▁Al pha ▁and ▁graduated ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 2 . ▁He ▁went ▁on ▁to ▁complete ▁his ▁intern ship ▁and ▁res iden cy ▁in ▁General ▁S urg ery ▁at ▁Beth ▁El ▁Hospital ▁( 1 9 5 2 - 1 9 5 7 ) ▁and ▁a ▁fellow ship ▁in ▁Ped iat ric ▁S urg ery ▁in ▁the ▁Hospital ▁for ▁S ick ▁Children ▁in ▁Toronto , ▁Canada ▁( 1 9 5 7 - 1 9 5 8 ). ▁In ▁addition , ▁he ▁obtained ▁a ▁Masters ▁in ▁S urg ery ▁at ▁New ▁York ▁Medical ▁College ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 8 . ▁ ▁M est el ▁has ▁served ▁as ▁President ▁of ▁the ▁Al umn i , ▁Medical ▁Staff , ▁and ▁Medical ▁Board ▁at ▁Brook dale ▁University ▁Hospital ▁and ▁Medical ▁Center , ▁and ▁currently ▁serves ▁on ▁the ▁Board ▁of ▁Trust ees . ▁ ▁He ▁has ▁also ▁served ▁as ▁Chair man ▁of ▁the ▁Al umn i ▁association ▁and ▁Chair man ▁of ▁the ▁Board ▁of ▁Trust ees ▁Al um na e ▁at ▁S UN Y ▁Down state ▁Medical ▁Center . ▁In ▁addition ▁to ▁his ▁work ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States , ▁M est el ▁has ▁worked ▁with ▁Project ▁HO PE ▁( USA ) ▁in ▁J ama ica . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 7 , ▁M est el ▁was ▁awarded ▁the ▁Clar ence ▁and ▁Mary ▁Dennis ▁Award ▁for ▁out standing ▁contributions ▁and ▁significant ▁commit ments ▁to ▁the ▁S UN Y ▁Down state ▁Medical ▁Center ▁and ▁to ▁the ▁Brook lyn ▁community . ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 8 , ▁he