Sick children need advocacy more than anyone and Dr. Sergey Kunkov, Chief of the Division of Pediatric Emergency Medicine at Stony Brook Long Island Children’s Hospital, will campaign for them through his new post. The veteran pediatric physician was appointed to the New York State Emergency Medical Services for Children Advisory Committee as the downstate representative where, in addition to his practice, he will focus on improving access and quality of care for youngsters. stonybrookchildrens.org.