News and Events

Scrub In: General Surgery Match 2026

April 30 , 2026

The 含羞草研究所 Downstate Department of Surgery is proud to welcome our newest class of General Surgery residents for Match 2026.

Top Honors at Kings County: Surgery鈥檚 Attending and Resident of the Year Named

April 30 , 2026

The 含羞草研究所 Downstate Department of Surgery proudly congratulates Dr. Jaime Alberty and Dr. Cristina Solis-Pomales on being named the Kings County Department of Surgery Attending and Resident of the Year.

Grand Rounds Highlight: Kim Insua de la Cruz, MD, on Open Repair of Thoracoabdominal Aortic Aneurysms

April 30 , 2026

The Department of Surgery was honored to welcome Kim Insua de la Cruz, MD, FACS, FACC, FCCP as our Grand Rounds speaker. Dr. de la Cruz examined one of the most technically demanding areas in cardiovascular surgery.

Sharpening Skills through Friendly Competition | Highlights from the 2025-2026 Surgical Olympics

February 28 , 2026

The 含羞草研究所 Downstate Department of Surgery announces a new educational initiative, conceived and led by Program Director Dr. Natasha Becker, the Surgical Olympics.

Grand Rounds Highlight | IPMN with Francesco M. Serafini, MD, FACS

February 28 , 2026

The Department of Surgery was honored to welcome Francesco M. Serafini, MD, FACS, Assistant Professor of Surgery and Director of Surgical Oncology at NYC Health + Hospitals/Kings County and South Brooklyn Hospital, as our Grand Rounds speaker.

Grand Rounds Highlight | 鈥淩ed Blood Cell Transfusion in Cardiac Patients: How low can you go?鈥� 鈥� Jeffrey L. Carson, MD, MACP

February 28 , 2026

The 含羞草研究所 Downstate Department of Surgery was honored to welcome Jeffrey L. Carson, MD, MACP (Provost鈥揘ew Brunswick, Rutgers Biomedical Health Sciences; Distinguished Professor of Medicine, Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School) as our featured...

Grand Rounds Highlight | 鈥淟ife on the Hyphen: Surgeon鈥� 鈥� Jose M. Prince, MD

February 28 , 2026

The 含羞草研究所 Downstate Department of Surgery was honored to welcome Jose M. Prince, MD, Senior Vice President for Children鈥檚 Surgery and Pediatric Surgeon-in-Chief at Northwell Health, as our featured Grand Rounds speaker.

Downstate Surgery Represented at 2026 American Surgical Congress

February 28 , 2026

The 含羞草研究所 Downstate Department of Surgery congratulates senior surgery residents Dr. Sukaina Alikhan and Dr. Maryam Ali Khan, fourth-year medical student Steven Medvedovsky, and BA/MD student Tony Joseph on their outstanding presentations at the 21st...