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BUZZ The woman who fought cancer then started the nonprofit One Tough Cookie; Caring for caregivers; Ryan Oakes takes magic online
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he past year was hard. It was transformative. For many, it was devastating with loss of loved ones or income. It was isolating. It was flummoxing with new technologies and rules for behavior. It was uncertain. It was infuriating with political machinations. It was bonding with communities pulling together. It was flourishing for businesses positioned correctly for the sea of change. Disruption is the norm. For us, change is not new. COVID is the latest accelerant in our constant evolution to serve you in the most meaningful way possible. Our hearts break for the many needing support. Our approbation goes to those who help, including the Light A Fire honorees who jumped through burning hoops when COVID struck. We are a community. It is up to each of us to lend a helping hand. Our purpose is to help you live life better here—from enjoying luxury to understanding difficult issues to knowing your neighbors to celebrating each town’s uniqueness. It is the character of the small businesses and organizations in our towns that define our lifestyle. We hope that the urging of Warren Buffett and David Solomon, CEO of Goldman Sachs, to extend the Paycheck Protection Program on a large scale to small businesses, happens. More important, is what we can do. Our impact is in engaging with the local businesses where we sip coffee, dine, browse fashion, service our homes, entertain our minds and stretch our bodies. Step out, step up and make a difference by partaking in the breadth of talents and services offered.
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left: One Tough Cookie care packages created for women going through cancer treatment. middle: Marie Camacho, founder of the nonprofit right: Care packages filled to the brim with supplies to comfort patients arrive at a local hospital
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STAMFORD’S MARIE CAMACHO FOUNDED ONE TOUGH COOKIE FOR WOMEN FIGHTING CANCER
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n 2015, while I was in California for work, my wife received a call from the hospital and was told she had breast cancer,” says Jose Gonzalez. “Marie spent the next couple of years beating the disease while raising two wonderfully resilient, but challenging, toddlers. The road to recovery was everything but quick or easy, still there was never a point in her journey when she wasn’t looking for ways to help others.” Four years later she founded ONE TOUGH COOKIE, INC. (OTC; supportonetoughcookie.com), a nonprofit that creates care packages as a way to support
found helpful during her own treatment and recovery,” he says. “These ‘Tough Cookies’— TCs—were introduced to Marie by their friends and family or were nominated through the
those starting cancer treatment, survivors and their caregivers. “Marie began providing patients undergoing treatment with free care bags containing various products that she
Here I am, with this huge desire to provide others support and hope during a time that can feel so lonely. marie camacho, founder of the nonprofit
website. It wasn’t long before Marie started offering bags to the caregivers. She understood that sitting alongside your loved one as they were receiving treatment made them TCs as well.” As time passed, Marie expanded the circle to include several local cancer centers in Stamford, Norwalk and Greenwich. Norwalk Hospital, which was the first to sign on just prior to Covid-19, requested fifteen care bags each month. “Marie delivered those packages taking all the necessary healthprecautions, while continuing to honor those nominated through the website,” Jose says. “Starting
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top: Jose Gonzalez and Marie Camacho below: Marie personally delivers supplies to patients and staff at various local hospitals.
and setting up a nonprofit while also caring for her own health is ambitious—perhaps even too much? “I don’t think taking care of my own health while pulling together the care bags and setting up the nonprofit ever felt like it was too much for me. Honestly, I never really focused on it,” says Marie. “I often say that starting this organization has something divine behind it. The reason why is that I’ve been driven to do things that are completely out of my comfort zone. I have never started a company. I have never worked for, or have had any experience with, a nonprofit. Yet here I am, with this huge desire to provide others support and hope during a time that can feel so lonely and scary, especially during this pandemic. The fact that soon after our launch we had to deal with so much craziness, yet we’ve gotten this far, simply amazes me every day.” One Tough Cookie now also supports Smilow Cancer Hospital in Greenwich and The
Bennett Cancer Center in Stamford. Its monthly bag request is up 150% since starting at Whittingham Cancer Center in Norwalk. In its first nine months, it delivered 126 packages. And, no surprise, it’s already doing more. It is organizing free support groups for patients and caregivers with licensed therapists and hosting familyfriendly fundraisers, like virtual Bingo. OTC is actively looking to partner with merchants who offer free or discounted items as well as with corporate sponsors. She also looks for donations. “One Tough Cookie was started because Marie is part of a club that nobody should ever have to join, but one that is all too real where only members can ever fully appreciate the bond,” says Jose. “She understands that cancer survivors never forget their reality, but that the right gesture can sometimes make a lasting impact that can shine a light on the darkest day.”
“Providing support to others who are going through what you are going, or have gone through, is such a great way to help heal and make sense of it all. However, you and your health come first. Therefore, once emotionally and physically up to it, I say go for it. Follow your heart. I have been through so much in life, even before cancer. Raised Catholic, I grew up thinking that everything bad that happened was for a lesson to be learned. Therefore, I was constantly searching for answers. It drove me crazy. Then one day while at the YMCA in Rye, I was in the locker room and a cancer survivor approached me. We started talking about our experiences and I remember so clearly as she told her story, how lonely she felt. It made me so sad and extremely grateful for the support I had throughout my own journey. That day my perspective changed. No longer was I concerned about the lesson that I needed to learn, instead I asked, ‘How can I help others with what I’ve been through?’ At last I had found a purpose for my cancer. Being able to pay forward the love and help that was given to me has been such a blessing and something I would always encourage others to do. Remember, sharing is caring.”
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a new business is never easy, starting a non-for-profit in the middle of a global pandemic felt near impossible at times, but she overcame every hurdle thrown her way.” Marie looked for ways to do more. For example, one month the hospital requested fewer bags than normal, so she used that time to send food to the cancer center staff. “She had seen how hard they worked for their patients and wanted to show her appreciation for their efforts,” Jose says. Also, when she learned about the hospital PPE shortages, she partnered with a local group producing face shields for healthcare workers and got twenty for the staff at Norwalk Cancer Center. On the next delivery, in addition to the scheduled patient bags, Marie included special care bags for the staff. These bags contained face shields and other PPE, handmade cloth face masks, hand cream, compression socks and more. Pulling together care bags
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notice that their symptoms have heightened. In the midst of Covid, it is hard for them to know where to turn. One of their worst fears is that they will have to drop their loved one off at the hospital and not gain admittance.” Is self-care a priority? “Self-care for the caregiver is not optional, it is essential. It is daunting to attend to, and yet it is the lifeline for our ill family members. Without the wellness of the caregiver, the ill member actually suffers. Attending to one’s self care is protective, from a body, mind and soul perspective. It is critical from a mental-health perspective as well. Allowing one’s self to attend to these things often involves guilt. It is vital, however, for the caregiver to take permission to address medical, emotional and socialization concerns.”
above: Grief counselor Sheila Russo facilitates support groups for caregivers.
them to have the highest quality of life. The role of a caregiver is extremely demanding and often at the expense of putting one’s career on hold, putting off health issues and even limiting what time they can provide to others. Friends may not understand and young children may feel put aside at times. Spouses may even feel neglected. The caregiver works very hard to fulfill these roles, yet still has to carve out time to sleep and shower and attend to their multiple responsibilities. For some, the job is twenty-four/seven.”
Although the caregiver often chooses this role, the price is high. Friends may not want to stick around, relationships may even have fallen out of touch. The family caregiver is busy preparing meals, doing the finances, collaborating with the medical team, assessing the condition of their loved one, changing linens and keeping up the home. Enter 2020 and Covid-19, and there are so many extra issues as the reality of isolation and the desire for human contact mount. There are fears of contracting the virus, limiting the exposure of the ill family member, and wondering how to maintain this kind of existence. Many who already had issues of anxiety, germaphobia or depression
How is Covid-19 making it harder to be a caregiver? “The role of a caregiver is naturally isolating and often misunderstood.
What should they do? “Self-care during Covid requires a lot of thought and planning. It may mean Telehealth visits, online meditation or yoga, Zoom support groups to join with other caregivers, even a day off when possible. Indulgence can also mean a good cup of tea, a favorite pair of pajamas, sleeping in or an old funny movie. Find ways to connect with a friend, write a letter to someone you have lost contact with or practice mindfulness. Keeping a gratitude jar can be a great family activity as well as family time. The script is different for every caregiver, but the message is the same: Put the oxygen mask on yourself first, before you can do the same for others. Caring for yourself actually benefits your beloved family members. Most of all, reach out and ask for help, because you are so worth it. If you happen to know a caregiver, see if you can lend them a hand.”
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on’t tell Stamford locals something can’t be done —there is always a way. Take Ryan Oakes. He’s a magician and mentalist—an amazingly talented professional at the art of deception. Typically, that’s asking people to watch him as closely as possible to see if they can catch him “tricking” them as he makes things seemingly disappear into, or multiply out of, thin air. But then Covid-19 hit and we’re all asked to stay home or at least six feet away from one another. Where does that leave this entertainer? Making magic out
above: Technology becomes part of the new live magic show by Digital Deception
and there, I also have a business partner, Doug McKenzie, and we developed a show that mixes technology and magic,” he says of Digital Deception and Alakazoom, the virtual version of Digital Deception. Participants experience magic on their screens and phones and— somehow—in their own hands. It’s a live show that creates magic from common technology, yes, like that phone in your hand. With the premise that live entertainment can leap from the stage to one’s palm, they bring magic somewhere new, like the middle of a bridge between live and digital. Their site is only visible if you go offline— no WiFi, no Ethernet cable, or commit to the dreaded airplane mode. That’s when the magic happens. “We created it for the stage three years ago, but it was a framework that was easily transferrable to the visual medium, so we jumped in quickly back in March,” he says. “We’ve done primarily corporate events—client events,
of nothing, of course! He took it digital. “I’ve been hustling hard since March to rebuild my business and create a virtual show, and to my own amazement, it’s working,” he says. “I’ve been booked heavily for virtual events, large and small.” It’s saying something when an illusionist amazes himself. “To be honest, I can barely keep my head above water these days. Between a seven-year old doing remote school and a three-month old and a busy performing schedule, it’s been a stretch,” Oakes says. “I went from thinking I wouldn’t work at all for a year to literally not being able to keep up with this virtual show schedule. We did five shows in one day, starting at 5 a.m. for a Happy Hour group in Singapore and ending at 8 p.m. for a group in California. It’s just crazy, and I’m so, so grateful to be working at all.” Fortunately, Oakes has just the help he needs to grow the business. “In addition to the solo shows I’ve been doing here
below: The founders, magicians and mentalists Doug McKenzie and Ryan Oakes
award ceremonies, benefits, conferences and educational webinars. From fifty people for a client social hour to 3,000 people for a global-tech conference. It’s really been wild,” Oakes says of his work. He’s also paying it forward, supporting nonprofits and virtual benefits. Even if he weren’t as good as he is about amazing anyone lucky enough to see his shows, Oakes is also one of the nicest people in Stamford—a good quality in someone who can read your mind (at least it seems that way).
ONLINE MAGIC You won’t believe your eyes, but that’s half the fun. Ready to try?
To get a peek at the new show and contact information, go to: alakazoom.net. More at: ryanoakes.com.
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Stamford’s RYAN OAKES and DOUG MCKENZIE bring their performance to a whole new level
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Finding space for a HOME OFFICE
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t the start of the new year, we’ve been working at home for a long time—and we need an upgrade. “Home offices need to work as hard as you, meaning a home office should be more than a desk and a chair. The work area should be well-lit for virtual meetings, free from distractions and be well-organized for better productivity,” says Danielle DiBella, marketing and trade coordinator from CALIFORNIA CLOSETS. Known as experts in custom-design systems, their features are adaptable to each person’s unique working needs, including homeowners who don’t have space for a dedicated office. “The solution is to redesign an underutilized area to create a multifunctional space. Understanding that your needs will change over time, we can create a transitional solution,” DiBella says. “One client asked for a playroom for her kids that featured a reading nook, which doubled as a homework/ workspace. Within the playroom, we installed floor-to-ceiling built-in storage for what now holds toys but can easily adapt to storage for office supplies or everyday items.” A clean aesthetic and plenty of storage are essential to maintaining a productive workspace, she adds: “Some simple adjustments you can make would be adding a keyboard tray, built-in drawer dividers and a slide-out printer drawer. Adding a keyboard tray and slide-out printer drawer declutters your desktop, instantly giving you more room to work without compromising the accessibility of these items. One of the best accessories we offer is the fusion track system. This system allows frequently used desk supplies to be wall mounted for easy access while preserving desktop space.” Making sure you get everything you need from a space, California Closets works with you on a custom-designed system. 2021, we’re ready for you.
Creating the perfect home office is about custom choices.
Redesign an underutilized area to create a multifunctional space. danielle dibella, marketing & trade coordinator JANUARY/FEBRUARY 2021 STAMFORD
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IN THE BAG A NEW YORKER’S GUIDE TO SUNDAY BAGEL RUNS
above: Brown bagging it: salt, poppyseed and sesame bagels with a side of cream cheese from Village Bagel
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New Yorkers-turned-Stamfordites, we know you are bagel connoisseurs. Bagel research is a tasteful way to get to know your new city and agree that we know bagels, too. Pure bagel runs start early in the day, finding plenty of still-warm options and victoriously bringing home a sackful with, of course, cream cheese. Aside from quantity and variety, the eating experience is key: a balance between a firm crust and the chew of the inside. “I wanted Stamford residents and my community to eat a real quality New York bagel like I grew up eating my whole life—with no compromise,” says Eric Aleman, owner of Eric’s Bagels. His recipe takes so much time that his shop does pre-order delivery and pick-up. “If you’re willing to be patient and value quality, then we’re your spot.” His bestsellers are the everything and the plain, though things are tough now. “When Covid hit, all of our corporate business completely dropped out. Our business model didn’t really accommodate retail. But we decided to say, ‘Let’s go for it.’ Surrounding neighborhoods of Pound Ridge, Darien, Stamford and Greenwich have kept us alive and growing. They have all showed tremendous support for our small local business. We are forever grateful for that.”
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BAGEL DEVOTION Four local shops dedicated to bagel creation.
1 Eric’s Bagels above: Not red, not blue—these bagels are red, white and blue, so everyone can agree that they're a good choice.
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Order online, pick-up/deliver only, 1230 Newfield Ave.; ericsbagels.com. Local Partners: PROOF Coffee Roasters, Seasons Eats and HydroFresh
Some prefer a soft crust, but they would be wrong. The best bagels have crust with texture.
2 Exit 9 Bagels
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I wanted Stamford residents and my community to eat a real quality New York bagel like I grew up eating my whole life. With no compromise.
Liz Sue Bagels above: Be a purist with one favorite topping or be an artist and layer on the flavors for big sandwich.
—Eric Aleman, owner Eric’s Bagels
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63 High Ridge Rd. Local Partner: Humbled Coffee House
below: Good luck getting cinnamon raisin, a long-standing popular choice.
4 Village Bagels 301 Hope St.
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It's a Date January 15 is National Bagel Day (we're thinking a baker's dozen ought to do it).
Dunk It
Bagels are the only bread that is boiled before being baked.
The holes make bagels stackable on a dowel (a wooden pole), making it easier for street vendors to sell them, according to The New York Times.
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LOCK CITY BREWING CO. has the key to good beer
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hanks Covid. Lock City Brewing Co. had just opened its taproom—a cool place to gather and enjoy its variety of beers—when it had to deal with socializing restrictions. But, as we believe, where there is a will, there is a way. Lock City kicked off its To Go program. Choose one of the offerings listed on the website, place your order and wait for your confirmation email with your pick-up time. If there’s a run on one of the choices, and it’s not available for your order, they’ll contact you about making a substitute. You can also purchase at the loading dock. Program runs Wednesdays through Saturdays (see hours at lockcitybrewing .com/beer-to-go). Things must be going well—they installed new tanks in October.
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left: Co-owners Michael Bushnell and Patrick Casciolo
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O.J. ON PAROLE
The first beer ever launched by Lock City set the stage for the business's lighter side. A pale yellow beer, it has a light citrus and even floral taste.
Of course Lock City has a Sour. This one is a wild-fermented beer with the bite of boysenberry and blackberry and even hints of pineapple and mango.
LCB says it's a hazy northeast style IPA made with Simcoe and Citra hops with just enough special malt to give added complexity to the body.
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Lock City Brewing Co. takes its name from a moniker for Stamford picked up from the late-nineteenth and earlytwentieth century when Yale & Towne Manufacturing Company made locks and provided many local jobs.
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We have an exceptionally high-quality product, but, ultimately, it's about the friendships and connections made across the counter—everyone is equally welcome and embraced.
ROOF Coffee Roasters opened at 200 Commons Park South in Harbor Point last fall. This family/employeeowned business serves 100-percent certified organic coffee that comes from sustainable farms around the world and is roasted in Brooklyn. “We are incredibly excited to expand PROOF’s footprint to the dynamic Harbor Point community, as well as Stamford as a whole,” notes Jeff Sale, founder. “We are hyper-focused on the neighborhoods where we exist, creating jobs and sourcing goods locally.” Ted Ferrarone, copresident at BLT, agreed, noting: “The opening of PROOF Coffee Roasters underscores how Connecticut, particularly Stamford, is an attractive and stimulating community for retailers and residents alike.” The brand also does good. Five percent of its proceeds goes to PROOF Positive Fun to support organizations, such as American Foundation for Suicide Prevention and National Alliance of Mental Illness, working on mental-health education, suicide prevention, depression and anxiety disorders and more. Rejoice coffee lovers, because there’s a brew for every taste, and even sensitive stomachs. “Coffees with less or no acidity are best for this,” says Sale. “Our Guatemala light roast is slightly cocoa-y with virtually no acidity, and both our Colombia and Peru medium roasts have very low acidity and mellow, balanced flavor profiles.” Try its new app to have a Chai Latte delivered or for pick up. A subscription box lets you choose coffees, amount and frequency, and you can it change anytime. Grab-and-go coffee and Eric's bagels, a perfect combo left: Fresh hot espresso
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AS YOU WISH
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ow would you answer these questions posed by estate-planning expert Laura Beck: If you die tomorrow, what will happen to your assets? Who will carry out your wishes? Who will care for your loved ones? As Covid-19 wreaks havoc here in lower Fairfield County and beyond, many people are scurrying to sort out the answers. “People don’t always get their car maintained until it starts making a noise,” says Beck, a principal and chairman of the Private Clients Group at Cummings & Lockwood in Greenwich. “Because of Covid, people are home more—working remotely,
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not going away, maybe not as busy—and their own mortality may be more real than they thought of.” It isn’t unusual for big life events such as marriage, divorce, a birth or a death to stir interest in estate planning. But the pandemic has heightened this all. “A record number of new people are coming in, and existing clients are coming back in unusual volume,” Beck reports. “It’s not necessarily that everyone woke up and said, ‘Oh my God, I never heard of a thing called an estate plan,’ but it all hits home when you hear about 200,000 people, or a million, dying.” Estate plans are legal documents that help your family effectuate your wishes. More than a will, they spell out what happens to your property and assets when you die; who will care for your minor children; how your family’s assets will be protected and distributed; and, particularly timely these days,
who will manage your assets and affairs should you become incapacitated. For example, many people have a living will that prohibits extraordinary life support measures should the person become incapacitated. “Here’s this new virus. A lot of people are wondering how their living will will be interpreted. If you’ve appointed someone as your healthcare agent, are they going to pull the plug on you when your family wants to give you a chance on the ventilator?” Similarly, if your children are over eighteen and they haven’t legally named you as a healthcare agent, you’re not allowed to make their healthcare decisions. “My eighteen-year-old needs a healthcare proxy so that I can even talk to their doctors. When your kid’s unconscious and away at school and they never signed a proxy to let somebody talk to you? Well, you want to have those in place ahead of time.”
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4 reasons to finally take care of an ESTATE PLAN What’s the big deal if you don’t have an estate plan?
Your life savings might go to “unintended beneficiaries,” such as your ex’s new family or your irresponsible nephews.
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It’s not only Covid-19 wreaking havoc on estate plans. Many high-net-worth families here in Fairfield County fear that the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, which carries an $11.58 million gift and estate tax exclusion, will be revoked by President-elect Joe Biden. Many are rushing to create trusts to shield their assets from Uncle Sam’s grasp. With the right planning ahead of time, a host of revocable and irrevocable trusts with an alphabet-soup collection of titles, from Estate Reduction Trusts to SLATS to G2s and G3s, can significantly minimize estate taxes or eliminate them altogether. Estate planning is not a set-itand-forget-it exercise. Rather, it should be a dynamic undertaking based on your changing wishes, assets, tax laws, state of residence and family situation, Beck says. Revisit the plan every three to five years, with your attorney, accountant and financial adviser all weighing in.
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Here’s to the brave, the brilliant, and Fairfield County’s best. At Yale New Haven Health, we salute all of the doctors who help keep us safe and healthy as we fight COVID-19. And we’re especially grateful to the 287 doctors representing Bridgeport Hospital, Greenwich Hospital, Yale New Haven Hospital and Northeast Medical Group. Their commitment, compassion and tireless effort make us all stronger. Because our entire community deserves world-class care, right here. ynhhs.org
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ADOLESCENT MEDICINE SARA B. LEVINE Greenwich Adolescent Medicine Greenwich, 203-532-1919 HOSPITAL: Greenwich
Specialties: Eating Disorders, Adolescent Behavior-High Risk, Adolescent Gynecology, Gay/Lesbian/Transgender Health
MARCIE B. SCHNEIDER Greenwich Adolescent Medicine Greenwich, 203-532-1919 HOSPITAL: Greenwich Specialties: Eating Disorders, Obesity, Menstrual Disorders
JOANNA ZOLKOWSKI-WYNNE Primary Care Center at Bridgeport Hospital Bridgeport, 203-384-3235 HOSPITALS: Bridgeport, Yale-New Haven
Specialties: Nutrition, Eating Disorders, Parenting Issues
ALLERGY & IMMUNOLOGY AIMEE ALTSCHUL-LATZMAN Allergy & Asthma Consultants of Fairfield County Fairfield, 203-955-1461 HOSPITAL: St. Vincent's Medical Center Specialties: Allergy, Asthma, Food & Drug Allergy, Insect Allergy
KENNETH S. BACKMAN Allergy & Asthma Care of Fairfield County Fairfield, 203-259-7070 HOSPITALS:
Bridgeport, St. Vincent's Medical Center Specialties: Nasal Allergy, Food Allergy, Asthma, Sinus Disorders
JONATHAN B. BELL Advanced Specialties Care Danbury, 203-748-7433 HOSPITAL: Danbury
Specialties: Asthma, Insect Allergy, Sinusitis, Hives
KATHERINE A. BLOOM Allergy & Asthma Care of Fairfield County Fairfield, 203-259-7070 HOSPITALS:
Bridgeport, St. Vincent's Medical Center
Specialties: Food Allergy, Immune Deficiency, Asthma
LESLIE R. COLEMAN Allergy & Asthma Associates Stamford, 203-324-9525 HOSPITAL: Stamford
HOSPITALS:
MARVIN DEN Westmed Medical Group Norwalk, 203-845-4800 HOSPITAL: Norwalk
CARDIAC ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY
Specialties: Asthma, Airway Disorders
PHILIP H. HEMMERS Allergy Center of Connecticut Shelton, 203-374-6103 HOSPITALS:
St. Vincent's Medical Center, Norwalk Specialties: Pediatric Allergy & Immunology, Food Allergy
RICHARD J. LEE Advanced Specialties Care Danbury, 203-748-7433 HOSPITAL: Danbury Specialties: Pediatric Allergy & Immunology, Urticaria
PAUL S. LINDNER Allergy & Asthma Center of Stamford Stamford, 203-978-0072 HOSPITAL: Stamford Specialties: Asthma & Sinusitis, Food & Drug Allergy, Immune Deficiency, Allergic Rhinitis
MARK D. LITCHMAN Fairfield County Allergy, Asthma & Immunology Greenwich, 203-869-2080 HOSPITALS:
Greenwich, Stamford Specialties: Asthma, Immune Deficiency, Lupus/SLE, Vasculitis
AYMERIC LOUIT Fairfield County Allergy, Asthma & Immunology Stamford, 203-357-1511 HOSPITALS: Stamford, Norwalk Specialties: Pediatric Allergy & Immunology, Asthma & Allergy, CoughChronic, Eczema
AGNIESZKA MATCZUK Fairfield County Allergy, Asthma & Immunology Greenwich, 203-869-2080 HOSPITALS:
Greenwich, Stamford
Specialty: Pediatric Allergy & Immunology
JOSEPH SPROVIERO Fairfield County Allergy, Asthma & Immunology Norwalk, 203-838-4034
GREGORY S. BLOOM Northeast Medical Group Trumbull, 203-333-8800 HOSPITALS: Bridgeport, Griffin
Norwalk, Greenwich
Specialties: Asthma & Allergy, Autoimmune Disease
Specialties: Nuclear Cardiology, Echocardiography, Non-Invasive Cardiology
MURALI CHIRAVURI Cardiac Specialists Danbury, 203-794-0090
MARGARET BOND Nuvance Health Ridgefield, 203-438-1323 HOSPITAL: Danbury
HOSPITALS:
Danbury, Bridgeport
Specialties: Arrhythmias, Atrial Fibrillation, Pacemakers/Defibrillators, Defibrillators
Specialty: Echocardiography
LINDA R. CASALE Cardiac Specialists of Fairfield Fairfield, 203-292-2000
ALEXANDER DELVECCHIO Northeast Medical Group Greenwich, 203-863-4210 HOSPITALS: Greenwich, Yale-New Haven
HOSPITALS:
Bridgeport, Milford Specialties: NonInvasive Cardiology, Echocardiography
Specialties: Pacemakers/ Defibrillators, Arrhythmias
VENU CHANNAMSETTY Cardiology Physicians of Fairfield County Bridgeport, 203-683-5100 HOSPITAL: St. Vincent's Medical Center
SANDHYA DHRUVAKUMAR Stamford Health Medical Group Stamford, 203-276-2321 HOSPITAL: Stamford
Specialties: Hypertension, Heart Failure, Cardiomyopathy, Preventive Cardiology
Specialties: Arrhythmias, Atrial Fibrillation
ADAM T. LOTTICK Northeast Medical Group Trumbull, 203-333-8800
JOONUN CHOI Stamford Health Medical Group Stamford, 203-348-7410 HOSPITAL: Stamford
HOSPITALS:
Bridgeport, Griffin
Specialties: Arrhythmias, Atrial Fibrillation
Specialties: NonInvasive Cardiology, Preventive Cardiology, Echocardiography, Nuclear Cardiology
MICHAEL R. PITTARO Cardiology Physicians of Fairfield County Norwalk, 203-845-2160 HOSPITALS:
Norwalk, St. Vincent's Medical Center Specialty: Arrhythmias
HOSPITALS:
Bridgeport, Danbury
Specialties: Arrhythmias, Atrial Fibrillation, Pacemakers/Defibrillators, Catheter Ablation
IRA GALIN Nuvance Health Danbury, 203-739-7155 HOSPITAL: Danbury RAM GORDON Cardiac Specialists Fairfield, 203-385-1111
STEPHEN MICHAELSON Cardiology Physicians of Fairfield County Norwalk, 203-845-2160 HOSPITAL: Norwalk Specialties: Congestive Heart Failure, Coronary Artery Disease
Specialties: Preventive Cardiology, HypertensionComplex, Heart Valve Disease, Sports MedicineCardiology
WAYNE HENRY MILLER Stamford Health Medical Group Stamford, 203-348-7410 HOSPITAL: Stamford
DAVID H. HSI The Heart Physicians Stamford, 203-276-2323 HOSPITAL: Stamford
ROBERT M. MOSKOWITZ Cardiac Specialists Fairfield, 203-292-2000 HOSPITAL: Bridgeport
Specialties: Coronary Artery Disease, Heart Valve Disease, Vascular Disease
STEVEN H. KUNKES Cardiac Specialists of Fairfield Fairfield, 203-292-2000
HOSPITALS:
Bridgeport, Milford
Specialties: Coronary Artery Disease, Congestive Heart Failure, Heart Valve Disease, Diagnostic Problems
ROBERT L. LABARRE Cardiology Physicians of Fairfield County Stamford, 203-353-1133 HOSPITALS:
Stamford, St. Vincent's Medical Center
Specialties: Cardiac Catheterization, Angiography-Coronary, Interventional Cardiology, Angioplasty & Stent Placement
LAWRENCE I. FISHER Cardiac Specialists Danbury, 203-794-0090 Specialties: Cardiac Catheterization, Pacemakers/Defibrillators, Heart Valve Disease, Echocardiography
Specialties: Hypertension, Cholesterol/Lipid Disorders, Preventive Cardiology
JEFFREY A. GREEN The Heart Center Stamford, 203-674-1810 HOSPITAL: Stamford
CRAIG A. MCPHERSON Bridgeport, 203-384-3442 HOSPITALS: Bridgeport, Yale-New Haven
Danbury, Bridgeport
CHARLES B. AUGENBRAUN Cardiology Physicians of Fairfield County Norwalk, 203-845-2160 HOSPITAL: Norwalk
Specialties: Nuclear Cardiology, Preventive Cardiology
DAVID J. LOMNITZ Western Connecticut Health Network Norwalk, 203-855-3680 HOSPITAL: Norwalk
HOSPITALS:
CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE
Bridgeport, Milford
EVELYN J. CUSACK Stamford Health Medical Group Stamford, 203-348-7410 HOSPITAL: Stamford Specialties: Echocardiography, Non-Invasive Cardiology, Cholesterol/Lipid Disorders
ROBERT D. WINSLOW Cardiac Specialists of Fairfield Fairfield, 203-292-2000
HOSPITALS:
Specialties: Echocardiography, Nuclear Cardiology
Specialties: Arrhythmias, Pacemakers/Defibrillators, Atrial Fibrillation, Syncope
JAY LEWIS MEIZLISH Cardiac Specialists of Fairfield Fairfield, 203-292-2000 HOSPITALS:
Bridgeport, Milford
Specialties: Interventional Cardiology, Preventive Cardiology, Cholesterol/ Lipid Disorders, Nuclear Cardiology
Specialty: Congestive Heart Failure
FRANCIS J. NEESON Yale Heart & Vascular Greenwich, 203-863-4210 HOSPITAL: Greenwich Specialties: Preventive Cardiology, Echocardiography
JOHN NOVELLA Cardiology Physicians of Fairfield County Norwalk, 203-845-2160 HOSPITALS:
St. Vincent's Medical Center, Norwalk SUHASH PATEL Cardiology Physicians of Fairfield County Stamford, 203-353-1133 HOSPITALS:
Stamford, St. Vincent's Medical Center MARIA C. PAVLIS Yale Heart & Vascular Greenwich, 203-863-4210 HOSPITALS: Greenwich, Yale-New Haven Specialties: Internal Medicine, Nuclear Radiology
BRIAN D. POLLACK Cardiac Specialists Danbury, 203-794-0090 HOSPITALS:
Danbury, Bridgeport
Specialties: Echocardiography, Nuclear Cardiology
RONALD RAYMOND Cardiac Specialists Ridgefield, 203-438-9621 HOSPITAL: Danbury
Specialties: Echocardiography, Non-invasive Cardiology, Preventive Cardiology
ALON RONEN Northeast Medical Group Trumbull, 203-333-8800 HOSPITALS:
Bridgeport, Griffin
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Specialties: Echocardiography, Nuclear Cardiology, Preventive Cardiology, Invasive Cardiology
ROBERT SACKSTEIN Connecticut Heart and Vascular Center Trumbull, 203-333-8800 HOSPITALS:
St. Vincent's Medical Center, Bridgeport
Specialty: Non-Invasive Cardiology
JEFFREY A. SCHMIERER Western Connecticut Medical Group Danbury, 203-739-7155 HOSPITAL: Danbury
Specialties: Coronary Artery Disease, Congestive Heart Failure, Cholesterol/ Lipid Disorders, Hypertension
ADAM E. SCHUSSHEIM Cardiac Specialists of Fairfield Fairfield, 203-292-2000 HOSPITALS:
Bridgeport, Milford
Specialties: Hypertension, Heart Valve Disease, Preventive Cardiology, Cholesterol/Lipid Disorders
EDWARD H. SCHUSTER The Heart Physicians Stamford, 203-276-2323 HOSPITAL: Stamford Specialties: Hypertension, Heart Failure, Cholesterol/ Lipid Disorders
APARNA SRINIVASAN Cardiology Physicians of Fairfield County Norwalk, 203-845-2160 HOSPITALS:
St. Vincent's Medical Center, Norwalk REBECCA P. STREETER Cardiology Physicians of Fairfield County Bridgeport, 203-683-5100 HOSPITAL: St. Vincent's Medical Center Specialty: Heart Failure
RICHARD L. TAIKOWSKI Cardiac Specialists of Fairfield Fairfield, 203-292-2000 HOSPITALS:
Bridgeport, Milford
Specialties: Atrial Fibrillation, Pacemakers/ Defibrillators, Syncope
ANJA WAGNER Cardiology Physicians of Fairfield County Bridgeport, 203-683-5100 HOSPITAL: St. Vincent's Medical Center Specialties: Preventive Cardiology, Non-Invasive Cardiology, Cardiac Imaging
CRAIG WERNER Northeast Medical Group Trumbull, 203-333-8800 HOSPITALS:
Bridgeport, Griffin
Specialties: Cardiovascular Disease, Internal Medicine, Interventional Cardiology
STUART W. ZARICH Northeast Medical Group Bridgeport, 203-384-3844 HOSPITAL: Bridgeport
Specialties: Echocardiography, Heart Disease in Women, Cardiac Catheterization, Mitral Valve Prolapse
CHILD & ADOLESCENT PSYCHIATRY ILANA KARPENOS Westport, 203-227-0060 Specialty: Eating Disorders
DEBORAH S. LIPSCHITZ Fairfield, 203-256-9926 Specialties: Developmental Disorders, Mood Disorders, Anxiety & Depression, Trauma Psychiatry
JOAN POLL Westport, 203-222-1186 Specialties: Anxiety Disorders, Parenting Issues, Psychotherapy, Psychoanalysis
COLON & RECTAL SURGERY STUART E. BUSSELL Western Connecticut Medical Group Danbury, 203-739-7131 HOSPITAL: Danbury Specialty: Minimally Invasive Surgery
Specialties: Echocardiography, Congenital Heart DiseaseAdult, Heart Valve Disease, Vascular Medicine
MARC CASASANTA Western Connecticut Medical Group Danbury, 203-739-7131 HOSPITAL: Danbury
JOSEPH JOHN TIANO Cardiology Physicians of Fairfield County Trumbull, 203-445-7093 HOSPITAL: St. Vincent's Medical Center
MARILEE FREITAS Stamford Health Medical Group Stamford, 203-323-8989 HOSPITAL: Stamford
JAMES M. MCCLANE Colon & Rectal Surgical Care of CT Norwalk, 203-852-2262 HOSPITALS: Norwalk, Stamford
HOSPITAL:
NY-Pres Columbia
Specialty: Cosmetic Surgery
RHETT J. DRUGGE Sheard Drugge Stamford, 203-324-5719 HOSPITAL: Stamford
Specialties: Colon & Rectal Cancer, Laparoscopic Surgery, Inflammatory Bowel Disease, Diverticulitis
Specialties: Melanoma, Psoriasis, Skin Cancer, Mohs Surgery
SCOTT C. THORNTON Northeast Medical Group Fairfield, 203-255-7088 HOSPITAL: Bridgeport
KENNETH J. EGAN Advanced Specialties Care Ridgefield, 203-438-5080 HOSPITAL: Danbury
Specialties: Laparoscopic Surgery, Colon & Rectal Cancer, Minimally Invasive Surgery, Colostomy Avoidance
Specialties: Skin Cancer & Moles, Psoriasis/Eczema, Rosacea
CRITICAL CARE MEDICINE
KIMBERLY MAY EICKHORST Dermatology Associates of Western Connecticut Newtown, 203-792-4151 HOSPITAL: New Milford
SANDRA K. WAINWRIGHT Northeast Medical Group Greenwich, 203-863-4505 HOSPITALS: Greenwich, Yale-New Haven
ROBIN D. EVANS Southern Connecticut Dermatology Stamford, 203-323-5660 HOSPITAL: Stamford
Specialty: Hyperbaric & Wound Care
DERMATOLOGY
Specialty: Laser Surgery
BETH ANN BUSCHER Dermatology Associates of Western Connecticut Newtown, 203-792-4151
GRACE LIANG FEDERMAN Advanced DermCare Danbury, 203-797-8990 HOSPITAL: Danbury
HOSPITALS:
Danbury, New Milford
Specialties: Cosmetic Dermatology, Psoriasis
JULIE CANTATORE Dermatology Physicians of Connecticut Norwalk, 203-538-5682
RENA FORTIER Long Ridge Dermatology Stamford, 203-329-7960 HOSPITAL: Stamford Specialties: Cosmetic Dermatology, Laser Resurfacing
SEVERINE CHAVEL The Dermatology Center of Stamford Stamford, 203-325-3576 HOSPITALS: Stamford, Yale-New Haven RICHARD C. CONNORS Greenwich, 203-622-0808 HOSPITAL: Greenwich Specialties: Skin Cancer, Dermatopathology
HOSPITAL:
Yale-New Haven
Specialty: Pediatric Dermatology
SARAH E. DOLDER Greenwich Point Dermatology Greenwich, 203-764-2230
OMAR A. IBRAHIMI Connecticut Skin Institute Stamford, 203-428-4440 HOSPITAL: Stamford
Specialties: Mohs Surgery, Dermatologic Surgery, Reconstructive SurgerySkin, Laser Surgery
MICHAEL A. JACOBSON Long Ridge Dermatology Stamford, 203-329-7960 HOSPITAL: Danbury RHONDA QUAIN KLEIN Modern Dermatology Westport, 203-635-0770 HOSPITALS:
Norwalk, Bridgeport
Specialties: Cosmetic Dermatology, Medical Dermatology, Skin Cancer, Dermatologic Surgery
JEFFREY D. KNISPEL Dermatology Associates of Western Connecticut Newtown, 203-792-4151 HOSPITAL: New Milford Specialties: Botox, Sclerotherapy, Laser Skin Treatments, Collagen & Fillers
Specialties: Medical Dermatology, Psoriasis/ Eczema, Acne, Skin Cancer
ELLEN S. NAIDORF Stamford, 203-964-1103 HOSPITALS: Stamford, Yale-New Haven Specialties: Skin Cancer, Pediatric Dermatology
KIM MYRUTH NICHOLS NicholsMD of Greenwich Greenwich, 203-862-4000 Specialties: Cosmetic Dermatology, Medical Dermatology
MICHAEL PATRICK NOONAN Adult & Pediatric Dermatology Specialists Trumbull, 203-377-0639 HOSPITAL: Bridgeport
Specialties: Alopecia Areata, Botox, Skin Cancer, Cosmetic Dermatology
MARK I. OESTREICHER Adult & Pediatric Dermatology Specialists Trumbull, 203-377-0639 HOSPITAL: Bridgeport Specialties: Skin Cancer, Hair Loss, Cosmetic Dermatology
ROBIN G. OSHMAN Westport, 203-454-0743 HOSPITALS: Yale-New Haven, Norwalk
GRAEME M. LIPPER Advanced DermCare Danbury, 203-797-8990 HOSPITAL: Danbury
ROBERT JOHN PATRIGNELLI Trumbull, 203-261-0800 HOSPITAL: St. Vincent's Medical Center
Specialties: Skin Cancer, Mohs Surgery
Specialties: Medical Dermatology, Laser Surgery, Cosmetic Dermatology, Botox
LOYD S. GODWIN Dermatology Physicians of Connecticut Norwalk, 203-538-5682
ELIZABETH R. MARSH The Dermatology Center of Stamford Stamford, 203-325-3576 FERN E. MAYER Stamford, 203-969-0123 HOSPITALS: Stamford, Yale-New Haven
Specialties: Skin Cancer, Cosmetic Dermatology
Specialties: Skin Cancer, Pediatric Dermatology, Immune Deficiency-Skin Disorders
REBECCA ROSS HALL The Dermatology Center of Stamford Stamford, 203-325-3576 HOSPITAL: Stamford
JASON C. MCBEAN Fairfield Dermatology Fairfield, 203-259-7709
LYNNE M. HAVEN Greenwich, 203-869-4242 HOSPITAL: Greenwich
HOSPITALS: Yale-New Haven, St. Vincent's Medical Center
STEVEN A. KOLENIK III Connecticut Dermatology Group Norwalk, 203-810-4151 HOSPITAL: Norwalk
SAMUEL L. GETTLER Stamford, 203-323-3376 HOSPITAL: Stamford
BARRY SHELDON GOLDBERG Advanced DermCare Danbury, 203-797-8990 HOSPITAL: Danbury
BRITTANY G. CRAIGLOW Dermatology Physicians of Connecticut Fairfield, 203-292-9490
Specialties: Facial Rejuvenation, Cosmetic Dermatology, Botox, Laser Surgery
JEREMY ETHAN MOSS Brookside Dermatology Associates Bridgeport, 203-374-5546
Specialties: Skin Cancer, Cosmetic Dermatology, Pediatric Dermatology
Specialties: Alopecia Areata, Botox, Skin Cancer, Hair Loss
MARITZA I. PEREZ Advanced Aesthetics New Canaan, 203-972-7546 HOSPITALS: Danbury, Mount Sinai DEBRA L. PRUZAN-CLAIN The Dermatology Center of Stamford Stamford, 203-325-3576 HOSPITAL: Stamford
Specialties: Cosmetic Dermatology, Pediatric Dermatology, Acne & Rosacea, Medical Dermatology
DEANNE ROBINSON Modern Dermatology Westport, 203-635-0770
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HOSPITAL:
Yale-New Haven
Specialties: Acne & Rosacea, Aging Skin, Alopecia, Collagen & Fillers
MITCHELL J. ROSS Greenwich Medical Spa Riverside, 203-637-0662 HOSPITAL: Greenwich Specialties: Facial Rejuvenation, Fillers & Injectables, Hair RemovalLaser, Psoriasis/Eczema
ELIZABETH C. SMITH Fairfield Dermatology Fairfield, 203-259-7709 HOSPITAL: St. Vincent's Medical Center Specialties: Cosmetic Dermatology, Medical Dermatology, Aging Skin, Acne & Rosacea
DEBRA SUSAN WEISSMAN Dermatology Physicians of Connecticut Norwalk, 203-538-5682
Specialties: Acne & Rosacea, Melanoma Early Detection/Prevention, Skin Cancer & Moles, Botox
RAND L. WERBITT Advanced Specialties Care Stamford, 203-830-4700 Specialty: Cosmetic Laser Surgery
GAIL B. WHITMAN Skin Care Physicians of Fairfield County Norwalk, 203-847-2400 HOSPITAL: Norwalk Specialties: Medical Dermatology, Cosmetic Dermatology, Hair Restoration/Transplant, Pediatric Dermatology
SARYNA P. YOUNG Young Skin Stamford, 475-400-9455
Specialties: Medical Dermatology, Cosmetic Dermatology, CoolSculpting, Laser Assisted Liposuction-Cool Lipo
ALICIA DIANA ZALKA Dermatology Associates of Western Connecticut Newtown, 203-792-4151 HOSPITALS: Danbury, New Milford JONATHAN R. ZIRN Advanced DermCare Danbury, 203-797-8990 HOSPITAL: Danbury Specialties: Dermatopathology, Skin Cancer
DIAGNOSTIC RADIOLOGY BRADFORD BOTTGER Specialties Imaging Associates Danbury, 203-426-3002 HOSPITAL: Danbury STEVEN M. COHEN Advanced Radiology Consultants Stamford, 203-337-9729 HOSPITALS:
Bridgeport, St. Vincent's Medical Center Specialties: Ultrasound, Women's Imaging, CT Body Scan, MRI
RICHARD CULVER Norwalk Radiology & Mammography Center Norwalk, 203-838-4886 HOSPITAL: Norwalk JOHN P. DONAHUE Orthopaedics Specialties Group MRI Fairfield, 203-292-9962 HOSPITALS: Bridgeport, Yale-New Haven Specialties: MRI, Women's Imaging, CT Scan
LAUREN A. ERNBERG Norwalk Radiology Consultants Norwalk, 203-852-2715 HOSPITAL: Norwalk
Specialties: Musculoskeletal Imaging, MRI
JENNIFER FAN Advanced Radiology Consultants Fairfield, 203-337-9729 HOSPITAL: Bridgeport
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HOSPITAL: Greenwich Specialties: MRI, CT Body Scan
CHRISTOPHER P. FEY Greenwich Radiological Group Greenwich, 203-869-6220 HOSPITAL: Greenwich
MOIRA ANNE O'RIORDAN Stamford Health Medical Group Stamford, 203-276-7465 HOSPITAL: Stamford
Specialties: Nuclear Radiology, Nuclear Medicine, MRI, CT Scan
SHELLEY LYNN GOODSTINE Advanced Radiology Consultants Fairfield, 203-337-9729
Specialty: Breast Imaging
DENISE I. PITTARO Advanced Radiology Consultants Shelton, 203-696-6125 HOSPITAL: St. Vincent's Medical Center
IAN KAROL Advanced Radiology Consultants Fairfield, 203-337-9729
Specialty: Neuroradiology
ADAM H. KAYE Advanced Radiology Consultants Fairfield, 203-337-9729
EREZ SALIK Greenwich Radiological Group Greenwich, 203-869-6220 HOSPITAL: Greenwich
LILY KERNAGIS Stamford Health Medical Group Stamford, 203-276-7465 HOSPITAL: Stamford
Specialty: Interventional Radiology
JOSHUA MICHAEL SAPIRE Advanced Radiology Consultants Fairfield, 203-337-9729
RUBEN KIER Advanced Radiology Consultants Fairfield, 203-337-9729
DANA SCHWARTZ Advanced Radiology Consultants Stratford, 203-337-9729
LINDA LATRENTA Greenwich Radiological Group Greenwich, 203-869-6220 HOSPITAL: Greenwich
Specialty: Pediatric Radiology
Specialties: Breast Imaging, Mammography3D Digital, Breast MRI/ Ultrasound
ANDREW C. SHIH Norwalk Radiology & Mammography Center Norwalk, 203-838-4886 HOSPITAL: Norwalk
LAWRENCE D. LO Advanced Radiology Consultants Fairfield, 203-337-9729
SCOTT D. SMITH Advanced Radiology Consultants Fairfield, 203-337-9729
ANNA MAH Danbury Radiological Associates Danbury, 203-739-7532 HOSPITAL: Danbury
SARAH TRAVIS STEWART Advanced Radiology Consultants Fairfield, 203-337-9729
Specialty: Mammography
DAVID J. MULLEN Greenwich Radiological Group Greenwich, 203-869-6220
BOSTON CHILDREN’S HOSPITAL 300 Longwood Avenue Boston, 617-355-6000 childrenshospital.org BRIDGEPORT HOSPITAL 267 Grant Street Bridgeport, 203-384-3000 bridgeporthospital.org BRIDGEPORT HOSPITAL, MILFORD CAMPUS 300 Seaside Avenue Milford, 203-876-4000 milfordhospital.org
NOEL VELASCO Advanced Radiology Consultants Fairfield, 203-337-9729
EVAN S. WASSERMAN Norwalk Radiology & Mammography Center Norwalk, 203-838-4886 HOSPITAL: Norwalk ADAM WELBER Danbury Radiological Associates Danbury, 203-739-7532 HOSPITAL: Danbury SCOTT C. WILLIAMS Advanced Radiology Consultants Fairfield, 203-337-9729 NEDA YAGAN Advanced Radiology Consultants Fairfield, 203-337-9729 KENNETH ZINN Advanced Radiology Consultants Fairfield, 203-337-9729 Specialty: Interventional Radiology
ENDOCRINOLOGY, DIABETES & METABOLISM MARY ARDENCORDONE Westchester Health Stamford, 203-359-2444
Specialties: Osteoporosis, Thyroid Disorders
DANIELLE P. BENAVIV-MESKIN Endocrine & Diabetes Specialists of CT Trumbull, 203-371-7048 HOSPITAL: Bridgeport Specialties: Thyroid Disorders, Pituitary Disorders, Diabetes
JUDITH C. GOLDBERG-BERMAN Greenwich, 203-622-9160 HOSPITAL: Greenwich Specialties: Thyroid Disorders, Osteoporosis, Diabetes
BISMRUTA MISRA Stamford Health Medical Group Stamford, 203-276-7213 HOSPITAL: Stamford
Specialties: Metabolic Bone Disorders, Reproductive Endocrinology, Neuroendocrinology, Diabetes
ANTONIO PANTALEO Westchester Health Stamford, 203-359-2444 Specialties: Diabetic Vascular Disease Prevention, Diabetes, Thyroid Disorders
NANCY J. RENNERT Norwalk Community Health Center Norwalk, 203-899-1770 HOSPITAL: Norwalk Specialties: Diabetes in Minority Populations, Thyroid Disorders, Endocrine Disorders in Pregnancy
GLENN RICH Fairfield County Medical Group Trumbull, 203-459-5100 Specialties: Calcium Disorders, Diabetes
JOSEPH A. ROSA Endocrine & Diabetes Specialists of CT Trumbull, 203-371-7048 HOSPITAL: Bridgeport Specialties: Diabetes, Thyroid Disorders
ROBERT R. SAVINO Western Connecticut Medical Group Danbury, 203-794-5620 HOSPITAL: Danbury Specialties: Diabetes, Hypogonadism-Male
DEBRA H. SCHUSSHEIM Soundview Medical Associates Norwalk, 203-838-4000 GLENN SIEGEL Soundview Medical Associates Norwalk, 203-838-4000 POWLIMI SONI Soundview Medical Associates Norwalk, 203-838-4000
CONNECTICUT CHILDREN’S MEDICAL CENTER 282 Washington Street Hartford, 860-545-9000 connecticutchildrens.org DANBURY HOSPITAL 24 Hospital Avenue Danbury, 866-374-0007 danburyhospital.org GREENWICH HOSPITAL 5 Perryridge Road Greenwich, 203-863-3000 greenwichhospital.org
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ERIKA STROHMAYER Endocrine Associates Trumbull, 203-372-7200 HOSPITAL: Hartford
SHANTHI DEVARAJ Stamford, 203-323-8700 HOSPITAL: Stamford
ANNA JAMROZIK Stamford Health Medical Group Norwalk, 203-276-7870
LINDA WERNER Endocrine Associates Trumbull, 203-372-7200 HOSPITAL: Hartford
DOUGLAS DUCHEN Northeast Medical Group Trumbull, 203-372-4065
HELEN HAEKYUNG KIM Drs. Ahern, Galban, Kim & Surace Ridgefield, 203-431-6342 HOSPITAL: Danbury
YI-HAO YU Northeast Medical Group Stamford, 203-863-3750 HOSPITAL: Greenwich
Specialties: Endocrinology, Diabetes, Obesity, Thyroid Disorders
FAMILY MEDICINE JAMES K. AHERN Drs. Ahern, Galban, Kim & Surace Ridgefield, 203-431-6342 HOSPITAL: Danbury JULIA AUERBACH Nuvance Health Brookfield, 203-775-6365 STEVEN BENADERET Westport Family Medicine Westport, 203-221-3030 HOSPITALS: Bridgeport, Yale-New Haven JENNIFER BENDL Stamford Health Stamford, 203-276-7298 HOSPITAL: Stamford TIMOTHY BOOKAS Soundview Medical Associates Norwalk, 203-838-4000 HOSPITAL: Norwalk MARC BRODSKY Center for Integrative Medicine & Wellness Stamford, 203-276-4777 HOSPITAL: Stamford Specialty: Pain Management
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THOMAS CIGNO Ridgefield, 203-244-7848 HOSPITALS: Danbury, New Milford GRIFFIN HOSPITAL 130 Division Street Derby, 203-735-7421 griffinhealthct.org HARTFORD HOSPITAL 80 Seymour Street Hartford, 860-545-5000 hartfordhospital.org HOSPITAL FOR SPECIAL SURGERY, STAMFORD 1 Blachley Road Stamford, 203-357-5694 hss.edu
HOSPITALS:
Bridgeport, St. Vincent's Medical Center Specialty: Preventive Medicine
ALAN T. FALKOFF High Ridge Family Practice Stamford, 203-322-7070 HOSPITAL: Stamford Specialty: Preventive Medicine
MATTHEW M. FARRELL Nuvance Health Brookfield, 203-775-6365 HOSPITAL: Danbury JOSEPH FEUERSTEIN Center for Integrative Medicine & Wellness Stamford, 203-276-4777 HOSPITAL: Stamford Specialties: Integrative Medicine, Nutrition, Nutrition & Disease Prevention/Control, Metabolic Syndrome
COSMO FILIBERTO Northeast Medical Group Trumbull, 203-372-4065 HOSPITALS:
Bridgeport, St. Vincent's Medical Center Specialties: Geriatric Medicine, Cholesterol/ Lipid Disorders, Preventive Medicine, Aging
CAROL-ANN GALBAN Drs. Ahern, Galban, Kim & Surace Ridgefield, 203-431-6342 HOSPITAL: Danbury JOSHUA B. HERBERT Stamford Health Medical Group Stamford, 203-276-4644 HOSPITAL: Stamford Specialty: Preventive Medicine
MIDDLESEX HOSPITAL 28 Crescent Street Middletown, 860-358-6000 middlesexhealth.org MOUNT SINAI HOSPITAL 1190 Fifth Avenue New York City, 212-241-6500 mountsinai.org/locations NEW MILFORD HOSPITAL 21 Elm Street New Milford, 860-210-5000 newmilfordhospital.org
PIETRO ANDRES Northeast Medical Group Gastroenterology Associates Stratford, 203-375-1200 HOSPITAL: Bridgeport Specialties: Hepatitis, Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD)
DAVID BARENBERG Western Connecticut Medical Group Danbury, 203-739-7038 HOSPITALS: Danbury, New Milford
LAWRENCE D. LEIBOWITZ Matrix Personalized Medicine New Canaan, 203-920-1772 HOSPITALS: Stamford, Danbury
ANDREW BEDFORD Northeast Medical Group Stratford, 203-375-1200 HOSPITAL: Bridgeport
Specialties: Preventive Medicine, Preventive Cardiology, Nutrition & Disease Prevention/ Control, Integrative Medicine
HENRY G. BEECHER Gastroenterology Hepatology Associates Stamford, 203-348-5355 HOSPITAL: Stamford
ANGELO MALLOZZI Stamford Health Medical Group Stamford, 203-276-2566 HOSPITAL: Stamford
Specialties: Colon & Rectal Cancer Detection, Inflammatory Bowel Disease, Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD), Biliary Disease
Specialty: Preventive Medicine
EMIL J. BLANCO Gastroenterology Associates of Fairfield County Fairfield, 203-292-9000 HOSPITAL: St. Vincent's Medical Center
LESLIE R. MILLER Fairfield, 203-256-9905 HOSPITALS:
Bridgeport, St. Vincent's Medical Center
Specialty: Preventive Medicine
Specialties: Liver Disease, Gastrointestinal Cancer
SAMUEL STREIT Griffin Faculty Physicians Shelton, 203-929-7331 HOSPITAL: Griffin
STEVEN L. BRANDWEIN Western Connecticut Medical Group Danbury, 203-739-7038 HOSPITALS: Danbury, New Milford
ANN H. WILLIAMS Stamford Health Medical Group Stamford, 203-276-2566 HOSPITAL: Stamford
Specialties: Pancreatic & Biliary Disease, Inflammatory Bowel Disease, Barrett's Esophagus, Therapeutic Endoscopy
GASTROENTEROLOGY CHARLES ADELMANN Soundview Medical Associates Norwalk, 203-838-4000 HOSPITAL: Norwalk
BRYAN J. BURNS Northeast Medical Group Trumbull, 203-459-4451
NEW YORKPRESBYTERIAN/ COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY IRVING MEDICAL CENTER 630 West 168th Street New York City, 212-305-2000 nyp.org/locations
212-305-5437 nyp.org/locations NEW YORKPRESBYTERIAN/ WEILL CORNELL MEDICAL CENTER 525 East 68th Street New York City, 212-746-5454 nyp.org/locations
NEW YORKPRESBYTERIAN/ MORGAN STANLEY CHILDREN’S HOSPITAL 3959 Broadway New York City,
NORWALK HOSPITAL 34 Maple Street Norwalk, 203-852-2000 norwalkhospital.org
HOSPITALS:
Bridgeport, St. Vincent's Medical Center Specialties: Inflammatory Bowel Disease, Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD), Barrett's Esophagus, Cancer Genetics
GENA M. COBRIN Gastroenterology Associates of Fairfield County Fairfield, 203-292-9000 HOSPITAL: St. Vincent's Medical Center Specialties: Cancer Prevention, Colon Cancer, Inflammatory Bowel Disease
ROBERT M. DETTMER Gastroenterology Hepatology Associates Stamford, 203-348-5355 HOSPITAL: Stamford
Specialties: Endoscopy, Colonoscopy/Polypectomy
JOSEPH FIORITO Western Connecticut Medical Group Danbury, 203-739-7038 HOSPITALS: Danbury, New Milford STEVEN GORELICK Western Connecticut Medical Group Danbury, 203-739-7038 HOSPITALS: Danbury, New Milford TARUN K. GUPTA Trumbull, 203-452-1411 HOSPITALS: Yale-New Haven, Hartford WILLIAM B. HALE Norwalk, 203-852-2278 HOSPITAL: Norwalk
Specialties: Liver Disease, Gastrointestinal Disorders
SARAH A. KAHN Gastroenterology Hepatology Associates Stamford, 203-348-5355 HOSPITAL: Stamford Specialties: Inflammatory Bowel Disease, Irritable Bowel Syndrome NYU LANGONE TISCH HOSPITAL 550 First Avenue New York City, 212-263-6906 nyulangone.org STAMFORD HOSPITAL One Hospital Plaza Stamford, 203-276-1000 stamfordhospital.org ST. VINCENT’S MEDICAL CENTER 2800 Main Street Bridgeport,
NEDA KHAGHAN Center for Gastrointestinal Medicine of Fairfield & Westchester Greenwich, 203-489-6900 HOSPITAL: Greenwich Specialties: Biliary Disease, Capsule Endoscopy, Pancreatic Cancer
CHUNWANG LAM Northeast Medical Group Trumbull, 203-459-4451 HOSPITALS:
Bridgeport, St. Vincent's Medical Center
Specialties: Colonoscopy/ Polypectomy, Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD), Peptic Acid Disorders, Gastrointestinal Functional Disorders
GORDON LATZMAN Northeast Medical Group Trumbull, 203-459-4451 HOSPITALS:
Bridgeport, St. Vincent's Medical Center Specialties: Biliary Disease, Endoscopy, Ulcerative Colitis/Crohn's, Liver Disease
KENNETH R. MAUER Gastroenterology Associates of Fairfield County Fairfield, 203-292-9000 HOSPITAL: St. Vincent's Medical Center Specialties: Endoscopy, Inflammatory Bowel Disease/Crohn's, Capsule Endoscopy, Colonoscopy
DARLENE NEGBENEBOR Stamford Gastroenterology Stamford, 203-998-7400 HOSPITAL: Stamford
Specialties: Colonoscopy, Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD), Weight Management, Liver Disease 203-576-6000 stvincents.org WESTCHESTER MEDICAL CENTER 100 Woods Road Valhalla, New York 914-493-7000 westchestermedicalcenter. org YALE NEW HAVEN HOSPITAL 20 York Street New Haven, 203-688-4242 ynhh.org
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ALAN M. NELSON Gastroenterology Associates of Fairfield County Fairfield, 203-292-9000 HOSPITAL: St. Vincent's Medical Center Specialties: Swallowing Disorders, Endoscopy, Colon Cancer
MIECHELLE L. O'BRIEN Western Connecticut Medical Group Danbury, 203-739-7038 HOSPITALS: Danbury, New Milford Specialties: Irritable Bowel Syndrome, Inflammatory Bowel Disease/Crohn's, Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD), Nutrition
NEAL J. SCHAMBERG Center for Gastrointestinal Medicine of Fairfield & Westchester Greenwich, 203-489-6900 HOSPITAL: Greenwich
Specialties: Colon Cancer Screening, Colon Polyps & Cancer, Inflammatory Bowel Disease, Radiofrequency Ablation
MICHAEL SCHIFFMAN Western Connecticut Medical Group Danbury, 203-739-7038 HOSPITALS: Danbury, New Milford ALAN E. SELKIN Center for Gastrointestinal Medicine of Fairfield & Westchester Greenwich, 203-489-6900 HOSPITAL: Greenwich
Specialties: Barrett's Esophagus, HepatitisChronic, Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD), Inflammatory Bowel Disease/Crohn's
AMY E. SMITHLINE Gastroenterology Hepatology Associates Stamford, 203-348-5355 HOSPITAL: Stamford
Specialties: Inflammatory Bowel Disease/Crohn's, Gastrointestinal Cancer, Celiac Disease, Swallowing Disorders
GREGORY N. SOLOWAY Northeast Medical Group Gastroenterology Associates Stratford, 203-375-1200 HOSPITALS: Yale-New Haven, Bridgeport Specialties: Colon Cancer Screening, Barrett's Esophagus, Clostridium Difficile Disease, Endoscopic Therapies
JULIE E. SPIVACK Gastroenterology Associates of Fairfield County Fairfield, 203-292-9000 HOSPITAL: St. Vincent's Medical Center Specialties: Liver Disease, Colonoscopy, Women's Health, Hepatitis C
STUART WALDSTREICHER Gastroenterology Consultants Stamford, 203-967-2100 HOSPITAL: Stamford
Specialties: Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD), Inflammatory Bowel Disease/Crohn's, Endoscopy, Celiac Disease
THOMAS P. WHELAN ProHealth Physicians Bethel, 203-791-2221 HOSPITAL: Danbury
Specialties: Food Allergy, Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD), Barrett's Esophagus
FELICE R. ZWAS Center for Gastrointestinal Medicine of Fairfield & Westchester Greenwich, 203-489-6900 HOSPITAL: Greenwich Specialties: Women's Health, Inflammatory Bowel Disease, Colonoscopy, AIDS/ HIV-Gastrointestinal Complications
GERIATRIC MEDICINE VIVIAN ARGENTO Center for Geriatrics & Palliative Care Trumbull, 203-384-3388 HOSPITAL: Bridgeport Specialties: Memory Disorders, Mood Disorders, Frail Elderly, Palliative Care
MITHIL CHOKSEY Center for Geriatrics & Palliative Care Trumbull, 203-384-3388 HOSPITAL: Bridgeport Specialties: House Calls, Frail Elderly, Dementia, Palliative Care
STEPHEN G. JONES Greenwich, 203-863-3308 HOSPITALS: Greenwich, Yale-New Haven Specialties: Alzheimer's Disease, Dementia
HARSHA NAIK Center for Geriatrics & Palliative Care Trumbull, 203-384-3388 HOSPITAL: Bridgeport
Specialties: Arthritis, Carpal Tunnel Syndrome, Arthroscopic Surgery, Hand & Wrist Surgery
ALLISON OSTROFF Stamford Health Medical Group Greenwich, 203-276-2516 HOSPITAL: Stamford
ROSS RICHER Orthopaedic Specialties Group Fairfield, 203-337-2600 HOSPITAL: St. Vincent's Medical Center
GYNECOLOGIC ONCOLOGY KAREN J. NISHIDA Gynecologic Cancer Care Stamford, 203-998-0848 HOSPITALS: Stamford, Greenwich
MARK VITALE Orthopaedic & Neurosurgery Specialists Greenwich, 203-869-1145 HOSPITAL: Greenwich
Specialties: Cervical Cancer, Uterine Cancer, Robotic Surgery, Fertility Preservation in Cancer
Specialties: Arthritis, Fractures, Wrist Surgery, Sports Injuries
HAND SURGERY
HEMATOLOGY
HENRY A. BACKE, JR. Orthopaedic Specialties Group Fairfield, 203-337-2600
MICHAEL H. BAR Bennett Cancer Center Stamford, 203-276-2695 HOSPITAL: Stamford
HOSPITALS:
Bridgeport, St. Vincent's Medical Center
Specialties: Multiple Myeloma, Leukemia, Lymphoma, Bleeding/ Coagulation Disorders, Gaucher Disease
Specialties: Upper Extremity Surgery, Sports Injuries, Joint Reconstruction
E. ANDREW DUDA Medical Specialists of Fairfield Fairfield, 203-382-2485 HOSPITAL: St. Vincent's Medical Center
JOSEPH DIGIOVANNI OrthoConnecticut Danbury, 203-797-1500 HOSPITALS: Danbury, New Milford Specialties: Hand & Wrist Surgery, Carpal Tunnel Syndrome, Nerve Compression, Arthritis
Specialties: Leukemia, Lymphoma
DAVID H. WITT Smilow Cancer Care Trumbull, 203-502-8400 HOSPITALS: Yale-New Haven, Bridgeport
JOHN D. DOWDLE Stamford Health Medical Group Stamford, 203-276-2277 HOSPITAL: Stamford Specialties: Hand & Wrist Surgery, Elbow Surgery
HOSPICE & PALLIATIVE MEDICINE
HAIK G. KAVOOKJIAN Stamford, 203-358-0661 HOSPITALS: Stamford, Norwalk
MARINA L. BLAGODATNY Center for Geriatrics & Palliative Care Trumbull, 203-384-3388 HOSPITAL: Bridgeport
Specialties: Hand & Wrist Surgery, Arthritis-Hand, Cubital Tunnel Syndrome, Dupuytren's Contracture
Specialties: House Calls, Wound Care, Palliative Care
JOHN G. LUNT OrthoConnecticut Danbury, 203-797-1500 HOSPITALS: Danbury, New Milford
INFECTIOUS DISEASE DAVID LOBO Internal Medicine & Infectious Disease Associates Stratford, 203-383-4466 HOSPITAL: Bridgeport
Specialties: Hand & Upper Extremity Surgery, Nerve Compression, Nerve Disorders/Surgery, Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
GAVIN X. MCLEOD Greenwich Hospital, Infectious Disease Greenwich, 203-869-8838 HOSPITAL: Greenwich
THOMAS A. RAGO Connecticut Hand & Upper Extremity Center Bridgeport, 203-374-5892
Specialties: AIDS/HIV, Travel Medicine, Hospital Acquired Infections, Endocarditis
HOSPITALS:
St. Vincent's Medical Center, Bridgeport
GORAN MILJKOVIC Internal Medicine & Infectious Disease Associates Stratford, 203-383-4466 HOSPITAL: Bridgeport PAUL F. NEE Western Connecticut Medical Group Danbury, 203-739-8310 HOSPITALS: Danbury, New Milford Specialties: AIDS/HIV, Travel Medicine, Bone/ Joint Infections
MICHAEL F. PARRY Stamford Health Medical Group Stamford, 203-353-1427 HOSPITAL: Stamford
Specialties: Antibiotic Resistance, Pneumonia, Lyme Disease
GARY S. SCHLEITER Western Connecticut Medical Group Danbury, 203-739-8310 HOSPITALS: Danbury, New Milford Specialty: Viral Infections
ANDREA SHAHUM Stamford Health Medical Group Stamford, 203-977-2566 HOSPITAL: Stamford JOHN STRATIDIS Morganti Wound Care Center Danbury, 203-739-8170 HOSPITAL: Danbury LYNDA STREETT Stamford Health Medical Group Stamford, 203-353-1427 HOSPITAL: Stamford Specialties: Lyme Disease, Tick-borne Diseases, Staphylococcal Infections
INTERNAL MEDICINE ROBERT A. ALTBAUM Internal Medicine Associates of Westport Westport, 203-226-0731 HOSPITAL: Norwalk Specialties: Preventive Cardiology, Preventive Medicine
BARDIA ASGARI Primary Care Shelton Shelton, 203-225-0506 DAVID H. BAUM Concierge Physicians of Westport Westport, 203-571-3000 HOSPITAL: Norwalk Specialties: Geriatric Medicine, Preventive Medicine
JAMES J. BIVONA Stamford Primary Care Stamford, 203-325-2667 HOSPITAL: Stamford
Specialty: Preventive Medicine
FRANK ANGELO CIMINIELLO Northeast Medical Group Trumbull, 203-374-6162 HOSPITALS: Bridgeport, St. Vincent's Medical Center RALPH J. CIPRIANI Glenville Medical Concierge Care Greenwich, 203-531-1808 HOSPITALS:
Greenwich, Stamford
Specialties: Concierge Medicine, Infectious Disease, Lyme Disease, Fevers of Unknown Origin
JOSEPH V. COSTANZO Stamford Health Medical Group Stamford, 203-348-9455 HOSPITAL: Stamford Specialty: Preventive Medicine
CAROLYN COUTURE Stamford Health Medical Group Wilton, 203-276-4015 HOSPITAL: Stamford Specialty: Preventive Medicine
ALLEN DAVIS ProHealth Physicians Newtown, 203-790-4511 HOSPITAL: Danbury CHRISTOPHER M. EDELMANN Greenwich, 203-869-0502 HOSPITAL: Greenwich Specialty: Concierge Medicine
HOWARD EISON Alliance Norwalk, 203-838-7400 HOSPITALS:
Norwalk, New York-Pres Weill Cornell Specialties: Preventive Medicine, Preventive Cardiology, Complex Diagnosis, Concierge Medicine
STEVEN A. FISHER Fairfield County Medical Group Trumbull, 203-459-5100 Specialty: Preventive Medicine
VERNETTA D. GALLOP Stamford Health Medical Group Stamford, 203-359-4444 HOSPITAL: Stamford SARAH MILDRED GAMBLE Greenwich Pure Medical Greenwich, 203-869-2800
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HOSPITALS:
Greenwich, Stamford Specialties: Preventive Medicine, Concierge Medicine
STEVEN L. GLAZER Sachem Medical Norwalk, 203-852-1300 HOSPITALS:
Norwalk, St. Vincent's Medical Center Specialties: Complex Diagnosis, Preventive Medicine, House Calls, Concierge Medicine
PETER G. HASAPIS New Canaan Medical Groups New Canaan, 203-972-4218 HOSPITALS:
Norwalk, Stamford
Specialties: Preventive Medicine, Cardiovascular Disease, Cancer Prevention, Concierge Medicine
PAMELA B. HOFFMAN Geriatric Professional Group Bridgeport, 203-365-6473 HOSPITALS:
St. Vincent's Medical Center, Bridgeport Specialties: Geriatric Medicine, Preventive Medicine
RICHARD G. HUNTLEY, JR. Westmed Medical Group Norwalk, 203-845-4800 HOSPITAL: Norwalk SHARA P. ISRAEL Stamford Health Medical Group Stamford, 203-327-1187 HOSPITAL: Stamford Specialty: Preventive Medicine
NINA S. KAROL Concierge Physicians of Westport Westport, 203-571-3000 HOSPITAL: Norwalk Specialties: Preventive Medicine, Diabetes, Obesity, Weight Management
MELANIE KELTON Old Greenwich Medical Group Old Greenwich, 203-637-5406 HOSPITAL: Greenwich
Specialties: Preventive Medicine, Women's Health
SANDRA LITHGOW Greenwich Medical Partners Greenwich, 203-625-0333 HOSPITALS:
Greenwich, Stamford
Specialties: Preventive Medicine, Nutrition, Concierge Medicine
STEVEN P. MICKLEY Glenville Medical Concierge Care Greenwich, 203-531-1808 HOSPITAL: Greenwich
Specialties: Preventive Medicine, Cholesterol/ Lipid Disorders, Concierge Medicine, Preventive Cardiology
CHARLES MINER III Stamford Health Medical Group Darien, 203-655-8749 HOSPITALS:
Stamford, Norwalk
Specialties: Preventive Medicine, Concierge Medicine
CALEB MOORE Greenwich Medical Partners Greenwich, 203-625-0333 HOSPITALS:
Greenwich, Stamford Specialty: Concierge Medicine
STEVEN MURPHY Diagnostic & Medical Specialists Greenwich, 203-658-6051 HOSPITAL: Greenwich Specialties: Cancer Prevention, Obesity, Allergy & Immunology, Preventive Medicine
KEN J. NORI Northeast Medical Group Trumbull, 203-374-6162 HOSPITALS:
Bridgeport, St. Vincent's Medical Center CRAIG H. OLIN Stamford Health Medical Group Stamford, 203-276-4644 HOSPITAL: Stamford Specialty: Concierge Medicine
DAVID PAZER ProHealth Family Medical Associates Ridgefield, 203-438-0874 HOSPITAL: Danbury Specialty: Geriatric Medicine
STEVEN E. PHILLIPS Wilton, 203-544-0005
Specialties: Lyme Disease, Tick-borne Diseases
IOANA S. PREDA Northeast Medical Group Trumbull, 203-374-6162 HOSPITALS: Bridgeport, St. Vincent's Medical Center
JEFFREY S. PUGLISI Glenville Medical Concierge Care Greenwich, 203-531-1808 HOSPITAL: Greenwich
HOSPITALS:
St. Vincent's Medical Center, Bridgeport Specialty: Preventive Medicine
FRANK SPANO Fairfield County Medical Group Trumbull, 203-459-5100
Specialties: Preventive Cardiology, Men's Health, Concierge Medicine
DAVID M. RADIN Castle Connolly Private Health Partners Stamford, 203-359-4888 HOSPITAL: Stamford
Specialty: Preventive Medicine
MAURA SPARKS Stamford Health Medical Group Wilton, 203-276-4015 HOSPITAL: Stamford
Specialties: Preventive Medicine, House Calls, Cardiovascular Disease, Diabetes
SHIELA V. SUBRAMANIAN Internal Medicine of New Canaan New Canaan, 203-972-4205 HOSPITAL: Norwalk
REMI M. ROSENBERG Stamford Health Medical Group Stamford, 203-276-4644 HOSPITAL: Stamford
Specialty: Concierge Medicine
Specialty: Preventive Medicine
BYRON S. THOMAS Western Connecticut Medical Group Danbury, 203-749-5700 HOSPITAL: Danbury
BURTON RUBIN Old Greenwich Medical Group Old Greenwich, 203-637-5406 HOSPITAL: Greenwich
Specialty: Geriatric Medicine
JOSEPH TORTORELLO Northeast Medical Group Trumbull, 203-374-6162
JAMES SAMUEL Westmed Medical Group Norwalk, 203-845-4800 HOSPITAL: Norwalk
HOSPITALS:
Bridgeport, St. Vincent's Medical Center
CRAIG D. SERIN Western Connecticut Medical Group Wilton, 203-762-3353
CATHRINE TROY Stamford Health Medical Group Stamford, 203-327-1187 HOSPITAL: Stamford
HOSPITALS:
Norwalk, Danbury
Specialty: Preventive Medicine
Specialty: Osteoporosis
SHIRA B. VADEL Stamford Health Medical Group Stamford, 203-327-1187 HOSPITAL: Stamford
LEE TRACY SILVA Stamford Primary Care Stamford, 203-325-2667 HOSPITAL: Stamford JAMES A. SLATER The New Canaan Medical Groups New Canaan, 203-972-4215 HOSPITAL: Norwalk
Specialties: Preventive Medicine, Women's Health
JULIA VOYTOVICH New Canaan Personal Medicine New Canaan, 203-972-4204
Specialties: Preventive Medicine, Concierge Medicine
HOSPITALS:
Norwalk, Stamford
FREDERICK B. SLOGOFF Personal Physicians of Connecticut Stamford, 203-968-9500 HOSPITAL: Stamford
Specialty: Concierge Medicine
FRANCIS X. WALSH Walsh-Brunetti Cos Cob, 203-661-9433 HOSPITAL: Greenwich
Specialties: Concierge Medicine, Cardiovascular Disease, Anxiety & Mood Disorders, Complex Diagnosis
Specialties: Kidney Disease, Hypertension, Dialysis Care, Diabetes
DENNIS J. WILLIAMS Bridgeport Family Health Bridgeport, 203-371-5197 HOSPITAL: Bridgeport
NEIL E. SMERLING Primary Care Physicians of Fairfield Fairfield, 203-259-7442
LU YU Stamford Health Medical Group Stamford, 203-276-2566 HOSPITAL: Stamford
INTERVENTIONAL CARDIOLOGY MITCHELL H. DRIESMAN Cardiac Specialists of Fairfield Fairfield, 203-292-2000 HOSPITALS: Bridgeport, Milford Specialties: Cardiac Catheterization, Clinical Trials, Angioplasty & Stent Placement, Heart Valve Disease
ROBERT F. FISHMAN Cardiac Specialists of Fairfield Fairfield, 203-292-2000 HOSPITALS:
Bridgeport, Milford
Specialties: Coronary Angioplasty/Stents, Coronary Artery Disease, Peripheral Vascular Disease, Cardiac Catheterization
CHRISTOPHER J. HOWES Yale Heart & Vascular Greenwich, 203-863-4210 HOSPITALS: Greenwich, Yale-New Haven Specialties: Angioplasty & Stent Placement, Echocardiography, Cardiac Catheterization, Heart Attack
ROBERT D. JUMPER Cardiology Physicians of Fairfield County Trumbull, 203-445-7093 HOSPITAL: St. Vincent's Medical Center Specialties: Peripheral Vascular Disease, Nuclear Cardiology, Echocardiography
MARC Z. KRICHAVSKY Cardiac Specialists Danbury, 203-794-0090 HOSPITALS:
Danbury, Bridgeport
Specialties: Aortic Valve Replacement, Angioplasty & Stent Placement, Peripheral Vascular Disease, Non-Invasive Cardiology
CHARLES LANDAU Northeast Medical Group Trumbull, 203-333-8800 HOSPITALS:
Bridgeport, Griffin
Specialties: Cardiac Catheterization, Angioplasty & Stent Placement
DAVID LORENZ Cardiology Physicians of Fairfield County Norwalk, 203-845-2160 HOSPITALS:
Norwalk, St. Vincent's Medical Center VICTOR M. MEJIA Northeast Medical Group Trumbull, 203-333-8800 HOSPITALS:
Bridgeport, Griffin
Specialties: Coronary Artery Disease, Peripheral Vascular Disease
THOMAS J. NERO Cardiology Physicians of Fairfield County Stamford, 203-353-1133 HOSPITALS:
Stamford, St. Vincent's Medical Center
Specialties: Coronary Artery Disease-Complex, Aortic Valve Replacement, Sports MedicineCardiology, Preventive Cardiology
EDWARD L. PORTNAY Cardiology Physicians of Fairfield County Stamford, 203-353-1133 HOSPITALS:
Stamford, St. Vincent's Medical Center Specialty: Heart Attack
JARED G. SELTER Cardiology Physicians of Fairfield County Trumbull, 203-445-7093 HOSPITAL: St. Vincent's Medical Center Specialties: Nuclear Cardiology, Peripheral Vascular Disease, Preventive Cardiology
MARK K. WARSHOFSKY Western Connecticut Medical Group Danbury, 203-739-7436 HOSPITALS:
Danbury, Norwalk
Specialties: Coronary Artery Disease, Heart Valve Disease, Interventional Cardiology
MATERNAL & FETAL MEDICINE PAUL D. BOBBY Stamford, 203-276-7060 HOSPITAL: Stamford
Specialties: PregnancyHigh Risk, Prenatal Diagnosis
WILLIAM CUSICK Bridgeport, 475-210-6201 HOSPITAL: St. Vincent's Medical Center
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GINA A. DUNSTON-BOONE Park Avenue Perinatal Specialists Bridgeport, 203-384-3544 HOSPITALS: Bridgeport, Yale-New Haven Specialties: Amniocentesis, Multiple Gestation, Diabetes in Pregnancy, Obstetric Ultrasound
GARY ELEAZAR KLEINMAN Park Avenue Perinatal Specialists Bridgeport, 203-384-3544 HOSPITALS: Bridgeport, Yale-New Haven Specialties: PregnancyHigh Risk, Genetic Disorders, Ultrasound, Amniocentesis
STEVEN A. LAIFER Park Avenue Perinatal Specialists Bridgeport, 203-384-3544 HOSPITALS: Bridgeport, Yale-New Haven Specialties: Prenatal Diagnosis, PregnancyHigh Risk
ROBERT J. STILLER Park Avenue Perinatal Specialists Bridgeport, 203-384-3544 HOSPITALS: Bridgeport, Yale-New Haven Specialties: Prenatal Diagnosis, Ultrasound, Pregnancy-High Risk, Infectious Disease in Pregnancy
DIMITRY ZILBERMAN Norwalk, 203-852-3359 HOSPITAL: Norwalk
MEDICAL ONCOLOGY ANNE H. ANGEVINE Bennett Cancer Center Stamford, 203-276-2695 HOSPITAL: Stamford Specialties: Leukemia, Lymphoma
D. BARRY BOYD Smilow Cancer Center Greenwich, 203-863-3700 HOSPITALS: Greenwich, Yale-New Haven
Specialties: Nutrition & Cancer, Cancer Prevention, Hematologic Malignancies, Breast Cancer
SALVATORE A. DELPRETE Bennett Cancer Center Stamford, 203-276-2695 HOSPITAL: Stamford Specialties: Lung Cancer, Ovarian Cancer, Melanoma, Colon Cancer
SANDHYA DHANJAL Medical Specialists of Fairfield Fairfield, 203-382-2485 HOSPITALS: Bridgeport, St. Vincent's Medical Center BEVERLY J. DRUCKER Smilow Cancer Center Greenwich, 203-863-3737 HOSPITALS: Greenwich, Yale-New Haven
Specialties: Breast Cancer, Head & Neck Cancer, Colon & Rectal Cancer, Clinical Trials
NEAL A. FISCHBACH Smilow Cancer Center Fairfield, 203-502-8400 HOSPITALS: Yale-New Haven, Bridgeport Specialties: Breast Cancer, Lung Cancer, Gastrointestinal Cancer, Lymphoma
RICHARD C. FRANK Western Connecticut Medical Group Norwalk, 203-845-4811 HOSPITALS:
Norwalk, Danbury
Specialties: Breast Cancer, Lymphoma, Multiple Myeloma, Brain Tumors
JERRY P. MALEFATTO Smilow Cancer Center Trumbull, 203-502-8400 HOSPITALS: Yale-New Haven, Bridgeport Specialties: Breast Cancer, Colon Cancer, Lymphoma
PAUL L. WEINSTEIN Bennett Cancer Center Stamford, 203-276-2695 HOSPITAL: Stamford
SHRUTI GUPTA Stamford Health Medical Group Stamford, 203-276-7083 HOSPITAL: Stamford
DICKERMAN HOLLISTER, JR. Smilow Cancer Center Greenwich, 203-863-3737 HOSPITALS: Greenwich, Yale-New Haven
GERALD B. RAKOS Stamford Health Medical Group Stamford, 203-276-7083 HOSPITAL: Stamford
Specialties: Breast Cancer, Lung Cancer, Colon Cancer, Leukemia & Lymphoma
ROBERT A. KLOSS Western Connecticut Medical Group Danbury, 203-739-7029 HOSPITALS: Danbury, New Milford
Specialties: Breast Cancer, Colon Cancer, Lung Cancer
MERLIN SUNG LEE Smilow Cancer Center Greenwich, 203-863-3700 HOSPITALS: Greenwich, Yale-New Haven
Specialties: Breast Cancer, Bleeding/Coagulation Disorders, Leukemia
K.M. STEVE LO Bennett Cancer Center Stamford, 203-276-2695 HOSPITAL: Stamford
WINSTON SHIH Danbury, 203-797-7104 HOSPITAL: Danbury
NEUROLOGICAL SURGERY
IRWIN D. FEINTZEIG Nephrology Associates Bridgeport, 203-335-0195
PAUL J. APOSTOLIDES Orthopaedic & Neurosurgery Specialists Greenwich, 203-869-1145 HOSPITAL: Greenwich
Specialties: Hypertension, Dialysis Care, Kidney Failure-Acute, Fluid/ Electrolyte Balance
JAMES GAVIN Nephrology Associates Bridgeport, 203-335-0195 HOSPITALS:
Bridgeport, St. Vincent's Medical Center Specialties: Dialysis Care, Kidney Disease-Acute, Kidney Failure, Kidney Failure-Acute
NEONATAL-PERINATAL MEDICINE
RICHARD T. GERVASI Westmed Medical Group Norwalk, 203-845-4800 HOSPITAL: Norwalk WILLIAM H. HINES Stamford Health Medical Group Stamford, 203-324-7666 HOSPITAL: Stamford Specialties: Dialysis Care, Hypertension
WILLIAM A. HUNT Nephrology Associates Bridgeport, 203-335-0195
Specialties: Neonatal Care, Prematurity/Low Birth Weight Infants
STYLIANOS N. THEOFANIDIS Greenwich Hospital, Neonatology Greenwich, 203-863-3515 HOSPITAL: Greenwich
HOSPITALS:
Bridgeport, St. Vincent's Medical Center Specialties: Dialysis Care, Kidney Failure-Acute
NAZANINE KHAIRKHAH True Care Medicine & Nephrology Greenwich, 203-869-2304 HOSPITAL: Greenwich
Specialty: Prematurity/ Low Birth Weight Infants
NEPHROLOGY ERIC Y. BROWN Stamford Health Medical Group Stamford, 203-324-7666 HOSPITAL: Stamford
ROBERT KIM Nephrology Associates Bridgeport, 203-335-0195 HOSPITALS: Bridgeport, Griffin
Specialties: Kidney Disease-Chronic, Glomerulonephritis, Anemia in Chronic Kidney Disease, Hypertension
PAUL NUSSBAUM Nephrology Associates Bridgeport, 203-335-0195
BRENDA S. CHAN Stamford Health Medical Group Stamford, 203-324-7666
Specialty: Hypertension
HOSPITALS:
Bridgeport, St. Vincent's Medical Center
RICHARD S. ZELKOWITZ SWIM Center for Cancer Care Bridgeport, 203-874-3830 HOSPITAL: St. Vincent's Medical Center
ANTHONY GULATI Hematology Oncology PC Stamford, 203-325-2695 HOSPITAL: Stamford
AARON MATTHEW DOMMU Nephrology Associates Bridgeport, 203-335-0195
HOSPITALS:
GEORGE ZAHRAH Whittingham Cancer Center Norwalk, 203-845-4811 HOSPITAL: Norwalk
Specialties: Lymphoma, Pancreatic Cancer, Prostate Cancer, Lung Cancer
RAYMOND RAUT Danbury, 203-739-7104 HOSPITAL: Danbury
Bridgeport, St. Vincent's Medical Center
Specialties: Breast Cancer, Lung Cancer, Colon Cancer
Specialty: Breast Cancer
HOSPITAL: Stamford Specialties: Dialysis Care, Kidney Failure, Lupus Nephritis, Glomerulonephritis
HOSPITALS:
Bridgeport, Griffin
PERRY A. SHEAR Orthopaedic Specialties Group Fairfield, 203-337-2600 HOSPITALS:
Bridgeport, St. Vincent's Medical Center Specialties: Spinal Surgery, Pituitary Tumors, Cerebrovascular Surgery, Vascular Neurosurgery
SCOTT L. SIMON Orthopaedic & Neurosurgery Specialists Stamford, 203-869-1145 HOSPITALS:
Specialties: Spinal Fusion, Peripheral Nerve Surgery, Spinal Reconstructive Surgery, Minimally Invasive Spinal Surgery
Greenwich, Stamford
MARK H. CAMEL Orthopaedic & Neurosurgery Specialists Greenwich, 203-869-1145 HOSPITAL: Greenwich
NEUROLOGY
Specialties: Trauma, Brain Injury, Brain Tumors, Spinal Surgery
ANDREA F. DOUGLAS Stamford Health Medical Group Greenwich, 203-661-3333 HOSPITALS:
Greenwich, Stamford
Specialties: Spinal Cord Surgery, Minimally Invasive Spinal Surgery, Spinal Stenosis
AMORY J. FIORE Orthopaedic & Neurosurgery Specialists Greenwich, 203-869-1145 HOSPITAL: Greenwich
Specialties: Spinal Fusion, Spinal Tumors, Spinal Stenosis
KENNETH I. LIPOW Connecticut Neurosurgical Specialists Bridgeport, 203-384-4500
Specialties: Scoliosis, Spinal Surgery, Robotic Surgery, Stereotactic Radiosurgery
ROBERT BONWETSCH Associated Neurologists Danbury, 203-748-2551 HOSPITAL: Danbury Specialty: Epilepsy
JAMES B. BUTLER Neurological Specialists Stratford, 203-377-5988 HOSPITALS:
Bridgeport, Griffin
Specialties: Headache, Migraine, Huntington's Disease, Multiple Sclerosis
NEIL CULLIGAN Associated Neurologists Danbury, 203-748-2551 HOSPITAL: Danbury
Specialties: Concussion, Stroke
LOUIS J. CUZZONE Neurology Associates of Norwalk Norwalk, 203-853-5000 HOSPITAL: Norwalk Specialties: Migraine, Electromyography (EMG)
Bridgeport, St. Vincent's Medical Center
DAVID GRECO Associated Neurologists Danbury, 203-748-2551 HOSPITAL: Danbury
ABRAHAM MINTZ Trumbull, 203-372-6460
ERIC KUNG Stamford Health Medical Group Stamford, 203-276-4464 HOSPITAL: Stamford
HOSPITALS:
Specialties: Spinal Surgery, Brain Tumors, Minimally Invasive Spinal Surgery, Aneurysm
HOSPITALS:
St. Vincent's Medical Center, Bridgeport
Specialties: Brain Tumors, Pituitary Surgery, NeuroOncology, Minimally Invasive Spinal Surgery
Specialty: Multiple Sclerosis
PAUL LLEVA Yale Medicine Care Center Greenwich, 877-925-3637 HOSPITAL: Greenwich
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PETER J. MCALLISTER New England Institute for Neurology & Headache Stamford, 203-914-1900 Specialties: Headache, Concussion, Multiple Sclerosis, ADD/ADHD
LOUISE D. RESOR Stamford Health Medical Group Stamford, 203-276-4464 HOSPITAL: Stamford
Specialties: Seizure Disorders, Stroke, Multiple Sclerosis, Memory Disorders
ALICE H. RUSK Yale Medicine Greenwich, 203-863-4490 HOSPITALS: Greenwich, Yale-New Haven Specialties: Movement Disorders, Parkinson's Disease, Dystonia, Huntington's Disease
DARYL R. STORY Neurology Associates of Norwalk Norwalk, 203-853-5000 HOSPITAL: Norwalk Specialties: Stroke, Headache, Memory Disorders, Movement Disorders
JENNIFER WERELY Neurology & Headache Center of Greenwich Greenwich, 203-900-4226 HOSPITAL: St. Vincent's Medical Center Specialty: Headache
DARIO M. ZAGAR Yale Medicine Care Center Fairfield, 203-785-4085 HOSPITAL:
Yale-New Haven
Specialty: Headache
NEURORADIOLOGY HOWARD LIU Stamford, 203-276-2663 HOSPITAL: Stamford GERARD MURO Advanced Radiology Consultants Fairfield, 203-337-9729 HOSPITAL: Bridgeport
HOSPITAL: Greenwich Specialty: Cardiac CT Angiography
OBSTETRICS & GYNECOLOGY ROXANNE C. ABDER Women's Health Care of Trumbull Trumbull, 203-374-1018 HOSPITAL: Bridgeport THOMAS V. AYOUB Women's Health Care of New England Norwalk, 203-644-1100 HOSPITAL: Norwalk
Specialties: Menopause Problems, Hormonal Disorders, Endometriosis, Gynecology Only
GARY STEVEN BESSER Obstetrics & Gynecology Associates Stamford, 203-325-4321 HOSPITAL: Stamford Specialties: Minimally Invasive Surgery, Urogynecology, Pelvic Surgery, Robotic Surgery
EMILY E. BLAIR OB/GYN of Fairfield County Fairfield, 203-256-3990 HOSPITAL: Bridgeport Specialties: PregnancyHigh Risk, Gynecology Only
PATRICK J. CAHILL Coastal Obstetrics & Gynecology Stamford, 203-353-9099 HOSPITAL: Stamford Specialties: Robotic Surgery, Uterine Fibroids, Endometriosis
RONIKA D. CHOUDHARY Women's Health Connecticut Trumbull, 203-268-2239 HOSPITALS:
Bridgeport, St. Vincent's Medical Center Specialties: Pregnancy, Obstetrics, Integrative Medicine, Women's Health
JOSEPH A. CUTERI Shelton OB/GYN Shelton, 203-929-9000 HOSPITAL: Bridgeport Specialties: PregnancyHigh Risk, Colposcopy, Ultrasound
MARK A. ROSOVSKY Advanced Radiology Consultants Shelton, 203-337-9729
DEANNA DELPRETE Women's Health Care of New England Norwalk, 203-644-1100
Bridgeport, St. Vincent's Medical Center
LESLIE A. DONOVAN Brookside Gynecology Greenwich, 203-869-7080 HOSPITAL: Greenwich
HOSPITALS:
Specialties: MRI, Cardiac CT Angiography
SCOTT J. SULLIVAN Greenwich, 203-863-4710
Specialties: Menopause Problems, Pap Smear Abnormalities,
Vulvar Disease, Gynecology Only
HOSPITALS: Stamford,
OPHTHALMOLOGY
SUJATA PENDYALA Women's Health Care of New England Norwalk, 203-644-1100 HOSPITAL: Norwalk
BRUCE S. ALTMAN Connecticut Eye Consultants Danbury, 203-791-2020 HOSPITALS: Danbury, Yale-New Haven
Norwalk
LEONARD FERRUCCI Ferrucci, Ferrucci & Morris Stamford, 203-325-4665 HOSPITALS:
Stamford, Norwalk
MICHAEL D. SCHECHTER Westmed Medical Group Greenwich, 203-210-2880 HOSPITAL: Greenwich
Specialties: Menstrual Disorders, Pregnancy, Endometriosis
VITO FERRUCCI Ferrucci, Ferrucci & Morris Stamford, 203-325-4665
Specialties: PregnancyHigh Risk, Laparoscopic Surgery, Gynecologic Surgery
HOSPITALS:
Stamford, Norwalk CAROLINE F. FILOR Brookside Gynecology Greenwich, 203-869-7080 HOSPITAL: Greenwich
BETH J. SIMON Greenwich, 475-240-8222 HOSPITAL: Greenwich
Specialties: Uterine Fibroids, Pain-Pelvic, Gynecology Only, Endometriosis
Specialties: PregnancyHigh Risk, Infertility, Laparoscopic Surgery, Adolescent Gynecology
LEILA J. GARRETT Greenwich Gynecology Greenwich, 203-869-8353 HOSPITAL: Greenwich
HELENA T. SQUICCIARINI Women's Health Care of Trumbull Trumbull, 203-374-1018 HOSPITAL: Bridgeport
Specialties: Menopause Problems, Pap Smear Abnormalities, Sexually Transmitted Diseases, Adolescent Gynecology
MARINA C. TORBEY Women's Health Care of Trumbull Trumbull, 203-374-1018 HOSPITAL: Bridgeport
SHIEVA L. GHOFRANY Coastal Obstetrics & Gynecology Stamford, 203-353-9099 HOSPITAL: Stamford
Specialty: Gynecology Only
RUSSELL F. TURK Riverside Obstetrics & Gynecology Riverside, 203-637-3337 HOSPITAL: Stamford
Specialties: Menopause Problems, Women's Health over age 40, Pregnancy
DONNA J. HAGBERG Cos Cob, 203-742-1150 HOSPITAL: Greenwich
Specialties: Hysteroscopic Surgery, Laparoscopic Surgery-Complex, Vulvar & Vaginal Disorders, Pregnancy-High Risk
Specialties: Gynecology Only, Pap Smear Abnormalities, Sexually Transmitted Diseases, Vulvar & Vaginal Disorders
JAY H. UGOL Women's Health Care of New England Norwalk, 203-644-1100 HOSPITAL: Norwalk
EDWARD JACOBSON Greenwich Gynecology Greenwich, 203-869-8353 HOSPITAL: Greenwich
Specialties: Pregnancy, Endometriosis, Uterine Fibroids, Gynecology Only
CATERINA VIOLI Obstetrics & Gynecology For Women-By Women Greenwich, 203-861-9586 HOSPITAL: Greenwich
Specialties: Gynecology Only, Hormonal Disorders, Vaginal Reconstruction, Menopause Problems
IRENE I. KOMARYNSKY Stamford Health Medical Group Stamford, 203-325-9920 HOSPITAL: Stamford Specialties: Maternal & Fetal Medicine, PregnancyHigh Risk, Prenatal Diagnosis
JOHN A. MORRIS Ferrucci, Ferrucci & Morris Stamford, 203-325-4665
Specialties: Glaucoma, Cataract Surgery
LORENZO J. CERVANTES Connecticut Eye Specialists Shelton, 203-926-1700 HOSPITAL: Griffin
Specialties: Corneal Disease, CataractComplex, Intraocular Lens, Cornea Transplant
CHRISTIENNE F. COATES Ridgefield Ophthalmology Ridgefield, 203-894-9700 JOSEPH L. CONWAY, JR. Greenwich Ophthalmology Associates Stamford, 203-869-3082 HOSPITALS:
Greenwich, Stamford
Specialties: Oculoplastic Surgery, Dry Eye Syndrome, Tear Duct Problems
BRIAN M. DEBROFF Yale Ophthalmology Stratford, 203-785-2020 HOSPITALS: Bridgeport, Yale-New Haven Specialties: Cataract Surgery, CataractPediatric, Anterior Segment Surgery, Trauma
DONNA DENSEL Greenwich Ophthalmology Associates Stamford, 203-869-3082 HOSPITAL: Greenwich LESLIE C. DOCTOR Doctor & Associates Westport, 203-227-4113 HOSPITAL: Norwalk Specialties: Cataract Surgery, LASIK-Refractive Surgery, Corneal Disease, Intraocular Lens Replacement
Specialties: Endometriosis, Pregnancy-High Risk, Laparoscopic SurgeryComplex, Menopause Problems
SHELLEY K. DRIESMAN Ophthalmic Surgeons Of Greater Bridgeport Fairfield, 203-371-0141 HOSPITAL: Bridgeport
CHRISTINE E. WALDRON Women's Health Care of New England Norwalk, 203-644-1100 HOSPITAL: Norwalk
JOAN T. GEWIRTZ Stamford, 203-348-0868
Specialties: Cataract Surgery, Contact lenses, Glaucoma, Laser Surgery
HOSPITAL: Stamford Specialties: Glaucoma, Dry Eye Syndrome, Diabetic Eye Disease/Retinopathy, Macular Degeneration
GINA F. GLADSTEIN Greenwich Ophthalmology Associates Stamford, 203-869-3082 HOSPITAL: Greenwich Specialties: Glaucoma, Cataract Surgery, Intraocular Lens Replacement, Laser Surgery
ANISHA ADVANI JANGI Connecticut Eye Consultants Danbury, 860-946-6000 HOSPITAL: Danbury ARCHNA JOHAR Connecticut Eye Consultants Danbury, 203-791-2020 HOSPITAL: New Milford JEFFREY N. KAPLAN Eye Group of Connecticut Bridgeport, 203-374-8182 HOSPITAL: Bridgeport
Specialties: Cataract Surgery, Glaucoma, Macular Disease/ Degeneration, Diabetic Eye Disease/Retinopathy
WENDY KLEIN Ophthalmic Associates Trumbull, 203-378-3224 HOSPITALS: Bridgeport, Yale-New Haven Specialties: Retinal Disorders, Diabetic Eye Disease/Retinopathy, Retinal Vascular Diseases, Retina/Vitreous Consultation
FLORA LEVIN Westport, 203-557-6464 PETER E. LIBRE Connecticut Glaucoma Associates Norwalk, 203-853-2020 HOSPITALS: Norwalk, NY-Pres Columbia Specialties: Glaucoma, Cataract Surgery
SURESH MANDAVA Greenwich Ophthalmology Associates Stamford, 203-869-3082 HOSPITAL: Greenwich
Specialties: LASIKRefractive Surgery, Cataract Surgery, Cornea Transplant, Cornea & External Eye Disease
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DELIA M. MANJONEY Bridgeport, 203-576-6500
Macular Disease/ Degeneration, Retina/ Vitreous Consultation
Hartford, St. Vincent's Medical Center
KIM P. ROBBINS Robbins Eye Center Fairfield, 203-371-5800 HOSPITAL: Bridgeport
HOSPITALS:
Specialties: Pediatric Ophthalmology, Glaucoma, Eyelid Surgery/ Blepharoplasty, Retinal Disorders
STEPHEN AUDLEY MATHIAS Connecticut Eye Consultants Danbury, 203-791-2020 HOSPITALS: Danbury, Yale-New Haven Specialties: Pediatric Ophthalmology, Eye Muscle Disorders
ROBERT NOECKER Ophthalmic Consultants of Connecticut Fairfield, 203-366-8000 HOSPITAL: St. Vincent's Medical Center Specialties: Glaucoma, Cataract-Complex, Dry Eye Syndrome
GLENN E. OSTRIKER Dr. Ostriker and Associates Stamford, 203-348-6300 HOSPITALS: Stamford, NYU Langone Tisch
Specialties: Cataract Surgery, Glaucoma
JOANNA LUMBA SARRACINO Ophthalmic Surgeons Of Greater Bridgeport Fairfield, 203-371-0141 RICHARD SCARTOZZI Connecticut Eye Consultants Danbury, 203-791-2020 HOSPITALS: Danbury, Yale-New Haven Specialties: Macular Degeneration, Diabetic Eye Disease/Retinopathy, Retinal Detachment, Uveitis
SCOTT SEO Merritt Medical Center Bridgeport, 203-372-4211 HOSPITAL: St. Vincent's Medical Center ELIZABETH SIDERIDES Stamford Ophthalmology Stamford, 203-327-5808 HOSPITAL: Stamford
Specialties: Cataract Surgery, Glaucoma, Laser Surgery
Specialties: Cataract Surgery, Glaucoma, Retinal Disorders
JAMES R. PINKE Pinke Eye Center Shelton, 203-924-8800 HOSPITAL: Griffin
MAHSA A. SOHRAB Greenwich, 914-200-1405
Specialties: Cataract Surgery, Glaucoma
PHILIP A. PIRO Retina Associates of Connecticut Stamford, 203-325-4481 HOSPITALS:
Stamford, St. Vincent's Medical Center
JERRY W. TSONG Greenwich Ophthalmology Associates Stamford, 203-869-3082 HOSPITALS:
Greenwich, Stamford
Specialties: Retinal Disorders, Retina/Vitreous Consultation, Retina/ Vitreous Surgery
Specialties: Retinal Disorders-Complex, Diabetic Eye Disease/ Retinopathy, Macular Degeneration, Vision LossUnexplained Loss
STEPHEN M. RABINOWITZ Ophthalmic Surgeons Of Greater Bridgeport Fairfield, 203-371-0141 HOSPITAL: Bridgeport
ESTEBAN C. VIETORISZ Stamford Ophthalmology Stamford, 203-327-5808 HOSPITAL: Stamford
Specialties: Cataract Surgery, Glaucoma, Diabetic Eye Disease/ Retinopathy
Specialties: Cornea & External Eye Disease, Cataract Surgery, Glaucoma
VINCENT S. REPPUCCI Vitreoretinal Surgeons Danbury, 203-792-6291 HOSPITALS: Danbury, NY Eye & Ear Infirmary of Mount Sinai
ERIC L. WASSERMAN Eye Care Center of Stamford Stamford, 203-978-0800 HOSPITAL: Stamford
Specialties: Retina/ Vitreous Surgery, Diabetic Eye Disease/Retinopathy,
Specialties: Cataract Surgery, Anterior Segment Surgery
RICHARD B. WEBER Stamford, 203-353-1857 HOSPITAL: Stamford
HOSPITALS:
Danbury, New Milford
Specialties: Sports Medicine, Arthroscopic Surgery-Knee, Shoulder & Knee Surgery, Reconstructive Surgery
Specialty: Retinal Disorders
JAMES WEISZ Connecticut Retina Consultants Trumbull, 203-365-6565
DANTE A. BRITTIS Orthopaedic Specialties Group Fairfield, 203-337-2600
HOSPITAL:
Yale-New Haven
Specialties: Uveitis, Retina/Vitreous Surgery
HOSPITALS:
MARC LAWRENCE WEITZMAN Ophthalmic Surgeons Of Greater Bridgeport Fairfield, 203-371-0141
Specialties: Sports Medicine, Shoulder & Knee Surgery, Joint Replacement
Bridgeport, St. Vincent's Medical Center
ADAM BRODSKY Orthopaedic Surgery and Sports Medicine Center New Canaan, 203-323-7331 HOSPITAL: Stamford
ANDREW WOLF Stamford Ophthalmology Stamford, 203-327-5808 HOSPITAL: Stamford Specialties: Pediatric Ophthalmology, Strabismus
JEFFREY BROOKS Orthopaedic Surgery and Sports Medicine Center New Canaan, 203-323-7331 HOSPITAL: Stamford
KATHERINE JOANN ZAMECKI Connecticut Eye Consultants Danbury, 203-791-2020 HOSPITAL: New Milford
Specialties: Sports Medicine, Hand Surgery, Fractures, Shoulder & Elbow Surgery
STEPHEN J. ZUCKERMAN Connecticut Eye Consultants Danbury, 203-791-2020 HOSPITALS: Danbury, New Milford
DAVID B. BROWN OrthoCare Specialists Bridgeport, 203-372-0649 HOSPITALS:
Bridgeport, St. Vincent's Medical Center
Specialties: Cataract Surgery, PRK-Refractive Surgery, Laser Surgery
Specialties: Spinal Surgery, Pain-Back, Arthroscopic Surgery, Fractures
ORTHOPAEDIC SURGERY
RUSSELL CAVALLO Stamford Health Medical Group Stamford, 203-614-8888
JOHN N. AWAD Orthopaedic Specialties Group Fairfield, 203-337-2600
HOSPITALS:
Stamford, Greenwich
HOSPITALS:
Specialties: Sports Medicine, Knee Surgery, Shoulder Surgery, Joint Reconstruction
Bridgeport, St. Vincent's Medical Center Specialties: Osteoporosis Spine-Kyphoplasty, Spinal Tumors
ANGELO CIMINIELLO OrthoConnecticut Danbury, 203-797-1500 HOSPITAL: Danbury Specialty: Sports Medicine
DAVID F. BINDELGLASS Orthopaedic Specialties Group Fairfield, 203-337-2600 HOSPITALS:
MICHAEL R. CLAIN Orthopaedic & Neurosurgery Specialists Greenwich, 203-869-1145 HOSPITAL: Greenwich
Bridgeport, St. Vincent's Medical Center Specialties: Joint Replacement, Arthritis
DAVID AARON BOMBACK Connecticut Neck & Back Specialists Danbury, 203-744-9700 HOSPITAL: Danbury
Specialties: Foot & Ankle Surgery, Achilles Tendon Rupture
JAMES G. CUNNINGHAM Orthopaedic & Neurosurgery Specialists Greenwich,
Specialties: Scoliosis, Spinal Surgery
MICHAEL BRAND OrthoConnecticut Danbury, 203-797-1500
203-869-1145 HOSPITAL: Greenwich
Specialties: Sports Medicine, Shoulder Surgery, Knee Injuries/ ACL, Arthroscopic Surgery
ROBERT JOHN DAHER Orthopaedic Specialists of CT Brookfield, 203-775-6205 JOSEPH M. D'AMICO Westmed Medical Group Stamford, 203-210-2830 HOSPITALS:
Stamford, Greenwich Specialties: Knee Replacement, Hip Replacement, Sports Medicine
DEMETRIS DELOS Orthopaedic and Neurosurgery Specialists Greenwich, 203-869-1145 HOSPITAL: Greenwich
Specialties: Arthroscopic Surgery-Knee, Arthroscopic SurgeryShoulder, Sports Medicine, Knee Reconstruction
JEFFREY V. DELUCA OrthoConnecticut Norwalk, 203-845-2200 HOSPITALS: Norwalk, St. Vincent's Medical Center
Specialties: Arthroscopic Surgery, Joint Replacement, Sports Medicine
MARK J. FLETCHER OrthoConnecticut Danbury, 203-797-1500 JOSHUA B. FRANK OrthoConnecticut Norwalk, 203-845-2200 HOSPITALS: Norwalk, St. Vincent's Medical Center Specialties: Sports Medicine, Shoulder & Elbow Surgery, Knee Surgery, Arthroscopic Surgery
RONALD T. GREENE Orthopaedic and Neurosurgery Specialists Greenwich, 203-869-1145 HOSPITAL: Greenwich ANDREW L. HAAS Westmed Medical Group Stamford, 203-210-2830 HOSPITALS:
Stamford, Greenwich Specialties: Sports Medicine, Shoulder Surgery, Knee Surgery, Fractures
D. ROSS HENSHAW OrthoConnecticut Danbury, 203-797-1500 HOSPITALS:
Specialties: Shoulder & Knee Surgery, Knee Replacement, Sports Medicine, Arthroscopic Surgery
Danbury, New Milford
FRANCIS A. ENNIS, JR. Orthopaedic & Neurosurgery Specialists Greenwich, 203-869-1145 HOSPITAL: Greenwich
STEVEN E. HINDMAN Orthopaedic & Neurosurgery Specialists Greenwich, 203-869-1145 HOSPITAL: Greenwich
Specialties: Fractures, Arthritis-Hip & Knee, Arthroscopic Surgery, Hip & Knee Replacement
Specialties: Trauma, Arthritis, Hip & Knee Surgery, Foot & Ankle Surgery
DANIEL N. FISH Orthopaedic Specialists of CT Brookfield, 203-775-6205 HOSPITAL: Danbury
PETER W. HUGHES Orthopaedic Associates of Stamford Stamford, 203-210-2830 HOSPITALS: Stamford, Greenwich
Specialties: Sports Medicine, Shoulder Arthroscopic Surgery, Knee Injuries/ACL/ Meniscus Tears, Sports Injuries
JAMES J. FITZGIBBONS Orthopaedic Specialties Group Fairfield, 203-337-2600 HOSPITALS:
Bridgeport, St. Vincent's Medical Center
Specialties: Shoulder Replacement, Hip & Knee Surgery, Arthroscopic Surgery, Sports Medicine
Specialty: Hip & Knee Replacement
BRIAN F. KAVANAGH Orthopaedic & Neurosurgery Specialists Greenwich, 203-869-1145 HOSPITAL: Greenwich
Specialties: Arthritis, Joint Replacement, Hip & Knee Replacement, Minimally Invasive Surgery
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T. JAY KLEEMAN OrthoConnecticut Norwalk, 203-845-2200 HOSPITALS:
Norwalk, St. Vincent's Medical Center
Specialties: Foot & Ankle Surgery, Minimally Invasive Surgery, Orthopaedics-non surgical, Sports Medicine
MARC S. KOWALSKY Orthopaedic and Neurosurgery Specialists Greenwich, 203-869-1145 HOSPITAL: Greenwich Specialty: Shoulder & Elbow Surgery
DAVID LAWRENCE KRAMER Connecticut Neck & Back Specialists Danbury, 203-744-9700 HOSPITAL: Danbury
Specialties: Spinal Surgery, Trauma, Minimally Invasive Surgery
MICHAEL M. LYNCH OrthoConnecticut Norwalk, 203-845-2200 HOSPITALS:
Norwalk, St. Vincent's Medical Center
Specialties: Pediatric Sports Medicine, Sports Medicine, Arthroscopic Surgery-Shoulder, Rotator Cuff Surgery
DANIEL S. MARKOWICZ Stamford, 203-705-0715 HOSPITAL: Hospital for Special Surgery Specialties: Hip Replacement & Revision, Knee Replacement & Revision, Robotic Surgery
SETH R. MILLER Orthopaedic & Neurosurgery Specialists Greenwich, 203-869-1145 HOSPITAL: Greenwich
HOSPITALS:
Norwalk, St. Vincent's Medical Center Specialties: Sports Medicine, Joint Replacement
WILLIAM T. SCHMIDT Westmed Medical Group Stamford, 203-210-2830 HOSPITALS: Stamford, Greenwich Specialties: Hip & Knee Replacement, Musculoskeletal Injuries
PAUL M. SETHI Orthopaedic & Neurosurgery Specialists Greenwich, 203-869-1145 HOSPITAL: Greenwich
Specialties: Knee Surgery, Elbow Surgery, Sports Injuries, Sports Medicine
MARC SILVER Westmed Medical Group Stamford, 203-210-2830 HOSPITALS: Stamford, Greenwich Specialties: Sports Medicine, Knee Replacement, Shoulder Replacement, Arthroscopic Surgery
MICHAEL SOOJIAN OrthoConnecticut Norwalk, 203-845-2200 HOSPITAL: Norwalk JAMES I. SPAK Orthopaedic & Sports Medicine Center Trumbull, 203-268-2882 HOSPITALS: St. Vincent's Medical Center, Bridgeport Specialties: Joint Preservation, Shoulder & Knee Reconstruction, Minimally Invasive Surgery, Fractures
Specialties: Shoulder Surgery, Rotator Cuff Surgery, Shoulder Replacement, Arthroscopic Surgery-Shoulder
KAREN M. SUTTON Hospital for Special Surgery Stamford, 203-705-0725
PHILIP J. MULIERI OrthoConnecticut Norwalk, 203-845-2200
Hospital for Special Surgery, Stamford
SEAN C. PEDEN Yale Medicine Stamford, 877-925-3637 HOSPITAL:
Yale-New Haven
Specialties: Achilles Tendon Rupture, Fractures-Complex, Foot & Ankle Deformities, Ankle Replacement & Revision
NICHOLAS V. POLIFRONI OrthoConnecticut Norwalk, 203-845-2200
HOSPITALS:
Specialties: Knee Injuries/ ACL/Meniscus Tears, Sports Medicine-Women, Shoulder Arthroscopic Surgery, Knee & Shoulder Surgery
CRAIG TIFFORD Yale Medicine Stamford, 866-470-9253 HOSPITALS: Greenwich, Yale-New Haven Specialties: Arthroscopic Surgery-Knee, Arthroscopic SurgeryShoulder
ALLEN I. TROY Westmed Medical Group Stamford, 203-210-2830
Specialties: Head & Neck Surgery, Nasal & Sinus Disorders, Balloon Sinuplasty
Stamford, Greenwich
RICHARD J. BRAUER Associates of Otolaryngology Greenwich, 203-869-0177 HOSPITAL: Greenwich
HOSPITALS:
Specialties: Foot & Ankle Surgery, Ankle Reconstruction
KATHERINE B. VADASDI Orthopaedic & Neurosurgery Specialists Greenwich, 203-869-1145 HOSPITAL: Greenwich
Specialties: Head & Neck Surgery, Thyroid Cancer & Surgery
STEPHEN D. BREDA Bridgeport, 203-371-5166 HOSPITAL: St. Vincent's Medical Center
Specialties: Knee Surgery, Shoulder Replacement, Sports Medicine-Women, Shoulder & Elbow Surgery
Specialty: Head & Neck Surgery
JACQUELYN M. BREWER Ear, Nose & Throat Center Stamford, 203-353-0000
CORINNE VANBEEK Stamford Health Medical Group Stamford, 203-276-2277 HOSPITAL: Stamford MARK E. WILCHINSKY Orthopaedic & Sports Medicine Center Trumbull, 203-268-2882
BRADFORD S. CHERVIN ENT, Allergy and Facial Plastic Surgery Specialists Southport, 203-256-3338
HOSPITALS:
St. Vincent's Medical Center, Bridgeport
Specialties: Arthroscopic Surgery, Joint Replacement
HOSPITALS:
Bridgeport, Norwalk
Specialties: Nasal & Sinus Disorders, Swallowing Disorders, Hearing Disorders/Tinnitus, Sleep Disorders/Apnea/Snoring
OTOLARYNGOLOGY MICHAEL C. BARD Advanced Specialties Care Danbury, 203-830-4700
STEVEN M. FELDMAN Westmed Medical Group Greenwich, 203-210-2870 HOSPITAL: Greenwich
HOSPITALS:
Danbury, Norwalk
Specialties: Head & Neck Surgery, Sleep Disorders/ Apnea/Snoring, Sinus Disorders/Surgery
Specialties: Throat Disorders, Hearing Disorders/Tinnitus, Sleep Disorders/Apnea/Snoring
MARK S. BIANCHI Yale Otolaryngology Stratford, 203-785-5430 HOSPITALS: Yale-New Haven, Bridgeport
JAY KLARSFELD Advanced Specialties Care Danbury, 203-830-4700
Specialties: Sleep Disorders, Sinus Disorders/Surgery, Hearing Disorders/ Tinnitus, Balance Disorders
HOSPITALS:
Danbury, Norwalk
Specialties: Sinus Disorders, Thyroid & Parathyroid Surgery
DOV BLOCH Advanced Specialties Care Danbury, 203-830-4700
BRUCE H. KLENOFF Ear, Nose & Throat Center Stamford, 203-353-0000 HOSPITAL: Stamford
HOSPITALS:
Danbury, Norwalk
Specialties: Head & Neck Cancer & Surgery, Thyroid & Parathyroid Cancer & Surgery, Salivary Gland Tumors & Surgery, Sinus Disorders/Surgery
Specialties: Ear Disorders/ Surgery, Sinus Disorders/ Surgery, Pediatric Otolaryngology
JASON R. KLENOFF Ear, Nose & Throat Center Stamford, 203-353-0000 HOSPITAL: Stamford
STEVEN A. BRAMWIT Stamford ENT-Head & Neck Surgery Stamford, 203-348-7797 HOSPITALS:
Specialties: Pediatric & Adult Otolaryngology,
Stamford, Greenwich
Head & Neck Surgery, Sinus Disorders, Throat Disorders
EDWARD M. LANE Yale Otolaryngology Stratford, 203-785-5430 HOSPITALS: Yale-New Haven, Bridgeport Specialties: Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD), Endoscopic Sinus Surgery, Nasal Allergy, Nasal Reconstruction
BIANA LANSON Ear, Nose & Throat Center Stamford, 203-353-0000 HOSPITAL: Stamford
Specialties: Laryngeal Disorders, Endoscopic Surgery, Sinus Disorders/ Surgery, Balloon Sinuplasty
RICHARD A. LEVIN Ear Nose & Throat of Fairfield Fairfield, 203-259-4700 HOSPITALS:
St. Vincent's Medical Center, Yale-New Haven Specialties: Sinus Disorders, Hearing Disorders/Tinnitus, Facial Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery
STEVEN B. LEVINE ENT and Allergy Associates Trumbull, 203-380-3707 HOSPITALS:
Bridgeport, Norwalk
Specialties: Sinus Disorders, Sleep Disorders/Apnea/Snoring, Hearing & Balance Disorders, Rhinosinusitis
MICHELLE SIEGEL MARRINAN Greenwich Ear, Nose & Throat Greenwich, 203-869-2030 HOSPITALS: Greenwich, Stamford Specialty: Neuro-Otology
ANDREW J. PARKER Parker Ear, Nose & Throat Norwalk, 203-866-8121 HOSPITAL: Norwalk
Specialties: Hearing Disorders/Tinnitus, Sinus Disorders, Voice Disorders, Sleep Disorders/Apnea/ Snoring
ADAM W. PEARL CT ENT Medical & Surgical Specialists Trumbull, 203-452-7081 HOSPITAL: Bridgeport
Specialties: Head & Neck Surgery, Swallowing Disorders, Voice Disorders, Hearing Disorders/ Tinnitus
SARA RICHER Northeast Medical Group Trumbull, 203-459-2666 HOSPITAL: Bridgeport Specialties: Parathyroid Surgery, Salivary Gland Surgery, Sinus Disorders, Thyroid Cancer & Surgery
STEPHEN J. SALZER Greenwich Ear, Nose & Throat Greenwich, 203-869-2030 HOSPITALS:
Greenwich, Stamford
Specialties: Thyroid & Parathyroid Surgery, Pediatric Otolaryngology, Sinus Disorders/Surgery, Thyroid Cancer & Surgery
HEATHER H. WATERS CT ENT Sinus Center Norwalk, 203-716-6008
Specialties: Facial Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery, Facial Cosmetic Surgery, Rhinoplasty, Eyelid Surgery/Blepharoplasty
ROBERT LAWRENCE WEISS CT ENT Sinus Center Norwalk, 203-716-6008 HOSPITAL: Norwalk Specialty: Sinus Disorders/Surgery
OTOLARYNGOLOGY/ FACIAL PLASTIC SURGERY LAWRENCE J. FLIEGELMAN Ear Nose & Throat of Fairfield Fairfield, 203-259-4700 HOSPITALS:
St. Vincent's Medical Center, Yale-New Haven Specialty: Facial Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery
NEIL A. GORDON Split Rock Surgical Associates Wilton, 203-834-7700 HOSPITALS: Norwalk, Yale-New Haven
Specialties: Cosmetic Surgery-Face, Facial Rejuvenation, Rhinoplasty, Facial Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery
PAIN MEDICINE RAHUL S. ANAND Connecticut Pain & Wellness Center Fairfield, 203-319-9355
Specialties: PainInterventional Techniques, Pain-Back & Neck, Painafter Spinal Intervention, Spinal Cord Stimulation
ARGHIRIS BARBADIMOS Stamford Health Medical Group Stamford, 203-276-2277
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HOSPITAL: Stamford Specialty: Acupuncture
PEDIATRIC CARDIOLOGY
PEDIATRIC PULMONOLOGY
VINCENT R. CARLESI Pain Management Associates of Connecticut Stamford, 203-325-5700 HOSPITAL: Danbury
ALLISON B. LEVEY Pediatric Cardiology Darien, 203-662-0313
JACOB HEN, JR. Northeast Medical Group Trumbull, 203-337-8600 HOSPITALS: Bridgeport, Yale-New Haven
Specialties: PainInterventional Techniques, Pain-Back & Neck, PainSpine, Pain-Chronic
PATHOLOGY ROBERT C. BABKOWSKI Stamford Pathology Group Stamford, 203-276-7420 HOSPITAL: Stamford Specialties: Breast Pathology, Gastrointestinal Pathology, Gynecologic Pathology, Thyroid Cancer
RAYMOND A. BAER Stamford Pathology Group Stamford, 203-276-7420 HOSPITAL: Stamford
HOSPITAL:
NY-Pres Morgan Stanley Children's
Specialties: Congenital Heart Disease, Fetal Echocardiography
MICHAEL S. SNYDER Pediatric Cardiology Darien, 203-662-0313 HOSPITAL:
NY-Pres Morgan Stanley Children's
Specialties: Congenital Heart Disease, Echocardiography, Fetal Echocardiography
PEDIATRIC ENDOCRINOLOGY RAUL A. ARGUELLO Connecticut Children's Specialties Care Center Danbury, 860-837-6700
Specialty: Hematopathology
HOSPITAL:
WILLIAM B. LASKIN Yale Pathology Bridgeport, 203-785-2788 HOSPITAL: Bridgeport
Specialties: Obesity, Thyroid Disorders, Growth Disorders
Specialties: Bone & Soft Tissue Pathology, Sarcoma-Soft Tissue
AUGUSTO H. PODESTA Stamford Pathology Group Stamford, 203-276-7420 HOSPITAL: Stamford Specialty: Gastrointestinal Pathology
BO XU Stamford Pathology Group Stamford, 203-276-7420 HOSPITAL: Stamford Specialties: Gynecologic Pathology, Urologic Pathology
PEDIATRIC ALLERGY & IMMUNOLOGY ORA BURSTEIN Allergy & Asthma Center of Stamford Stamford, 203-978-0072 HOSPITAL: Stamford Specialties: Asthma & Allergy, Food Allergy
MITCHELL R. LESTER Fairfield County Allergy, Asthma & Immunology Norwalk, 203-838-4034 HOSPITALS:
Norwalk, Greenwich
Specialties: Allergy, Asthma & Allergy, Food Allergy, Immunotherapy
Connecticut Children's Medical Center
PATRICIA EAGAN Pediatric Healthcare Associates Fairfield, 203-452-8322 HOSPITAL: Bridgeport MARY SARRANTONIO Pediatric Healthcare Associates Fairfield, 203-452-8322 HOSPITAL: Bridgeport
PEDIATRIC GASTROENTEROLOGY MARK S. GLASSMAN Boston Children’s Health Physicians Norwalk, 203-853-7170 HOSPITALS: Norwalk, Boston Children’s
Specialties: Inflammatory Bowel Disease/Crohn's, Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD), Diarrheal Diseases, Food Allergy
SARAH LUSMAN ColumbiaDoctors Stamford, 212-305-5903 HOSPITALS: NY-Pres Columbia, Stamford
PEDIATRIC INFECTIOUS DISEASE NIMROD E. DAYAN Pediatric Healthcare Associates Trumbull, 203-452-8322 HOSPITAL: Bridgeport Specialties: Vaccines, Travel Medicine, Lyme Disease, Ear Infections
Specialties: Asthma, Critical Care
HOSSEIN SADEGHI Pediatric Pulmonology Stamford, 203-276-5949
MARIVIC D. BOTTA Pediatric Healthcare Associates Bridgeport, 203-452-8322
ERIK L. COHEN Next Generation Pediatrics Greenwich, 203-661-6430
DEBRA K. GOTZ Stamford Pediatric Associates Darien, 203-655-3307 HOSPITAL: Stamford
ANIL BRITTO Ridgefield Pediatric Associates Ridgefield, 203-438-9557 HOSPITALS: Danbury, Boston Children’s Health Physicians
Yale-New Haven
STEPHEN GREVIOUS Park Street Pediatrics Norwalk, 203-840-7566 HOSPITAL: Norwalk
JANE M. BROTANEK Ridgefield Pediatric Associates Ridgefield, 203-438-9557 HOSPITALS: Danbury, Boston Children’s Health Physicians
HOSPITAL:
NY-Pres Columbia
Specialties: Cystic Fibrosis, Bronchoscopy, Bronchitis
PEDIATRICS ROBIN ABRAMOWICZ Village Pediatrics Westport, 203-221-7337 HOSPITAL: Stamford
HAYDEE LILIANA BUJMAN DE LANCMAN Pediatric Practice Associates Stamford, 203-323-8171
NICOLE ABRAMOWITZ Bay Street Pediatrics Westport, 203-227-3674 HOSPITALS: Stamford, Norwalk
ALISON MARIE CASS Greenwich Pediatric Associates Old Greenwich, 203-637-3212 HOSPITALS: Greenwich, Stamford
PETER J. ACKER Westmed Medical Group Greenwich, 203-210-2815
ROBERT D. CHESSIN Pediatric Healthcare Associates Bridgeport, 203-452-8322
HOSPITALS:
Greenwich, Westchester Medical Center Specialties: Pediatric Dermatology, Adolescent Medicine, Learning Disorders
HOSPITALS:
Bridgeport, St. Vincent's Medical Center Specialties: Learning Disorders, Developmental Disorders, ADD/ADHD, Autism Spectrum Disorders
AMY AGOGLIA Doctors’ Pediatrics Ridgefield, 203-431-3363 HOSPITAL: Danbury
SOFIA CHIOCCONI Summer Pediatrics Stamford, 203-388-8668 HOSPITAL: Stamford
JAMIE ALON Pediatric Associates of Western CT Danbury, 203-744-1680 HOSPITAL: Danbury
Specialties: Adolescent Medicine, Eating Disorders
LORETTA CODY Children's Medical Group of Greenwich Greenwich, 203-661-2440 HOSPITALS: Greenwich, Boston Children’s Health Physicians
JOANNE ANGIELLO Ridgefield Pediatric Associates Ridgefield, 203-438-9557 HOSPITALS: Danbury, Boston Children’s Health Physicians
BRUCE W. COHEN Pediatric Associates of Western CT Danbury, 203-744-1680 HOSPITAL: Danbury
MAURA ANGIELLO-SMITH Stamford Pediatric Associates Stamford, 203-324-4100 HOSPITAL: Stamford
ELIN R. COHEN Black Rock Pediatrics Fairfield, 203-337-5333
KAREN E. BECKMAN Riverside Pediatrics Riverside, 203-629-5800
HOSPITALS:
Bridgeport, St. Vincent's Medical Center
HOSPITALS:
Specialties: Developmental & Behavioral Disorders, Asthma
Greenwich, Stamford Specialty: ADD/ADHD
HOSPITAL:
MICHAEL CONNOLLY Northeast Medical Group Stratford, 203-378-3080 HOSPITALS: Yale-New Haven, Bridgeport Specialties: Adolescent Medicine, Asthma, Vaccines
TARALYN CRONIN-WEIR Brookside Pediatrics Bridgeport, 203-374-3001 HOSPITALS:
Bridgeport, St. Vincent's Medical Center JASON M. DAVIS New England Pediatrics Stamford, 203-323-1770 HOSPITAL: Stamford ARTHUR DOBOS, JR. The Center for Advanced Pediatrics Norwalk, 203-229-2000 HOSPITAL: Stamford Specialty: Developmental & Behavioral Disorders
ELISABETH A. FISHBEIN Stamford Pediatric Associates Stamford, 203-324-4109 HOSPITAL: Stamford WILLIAM T. FLYNN New Canaan Pediatrics New Canaan, 203-972-4250 RICHARD M. FREEDMAN Pediatric Healthcare Associates Bridgeport, 203-452-8322 HOSPITALS: Bridgeport, Yale-New Haven Specialty: Newborn Care
JEANINE FRELIECH Doctors' Pediatric Wilton, 203-762-3363 HOSPITAL: Norwalk LAMBROS GEOTES Stamford Pediatric Associates Stamford, 203-324-4109 HOSPITAL: Stamford C. NICOLE GORMAN Village Pediatrics Westport, 203-221-7337 HOSPITAL: Norwalk Specialty: ADD/ADHD
DAVID A. GROPPER Pediatric Associates of Western CT Danbury, 203-744-1680 HOSPITAL: Danbury Specialties: Allergy, Infectious Disease
JENNIFER GRUEN Village Pediatrics Westport, 203-221-7337 HOSPITAL: Stamford EVA GRUNBERG New Canaan Pediatrics New Canaan, 203-972-4250 ANDREW S. HART Stamford Pediatric Associates Darien, 203-655-3307 HOSPITAL: Stamford JENNIFER HENKIND Stamford Pediatric Associates Stamford, 203-324-4109 HOSPITAL: Stamford THOMAS P. HOMA Pediatric Healthcare Associates Fairfield, 203-452-8322 HOSPITAL: Bridgeport JOSEPH W. HUFNAGEL Doctors' Pediatric Wilton, 203-762-3363 MARIA IENI New Canaan Pediatrics New Canaan, 203-972-4250 SUSANNA K. JALKUT Pediatric Healthcare Associates Fairfield, 203-452-8322 HOSPITAL: Bridgeport PAUL E. JUAN Valley Pediatrics of Greenwich Greenwich, 203-622-4301 HOSPITAL: Greenwich
Specialties: Developmental Disorders, Asthma
ROSEMARY E. KLENK New England Pediatrics New Canaan, 203-972-5232 HOSPITAL: Stamford Specialties: ADD/ADHD, Eating Disorders
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ELIZABETH Z. KROWITZ Greenwich Pediatric Associates Old Greenwich, 203-637-3212 HOSPITAL: Greenwich SUSAN ELIZABETH LASKY Stamford Health Medical Group Stamford, 203-327-1055 HOSPITAL: Stamford REBECCA L. LEPAGE Doctors' Pediatric Wilton, 203-431-3363 MINAS LIALIOS Park Street Pediatrics Norwalk, 203-840-7566 HOSPITAL: Norwalk CHRISTINE MACKEN Doctors' Pediatric Wilton, 203-762-3363 MICHAL A. MANASTER Pediatric Practice Associates Stamford, 203-323-8171 JEANNE MARCONI The Center for Advanced Pediatrics Norwalk, 203-229-2000 HOSPITALS:
Stamford, Norwalk LAURA MARKS Willows Pediatric Group Westport, 203-319-3939 HOSPITAL: Norwalk
ALYSSA NEWMAN New Canaan Pediatrics New Canaan, 203-972-4250 KATHERINE KELLY NOBLE Sound Beach Pediatrics Stamford, 203-363-0123 HOSPITALS: Stamford, Greenwich KAREN NORDBERG Summer Pediatrics Stamford, 203-388-8668 HOSPITAL: Bridgeport THOMAS ODINAK Pediatric Healthcare Associates Fairfield, 203-452-8322 HOSPITAL: Bridgeport NANCY H. O'HARA New England Center for Health Wilton, 203-834-2813 Specialties: Autism Spectrum Disorders, ADD/ADHD, Neurodevelopmental Disorders
JEFFREY OWENS Willows Pediatric Group Westport, 203-319-3939 HOSPITAL: Norwalk
Specialties: Nutrition, Immunotherapy
TODD ROBERT PALKER New England Pediatrics New Canaan, 203-972-5232 HOSPITAL: Stamford
MELANIE MIER Doctors' Pediatric Wilton, 203-762-3363 HOSPITAL: Norwalk
KATHRYN J. QUINN Trumbull Pediatrics Trumbull, 203-268-1766 HOSPITAL: Bridgeport
KATHERINE N. MINI Children's Medical Group of Greenwich Greenwich, 203-661-2440 HOSPITALS: Greenwich, Boston Children’s Health Physicians NICHOLAS P. MONGILLO Pedi-Care Pediatrics Shelton, 203-924-7334 HOSPITALS: Bridgeport, Yale-New Haven Specialties: AIDS/ HIV, Sports Medicine, ADD/ADHD, Behavioral Disorders
JENNIFER MOORE The Center for Advanced Pediatrics Norwalk, 203-229-2000 HOSPITAL: Stamford ALAN H. MORELLI New England Pediatrics Stamford, 203-323-1770 HOSPITAL: Stamford
Specialties: Infectious Disease, Preventive Medicine
ESTER RAMIREZ-CEPEDA Summer Pediatrics Stamford, 203-388-8668 HENRY M. RASCOFF Sound Beach Pediatrics Stamford, 203-363-0123 HOSPITALS: Stamford, Greenwich Specialties: ADD/ ADHD, Developmental & Behavioral Disorders, Preventive Medicine, Adoption-International
MEREDITH M. RENDA Doctors' Pediatric Wilton, 203-762-3363 HOSPITAL: Norwalk DARA THOMAS RICHARDS Southwest Community Health Center Bridgeport, 203-330-6000
GEORGE TSIMOYIANIS Darien Pediatric Associates Darien, 203-655-9741 HOSPITAL: Stamford
HOSPITAL:
Yale-New Haven MARISA B. ROMMENEY Stamford Pediatric Associates Stamford, 203-324-4109 HOSPITAL: Stamford
Specialties: Tobacco & Nicotine Cessation, Pediatric Sports Medicine, Adolescent Medicine
MARK H. VINCENT Black Rock Pediatrics Fairfield, 203-337-5333 HOSPITAL: Stamford
VERONICA I. RON Greater Danbury Community Health Center Danbury, 203-456-1411 HOSPITAL: Danbury
AMY WEINRIB Pediatric Healthcare Associates Fairfield, 203-452-8322 HOSPITAL: Bridgeport
RACHEL ROTHSCHILD Pediatric Associates of Western CT Danbury, 203-744-1680 HOSPITAL: Danbury
Specialties: Developmental Disorders, ADD/ADHD
BETH WITTENBERG Black Rock Pediatrics Fairfield, 203-337-5333
LIBIA RUEDA-MATIK East Avenue Pediatrics Norwalk, 203-854-6993 HOSPITAL: Norwalk
JANET WOODWARD Willows Pediatric Group Westport, 203-319-3939 HOSPITAL: Norwalk
ALICIA A. SALAS Stamford Pediatric Associates Darien, 203-655-3307 STEVEN L. SCHIZ Children's Medical Group of Greenwich Greenwich, 203-661-2440 HOSPITALS: Greenwich, Boston Children’s Health Physicians
PHYSICAL MEDICINE & REHABILITATION
RACHEL E. SHEIMAN Willows Pediatric Group Westport, 203-319-3939 HOSPITAL: Norwalk
Specialties: Acupuncture, Neurologic Rehabilitation, Cancer Rehabilitation, Lymphedema
BETH AARONSON Western Connecticut Medical Group Danbury, 203-794-5605 HOSPITAL: Danbury
MICHAEL J. BRENNAN Fairfield, 203-255-3451 HOSPITAL: Bridgeport
Specialties: Nutrition, Obesity, Vaccines, Adolescent Medicine
Specialty: Pain Management
SUREKHA SHENOY Summer Pediatrics Stamford, 203-388-8668 HOSPITAL: Stamford
ALICE CHEN Hospital for Special Surgery Stamford, 203-705-2087 Specialties: Musculoskeletal Disorders, Joint Pain-Minimally Invasive Therapy, Acupuncture, Pain-Back & Neck
SARAH SIEGEL Village Pediatrics Westport, 203-221-7337 HOSPITAL: Norwalk
JANET E. FREEDMAN Greenwich Hospital, Outpatient Physiatry Greenwich, 203-863-4290 HOSPITAL: Greenwich
JONATHAN E. SOLLINGER Willows Pediatric Group Westport, 203-319-3939 HOSPITAL: Norwalk
Specialties: Acupuncture, Lymphedema, Spasticity Management
Specialties: ADD/ ADHD, Developmental & Behavioral Disorders
LINDA F. GRANT Greenwich Hospital, Outpatient Physiatry Greenwich, 203-863-4290 HOSPITAL: Greenwich
LORI STORCH-SMITH Bay Street Pediatrics Westport, 203-227-3674 HOSPITAL: Norwalk Specialty: Preventive Medicine
Specialties: Lymphedema, Acupuncture
JEFFREY M. HEFTLER Orthopaedic & Neurosurgery Specialists Greenwich, 203-869-1145 HOSPITAL: Greenwich Specialties: Pain-Spine, Sports Medicine, Pain Management, Spinal Rehabilitation
TAMAR KESSEL Orthopaedic and Neurosurgery Specialists Greenwich, 203-869-1145 HOSPITAL: Greenwich
Specialties: Pain-Spine, Spinal Rehabilitation, Musculoskeletal Injuries, PRP (Platelet Rich Plasma)
STEPHEN J. MASSIMI Hospital for Special Surgery Stamford, 203-705-2350 HOSPITALS:
Hospital for Special Surgery, Stamford
Specialties: Pain-Spine, Pain-Back, PainMusculoskeletal, Sports Medicine
EDWIN RICHTER Stamford, 203-316-0610 HOSPITAL: Stamford Specialties: NeuroRehabilitation, Brain Injury Rehabilitation, Amputee Rehabilitation, Lymphedema
ANGELA H. RYAN Rehabilitation Consultants Norwalk, 203-523-0100 HOSPITAL: Norwalk
Specialties: Musculoskeletal Disorders, Pain-Back & Neck, Neurologic Rehabilitation, Electrodiagnosis
CHRISTOPHER SAHLER Orthopaedic & Neurosurgery Specialists Stamford, 203-869-1145 HOSPITAL: Greenwich Specialties: Pain-Spine, Sports Medicine, Spinal Rehabilitation, Musculoskeletal Injuries
HALINA M. SNOWBALL Integrated Pain Solutions Stamford, 203-863-4588 HOSPITALS:
Greenwich, Stamford Specialties: PainMusculoskeletal, Pain Management, Acupuncture, PRP (Platelet Rich Plasma)
DAVID LEE TUNG Core Medical Group Bridgeport, 203-373-1593
HOSPITAL: St. Vincent's Medical Center Specialties: Pain-Spine, Sports Medicine, PRP (Platelet Rich Plasma), Electromyography (EMG)
PLASTIC SURGERY KEITH J. ATTKISS Greenwich, 203-862-2700 HOSPITAL: Greenwich
Specialties: Breast Cosmetic Surgery, Tummy Tuck/Abdominoplasty, Breast Reconstruction, Liposuction & Body Contouring
HARVEY JAY BLUESTEIN Fairfield, 203-254-8557 HOSPITALS: Bridgeport, St. Vincent's Medical Center GREGORY FRANK BRUCATO Brucato Plastic Surgery Center Ridgefield, 203-431-7644 HOSPITAL: Danbury Specialty: Reconstructive Plastic Surgery
STEVEN FERN Greenwich, 203-629-1900 HOSPITAL: Greenwich HAROLD S. GEWIRTZ Stamford, 203-325-1381 HOSPITALS:
Stamford, Greenwich
Specialties: Cosmetic Surgery-Face & Neck, Breast Cosmetic & Reconstructive Surgery, Facelift, Skin Cancer Reconstruction
BORIS EDWARD GOLDMAN Aesthetic Plastic Surgery Center Westport, 203-222-3700 HOSPITAL: Norwalk Specialties: Facial Rejuvenation, Cancer Reconstruction
SOHEL ISLAM Advanced Specialties Care Danbury, 203-830-4700 HOSPITAL: Danbury Specialty: Hand Surgery
ANYA KISHINEVSKY Norwalk, 203-424-2516 HOSPITAL: Norwalk JOSEPH B. O'CONNELL The Aesthetic Center of Connecticut Westport, 203-454-0044 HOSPITALS: Bridgeport, Yale-New Haven Specialties: Cosmetic Surgery-Face, Cosmetic Surgery-Breast, Cosmetic Surgery-Body
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DAVID PASSARETTI The Aesthetic Center Plastic Surgery & Medical Spa Darien, 203-656-9999 HOSPITALS:
Stamford, Norwalk
Specialties: Cosmetic Surgery-Face, Breast Cosmetic & Reconstructive Surgery, Liposuction & Body Contouring, Body Contouring after Weight Loss
ELSA M. RASKIN Greenwich, 203-861-6620 HOSPITAL: Greenwich
Specialties: Eyelid Cosmetic & Reconstructive Surgery, Cosmetic SurgeryFace, Cosmetic SurgeryBreast, Facelift
JOHN F. REILLY Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery Specialists Shelton, 203-924-2900 HOSPITAL: Griffin
Specialties: Breast Cosmetic & Reconstructive Surgery, Liposuction, Gynecomastia, Blepharoplasty
ARTHUR R. ROSENSTOCK Stamford, 203-359-1959 HOSPITAL: Stamford
Specialties: Facelift, Rhinoplasty, Breast Augmentation, Breast Cosmetic & Reconstructive Surgery
PRASHANT SONI Advanced Specialties Care Danbury, 203-830-4700 HOSPITAL: Danbury Specialty: Cosmetic Surgery-Face & Body
TITO L. VASQUEZ Connecticut Plastic Surgery Group Southport, 203-292-8119 HOSPITALS:
Bridgeport, Norwalk
Specialties: Cosmetic Surgery-Face & Breast, Abdominoplasty, 3D Imaging in Plastic Surgery, Hand & Microvascular Surgery
PSYCHIATRY LINUS S. ABRAMS Greenwich, 203-861-2654
Specialties: Psychopharmacology, Adolescent Psychiatry, Addiction/Substance Abuse, Dual Diagnosis
JEREMY BAROWSKY Greenwich, 203-340-1115 HOSPITAL: Greenwich Specialties: Addiction/ Substance Abuse,
Depression, Personality Disorders
Depression, Alcohol Abuse
JOSEPH F. GOLDBERG Norwalk, 203-854-9607 HOSPITAL: Mount Sinai
MARK WAYNIK The Waynik Group Fairfield, 203-254-2000
Specialties: Bipolar/ Mood Disorders, Psychopharmacology, Anxiety & Depression, Cognitive Psychotherapy
LAURENCE S. LOREFICE Old Greenwich, 203-637-4006
Specialties: Depression, Bipolar/Mood Disorders, Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder, Anxiety Disorders
CHARLES J. MORGAN Northeast Medical Group Trumbull, 203-551-7350 HOSPITAL: Bridgeport Specialties: Alcohol Abuse, Mood Disorders, Substance Abuse
F. CARL MUELLER Stamford, 203-357-7773 HOSPITAL: Stamford
Specialties: Psychotherapy, Psychopharmacology, Forensic Psychiatry
MICHAEL A. BERNSTEIN Stamford Health Medical Group Stamford, 203-348-2437 HOSPITAL: Stamford
Specialties: Anxiety Disorders, Depression, Geriatric Psychiatry
ALVIN A. ROSENFELD Greenwich, 212-348-5900 HOSPITAL:
NY-Pres Weill Cornell BRUCE SHAPIRO Stamford, 203-327-4144 HOSPITAL: Stamford Specialties: Forensic Psychiatry, Psychopharmacology, Anxiety & Depression, Bipolar/Mood Disorders
JOANN M. SMITH Fairfield County Psychiatry New Canaan, 203-255-0770 HOSPITAL: St. Vincent's Medical Center Specialties: Mood Disorders, Anxiety Disorders, Depression, Women's Health-Mental Health
JOHN S. TAMERIN Greenwich, 203-661-8282 HOSPITALS: NY-Pres Weill Cornell, Greenwich
Specialties: Psychotherapy, Bipolar/Mood Disorders,
PHILIP SIMKOVITZ Trumbull, 203-365-0577 HOSPITAL: Bridgeport Specialties: Asthma, Respiratory Failure
HOSPITALS:
Danbury, Norwalk
Specialties: Sleep Disorders, Critical Care
JAMES S. KRINSLEY Stamford Health Medical Group Stamford, 203-348-2437 HOSPITAL: Stamford
PRADIP M. PATHARE Whittingham Cancer Center Norwalk, 203-852-2719 HOSPITAL: Norwalk
Specialties: Asthma, Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease (COPD), Sleep Disorders/Apnea
JOHN CHRONAKOS Western Connecticut Medical Group Danbury, 203-739-8330
JOSHUA C. POLLACK Greenwich Hospital, Center for Healthy Aging Greenwich, 203-863-4373 HOSPITAL: Greenwich
PAUL SACHS Stamford Health Medical Group Stamford, 203-348-2437 HOSPITAL: Stamford
ADIL SALAM Pulmonary & Internal Medicine Associates Trumbull, 203-261-3980 HOSPITAL: Bridgeport
Specialties: Interventional Pulmonology, Lung Cancer, Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease (COPD), Critical Care
ABHIJITH HEGDE Western Connecticut Medical Group Danbury, 203-739-8330 HOSPITAL: Danbury
Gastrointestinal Cancer, Genitourinary Cancer, Stereotactic Radiosurgery
Specialties: Pulmonary Rehabilitation, Asthma, Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease (COPD)
PULMONARY DISEASE
Specialties: Anxiety & Depression, ObsessiveCompulsive Disorder, Psychopharmacology
HOSPITAL: Bridgeport Specialties: Asthma, Pneumonia
IAN WEIR Norwalk, 203-852-2392 HOSPITAL: Norwalk GARY YACONO New Fairfield, 203-749-5700 HOSPITAL: Danbury
RADIATION ONCOLOGY SEAN W. DOWLING Bennett Cancer Center Stamford, 203-276-7886 HOSPITAL: Stamford
Specialties: Asthma & Emphysema, Critical Care, Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease (COPD), Interstitial Lung Disease
Specialties: Breast Cancer, Gynecologic Cancers
DEBORAH X. FANG Bridgeport, 475-210-5085 HOSPITAL: St. Vincent's Medical Center
CAROLINE P. KURTZ Norwalk Pulmonary Consultants Norwalk, 203-855-3888
Specialties: Breast Cancer, Gastrointestinal Cancer
HOSPITALS:
Norwalk, Danbury
CHRISTOPHER M. IANNUZZI Bridgeport, 475-210-5085 HOSPITAL: St. Vincent's Medical Center
Specialties: Asthma, Cystic Fibrosis, Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease (COPD)
CHRISTOPHER MANFREDI Norwalk Pulmonary Consultants Norwalk, 203-855-3888
Specialties: Breast Cancer, Pancreatic Cancer, Head & Neck Cancer, Prostate Cancer
HOSPITALS:
Norwalk, Danbury
FRANK A. MASINO Bennett Cancer Center Stamford, 203-276-7886 HOSPITAL: Stamford
Specialties: Asthma, Critical Care, Sleep Disorders/Apnea
Specialties: Breast Cancer, Prostate Cancer, Brachytherapy, Stereotactic Radiosurgery
DOMINIC J. ROCA Stamford Health Medical Group Stamford, 203-348-2437 HOSPITAL: Stamford
BRUCE MCGIBBON Yale Therapeutic Radiology Trumbull, 203-863-3701 HOSPITALS: Greenwich, Yale-New Haven
Specialties: Sleep Disorders, Allergy
DANIEL J. RUDOLPH Pulmonary & Internal Medicine Associates Trumbull, 203-261-3980
Specialties: Brachytherapy,
Specialties: Breast Cancer, Prostate Cancer, Head & Neck Cancer, Brain Tumors
SEEMA SANGHAVI Western Connecticut Medical Group Danbury, 203-739-7190 HOSPITAL: Danbury Specialty: Breast Cancer
JOHN A. SPERA Western Connecticut Medical Group Danbury, 203-739-7190 HOSPITAL: Danbury
Specialties: Breast Cancer, Prostate Cancer, Intensity Modulated Radiotherapy (IMRT)
REPRODUCTIVE ENDOCRINOLOGY/ INFERTILITY JOSHUA M. HURWITZ Reproductive Medicine Associates of CT Norwalk, 203-750-7400 HOSPITAL: Danbury
HOSPITAL: Norwalk Specialties: Infertility, Infertility-IVF, Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome
SPENCER S. RICHLIN Reproductive Medicine Associates of CT Norwalk, 203-750-7400 HOSPITALS:
Norwalk, Stamford
Specialties: Infertility-IVF, Reproductive Surgery, Fertility Preservation
SHAUN C. WILLIAMS Reproductive Medicine Associates of CT Norwalk, 203-750-7400 HOSPITALS:
Norwalk, Stamford
Specialties: Infertility-IVF, Reproductive Surgery, Fertility Preservation
BARRY R. WITT Greenwich Fertility Center Greenwich, 203-863-2990 HOSPITAL: Greenwich Specialties: InfertilityIVF, Endometriosis, Laparoscopic Surgery, Miscarriage-Recurrent
RHEUMATOLOGY
Specialties: InfertilityIVF, Hormonal Disorders, Infertility-Advanced Maternal Age, Fertility Preservation
LANA BERNSTEIN Northeast Medical Group Greenwich, 203-302-4181 HOSPITAL: Greenwich
MARK PETER LEONDIRES Reproductive Medicine Associates of CT Norwalk, 203-750-7400
SHARON WOLFSOHN KARP Westchester Health Stamford, 203-327-9321
HOSPITALS:
Norwalk, Stamford
Specialties: InfertilityIVF, MiscarriageRecurrent, InfertilityAdvanced Maternal Age, Preimplantation Genetic Diagnosis
ANDREW J. LEVI Park Avenue Fertility and Reproductive Medicine Trumbull, 203-372-6700 HOSPITAL: Bridgeport Specialties: Infertility-IVF, Preimplantation Genetic Diagnosis, MiscarriageRecurrent, Fertility Preservation
Specialties: Lupus/SLE in Women, Rheumatoid Arthritis, Psoriatic Arthritis, Fibromyalgia
JOAO M. NASCIMENTO Bridgeport, 203-371-0009 Specialties: Rheumatoid Arthritis, Lupus/SLE, Psoriatic Arthritis
STUART N. NOVACK WCMG - Rheumatology of Norwalk Norwalk, 203-852-2290 HOSPITAL: Norwalk
Specialties: Lupus/SLE, Osteoarthritis, Rheumatoid Arthritis, Vasculitis
CYNTHIA MURDOCK Reproductive Medicine Associates of CT Norwalk, 203-750-7400 HOSPITAL: Norwalk
ROBERTA ROSE WCMG - Rheumatology of Norwalk Norwalk, 203-852-2290 HOSPITAL: Norwalk
ILANA BELLE RESSLER Reproductive Medicine Associates of CT Norwalk, 203-750-7400
ALLA RUDINSKAYA Danbury, 203-794-5600 HOSPITAL: Danbury
Specialties: Infertility-IVF, Reproductive Surgery
Specialties: Lupus/ SLE, Psoriatic Arthritis, Rheumatoid Arthritis
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MICHAEL SPIEGEL Western Connecticut Medical Group Danbury, 203-794-5600 HOSPITALS: Danbury, Milford JESSICA RACHEL STEIN WCMG - Rheumatology of Norwalk Norwalk, 203-852-2290 HOSPITAL: Norwalk TOMAS J. VIETORISZ Stamford Health Medical Group Stamford, 203-348-9455 HOSPITAL: Stamford Specialty: Rheumatoid Arthritis
MARCIE LYNN WOLINSKY-FRIEDLAND Soundview Medical Associates Norwalk, 203-838-4000 HOSPITAL: Norwalk
SPORTS MEDICINE BRIAN ALAN BAST OrthoConnecticut Norwalk, 203-845-2200 HOSPITALS:
Norwalk, St. Vincent's Medical Center
Specialty: Spinal Rehabilitation
Trauma, Laparoscopic Surgery
SURGERY
KEVIN M. DWYER Fairfield County Surgical Specialists Stamford, 203-276-5959 HOSPITAL: Stamford
JAMES BONHEUR AMI Surgery Stamford, 203-327-4444 HOSPITALS: Stamford, Greenwich
Specialties: Minimally Invasive Surgery, Endoscopic Surgery, Robotic Surgery, Bariatric/ Obesity Surgery
JEANNE S. CAPASSE Surgical Breast Care of Connecticut Norwalk, 203-846-8885 HOSPITAL: Norwalk Specialties: Breast Cancer & Surgery, Breast Disease
ZANDRA CHENG Danbury, 203-739-7040 HOSPITAL: Danbury Specialty: Breast Surgery
ANTHY DEMESTIHAS Surgical Associates Of Connecticut Bridgeport, 203-332-4744 HOSPITAL: St. Vincent's Medical Center
Specialties: Breast Surgery,
MANDY GREENBERG Norwalk, 203-846-8885 HOSPITAL: Norwalk Specialty: Breast Cancer & Surgery
ANDREW S. KENLER Park Avenue Surgical Associates Trumbull, 203-373-9015 HOSPITAL: Bridgeport
Specialties: Trauma, Critical Care
Specialties: Breast Disease, Laparoscopic Surgery, Skin Cancer
NEIL R. FLOCH Nuvance Health Norwalk, 203-852-3050 HOSPITALS: Danbury, Norwalk
SAJID A. KHAN Smilow Cancer Care Trumbull, 203-337-8507 HOSPITALS: Bridgeport, Yale-New Haven
Specialties: Bariatric/ Obesity Surgery, Laparoscopic Surgery, Gallbladder Surgery, Hernia
Specialties: Abdominal Wall Reconstruction, Pancreatic Cancer, Gastric Cancer, Colon & Rectal Cancer
ROYD FUKUMOTO Danbury, 203-739-7131 HOSPITAL: Danbury RICHARD J. GARVEY General Surgeons of Greater Bridgeport Bridgeport, 203-366-3211 HOSPITAL: Bridgeport
KATHLEEN LAVORGNA Norwalk, 203-846-3338 HOSPITAL: Norwalk KEVIN D. MILLER Fairfield County Surgical Specialists Stamford, 203-276-5959 HOSPITAL: Stamford
Specialties: Biliary Surgery, Breast Surgery, Laparoscopic Surgery, Thyroid & Parathyroid Surgery
Specialty: Hepatobiliary Surgery
JERALDINE S. ORLINA Danbury, 203-739-7131 HOSPITAL: Danbury HELEN A. PASS Stamford Health Medical Group Stamford, 203-276-4255 HOSPITAL: Stamford Specialties: Breast Cancer, Breast Disease, Nipple Sparing Mastectomy
ATHANASSIOS PETROTOS Yale Medicine Greenwich, 203-863-4300 HOSPITAL: Greenwich
Specialties: Laparoscopic Surgery, Gallbladder Surgery
MARY PRONOVOST Fairfield, 203-254-2381 HOSPITAL: Bridgeport Specialty: Breast Surgery
MARGO SHOUP Western Connecticut Medical Group Norwalk, 203-845-4811 HOSPITALS:
Norwalk, Danbury
Specialties: Cancer Surgery, Colon and Rectal Cancer & Surgery,
Gastrointestinal Cancer & Surgery, Sarcoma
VALERIE STARADUB Western Connecticut Medical Group Danbury, 203-739-7040 HOSPITAL: Danbury Specialty: Breast Cancer & Surgery
BARBARA A. WARD Northeast Medical Group Greenwich, 203-863-4250 HOSPITAL: Greenwich
Specialty: Breast Cancer & Surgery
THORACIC & CARDIAC SURGERY MICHAEL A. COADY Stamford, 203-276-4400 HOSPITAL: Stamford Specialties: Thoracic Aortic Surgery, Heart Valve Surgery, AneurysmThoracic Aortic, Cardiac Surgery-Adult
MICHAEL I. EBRIGHT Stamford, 203-276-4404 HOSPITALS: Stamford, NY-Pres Columbia Specialties: Lung Cancer,
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WILLIAM C. FENG Stamford, 203-276-4400 HOSPITAL: Stamford Specialty: Critical Care
CHRISTOS PAPPAS Vein Clinics of America Wilton, 203-762-2800 RAFAEL P. SQUITIERI Bridgeport, 203-576-5708 HOSPITALS: St. Vincent's Medical Center, Griffin Specialties: Robotic Surgery, Aneurysm-Aortic, Maze Procedure for Atrial Fibrillation, Heart Valve Surgery
DAVID D. YUH Stamford, 203-276-7470 HOSPITAL: Stamford
Specialties: Heart Valve Surgery, Minimally Invasive Cardiac Surgery, Robotic Surgery
UROGYNECOLOGY/ FEMALE PELVIC MEDICINE & RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGERY BRIAN J. HINES Stamford Health Medical Group Stamford, 203-276-4524 HOSPITALS: Stamford, Greenwich
Specialties: Urogynecology, Pelvic Organ Prolapse Repair, Pelvic Floor Reconstruction, Minimally Invasive Surgery
KATHERINE S. SANDHU Stamford Health Medical Group Stamford, 203-276-4524 HOSPITALS:
Stamford, St. Vincent's Medical Center
Specialties: Urogynecology, Pelvic Organ Prolapse Repair, Pelvic Reconstruction, Minimally Invasive Surgery
UROLOGY CATHERINE ALONZO Greenwich, 877-925-3637 HOSPITAL: Greenwich STEVEN BATTER Urology Associates of Norwalk Norwalk, 203-853-4200 HOSPITAL: Norwalk
Specialties: Kidney Stones, Genitourinary Cancer
EDWARD BECK Urology Associates of Danbury Danbury, 203-748-0330 HOSPITAL: Danbury
JONATHAN ERIC BERNIE Urology Associates of Norwalk Norwalk, 203-853-4200 HOSPITAL: Norwalk Specialties: Minimally Invasive Surgery, Prostate Surgery, Laparoscopic Kidney Surgery, Incontinence-Male & Female
STANFORD BRODER Urology Associates of Danbury Danbury, 203-748-0330 HOSPITAL: Danbury Specialties: Brachytherapy, Minimally Invasive Surgery, Prostate Surgery, Prostate Cancer
JOHN JAMES BRUNO II Urology Associates of Danbury Danbury, 203-748-0330 HOSPITAL: Danbury Specialty: Ureteral Reconstruction
JEFFREY GORELICK Urology Associates of Danbury Danbury, 203-748-0330 HOSPITAL: Danbury Specialties: Prostate Cancer, Incontinence
JEREMY KAUFMAN Urological Associates of Bridgeport Trumbull, 203-375-3456 HOSPITALS: Bridgeport, St. Vincent's Medical Center KENNETH ALAN KINGSLY Northeast Medical Group Fairfield, 203-254-1576 HOSPITALS:
Bridgeport, St. Vincent's Medical Center Specialties: Erectile Dysfunction, Urologic Cancer
GUY J. MANETTI, JR. Urology Associates of Danbury Danbury, 203-748-0330 LAWRENCE D. MULDOON Northeast Medical Group Fairfield, 203-254-1576 HOSPITALS:
Bridgeport, St. Vincent's Medical Center Specialties: Bladder Cancer, Kidney Cancer, Kidney Stones, Prostate Benign Disease (BPH)
MICHAEL J. NURZIA Westchester Health Stamford, 203-356-9391 HOSPITALS:
Stamford, Greenwich
FATEJEET SANDHU Danbury Radiological Associates Danbury, 203-739-7532 HOSPITAL: Danbury
Specialties: Prostate Cancer, Prostate Benign Disease (BPH), Bladder Cancer, Kidney Stones
EDWARD PARAISO II Urological Associates of Bridgeport Trumbull, 203-375-3456
Specialty: Interventional Radiology
EDWARD B. STRAUSS Norwalk Radiology Consultants Norwalk, 203-852-2715 HOSPITAL: Norwalk
HOSPITALS:
Bridgeport, St. Vincent's Medical Center Specialties: Urologic Cancer, Robotic Surgery
Specialties: AneurysmAbdominal Aortic, Thrombolytic Therapy
JAMES S. ROSOFF Yale Urology Greenwich, 203-785-2815 HOSPITALS: Greenwich, Yale-New Haven
VASCULAR SURGERY STEPHEN BAUER The Vascular Experts Stamford, 844-482-7285
Specialties: InfertilityMale, Prostate Benign Disease (BPH), Urologic Cancer, Prostate Cancer
HOSPITALS:
Greenwich, Stamford
RICHARD P. SANTAROSA Westchester Health Stamford, 203-356-9391
Specialties: Endovascular Surgery, Minimally Invasive Surgery, Aneurysm-Aortic, Peripheral Vascular Disease
HOSPITALS:
Stamford, Greenwich
Specialties: Prostate Cancer, Prostate Benign Disease (BPH), Bladder Cancer, Minimally Invasive Surgery
SETH BARAK BLATTMAN Connecticut Vascular Surgical Associates Fairfield, 203-382-1900 HOSPITALS:
Bridgeport, St. Vincent's Medical Center Specialties: Endovascular Surgery, AneurysmAbdominal & Thoracic Aortic, Carotid Artery Angioplasty & Stent
ALAN M. DIETZEK Western Connecticut Medical Group Danbury, 203-794-5680 HOSPITAL: Danbury Specialties: Minimally Invasive Surgery, Vein Disorders, Varicose Veins, Deep Vein Thrombosis (DVT)
PAUL J. GAGNE The Vascular Experts Darien, 844-482-7285 HOSPITALS: Norwalk, Greenwich
Specialties: Endovascular Surgery, AneurysmAbdominal Aortic,
Carotid Endarterectomy, Vein Disorders
RICHARD HSU The Vascular Experts Danbury, 844-482-7285 HOSPITAL: Danbury BEN U. MARSAN The Vascular Experts Darien, 844-482-7285 HOSPITALS: Norwalk, Bridgeport Specialties: Peripheral Vascular Disease, Vein Disorders, AneurysmAortic, Endovascular Surgery
BART MUHS The Vascular Experts Stratford, 860-740-2280 HOSPITAL: Middlesex
Specialties: AneurysmAortic, Peripheral Vascular Disease, Varicose Veins, Carotid Endarterectomy
MICHAEL SERGI The Vascular Experts Fairfield, 844-482-7285 HOSPITAL: Stamford S
Castle Connolly Top Doctors is a healthcare research company and the official source for Top Doctors for the past 25 years. Castle Connolly's established nomination survey, research, screening and selection process, under the direction of an MD, involves many hundreds of thousands of physicians as well as academic medical centers, Specialties hospitals and regional and community hospitals all across the nation. The online nominations process – located at www.castleconnolly.com/nominations - is open to all licensed physicians in America who are able to nominate physicians in any medical Specialties and in any part of the country, as well as indicate whether the nominated physicians is, in their opinion, among the best in their region in their medical Specialties or among the best in the nation in their medical Specialties. Once nominated, Castle Connolly's physician-led team of researchers follow a rigorous screening process to select top doctors on both the national and regional levels. Careful screening of doctors' educational and professional experience is essential before final selection is made among those physicians most highly regarded by their peers. The result - we identify the top doctors in America and provide you, the consumer, with detailed information about their education, training and special expertise in our paperback guides, national and regional magazine “Top Doctors” features and online directories. Doctors do not and cannot pay to be selected and profiled as Castle Connolly Top Doctors Physicians selected for inclusion in this magazine's "Top Doctors" feature also appear as online at www. castleconnolly.com, or in in conjunction with other Castle Connolly Top Doctors databases online and/or in print. Castle Connolly was acquired by Everyday Health Group (EHG), one of the world’s most prominent digital healthcare companies, in late 2018. EHG, a recognized leader in patient and provider education, attracts an engaged audience of over 53 million health consumers and over 780,000 U.S. practicing physicians and clinicians to its premier health and wellness websites. EHG combines social listening data and analytics expertise to deliver highly personalized healthcare consumer content and effective patient engagement solutions. EHG’s vision is to drive better clinical and health outcomes through decision-making informed by highly relevant data and analytics. Healthcare professionals and consumers are empowered with trusted content and services through the Everyday Health Group’s flagship brands including Everyday Health®, What to Expect®, MedPage Today®, Health eCareers®, PRIME® Education and our exclusive partnership with MayoClinic.org® and The Mayo Clinic Diet.® Everyday Health Group is a division of J2 Global Inc. (NASDAQ: JCOM), and is headquartered in New York City.
SCOTT R. SERELS Urology Associates of Norwalk Norwalk, 203-853-4200 HOSPITAL: Norwalk
Specialties: UrologyFemale, Pelvic Organ Prolapse Repair, Incontinence-Male & Female, Voiding Dysfunction
NICHOLAS STROUMBAKIS Yale Urology Greenwich, 203-869-1285 HOSPITAL: Greenwich
Specialties: Prostate Cancer, Bladder Cancer, Testicular Cancer, Kidney Cancer
VASCULAR & INTERVENTIONAL RADIOLOGY THOMAS DIBARTHOLOMEO Advanced Radiology Consultants Fairfield, 203-337-9729 HOSPITAL: St. Vincent's Medical Center TERENCE W. HUGHES Advanced Radiology Consultants Fairfield, 203-337-9729 ERAN ROTEM Advanced Radiology Consultants Fairfield, 203-337-9729
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Women’s Health Care of New England
761 Main Avenue, Building B, Suite 100, Norwalk, CT 203.644-1100 www.whcnewengland.com
Deanna DelPrete, DO
Christine Waldron, DO
Sujata Pendyala, DO
WOMEN’S HEALTH CARE OF NEW ENGLAND has served the women of Fairfield County since 1990, providing women at all stages of life with quality and state of the art ObGyn care. Drs. Deanna DelPrete, Christine Waldron, and Sujata Pendyala are board certified OBGYN physicians of Women’s Health Care of New England and have been recognized as Top Doctors this year. They are dedicated to provide the highest quality care to their patients. Women’s Health Care of New England is a well-established practice. It is part of Women’s Health Connecticut, a network of over 250 exemplary providers who have an unrivaled devotion to women. Together, they focus strictly on women’s health, providing access to the most skilled ObGyns and a consistent level of compassionate care across all locations. The expert physicians at Women’s Health Care of New England perform a range of procedures at their in-office surgical suite, including endometrial ablation, hysteroscopy, colposcopy, leep, and urodynamic testing. They also offer two new laser treatment options, MonaLisa Touch and WarmSculpting with SculpSure, as well as GlyDerm skin care to help women look and feel their best. Through their Norwalk Hospital affiliation, they provide minimally invasive surgery including advanced laparoscopic and hysteroscopic procedures. Obstetrically, they provide both routine and high risk prenatal care in coordination with a team of perinatologists. They offer counseling in all age groups including adolescent care, initial infertility work up, family planning and contraception, perimenopause and menopausal care, incontinence work-up, and pelvic prolapse management including pelvic floor physical therapy. Dr. DelPrete, lead physician, joined the practice in 1996 followed by Dr. Waldron and Dr. Pendyala. The doctors especially enjoy getting to know the women of Fairfield County, and are honored to be a part of their lives. Their mission is to make a difference in each patient’s life through educating and supporting healthy choices. Dr. DelPrete, Dr. Waldron, Dr. Pendyala, and the rest of the team at Women’s Health Care of New England see patients in Norwalk, Ridgefield, and Westport offices. Please visit womenshealthct.com or call (203) 644-1100 to request an appointment.
Gastroenterology Associates of Fairfield County, PC
425 Post Road, Fairfield, CT 203.292.9000 2660 Main Street, Bridgeport, CT 203.333.3328 l 203.374.4966 115 Technology Drive, Suite B201, Trumbull, CT 203.452.1411 gidox.com
THE DOCTORS AND STAFF AT GASTROENTEROLOGY ASSOCIATES OF FAIRFIELD COUNTY are “the digestive health experts.” They provide excellent, cutting-edge medical care at offices in Fairfield, Bridgeport and Trumbull. “Our goal is to treat people with a multitude of GI problems with great sensitivity and care,” says Dr. Spivack. “We develop close, personal relationships with our patients, and we take a genuine interest in their health.” GAFC now offers state-of-the-art FUSE technology in its endoscopy center. GAFC also offers video capsule endoscopy of the small intestine, comprehensive Hepatitis C treatment and genetic testing for hereditary colon cancer. At the Endoscopy Center of Fairfield, patients can have a colonoscopy or endoscopy in a Left to right standing: Dr. Emil Blanco, Dr. Gena Cobrin, Dr. Julie Spivack, Dr. Eddy Castillo and Dr. Kenneth Mauer. spa-like setting. The doctors specialize in many GI Seated: Dr. Strick Woods. Not pictured: Dr. Tarun Gupta, Dr. Daniel Stupak, Dr. Nicholas Lillo and Dr. Alan Nelson. disorders, including acid reflux, gallbladder disease, GI cancers, liver disease, hepatitis, Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis. The group is affiliated with St. Vincent’s Medical Center.
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CT ENT Sinus Center Hearing & Balance
761 Main Avenue, Route 7, Suite 101, Norwalk, CT 1290 Summer Street, Suite 2300, Stamford, CT 203.716.6008 ct-ent.com Sinus Center Hearing & Balance
CT ENT Sinus Center & Hearing and Balance has been welcoming patients to its Norwalk office for over 20 years and is now pleased to offer expert ENT care in our Stamford office. DIRECTOR AND FOUNDER OF CT ENT Dr. Robert Weiss started the practice with the objective of offering high quality, sensitive, practical ENT care for patients. He is a board-certified otolaryngologist-head and neck surgeon, and a Fellow of American Academy of Otolaryngic Allergy and the American Rhinologic Society. He also serves as an affiliate member of the American Institute of Balance. Dr. Weiss is associated with Norwalk and Stamford Hospitals. Known in the ENT field for his successful work with chronic sinusitis sufferers, Dr. Weiss has helped hundreds of patients find long lasting relief with a minimally invasive in-office procedure called Balloon Sinuplasty. This simple procedure re-opens blocked sinuses and reverses the cycle of sinusitis. Dr. Weiss leads a team of board-certified ENT specialists, a Plastic Surgeon, Nurse Practitioners, and a Doctorate-level Audiologist. CT ENT features a full in-house ENTAllergy department for testing and treatment, including sublingual immunotherapy. The CT ENT Hearing and Balance Center offers the latest hearing aid technology, and one of the few vestibular testing labs in the region to diagnose and treat dizziness and vertigo. The facial plastics program provides patients with renewed function and aesthetic improvement through facial reconstructive surgery. Other offerings include surgical treatments and cosmetic procedures related to any part of the face, nose, neck, lips and ears. Dr. Weiss graduated summa cum laude from Adelphi University and attended Penn State College of Medicine. He completed his residency training at Long Island Jewish Medical Center before serving in the United States Air Force as a major in the medical corps.
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New Canaan Medical Practice Peter Hasapis, MD 173 East Avenue New Canaan, CT 203.972.4218 newcanaanmedical.com
DR. PETER HASAPIS has never lived far from his Fairfield County roots. After attending Columbia University and Cornell University Medical College, he completed his residency at New YorkPresbyterian Hospital. He’s been practicing in New Canaan ever since. “I was fortunate enough to return to the community that I was raised in,” says Dr. Hasapis. In 2010 Dr. Hasapis opted for a new practice model referred to as private-pay or concierge medicine. “I felt that I was being pushed by third-party payers to see more patients and spend less time with each one; it was impossible for people to see me when they needed to.” The smaller practice size enables him to spend more time with each patient. “My patients have my cell number and email, and I encourage them to use them. It makes for a much different experience; I love it, and so do my patients.”
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Fairfield County Allergy, Asthma, & Immunology Associates
Norwalk: 148 East Avenue, Ste 3G Greenwich: 2½ Dearfield Drive Stamford: 80 Mill River Street, Ste 2100 Ridgefield: 30 Prospect Street 203.838.4034 fcaaia.com THE DOCTORS OF FAIRFIELD COUNTY ALLERGY, ASTHMA & IMMUNOLOGY ASSOCIATES are certified by the American Board of Allergy/ Immunology and have combined experience of more than one hundred years in practice. Drs. Sproviero, Matczuk and Litchman completed their A/I fellowships at Yale, Dr. Lester at National Jewish Health in Denver and Dr. Louit at Northwestern University in Chicago. Our full-service, state-of-the-art asthma and allergy practice is fully electronic. Our experienced and compassionate staff works closely with the physicians to give you the best and most efficient care possible. Every patient deserves safe and effective treatment, and because we believe educated patients are more in control of their asthma and allergies, we encourage you to participate in your own health care planning.
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DR. JAMES SLATER ALWAYS BELIEVES IN PUTTING HIS PATIENTS FIRST. He was among the first in the state to recognize that health insurance was depriving patients of sorely needed services and time. Thus, in 2005, he was one of the first physicians in Fairfield County to offer an innovative concierge medical practice, combining accessibility and patient advocacy with premier quality medical care. Dr. Slater graduated from Tufts and then New York Medical College, where he received the coveted senior student school award for his accomplishments in community and preventive medicine. He completed his internal medicine residency at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota. He has been consecutively voted as one of Castle Connolly’s “Top Doctors” in Fairfield County, Connecticut.
Ear, Nose and Throat Center, LLP
32 Strawberry Hill Court, Suite 4, Stamford, CT 329 Riverside Avenue, Westport, CT 203.353.0000 stamfordentcenter.com The Stamford ENT Center is excited to announce the opening of a new office at the Westport Center for Health 329 Riverside Ave in Westport, CT! Our otolaryngologists, Bruce Klenoff, Jason Klenoff, Biana Lanson, Jacquelyn Brewer, Paul Neubauer, and Richard Tilton are Fairfield County’s premier ENTs. The ENT Center offers comprehensive medical and surgical care of ENT problems, including sinus surgery, allergy testing and treatment, pediatric ENT, head and neck surgery, and facial rejuvenation procedures. We lead the way in innovative treatments, such as in-office balloon sinuplasty, sublingual allergy drops, advanced hearing and balance testing and hearing aids. We are able to offer same-day service at the Tully Health Center and now at our new Westport Riverside location. We look forward to meeting you soon!
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Fairfield County Laser Vision/ Greenwich Ophthalmology 2046 West Main Street, Suite 2, Stamford, CT 203.961.1488 fc-laser.com FAIRFIELD COUNTY LASER VISION IS THE AREA’S PREMIER LASIK CENTER, providing world-class refractive surgery in the comfort of a friendly environment for over twenty years, and the first in Connecticut to offer iDesign Custom LASIK. We are part of Greenwich Ophthalmology, one of the largest ophthalmology practices in Connecticut, with a new state-of-the-art LASIK suite. Suresh Mandava, MD, our medical director, has performed over 15,000 procedures including the latest Custom LASIK, bladeless LASIK, PRK, advanced intraocular lens implants and laser cataract surgery. He is fellowshiptrained in corneal and refractive surgery and is a graduate of Cornell and the Yale School of Medicine. Dr. Mandava is consistently voted a Top Doctor by his peers and patients and has been trusted by many doctors to perform their own vision correction procedures. Fairfield County Laser Vision offers complimentary, thorough refractive consultations. Dr. Mandava insists on performing all consultations, screenings and surgical care personally. If you are not a suitable candidate for surgery by his strict standards, he will help you find the best solution for your vision correction needs, even if it is glasses or contacts. Please visit www.fc-laser.com, or call 203.961.1488 to schedule a free refractive consultation.
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STAMFORD HEALTH MEDICAL GROUP PERSONAL MEDICINE IS A CONCIERGE PRIMARY CARE PRACTICE conveniently located just off the Merritt Parkway (Exit 35) in Stamford. Drs. Josh Herbert, Craig Olin, and Remi Rosenberg provide medical care to their patients in the office, serve as their attending physician as needed at the new Stamford Hospital and also visit patients at many residential communities and nursing facilities in the Stamford area. All three physicians are board certified and, along with their dedicated office staff, deliver care at an unhurried pace in the welcoming and soothing environment of the 5 High Ridge Park office space. Patients of the practice have the confidence of knowing they have access to their doctor either at the office, by cell phone or email. As we are a part of the Stamford Health Medical Group, the doctors have immediate access to a wide variety of medical and surgical specialists along with the shared medical records of all of the practices. Other benefits of the practice include flexible scheduling, extended office visits, home visits, phone consultations, and comprehensive synchronization of patient care. Drs. Herbert, Olin, and Rosenberg have consistently been named as “Top Docs” by Connecticut Magazine and Castle Connolly.
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ore than nine months into the Covid-19 pandemic, many of us are still understandably worried about stepping into a doctor’s office or hospital for any reason. Now that the FDA has approved the vaccine, it looks like our lives will eventually normalize again. But in
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Safety First WHEN THE PANDEMIC HIT, OUR LOCAL MEDICAL PROFESSIONALS PUT A SLEW OF NEW PRECAUTIONS IN PLACE TO ENSURE OVERALL SAFETY FOR ALL PATIENTS AND STAFF
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Masks are required everywhere. Many nurses and physicians wear lightweight goggles and/ or face shields in operating rooms and offices.
Temperature checks and/ or oral or written health questionnaires both online and in person are conducted prior to entering medical offices or buildings. Some hospitals and offices perform double checks at entry points for patients and staff.
At many facilities patients are asked to stay in their car and call the office when arriving to limit patient time in waiting rooms. Many waiting rooms have protective shielding to separate patients. Some patients are taken directly to exam rooms, eliminating waiting rooms altogether.
The number of people allowed to accompany a patient into a doctor’s office or hospital is limited or prohibited. Instead, physicians suggest patients FaceTime with family members during appointments for support.
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us to expand our capacity of people we could treat and also helped us preserve PPE.” In addition, Silard says they realized early in the pandemic that they needed to extend outreach to the Black and Latin populations in the community since they were seemingly disproportionately affected by Covid-19. “In partnership with the VITA HEALTH & WELLNESS DISTRICT, an assemblage of nonprofit organizations in the community that focuses on housing, access to food and healthcare in the Stamford area, we developed a high-risk task force to enhance communication, education and access for high-risk groups and the population at large,” she explains. “We focused on the four Ws: wearing a mask, washing your hands, watching your distance and wiping down surfaces. We handed out masks in places where people couldn’t socially distance and recorded reverse 911 calls over the phone in various languages to provide information to our
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STOP THE SPREAD If you have been diagnosed with Covid-19 and are not in the higher-risk categories, here’s what the Center for Disease Control and Prevention(CDC) recommends.
1 high-risk populations. We worked with the city and with VITA to create the VITA Community Table. This was a weekly virtual meeting of all the VITA members and other not-for-profits in the community that was held to make sure we were in lockstep together on how to help people.” Vincent DiBattista of HARTFORD HEALTHCARE agrees that the most important part of combating Covid-19 or any other disease is to maintain a safe environment for all. For him, that meant never being in danger of running out of supplies. “At the peak, we called on HARTFORD HOSPITAL for ventilators, more supplies, even for staff, and we had nurses coming from other parts of the state to help,” he explains. “In certain situations, hospitals closer to New York were struggling and we offered help to them as well. Going forward, we’ll aim to maintain six months of certain inventory and adequate supplies and reserves, so if we’re ever faced with a significant upsurge, we’re ready.”
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the community who may be in need of help but not receiving it,” Dr. Gerber explains. “We have reached out to first responders, teachers and others who are out in the field and dealing with the ramifications of Covid every day. Dr. Xenakis and his team offer ways for people to stay resilient.” Shatterproof has dedicated its work to breaking down addiction-related stigmas and supporting and empowering local communities. The Stamford-based nonprofit has a slew of online resources that can be found through shatterproof.org with access to addiction education and lists of support services. Although it’s not typically as good as meeting in person, Holly Jeperson, senior communications manager at Shatterproof says that it does work for many people and allows for more convenience and flexibility. “Bottom line is that it is important for those who are struggling to stay connected to their support systems now more than ever,” she explains. “For some that means more phone conversations with other people in recovery daily; for others that means two or three Zoom meetings a day; and others are seeking out the few in-person meetings that have resumed in Fairfield County.”
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ince the pandemic began last spring, isolation and uncertainty compounded by limited access to treatment has led to a rise in both opioid and alcohol abuse, and many who were in recovery have relapsed. That said, Andrew J. Gerber, M.D., Ph.D., president and medical director at Silver Hill Hospital in New Canaan, says that they have increased their services to include even more residential, outpatient and virtual treatment options. “There is no question from a clinical perspective that we have experienced a sharp increase in patients seeking all kinds of treatment,” Dr. Gerber says. “In addition to daily life becoming more difficult, the impact of lockdowns left many people feeling trapped with little to no access to outlets like socializing, going to work, exercising or attending meetings, that they once relied on to stay physically and emotionally healthy.” In June, the hospital received a generous donation that was used to fund the Covid Resilience Campaign, a program run by Dr. Steven Xenakis, a psychiatrist and retired army general. “The goal of the program is to identify members of
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knowledge. I think this will be a uniformly accepted thing in PT offices, especially when people are at the point where they’re strengthening, because you can supervise efficiently over Zoom.” DiBattista at Hartford HealthCare said that last April, around 40 percent of their physicians were doing virtual office visits. Prior to Covid, that number sat at about 2 or 3 percent. “This pandemic has legitimized the whole telehealth means as a sufficient doctor/ patient tool,” he says. “Now we have 15 to 20 percent of visits done virtually. This will probably continue as physicians and patients get more comfortable with telemedicine.” Dr. Hannafin says that through telemedicine, and with the help of
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YES, YOU CAN GO TO THE DOCTOR Do not put routine healthcare on hold While heading to a hospital during a pandemic can be understandably worrisome, healthcare providers stress the importance of not ignoring our general health and continue to seek routine care and testing. At Nuvance Health, Dr. Warshofsky said he is continuing to see an uptick in patients who ignore important cardiac symptoms and choose to not seek the proper care when they need it most. “We understand people may be wary to come in, but patients need to balance this risk equation the right way,” he says. “Yes, you should follow the numbers, but don’t let them deter you from getting care—the risks of staying home with symptoms of a cardiovascular ailment are potentially higher than if you get Covid.” Dr. Warshofsky
says that at Nuvance they’ve learned how to effectively test people for Covid and keep them safe through enforcement of measures like mask wearing and hand sanitizing. Testing protocol helps make sure patients who don’t have Covid are completely isolated from the ones who do. “In terms of heart disease, people weren’t coming into the hospital at the height of the pandemic, and if they did, they came in late,” Dr. Warshofsky explains. “The later you get help for a heart attack or stroke, the harder it is to treat effectively. This lag time increases the rates of mortality of patients with heart and vascular disease and it makes it more difficult for physicians to treat these patients.” Silard also says
that Stamford Health saw a decline in patients booking routine appointments and screenings during the largest Covid surge. “It’s concerning that during Covid people didn’t seek routine healthcare and preventative care for things like cancer screening, cardiovascular symptoms, even vaccinating their children,” she says. By the end of October, Stamford Health began going back to pre-Covid volumes as far as routine appointments. But, she says, people still have safety concerns about going to see a doctor. “Even after the vaccine, until we have herd immunity, we have to wear masks and wash our hands,” Silard stresses. “Please do not delay care even for routine things, as this can have long-term negative effects.”
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organizational engineers who mapped out patient flow, she has been able to open her schedule in order to see the patients who really need to be in person. “Before we began seeing patients in the office in June, we were given a schedule of how many we could book and when,” she explains. “In the beginning, we booked three patients an hour for eight hours a day. Now we can see four patients per hour. This is done to ensure social distancing. Prior to Covid, every office booked their own patients and could book as many as 30 to 50 patients a day.” Seeing fewer patients daily has been quite positive for Dr. Hannafin and her patients because there’s more time to talk and go over medical concerns. “What’s fascinating regarding telehealth is that the first five minutes is just conversation, particularly with elderly patients,” she says. “Some people would say this is inefficient, but because of the pandemic people are isolated, lonely and really need that human connection. Given the benefits of seeing fewer patients, I may keep the daily volume a little lower going forward.” Dr. Mark Warshofsky at Nuvance Health says that they’ve incorporated more telehealth into their practices and “it’s a great way to have an initial consult with your physician, especially if you’re having symptoms.” He also said that the ability to use Zoom meetings has really helped since people are able to stay in one place but get the same amount of work done. “This platform is also very good for medical education,” he stresses. “The ability to hear from a world-renowned expert on a particular topic from across the country has been made so much easier by virtual meetings. Now, you can put together a Zoom meeting and have attendees from multiple sites. Telehealth is certainly here to stay—it won’t be exclusively the way we see patients, but it’s a great option.”
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intensive care unit throughout the height of the pandemic last spring. We have our finger on the pulse of what’s happening and know that we’re providing the highest level of care. Although we’re using triedand-true data, as the virus is changing, we’re making sure we keep up to speed.” At HARTFORD HEALTHCARE, DiBattista says that while nothing has proven to be the magic bullet, they’ve certainly seen less acute patient suffering from Covid, shorter hospital stays and mortality has declined. “We believe, as an industry, that since Covid began we’ve learned more effective care,” he says. “The other side is our testing centers. We’ve set up two outpatient drivethrough centers that see nearly 400 patients
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hen it comes to caring for Covid patients at YALE NEW HAVEN HEALTH’S GREENWICH HOSPITAL, the team is consistently updated with new guidelines based off of ongoing research. Currently, there are five active studies happening led by the group’s infection prevention specialist in conjunction with researchers and specialists at Yale University in New Haven. “So far Greenwich Hospital has treated three patients admitted with Covid-19 with hyperbaric oxygen therapy under the guidance of Dr. Sandra Wainwright, medical director of the hospital’s Center for Hyperbaric Medicine and Wound Care,” says Dr. Santucci. “The results have been promising. Dr. Wainwright worked in the
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AIRPLANE MODE When you’re ready to travel again, here’s a checklist on how to clean your airplane space, courtesy of Hospital for Special Surgery physician Dr. Jo A. Hannafin. Sanitize hands upon boarding Wipe down the arms of your chair as well as the drop-down table. Bring an extra-large Ziploc bag to place in the magazine pouch for your things (books and tablets, etc). Dispose of the baggie when departing. Wear a mask and only remove it briefly to eat or drink. Consider the use of a face shield or eye protection.
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a day in Bridgeport and Westport. The more testing, the better.” In addition, DiBattista says they just completed the first phase of a study that found that employees of the hospital system tested positive for coronavirus antibodies at around the same rate as the general population of Connecticut. “The upshot of this study was that the use of proper personal protective equipment helps protect our colleagues and ourselves and curbs the spread of Covid-19 in health care settings,” he explains. Besides the ongoing research at Hartford HealthCare, DiBattista says that they’ve opened the region’s first Covid Recovery Center, which is set up to help Covid patients who have lingering symptoms even after the virus is gone. “We’ve been observing that some of our Covid patients still have lingering symptoms, including memory loss (Covid fogginess), pain, headaches, confusion, depression, fatigue, body aches and respiratory ailments,” he explains. “We have several specialists across the system that can offer diagnostics and medical treatment, as well as access to therapy and support groups.” NUVANCE HEALTH is also conducting two clinical trials in partnership with Johns Hopkins using convalescent plasma on two populations— people who had Covid but didn't require hospitalization, and people who have been exposed but didn't necessarily get Covid. “We’ve learned a lot about appropriate treatment of the virus and are starting to use Remdesivir and plasma earlier on patients than before,” says Dr. Warshofsky. “We’re also using anticoagulation treatments earlier and more frequently to prevent a lot of the clotting that was the cause of morbidity and mortality in the early stages.”
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tamford is ahead of the pack. With four full-time attending physicians who treat between 12,000 and 15,000 patients a year for everything from autoimmune disease to attention deficit disorder, Stamford Health has one of the largest integrative medicine centers in the country. Its Integrative Medicine program is in the very capable hands of its director, Dr. Joseph Feuerstein—known to his patients as Dr. Joe. Don’t let the nickname distract from his lofty credentials. Born in England, he studied medicine at the University of London and business management at Cambridge University, and then completed an internship in general and trauma surgery at the Tel Aviv University Tel Hashomer Teaching Hospital and served as combat physician in two elite units of the Israeli Navy (he remains a reserve officer). In the United States, he completed his internship and residency in family medicine at the Columbia University/Stamford Hospital Family Medicine Residency Program and studied with Dr. Andrew Weil in the Fellowship in Integrative Medicine at the University of Arizona’s School of Medicine.
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Certified in medical acupuncture and clinical hypnosis and a licensed homeopathic physician, Dr. Joe is also an assistant professor of clinical medicine at Columbia University. He also now teaches the fellows at the University of Arizona’s Integrative Medicine program, the foremost integrative medicine fellowship in the country. His extensive training allows him to apply nutrition, hypnosis, acupuncture, botanicals and stress management, rather than prescription medications, to treat chronic medical conditions. Read on for his insights on how to drop weight, improve cholesterol and fight off Covid-19.
What is integrative medicine? “Practicing integrative medicine means you are integrating natural approaches, natural treatment plans into what is already being done by your Western physician. It’s being done in combination and in conjunction with—not opposed to.” But you are also trained in Western medicine? “It’s important to be trained in Western medicine so you
understand how a patient is worked up, what the disease is and what the Western approach is. Because your acupuncture, your nutrition, your essential oils, your hypnosis needs to work with the drugs, not cause problems by interacting with them.”
a whole lot of reasons you would use it.” And is it the way we see it on TV? “No. Hypnosis on TV is a little ridiculous. Not one of my patients has turned into a chicken [laughs]. Real, clinical hypnosis is to help you have an easier time doing the things you actually want to do. If someone wants to not be anxious when driving across a bridge, for example, then I can help by implementing subconscious suggestions to make it easier to do the things they want to do anyway.”
What about hypnosis—is that an actual treatment? “Oh yeah, I use it together with acupuncture for anxiety problems, smoking, bedwetting, sleep walking, insomnia. There’s
How does integrative medicine fill in the gaps of our understanding of medicine? “Western medicine—and, again, I am a Western medicine doctor—is great for acute medical problems. You have a heart attack, we fix it. You have a stroke, we fix it. The problem comes when you have chronic medical conditions where the end game is that you’re on medication for the rest of your life. At that point, you’re going to need more help. When you come see me, the first visit is for an hour. I spend the 4 first twenty minutes asking no questions about why you’re here. I’m not interested in why you’re
It’s important to be trained in Western medicine so you understand how a patient is worked up, what the disease is and what the Western approach is. Because your acupuncture, your nutrition, your essential oils, your hypnosis needs to work with the drugs, not cause problems by interacting with them.
here—rather, I’m interested in the bigger picture: How do you sleep? How do you move? How do you deal with stress? How are your relationships? After that, we can get into why you’re here.” Turning to a concern many of us have now, what can we do to proactively fight off Covid-19? “Here are ideas for supplements worth taking: In the short-term, take 30mg of zinc. But you cannot take zinc for too long because you will get deficient in copper. Vitamin D needs to be in the forties on a blood test, otherwise you should supplement; 500 to 1000mg of vitamin C, unless you have kidney stones; 3mg melatonin a night—it reduces inflammation in the lungs. Elderberry, which is safe and doesn’t have interactions.” [Editor’s note: Talk to your own doctor before starting supplements.] What are thoughts on the impending vaccines? “The pandemic is just horrific for families, for the economy, for entertainment and travel. Kids are starting to decompensate. It’s just awful. I think the big clinical trials are phase three trials on tens of thousands of people. When the vaccine comes out, I’m going to take it as soon as I can. I think it’s best to give it to the first responders, because we’re younger, and if there are problems, it would be better for us to handle than for an eighty-four-year-old. I will take the vaccine, and not just because of me, but also because I want to show my patients that they would be okay.”
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r. Feuerstein’s book Dr. Joe’s Man Diet: Lose 15-20 Pounds, Drop Bad Cholesterol 20% and Watch Your Blood Sugar Free-Fall in 12 Weeks offers advice on lifestyle changes and an eating plan—without completely cutting carbs or eliminating fat—for better health. “This book is based on 10,000 patients and three published clinical studies. You’re going to lose between, you know, twelve and fifteen pounds, but that actually interests me less than the rest of it— that I’m going to drop your blood sugar from pre-diabetic or diabetic to almost normal, that I’m going to drop your cholesterol by 20 percent,” Feuerstein
says. “The book is 80 percent recipes because it’s very nice for me to tell you what you can and can’t eat from my ivory tower, but it’s better for me to give you ideas.” While booksellers have plenty of dietand-lifestyle titles, Dr. Joe says his work brings something important to the discussion. “My beef with the diet-book industry is that they don’t do research,” he says. “They just come out with a theory and base it on other people’s studies. I spent five years studying and testing and published a lot of research before I ever wrote the book.” While the title makes it clear that the focus is on men, the advice it offers
is helpful to women, too. “It works better in men, but that does not mean it doesn’t work in women. It works in all people. In fact, I have many more female patients than male.” As an example, he says, “For lunch or dinner, you can eat at pretty much any local eatery. You can pretty much have any salad with protein. You can go to an Italian restaurant and order grilled salmon on a bed of vegetables.” The big news is that Feuerstein has written another book. “The second book is actually brilliant. It’s called Cannabinoid Cookbook,” he says. He paired up with Daniel Green, who is the author of ten books and known as The Model Cook. (See more below.)
We take the top fifteen cannabinoid-rich foods, and we go into research and how it all works and celebrity Chef Daniel Green creates recipes with them.
CANNABINOIDS // Understanding the basics We take the top fifteen cannabinoid-rich foods, and we go into research and how it all works and celebrity Chef Daniel Green creates recipes with them. Briefly speaking, there’s a system called the endocannabinoid system. This is a system of the body that has receptors all over the body. Our body makes cannabinoids. We have homemade cannabinoids, which we use. The advantage of a cannabinoid-rich diet is that you are activating that system in addition to what your body does. You are stimulating those receptors—the CB1 receptors, which are mostly in your brain, and the CB2,
which are in your body. Why is stimulating those receptors important and why would you want to do it with food? You can do it with marijuana and with CBD. The endocannabinoid system is the body’s way to chill itself out. It has lots of functions in the body, but we use cannabinoids for things like stress, insomnia and pain, because there’s an anxiety component to those things. For example, if you’re anxious, you can’t sleep. Pain even gets worse with anxiety. So we are adding cannabinoid-rich foods to stimulate that same system through food. S
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“For crutches we were told to have our kids cut down the limb of a tree.”
t’s January, and the various viruses have regrouped for some winter nastiness. But there are worse things than being sick at home, like being stricken with something big and bad far away from home. Port Antonio, Jamaica: On a trip to Dragon Bay I wiped out on a hot tennis court and tore ligaments in my left leg. The same afternoon, Ding Koehler jumped off a rock into the water with his flippers on and tore ligaments in his right leg. So it was off to the Port Antonio “hospital” in our rented VW bug. Except it was a shift car, the two cripples couldn’t drive, Ding’s wife Barbara didn’t know how to shift gears, and Jack had a 103-degree temperature, but he took the wheel. The hospital was right out of Albert Schweitzer’s deepest darkest Africa—no glass in the windows, chickens running around, blood on the cement floor, a primitive x-ray machine that sounded like a dishwasher, and a native “technician” with such a rapid-fire patois that we couldn’t understand a word she said. For crutches we were told to have our kids cut down the limb of a tree. Kom Ombo, Egypt: It was January 2001 and the inauguration of George W. Bush. Stricken with tourista, I was confined to my cabin on the good ship Sunboat III on the Nile with nothing to do but watch television and hear all about the terrible people he was appointing for his cabinet. I’ve never felt more miserable— inside and out. But I only missed seeing some mummified crocodiles that day. I also felt very well protected since it was shortly after terrorists gunned down some German tourists at the temple of Queen Hatshepsut, and running alongside us was a police boat with machine guns mounted bow and stern. Tokyo, Japan: While finishing up his MBA at Waseda, son Jonathan visited the Philippines, got bitten by mosquito, came
down with Dengue fever, and ended up laying comatose across the gate at the airport to make sure he wouldn’t miss a flight out. The doctor in Tokyo sent him back to his dorm with an aspirin; but a concerned professor insisted he return to the hospital, where Jonathan was sent wandering around trying to find the lab for a blood test. When the results came in, the doctor said, “OMG, you better stay here.” Duh. Meanwhile, his Russian girl-friend Elena was suffering from a bad front tooth; but the Japanese dentist took care of it promptly. He pulled it. Coco Point Lodge, Barbuda: At age eightyeight, Jack was helping launch a Sunfish for a Sunday race, fell on the hard-packed sand and hurt his hip. Bigtime. He couldn’t put weight on it but was determined to hang in until our Friday departure. He relied on crutches and Bill King wheeling him in for dinner in a funky transport chair which tipped over backwards one night leaving him flat on his back the floor—blessedly, without a concussion. Meanwhile a special seat was fashioned for him out of a beach chair that two burly guys could lift into the helicopter bound for the airport in Antigua. From JFK our first stop was Greenwich Hospital for x-rays followed by emergency surgery for a broken hip. Two years later, Jack broke the same hip again falling down poolside at John’s Island. At least Vero Beach wasn’t a foreign country, but when Jack insisted he was NOT going to the hospital, the EMTs agreed because they’d just gotten the word that some nut with a gun was threatening to shoot it up in the E.R. End of story: No surgery, but no weight-bearing for weeks, and another dramatic flight. Yes, sir, if you’re going to get sick, battered or bruised, it’s better to do it right here at home, where you know there are top docs waiting for you.
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OF GETTING SICK AWAY FROM HOME
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