In this episode, Danielle Rosenberg, founder and executive director of Dyspraxia DCD America, joins the podcast with her son Gabe to share their personal journey with Dyspraxia, also known as Developmental Coordination Disorder (DCD). Together they discuss the challenges Gabe has faced and overcome, the persistence that defines their family’s story, and how advocacy grew from lived experience into national awareness.
Their conversation highlights resilience, tenacity, and the need for greater understanding of neurodevelopmental differences too often overlooked in schools and healthcare systems. Whether you are a parent, educator, therapist, or advocate, this episode offers practical insight, empathy, and hope for anyone navigating a neurodivergent path.
Released in anticipation of Hofstra University’s upcoming Dyspraxia/Apraxia Conference (December 2025), which will bring together clinicians, educators, and families to advance understanding and inclusion.
In this episode of Nurse to Health, hosts Dr. Robert Gluck and Dr. Kareem Nugdalla sit down with Dr. Kathy Gallo, Founding Dean of the Hofstra–Northwell School of Nursing and Physician Assistant Studies (SONPA) and recently retired Chief Learning Officer at Northwell Health. Dr. Gallo reflects on her journey from bedside nurse to system-wide innovator, sharing insights into how visionary leadership, academic-clinical partnership, and a relentless commitment to learning have shaped the next generation of healthcare professionals. From launching SONPA to reimagining how teams train and collaborate at the Center for Learning Innovation (CLI), this conversation traces the evolution of nursing education and transformation across one of the nation’s largest health systems.
Dean Kristy Loewenstein shares her journey from psychiatric nurse to leading the Hofstra-Northwell School of Nursing and Physician Assistant Studies. She takes us inside a remarkable institution shaping the future of healthcare, with innovative programs for nurses, physician assistants, nurse anesthetists, and cardiac perfusionists.
In our first episode, Surgeon Dr. Bob Gluck and Cardiac Nurse Practitioner Dr. Kareem Nugdalla share their different paths into healthcare and education, reflect on training the next generation of clinicians, and explore today’s changing landscape for patients and providers. Along the way, they share a few laughs while pulling the curtain on the frontlines with Nurse Practitioners, Physician Assistants, and the manyprofessionals who keep you—and your loved ones—healthy.