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Using AI to Detect Fractures on X-Rays Leads to Improved Diagnosis

Dr. Daichi Hayashi is co-investigator of a research paper which demonstrates that AI-assisted X-ray interpretation for fracture diagnosis can help improve diagnostic accuracy.

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Creating Excellence in Care

When Long Island pathologist David Elkowitz, DO, was referred to Stony Brook’s Henry Tannous, MD, for a cancerous mass surrounding many vessels and organs in his chest, Elkowitz had little reason to be hopeful. The...

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Stony Brook Physicians Talk About ‘Black Men in White Coats’ Movement

Two evenings of panel discussions around the film provided insights into the Black male journey leading to medical school and experience in the medical field.

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Windy Days May Keep Us Safer from COVID

Sean Clouston led a study showing that days with temperatures ranging from 61 to 82 degrees F with less than 5 mph wind speed had significantly increased COVID-19 incidence compared to days with greater wind speed.

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107 Stony Brook Physicians Named to New York Magazine’s Top Doctors List

The list includes doctors across more than 45 different specialties from SBU Hospital, SB Southampton Hospital and SB Eastern Long Island Hospital.

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School of Nursing Holds First-Ever Oath Ceremony for Incoming Students

A total of 132 students participated in the ceremony on October 29 that carried the theme, “Keep Healthcare Human.”

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SBU Researchers Discover Possible New Approach for Developing Antifungal Drugs

The last drug designed to more effectively treat dangerous systemic fungal infections, most often affecting immunocompromised patients, was developed more than 20 years ago. Now an interdisciplinary team of...

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Stony Brook University Hospital Named One of America’s 100 Best for Cardiac and Stroke Care

In addition to the cardiac and stroke care recognition, the hospital received Healthgrades awards for several other clinical achievements.

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Left to right: Olivia Swanson, PhD student; Priscilla Yevoo, PhD student; Hillary Schiff, postdoc; Professor Arianna Maffei; Mowei (Vivienne) Li, undergraduate student; Melissa Haley, postdoc

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SBU Study Shows Motor Cortex Could Have Larger Role in Parkinson’s Disease

The role of neuron and dopamine loss in Parkinson’s Disease (PD) has long been recognized by neuroscientists. However, how dopaminergic modulation affects brain regions involved in the control of voluntary movement...

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Two from SB Medicine Named Fellows of SUNY Hispanic Leadership Institute

As fellows, Ana Costa and Lynda Perdomo-Ayala will work to further HLI's mission to highlight the need to promote Latinx educators to leadership positions.

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Susan Lee Receives INSPIRE Award from American Medical Women’s Association

Susan Y. Lee, MD, associate professor of clinical medicine at Stony Brook’s Renaissance School of Medicine, is an inaugural winner of the INSPIRE Award from the American Medical Women’s Association (AMWA). She...

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Research Could Offer New Approach to Treating Infections

A study of the structure of bacterial appendages called P pili may help to develop novel therapeutics as a potential alternative to antibiotics.

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Harold L. Paz Named Executive VP for Health Sciences

He will work in partnership with academic, hospital and clinical leadership and with community partners to ensure the continued development of a premier academic medical center and health system.

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Researchers Identify Molecular Mechanism for COVID-19 Mortality

An enzyme with an elusive role in severe inflammation may be a key mechanism driving COVID-19 severity and could provide a new therapeutic target to reduce mortality.

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The 136 incoming medical students took their Hippocratic Oath for the first time.

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White Coat Ceremony Welcomes 136 Future MDs

The Renaissance School of Medicine welcomed its incoming 2021 class on August 15 at a ceremony in the Staller Center. This year marks the 50th anniversary of the school.

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Stony Brook’s First Hand Surgeon Performs His Last Operation

In 1980, Larry Hurst performed the very first hand surgery done on the premises of Stony Brook University Hospital, a case of trigger finger release on a university staff member when he was an acting intern. That was...

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Five SBU Students Begin Pre-Medical Opportunity Program

The program is aimed at breaking the trend of low student diversity among the nation's medical schools, which leaves behind students from the most economically disadvantage households.

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10 Tips to Stay Heart-Safe During the Heat

Even a healthy heart can be put under stress when temperatures climb. Stony Brook Medicine Cardiologist Dr. On Chen has some suggestions to help you stay safe this summer.

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Category - Medicine

Creating Excellence in Care

107 Stony Brook Physicians Named to New York Magazine’s Top Doctors List

School of Nursing Holds First-Ever Oath Ceremony for Incoming Students

SBU Researchers Discover Possible New Approach for Developing Antifungal Drugs

Stony Brook University Hospital Named One of America’s 100 Best for Cardiac and Stroke Care

SBU Study Shows Motor Cortex Could Have Larger Role in Parkinson’s Disease

Susan Lee Receives INSPIRE Award from American Medical Women’s Association

Research Could Offer New Approach to Treating Infections

Harold L. Paz Named Executive VP for Health Sciences

White Coat Ceremony Welcomes 136 Future MDs

Stony Brook’s First Hand Surgeon Performs His Last Operation

Five SBU Students Begin Pre-Medical Opportunity Program

10 Tips to Stay Heart-Safe During the Heat

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