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bullet  8/11/2008 WORLD TRADE CENTER MONITORING AND TREATMENT PROGRAM RECEIVES $9 MILLION FROM CDC

World Trade Center Monitoring and Treatment Program receives $9 Million from CDC
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bullet  7/24/2008 "BEST DOCTORS IN NEW YORK"

"Best Doctors in New York"
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bullet  7/22/2008 STUDY OF NEW HIV DRUG, RALTEGRAVIR

Study of New HIV drug, Raltegravir
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bullet  6/26/2008 "EXCELLENCE IN PATIENT SAFETY AWARD"

"Excellence in Patient Safety Award”
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bullet  6/25/2008 SBU RESEARCHER: DISCOVERY OF A LYME DISEASE BUG CLONE MAY EXPLAIN DISEASE SPREAD IN NORTH AMERICA AND EUROPE

SBU Researcher: Discovery of a lyme disease bug clone--finding suggests bug migration pattern
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bullet  6/16/2008 DOCTOR, DOCTOR, GIVE ME THE NEWS: SBUMC "DOC" BAND, HUNDREDS OF SURVIVORS CELEBRATE LIFE AT NATIONAL CANCER SURVIVORS DAY

Doctor, Doctor, Give me the news: SBUMC "DOC" Band, Hundreds of Survivors Celebrate Life at National Cancer Survivors Day
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bullet  6/16/2008 U.S. SURGEON GENERAL, A SBU ALUMNUS, ADDRESSES UNIVERSITY; DISCUSSES CHILDHOOD OBESITY PREVENTION INITIATIVE

U.S. Surgeon General, A SBU Alumnus, Addresses University; Discusses Childhood Obesity Prevention Initiative
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bullet  6/16/2008 DIRECTOR OF SBUMC PEDIATRIC CANCER PROGRAM HONORED BY AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY WITH NATIONAL AWARD

Director of SBUMC Pediatric Cancer Program honored by American Cancer Society with National Award
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bullet  6/16/2008 SBUMC CONDUCTS TRIAL OF NOVEL TREATMENT FOR PATIENTS WITH SEVERE CROHN''S DISEASE

SBUMC conducts trial of novel treatment for patients with severe Crohn''s disease
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bullet  4/25/2008 SBUMC NEONATOLOGIST HONORED BY AMA FOUNDATION WITH OUTSTANDING LEADER OF MEDICINE AWARD

SBUMC Neonatologist honored by AMA Foundation With Outstanding Leader of Medicine Award
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bullet  4/21/2008 SBU PART OF $85 MILLION GOVERNMENT FUNDED CONSORTIUM PURSUING INNOVATIVE HEALING FOR WAR WOUNDED

SBU Part of $85 Million Government Funded Consortium Pursuing Innovative Healing For War Wounded: Dr. Richard Clark Directs Burn and Nonscar Healing Program of AFIRM
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bullet  4/21/2008 SBU RADIATION ONCOLOGY RESEARCHER RECEIVES TOP AWARD FROM LONG ISLAND TECHNOLOGY HALL OF FAME

SBU Radiation Oncology Researcher Receives Top Award From Long Island Technology Hall Of Fame
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bullet  4/21/2008 DR. RICHARD N. FINE, RENOWNED PEDIATRIC NEPHROLOGIST, RECOGNIZED BY ANGELA''S HOUSE

Dr. Richard N. Fine, Renowned Pediatric Nephrologist, Recognized by Angela''s House
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bullet  3/24/2008 SBU GENETICIST IS FIRST TO CONNECT A GENE CENTRAL TO THE FORMATION OF NEURONS TO AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDER

SBU Geneticist Is First To Connect A Gene Central To The Formation Of Neurons To Autism Spectrum Disorder
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bullet  3/24/2008 SENATOR FLANAGAN HELPS BRING A "SPLASH OF HOPE" TO STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER PEDIATRIC UNIT

Senator Flanagan Helps Bring A "Splash of Hope" To Stony Brook University Medical Center Pediatric Unit
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bullet  3/6/2008 LEARN THE LATEST IN AUTISM RESEARCH AT SBU CODY CENTER FOR AUTISM AND DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES

Learn The Latest In Autism Research At SBU Cody Center For Autism And Developmental Disabilites
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bullet  2/29/2008 PEDIATRIC PATIENTS WHO EXPERIENCED TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY GATHER TO CELEBRATE LIFE

Pediatric Patients Who Experienced Traumatic Brain Injury Gather To Celebrate Life
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bullet  2/29/2008 SBU RESEARCHERS DISCOVER A FAMILY OF LIVER CANCER GENES THE FINDING COULD LEAD TO MORE EFFECTIVE THERAPIES

SBU Researchers Discover A Family Of Liver Cancer Genes: The Finding Could Lead To More Effective Therapies
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bullet  2/13/2008 SBU RESEARCHER RECEIVES NIH GRANT TO DEVELOP A "SELF-HELP" PROGRAM FOR PATIENTS WITH CHRONIC FATIGUE

SBU Researcher Receives NIH Grant to Develop a "Self-Help" Program For Patients With Chronic Fatigue
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bullet  2/1/2008 SBU RESEARCHER IDENTIFIES A NOVEL GENE IN THE CELL-FATE PROCESS: DISCOVERY MAY HAVE IMPLICATIONS ON HUMAN DISEASES

SBU Researcher Identifies A Novel Gene In The Cell-Fate Process: Discovery May Have Implications On Human Diseases
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bullet  1/29/2008 STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY RECEIVES $871,000 GRANT FROM NEW YORK STATE FOR STEM CELL RESEARCH

Stony Brook University Receives $871,000 Grant From New York State For Stem Cell Research
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bullet  1/28/2008 ALS CLINIC AT SBUMC RECEIVES $50,000 FROM ALSA OF GREATER NY "RIDE FOR LIFE" GIFT USED TO INCREASE CARE FOR PATIENTS

ALS Clinic at SBUMC Receives $50,000 From ALSA OF Greater NY "Ride For Life": Gift Used to Increase Care For Patients
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bullet  1/18/2008 DOES CULTURE AFFECT BRAIN FUNCTION? SBU JOINT IMAGING STUDY SUGGESTS CULTURAL INFLUENCES PLAY A ROLE IN NEURAL ACTIVATION

Does Culture Affect Brain Function? SBU Joint Imaging Study Suggests Cultural Influences Play A Role In Neural Activation
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bullet  1/11/2008 SBUMC EVALUATES A DIETARY SUPPLEMENT TO IMPROVE GLUCOSE METABOLISM IN OVERWEIGHT PATIENTS WITH PRE-DIABETES:CLINICAL TRIAL OF CHROMIUM PICOLINATE SEEKS PARTICIPANTS; COMPENSATION UP TO $750

SBUMC Evaluates A Dietary Supplement TO Improve Glucose Metabolism In Overweight Patients With Pre-Diabetes: Clinical Trial of Chromium Picolinate Seeks Participants
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bullet  1/11/2008 DRUG-ELUTING STENTS € MORE GOOD THAN HARM FOR HEART PATIENTS-SBUMC EXPERT SAYS BENEFITS MAY OUTWEIGH RISKS

Drug-Eluting Stents – More Good Than Harm For Heart Patients? SBUMC Expert Says Benefits May Outweigh Risks
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bullet  1/3/2008 STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER WELCOMES LONG ISLAND''S FIRST NEWBORN INFANT OF 2008

Stony Brook University Medical Center Welcomes Long Island''s First Newborn Infant Of 2008
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bullet  12/20/2007 SANTA''S SLEIGH STOPS AT SBUMC, BRINGS CHEER TO CHILDREN TREATED FOR INHERITED METABOLIC DISORDERS

Santa''s Sleigh Stops at SBUMC, Brings Cheer to Children Treated For Inherited Metabolic Disorders Medical Students, a.k.a. Santa and Crew, Take Part in Annual Visit
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bullet  12/17/2007 CODY CENTER EXPANDS AUTISM AND DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITY SERVICES TO THOSE IN NEED ON THE EAST END OF LONG ISLAND

Cody Center Expands Autism and Developmental Disability Services to Those in Need on the East End of Long Island
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bullet  12/17/2007 SBUMC RADIATION ONCOLOGY RECEIVES THREE-YEAR ACCREDITATION: CLINICAL PRACTICE EXCEEDS MANY PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS

SBUMC Radiation Oncology Receives Three-Year Accreditation: Clinical Practice Exceeds Many Professional Standards
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bullet  12/17/2007 SBUMC EXPERTS REVIEW LUNG CANCER SCREENING, STAGING AND DISEASE MANAGEMENT AT ONE-DAY SYMPOSIUM

SBUMC Experts Review Lung Cancer Screening, Staging and Disease Management at One-Day Symposium: January 12, 2008
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bullet  12/10/2007 SBUMC TEAM RECEIVES PRESTIGEOUS APSF PATIENT SAFETY AWARD

SBUMC Team Receives Prestigeous APSF Patient Safety Award Honored for Developing Multidisciplinary Lifesaving Protocol for Maternal Hemorrhage
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bullet  11/30/2007 A NON-OPERATIVE SOLUTION TO A COMMON HAND DEFORMITY? SBUMC CONDUCTS TRIAL TO TREAT DUPUYTREN''S CONTRACTURE

A Non-Operative Solution to a Common Hand Deformity? SBUMC Conducts Trial to Treat Dupuytren''s Contracture
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bullet  11/27/2007 EDUCATIONAL FORUM QUELLS MYTHS ABOUT THE DRUG-RESISTANT BACTERIA

Vigilant Hand-Washing, Covering Cuts Crucial SBUMC Experts Advise Community on MRSA
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bullet  11/14/2007 TAKING AN EARLY BITE OUT OF CHILDHOOD OBESITY: SBUMC RECEIVES $1.33 MILLION FROM DOH TO TARGET PREGNANT WOMEN, INFANTS

Taking an early bite out of childhood obesity: SBUMC receives $1.33 MILLION from DOH to target pregnant women and infants
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bullet  10/26/2007 SBU CONSUMER SURVEY SEEKS TO GAUGE THE IMPORTANCE OF COST AND QUALITY WHEN CHOOSING HEALTH CARE

SBU Consumer Survey Seeks To Gauge The Importance of Cost And Quality When Choosing Health Care
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bullet  10/5/2007 SBUMC FIRST ON LI & NYC WITH NEW STATE-OF-THE-ART HD DA VINCI ROBOTIC SURGICAL SYSTEM

SBUMC first on LI & NYC with new state-of-the-art HD da Vinci Robotic Surgical System
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bullet  10/5/2007 RAHUL BHALLA, M.D.-- APPOINTED DIRECTOR OF ROBOTIC & MINIMALLY INVASIVE SURGERY AT SBUMC

Rahul Bhalla, M.D.-- Appointed Director of Robotic & Minimally Invasive Surgery at SBUMC
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bullet  9/27/2007 NATIONALLY KNOWN EXPERT IN TRANSLATIONAL RESEARCH AND MOLECULAR MARKERS FOR CANCER NAMED CHAIR OF SBUMC PATHOLOGY

Nationally known expert named chair of SBUMC Pathology
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bullet  8/27/2007 SPECIALIST ARRIVES AT STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL IN THE NICK OF TIME FOR 60 YEAR-OLD STROKE PATIENT

First New Stroke Procedure performed by Dr. Henry Woo at SBUMC
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bullet  8/9/2007 ASSEMBLYMAN BOB SWEENEY HONORS SBUMC PROSTATE CARE PROGRAM AFTER 12 YEARS OF FREE SCREENING AT NORTH LINDENHURST F.D.

Prostate Care Program and Dr. Adler honored with citation of recognition
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bullet  8/8/2007 SBUMC''S DEPARTMENT OF UROLOGY NAMED TO US NEWS & WORLD REPORT TOP 50 HOSPITALS LIST

US News & World Report names Department of Urology to the "Top 50 Hospitals" List
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bullet  8/2/2007 PATIENT SURVEY SAYS: SBUMC ROOM SERVICE RANKS BEST AMONG LI AND UHC HOSPITALS

SBUMC Room Service Ranks Best Among LI Hospitals
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bullet  8/2/2007 A PARTNER TO THE COMMUNITY: SBU CANCER CENTER TEAM HONORED FOR OUTREACH, RESEARCH AND SPECIALIZED CARE

SBU Cancer Center Team Receives Heritage Partner Award
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bullet  6/22/2007 23 MDS FROM STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER FEATURED IN NEW YORK MAGAZINE''S "BEST DOCTORS IN NEW YORK"

23 MDs From Stony Brook University Medical Center Featured in New York Magazine''s "Best Doctors In New York"
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bullet  6/19/2007 NEWLY APPOINTED DIRECTOR OF SBUMC SLEEP DISORDERS CENTER EXPECTS TO BRING THE HIGH-TECH FACILITY INTO NATIONAL STANDING

Dr. Jorge M. Mallea to Direct SBUMC Sleep Disorders Center
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bullet  6/5/2007 DR. GABRIELLE CARLSON, SBUMC PSYCHIATRIST, RECEIVES TOP AWARD FOR RESEARCH OF BIPOLAR DISORDER IN CHILDREN AND ADOLESCENTS

National Association, APA, awards SBUMC Psychiatrist for Top Award for Research of Bipolar Disorder in Children and Adolescents
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bullet  5/31/2007 DR. JANET LARSON, SBUMC CHIEF OF NEONATOLOGY, RECEIVES NATIONAL AWARD FOR MOST WIDELY BENEFICIAL DISCOVERY BY A PHYSICIAN

Dr. Janet Larson, SBUMC Chief of Neonatology, Receives National Award For Most Widely Beneficial Discovery by a Physician
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bullet  5/31/2007 SBU SCHOOL OF MEDICINE GRADUATES 112 NEW PHYSICIANS SET TO LAUNCH THEIR JOURNEYS IN MEDICINE AROUND THE NATION

SBU School of Medicine Graduates 112 New Physicians Set to Launch Their Journeys in Medicine Around The Nation
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bullet  5/31/2007 DR. RAHMAN POURMAND, SBUMC NEUROLOGIST, NAMED 2007 DOCTOR OF THE YEAR BY MYASTHENIA GRAVIS FOUNDATION

Dr. Rahman Pourmand, SBUMC Neurologist, Named 2007 Doctor of The Year By Myasthenia Gravis Foundation
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bullet  5/15/2007 SUNY RESEARCH FOUNDATION HONORS DR. SHARON NACHMAN, SBUMC PEDIATRICIAN, AS AN INNOVATIVE SCHOLAR AND RESEARCHER

SUNY Research Foundation Honors Dr. Sharon Nachman, SBUMC Pediatrician, as an Innovative Scholar and Researcher
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bullet  5/15/2007 SBUMC SIGNS AGREEMENT WITH HOSPITAL IN CAMBODIA TO EXPAND RESIDENCY PROGRAM, PROVIDE CARE FOR CHILDREN IN NEED

International Initiative is Part of SBUMC''s Global Approach to Academic Medicine
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bullet  5/8/2007 SENATOR FLANAGAN KEYNOTES SBU MED SCHOOL CONVOCATION; RIDE FOR LIFE''S CHRIS PENDERGAST RECEIVES HONORARY DEGREE

ALS Ride for Life Founder, Chris Pendergast, receives Honorary Degree at SBU Med School Convocation
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bullet  5/8/2007 STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER INITIATES SUFFOLK COUNTY-WIDE STROKE AWARENESS DAY CAMPAIGN

Stony Brook University Medical Center Initiates Suffolk County-Wide Stroke Awareness Day Campaign
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bullet  4/19/2007 THE GENERAL CLINICAL RESEARCH CENTER AT SBUMC CALLED "OUTSTANDING" BY THE NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH

NIH Rates General Clinical Research Center at SBUMC as "Outstanding"
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bullet  4/3/2007 SBUMC AND COMMUNITY CELEBRATE GRAND OPENING OF STATE-OF-THE-ART CENTER FOR OUTPATIENT SERVICES

Grand Opening of State-of-the-Art Center for Outpatient Services at SBUMC
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bullet  3/26/2007 STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL JOINS IHI''S "5 MILLION LIVES" CAMPAIGN.

Stony Brook University Hospital Joins IHI''s "5 Million Lives" Campaign.
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bullet  3/22/2007 47 YEAR-OLD HEART TRANSPLANT CANDIDATE NOW OFF THE LIST AFTER PARTICIPATING IN SBUH STUDY

47 year-old heart transplant candidate now off the list after participating in SBUH study
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bullet  3/22/2007 STONY BROOK RESEARCHERS'' DISCOVERY OF "ANTI-PULMONARY HYPERTENSION" GENE IN MICE MAY IMPACT TREATMENT

Stony Brook Researchers'' discovery of "Anti-Pulmonary Hypertension" gene in mice may impact treatment
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bullet  2/28/2007 SBU RESEARCHERS RECEIVE $825K GRANT FROM NATIONAL MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS SOCIETY TO STUDY REMYELINATION POTENTIAL DURING MS

SBU researchers receive $825K grant from National Multiple Sclerosis Society
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bullet  2/26/2007 CODY CENTER & DIVISION OF CHILD AND ADOLESCENT PSYCHIATRY SEEKING CHILDREN BETWEEN 6 AND 17 YEARS OF AGE WITH A DIAGNOSIS OF AUTISM (NOT AUTISM SPECTRUM)

Research Study for children ages 6-17 with diagnosis of Autism (not autism spectrum)run by the Cody Center & Division of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
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bullet  2/13/2007 NEW SBUMC PEDIATRIC HEM/ONC FACILITY IS BRIGHT, SPACIOUS SETTING FOR KIDS NEEDING OUTPATIENT CARE

New SBUMC Pediatric Hem/Onc Facility is Bright, Spacious Setting for Kids Needing Outpatient Care
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bullet  2/13/2007 PEDIATRIC PATIENTS AT STONY BROOK GET A SPECIAL VISIT FROM ISLANDER CAPTAIN, ALEXI YASHIN

Pediatric Patients At Stony Brook Get a Special Visit From Islander Captain, Alexi Yashin
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bullet  1/23/2007 SPECIALISTS WORKING WITH CRITICALLY ILL NEWBORNS ISSUING FREE FLU SHOTS TO NICU PARENTS AT SBUMC

Free Flu Shots to Parents of Critically Ill Newborns at SBUMC
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bullet  12/26/2006 FIRST ''CLOSED HEART'' MINIMALLY-INVASIVE MITRAL VALVE REPAIR PERFORMED ON LONG ISLAND

First "closed heart" minimally invasive MV repair performed on Long Island at SBUMC
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bullet  12/26/2006 GENERATING DISCOVERIES THAT LEAD TO NEW TREATMENTS IS TOP GOAL OF NEW ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR FOR RESEARCH AT SBUCC

New Associate Director for Research at SBU Cancer Center expects discoveries to lead to new treatments
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bullet  12/13/2006 STONY BROOK STROKE PROGRAM IS THE ONLY JCAHO CERTIFIED PROGRAM ON LONG ISLAND

Stony Brook University Medical Center''s Stroke Care Program Awarded Joint Commission Certification
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bullet  11/16/2006 MUSIC, SONG AND DANCE HIGHLIGHT STONY BROOK''S "RISING STARS" TALENT SHOW FEATURING PEDIATRIC CANCER PATIENTS

"Rising Stars" Talent Show features SBUMC Cancer Patients
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bullet  11/16/2006 SBUMC NEUROLOGIST NAMED PHYSICIAN OF THE YEAR BY MYASTHENIA GRAVIS FOUNDATION

BUMC neurologist, Dr. Pourmand, named "Physician of the Year" by Myasthenia Gravis Foundation
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bullet  11/14/2006 SBUMC RECEIVES $25,000 FROM OVARIAN CANCER SURVIVORS TO ADVANCE RESEARCH ON EARLY DETECTION

Ovarian Cancer Survivors Donate $25,000 to SBUMC for Research
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bullet  11/14/2006 SBUMC STUDY SHOWS THAT WOMEN ARE MORE AT RISK THAN MEN OF DYING IN HOSPITAL AFTER ANGIOPLASTY POST-AMI

SBUMC study shows that women are more at risk than men of dying in hospital after angioplasty post-AMI
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bullet  11/8/2006 STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER RECEIVES FULL ACCREDITATION FROM JCAHO

Stony Brook University Medical Center Receives Full Accreditation from JCAHO
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bullet  10/19/2006 THE NEW DRUG DERIVATIVE SHOWN TO GREATLY INHIBIT GROWTH OF COLON CANCER CELLS

Is "Super Aspirin" answer to colon cancer? Stony Brook launches key clinical trial.
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bullet  9/26/2006 STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER RECEIVES 2006/07 CONSUMER CHOICE AWARD

Stony Brook University Medical Center receives 2006/07 Consumer Choice Award
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bullet  9/26/2006 STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY CANCER CENTER HEALTH AWARENESS CAMPAIGN ADDRESSES DISPARITIES IN CARE, ENCOURAGES CHECKUPS

SBU Cancer Center supporting national initiative of CDC''s Office of Minority Health
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bullet  9/18/2006 BOY DIAGNOSED AND TREATED FOR BECTS AT SBUMC DONATES "COMFORT QUILTS" TO OTHERS FOR COZY RECOVERY

Seizure-free 12-year-old is raising awareness of adolescent form of epilepsy
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bullet  9/7/2006 PATIENTS WITH MODERATE TO SEVERE MS SHOW IMPROVEMENT AFTER HIGH-DOSE CHEMOTHERAPY REGIMEN AT STONY BROOK

Patients with moderate to severe MS show improvement after high-dose chemotherapy regimen at Stony Brook
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bullet  8/10/2006 ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY PROGRAM TO GROW UNDER LEADERSHIP OF NEW EP DIRECTOR IN THE HEART CENTER AT SBUH

Electrophysiology Program to Grow Under Leadership of New EP Director in the Heart Center at SBUH
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bullet  7/5/2006 STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OFFERS FREE CARDIAC EDUCATION PROGRAM FOR PATIENTS, FAMILY AND FRIENDS

FREE cardiac education program for patients, family and friends at SBUH
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bullet  7/5/2006 CAN MONEY BUY HAPPINESS-ACCORDING TO STONY BROOK RESEARCHER, IT''S LARGELY AN ILLUSION

Recently published study by SBUH''s Dr. Arthur Stone, Vice Chairman/Dept. of Psychiatry
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bullet  6/19/2006 STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY STUDY YIELDS NEW DATA ON BREAST CANCER LINK TO LIGHT-AT-NIGHT EXPOSURE

SBUH one of two published studies in American Journal of Epidemiology investigating breast cancer link
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bullet  6/19/2006 STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER RANKS #1 FOR TISSUE DONORS IN NEW YORK METRO AREA IN 2005

SBUH ranks #1 for tissue donors in New York Metro Area in 2005
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bullet  6/16/2006 1988 SBUH NICU GRAD GRADUATES FROM HIGH SCHOOL; NEW EAGLE SCOUT EXPRESSES GRATITUDE 18 YEARS LATER

1988 SBUH NICU grad graduates from high school; new eagle scout expresses gratitude 18 years later
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bullet  6/16/2006 RESEARCHERS AT STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY DISCOVER "ANTI-ASTHMA" GENE

Researchers at SBU discover "anti-asthma" gene
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bullet  6/15/2006 STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY & BROOKHAVEN NATIONAL LAB RESEARCHERS DEVELOPING NEW "MICROBEAM" RADIATION TREATMENT

SBUH doctors work together to develop new "microbeam" radiation treatment
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bullet  6/13/2006 DR. BASIL RIGAS, INTERNATIONALLY RENOWNED RESEARCHER, NAMED CHIEF OF GASTROENTEROLOGY AND HEPATOLOGY AT STONY BROOK

Internationally renowned researcher appointed Chief of Gastroenterolgy and Hepatology at SBUH
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bullet  6/13/2006 26 STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL PHYSICIANS FEATURED IN NEW YORK MAGAZINE''S "BEST DOCTORS IN NEW YORK"

New York Magazine''s "Best Doctors in New York 2006" includes many specialists from SBUH
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bullet  5/23/2006 STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL SLEEP DISORDERS CENTER OPENS NEW HIGH TECH MULTI-DISCIPLINARY FACILITY IN SMITHTOWN

SBUH Sleep Disorders Center opens new facility in Smithtown
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bullet  5/15/2006 STONY BROOK AND EASTERN LONG ISLAND HOSPITAL FORGE ALLIANCE, EXPAND HEALTH CARE SERVICES ON NORTH FORK

SBUH expands alliance to second community hospital on North Fork
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bullet  5/15/2006 IMPROVING THE SLEEP OF CHILDREN AND ADOLESCENTS WITH ATTENTION DEFICIT HYPERACTIVITY DISORDER (ADHD)

SB clinical trial for children with ADHD and sleep difficulties
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bullet  5/5/2006 NEARLY 200 PROFESSIONALS AT STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL RECOGNIZED AT COMMUNITY SERVICE AWARDS CEREMONY

SBUH''s Director of Community Medicine recipient of 2005 Maffetone Community Service Award
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bullet  5/5/2006 STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OFFERS FREE HEALTH SCREENINGS AT SMITH HAVEN MALL DURING NATIONAL HOSPITAL WEEK

SBUH offering FREE health screenings during National Hospital Week; 5/24/06
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bullet  5/5/2006 STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL RECEIVES NATIONAL AWARD FOR MAKING THE HOSPITAL MERCURY FREE

SBUH recognized for becoming "Mercury Free"
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bullet  5/2/2006 STONY BROOK PHYSICIANS AND PATIENTS COME TOGETHER TO CELEBRATE SURVIVORS'' JOURNEYS THROUGH CANCER

SBUH National Cancer Survivor''s Day Celebration; Sunday, June 11
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bullet  4/27/2006 MARCH OF DIMES SELECTS STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL FOR NEW PREMATURITY PROJECT

SBUH appointed March of Dimes NICU Family Support site
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bullet  4/25/2006 FREE SKIN CANCER SCREENINGS AND LECTURES BY STONY BROOK PHYSICIANS AIMED TO HEIGHTEN DISEASE AWARENESS

Free lectures & skin cancer screenings by SBUH physicians during Melanoma Awareness Month; 5/7/06
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bullet  4/24/2006 LET THE FACE LIFT BEGIN: STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL RESUMES $300 MILLION PROJECT CONSTRUCTION

SBUH resumes $300 million major modernization project
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bullet  4/24/2006 PLICATOR PROCEDURE FOR ACID REFLUX DISEASE CAN REDUCE SYMPTOMS, MEDICATION NEEDS

On Long Island, FDA approved device for acid reflux disease only available at SBUH
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bullet  4/17/2006 RESEARCH PROPELS SCHOOL OF MEDICINE INTO TOP 50 MED SCHOOL RANKING

US News & World Report List Includes Stony Brook for First Time
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bullet  4/17/2006 SPEND THE DAY WITH 12 STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL DOCTORS WITHOUT BEING CHARGED A SINGLE CO-PAY AT FREE HEALTH EDUCATION EXPO

Spend the day with 12 SBUH Doctors at FREE health education expo; Sunday, 4/30/06
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bullet  4/17/2006 DR. DVORAH BALSAM NAMED CHIEF OF PEDIATRIC RADIOLOGY AT STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL

Dr. Dvorah Balsam named Chief of Pediatric Radiology at SBUH
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bullet  4/5/2006 STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL DEPARTMENT OF SURGERY ENROLLED IN NATIONAL ACS QUALITY IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM

SBUH Department of Surgery enrolled in National ACS quality improvement program
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bullet  3/24/2006 SAVING BOBBY: THE TALE OF AN LI MIRACLE

SAVING BOBBY: The Tale of an LI Miracle
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bullet  3/24/2006 NEW HEART ASSIST DEVICE AT SBUH "WILL HELP SAVE MANY, MANY LIVES ON LONG ISLAND"

SBUH is only Hospital on LI with new life-saving heart assist device
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bullet  3/16/2006 FREE COLON HEALTH LECTURES AT STONY BROOK DURING COLORECTAL CANCER AWARENESS MONTH

Free Colon Health Lecture at Charles Wang Center on SBU campus, 3/22/06
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bullet  3/8/2006 CAROL M. BALDWIN BREAST CANCER RESEARCH FUND AWARDS $250,000 TO STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY RESEARCHERS

Carol M. Baldwin Breast Cancer Research Fund awards $250,000 to SBU researchers
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bullet  3/3/2006 MINIMALLY INVASIVE PROCEDURE AT STONY BROOK SHOWN PROMISING FOR CERTAIN LUNG CANCER PATIENTS

Minimally invasive procedure at Stony Brook shown promising for certain lung cancer patients
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bullet  2/14/2006 THE BEST VALENTINE''S DAY GIFT EVER: THE GIFT OF LIFE

Wife to Donate Kidney to Husband on Valentine''s Day At Stony Brook University Hospital
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bullet  2/14/2006 ULTRA HIGH-TECH HEART IMAGING EQUIPMENT HELPS CARDIAC PATIENTS AT STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL

Ultra High-Tech Heart Imaging Equipment Helps Cardiac Patients at Stony Brook University Hospital
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bullet  1/17/2006 STUDY BY DAVID L. BROWN, M.D., CHIEF OF CARDIOLOGY AT STONY BROOK PROVES SEXES RESPOND DIFFERENTLY TO ASPIRIN USE

Study by Dr. David L. Brown published in JAMA says for primary events, Aspirin offers 24% reduction of stoke in women; 32% reduction of heart attack in men
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bullet  1/6/2006 TODD K. ROSENGART, M.D., APPOINTED CHIEF, CARDIOTHORACIC SURGERY AND CO-DIRECTOR OF THE HEART CENTER AT STONY BROOK

Todd K. Rosengart, MD, Appointed Chief, Cardiothoracic Surgery and Co-Director of the Heart Center at Stony Brook
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bullet  1/4/2006 STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL RECEIVES TOP RATING ON CANCER SERVICES

Stony Brook University Hospital received the highest approval rating for a teaching hospital cancer program
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bullet  10/26/2005 WHAT THE DOCTOR ORDERS

Doctor finds significant alcohol consumption increases the risk of colorectal cancer
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bullet  9/26/2005 A PAINFUL MIRACLE: ARSENIO MATIAS'' STORY

Arsenio Matias is recovering well after having both hands severed in February 2004 accident
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bullet  9/8/2005 NEW MINIMALLY INVASIVE ENDOSCOPIC SURGERY FOR REMOVING PITUITARY GLAND TUMORS IS NOW PERFORMED AT STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL

New minimally invasive endoscopic surgery for removing pituitary gland tumors is now being performed
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bullet  9/7/2005 SEVEN LICC PHYSICIANS NAMED TO "BEST DOCTORS" LIST

New York Magazine''s "Best Doctors in New York" list for 2005 includes seven physicians who practice at the Long Island Cancer Center (LICC) at Stony Brook University Hospital (SBUH).
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bullet  9/7/2005 NEW HEAD AND NECK CANCER SURGEON APPOINTED

Kepal Patel, MD, a surgical oncologist whose primary clinical focus is the management of head and neck tumors, joined the Long Island Cancer Center (LICC) at Stony Brook University Hospital in July as Assistant Professor of Surgery, Division of Surgical Oncology.
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bullet  8/23/2005 STEREOTACTIC RADIOTHERAPY PROGRAM AT STONYBROOK

The Department of Radiation Oncology is pleased to announce the availability of stereotactic radiotherapy at its Stony Brook University Hospital site. This is a substantial expansion of our current radiosurgery program and will allow stereotactically directed radiation to be applied to both intracranial and extracranial targets.
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bullet  8/1/2005 THE DEPARTMENT OF DERMATOLOGY AND STONY BROOK DERMATOLOGY, PC IS PLEASED TO ANNOUNCE THAT DR. EVAN JONES HAS JOINED OUR PRACTICE.

The Department of Dermatology and Stony brook Dermatology, PC is pleased to announce that Dr. Evan Jones has joined our practice.
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bullet  7/25/2005 300 PLUS ATTEND NATIONAL CANCER SURVIVORS DAY HOSPITAL TO HOST EVENT IN 2006

300 Plus Attend National Cancer Survivors Day Hospital to Host Event in 2006
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bullet  6/20/2005 NEW YORK''S BEST DOCTORS

Stony Brook University Physicians is proud to recognize the following outstanding physicians, ranked among the areas finest, in the Best Doctors Listing of New York Magazine (June 13, 2005)
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bullet  6/2/2005 OPENING OF OUTPATIENT CANCER CENTER SET FOR 2006

Cancer patients undergoing treatment and others in need of diagnostic imaging services will soon have access to complete outpatient care within one location adjacent to Stony Brook University Hospital
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bullet  4/28/2005 PERFORMING A MEDICAL MIRACLE WITH MULTIDISCIPLINARY SURGERY: MAKING SURGICAL HISTORY AND NATIONAL NEWS

The clock started ticking at around 9 o''clock in the morning on the last day of February, as soon as Arsenio Matias had a terrible accident at his factory job in Bay Shore, NY.
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bullet  4/21/2005 'DEFINITELY A MIRACLE'; DOCS EXPECT BOY RUN OVER IN DRIVEWAY TO MAKE FULL RECOVERY

Bobby''s On The Mend; Minutes from death after he was run over in driveway, 2-year-old is back to playing with siblings.
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bullet  4/15/2005 REATTACHING BOTH HANDS: A NY FIRST; SURGEONS BEAT THE CLOCK AFTER FACTORY ACCIDENT

Two-Handed Miracle. Docs win race against time, reattach both of Arsenio Matias' hands severed in factory accident.
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bullet  3/10/2005 MARCH IS NATIONAL COLORECTAL CANCER AWARENESS MONTH

The Majority of Colon Cancers Can Be Prevented or Stopped With Screening.
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bullet  3/8/2005 MARCH IS NATIONAL COLORECTAL CANCER AWARENESS MONTH

Starting at age 50, men and women who are at average risk for colorectal cancer should get screened. Men and women who have a higher risk of the disease may need to be tested earlier and should talk to their healthcare professional about when.
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bullet  1/31/2005 VICTIM OF TURKEY STUNT: THE SURGERY THAT PUT HER BACK TOGETHER

When Victoria Ruvolo came into the care of doctors early on Nov. 13 at Stony Brook University Hospital, she looked as though someone had severely beaten her. She was unconscious and could hardly breathe on her own. And her face was literally caved in.
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bullet  12/17/2004 MINIMALLY INVASIVE LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY: A NEW OPTION FOR COLON CANCER PATIENTS

Open colectomy is the standard form of surgery for colon cancer patients, but laparascopically assisted colectomy is gaining momentum as an alternative that is just as effective but is less invasive, leading to a quicker post-operation recovery time.
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bullet  12/15/2004 UROLOGIC ONCOLOGIST JOINS STONY BROOK

The appointment of Alan M. Nieder, MD, Assistant Professor, Department of Urology, adds to a growing list of oncologists who have joined Stony Brook University Hospital during the past two years.
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bullet  11/24/2004 NATIONAL LEADER IN COLON AND RECTAL CANCER SURGERY JOINS STONY BROOK

Stony Brook University Hospital has recruited another expert in colon and rectal cancer surgery with the addition of Marvin L. Corman, MD.
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bullet  11/24/2004 NEW HEAD OF HEMATOLOGY/ONCOLOGY

Ted Gabig, MD, has been named Chief of the Division of Hematology/Oncology, the newly consolidated division that will help build the collaborative clinical and research efforts of physicians within the previously named Divisions of Neoplastic Diseases and Hematology.
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bullet  10/1/2004 EXPERT IN EPILEPSY AND NEUROLOGICAL DISORDERS JOINS STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL

Dr. David J. Anschel Will Head Comprehensive Epilepsy Center
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bullet  10/1/2004 STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL HAS BROKEN GROUND ON NEW AMBULATORY CARE PAVILION

Facility Will Provide Utmost in Patient Care Imaging and Cancer.
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