Well Said | Zucker School Of Medicine

Well Said has invited Dr. Victoria Chen, Assistant Professor of Pediatrics at the Zucker School of Medicine and a Developmental-Behavioral Pediatrician at Cohen Children’s Medical Center to discuss how the closure of schools and virtual classrooms have the effects of social isolation has impacted students.   Resources: The Bark App  — Parental Monitoring App https://www.bark.us/how/?s=aw_Search-Branded_BarkApp-BMM_bark%20app&utm_source=aw&utm_medium=paid-search&utm_campaign=website-branded-google&utm_term=bark%20app&gclid=EAIaIQobChMIucixpqTR7gIVRbGGCh2-VQUzEAAYASAAEgJt6fD_BwE

Well Said has invited Dr. Soteri Polydorou, Associate Professor of Addiction Psychiatry and Preventive Medicine at the Zucker School of Medicine to continue the conversation on how the COVID-19 pandemic can affect our mental health. Today we will be focusing on drug and alcohol abuse.   For more information please visit: Findtreatment.gov 800-662-HELP(4357)

Well Said has invited Keith Scott, the Director of Education at the Safe Center Long Island, a non-profit dedicated to providing a fast and easy path to resources that assist in saving and changing the lives of the victims of domestic or dating abuse, child abuse, and rape and sexual assault. Today we are discussing the very tough and potentially triggering topic of domestic violence during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Well Said has invited Dr. Frank Cacace, Associate Chief for Education, Division of General Internal Medicine and Associate Professor at the Zucker School of Medicine to discuss personal health and wellness resolutions for the New Year and ways we can better stick to the goals we make for ourselves.

Well Said has invited Dr. Susana Hong, Nephrologist and Medical Director at the Port Washington Dialysis Facility as well as Assistant Professor of Medicine at the Zucker School of Medicine to talk about dialysis and the impact it has on the lives of patients. Also joining us will be Bert Schneider, longtime dialysis patient.

Well Said has invited Dr. Mayer Bellehsen, Trauma Psychology expert, practicing clinical psychologist and Director of Psychological Services for the Unified Behavioral Health Center for Military Veterans and their Families as well as of the Center for Traumatic Stress, Resilience and Recovery (CTSRR) at Northwell Health to discuss the ins and outs of holiday stress, especially in light of the ongoing pandemic.

Well Said has invited Dr. Mark Jarrett, Senior Vice President, Chief Quality Officer, and Deputy Chief Medical Officer of Northwell Health as well as Professor of Medicine at the Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell, to discuss the newer COVID treatments and how they work.

Well Said has invited Dr. Maria T. Carney, professor of medicine and chief of geriatric and palliative care medicine at Northwell Health’s Long Island Jewish Medical Center and North Shore University Hospital, to discuss hospice, palliative care and more.

Well Said has invited Dr. Yael Tobi Harris, assistant professor of medicine and chief of endocrinology at Northwell Health: Long Island Jewish Medical Center-North Shore University Hospital, to further discuss diabetes and what it means to live with this chronic ailment.

Well Said has invited Dr. Matt Weiss, the Deputy Physician in Chief of the Northwell Health Cancer Institute and a professor of Surgery at the Donald and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell to discuss Pancreatic Cancer, it’s status in the world today and its relation to the ongoing pandemic.

Well Said has invited Dr. Susan Maltser, Vice-Chair and an Associate Professor of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation at the Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell, Chair and Medical Director of the Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation at Glen Cove Hospital, and the Director of Cancer Rehabilitation at Northwell Health to talk about new information on these long-term symptoms as well as the rehabilitation programs used to help patients recover from COVID-19.

Well Said has invited Dr. Karen Kostroff, Chief of Breast Surgery at Northwell Health and Assistant Professor at the Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell as well as Dr. George Raptis, Senior Vice President of the Cancer Service Line at Northwell Health and Associate Professor at the Zucker School of Medicine to talk about Breast Cancer Awareness Month, which helps to increase attention and support for the awareness, early detection and treatment as well as palliative care of this disease.

Well Said has invited Mr. Victor Calise, the Commissioner for Disability for New York City and the newest member of the Board of Directors of the Metropolitan Transit Authority as well as Dr. Adam Stein, the Chairman of the Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation at both Long Island Jewish Medical Center and North Shore University Hospital, as well as a Professor at the Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell to talk about the impact of COVID-19 on people with disabilities and what can be done to help.

Well Said has invited Dr. Lyndonna Marrast, Assistant Professor at the Donald and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine and Assistant Investigator at Feinstein Institutes for Medical Research to talk about Sickle Cell disease and its current status in our society.

Well Said has invited Dr. Prashant Malhotra. an Associate Professor of Infectious Diseases at the Zucker School of Medicine to explore the ins and outs of the vaccines being developed for the treatment of COVID-19.

Well Said has invited Dr. Manish Sapra, Executive Director of Behavioral Health service line at Northwell Health and Assistant Professor at the Zucker School of Medicine to discuss mental health during COVID, including the anxiety of going back to work and how we are coping with grief and loss in this unprecedented time.

Well Said has invited Dr. David Hirschwerk, an Infectious Diseases specialist at North Shore University Hospital, and Assistant Professor of Medicine at the Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell to discuss the how the upcoming flu season will affect our current struggles with COVID-19.

Well Said has invited Dr. William Lowe, Medical Director for Employee Health Services at Northwell Health and Assistant Professor at the Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell to talk about the considerations of reopening businesses and places of work.

Well Said has invited Dr. Henry Bernstein, Professor of Pediatrics at the Zucker School of Medicine, and head of the Breastfeeding Resiliency, Engagement, and Empowerment team at Cohen Children’s Medical Center to talk about the importance of breastfeeding and the challenges of breastfeeding empowerment.

“Well Said” has invited Dr. Robert Dillon, the District Superintendent of Nassau BOCES, to continue the conversation on reopening during COVID-19. Today, we discuss the nuances, challenges, and controversies of our K-12 students going back to school.