David Fiorella's guest appearances

David Fiorella

Beyond the Expected

Heart of the East End

Sharon Nachman

Peter Hansen

David Nichtern

Ashley Bell

John Neely

Josh Miller

Angelique Kidjo

Jeff Nichols

Michael Wolff

Debbie Allen

Marina Franklin

Tom Junod

Gil Goldstein

Ariana Venturi

Ryan Campbell

OwlTail

Jeff Allegue

Dr. David Fiorella, Stony Brook MedicineDr. David Fiorella joins Gianna for Medical Monday during Stroke Awareness Month to discuss how new minimally invasive techniques are reducing deaths and disabilities caused by strokes across Long Island thanks, in part, to a mobile stroke unit program he established in 2019. Two mobile stroke units, or “stroke ambulances,” are located strategically throughout Long Island. They co-respond with emergency services to calls where a stroke victim might be found, which has drastically decreased the time in which such patients are seen by experts. As Dr. Fiorella notes, “every minute matters” when it comes to helping those suffering from a stroke.Linda Nuszen and Jeff Allegue, Monday Meditation Underwritten by Monk Music StudiosTo celebrate Mother’s Day Monday, Linda Nuszen and Jeff Allegue join Gianna to explore the heartbreaking reality that some mothers are outliving their children, in some cases because of addiction, ahead of the Seventh Annual “Look Up Rock On” event. Nuszen is one such mother herself. She organized and established the event as well as the support group “The Beading Hearts” to remember her son Adam, and to help others suffering from losing a loved one. Jennifer Cella &amp; Jeff Allegue (formerly of Trans-Siberian Orchestra) will perform as the Cover Girl Band at LURO this Saturday 2-6 p.m. at Pine Grove Inn in Patchogue. Tickets and more information on the 7th Annual Look Up Rock On event can be found here.

Dr. David Fiorella, <a href="https://www.stonybrookmedicine.edu/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">Stony Brook Medicine</a>Dr. David Fiorella joins Gianna for Medical Monday during Stroke Awareness Month to discuss how new minimally invasive techniques are reducing deaths and disabilities caused by strokes across Long Island thanks, in part, to a mobile stroke unit program he established in 2019. Two mobile stroke units, or “stroke ambulances,” are located strategically throughout Long Island. They co-respond with emergency services to calls where a stroke victim might be found, which has drastically decreased the time in which such patients are seen by experts. As Dr. Fiorella notes, “every minute matters” when it comes to helping those suffering from a stroke.Linda Nuszen and Jeff Allegue, Monday Meditation Underwritten by <a href="http://www.cynthiadaniels.net/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">Monk Music Studios</a>To celebrate Mother’s Day Monday, Linda Nuszen and Jeff Allegue join Gianna to explore the heartbreaking reality that some mothers are outliving their children, in some cases because of addiction, ahead of the Seventh Annual “Look Up Rock On” event. Nuszen is one such mother herself. She organized and established the event as well as the support group “The Beading Hearts” to remember her son Adam, and to help others suffering from losing a loved one. Jennifer Cella &amp; Jeff Allegue (formerly of Trans-Siberian Orchestra) will perform as the Cover Girl Band at LURO this Saturday 2-6 p.m. at Pine Grove Inn in Patchogue. Tickets and more information on the 7th Annual Look Up Rock On event can be found <a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/7th-annual-look-up-rock-on-tickets-296420450547" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">here</a>.

May 9th, 2022 - Dr. David Fiorella; Linda Nuszen and Jeff Allegue

Dr. David Fiorella, Stony Brook University HospitalThe director of the Stony Brook Cerebrovascular Center and co-director of the Stony Brook Cerebrovascular and Comprehensive Stroke Center at Stony Brook University Hospital comes on-air with Gianna Volpe in support of WLIW-FM during the Chairman’s Challenge. All donations made to WLIWFM.org today through the end of March are triple-matched dollar-for-dollar up to $50,000. Dr. Fiorella discusses brain aneurysms, their effect on the population, plus how one clinical trial has been saving lives on L.I. and transforming the treatment of patients with aneurysms.Melanie McEvoy, The Monday Meditation Underwritten by Monk Music StudiosNorth Fork Breast Health Coalition leader Melanie McEvoy Zuhoski comes on-air with Gianna Volpe in support of WLIW-FM during the Chairman’s Challenge. McEvoy discusses the return of the coalition’s annual Pink Pearl Gala – now in its sixth year – taking place April 8 at the East Wind. The gala will posthumously honor Keri Stromski with the inaugural medal of valor, as well as the Peconic Sportsman Club with the community spirit award for years of raising funds for NFBHC and other breast cancer awareness organizations. The event will have many ways to give and receive, all while socially distant. 

Dr. David Fiorella, <a href="https://www.stonybrookmedicine.edu/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">Stony Brook University Hospital</a>The director of the Stony Brook Cerebrovascular Center and co-director of the Stony Brook Cerebrovascular and Comprehensive Stroke Center at Stony Brook University Hospital comes on-air with Gianna Volpe in support of WLIW-FM during the Chairman’s Challenge. All donations made to <a href="https://www.wliw.org/radio/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">WLIWFM.org</a> today through the end of March are triple-matched dollar-for-dollar up to $50,000. Dr. Fiorella discusses brain aneurysms, their effect on the population, plus how one clinical trial has been saving lives on L.I. and transforming the treatment of patients with aneurysms.Melanie McEvoy, The Monday Meditation Underwritten by <a href="http://www.cynthiadaniels.net/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">Monk Music Studios</a>North Fork Breast Health Coalition leader Melanie McEvoy Zuhoski comes on-air with Gianna Volpe in support of WLIW-FM during the Chairman’s Challenge. McEvoy discusses the return of the coalition’s annual <a href="https://www.northforkbreasthealth.org/events" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">Pink Pearl Gala</a> – now in its sixth year – taking place April 8 at the East Wind. The gala will posthumously honor Keri Stromski with the inaugural medal of valor, as well as the Peconic Sportsman Club with the community spirit award for years of raising funds for NFBHC and other breast cancer awareness organizations. The event will have many ways to give and receive, all while socially distant.

March 28th, 2022 - Dr. David Fiorella; Melanie McEvoy

Host: Interim President Michael Bernstein About Dr. Fiorella: Dr. David J. Fiorella, Director of the Stony Brook Cerebrovascular Center, Co-Director of the Stony Brook Cerebrovascular and Comprehensive Stroke Center, and  Professor of Neurosurgery and Radiology joined the Department of Neurosurgery in 2009. Dr. Fiorella is considered a pioneer in the field of neuro-interventional therapies, advancing new devices and techniques for the treatment of Cerebrovascular disease. Dr. Fiorella spearheaded the acquisition of 2 Mobile Stroke units for Stony Brook University Hospital, the first program in Suffolk County. He is the Principle Investigator or Co-PI on numerous national trials evaluating new devices and techniques for the treatment of aneurysms, acute stroke and intracerebral hemorrhage. He is a senior member of the Society for Neuro-interventional Surgery (SNIS) and senior associate editor of the Journal of Neurointerventional Surgery. Dr. Fiorella has been named amongst the best interventional radiologists/endovascular surgeons in Castle Connolly’s Top Doctors for several years in a row. About the Episode: Stony Brook Medicine Mobile Stroke Unit founder, Dr. David Fiorella, is considered a pioneer in the field of neuro-interventional therapies -- advancing new devices and techniques for the treatment of Cerebrovascular disease. He took that pioneering inspiration one step further in 2019 when he and a team of Stony Brook clinicians and colleagues launched the first two Mobile Stroke Units on Long Island. These Mobile Stroke Units enable stroke patients to be triaged and treated in the field, wherever the patient is located. Clinicians can administer IV TPa, a medication that minimizes brain injury, at any remote location and then immediately transport the patient to the closest appropriate care facility, where physicians can initiate further care. In this episode of “Beyond the Expected,” Michael Bernstein talks to Dr. Fiorella about his trajectory as a vascular brain surgeon and what inspired him to pursue the complex initiative of starting a Mobile Stroke Unit program. You’ll also hear heartwarming stories of patient survival, and learn what this groundbreaking program has meant for Long Island stroke care since it launched in April 2019. Credits: Thanks to Dr. David Fiorella Guest Host: Michael Bernstein Executive Producer: Nicholas Scibetta Producer: Lauren Sheprow Art Director: Karen Leibowitz Assistant Producer: Emily Cappiello Assistant Producer: Joan Behan-Duncan Social Media: Meryl Altuch, Casey  Borchick Podcast photography and YouTube Technician: Dennis Murray Podcast Director: Jan Diskin-Zimmerman Engineer/Technical Director: Phil Altiere Production Manager: Tony Fabrizio Camera/Lighting Director: Jim Oderwald Camera: Brian DiLeo Camera: Greg Klose Original score: “Mutti Bug” provided by Professor Tom Manuel Special thanks to the Stony Brook University School of Journalism for use of its podcast studio.

Host: Interim President Michael Bernstein About Dr. Fiorella: Dr. David J. Fiorella, Director of the Stony Brook Cerebrovascular Center, Co-Director of the Stony Brook Cerebrovascular and Comprehensive Stroke Center, and  Professor of Neurosurgery and Radiology joined the Department of Neurosurgery in 2009. Dr. Fiorella is considered a pioneer in the field of neuro-interventional therapies, advancing new devices and techniques for the treatment of Cerebrovascular disease. Dr. Fiorella spearheaded the acquisition of 2 Mobile Stroke units for Stony Brook University Hospital, the first program in Suffolk County. He is the Principle Investigator or Co-PI on numerous national trials evaluating new devices and techniques for the treatment of aneurysms, acute stroke and intracerebral hemorrhage. He is a senior member of the Society for Neuro-interventional Surgery (SNIS) and senior associate editor of the Journal of Neurointerventional Surgery. Dr. Fiorella has been named amongst the best interventional radiologists/endovascular surgeons in Castle Connolly’s Top Doctors for several years in a row. About the Episode: Stony Brook Medicine Mobile Stroke Unit founder, Dr. David Fiorella, is considered a pioneer in the field of neuro-interventional therapies -- advancing new devices and techniques for the treatment of Cerebrovascular disease. He took that pioneering inspiration one step further in 2019 when he and a team of Stony Brook clinicians and colleagues launched the first two Mobile Stroke Units on Long Island. These Mobile Stroke Units enable stroke patients to be triaged and treated in the field, wherever the patient is located. Clinicians can administer IV TPa, a medication that minimizes brain injury, at any remote location and then immediately transport the patient to the closest appropriate care facility, where physicians can initiate further care. In this episode of “Beyond the Expected,” Michael Bernstein talks to Dr. Fiorella about his trajectory as a vascular brain surgeon and what inspired him to pursue the complex initiative of starting a Mobile Stroke Unit program. You’ll also hear heartwarming stories of patient survival, and learn what this groundbreaking program has meant for Long Island stroke care since it launched in April 2019. Credits: Thanks to Dr. David Fiorella Guest Host: Michael Bernstein Executive Producer: Nicholas Scibetta Producer: Lauren Sheprow Art Director: Karen Leibowitz Assistant Producer: Emily Cappiello Assistant Producer: Joan Behan-Duncan Social Media: Meryl Altuch, Casey  Borchick Podcast photography and YouTube Technician: Dennis Murray Podcast Director: Jan Diskin-Zimmerman Engineer/Technical Director: Phil Altiere Production Manager: Tony Fabrizio Camera/Lighting Director: Jim Oderwald Camera: Brian DiLeo Camera: Greg Klose Original score: “Mutti Bug” provided by Professor Tom Manuel Special thanks to the Stony Brook University School of Journalism for use of its podcast studio.

Mobile Stroke Unit Saving Long Island Lives | Dr. David Fiorella