Slocum-Dickson Educational Institute

Slocum-Dickson Educational Institute

Anuradha Duleep, MD

An Associate Professor of Neurology at SUNY Upstate Medical University, who practices general neurology and stroke, and a resident of Central New York for the last 17 years.  

Dr. Anuradha Duleep completed her neurology residency and Clinical Neurophysiology Fellowship at SUNY Upstate. She did her internal medicine residency and internship at Danbury Hospital in Danbury Connecticut.Her medical school training at Ross University School of Medicine in Dominica, West Indies.  She received a B.A. degree from Wellesley College in Wellesley, Massachusetts.  

Amit R. Patel, MD

Amit R. Patel, MD is a cardiologist who specializes in multimodality cardiac imaging with expertise in cardiac MRI, cardiac CT, echocardiography, and nuclear cardiology. He is the Julian Ruffin Beckwith Professor of Medicine at University of Virginia where he serves as the  Director of Cardiac Imaging. Dr. Patel’s research has focused on the evaluation of ischemic, infiltrative, and inflammatory heart diseases. 

He has over 200 publications. He lectures nationally and internationally about his clinical expertise and research. He also serves on multiple international committees dedicated to enhancing the quality of advanced cardiac imaging and has helped develop the board exam for both cardiac magnetic resonance and cardiac computed tomography. He currently serves on the Board of Trustees for the Society of Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance and is an Associate Editor for the Journal of Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance.

Yvonne Conte

​A talented Keynote Speaker and 8 time published Author, Yvonne Conte has an appeal that transcends barriers of age, culture, & occupation.  Since 1995, she has traveled the country delivering powerful life improvement messages & cultivating the energy of hope and  change. A well-known authority on the power of humor and complete and balanced living, she promises to improve the way people live, work and play by changing the way they look at the world, causing them to be happier, healthier individuals.

 Ms Conte has been recognized by WTVH CBS, Empower Federal Credit Union & MVP Health Care with Woman in Leadership Awards, The SOHO Business Award and by Zonta International, for her work with and for teachers and women. She has written eight books on humor,  personal growth, leadership, faith, family & success including her #1 best seller: Serious Laughter, which has been translated into Chinese & sold in China.

Past Speakers

• Ali Al-Mudamgha, MD (2017)
• Deborah Bradshaw, MD (2017)
• Stephan Carlson, MD (2019)
• David Cennimo, MD (2019 & 2024)
• Sanjiv Chopra, MD (2018)
• Anthony Comerota, MD, FACS, FACC       (2015)
• Joseph DeAngelis, MD (2018)
• Jeremiah Depta, MD, MPHS, FACC            (2016)
• Marisa Desimone, MD (2017)
• David Dougherty, MD, MBA
• Christos Fountzilas, MD FACP (2024)
• David Gilchrist, MD (2019)
• David Geier, MD (2019)
• Kenneth Greer, MD (2016)
• Kunal Grover, MD (2017)
• David Guarraia, MD, MS, FACP (2024)
  
• Jennifer Haley, MD (2018)
• John Huppertz, PhD (2017)
• Sohail Husain, MD (2015)
• Benjamin Kematick, Pharm D (2019)
• Ryan Kimmel, MD (2015)
• Neeraj Kohli, MD MBA (2015)
• Jacob Levitt, MD (2024)
  
• Petros Levounis, MD (2017)
• David Madgy, DO (2016)
• Alberto Montero, MD (2017)
• Manpreet Mundi, MD (2015)
• Santiago Munoz, MD (2016)
• Neil Nagovski, MD (2016)
• Donnaline Richman, Esq. (2024)
  
• Andrew Simonsen, DO (2015)
• Jennifer Sipos, MD (2019)
• Gary, Small, MD (2018)
• Mark Stephens, MD (2018)
• ​Asad Ullah, MD (2024)
  
• Jack Wazen, MD, FACS (2015)
  

Luba Djurdjinovic, MS

Luba Djurdjinovic, MS is the Executive Director of Ferre Institute, Inc., a non-profit organization established in Utica, NY in 1974. Luba is the Director of Ferre Genetics, a comprehensive genetic risk assessment and genetic counseling.  She is a practicing genetic counselor for over 40 years, Luba’s clinical interests include familial cancer syndrome, cardiovascular syndromes and adult-onset disorders Luba is credited with developing a unique genetic service delivery model and has promoted its adoption. She has served important roles in many state and national genetic professional organizations. She is a past president of the National Society of Genetic Counselors and a recipient of their National Achievement Award.

David Guarraia, MD
Dr. Guarraia is a graduate of St. George’s University School of Medicine where he completed his medical degree. He completed his Internal Medicine Residency at the University of Arizona and a cardiology fellowship from Oregon Health and Sciences University.

Currently, Dr. Guarraia is an Associate Professor of Medicine at the University of Virginia School of Medicine and Director of Preventive Cardiology and Cardiac Rehabilitation.  

2024 Speakers

Robert Dirk Stanley, MD MPH

​Robert Dirk Stanley, MD MPH is the Chief Medical Information Officer (CMIO) of UConn Health in Farmington, CT. With a clinical background in both Internal Medicine (Inpatient Hospitalist) and Applied Clinical Informatics, he has been a CMIO and practicing Informaticist since 2007. Dr. Stanley's specialty is in clinical workflow design and usability, to help improve patient care and outcomes. In addition to his clinical technology experience, Dr. Stanley is also a husband and father of two, living in Northampton, MA.​

Patrick Reagan, MD

Patrick Reagan, MD is a clinician and researcher specializing in the care of patients with both Non-Hodgkin and Hodgkin lymphomas. Areas of particular interest include aggressive B-cell lymphomas, autologous stem cell transplantation, and cellular therapy including chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T-cells.

Lymphomas are a complex group of diseases and require a multidisciplinary team to manage. Wilmot Cancer Institute team includes hematology and oncology, radiation oncology, hematopathology, dermatology, neurology, nursing, advanced practice providers, social work, and members of the clinical trials office. 

Dr. Reagan is actively engaged in clinical trials research and feels that this is an important component of care for lymphoma patients.​