When Dr. Ankit Dhamija, cardiothoracic surgeon and director of thoracic robotic surgery at Stony Brook Medicine, did a recent operation, he started by standing near the patient, but not to “operate.” ...

STONY BROOK (WABC) -- A young boy from Africa is about to get a life-changing procedure on Long Island after an attack by chimpanzees two years ago in the Congo left his face disfigured. In many ways, ...

Medicine has appointed Allison McLarty, MD, as chief of its division of cardiothoracic surgery, effective Nov. 17. Dr. McLarty has been a member of the faculty since 1997, most recently serving as ...

Northwell Health system facilities topped the list of 13 local hospitals who were recognized for their outcomes in specialty ...

Stony Brook University Hospital continues to expand its Long Island footprint with plans to build a new ambulatory surgery center in Commack. The 19,500-square-foot facility will place four new ...

Stony Brook (N.Y.) Medicine has appointed Rabih Chaer, MD, as chief of vascular and endovascular surgery, and as an associate professor of surgery. Dr. Chaer previously served as division chief of ...

A new program at the Stony Brook (N.Y.) Heart Institute is designed to care for patients with cardiogenic shock, the leading cause of death after a severe heart attack. The Cardiogenic Shock Program ...

Nurses at Stony Brook University Hospital’s ambulatory surgery center have developed a new method of performing peripheral nerve blocks for patients undergoing orthopedic surgery procedures, according ...

Benson Lu Huang, a former research intern at Stony Brook University and a 17-year-old senior at Half Hollow Hills High School ...