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Life-Changing Heart Care: Stony Brook Heart Institute Celebrates 10+ Years Of Transforming The Lives Of Advanced Heart Failure Patients Through VAD Devices

LIMG June 16, 2023

Pictured: From left to right: Allison McLarty, MD, Marc Goldschmidt, MD, Hal Skopicki, MD, PhD Photos courtesy of Stony Brook Medicine In 2010, Stony Brook Heart Institute’s Ventricular Assist Device (VAD) Program was established on Long Island to implant this life saving device. A VAD, also

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A Winning Pair: Stony Brook Medicine Names Pet Therapy Team 2020 Volunteer of the Year

LIMG July 20, 2021

There’s a new top dog of Stony Brook University Hospital’s volunteer program. Stony Brook Medicine has awarded Pet Therapy Team Doreen Monteleone and her seven-year-old Labrador partner Molly the 2020 Volunteers of the Year. Doreen and Molly, from West Sayville, joined the hospital volunteer program in March of 2019 and together have donated nearly 200 hours […]

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Mother-Daughter Duo Face COVID-19 Pandemic Together

LIMG May 8, 2020

When the coronavirus pandemic began, one Stony Brook University Hospital (SBUH) nurse came out of retirement to join her daughter on the frontlines. Mary Beth Patterson retired from SBUH after 12 years back in December of 2018 and moved to New Hampshire. Less than two years later, she heeded Governor Cuomo’s call for help and […]

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Rep. Zeldin Hosts Tele-Town Hall on Coronavirus Outbreak With Suffolk County Health Commissioner & Expert from Stony Brook Medicine

LIMG March 27, 2020

On Sunday, March 22, 2020, Congressman Lee Zeldin (R, NY-1), member of the bipartisan Congressional Coronavirus Task Force, hosted a telephone town hall on the ongoing coronavirus outbreak, discussed government action to contain and combat the outbreak and answered questions from NY-1 constituents regarding coronavirus with special guests Suffolk County Health Commissioner