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Benjamin Luft

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Professor Benjamin Luft
Benjamin LuftDirector and Principal Investigator, Stony Brook WTC Wellness ProgramInfectious DiseaseRenaissance School of Medicine

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Infectious Disease Lyme Disease Tick-Borne Illness WTC Exposure Related Illnesses

Biography

Benjamin J. Luft, MD, is an internationally recognized expert in the treatment of Lyme disease and AIDS-related conditions, and was named the Edmund D. Pellegrino Professor of Medicine in 1987. Dr. Luft served as Chairman of the Department of Medicine from 1994 to 2006, and is now Director and Principal Investigator of the Stony Brook WTC Wellness Program. A researcher and educator with diverse interests and achievements, Dr. Luft is a passionate spokesman who seeks to impart a reverence for humanity and a commitment to ethics in the practice of medicine.  

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Education

  • Fellowship, Stanford University Hospital
  • Residency, Veterans Administration Medical Center and New York University
  • MD, Albert Einstein College of Medicine

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January 16, 2025Stony Brook study: Long COVID risk increases with multiple infections, vaccination status in 9/11 essential workersNewsdayRead ArticleSeptember 11, 20249/11 responders are getting dementia. They want the government to help.Washington PostRead ArticleSeptember 9, 2024For some 9/11 first responders, the memories 'are just not there' after toxin exposureNewsdayRead ArticleJune 25, 2024Study: 9/11 toxic exposure driving up dementia ratesInnovateLIRead ArticleJune 13, 2024Stony Brook University 9/11 study: Dementia spike among Ground Zero respondersNewsdayRead Article
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