{"id":239898,"date":"2026-01-13T10:58:43","date_gmt":"2026-01-13T15:58:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/?p=239898"},"modified":"2026-01-21T15:08:47","modified_gmt":"2026-01-21T20:08:47","slug":"healthy-rounds-podcast-debuts-with-dr-andy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/2026\/01\/healthy-rounds-podcast-debuts-with-dr-andy\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Healthy Rounds\u2019 Podcast Debuts With Dr. Andy"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Dr. Anthony Alessi\u2019s \u201cHealthy Rounds\u201d radio program is now a UConn Health podcast. (Tina Encarnacion\/ UConn Health photo)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

UConn Health\u2019s Dr. Anthony Alessi<\/a>, a renowned neurologist whose Saturday morning radio show \u201cHealthy Rounds\u201d was a fixture on WTIC NewsTalk 1080 for 16 years, introduces his program as a UConn Health podcast.<\/p>\n

The premiere episode features an interview with Dr. Andrew Agwunobi<\/a>, UConn Health CEO and executive VP for health affairs, as UConn Health prepares to lead a multi-hospital network through public-private partnerships intended to maintain and expand access to care throughout Connecticut. Agwunobi shares his vision for the network, starting with the partnership with Waterbury HEALTH, as well has his insights on the state of health care delivery and what he\u2019s learned from his experience in the private sector.<\/p>\n

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[The state has]<\/span>\u00a0loo<\/span>ked\u00a0<\/span>to<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>us and said, \u2018Y<\/span>ou<\/span>\u00a0guys are doing such\u00a0<\/span>a great job<\/span>, help us, the state, to do this\u2019… <\/span>I<\/span>t\u2019s<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>a<\/span>\u00a0huge<\/span>\u00a0res<\/span>ponsibility and one\u00a0<\/span>we\u2019re<\/span>\u00a0proud<\/span> of. — Dr. Andrew Agwunobi<\/cite><\/p>\n<\/blockquote><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

UConn Health plans to release a new episode of \u201cThe Healthy Rounds Podcast With Dr. Anthony Alessi<\/a>\u201d at least twice a month, available on many podcast platforms including Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and Podbean.<\/p>\n

Submit questions for \u201cThe Healthy Rounds Podcast With Dr. Anthony Alessi\u201d at HealthyRounds@uchc.edu<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Support comes from UConn Health Orthopedics and Sports Medicine<\/a>\u00a0and Coverys<\/a>.<\/p>\n