STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — A panel of medical experts gathered recently for “Conversation with Community Giants: Bridging Critical Stroke Care Disparities,” a powerful discussion on healthcare inequality, particularly as it relates to stroke prevention, treatment and recovery.

The Aug. 27 event was hosted by the Advance/SILive.com Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) Committee and streamed live via Facebook.

Featured speakers included Kristine Delgado, Assistant Vice President of Richmond Health Network Operations, Business Development & Rehabilitation Medicine; Jeffrey Farkas, M.D., founding member of Interventional Neuro Associates and a Board-Certified neuroradiologist and Director of thrombectomy at RUMC; and Dr. Allan Perel, the Director of the Department of Neurology at RUMC and the

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