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Heart Disease
	Heart Disease–2/14/10 Todd Rosengart, MD, Chairman, Department of Surgery, and Chief, Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, and Eric Rashba, MD, Director, Electrophysiology Laboratory, talks about advances in heart disease treatment, risk factors, and why it's never too late to make positive changes for a healthier heart.
	Innovations in Heart Surgery Todd K. Rosengart, MD, Professor and Chief of the Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, discusses some of the latest innovations in heart surgery available at Stony Brook's Heart Center.
	What you Should Know About Vascular Disease Apostolos Tassiopoulos, MD, Chief, Division of Vascular Surgery, talks about three major vascular conditions that can jeopardize your health, and why it’s best to identify and treat underlying causes before symptoms appear.
	Sensei™ Robotic Catheter System for Treatment of Arrhythmia–7/9/09
	The New 320 Slice CT Scanner Enhances SBUMC's Noninvasive Diagnosis Technologies and Provides Greater Accuracy–5/3/10
Heart Valve Disease
	Innovative Approach to Heart Valve Disease A new chapter in the diagnosis and treatment of heart valve disease has opened at Stony Brook University Medical Center. Drs. Smadar Kort and Sandeep Gupta talk about valve disease and what the Valve Center offers.
HIV and AIDS
	What You Need to Know About AIDS Today  At Stony Brook we work every day of the year to raise awareness, promote testing, provide early intervention, offer the latest treatments, and serve as Suffolk County’s premier resource for children, adults and women who are pregnant with HIV and AIDS.
Kidney Transplant
	What You Should Know About Stony Brook's Kidney Transplantation Program Wayne C. Waltzer, MD, Director, Kidney Transplantation Services and Professor and Chair, Department of Urology, who has been part of the program from the beginning, discusses the program.
Laparoscopic Colorectal Surgery
	What It Is and Why It's So Effective Roberto Bergamaschi, MD, PhD, Chief, Colon and Rectal Surgery Division is a world-renowned colorectal surgeon and an internationally recognized expert in laparoscopic surgery for colorectal diseases, with over 300 published works on the topic. He is one of just a handful of colorectal surgeons in the U.S. who has mastered intracorporeal laparoscopic colorectal surgery.
Multiple Sclerosis (MS)
	What You Need to Know About Multiple Sclerosis (MS) Internationally recognized MS expert Patricia K. Coyle, MD, Founder and Director of Stony Brook's MS Comprehensive Care Center, talks about recognizing the symptoms of MS, managing the condition and how Stony Brook can help.
	Understanding Multiple Sclerosis (MS) in Children and Teens Laura Krupp, MD, Program Director, National Pediatric Multiple Sclerosis Center at Stony Brook, explains what MS is, how to manage the condition in children and teens, and the unique resources available at Stony Brook Long Island Children's Hospital.
Obesity
	What You Should Know About Bariatric Surgery Dr. Aurora Pryor shares what is involved in bariatric surgery, Stony Brook's approach and procedures offered.
Ovarian Cancer
	What Women Need to Know About Ovarian Cancer Michael L. Pearl, MD, Director of the Gynecologic Oncology Division, addresses what every woman should know about ovarian cancer.
	"Sunflowers" Sculpture, A Symbol of Hope–9/21/09
Palliative Care
	What You Need to Know About Palliative Care Lynn Hallarman, MD, Director, Palliative Care Medicine, explains what people should know concerning these important services.
Pancreatic Cancer
	What You Should Know About Pancreatic Cancer Kevin Watkins, MD, Chief, Upper Gastrointestinal and General Oncologic Surgery Group, explains what pancreatic cancer is and the latest treatments now available at Stony Brook University Medical Center.
	Breakthroughs in Treatment of Pancreatic Cancer Kevin Watkins, MD, Chief, Upper Gastrointestinal and General Oncologic Surgery Group talks about pancreatic cancer risk factors and the latest treatments now available at Stony Brook University Medical Center.
Patient Testimonals
	Our Patients Tell Our Story–4/12/10 Four patients share their stories
Pediatric Cancer
	Childhood Cancer–9/13/09 Robert Parker, MD, Director, Division of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology, discusses childhood cancers, treatment and developmental issues as well as the School Re-entry Program.
	Childhood Cancers: Best Advice for Parents  Robert Parker, MD, Director, Division of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology, discusses childhood cancers.
	Childhood Cancers: The Things That Make a Difference  Robert Parker, MD, Director, Division of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology, discusses advances in treatment that help ensure that children receive optimal care.
Pediatric Multiple Sclerosis
	Pediatric Multiple Sclerosis–12/19/10 Listen to Dr. Lauren Krupp, founder and director of Stony Brook University Medical Center's Pediatric Multiple Sclerosis Center, as she talks with WALK fm about the strides being made to help children diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis (MS).
Premature Birth
	Complications of premature birth.–2/03/11 Dr. Joseph Decristofaro, a Neonatologist at Stony Brook Children's, shares information about the complications of premature birth.
	Premature Birth–1/9/11 A premature birth can cause medical complications in infants that can lead to lifelong issues. Listen to Dr. Gerald Quirk, Chairman of Obstetrics at Stony Brook University Medical Center, discuss some of the causes of premature birth, and what can be done to prevent them.
	What You Should Know About Premature Birth Shanthy Sridhar, MD, Chief, Division of Neonatal and Perinatal Medicine, and Medical Director of the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) and Neonatal Transports discusses prematurity and neonatal and perinatal care.
Preventing Sports-Related Injuries
	Preventing Sports-Related Brain, Neck and Spinal Cord Injuries Robert Galler, DO, FACOS, Co-Director of the Comprehensive Spine Center treats a wide range of injuries suffered by patients, including those with head trauma from bicycle accidents, spinal cord injuries from surfing and concussions resulting from participating in contact sports. Here, Dr. Galler talks about the most common sports-related injuries he encounters—and ways to prevent them.
Prostate Cancer
	Learn Important Facts About Prostate Cancer Howard Adler, MD, Director, Prostate Care Program, describes what everyone should know about prostate cancer risks and signs.
	Prostate Cancer Treatment Options Rahuldev Bhalla, MD, Director, Robotics and Minimally Invasive Surgery, answers questions about new treatment options for prostate cancer, including robotic-assisted surgery.
	Everything You Need to Know About Prostate Cancer–6/14/09 Wayne Waltzer, MD, Chairman, Department of Urology, describes screening, diagnosis and treatment options for prostate cancer, including "watchful waiting," advanced forms of radiation therapy, and robotic assisted surgery.
RapidArc® Technology
	RapidArc®: An Important Technological Breakthrough in Cancer Treatment Allen G. Meek, MD, Chair and Clinical Director of the Department of Radiation Oncology, explains RapidArc® technology and how it is being used at Stony Brook—and how it is changing cancer treatment.
Safety and Nutrition for Young Athletes
	What You Should Know About Preventing Children's Sports Injuries James Penna, MD, Assistant Professor, Orthopaedics, answers questions on this topic.
School Re-Entry Program for Childhood Cancer Patients
	School Re-Entry for Childhood Cancer Patients–12/13/09 Debbie Giugliano, CPNP, CPON, Director, and Nicole Gutman, MS, Coordinator, School Re-Entry Program, talk about coordinating with the school, family, and health care team, to provide for the child's needs in the educational setting.
	Educating the Educators Conference–11/3/09
Skin Cancer
	What Should You Know About Skin Cancer? Colette Pameijer, MD, Assistant Professor of Surgery, Division of Surgical Oncology, and Claire Smith, RN, Nurse Navigator for Melanoma and Sarcoma, Division of Surgical Oncology, discuss what you can do to help prevent skin cancer and how to detect early signs of the disease.
Skin Cancer Prevention: Sun Safety
	Summer Sun Safety: What You Absolutely Need to Know Now Maribeth Chitkara, MD, a pediatric hospitalist with Stony Brook Long Island Children’s Hospital, discusses summer safety and skin cancer prevention steps you can take today to keep yourself, your family and your children safe all summer long.
Sleep Disorders
	What You Need to Know About Sleep Disorders Avram R. Gold, MD, Medical Director of the Sleep Disorders Center, provides information about sleep disorders and how to get a better night's sleep.
	Sleep Disorders in Children Stony Brook Children’s Catherine Kier, MD, a pediatric pulmonologist and pediatric sleep specialist, explains the most common signs that signal a possible sleep disorder in children and why it is important to encourage better sleep.
Stony Brook Long Island Children's Hospital
	Stony Brook Long Island Children's Hospital Margaret M. McGovern, MD, PhD, Physician-in-Chief, Stony Brook Long Island Children's Hospital, discusses the opening of the only dedicated children's hospital east of the Nassau/Queens border that will provide patients with state-of-the-art technology and world-class specialty physicians, nurses and researchers, all contained in the only university-based children's hospital on Long Island.
Stroke
	Dangers of a Stroke–12/13/09 Candice Perkins, MD, director, Stroke Center, and Henry Woo, MD, director, Cerebrovascular Center, discuss how strokes are caused, their warning signs, and new therapies designed to limit damage and reduce disability, including medication, catheter-based and open neurosurgeries.>
	What You Need to Know About Stroke Two of the world's foremost experts on stroke, Henry H. Woo, MD, a cerebrovascular and endovascular neurosurgeon, and David Fiorella, MD, a specialist in interventional and diagnostic neuroradiology, discuss the signs and symptoms of stroke and the latest treatment options.
	Advances in Surgical Techniques
	Are You At Risk of Stroke?
	Know the Signs of Stroke
	Meet Dr. Henry Woo
	Stroke 101
	What You Need to Know About AVMs
Teen Pregnancy
	What parents and teens need to know about preventing pregnancy, making responsible decisions and promoting lifelong healthy behaviors. Joseph Puccio, MD, Division Chief of Adolescent Medicine answers questions on this topic.
Thyroid Cancer
	What You Need to Know About Thyroid Cancer Tamara Weiss, MD, MS, Vice Chairman, Clinical Services, Department of Radiation Oncology, talks about thyroid cancer and how to treat it.
Upper Gastrointestinal Cancers
	Recent Breakthroughs in the Treatment of Upper Gastrointestinal Cancers Stony Brook’s Chief of Upper Gastrointestinal and General Oncologic Surgery, Kevin Watkins, MD, who performed the world’s first irreversible electroporation (IRE) procedure to treat pancreatic cancer, and Jonathan Buscaglia, MD, Director of the Advanced Endoscopy Center, explain the latest advances in treatments and therapies for these upper GI cancers.
Vascular Disease
	What you Should Know About Vascular Disease Apostolos Tassiopoulos, MD, Chief, Division of Vascular Surgery, talks about three major vascular conditions that can jeopardize your health, and why it’s best to identify and treat underlying causes before symptoms appear.
Water Safety
	Summer Water Safety: What You Absolutely Need to Know With Long Island's miles of beaches and acres of pools, Maribeth Chitkara, MD, a pediatric hospitalist with Stony Brook Long Island Children’s Hospital, gives tips on water safety. Dr. Chitkara is one of Long Island's most committed advocates for summer safety, and shares steps you can take to keep yourself, your family and your children safe all summer long.

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