Edmund D. Pellegrino Professor of Medicine
SUNY Stony Brook
Director, World Trade Center Health Program
Renaissance School of Medicine at
Stony Brook University

Designated Resident: Caitlin Gauvin, DO

Increasing Cognitive Impairment and
Dementia in WTC Responders:
20 Years Later, A Warning for the Future?
5/5/21 Presenters:
Jeanwoo Yoo, DO, Imran Chaudhri, MBA, MD,
Davina Chen, DO, Christina D’Agostino, MD,
Adam Myer, MD 
Resident Research Day

April 2021

Date Speaker Lecture
4/28/21 Rachelle Bernacki, MD, MS
Director of Quality Initiatives
Senior Physician, Adult Palliative Care
Department of Psychosocial Oncology and Palliative Care
Dana Farber Cancer Institute
Assistant Professor, Harvard Medical School
Medical Director,
Superior Surgical Treatment of Seniors Program
Serious Illness Community Practice
Designated Resident: Sonia Yu, MD
Serious Illness Program
4/21/21 Thomas Jandl, MD, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Division of Hematology & Oncology
Renaissance School of Medicine at
Stony Brook University
Designated Resident: Suguna Chaganti, MD
From MGUS to Multiple Myeloma:
Update on Diagnosis and Therapy
4/14/21 Deborah Richman, MB, ChB, FFA(SA)
Associate Professor of Anesthesia
Department of Anesthesiology
Renaissance School of Medicine at
Stony Brook University
Designated Resident: Jane Hand, MD
Preoperative Medicine Update
4/7/21 Darrell M. Gray, II, MD, MPH, FACG 
Associate Professor,
Department of Internal Medicine 
Medical Director, Healthy Communities,
The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center 
Deputy Director, Center for Cancer Health Equity,
The Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center,
James Cancer Hospital and Solove Research Institute 
Director, Section of Community Engagement
and Equity in Digestive Health 
The Ohio State University College of Medicine
Introduction by: Dr. Jonathan Buscaglia 
Robert Shaw Memorial Lecture:
Quilting the Fabric of Our I.D.E.A. in
Health Care and Community Engagement 

March 2021

Date Speaker Lecture
3/31/21 Vincent W. Yang, MD, PhD, FACP,
AGAF, FAAAS

Simons Chair of Medicine
Professor, Department of Medicine
Professor, Department of Physiology & Biophysics
Renaissance School of Medicine at Stony Brook University
DOM Grand Rounds Departmental Meeting
3/24/21

Arthur M. Diamond,
NYS Supreme Court Judge (RET)

Supervising Judge of Guardianship Matters
for Nassau County courts
Clinical Instructor at RSOM since 2016
Clinical Instructor at NYULISOM since 2020
Designated Resident: Sanah Ali, MD

A Physicians Guide to Capacity and Surrogates
under the Mental Hygiene Law and the
Family Health Care Decisions Act

3/17/21

Jill P. Crandall, MD
Jacob and Jeanne Barkey Chair in Medicine
Professor, Department of Medicine
Chief, Division of Endocrinology
Director, Fleischer Institute for
Diabetes & Metabolism
Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Designated Resident: Brooke Learned, DO

Prevention of Type 2 Diabetes:
Update on the Diabetes Prevention Program

3/10/21

Ulrich P. Jorde, M.D.
Professor of Medicine
Section Head – Heart Failure,
Cardiac Transplantation &
Mechanical Circulatory Support
Vice Chief, Division of Cardiology
Montefiore Medical Center
Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Designated Resident: Robin Jacob, MD

Medical and Device Therapy in HF – State of The Art

3/3/21

Qingping Yao, M.D., Ph.D.
Zhang Family Endowed Chair in Rheumatology
Professor, Department of Medicine
Chief, Division of Rheumatology,
Allergy and Immunology
Director, Center of Autoinflammatory Diseases
Renaissance School of Medicine
at Stony Brook University
Designated Resident: Davina Chen, DO

Yao Syndrome, An Under-Recognized Disease

February 2021

Date Speaker Lecture
2/24/21

Paul Richman, MD
Associate Professor of Medicine
Pulmonary Critical Care Division
Renaissance School of Medicine at
Stony Brook University

The Pulmonary Embolism Response Team:
Who, What and Why?

2/17/21

Chelsea Estrada, DO, MS
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Division of Nephrology
Director, Nephrology Fellowship Program
Renaissance School of Medicin
at Stony Brook University
Designated Resident: Kiran Munir, MD

Cancer and the Kidney: A Guide to Understanding &
Managing the Renal Complications
Associated with Cancer

2/10/21

Michelle Andrea Floris-Moore, MD, MS
Associate Professor of Medicine
Division of Infectious Diseases
University of North Carolina
School of Medicine
Designated Resident:
Imran Chaudhri, MBA, MD

HIV and Vascular Inflammation –
a Link to Atherosclerosis Comorbidities

2/3/21

Amna Sher, MD, FACP
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Division of Hematology & Oncology
Renaissance School of Medicine
at Stony Brook University
Designated Resident: Judy Huang, DO

Immunotherapy for
Small Cell Lung Cancer


January 2021

Date Speaker Lecture
1/27/21 Olga Aroniadis, MD
Associate Professor of Clinical Medicine
Director of Clinical Research
Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology
Renaissance School of Medicine at
Stony Brook University
Designated Resident:  Lanxin Li, DO
Diagnosis and Management of
Clostridioides Difficile Infection:
the Nuts and Bolts
1/20/21

Wendy Chung, MD, PhD
Kennedy Family Professor of
Pediatrics and Medicine
Chief, Clinical Genetics
Columbia University
Designated Resident: William Predun, MD

Precision Medicine:
Update for Internists

1/13/21

Aren H. Skolnick, DO
Assistant Professor, Donald and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell
Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism

An Approach to the
Transgender Patient

1/6/21

Michelle Bloom, MD, FACC
Clinical Associate Professor of Medicine
Director, Outpatient Heart Failure Services
Co-Director, Cardio-Oncology Program
Heart Failure and Cardiomyopathy Center
Ventricular Assist Device Program
Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine
Renaissance School of Medicine
at Stony Brook University

Lea Baer, MD
Co-Director, Cardio-Oncology Program
Breast Oncology
Division of Hematology/Oncology
Renaissance School of Medicine
at Stony Brook University
Designated Resident: Prabhjot Grewal, MD

Cardio-Oncology:
A Multidisciplinary approach in care
to improve awareness, management,
and research in cancer

December 2020

Date Speaker Lecture
12/16/20 Vincent W. Yang, MD, PhD,
FACP, AGAF, FAAAS

Simons Chair of Medicine
Professor, Department of Medicine,
Biomedical Informatics and
Physiology and Biophysics
Renaissance School of Medicine
at Stony Brook University
Departmental Meeting
12/9/20

Saika Sharmeen, DO
Assistant Professor
Division of Rheumatology, Allergy
and Immunology
Renaissance School of Medicine
at Stony Brook University
Designated Resident: Davina Chen, DO

Polymyositis/Dermatomyositis
and Advances

12/2/20

Divya Reddy, MBBS, MPH
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Associate Program Director, Pulmonary and Critical Care Fellowship
Director, Bronchiectasis and Nontuberculous Mycobacterial (NTM) Disease Program
Montefiore Medical Center –
Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Designated Resident:
Annamarie Fernandes, MD

Latent Tuberculosis:
A Moving Target

November 2020

Date Speaker Lecture
11/4/20

Christopher J. DiMaio, MD
Director of Interventional Endoscopy
Mount Sinai Health System
Professor of Medicine
Henry D. Janowitz Division of Gastroenterology
Ichan School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Designated Resident: Adam Myer, MD

Severe Acute and Necrotizing Pancreatitis: Paradigm Shifts in Management

11/11/20

Clyde Yancy MD, MSc, MACC,
FAHA, MACP, FHFSA
Vice Dean, Diversity & Inclusion
Magerstadt Professor of Medicine
Professor of Medical Social Sciences
Chief, Division of Cardiology
Northwestern University,
Feinberg School of Medicine
Associate Director,
Bluhm Cardiovascular Institute
Northwestern Memorial Hospital
Deputy Editor, JAMA Cardiology
Designated Resident: Jeanwoo Yoo, DO

"Heart Failure in 2020 and Beyond:
New Discoveries, New Data: Time to Change the Paradigm"

4th Annual Ambassador
Charles A. Gargano Lecture

11/18/20

Farrukh Koraishy, MD, PhD, FASN
Associate Professor of Medicine
Renaissance School of Medicine
at Stony Brook University
Designated Resident: Imran Chaudhri,
MBA, MD

 


Acute Kidney Injury in COVID-19

 

 

11/25/20

Holiday

No Lecture

October 2020

Date Grand Rounds Speaker(s) Grand Rounds Lecture 
10/7/20 Igor Kravets, MD
Associate Professor of Medicine
Division of Endocrinology,
Diabetes and Metabolism
Renaissance School of Medicine at Stony Brook University
Designated Resident:
Christina D’Agostino, MD
The Role of SGLT2 Inhibitors in the Treatment of Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus
10/14/20

Patricia Ng, MD
Assistant Professor of
Clinical Medicine
Primary Care Program Director
Renaissance School of Medicine at Stony Brook University

Linda Unger, MS
Senior Instructional Designer
Online Course
Development Coordinator
Center for Excellence in Learning & Teaching
Designated Resident:
William Predun, MD

Get Excited for E-Learning. Effective Virtual Teaching Strategies for the Bedside & Classroom
10/21/20 Nancy Tomes, PhD
SUNY Distinguished
Professor of History
Department of History
Stony Brook University 

Hosted by:
Dr. Patricia Thompson

"Great Influenza to COVID-19:
How Do We Learn from Experience" 

In Conjunction with the
COVID-19 Limited Seminar Series

10/28/20 Sutthichai Sae-Tia, MD
Associate Fellowship Program Director
Transplant and
Oncology Infectious Diseases
Renaissance School of Medicine at
Stony Brook University
Designated Resident:
Kathy Tin, MD
"Healthy Living
After Organ Transplantation"

September 2020


Date


Grand Rounds Speaker(s)

Grand Rounds Lecture 
9/2/20
 

Nikhil Palekar, MD
Associate Professor of Psychiatry
Director of Geriatric Psychiatry
Medical Director, Center of Excellence
for Alzheimer’s Disease
Director, Geriatric Psychiatry Fellowship
Renaissance School of Medicine at
Stony Brook University
Designated Resident:
William Predun, MD
Advances in Biomarkers and Treatment in Alzheimer’s Disease
9/9/20
 

COVID-19 Limited Seminar Series


Nancy Reich, PhD
Professor, Department of Molecular
Genetics & Microbiology


Sharon Nachman, MD
Professor and Chief of Division of
Pediatric Infectious Disease
Director of the Office of Clinical Trials

Interferon-Iambda as a Broad Spectrum Antiviral for COVID-19

 

COVID-19, What is NIH Doing?

9/16/20
Ayse Bag Ozbek, MD
Assistant Professor, Department of Medicine
Renaissance School of Medicine at
Stony Brook University
Designated Resident: Ashmia Saif, DO
B cell Therapy in SLE
 
9/23/20
Stephen Kuperberg, MD
Clinical Assistant Professor,
Department of Medicine
Division of Pulmonary and
Critical Care Medicine
Interventional Pulmonologist,
Lung Cancer Evaluation Center
Renaissance School of Medicine at
Stony Brook University
Designated Resident:
Stephen Germana, MD
Interventional Pulmonology in 2020: A Strategic Partner in Thoracic Oncology
9/30/20
Vincent W. Yang, MD, PhD, FACP, AGAF, FAAAS
Simons Chair of Medicine
Professor, Department of Medicine
Professor, Department of
Physiology & Biophysics
Renaissance School of Medicine at
Stony Brook University
Departmental Meeting

 

3/11/20

COVID-19: A Novel Emerging Pathogen
Bettina Fries, MD, FIDSA
Professor of Medicine, Molecular Genetics and Microbiology
Chief
, Division of Infectious Diseases

3/4/20 Global Malaria and the Malaria of Long Island
Laura Kirkman, MD
Assistant Attending Physician at New York Presbyterian Hospital
Assistant Professor of Medicine at Weill Cornell Medical College, Cornell University
Designated Resident: TBD

 

February 2020

2/26/20 

Special Combined Surgery/Medicine Grand Rounds
Pancreatic Surgery from Halsted to the Present
John L. Cameron, MD
Alfred Blalock Distinguished Service Professor of Surgery
Chair Emeritus, Department of Surgery
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine

2/19/20 

Update on Peritoneal Dialysis
Rula Abdulrahman, MD
Assistant Professor of Medicine, Nephrology
Renaissance School of Medicine at Stony Brook University
Designated Resident: Imran Chaudhri, MBA, MD

2/12/20

Medical Mycology Update: New Diseases, Diagnostics and Drugs
Joshua D. Nosanchuk, MD, FACP, FIDSA, FAAM
Senior Associate Dean for Medical Education
Professor, Department of Medicine (Division of Infectious Diseases)
Professor, Department of Microbiology and Immunology
Albert Einstein College of Medicine/Montefiore
Designated Resident: Michael Lum, MD

2/5/20 Hospice & Palliative Care: Optimal Management for Serious Illness
Kerrianne P. Page, MD, HMDC
Chief Medical Officer
Hospice, Palliative Care & Home Care Services
Catholic Health Services of Long Island
Designated Resident: Alex Choi, MD

January 2020

1/29/20 

NAFLD & NASH in 2020: Where We Are Now, and Where We Are Headed
Michael Clores, DO 
Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine
Division of Gastroenterology & Hepatology
Renaissance School of Medicine at Stony Brook University
Designated Resident: Samuel Quintero, MD

1/22/20 

Age-Friendly Health Systems
Amy Berman, RN, LHD, FAAN
Senior Program Officer
The John A. Hartford Foundation
Designated Resident: Brandon Ng, MD

1/15/20

Androgens, PCOS and Cardiometabolic Risk in Women
Andrea Dunaif, MD
System Chief
Hilda and J. Lester Gabrilov Division of Endocrinology
Diabetes and Bone Disease
Icahn School of Medicine and Mount Sinai Health System
Designated Resident: Sisira Gorthala, MD

1/8/20  Medical Cannabis: What the Hematologist / Oncologist
Needs to Know

Diana Martins-Welch, MD
Attending Physician, Palliative Medicine
Assistant Professor, Hofstra Northwell School of Medicine
Department of Hematology/Oncology, Northwell Health
Designated Resident: TBD

December 2019

12/4/19 

The Stage of Bedside Ultrasound at Stony Brook
Sahar Ahmad, MD
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Director of Pulomonary Ultrasound
Director of Simulation, Internal Medicine Residency

Renaissance School of Medicine at Stony Brook University
Designated Resident: Maaz Sheikh, MD

12/11/19 

Psoriatic Arthritis: Diagnosis and Treatment Advancement
Asha Patnaik, MD
Clinical Associate Professor of Medicine
Rheumatology, Allegy & Immunology
Director of Simulation, Internal Medicine Residency
Renaissance School of Medicine at Stony Brook University
Designated Resident: Dolly Kim, MD

12/18/19 

2020 - 2024 Department of Medicine Strategic Plan
Departmental Meeting
Vincent W. Yang, MD, PhD, FACP, AGAF, FAAAS
Simons Chair of Medicine
Professor, Department of Medicine
Renaissance School of Medicine at Stony Brook University
*All Faculty, Staff and Trainees are invited*

12/25/19  Holiday - Christmas

November 2019

November 6, 2019 

Colorectal Cancer Screening: An Update
Robert Shaw Memorial Lecture
Joseph Anderson, MD
White River Junction VAMC
Associate Professor

University of Connecticut School of Medicine
Designated Resident: Akhil Penmetcha, MD

November 13, 2019 

LVADs: Lifeline or Liability
Allison McLarty, MD
Associate Professor of Surgery
Co-Director of the Ventricular Assist Device (VAD) Program
Director of the Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation (ECMO) Program

Head of Thoracic Aortic Surgery
Stony Brook University Heart Institute 

November 20, 2019 

Bias and Microaggression in the Workplace
Inginia Genao, MD
Associate Professor of Medicine
Director of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

Yale School of Medicine
Designated Resident: Imran Chaudri, MBA, MD

November 27, 2019  Holiday - Thanksgiving

October 2019

October 2, 2019  Soluble Urokinase Receptor: Risk Factor and Therapeutic Target in Kidney Diseases
Jochen Reiser, MD, PhD
The Ralph C. Brown, MD Professor
Chairman of Medicine
Rush University Medical Center
Designated Resident: Imran Chaudhri, MBA, MD
October 9, 2019  Holiday - Yom Kippur
October 16, 2019  Update on Type 2 Diabetes Management: The Heart of the Matter
Silvana Obici, MD
Professor, Department of Medicine
Chief, Division of Endocrinology & Metabolism
Renaissance School of Medicine at Stony Brook University
Designated Resident: Jessica Hotelling, D
October 23, 2019  Stroke Update 2019 for Internists
Jason Mathew, DO
Psychiatry & Neurology - Vascular Neurology
Assistant Professor of Neurology
Renaissance School of Medicine at Stony Brook Universit
Designated Resident: Kushang Shah, MD
October 30, 2019  3rd Annual Ambassador Charles A. Gargano Lecture
What Has Been and What Will Be: A Transplant Odyssey
Robert Montgomery, MD
Professor, Department of Surgery
Director NYU Langone Transplant Institute
NYU Langone Health Transplant Institute
Designated Resident: Nicole Khezri, MD

September 2019

September 11, 2019 ARDS in 2019
Seth Koenig, MD, FCCP
Professor of Medicine
Director of Education
Pulmonary Division
Albert Einstein School of Medicine
Designated Resident: Rejoy Zachariah, MD
September 18, 2019 Evaluation of the Incidental Pancreas Cyst
Harry Aslanian, MD
Professor, Department of Internal Medicine, Section of Digestive Diseases, Clinician Educator Track
Associate Director, Endoscopy
Director, Yale Advanced Endoscopy Fellowship
Designated Resident: Samuel Quintero, MD
September 25, 2019 Rheumatoid Arthritis with focus on Medical Management
Ayse Bag Ozbek, MD
Assistant Professor, Department of Medicine
Renaissance School of Medicine at Stony Brook University
Designated Resident: Stanley Abraham, DO


 June 2019

June 5, 2019 Procalcitonin and the Risk of In-Hospital Mortality
Harold Bien, MD, PhD
Clinical Instructor
Department of Medicine
Stony Brook University School of Medicine
Designated Resident: TBD
June 12, 2019 The Management of Upper GI Bleeding in 2019
Ashley Faulx, MD
Professor of Medicine
CWRU, School of Medicine
Director of Endoscopy, Louis Stokes VAMC
Designated Resident: TBD
June 18, 2019 Management of Patients with Advanced Kidney Disease: Successes, Failure and Future Targets
Alp Ikizler, MD
Director, Division of Nephrology
Department of Medicine
Catherine McLaughlin Hakim Chair in Vascular Biology
Professor of Medicine
Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Designated Resident: TBD
June 26, 2019 Departmental Meeting
Vincent W. Yang, MD, PhD

May 2019

May 1, 2019

Resident Research Day
 

May 8, 2019 

Transplant Infectious Diseases: The Paradox of Prevention
Kieren Marr, MD, MBA
Director, Transplant and Oncology
Professor of Medicine
Infectious Diseases
Johns Hopkins School of Medicine
Designated Resident:
 Aleena Zahra, MD

May 15, 2019 

EMR Features that can ease documentation burden and improve quality
*Mathew Tharakan, MD
Hospital Medicine / Hospitalist
Assistant Professor, Medicine
Stony Brook University SOM
*Veena Lingam, MD
Assistant Professor, Medicine
Stony Brook University SOM
Designated Resident: Aaron Levit, MD

May 22, 2019 

Travel Medicine: Evaluation, Advice and Vaccinations
Zeena Lobo, MD
Assistant Professor of Clinical Medicine
Division of Infectious Diseases & Woman’s Health Program
Northport Veterans Affairs Medical Center
Designated Resident: TBD

May 29, 2019

From the Rivers of Babylon to the coronary blood stream: Stony Brook and the αIIbβ3 Story
Barry S. Coller, MD
David Rockefeller Professor
Physician in Chief
Vice President for Medical Affairs
Rockefeller University Hospital
Designated Resident: Jeanwoo Yoo, MD

April 2019

April 3, 2019

Medical Management of Obesity
Judy Korner, MD, PhD
Associate Professor
Department of Medicine and Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism
New York Presbyterian / Columbia University Medical Center
Designated Resident: Victor Garcia, MD

April 10, 2019 

Drug-Resistant TB
Max O’Donnell, MD
Assistant Professor of Medicine and Epidemiology
Columbia University Medical Center
Designated Resident: Aleena Zahra, MD

April 17, 2019 

The Opioid Crisis and Benefits to Kidney Transplantation: Not all is bad
Muhammad Mustafa, MD
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Medical Director, Kidney Transplant Services
Stony Brook University
Designated Resident: Kerim Odekon, MD

April 24, 2019 

Robots for Social and Physical Assistance for an Aging Population
Henny Admoni, PhD
Assistant Professor
Carnegie Mellon University / Robotics Institute
Designated Resident: TBA

March 2019

March 6, 2019

Integration of CAR T Cell Therapy and Stem Cell Transplantation
Huda Salman, MD
Associate Professor, Department of Medicine
Hematology / Oncology
Stony Brook Medicine
Designated Resident: Azzam Paroya, MD

March 13, 2019 

Systemic Autoimmunity: Etiology and Consequences
Joseph Craft, MD
Paul B. Beeson Professor of Medicine (Rheumatology)
Professor of Immunobiology
Director, Yale Investigative Medicine Program
Designated Resident: Kyle Park, MD

March 20, 2019 

AOA Lecture
Lymphoma in People Living with HIV

Virginia C. Broudy, MD
Professor and Interim Chair
Department of Medicine
University of Washington
Scripps Professor of Hematology

March 27, 2019 

Departmental Meeting
Vincent W. Yang, MD, PhD
Featuring Margaret McGovern, MD, PhD
Dean for Clinical Affairs
Vice President of Clinical Programs
Stony Brook Medicine

February 2019

February 6, 2019

Changing Practice Patterns for the Treatment of Coronary and Valvular Heart Disease
Robert T. Pyo, MD
Director, Interventional Cardiology Stony Brook Medicine
Director, Interventional Cath Lab Stony Brook University Hospital
Director Structural Heart Interventions
Designated Resident: Varun Bhasin, MD

February 13, 2019

Endocrinopathies Associated With Immune Checkpoint Inhibitors
Monica Girotra, MD
Assistant Professor of Clinical Medicine
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Designated Resident: Bareia Chaudhry, MD

February 20, 2019

Decompensated Cirrhosis: A Multisystem Disease
Tyson Collazo, MD
Gastroenterologist and General Hepatologist
Assistant Professor of Clinical Medicine
Stony Brook University School of Medicine
Designated Resident: Joseph Mizrahi, MD

February 27, 2019

The Patient Experience
Donna F. Heinemann, MD
Vice Chair for Clinical Affairs
Department of Medicine
Stony Brook University School of Medicine
Designated Resident: Angela Lo, MD

January 2019

January 2, 2019 Holiday
January 9, 2019

Living with Uncertainty: The Challenge of Dual Use Research and Synthetic Biology
Samuel L. Stanley
President, State University of New York at Stony Brook
Vice Chairman of Brookhaven Science Associates LLC

January 16, 2019

Severe Asthma: A New Era For Some
Joan Reibman, MD
Professor, Department of Medicine
Professor, Department of Environmental Medicine
New York University School of Medicine

January 23, 2019

Current State of Dialysis Therapies
Rajnish Mehrotra, MD, M.S.
Professor of Medicine
Division of Nephrology Section Chief
Harborview Medical Center

January 30, 2019

Immunodeficiency in the Adult Patient: Common Variable Immunodeficiency and Beyond
Brianne Navetta-Modrov, MD
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Division of Rheumatology, Allergy & Immunology
Stony Brook University School of Medicine

December 2018

December 5, 2018

 Integrative Behavioral Health: New Models of Care
Erin Dainer, MD
Jenna Columbo, MD
Clinical Assistant Professor in Psychiatry
Director Outpatient Psychiatric Services
Stony Brook University Hospital
Designated Resident: Ben Shing Chen, MD

December 12, 2018

 The Opioid Crisis: Actions for the Frontline Clinician
Lynn Hallarman, MD
Director of Palliative Medicine
Associate Professor
Department of Medicine
Stony Brook University Hospital
Designated Resident: Alex Choi, MD

December 19, 2018 Departmental Meeting
Vincent W. Yang, MD, PhD
December 26, 2018

Holiday

November 2018

November 7, 2018

Cardiac Amyloidoses: Overlooked, Under-diagnosed and Treatable
Mathew S. Maurer, MD
Arnold and Arlene Goldstein Professor of Cardiology
Professor of Medicine, Columbia University Irving Medical Center
Director, Clinical Cardiovascular Research Laboratory for the Elderly
New York Presbyterian Hospital/Columbia University Medical Center
Designated Resident:  Varun Bhasin, MD

November 14, 2018

Idiopathic Pericarditis
Apostolos Kontzias, MD
Associate Professor, Department of Medicine
Rheumatology Fellowship Program Director
Vice Director, Center of Auto inflammatory Diseases
Designated Resident:

November 21, 2018 Holiday
November 28, 2018

Leading Effective Teams in Medicine: Lessons from Beyond the Ivory Tower
Edward Sun, MD, MBA
Clinical Assistant Professor
Division of Gastroenterology & Hepatology
Secretary-Treasurer, Medical Board
Stony Brook Medicine
Designated Resident: Stanley Abraham, MD

October 2018

October 3, 2018

Equitable Patient Centered Communication: A Mechanism for Reducing Health Care Disparities
Maria Maldonado, MD
Associate Professor of Medicine, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount SinaThe Mount Sinai Hospital
Designated Resident: Jeffrey Kott, MD

October 10, 2018

Delirium: A Journey of Patient Care, Research, and Education
Liron Sinvani, MD
Geriatrician-Hospitalist
Northwell Health
Department of Medicine, Division of Hospital Medicine
Designated Resident: Mayuri Ravi, MD

October 17, 2018

Blood Pressure Control in CKD: Adapting Guidelines to Individualized Care
Joseph Vassalotti, MD
Associate Clinical Professor / Medicine, Nephrology
The Mt. Sinai Hospital / Department of Medicine
Designated Resident: Jahan Manjur, MD

October 24, 2018

The Medical Legacy of 9/11: A new Psycho-Medical Paradigm
Benjamin J. Luft, MD
Director and Principal Investigator, Stony Brook WTC Wellness Program
Infectious Disease
School of Medicine
Designated Resident:

October 31, 2018

The State of Diabetes Care at Stony Brook Medicine: A Shared Commitment to Excellence
Josh D. Miller, MD, MPH
Medical Director of Diabetes Care, Stony Brook Medicine
President, American Diabetes Association Long Island Leadership Board
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Endocrinology and Metabolism
Designated Resident:

September 2018

September 5, 2018

School of Medicine Deparmental Update
Kenneth Kaushansky, MD
Dean of Stony Brook University School of Medicine

September 12, 2018

Approach to the patient with suspected GERD: Don’t Guess
Philip O. Katz, MD
Director of Motility Laboratories for the Division of Gastroenterology
Jay Monahan Center for Gastrointestinal Health
NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital and the Weill Medical College of Cornell University
Designated Resident: Talal Seoud, MD

September 19, 2018

Optimizing Cardiac Arrest Outcomes: Where Are We Going?
Jignesh Patel, MD, MSC
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine
Designated Resident: Carmen Mei, MD

September 26, 2018

Anemia and Myelodysplastic Syndrome
Bonnie Kiner-Strachan, MD
Assistant Professor Hematology & Oncology, Internal Medicine
Stony Brook Medicine
Designated Resident: David Adler, MD

June 2018

June 6, 2018

Pulmonary Exercise Testing: getting winded for a reason
Paul Richman, MD
Associate Professor of Medicine
Pulmonary Critical Care Division
Designated Resident: Nicole Haghshenas

June 13, 2018

Achieving RA Treatment Goals: Real-World Experience and Emerging Insights into DMARD Monotherapy
Gregg Silverman, MD
Professor, Department of Medicine
Professor, Department of Pathology
New York University NY
Designated Resident: TBD

June 20, 2018

Autoimmune Thyroid Diseases: From Gene Hunting to Novel Drug Targets
Yaron Tomer, MD, FACP
Anita and Jack Saltz Chair in Diabetes Research
Professor and Chair, Department of Medicine
Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Montefiore Medical Center
Designated Resident: Helen Tsai

June 27, 2018

Departmental Meeting 

Dr. Vincent Yang

 

June 2018

June 6, 2018

Pulmonary Exercise Testing: getting winded for a reason
Paul Richman, MD
Associate Professor of Medicine
Pulmonary Critical Care Division
Designated Resident: Nicole Haghshenas

June 13, 2018

Achieving RA Treatment Goals: Real-World Experience and Emerging Insights into DMARD Monotherapy
Gregg Silverman, MD
Professor, Department of Medicine
Professor, Department of Pathology
New York University NY
Designated Resident: TBD

June 20, 2018

Autoimmune Thyroid Diseases: From Gene Hunting to Novel Drug Targets
Yaron Tomer, MD, FACP
Anita and Jack Saltz Chair in Diabetes Research
Professor and Chair, Department of Medicine
Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Montefiore Medical Center
Designated Resident: Helen Tsai

June 27, 2018

Departmental Meeting 

Dr. Vincent Yang

 

May 2018

May 2, 2018

Resident Research Day

May 9, 2018

Translating Policy into Practice for Internal Medicine: A Discussion of Advanced Visit Types and Accountable Care Organizations
Scott V. Joy, MD, MBA, FACP
Professor of Clinical Practice
University of Colorado School of Medicine
Designated Resident:, Ruth Abeles MD

May 16, 2018

Clinical Update: Reasons for the Opioid Crisis and New Medication Delivery Systems
Richard Rosenthal, MD
Director of Addiction Psychiatry
Division of Infectious Diseases
Stony Brook Medicine
Stony Brook, NY
Designated Resident: TB

May 23, 2018

Peter Cohn Lecture
Evolving Standards in Heart Failure Care
 

James Januzzi, MD

 

Hutter Family Professor of Medicine

Harvard Medical School

May 30, 2018

What’s New In Acute Injury 

Anupam Agarwal, MD,
Marie S. Ingalls Endowed Chair in Nephrology Leadershi
Director, Division of Nephrology
Executive Vice Dean, UAB School of Medicine
University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL
Staff Physician, Birmingham VA Medical Center
Designated Resident: TBD

April 2018

April 4, 2018

Health Maintenance for the IBD Patient
Bradley Morganstern, MD
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Division of Gastroenterology
Stony Brook Medicine
Designated Resident: TBA

April 11, 2018

Exploring Pathways to Heart Failure in Rheumatoid Arthritis
Joan Bathon, MD
Chief, Division of Rheumatology
Columbia University College of Physicians & Surgeons
New York, NY
Designated Resident: TBA

April 18, 2018

The Diagnosis and Management of Myeloproliferative Neoplasms
Huichun Zhan, MD, MS
Assistant Professor
Division of Hematology-Oncology 
Stony Brook University
Attending Physician, Northport VA Medical Center
Designated Resident:  Victoria Shklar, MD

April 25, 2018 Scholarly Concentration Day* Students

March 2018

March 7, 2018

Old is the New Black: Geriatric Care, Innovation and Population Health in an Era of Value Based Care
Eliza Shulman, DO, MPH/Director
Director, Atrius Health Center for Healthcare Innovation

March 14, 2018

The Department of Medicine's Newest Division Chiefs
Hal Skopicki, MD, PhD and Sandeep Mallipattu, MD
Dr Skopicki Associate Professor, Department of Medicine
Chief of Cardiology
Dr. Mallipattu is the DCI-Martin Liebowitz Associate Professor of Medicine
Chief of Nephrology and Hypertension
They will present the status and future directions of their divisions

March 21, 2018

Grand Rounds is cancelled due to inclement weather 

Current Medical and Surgical Treatment of Obesity
Judith Korner, MD, PhD
Professor of Medicine
Director, Weight Control Center
Columbia University Medical Center
Designated Resident: Linda Ustaris, MD

March 28, 2018

AOA Lecture
Seeing Differently: The Physician Leader's Edge

Wiley W. Souba, Jr, MD, ScD, MBA
Dartmouth College
Hanover, NH

February 2018

Time: 7:45 AM

Location: Lecture Hall 2, Level 2 HSC

February 7, 2018

Bringing Innovation to Global Health
Peter Small, MD
Founding Director
Global Health Institute
Stony Brook University Global Health Institute
Designated Resident: Dr. Audun Lier

February 14, 2018

Peripheral Artery Disease: Overlooked and Underdiagnosed
Anne Hamik, MD, PhD
Associate Professor, Department of Medicine
Associate Chief of Cardiology for Research
Stony Brook Medicine
Designated Resident: Dr. Kervin Antoine

February 21, 2018

Advances in Peritoneal Dialysis
Jamie Uribarri, MD
Professor, Medicine, Nephrology
Department of Medicine-Renal Medicine
The Mount Sinai Hospital
Designated Resident: TBD

February 28, 2018 Aerosol Treatmant for the Modern Clinician
Gerald Smaldone, MD, PhD.
Medical Director, Respiratory Care and Polysomnography Specialty Option
Professor of Medicine, Physiology and Biophysics
Respiratory Care Program and Polysomnography Specialty Option
Stony Brook University
Designated Resident: Dr. Nicole Haghshenas

JANUARY 2018

Time: 7:45 AM

Location: Lecture Hall 2, Level 2 HSC

January 3, 2018

NOD2-Associated Diseases: Crohn's Disease Versus Autoinflammatory Diseases
Qingping Yao, MD, PhD
Professor of Medicine
Head, Rheumatology Division
Department of Medicine
Stony Brook Medicine
Designated Resident: Monica Weinberg¸MD

January 10, 2018

The Adrenal Incidentaloma and Mild Hypercortisoliam
Deirdre Cocks Eschler, MD
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Department of Medicine
Stony Brook Medicine
Designated Resident: Krish Khatri , MD

Jamuary 17, 2018

Advances in "Thied Space" Endoscopy
Lionel D'Souza, MD
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Department of Medicine
Stony Brook Medicine
Designated Resident: Talal Seoud, MD 

January 24, 2018 Ongoing Surveillance for Cancer Survivors - A Guide for Internists
Ann Kuo, MD
General Internal Medicine Service
Division of Survivorship and Supportive Care
Department of Medicine
Instructor, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Designated Resident: Grace Olowo, MD
January 31, 2018

Revisiting Beriberi
Fengshuo Lan, MD
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Department of Medicine
Stony Brook Medicine
Designated Resident: Faheem Farooq¸MD

December 2017

Time: 7:45 AM

Location: Lecture Hall 2, Level 2 HSC

December 6, 2017

Dr. Robert Shaw Memorial Lecture Series
20 Years into the HCC Epidemic: What is Next?
Hashem B. El-Serag, MD, MPH
Professor and Chairman
Department of Medicine
Baylor College of Medicine
Houston, TX

December 13, 2017

The Role of Procalcitonin in Sepsis
Mohammad Mansour, MD
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Department of Medicine
Pulmonary Division
Stony Brook Medicine
Designated Resident: Terrence Choy, MD

December 20, 2017

Departmental Meeting
Introducing Ernest J. Baptiste

CEO
Stony Brook University Hospital

December 27, 2017 HOLIDAY

November 2017

November 1, 2017 Management of Obesity: An Update on Medical Weight Loss Therapy
Silvana Obici, MD
Professor of Medicine
Chief, Division of Endocrinology
Stony Brook Medicine
Designated Resident: TBA
November 8, 2017 Update on Dementia for Internists
Zaldy S. Tan, MD, MPH
Associate Professor of Medicine
David Geffen School of Medicine - UCLA
Designated Resident: Danielle Schwartz, MD
November 15, 2017 Immunotherapy for Bladder Cancer
Yue Zhang, MD, MPH
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Division of Hematology/Oncology
Stony Brook Medicine
Designated Resident: Vernon Wu, MD
November 22, 2017 Holiday
November 29, 2017
Ambassador Charles Gargano Lectureship
Advances in Cardiac Imaging for Stable CAD: Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow
James Udelson, MD
Professor of Medicine
Chief, Division of Cardiology
Tufts Medical Center
Boston, MA

October 2017

October 4, 2017 Focal Segmental Glomerulosclerosis and the African American Predilection for Kidney Disease
Jeffrey B. Kopp, MD
Chief, Kidney Diseases Branch
NIDDK
National Institute of Health
Bethesda, Maryland
Designated Resident: Linda Marie Ustaris, MD
October 11, 2017 Telehealth 101, Lessons from the Stony Brook Connected Care Trial
Kimberly Noel, MD, MPH
Clinical Assistant Instructor
Preventive Medicine Division
Stony Brook Medicine
Designated Resident: Astha Muttreja, MD
October18, 2017 Making Difficult Asthma Less Difficult: Defining, Evaluating and Treating
Sally E. Wenzel, MD
Professor of Medicine
Director, Asthma Institute
University of Pittsburgh
Designated Resident: Ellen Poulose-Redger, MD
October 25, 2017 Are PCSK9 Inhibitors Worth the Hassle?
Sergio Fazio, MD, PhD
Director, Center for Cardiology
OHSU Center for Health and Healing
Portland, Oregon
Designated Resident: Saadat Aleem, MD

September 2017

September 6, 2017 Early Recognition and Early Treatment: The Keys to Sepsis Survival
Phil Dellinger, MD, FCCM, FCCP
Professor of Medicine
Division of Critical Care Medicine
Cooper University Health Care
Camden, NJ
Designated Resident: Nicole Haghshenas, MD
September 13, 2017 TBA
George Psevdos, MD
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Division of Infectious Diseases
Stony Brook Medicine
Designated Resident: Kerim Odekon, MD
September 20, 2017 Primary Sjögren Syndrome (pSS): Overview with Focus on Diagnostic and Therapeutic Advances
Qingping Yao, MD, PhD
Professor of Medicine
Division of Rheumatology
Stony Brook Medicine
Stony Brook, NY
Designated Resident: Monica Weinberg, MD
September 27, 2017 Departmental Meeting
Vincent W. Yang, MD, PhD, FACP, AGAF
Simons Chair of Medicine
Professor, Department of Medicine
Stony Brook Medicine

June 2017

June 7, 2017 Refractive GERD
Alexandra Guillaume, MD
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Gastroenterology Division
Stony Brook Medicine
Designated Resident: Astrid Pilgrim, MD
June 14, 2017 Cardiovascular Aging
Susan Zieman, MD, PhD
Division of Geriatrics and Clinical Gerontology
National Institute of Health
Designated Resident: Ruth Abeles, MD
June 21, 2017 Neuroendocrine Cancer Management: Evolving Therapies and Approaches
Minsig Choi, MD
Associate Professor of Clinical Medicine
Division of Oncology-Hematology
Stony Brook Medicine
Designated Resident: Daniel Winokur, MD
June 28, 2017 2017 Celebratory Grand Rounds (>>View the Presentation)
Vincent W. Yang, MD, PhD, FACP, AGAF
Simons Chair of Medicine
Professor, Department of Medicine
Stony Brook Medicine

May 2017

May 3, 2017 Examining the 2015 ACR Guidelines for the Treatment of RA
Leonard H. Calabrese, DO
Professor of Medicine
Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine
Case Western Reserve University
Designated Resident: Sandra Chesoni, MD
May 10, 2017 HEALTH POLICY UPDATE
Linda Lambert, CAE
Executive Director NYACP
Linda Efferen, MD, MBA, FCCP, FCCM
Vice President and Medical Director
Stony Brook Medicine
Designated Resident: William Carroll, MD
May 17, 2017 Managing Acute Heart Failure – A Case of Stagflation
Barry H. Greenberg, MD
Distinguished Professor of Medicine
University of California at San Diego
Designated Resident: Adam Korus, MD
May 24, 2017 Pipedreams of a Cardiologist (14th Annual Peter Cohn, MD Lecture)
William Lawson, MD
Professor of Medicine
Stony Brook Medicine
Designated Resident: Rahul Shah, MD
May 31, 2017 Treatment and Outcomes of Infections Caused by Carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae
David van Duin, MD, PhD
Associate Professor of Medicine
University of North Carolina
Chapel Hill, North Carolina
Designated Resident: Nicole Haghshenas

April 2017

April 5, 2017 Kidney Injury in HIV Positive Patients
Michael J. Ross, MD
Professor of Medicine
Director, Nephrology Fellowship
Mount Sinai Ichan SOM
New York, NY
Designated Resident: Linda Ustaris, MD
April 12, 2017 RESIDENT RESEARCH DAY
Resident Platform Presentations
Poster Display in the Galleria after Grand Rounds
April 19, 2017 New Recommendations from the 2017 GOLD Report for COPD Assessment and Management
Gerard Criner, MD, FACP, FACCP
Chair and Professor, Thoracic Medicine and Surgery
Lewis Katz School of Medicine
Temple University
Philadelphia, PA
Designated Resident: Terence Choy, MD
April 26, 2017 SCHOLARLY CONCENTRATION DAY
MEDICAL STUDENTS

March 2017

March 1, 2017 Improving Emergency Room Care for Geriatric Patients
Kevin Biese, MD, MAT
Associate Professor of Emergency Medicine
Vice Chair of Academic Affairs
University of North Carolina SOM
Chapel Hill, NC
Designated Resident: Rahul Shah, MD
March 8, 2017 Living Longer: The Challenges and Barriers in Treating Breast Cancer in the Elderly
Lea Baer, MD
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Division of Hematology
Stony Brook Medicine
Stony Brook, NY
Designated Resident: Abhinav Rohatgi, MD
March 15, 2017 The History and Current Status of Metabolic Surgery
Konstantinos Spaniolas, MD
Associate Professor of Surgery
Department of Surgery
Stony Brook Medicine
Designated Resident: TBA
March 22, 2017 Emerging Opportunities in Lung Disease
Patricia W. Finn, MD
Professor and Head, Department of Medicine
Division of Pulmonary
University of Illinois COM
Designated Resident: Ellen Poulose-Redger, MD
March 29, 2017 MANDATORY LECTURE FOR ATTENDINGS

February 2017

February 1, 2017 Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE): Overview With Focus on Diagnostic and Therapeutic Advances
Qingping Yao, MD, PhD
Professor of Medicine
Chief, Division of Rheumatology
Stony Brook Medicine
Designated Resident: Sandra Chesoni, MD
February 8, 2017 Preventing Coronary Artery Disease: What do Mummies have to Tell You?
Jagat Narula, MD, PhD, MACC
Professor of Medicine
Chairman, Cardiology at Mount Sinai St. Luke’s
New York, NY
Designated Resident: Mark Sullivan, MD
February 15, 2017 Acromegaly: Diagnosis and Treatment
Igor Kravets, MD
Associate Professor of Medicine
Division of Endocrinology
Stony Brook Medicine
Designated Resident: Nikhita Ananthula, MD
February 22, 2017 Pushing the Boundaries in Crohn's and Colitis: An Update in Inflammatory Bowel Disease
Farah Monzur, MD
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Division of Gastroenterology
Stony Brook Medicine
Designated Resident: Qin Rao, MD

January 2017

January 4, 2017 Delivering Bad News
Andrzej P. Kudelka, MD
Associate Professor of Medicine
Division of Hematology Oncology
Stony Brook Medicine
Designated Resident: Kevin Zarrabi, MD
January 11, 2017 Infections in Diabetic Patients: A 30 Year Lookback
Jack Fuhrer, MD
Professor of Medicine
Division of Infectious Diseases
Stony Brook Medicine
Designated Resident: Nicole Haghshenas, MD
January 18, 2017 Transcriptional Regulation in Podocyte Disease
Sumant S. Chugh, MBBS, MD, FASN
Professor of Medicine
University of Alabama SOM
Birmingham, AL
Designated Resident: Linda Ustaris, MD
January 25, 2017 Patient Centered Medical Care Recognition: What it Means for the Department of Medicine
Susan Lee, MD
Associate Professor of Medicine
Suzanne Fields, MD
Professor of Medicine
Division of Geriatric Medicine
Stony Brook Medicine
Designated Resident: Kelly Cummings, MD

December 2016

December 7, 2016 Hepatocellular Carcinoma: The Epidemic
Patrick I. Okolo, III, MD, MPH, FASGE
Chief, Division of Gastroenterology/Hepatology
Lenox Hill Hospital
Associate Professor
Hofstra-Northwell School of Medicine
Designated Resident: Isiah Schuster, MD
December 14, 2016 Submassive Pulmonary Embolism and the Use of “Clot-Busters” (Who You gonna call?)
Paul Richman, MD
Associate Professor of Medicine
Pulmonary Division, Department of Medicine
Stony Brook Medicine
Designated Resident: Andrew Lyu, MD
December 21, 2016 Departmental Meeting
Vincent W. Yang, MD, PhD
December 28, 2016  HOLIDAY

November 2016

November 2, 2016 Interventional Pulmonology from Bench to Bedside
Muhammad K. Perwaiz, MD
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Division of Pulmonary
Stony Brook Medicine
Designated Resident: Layla Sankari, MD
November 9, 2016 Novel Role of Mitochondria in Diabetic Complications
Kumar Sharma, MD, FAHA
Professor of Medicine
Division of Nephrology
UC San Diego
Designated Resident: Linda Ustaris, MD
November 16, 2016 Cardio-Oncology: Cardiac Care for the Cancer Patient
Michelle Bloom, MD
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Division of Cardiology
Stony Brook Medicine
Designated Resident: Ely Garcia, MD
November 23, 2016  THE TURKEY HOLIDAY
November 30, 2016  Pancreatic Cancer and Diabetes: What is the Relationship?
Aaron Sasson, MD
Visiting Professor of Surgery
Surgical Oncology
Stony Brook Medicine
Designated Resident: Julie Gemmill, MD