Stony Brook University Medical Center’s Second Annual Meeting of the Minds Symposium brings together leaders in the field of neurosciences to present the latest research advances and clinical care in focusing on five topics: Epilepsy and Sleep Disorders, Pediatric Neurosurgery, Neuroimaging, Neurosensory Disorders, and Psychiatric Disorders. Presented by the Institute for Advanced Neurosciences, the event [...]

The inaugural Stony Brook University Converging Science Summit will take place on Monday, October 24, from 7:30 am to 3:30 pm at the University’s Student Activities Center. The event will feature stimulating discussions and exchanges of ideas about the challenges of healthcare reform in relation to the patient experience. All those interested in sharing their [...]

Stony Brook University Medical Center has opened a new Valve Center that offers comprehensive treatment of valvular heart disease, which is any disease process involving one or more of the valves of the heart. According to the American Heart Association, a person can be born with an abnormal heart valve, or a valve can become [...]

Are you suffering from painful, swollen, ropey veins on your legs? These three free screenings will provide an examination of the lower legs by Dr. Antonios Gasparis. Screenings take place on October 11 and October 25 from 9:00 am to 6:00 pm at Stony Brook Surgical Associates, 222 Middle Country Road, Suite 209, Smithtown, New [...]

The Stony Brook University Hospital Auxiliary wants you—sell your jewelry, clothing, gifts, scarves, linens, and more to hospital employees and visitors. Fees from space rentals help underwrite the costs of programs and services provided by the hospital for the community. For more information, please contact SBUH_Auxiliary_vendors@notes.cc.sunysb.edu or call (631) 638-VEND.

The Second Annual Harvest Sunset Dinner, a fundraising event presented by the National Pediatric MS Center at Stony Brook Long Island Children’s Hospital, will take place at Villa Lombardi’s in Holbrook on Thursday, November 17, from 5:30 pm to 8:30 pm. Proceeds from the event, which kicks off the Center’s “Season of Giving,” will support [...]

From the Desk of Kenneth Kaushansky, M.D., M.A.C.P., Senior Vice President, Health Sciences and Dean, School of Medicine I urge everyone in the campus community to tune in to CBS/Channel 2 later today, Friday, September 23 at 8:00 pm EST, for the pilot premiere of the new drama series “A Gifted Man,” starring Patrick Wilson, [...]

This fall, the Ward Melville Heritage Organization (WMHO) continues its informative and timely series, Navigating Your Healthcare, with the best and brightest in the medical field offering insight and answers to your questions in a range of topics from DNA to robotic surgery. The first in this series of three will be “From Bloodletting to [...]

Faculty, residents, and students from Stony Brook’s School of Dental Medicine provided free dental screenings and oral health education to more than 200 adults and children from area homeless shelters at the “Stand Up for the Homeless” event on August 3, sponsored by the office of the Suffolk County Executive and held at St. Joseph’s [...]

This summer’s annual American Heart Association (AHA) Heart of the Hamptons Ball raised a net total of $510,000. More than 500 people, including 100 Stony Brook University Medical Center employees, attended. Honored at the event was Todd K. Rosengart, Professor and Chair of Surgery, Chief, Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Stony Brook University School of Medicine, [...]