Stroke and heart attacks can look very different in women

Our speaker, Dr. Rosalind Lai, will discuss how women experience stroke and subarachnoid hemorrhage differently from men – and how women’s atypical stroke symptoms can delay diagnosis and treatment. We are more likely to have additional symptoms, including nausea, loss of consciousness or appearing confused. Outcomes also tend to be worse for women, who are more likely to experience greater disability and long-term effects. Dr. Lai will explore these sex-specific differences and how they impact the management of stroke and other vascular diseases in women.

Dr. Rosalind Lai is an Assistant Professor of Neurosurgery at the State University of New York (SUNY) and Medical Director of Neurological Stroke at Suburban Hospital. She completed her medical school training at Harvard Medical School with Cum Laude and Honors in Neurosurgery in 2015, and pursued her residency training in Neurological Surgery at Harvard’s Brigham and Women’s Hospital and Boston Children’s Hospital. After residency, Dr. Lai pursued a fellowship in endovascular neurosurgery at the University at Buffalo Neurosurgery and is currently UBNS faculty as a dual-trained endovascular and cerebrovascular surgeon.

Dr. Lai specializes in the surgical management of cerebrovascular diseases, which encompasses cerebral aneurysms, arteriovenous malformations, arteriovenous fistulae, carotid artery disease, and ischemic stroke. She conducts her surgical procedures at the Buffalo General Medical Center/Gates Vascular Institute, Catholic Health Mercy Hospital of Buffalo and the Atlas Surgery Center.

Date: February 5, 2025
Time: Registration/networking: 5:30 PM • Dinner: 6:15 PM

Cost: Cost  $35/member • $40 guest

Dinner:  Chicken Francaise or Eggplant Parmesan
Location: Rizotto Italian Restaurant, 930 Maple Road, Williamsville, NY 14221