Faculty & Staff Directory

Ellen Berkowitz, MD

Associate Dean for Medical Education, Clinical Advisory Dean
Clinical Assistant Professor, Psychiatry

ellen.berkowitz@downstate.edu
(718) 270-2902

Satyakam Bhagavati, MBBS, MD

Professor Emeritus
Department of Neurology

satyakam.bhagavati@downstate.edu

Riccardo Bianchi, PhD

Associate Dean for Foundations of Medicine
Associate Professor Physiology and Pharmacology

riccardo.bianchi@downstate.edu
(718) 270-1272

Tim B. Bigdeli, PhD

Co-Director
Institute for Genomics in Health

Jeffrey Birnbaum, MD, MPH

Executive Director, HEAT Program
Associate Professor of Pediatrics and Public Health

jeffrey.birnbaum@downstate.edu
(718) 613-8543

David Biro, MD, PhD, FAAD

Clinical Associate Professor
Department of Dermatology

(718) 833-7616

Tenya Blackwell, DrPH

Clinical Assistant Professor
Environmental & Occupational Health Sciences

tenya.blackwell@downstate.edu
(718) 270-6319

Christina Bloem, MD

Clinical Assistant Professor
Emergency Medicine

christina.bloem@downstate.edu
(718) 270-4790

David Blumenthal, MD

Chief, Medical Service
VA New York Harbor Healthcare System (NYHHS), Brooklyn, NY

david.blumenthal@va.gov
(718) 630-3766

Phillip Bones, M.Ed

Assistant Dean
Office of the Dean
School of Health Professions

phillip.bones@downstate.edu
(718) 270-2297

Professor of Medicine, Cell Biology, Radiology and Surgery;
Director, The Howard Gilman Institute for Heart Valve Disease and the Schiavone Institute for Cardiovascular Translational Research;
Formerly Chairman, Department of Medicine and Chief, Division of Cardiovascular Medicine

jeffrey.borer@downstate.edu
(646) 456-4454

Marina Boruk, MD

Assistant Professor of Otolaryngology
Director of Division of Rhinology and Skull Base Surgery

marina.boruk@downstate.edu
(718) 780-1498

Carla Boutin-Foster, MD, MSc

Professor of Medicine
Associate Dean, Office of Diversity Education and Research
Associate Vice President For Institutional Equity

carla.boutin-foster@downstate.edu
(718) 270-3033

Mohamed Boutjdir, PhD

Professor, SUNY Downstate
Associate Chief of Staff for Research & Development,
New York Harbor Health Care System (VAMC)

mohamed.boutjdir@downstate.edu
(718) 630-2891

Shemeika Bowman, B.S.

Assistant Director
Bridges to Medicine Coordinator
Office of Diversity Education and Research

shemeika.bowman@downstate.edu

Stefan Bradu, MD, PhD, FAAD

Clinical Assistant Professor
Dermatology

Kathleen Bratby, EdD, RN

Clinical Associate Professor
College of Nursing
Director - Advanced Level Program, MS in Nursing Education Track

kathleen.bratby@downstate.edu

Krystal Brewington, OTD, OTR/L, CPAM

Occupational Therapy
School of Health Professions

Gary Briefel, MD

Associate Professor of Medicine
Chief of Nephrology and affiliate Program Director, Kings County Hospital

gary.briefel@downstate.edu
(718) 613-8157

Janice L. Brissette, PhD

Associate Professor
Cell Biology

janice.brissette@downstate.edu
(718) 270-3755

Neil Brody, MD, PhD, FAAD

Clinical Professor
Dermatology

Kenneth Bromberg, MD

Professor of Pediatrics & Medicine
Attending in Pediatric Infectious Diseases
Educational Consultant to the Office of Academic Affairs

kenneth.bromberg@downstate.edu

Hannah Brooks, MD, MS

Clinical Assistant Professor
Primary Care Clerkship Director
Family and Community Medicine

hannah.brooks@downstate.edu

Clinton D. Brown, MD, FASN, FAHA, FNLA

Deputy Chief of Nephrology
Professor of Medicine
Department of Medicine

clinton.brown@downstate.edu
(718) 270-1727

T'Shura Brown, OTD, OTR/L, BCCS

Assistant Professor, Specialization in Early Intervention Program (EISP)
Occupational Therapy
School of Health Professions

Denise M. Bruno, MD, MPH

Associate Dean for Global Engagement and Director of the Center for Global Health, Chair and Associate Professor
Department of Health Policy and Management