00:00 Opening and Introductions

1:55 Heart valve disease diagnosis and advances in cardiovascular imaging

7:11 Surgeon + cardiologist collaboration

8:00 Pre-procedural planning and personalized treatment plans

11:59 Hybrid OR and real-time imaging

14:05 Post-op surveillance

16:06 Importance of screening for people with elevated risk factors

18:45 Introduction of surgical experts

19:06 Treatments for heart valve disease: valve repair surgery v. valve replacement

21:54 Valve replacement: mechanical v. biological prostheses

24:11 Valve repair options

26:12 Surgical techniques to achieve repair or replacement

27:41 Minimally-invasive options

32:49 Working with problematic TAVR valves

34:38 Multidisciplinary approach to valve repair at Stony Brook Medicine

36:17 The Ross Procedure

39:10 Closing Remarks

As severity of heart valve disease increases, it can cause a range of symptoms. And if left untreated, it can be fatal. However, most types of valve disease can be treated effectively, restoring life expectancy back to near normal. Experts from Stony Brook Medicine are here to discuss diagnosis and innovative surgical options to treat aortic and mitral valve pathologies.

Experts:

Allison McLarty, MD

Smadar Kort, MD

Jonathan Price, MD

Maroun Yammine, MD

*DISCLAIMER: The information provided in this podcast is for educational and informational purposes only and is not intended as a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis or treatment. If you think you may have a medical emergency, call your doctor or emergency services immediately.

Guanyu Huang, an assistant professor in the Program in Public Health and the School of Marine and Atmospheric Sciences at Stony Brook University, was featured in an episode from C4E Presents, a podcast from Stony Brook’s Collaborative for the Earth. In this episode, titled Garbage Air, Dr. Huang dives into the complex relationship between climate change and air pollution. Climate change has a significant impact on human health, causing a range of illnesses and oftentimes even exacerbating existing conditions. Here at Stony Brook Medicine, we are deeply committed to addressing climate change and working towards a more sustainable future.

You can find all C4E episodes at www.stonybrook.edu/c4e or wherever you stream audio.

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Host: Heather Lynch

Editor: J.D. Allen

Program Manager: Jennifer Gilday

In this episode of Healthcast, experts spotlight Stony Brook's very first cohort of their nursing evidence-based practice (EBP) fellowship, which was designed to support nurses in bringing evidence to the bedside, through identifying clinical questions, reviewing literature, and planning and implementing meaningful change.

Experts:

Meghan Doelger, DNP, RN, CCRN

Andrea DeRosa, BS, BSN, RN, CCRN

Tami Robitsek, DNP, ANP-BC

*DISCLAIMER: The information provided in this podcast is for educational and informational purposes only and is not intended as a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis or treatment. If you think you may have a medical emergency, call your doctor or emergency services immediately.

Rasheed Davis, clinical associate professor in the School of Health Professions at Stony Brook University, was featured in an episode from C4E Presents, a podcast from Stony Brook’s Collaborative for the Earth. In this episode, titled Hidden Health Impacts, Dr. Davis discusses how rising temperatures and poor air quality often exacerbate chronic diseases. Davis provides some recommendations for how to address these concerns and explains how these topics are being integrated into the medical curriculum at Stony Brook University. We are excited to share this conversation with you, and we hope you enjoy.

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Host: Heather Lynch

Editor: J.D. Allen

Program manager: Jennifer Gilday

Drs. Jason Kim and Steven Weissbart of the Women’s Pelvic Health and Continence Center at Stony Brook University Hospital have successfully performed one of the nation’s first — and the East Coast’s very first — Glean™ Urodynamics procedures using Bright Uro’s ambulatory urodynamic system. In this episode, Dr. Jason Kim discusses what exactly bladder dysfunction and urodynamics are, as well as innovations happening right here at Stony Brook Medicine to improve efficiency, accuracy and the overall patient experience.

Expert: Jason Kim, MD

*DISCLAIMER: The information provided in this podcast is for educational and informational purposes only and is not intended as a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis or treatment. If you think you may have a medical emergency, call your doctor or emergency services immediately.

A mission trip is an organized effort where healthcare professionals dedicate their time and skills to provide care to underserved populations. Stony Brook providers have been participating in mission trips for years. In this episode, Dr. Vito Alamia and Dr. Julie Welischar discuss their most recent trip to Ecuador.

Experts:

Jonathan Buscaglia, MD

Vito Alamia Jr., MD

Julie A. Welischar, MD

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Lecanemab (Leqembi®) and donanemab (Kisunla®) are two new FDA-approved drugs, administered intravenously, that can slow cognitive decline in people diagnosed with early-stage Alzheimer’s. While not a cure, they can slow the progression of the disease and are available at the Stony Brook Center of Excellence for Alzheimer’s Disease, one of only 10 such centers in New York State and the only one on Long Island. Learn how these infusion drugs work, and how to find out if you or a loved one qualify for treatment, while also learning about other services, resources and more that Stony Brook Medicine has to offer to help Long Island’s aging population.

Experts:

Jolene Knight, NP

Nikhil Palekar, MD

*DISCLAIMER: The information provided in this podcast is for educational and informational purposes only and is not intended as a substitute for professionalmedical advice, diagnosis or treatment. If you think you may have a medical emergency, call your doctor or emergency services immediately.

It is well known that both nationally and internationally, we are facing a looming nursing workforce shortage. There is a multitude of data that points to a current nursing shortage and forecasts this will continue and, indeed, worsen in the future. At Stony Brook, we have successfully created strategies to mitigate the impact of the national nursing shortage. In this episode of Healthcast, experts from Stony Brook Medicine will discuss some of the ways we've been able to achieve this, including a deep dive into our Nurse Residency Program.

Experts:

Carolyn Santora, MS, RN

Katherine Lewin, MS, RN, NPD-BC, CCRN

Meghan Doelger, DNP, RN, CCRN

Brenda Janotha, EdD, DNP-DCC, ANP-BC, FNP-C, FAANP

*DISCLAIMER: The information provided in this podcast is for educational and informational purposes only and is not intended as a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis or treatment. If you think you may have a medical emergency, call your doctor or emergency services immediately.

For years, Hayley Striegel has suffered from persistent, disabling, treatment-resistant migraines, also known as refractory migraines. She tried countless treatments over the years but nothing provided significant relief - until she was referred to Dr. David Fiorella at Stony Brook Medicine. In this episode of Healthcast, Hayley and Dr. Fiorella discuss a new targeted lidocaine infusion therapy that Hayley has experienced great relief with.

Expert: David Fiorella, MD, PhD

Patient: Hayley Striegel

*DISCLAIMER: The information provided in this podcast is for educational and informational purposes only and is not intended as a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis or treatment. If you think you may have a medical emergency, call your doctor or emergency services immediately.

In this episode of Healthcast, experts from Stony Brook Medicine discuss an important new pilot study that investigates the feasibility and benefits of telehealth in a cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) group setting as a promising solution to address access to care and treatment challenges experienced by many people who live with functional movement disorders. Those are disorders where timely treatment is crucial for achieving better outcomes.

Experts:

Carine Maurer, MD, PhD

Dodie Gillett, PhD

*DISCLAIMER: The information provided in this podcast is for educational and informational purposes only and is not intended as a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis or treatment. If you think you may have a medical emergency, call your doctor or emergency services immediately.