Milestones & News

2018

• Hal Skopicki Appointed Chief of Cardiology in the Department of Medicine and Deputy Director of Operations in the Stony Brook University Heart Insitute

2017

• Stony Brook Welcomes Southampton Hospital to Its System

2016

• Stony Brook Medicine Welcomes New Cardiothoracic Surgeons; Joanna Chikwe Appointed Chief of CT Surgery and Co-Director of the Heart Institute; Henry Tannous Joins CT Surgery Team
• Mount Sinai and Stony Brook Announce Affiliation

2015

• Surviving the Holidays with Diabetes
• Stony Brook Docs Says Small Steps May Help When Dealing with a Growing Diabetes Problem
• Stony Brook Medicine Opens New Vascular Center
• Eastern Long Island Hospital Board Votes to Advance an Affiliation with Stony Brook University Hospital
• Cut the Sugar, Up the Good Fats Stony Brook Medicine Registered Dietician Gives New Strategies for Heart Healthy Nutrition
• Women: Have Questions About Heart Disease?
• Co-Director of Heart Institute Named Member of National Cardiology Board

2014

• SBU Researchers Tackle Life-Saving Issues for End-Stage Heart Failure Patients
• Stony Brook University Hospital Receives Gold Award for Fourth Consecutive Year from American Heart Association
• Stony Brook Medicine Doctors Perform Open-Heart Surgery on Patient 27-weeks Pregnant
• New Treatment for Atrial Fibrillation Reduces Stroke Risk
• CT of the Heart Saves Women's Lives

2013

• Stony Brook Heart Surgeon Honored for Community Service
• Stony Brook Heart Institute Evaluates First Dissolvable Stent
• Study Shows Coronary CT Angiography Useful for Triaging Patients with Chest Pain
• Stony Brook Heart Surgeon Receives AHA Distinguished Service Award
• Heart Institute Offers New Approach for Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement (TAVR)
• Stony Brook Cardiothoracic Intensive Care Unit Earns Beacon Award for Excellence from American Association of Critical Care Nurses
• Stony Brook University Heart Institute's Echocardiography Laboratory Earns Three-Year Reaccreditation
• Stony Brook University Heart Institute's VAD Program Earns Joint Commission Reaccreditation

2012

• Stony Brook Heart Institute Offers Less Invasive Treatment Option for Severe Aortic Stenosis
• First Stony Brook LVAD Patient Gets New Heart and Fulfills Hoop Dream with Invite From Seawolves
• Introducing New Leaders for Cardiothoracic Surgery
• Stony Brook University Hospital Receives Gold Award for Treatment of Heart Failure Patients