Stony Brook Aortic Center; Shang Loh, MD, Co-Director, Stony Brook Aortic Center; and. Thomas Bilfinger, MD, ScD, Director, Thoracic Surgery and Co-Director, Stony Brook Aortic Center. Stony Brook Medicine Aortic Center. For elective transfer and outpatient referrals of patients, call the Stony Brook Aortic Center: (631) 444-2683..