Be Healthy Podcast

EPISODE 30: Meet Weight Loss Surgeon David Kang, DO

Meet Weight Loss Surgeon David Kang, DO, learn more about why he chose Bariatrics as his surgical profession and discover why his favorite food might not be the healthiest choice.

EPISODE 29: Exploring Happiness With Lisa Coates, LCSW

Lisa Coates, LCSW, talks about mental health awareness, how she finds happiness and how anxiety keeps us safe from bears!

EPISODE 28: Meet the Provider - Spine Surgeon Ayodele Buraimoh, MD

One of Bristol Health's newest faces, Dr. Ayo Buraimoh joins the show to talk about his past, his hopes for the future, and his love for tacos. 

EPISODE 27: Bristol Hospital Foundation Executive Director Mary Lynn Gagnon

Mary Lynn Gagnon stops by the show to talk all things Bristol Hospital Foundation, the Emergency Center Expansion Project, and her plans as she heads into retirement.

EPISODE 26: Meet Plastic Surgeon Julia Toto, MD

Meet Plastic Surgeon Julia Toto, MD and learn what inspires her and hear her insight on the dangers of the plastic surgery tourism phenomenon.

EPISODE 25: Celebrating a Century of Care - Marie and Tom O'Brien

Longtime Bristol residents and Bristol Hospital supporters Marie & Tom O'Brien join the show to reflect on their years in Bristol, their upbringing, their family, some personal experiences, and to even share some insight into the vote that brought ESPN to the city. 

EPISODE 24: COVID Vaccine Myth Busters and the PACT Program

Dr. Khaula Khatlani, MD, director of occupational medicine, and Laura Leonetti, RN, COHN-S, join the show to bust the many myths surrounding the COVID-19 vaccine as well as announce the kick-off of Bristol Health's PACT program aimed at helping COVID long-haulers recover. 

EPISODE 23: The Benefits of Vestibular Therapy

Physical Therapists Jennifer Carbone and Brittany Telke join the show to talk about vestibular therapy, what it is and how it can help patients suffering from vertigo. 

EPISODE 22: Time to Focus on Your Feet (and Ankles)!

Foot and ankle specialist Dr. Peter Bellezza joins the show to talk all things foot health, his road to becoming a podiatrist and his determination to bring podiatry to the Greater Bristol community. 

EPISODE 21:The Cup is Always Half Full with Myofascial Decompression (aka Cupping Therapy)

Physical Therapists Brittany Telke and Merinessa Quintilla talk the art of cupping therapy, how it can help and who's a good candidate.