Well Said has invited Dr. Simona Proteasa, and academic neurologist specialized in epilepsy; Daniel Hopper, a photographer and person with epilepsy; as well as Patrick Tierney and Justin Esposito, fourth year medical students and organizers of the upcoming “Spark of Creativity – An exploration of visual art and epilepsy” event. Our panel will be discussing how […]

Well Said has invited Dr. William Shi, a Cardiovascular Surgeon and Assistant Professor of Surgery at the Zucker School of Medicine to help us dive deeper into the field of cardiovascular surgery, to learn more about minimally invasive, endovascular, and other new frontiers in the field. 

Well Said has invited Dr. Stuart Cohen, Cardiothoracic Radiologist at Northwell Health, Director of Research of the Northwell Lung Institute and Associate Professor at the Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell to the advancements, guidelines and importance of lung cancer screening. 

Well Said has invited Rachel Luscher, a senior at Hofstra University, and Station Manager of WRHU, the campus radio station where Well Said is recorded and broadcast to tell her personal story of facing considerable health challenges, including the need for open-heart surgery.

Well Said has invited John Nance, US Air Force and Airline pilot, founding member of the National Patient Safety Foundation, and world-renowned author to discuss the current state of health care safety, the differences between preventing errors and preventing harm and what this all means for both patients and providers.

Well Said has invited Dr. Lorry Rubin, Chief of Pediatric Infectious Disease at Northwell Health and a professor of Pediatrics at the Zucker School of Medicine to discuss exactly what is polio and why is it back? 

Well Said has invited Dr. Rubin Cooper, former Chair of Pediatric Cardiology at Northwell Health, and Professor of Pediatrics at the Zucker School of Medicine to talk about Myocarditis – a disease that causes inflammation of the heart muscle and its connection to COVID-19. 

Well Said has invited Arlene Markarian, Assistant District Attorney and Chief of the Elder Abuse Unit of Nassau County and Dr. Marzena Gieniusz, a geriatrician at Northwell Health to discuss what constitutes elder abuse, how to recognize it and what can be done about it. 

Well Said has invited Dr. Sanjey Gupta, a Physician in Emergency Medicine and Addiction Medicine, Chair of Emergency Medicine at South Shore University Hospital, and Professor of Emergency Medicine at ZSOM to talk about the harm reduction strategies being implemented to combat the effects of drug abuse and addiction.

Well Said has invited Dr. JoAnne Gottridge, an Internal Medicine Physician, Senior Vice President of the Medicine Service Line at Northwell Health and Associate Professor at the Zucker SOM to talk about the importance of the field of Primary Care, its role during COVID and the challenges it now faces.