NEW YORK, March 2, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- SiriusXM and
NYU Langone Health announced the celebration of Doctor Radio's
10th year anniversary with a special broadcast including
the original Doctor Radio hosts who helped launch the channel back
in 2008.
The broadcast features Drs. Ira
Breite, Roshini Rajapaksa,
Kim DeOre, Billy Goldberg and Jess
Shatkin sharing anecdotes about launching the channel,
helping listeners and how, in turn, listeners have helped them.
The special, hosted by Doctor Radio's Medical Director, Dr.
Marc Siegel, also featured Drs.
Mark Adelman, Frederick Feit, Nieca
Goldberg, and Greg
Ribakove.
A Decade of Doctor Radio will premiere on Doctor Radio
channel 110 on Saturday, March 3, at
8:00am ET. Audio clip
highlights from the interview include:
Kenneth Langone, Chairman of the
NYU Langone Health Board, on his personal experience at the
hospital during Hurricane Sandy:
https://soundcloud.com/siriusxm-news-issues/ken-langone-talks-about-his-time-in-nyu-medical-center-the-profound-impact-that-it-had-on-him
Gastroenterologist Dr. Ira Breite
on how hosting has made him a better doctor:
https://soundcloud.com/siriusxm-news-issues/gastroenterologistdoctor-radio-host-dr-ira-brite
Dr. Robert I. Grossman, Dean and
CEO of NYU Langone Health, on Doctor Radio's Life-Saving Power:
https://soundcloud.com/siriusxm-news-issues/nyu-medical-center-dean-ceo-dr-robert-grossman-talks-about-doctor-radios-life-saving-power
Doctor Radio's 10th year anniversary celebration also
included a reception at the SiriusXM studios immediately following
the broadcast. Among the crowd of prominent doctors and
medical administrators were Langone; Dr. Grossman, and Dr.
Andrew Brotman, Chief Clinical
Officer of NYU Langone Health.
Every day, listeners around the country tune in to Doctor Radio
for the latest health information and lively discussions on
breakthroughs in medicine. Doctor Radio reports on every major
medical story and covers health topics from face transplants to
face lifts, from open heart surgery to "broken heart syndrome."
"We're enormously proud of Doctor Radio and what it has meant to
the SiriusXM brand," says Scott
Greenstein, President and Chief Content Officer, SiriusXM.
"We offer our listeners many diverse channels of talk, sports,
entertainment and all genres of music, but few of our channels can
attest they have provided content that has changed – and literally
saved -- people's lives. Doctor Radio has, and that is worth
celebrating."
"Doctor Radio embodies a driving force behind medical
decision-making: getting accurate and carefully vetted health
information into the hands of consumers," says Robert I. Grossman, MD, Saul J. Farber Dean and CEO of NYU Langone
Health. "We felt very strongly from the outset that satellite radio
could be the next wave in talking about health, and we are deeply
proud of what we have accomplished for medicine through Doctor
Radio, in partnership with SiriusXM."
Launched in 2008 with only a handful of hosts, the channel today
boasts 26 regularly scheduled shows covering different medical
specialties with nearly 50 different hosts producing 48 hours a
week of original programming plus regularly scheduled quarterly and
annual specials examining breaking medical stories, the latest
research, rare diseases, and every day health.
During its 10 years on the air, Doctor Radio has produced over
20,000 hours of original medical programming and interviewed more
than 30,000 guests, making it a one-of-a-kind service offering
world class medical advice with access to world-renowned doctors –
all without an appointment or copay!
The wide-ranging, broad scope of programming airing on Doctor
Radio channel 110 includes:
- Emergency Medicine – Features stories from behind the
scenes in one of the busiest emergency rooms in the world hosted by
Dr. Billy Goldberg, a brilliant
doctor with knowledge on every part of the body coupled with his
humor, hysteria and compassion for patients. Airs live, Thursday at
8:00am.
- Child Psychiatry – Offers direct access to doctors from
the world- renowned NYU Child Study Center answering questions
about everything from autism spectrum disorders, ADHD, to
medications, sleep patterns, and eating disorders. Airs live,
Friday at 8:00am.
- Men's Health - Listeners call in anonymously to discuss
sexual dysfunction, ED and impotency, Peronei's disease, prostate
issues and more. Airs live, Wednesday at 6:00pm.
- Orthopedic Surgery – Tackles the subjects of back pain,
knee and hip replacement. Airs live, Monday at 6:00 pm.
- Sexual Health/OBGYN – Call-in show tackles topics of
menopause, hormone replacement, sexual desire, and other
issues. Airs live, Monday at 1:00
pm.
- Dermatology – Show features the latest information and
antiaging procedures, sun damage repair, safer cosmetics and
preventing skin cancer. Airs live, Thursday at 6:00pm.
- Health Care Connect – Hosted by NYU Langone Health's
Andrew Rubin, Matt Penziner, and Allison Vogel, it is the only show of its kind
answering health insurance questions - from which plan is best for
your family to what to do about a doctor who won't take your
insurance, and how to make decisions about Medicare. Airs live,
Thursday at 12:00
pm.
All times for shows are ET. For a complete schedule of Doctor
Radio programming, please visit www.siriusxm.com/doctorradio.
SiriusXM subscribers can listen to Doctor Radio channel 110, and
those with streaming access can listen online, on-the-go with the
SiriusXM mobile app and at home on a wide variety of connected
devices including smart TVs, Amazon Alexa devices, Apple TV,
PlayStation, Roku, Sonos speakers and more. Go
to www.SiriusXM.com/AtHome to learn more.
About SiriusXM
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