Stony Brook General Surgery Residency Program
Stony BrookGeneral Surgery ResidencyProgram
ContentsProgram Overview. 3Our Mission, Visionand Values. 4A Message from the Chair. 4Stony Brook SurgeryMission and VisionStatement. 4A Message from the ProgramDirector. 5Associate ProgramDirectors. 5Administrative Staff. 5Current General SurgeryResidents. 7General Surgery ResidencyGraduate Placements. 9Stony Brook at a Glance.10Fast Stats.11Program Training Sites.11Stony Brook SurgeryGrowth and Expansion.13Stony Brook SurgerySpecialties.15Surgicaland Clinical training.17Research Endeavorsand Opportunities.18Surgical Oncology Analysisand Research.18Stony Brook SurgeryConferences and Rounds.19Stony Brook HospitalUniversity Salary Scale.19SBU Cases.19General SurgeryOperative Experience.19Life on Long Island.19
2019 -2020 Chief of Residents attending AmericanCollege of Surgeons Clinical Conference 2019.Program OverviewStony Brook’s General Surgery Residency was established in 1974 and is fully accredited by the Accreditation Council for GraduateMedical Education (ACGME). The program offers a broad range of experience in general surgery and the surgical subspecialties toprepare graduates for a fulfulling and productive career in surgery.The Stony Brook Department of Surgery is comprised of full-time faculty of the Renaissance School of Medicine with seriouscommitment to resident training. General surgery residents experience rotations that span the scope of conditions (Alimentarytract, Abdomen, Breast, Skin & Soft tissue, Endocrine, Acute Care & Trauma, and Surgical Oncology) managed by General Surgery.Additionally, our program offers comprehensive exposure in subspecialty services including vascular, cardiothoracic, pediatric,transplant, critical care and burns.Stony Brook University Hospital is a tertiary care hospital and serves as the base of the academic program, providing care for thediverse communities of Long Island. The Northport Veterans Affairs Medical Center provides an invaluable surgical experience forthe residency program serving those men and women who proudly served our nation. Additionally, residents gain experience incommunity settings with rotations to our other participating sites that include Stony Brook Southampton as well as Long IslandCommuntiy Hospital.Together, the clinical and academic strengths of the Department of Surgery form the foundation of our continued success inachieving excellence in patient care, education, research and community service.Stony Brook General Surgery3
Stony Brook MedicineChairOUR MISSIONStony Brook Medicine delivers worldclass, compassionate care to ourpatients, advances our understandingof the origins of human health anddisease, and educates the healthcareprofessionals and biomedicalinvestigators of the future, so they canbring the fruits of scientific discoveryto our patients.OUR VISIONStony Brook Medicine will continue tostrive for excellence as: A world-class institution, recognizedfor outstanding, compassionatepatient care, biomedical research,and healthcare education The first choice of patients for theircare and the care of their families An academic medical center thatattracts educators and studentswith the desire and ability to provideand receive the highest quality,innovative education One of the top-ranked institutionsfor scientific research and training.OUR VALUESIntegrityWe are honest and ethical in all ourinteractions.CompassionWe provide empathic care withattentive listening and affirmation.AccountabilityWe hold ourselves accountable to ourcommunity, to our organization andto each other for our performanceand behaviors.RespectWe foster an environment of mutualrespect and trust, embracing diversityin people and thinking.ExcellenceWe set the highest standards forsafety, clinical outcomes and service.4Mark Talamini, MD, FACSProfessor of SurgeryChair, Department of SurgeryA Message from the ChairWelcome to the Department of Surgery at Stony Brook Medicine. As you will seeduring your visit here, Stony Brook Medicine is a rapidly growing academic medicalcenter located in pleasant and scenic Long Island. The hallmarks of our programare innovation and excellence. Innovation means our team is always askinghow surgical procedures can be improved in the future. Excellence means ourstandards for surgical care are high, both in terms of results and effort. Residenteducation is, in many ways, our reason for existing — to train and influence thenext generation of surgeons.Our residents benefit from broad-ranging clinical experiences, includingtraining sites at Stony Brook Medicine, and the Northport Veterans AffairsMedical Center. Our commitment to resident education is reflected in ourstate-of-the-art Surgical Simulation Laboratory. Our residents are our partnersin the academic life of our department, participating in a culture of askingand answering important questions and moving the field of surgery forward.We encourage you to take a close look at our department, which provides aprogressive academic environment to deliver optimal care to our patients; toadvance surgical knowledge on a local and national level, and to offer superbtraining and preparation for a rewarding career in surgery.Stony Brook SurgeryMISSIONProvide the best surgical care while advancing surgery through education,discovery, and inspiration.VISIONStony Brook Surgery will be a world recognized leader in surgery and discoverywhile inspiring the leaders of tomorrow.
Program DirectorA Message from theProgram DirectorWe thank you for your interest in our general surgeryresidency training program. Many years of education haveled you to this point. Choosing a place to train in generalsurgery is an important decision you make and is uniquelychallenging this year due to the current COVID pandemicand the necessary virtual world in which recruitment will beconducted.Sherif R. Abdel-Misih, MD, FACSAssociate Professor of Surgery,Program Director, Division of SurgicalOncologyAs you consider our program and others, we encourage youto choose an institution that best fits your needs and will giveyou a wide breadth of surgical experience, case volume, andcollaborative faculty dedicated to your education. Thoughtfulreflection on these features of our general surgery residencyprogram and more importantly those with whom you willwork (faculty and residents) will demonstrate why StonyBrook Medicine (Surgery) is an extraordinary place to trainand to pursue your career as an exceptional surgeon.Associate Program DirectorsAngela A. Kokkosis, MD, FACSAssociate Professor of Surgery,Associate Program Director, Division ofVascular SurgeryErica R. Gross, MD, FACSAssisant Professor of Surgery,Associate Program Director, Division ofPediatric SurgeryAdministrative StaffGeneral Surgery Residency Coordinator: Deborah ThorntonStony Brook General Surgery5
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CURRENT GENERAL SURGERY RESIDENTSNamePGYMed School (Grad Year)John Campbell, MDAlisa KhomutovaShanen Mulles, MDMichael Trentalage, MDSun Yu, MD11111Boston U (2020)Oakland U (2020)Rutgers U (2020)Florida Atlantic U (2020)Tufts U (2020)Kevin Duh, MDAlex-Rae Pesce, MDZachary M Plona, MDDanny Poon, MDTianyu Shang, MDChristine Ward, MD222222Donald & Barbara Zucker School (2019)Drexel U (2019)Sidney Kimmel Medical College (2019)Drexel U (2019)Rosalind Franklin U (2019)Brody School of Medicine (2019)Ryan Chan, MDJoseph Obeid, MDJuyeon Park, MDDavid Restle, MDBryan Robins, MDHeitham Wady, MDRoss Weller, MD3333333Albany Medical College (2018)U of Balamand (2013)Virginia Tech (2018)Stony Brook U (2018)Rush U (2017)SUNY Upstate Medical U (2018)Loyal U Chicago (2017)Jocellie Marquez, MDGivi Basishvili, MDRobert Connally, MDKelsi Hirai, MDPanagiotis Volteas Sr., MDPanagiotis Drakos, MD444444Stony Brook U (2015)Albert Einstein (2017)U of Texas Southwestern (2017)U of Hawaii at Manoa (2017)Deomkritos U (2011)U of Athens (2005)Marie Fleury, MDIliya Goldberg, MDCarlos Guzman, MDPatrick Jasinski, MDRajeev Masson, MDAndrew Rabenstein, MD555555SUNY Upstate Medical U (2016)U of California (2016)UCLA (2016)Medical U of Gdansk (2013)Stony Brook U (2015)New York Medical College (2016)David Restle, MDKhai Diep, MDHannah Thompson, MDResearch*Research*Research*Stony Brook University, U (2018)U of Minnesota (2017)U of Minnesota (2017)Pediatric Division Chief,Christopher Muratore, andResident Zachary PlonaStony Brook General Surgery7
Bariatric and Metabolic Weight-loss CenterBariatric Division Chief: Dr. Aurora D. PryorNP-C: Darragh HerlihyStudent: Jared SuResidents: Jessica Simon (graduate 2020), Kelsi Hirai, Marie FleuryStony Brook General Surgery8
General Surgery Residency Graduate PlacementsSince 1975 when our first graduating residents entered the profession of surgery,several hundreds of physicians have completed their residency training in generalsurgery at Stony Brook. The table below shows the immediate post-Stony Brookplacement of our program’s recent graduates.2020 Graduating ChiefsResidentPlacementWhereAnthony Ferrara, MDHead and Neck FellowshipOmar Kaymakcalan, MDPlastic Surgery FellowshipUniversity of Illinios Chicago, ILRoy Lacey, MDCritical Care and TraumaCooper University Hospital, NJAnish Shah, MDMinimally Invasive SurgeryMedical Center, East Carolina University, NCJessica Simon, MDColorectal Surgery (2021)Oschner Clinic Foundation, LASuresh Yelika, MDColorectal Surgery (2021)Stony Brook University Hospital, NY2019 Graduating ChiefsResidentPlacementDuke University, NCWhereRyan Chiu, MDCardiothoracic Surgery FellowshipCarl Dickler, MDColorectal Surgery ResidencyMt. Sinai Medical Center, NYSyed Ahsan Karim, MDMinimally Invasive Surgery/Bariatrics FellowshipUniversity of Buffalo, NYRobert Laskowski, MDTrauma/Surgical Critical Care/Acute Care SurgeryUniversity of Maryland Medical Center, MDChristine Malino, MDAssistant Professor-Acute Care SurgeryNYU Langone, NYOwen Pyke, MDMinimally Invasive Surgery/Bariatrics FellowshipWeill Cornell, NYNYU Winthrop, NY2018Graduating ChiefsResidentPlacementWhereMaria Altieri, MDMinimally Invasive Surgery FellowshipWashington Univeristy, MOChanak Chantachote, MDCritical Care FellowshipUniversity of Arizona, AZTaher Gulamhusein, MDMinimally Invasive Surgery/Bariatric FellowshipCleveland Clinic, OHAnthony Hesketh, MDMinimally Invasive Surgery/Bariatric FellowshipStony Brook University, NYAyesha Nzeribe, MDVascular Surgery FellowshipMontefiore Medical Center, NYAmanda Sosulski, MDCritical Care FellowshipUniversity of California, CARicha Verma, MDBurn Care FellowshipJacobi Medical Center, NYMichael Svestka, MDMinimally Invasive Surgery/Advanced GICleveland Clinic, OH/Abdominal Wall Reconstruction FellowshipStony Brook General Surgery9
Stony Brook Medicine at a GlanceLong Island’s Only A ccredited Chest Pain Centerwith PCI (PercutaneousCoronary Intervention andResuscitation) ALS (Lou Gehrig’s disease)Association Certified Centerof Excellence State-designatedCenter of Excellence forAlzheimer’s Disease State-designatedComprehensive PsychiatricEmergency Program Celiac Disease/GlutenSensitivity Center Duchenne MuscularDystrophy CenterSuffolk County’s Only Level 1 Regional Trauma Center(highest designation for New YorkState Trauma Centers) Tertiary Care Center Regional Perinatal Center(highest designation for New YorkState Perinatal Centers) Children’s Hospital State-designated AIDS Center State-designated Burn Center Accredited Heart Failure Center Accredited Ventricular AssistDevice ProgramSuffolk County’s First Open Heart Surgery Program 320-slice CT scanner for betterquality and faster imaging PET-MRI scanner (PositronEmission Tomography –Magnetic Resonance Imaging) da Vinci Robotic Surgical System Sensei Robotic Catheter Systemfor irregular heartbeats S iemens Artis zee BiplaneAngiography Suite forneuroendovascular diagnosisand treatment Aortic Center Kidney Transplantation Program Bone Marrow and Blood Stem CellTransplantation Program University-basedLevel 4 Epilepsy CenterStony Brook Hospital Main Entrance10
PROGRAM TRAINING SITESTraining SitesStony Brook University Hospital serves as the main teaching site for theGeneral Surgery Residency program. Residents will gain experience notonly in general surgery, but will also complete rotations in cardiothoracic,neurosurgical, pediatric, transplantation, trauma, head and neck, plasticsurgery, and vascular surgical services. Additionally, residents will gainexperience performing rotations in our surgical and cardiovascular intensivecare units as well as the Burn Center and VA Medical Center.2018FAST2019STATSFast tVisits:1,063,495Births:3,878Northport Veterans Affairs Medical Center (NVAMC) plays an invaluable roleas a major teaching affiliate for residency training. Attended by the full-timeStony Brook Medicine and NVAMC-affiliated surgical faculty, residents gainexperience during their time at NVAMC in general surgery, vascular surgeryand thoracic 854LaboratoryTests:7,851,962ResearchExpenditures: s:1,308Resident Rajeev Masson at Northport Veterans AffairsMedical CenterStony Brook General Surgery11
Left: Stony Brook Children’s Hospital Waiting AreaRight: Stony Brook Children’s Hospital Main EntranceLeft: Entrance to the Children’s Hospital and the MARTRight: Stony Brook Children’s Hospital Front DeskOur newest memberof our vascular faculty,Dr. Pamela KimLeft: Stony Brook Cancer Center Waiting AreaRight: Stony Brook Cancer Center Patient Check in12
Stony Brook Surgery Growth and ExpansionStony Brook Medicine and ResearchTranslationDevoted to imaging, neurosciences, cancer care andcancer research, the eight-level 240,000-square-footMedicine and Research Translation (MART) Buildingand 225,000-square-foot new Bed Tower will enablescientists and physicians to work side by side to advancecancer research and imaging diagnostics.The MART will include cancer biology oriented wetlaboratories for cell, tissue, and other cancer biologyresearch, dry labs for statistical research, biomedicalinformatics, and clinical study, a chemistry research lab,conference center and educational space. As the site ofthe new outpatient Cancer Center, the MART will allowStony Brook to deliver cutting-edge cancer care moreefficiently and effectively, while doubling its capacity toprovide cancer treatment to the people of Long Island.The outpatient Cancer Center will include multidisciplinary exam space for medical and surgicaloncology, infusion center with private and open bays,pediatric hematology and oncology including pediatricinfusion, as well as patient amenities and support. Therewill be an investment in new faculty, fellowships, meritbased scholarships and need-based aid. The buildingwill also contain a 300-seat auditorium for conferences,lectures and other events.The new Bed Tower, consisting of 10 levels and 150beds, will house Stony Brook Children’s Hospital. Itwill include a newly built pediatric intensive care unit;an adolescent unit; a procedure suite; a hematology/oncology unit; medical/surgical units and modernpatient and family amenities; new adult critical care andcardiac care units; an expanded imaging department,and increased support space throughout.Stony Brook Children’s HospitalOn Oct. 17, Stony Brook University commemorated thelatest advancement in medical care for children with thecompletion of the new Stony Brook Children’s Hospital.Each room of the new hospital includes patient, familyand healthcare provider areas. State-of-the-art hospitalbeds will capture and download patient informationdirectly into the patients’ charts. Every room contains aproprietary security system, with interactive televisions,in-room refrigerators and kid-focused menus.The hospital has separate child and teen playrooms,as well as common areas, including an outdoor garden,and a classroom with wi-fi so students can keep up withtheir studies.For family members and visitors, the hospital providesa new Ronald McDonald Family Room, courtesy ofthe Ronald McDonald House of Long Island, to offer awelcoming place for family respite, comfort and support.The hospital’s design and amenities are supported byresearch that shows that a child-friendly environmentcontributes to better outcomes for children. Patientrooms include multi-colored wall lights controlled bypatients, to give them a greater sense of control overtheir environment during what can be a frightening timefor them and their families.Stony Brook General Surgery13
Stony Brook HospitalHyrbid Operating Room14
STONY BROOK DEPARTMENT OF SURGERY DIVISIONSBariatric SurgeryPediatric SurgeryBreast SurgeryPlastic and ReconstructiveSurgeryDivision ChiefAurora D. Pryor, MD, FACSDivision ChiefBrian O’Hea, MDBurn CareDirectorSteven Sandoval, MDCardiac SurgeryDivision ChiefHenry J. Tannous, MD, FACSCenter for Vein CareDirectorAntonios P. Gasparis, MD, FACSColon and Rectal SurgeryDivision ChiefDeborah Nagle, MD, FACSGeneral/GastrointestinalSurgeryDivision ChiefAurora D. Pryor, MD, FACSHernia CenterDivision ChiefChristopher S. Muratore, MDDivision ChiefAlexander B. Dagum, MDPodiatric SurgeryDivision ChiefValerie A. Brunetti, DPM, FACFASSurgical OncologyDivision ChiefAaron R. Sasson, MD, FACSThoracic SurgeryDirectorThomas V. Bilfinger, MD, ScDTrauma/ Surgical CriticalCareDivision ChiefJames A. Vosswinkel, MD, FACSVascular SurgeryDivision ChiefApostolos K. Tassiopoulos, MD, FACSOtolaryngology - Headand Neck Surgery (ENT)Division ChiefDavid A. Schessel, MD, PhDStony Brook General Surgery15
da Vinci RoboticSurgical System16
RESIDENCY SURGICAL AND CLINICAL SKILL TRAININGSurgical Skills LabClinical Skills CenterThe Department of Surgery created a skills lab forthe purposes of trainee utilization for technical skillexperience and refinement. This lab resides in veryclose proximity to both patient care areas and thedepartment administrative offices to allow easy labaccess (24/7 with badge access to surgical traineesand faculty only) to surgical personnel.The Clinical Skills Center (CSC) at Stony BrookMedicine provides participants with opportunities forhands-on training in a safe environment.It is a state-of-the-art training center that isused as a resource for specialized training ofphysicians and other healthcare professionals.Participants evaluate and diagnose patients throughteaching modules that incorporate theuse of actor patients and computerized mannequinsthat simulate disease.The lab contains various training resourcesnecessary for both traditional and minimallyinvasive techniques. Resources range from thoseapplicable to basic open skills (knot tying, suturing, IVaccess, central line, tube thoracostomy), advancedopen skills (hernia anatomy/repair, anastomoses,endarterectomy, aneurysm repair), and minimallyinvasive skills.Resources directed at minimally invasive techniquesrange from basic trainers to complex simulatorsdirected at the development of basic and advancedminimally invasive skills, respectively. This includeslaparoscopic trainers aimed to develop the basicskill competencies required for the Fundamentalsof Laparoscopic Surgery (FLS) program. Similarly,endoscopy simulators are available for thedevelopment of the endoscopic knowledge and skillsrequired by the Society of American Gastrointestinaland Endoscopic Surgery (SAGES) Fundamentalsof Endoscopic Surgery (FES) program. With theadvancements of minimally invasive surgery a
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