Brooklyn is in the [Lawrence] house!!!!

Dr. Jack Choueka may live in Lawrence but he really never left Brooklyn and the arrival of the Brooklyn Nets in the newly constructed Barclays Center is cementing his relationship with his home borough. The Brooklyn born physician, and Chair of Orthopedics at Maimonides Medical Center since 2006, hails from Sheepshead Bay. He graduated from Yeshivah of Flatbush, in fact — with the exception of crossing the river to receive his undergraduate degree from Columbia — his entire education was in Brooklyn. He earned his medical training at Downstate Medical Center. “Brooklyn has been home to my entire medical career, beginning with my affiliation with Maimonides in 1998,” noted Choueka.

On April 30, Maimonides Medical Center announced that it has entered into a partnership with the Brooklyn Nets, a team with the distinction of being the first major league sports franchise in 50 years to call the borough of Kings home.

Choueka, himself a huge basketball fan, shares the excitement with his wife, Marla, a medical surgical nurse, and children David and Estee, seniors at North Shore Hebrew Academy, and Paulina, a seventh grader at HAFTR. “My family is shepping nachas,” said Choueka gleefully.

Choueka notes how exhilarating the arrival of the team is for Brooklyn as a whole and for Maimonides Medical Center in particular. He has already begun to get familiar with the team, recently meeting with Brook Lopez, the Nets center, Bruce Rattner, owner, and Nets administration.

The doctor stressed that “my colleagues and I will be there courtside, our team of physicians is ready to support the Brooklyn Nets at every level. From immediate courtside care, through diagnosis and treatment of injuries and other illnesses, to sharing injury prevention strategies, Maimonides has the expertise to keep Brooklyn’s new home team fit and competitive.”

He expects the Brooklyn Nets to be a hot ticket for Five Towners. “After all, he points out, who from the Five Towns doesn’t have some Brooklyn connection?”