Renowned Community Cardiologist Joins School Of Medicine At Stony Brook University

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Renowned Community Cardiologist Joins School Of Medicine At Stony Brook University
Long-time community physician brings expertise to academic medical center

STONY BROOK, N.Y.,
 December 30, 2010 – Long-established community-based cardiologist, Mark Borek, M.D., has joined the]Division of Cardiovascular Diseases as an Assistant Professor of Clinical Medicine in the School of Medicine at Stony Brook University, effective Jan. 3. The announcement was issued by Luis Gruberg, M.D., Interim Chief, Division of Cardiovascular Diseases and Director of the Cardiovascular Catheterization Laboratories at Stony Brook University Medical Center.
In his new role, Dr. Borek will treat inpatients at Stony Brook University Hospital and see patients at two Cardiology outpatient office locations: 26 Research Way in East Setauket and at 3001 Expressway Drive North in Islandia. 
“I am hoping that my long and attentive experience in private practice with its emphasis on direct patient care will offer a valuable complementary perspective for the teaching and consultative functions of Stony Brook’s Division of Cardiology,” says Dr. Borek. “I am also looking forward to expanding my experience with the aid of a wide range of technologies and specialty services afforded by an academic medical center.”
Dr. Borek has been a practicing cardiologist on Long Island since 1991, when he joined Island Cardiology Associates of Smithtown, N.Y. He is board certified in cardiovascular disease by the American Board of Internal Medicine  and nuclear cardiology by the Board of Nuclear Cardiology. For the past 13 years he has appeared in the Castle Connolly “Top Doctors: New York Metro Area.”
“Mark has earned the respect and admiration of colleagues in the community because of his dedication and commitment to his patients,” said Dr. Gruberg. “For this reason and his broad clinical experience and teaching skills, Mark is a welcome addition to our faculty.”
Prior to his new appointment, Dr. Borek had a voluntary faculty appointment in the Stony Brook University School ...

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