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Gary Almedo Stephens, MD, was named Chief Medical Officer of The Brooklyn Hospital Center (TBHC) in an announcement by Richard B. Becker, MD, the Hospital Center’s President and CEO. “Dr. Stephens has a long tenure with TBHC, says Dr. Becker, who noted the appointment would be effective as of August 16, 2010. More...

The National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA) and the American Diabetes Association (ADA) have announced that The Brooklyn Hospital Center Family Practice has received Recognition from the Di More...

Peter J. Pappas, MD, FACS, a vascular surgeon, has been appointed chairman of the Department of Surgery at The Brooklyn Hospital Center. More...

Terry Pugno, M.D. presents 2010 AAFP Foundation Pfizer Immunization Award to Vasantha Kondamudi, M.D. (right) and Sherly Abraham, M.D. (left) of TBHC’s Department of Family Medicine.. The Brooklyn Hospital Center’s (TBHC) Family Medical Residency Program has been named one of 10 winners of the 2010 American Academy of Family Physicians Foundation (AAFP) Pfizer Immunization Awards.  The award is given to family medicine residency programs that have achieved excellence in clinical practice by developing creative solutions that result in increased immunization rates in their communities.  Terry Pugno, M.D. presents 2010 AAFP Foundation Pfizer Immunization Award to Vasantha Kondamudi, M.D. (right) and Sherly Abraham, M.D. (left) of TBHC’s Department of Family Medicine. More...

The Brooklyn Hospital Center (TBHC) hosted Saturday in the Park, a free community health fair that raised awareness about healthy lifestyles and provided information about the services and programs that TBHC offers to the community. “As the community hospital in Downtown Brooklyn, we want to make our neighbors aware of the many quality services and programs we offer,” said TBHC President and CEO Richard B. Becker, M.D.  “Our goal is to raise awareness of the diseases that disproportionately affect Brooklyn residents, emphasize the importance of prevention, and provide information on and access to treatment. More...

DOWNTOWN BROOKLYN — The Brooklyn Hospital Center’s (TBHC) Stroke Center has received the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association’s Get With the Guidelines Stroke Silver Plus Performance Achievement Award. The award recognizes TBHC’s commitment and success in implementing a higher standard of stroke care by ensuring that stroke patients receive treatment according to nationally accepted standards and recommendations. More...

The Department of Family Medicine at The Brooklyn Hospital Center (TBHC) has joined forces with the community to combat diabetes, a chronic disabling condition, that is epidemic in the borough. More...