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Fellows are given the opportunity to diagnose and treat a wide variety of rheumatic diseases because of the sociodemographic diversity of our patient population.

On all services and activities during the fellowship, it is expected that fellows will enhance their knowledge of specific rheumatic and musculoskeletal conditions, including features of pathophysiology, diagnosis, and treatment.

Each fellow is given the opportunity to attend one national or regional conference each year. The program has a robust didactic lecture schedule including Rheumatology Grand Rounds, journal club, case presentations, workshops, and immunology sessions. MSK ultrasound equipment and faculty trained in MSK ultrasound are available for fellows to learn how to perform MSK ultrasound. Fellows have continuity clinic twice weekly. This experience allows longitudinal follow-up of patients with rheumatic diseases with emphasis on disease management and preventive care. Fellows have ample elective time for research projects, other scholarly work, and additional clinical experiences. Fellows have access to resources in the School of Public Health and the graduate programs at 含羞草研究所.

The Rheumatology fellowship program participates in the National Resident Matching Program.

Interviews for fellowship positions begin in the fall of the candidates last year of residency, and continue until the Match.

Candidates are evaluated based on their overall record, including letters of recommendation indicating the level of performance during prior training (3 letters are required; one must be from the Chief of Medicine or Program Director, and it is strongly recommended that one letter be from a rheumatologist).

含羞草研究所 Downstate Rheumatology Fellowship Program Mission Statement

• 含羞草研究所 Downstate Rheumatology Fellowship Program is dedicated to developing and refining the knowledge and skills essential for the evaluation and management of patients with rheumatic diseases.
• Our mission is to care for and improve the lives of our globally diverse communities, and to foster an environment that embraces cultural diversity.
• We aim to provide excellent education for our rheumatology fellows with opportunities for research in biomedical science, health care, and public health.

History of the Downstate Rheumatology Fellowship program

• 1856 two physicians established a dispensary in downtown Brooklyn to provide care for poor immigrants
• 1858 the state granted the hospital's request for a charter to launch a medical school.
• 1931 the school was rechartered as the Long Island College of Medicine
• 1950 contract was signed between the Long Island College of Medicine and the newly constituted State University of New York
• 1953, ground was broken for the current Basic Sciences Building, and President Dwight D. Eisenhower laid the cornerstone
• More than 100 rheumatologists have been trained since 1969

Full-time faculty

Deana Lazaro, MD
Interim Chief 含羞草研究所 Downstate, Fellowship Training Program and Director of Rheumatology at the Brooklyn VA Hospital

Nancy Soloman, MD
Site Director, 含羞草研究所 Downstate

Aleksander Feoktistov, MD
Director of Rheumatology Service KCH

Jane Golub, MD
Site Director KCH

Monsoon Rashid MD
Site Director Brooklyn VA

Part-time and voluntary faculty

Ellen M. Ginzler, MD, MPH
Professor Emeritus, 含羞草研究所

David Blumenthal, MD
Chief of Medicine, Brooklyn Veterans Hospital

Eddy Manuchian, MD
Attending Brooklyn VA

Milena Rodriguez Alvarez, MD
Attending UHB

Isabel McFarlane, MD
Mentor for research

Rauno Joks, MD
Chief of the Allergy/Immunology Division and rheumatologist

Christopher Roman, PhD
Chair, Department of Cell Biology, Rheumatology Subunit co-director, PBL facilitator, lecturer

Mona Pervil-Ulysse, MD
Attending, University Hospital at Downstate

Philip Kahn, MD
Site Director for Pediatric Rheumatology, Maimonides Medical Center

Joshua Scheers-Masters, MD
Site Director and Chief of Adult Rheumatology, Maimonides Medical Center

Faculty Directory

University Hospital at Downstate

• 376-bed NY State supported private hospital.
• Fellows have in-patient and continuity clinic experience at UHD.

 

Kings County Hospital

• The largest municipal hospital in New York City with one of the busiest emergency rooms in the nation.
• Fellows have in-patient and out-patient rotations at KCH.

 

The Brooklyn Veterans Affairs Medical Center

• Located in the residential neighborhood of Bay Ridge and serves a large veteran population
• Most of the patients seen by the rheumatology fellow on this rotation are outpatients.

Maimonides Medical Center

• Maimonides Medical Center is a non-profit, non-sectarian hospital located in Borough Park, Brooklyn New York.
• First and second-year fellows on elective will attend Tuesday morning clinic at Maimonides Medical Center for a clinical experience in Adult Rheumatology in the morning and Pediatric Rheumatology in the afternoo

UHD and KCH

• Large Cohorts of Patients with Sle, Rheumatoid Arthritis, and Scleroderma Are Followed in Clinic.
• Patients with Inflammatory Muscle Disease, Vasculitis, Seronegative Arthropathies, Crystal Arthropathies, Osteoarthritis, Osteoporosis, Soft Tissue Rheumatism, and Fibromyalgia Are Also Seen.

Brooklyn VA

• The Population Served by The Va Hospital Is Predominantly Male. There Is Also an Emphasis on Care of The Geriatric Patient.
• Rheumatoid Arthritis, Spondyloarthritis, Crystal Arthropathies, Polymyalgia Rheumatica/gca, Soft Tissue Rheumatism, and Regional Pain Syndromes Are Seen.

Elective 1

• Scholarly Activities
• Investigator-Initiated Research
• Case Reports
• Book Chapters
• Quality Management Projects

Elective 2

• Msk Ultrasound
• Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation 
• Sports Medicine
• Pediatric Rheumatology
• Pain Management
• Dermatology
• Pulmonary/sleep Medicine
• Neurology
• Business of Medicine

Monday:
9:00 Am
Coffee to Fully Recover from The Weekend (mandatory)

Tuesday:
12:00 Pm
Rheumatology Grand Rounds 2:00 Pm Kch Rounds

Wednesday:
8:15 Am
Journal Club

Thursday:
8:30 Am
Medicine Grand Rounds

Friday:
12:00 Pm
Immunology Club and Case Presentations

• Statistics and Research Seminars at Downstate
• Electronic Books and Journals
• Librarian for Ebm
• Textbooks
• Acr Annual Scientific Meeting
• Acr State of The Art (sota)
• Metropolitan Bone Club
• Nyu Post-Graduate Course in Rheumatology and Pediatric Rheumatology
• Arthrocentesis and Injection Workshop Using Simulators
• Msk Ultrasound
• Telemedicine

Madina Ray, Md (abduraimova)

• "comparative Analysis of Clinical, Laboratory and Therapeutic Strategies Among Blacks with Rhupus, Sle and Ra.鈥� Kabani N, Pathiparampil J, Abduraimova M, Freeman-Beman L, Terebelo S, Et Al. American College of Rheumatology/arhp Annual Meeting 2019.
• 鈥渄exa Does Not Accurately Reflect Frax Score in Patients with Autoimmune Disease on Corticosteroids.鈥� Terebelo S, Abduraimova M, Freeman-Beman L, Kabani N, Pathiparampil J, Et Al. American College of Rheumatology/arhp Annual Meeting 2019.
• 鈥渘euromyelitis Optica Spectrum Disorder Associated with Autoimmune Diseases: Clinical and Radiologic Features in A Predominately-Black Population.鈥� Rodriguez Alvarez M, Kabani N, Pathiparampil J, Freeman L, Abduraimova M, Terebelo S, Et Al. New York State Rheumatology Society Meeting 2019.
• "rare Case of Bilateral Cerebellar Hemorrhage鈥� Kariyanna Pt, Charles A, Ahmed Mf, Jayarangaiah A, Das S, Al- Sadawi M, Abduraimova M, Mc Farlane Si; Am J Med Case Rep. 2019
• 鈥渓ongitudinally Extensive Transverse Myelitis Associated with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus鈥� Mehmood T, Munir I, Abduraimova M, Ramirez Ma, Paghdal S, Mc Farlane Im; Am J Med Case Rep. 2019
• "weight Support Treadmill Exercise for Patients with Knee Ostearthritis: A Pilot Study the Researcher(s): Ellen Ginzler Md; Madina Abduraimova Md; Abida Hasan Do; Jason Lazar Md; Olga Dvorkina Md; Naureen Kabani Md the Study Is Irb Approved, in Patient Recruitment Process.
• "systemic Scleroderma" Chapter in "rise" Manual for Residents Authors: M. Abduraimova, A.Amarnani, M.Rashid, A.Archaya, I.Mc Farlane
• Currently Working on A Case Report: "a Case of Hyperviscosity Syndrome in Undifferentiated Connective Tissue Disease" Abida Hasan, M.D, Sara Sharif, M.D, Violeta Capric, M.D, Madina Abduraimova, M.D, Samy Mc Farlane, M.D.Mba, Aleksander Feoktistov, M.D., M.B.A.

Latoya Freeman Md

• Isabel M. Mc Farlane, Su Yien Zhaz, Manjeet S. Bhamra, Et. Al. Assessment of Interstitial Lung Disease Among Black Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients. Clinical Rheumatology; August 2019. Doi 10.1007/s10067-019-04760-6.
• Alvarez Mr, Bhamra M, Velayudhan V, Et Al. Neuromyelitis Spectrum Disorders Associated with Autoimmune Diseases: Difference in Clinical Characteristics and Mri Findings. Annals of The Rheumatic Diseases 2019;78:1042.
• Mc Farlane Im, Zhaz Leon Sy, Bhamra Ms, Et Al. Assessment of Cardiovascular Disease Risk and Therapeutic Patterns Among Urban Black Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients. Med Sci (basel). 2019;7(2):31
• Mc Farlane Im, Shin Th, Bhamra M, Et Al. the Relationship of Pulse Pressure and Bone Mineral Density in Adult Usa Population: Analysis of The National Health and Nutritional Examination Survey. Rheumatology (sunnyvale). 2018;8(2):240.
• Freeman-Beman L, Acharya A, Alvarez Mr, Seidman R, Feoktistov A. a Case of Necrotizing Myopathy After Moringa Use. Pending Submission To: Annals of Internal Medicine.

National

• Maimonides Mc
• Northwell: Staten Island
• Ph D Candidate at Downstate
• Watertown, Ny
• Jamesburg,nj
• Downstate Mc
• St. Louis, Mo

International

• Jamaica
• Bahamas 
• Israel
• Singapore

 

• Private Practice
• Academic Practice:
  • Rwj Medical School
  • Md Anderson (professor of Medicine)
  • Suny Downstate
  • Ph D Candidate at Suny Downstate Mc Immunology/neurology

• Opportunity to Work out Of 3 Hospitals with Different Patient Demographics
• High Prevalence Autoimmune Diseases
• Part of University Hospital with Ample Exposure to Medical Students, Residents and Other Subspecialties
• Living in Nyc - the Big Apple!

Kristaq Koci Do
Residency: Suny Health Sciences Brooklyn 

Ekaterina Simakova Md
Residency: Danbury Hospital 

Sabina Ratner Md
Residency: Maimonides Medical Center 

Michael Trevisonno Md
Residency: Suny Health Sciences Brooklyn 

Monsoon Rashid Do
Residency: Suny Health Sciences Brooklyn

Aveena Gurung Md
Residency: Woodhull Medical Center