Tony Cicoria is a doctor specializing in orthopedic medicine, orthopedic surgery, orthotics, prosthetic supplies, and sports medicine.
18 Facts About Tony Cicoria
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Tony Cicoria was profiled in neurologist Oliver Sacks' book Musicophilia: Tales of Music and the Brain.
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Tony Cicoria is a practicing orthopedic surgeon, and is Chief of the Medical Staff and Chief of Orthopedics at Chenango Memorial Hospital, Norwich, New York.
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Tony Cicoria is Clinical Assistant Professor of Orthopedics at State University of New York Upstate Medical University, in Syracuse.
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In 1994, when Tony Cicoria was 42 years old, he was struck by lightning near Albany, New York, while standing next to a public telephone.
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Tony Cicoria had just hung up the phone and was about a foot away when a rogue bolt of lightning struck.
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Tony Cicoria recalled seeing his own body on the ground surrounded by a bluish-white light.
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Tony Cicoria's heart had apparently stopped, but he was resuscitated by a woman, who was waiting to use the telephone.
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Tony Cicoria suffered burns to his face and left foot where the electrical charge had entered and exited his body.
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Several weeks after the accident Tony Cicoria consulted a neurologist because he was having difficulties with his memory and was feeling sluggish.
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Tony Cicoria acquired a piano and started to teach himself to play.
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Tony Cicoria's head was flooded with music that seemed to come from nowhere.
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Tony Cicoria debuted his first piano composition in Westport, Connecticut, on October 12,2007.
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In 2007, under the direction of Polly van der Linde, who runs an international piano camp for adults and children in Old Bennington, Vermont, Tony Cicoria has given recitals at the Sonata Adult Piano Camp, in Bennington, Vermont, where he has played Chopin's Military Polonaise, Op.
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Tony Cicoria publicly debuted at the Goodrich Theater in Oneonta, New York, presented by the Catskill Conservatory in association with the SUNY at Oneonta.
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Tony Cicoria is writing a book detailing the origin of his musical experience.
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Tony Cicoria has appeared in numerous magazines including, The Week, SuperConsciousness Magazine, and Financial Times.
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Tony Cicoria has appeared in numerous television presentations including: BBC One's documentary Imagine, Canada's The Hour, Granada Media's documentary My Strange Brain, WSKG-TV Expressions and the NOVA episode Musical Minds.