State:
New York
6 Aug 2014
Robbie MacCue: He may not wear a cape but he's still a hero.
Robbie MacCue knows a thing or two about saving lives. As a paramedic, Robbie knows firsthand that CPR buys time for victims until first responders arrive at the scene. That’s why Robbie volunteers at local schools to teach students CPR. And...
9 Jul 2014
Arzhang Fallahi, New York City
Dr. Arzhang Fallahi is a well-versed advocate for CPR training. While in medical school in Seattle, almost of the patients he saw would have received bystander CPR. Victims of sudden cardiac arrest would be running in a park one moment,...
6 Jun 2014
Katarina Weigel Keeps the Beat...
Katarina Weigel is sophomore-nursing student at Pace University. She’s also a sudden cardiac arrest survivor and alive thanks to CPR. "I don’t look like the face of sudden cardiac arrest. Sudden cardiac arrest can happen to anyone, any time. The...
4 Mar 2014
A Young Hero: Molly Budzinski
Molly Budzinski recently received the Heroine of the Heart Award from Senator Mark Grisanti, sponsor of the CPR in Schools bill. Molly received this prestigious award at Buffalo Go Red for Women Luncheon for her work to promote lifesaving CPR....
4 Feb 2014
Just your everyday heroes: Rich Albright and Jared Alpern
Kids today?! Well, wait to you hear about these kids…Rich and Jared are seniors at Shaker High School in Latham, NY. Last year, Rich and Jared (pictured with AHA NYS Advocacy Committee Chair Dan Moran) approached school administrators to let...
2 Jan 2014
Dr. Tara Narula, New York
Dr. Tara Narula is a board certified cardiologist, serving as an Attending physician and Associate Director of the Cardiac Care Unit at Lenox Hill Hospital/NSLIJ in Manhattan. She joined Lenox Hill Heart & Vascular Institute of New York in 2010 and...
4 Nov 2013
Wendy Mono, New York
Wendy Mono has a long-standing commitment to policies that improve cardiovascular health. After her husband died from sudden cardiac arrest in 2001 while working out at his health club, she began volunteering as an advocate hoping to help save lives...
5 Sep 2013
Kevin Foord is alive thanks to CPR
Meet Kevin Foord. His favorite hero: his daughter. She learned CPR as a teenager and saved his life. Thanks to her quick action and CPR, Kevin has walked his little girl down the aisle and can pamper his new granddaughter. ...
30 Jul 2013
Aedan Conway, New York
Aedan Conway, of Delmar, may be just 22 months old, but he has proven to be a powerful advocate for the Pulse Ox legislation in New York State. When his mother, Jennifer, was 20 weeks pregnant, they learned that Aedan had hypoplastic...
3 Jul 2013
Melody Trombly, New York State
Melody Trombly is a seven year stroke survivor. Her husband knew the signs and symtoms and recognized what was happening. Mel was having a stroke. Fortunately she received care quickly and the life saving drug (TPA). Now Mel is spreading the word...