
Vinay Manohar Tak MD
Cardiovascular Surgery
Assistant Professor, Surgery, SUNY-Downstate College of Medicine
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Suny# 100Stony Brook, NY 11794
Phone+1 631-444-2034
Fax+1 631-444-8947
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Education & Training
St Louis University School of MedicineFellowship, Thoracic Surgery - Independent, 2003 - 2005
New York-Presbyterian/QueensResidency, Surgery, 1998 - 2003
NRS Medical College CalcuttaClass of 1985
Certifications & Licensure
OR State Medical License 1995 - Present
MA State Medical License 1997 - 2028
FL State Medical License 2019 - 2027
NJ State Medical License 2018 - 2027
NY State Medical License 2005 - 2027
TX State Medical License 2021 - 2027
AK State Medical License 2022 - 2026
American Board of Surgery Surgery
American Board of Thoracic Surgery Thoracic and Cardiac Surgery- Join now to see all
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification P2 Sentinel, Cerner Corporation, 2017
- CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification PowerChart (CQM), Cerner Corporation, 2017
- CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification HealtheLife and PowerChart, Cerner Corporation, 2017
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- A rare case of bacterial translocation from a renal abscess resulting in empyema necessitans: a case report and literature review.Monica Bobila, Walid Akram Hussain, Niyousha Ahmadi, Gregory Crisafulli, Aakash Trivedi
Journal of Surgical Case Reports. 2025-11-01 - The Enigmatic Mass Over the Clavicle: A Case Report Unveiling a Rapidly Growing Spindle Cell Lipoma.Ron Jako Domingo, Daniel Hahn, Andrew Hauptman, Benjamin Kashan, Vinay Tak
Cureus. 2025-09-01 - Rare Repeat: A Case Report and Literature Review of Recurrent Intrathoracic Schwannomas.Daniel Hahn, Ginikachi Olelewe, Lauren Velasquez, Jasmine Fung, Margaret Lawless
Cureus. 2025-04-01
Press Mentions
Stony Brook Medicine Welcomes New Cardiothoracic SurgeonsAugust 16th, 2016
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Other Languages
- Bengali, Hindi, Marathi, Urdu
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