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Must-keep guide to professionals in Fairfield County

Memoir by the legendary cofounder of TALKING HEADS and TOM TOM CLUB

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Global powerhouse of feel-good music goes on the record about his project of a lifetime

From new protocols for doctor visits to routine telemedicine, welcome to the age of care during Covid-19

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contents vol. 23 | issue 1

TOP DOCS Your must-keep list of the top doctors—in a wide variety of specialties— across Fairfield County. When it comes to health, go for professionals you can trust.

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Nile Rodgers, an icon in music, is known for his style, too. Here, wearing a watch by Bulova, which also designed a timepiece in honor of his hit “Le Freak.”

10 PRESIDENT’S LETTER

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14 STATUS REPORT

BUZZ Jay Manuel’s new novel; Chris Frantz’s memoir; caring for caregivers; Juliette Savarino SHOP Creating a luxury escape at home

AHEAD OF THE CURVE We look at healthcare’s response to the pandemic, from changes to make patients feel comfortable at checkups to breakthroughs in cuttingedge research. During the biggest health crisis of our age, these professionals contribute their best work for us.

PLUS: NEW STORES! A shopper’s guide to a few new places to explore: Madison Reed, EQ3, Splendid, Johnny Was and 7 for All Mankind

DO Outdoor get-togethers GO Escape to Mayflower Inn & Spa, and three books to pack

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31 PEOPLE & PLACES

This legend is lauded for his music and work in the industry, but there’s another facet that drives this Westporter. We ask him about it.

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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.

New faces and roles at Moffly Media help lead our pivot and focus our purpose. Andrew Amill joins us as chief revenue officer and incoming publisher of greenwich magazine. Andy, his wife Susan, and their sons Ryan and Sean, are longtime Greenwich residents. Andy was raised in Weston. He is passionate about Fairfield County and its many unique opportunities. Andy led start-ups and established media brands at Condé Nast, Hearst and Meredith. “I am passionate about bringing the power of the Moffly Media platform to support local business and charities that are the fiber of our area,” he says. “Moffly Media is perfectly positioned to lead the resurgence of businesses that are so vital to the communities—from Fairfield to Greenwich—that it covers.” Cristin Marandino steps into the editorial director role. She makes it all work, orchestrating what happens behind the scenes. She is the strength behind Moffly Media’s editorial Gold Standard. Diane Sembrot takes on the role of director of content strategy. Her creativity marries our content channels, bringing a harmonious voice to our social media, websites, newsletters, videos, events and print magazines. Rachel MacDonald joins us as digital marketing manager to help propel us forward. She is a marathoner and Ironman triathlete. Rachel always gives her best. Who better to operate the content flow across twenty-five digital channels that deliver community? Lauren Fetterman takes the helm of athome magazine as editor, with Amy Vischio moving to creative director-at-large, supporting

Lauren’s efforts. Lauren’s uncompromising editorial standards promise much to come. Megan Gagnon expands her role as style director across all brands. Her tasteful eye and keen sense of style bring vibrancy and creativity to our fashion, shopping and market pages. And finally, two of our multitalented art directors have taken on expanded roles. Senior Art Director Venera Alexandrova brings her creativity to New Canaan • Darien magazine and Garvin Burke brings his passion for design to the pages of athome as senior art director. With change is energy. With challenge comes opportunity. During adversity, we plant the seeds of a brighter future. We are growing together. At Moffly, we are steadfast in our commitment to living life better here, whether to escape, find activities, discover answers or help others. Our mediums are here to nourish you. G

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HERE’S THE THING means that we did lose them. My point is, the pandemic is now framed as a moment in time—a part of our collective story. We can see that good change is coming. Life may not be exactly as it was before, but at least it will feel familiar and we will have learned the depth of our resiliency. On the other end of the pandemic, changed by our experience, we might wish we had done some things better, but also be proud of chances we took, people we helped, and the ways we challenged our mindset. As difficult as these times are, we should acknowledge our growth as individuals and as a town. As a community, we let our guard down and revealed that we do need one another. Vulnerability is not a comfortable feeling, but it does connect us. Rugged individualism has an old-fashioned, romantic glow about it, but after what we’ve all been through, I prefer real togetherness. I’ll be in my head a lot this new year— trying to make sense of the health crisis, the cultural, racial and political upheavals, the financial distress—but I hope to do it on long walks without a mask and able to chat with friends (maybe even give a hug!). We have a new start now—a chance to take nothing, not even the small things, for granted.

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hew! That year is over. It is going to take me the rest of this new year to figure out what we just went through (still going through, too) and what it all means. Some of us will be charging forward, warmly embracing each piece of good news and every new opportunity that comes to us. The rest of us will continue to adapt, but, perhaps with a bit of hesitation in our moves. All of us, though, are counting the days until we can simply be together again. Mostly, I am just looking forward to a day when I can pick up a cup of coffee and chat with a barista, then walk around downtown and see people coming and going from the shops and maybe even step to the side when a gaggle of teenagers walk past giggling without a care. Sounds nice, right? With news of the vaccines, I finally see that we’ll get there. We’ll have time to celebrate the scientists and medical experts and administrators who developed and provided a way out of these dark days. We will thank the brave doctors and nurses. We will thank the small businesses and restaurants for their sacrifices. We will thank the grocery workers who delivered food to the back of our cars. We will wave to the mail carriers. We will write thank-you notes to teachers. We will give an extra treat to our very good pets, a steady comfort in very unsteady times. Most of all, please, let us mourn together those we have lost and what it

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Wilton’s Jay Manuel is a worldrenowned TV host, fashion guru and now author.

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ou may recognize TV personality Jay Manuel from his roles as creative director and producer of the international sensation America’s Next Top Model and fashion correspondent for E! Network, but that’s hardly the sum of his twenty-year-long résumé. In addition, Manuel has acted as a series regular and judge on some of the hottest shows on television and shined as both host and executive producer of Canada’s Next Top Model. And that’s not all. He’s also covered celebrity fashion and beauty on the red carpet at the Emmys, the SAG Awards, the Grammys, the Golden Globes and the Oscars. Most recently, pulling from his extensive experience, the Wilton resident decided to put pen to paper for his debut novel, THE WIG, THE BITCH & THE MELTDOWN. We sat down with him to find out what inspired his first foray into fiction. b y e m i l y l i e b e r t

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You’ve spent your career in the worlds of celebrity, fashion and beauty. Is it easy to get sucked into the glitz, glamour and drama, for better or worse? JM: “Working in the worlds of fashion and television, I never believed the illusion. More important, I never forgot my mom’s sage advice to me: ‘Remember who you are. It’s easy to compare yourself to others... you’ll always find people more successful than you, and less successful. Value where you are in your process at all times. Keep yourself separate from the brand you create for yourself. That way, when people love the brand, you don’t fall for the hype. And when they try to tear you down, your sense of self stays intact.’ That advice has served me my entire career and allows me the space to be myself outside of my work. After all, fame isn’t a real thing, it’s just people recognizing your outside identity—it’s never representative of your worth or who you really are.” Do you prefer being on camera or behind the scenes? JM: “Both! I feel so blessed to say that my work is my passion—which began as a hobby. I love creating all forms of art. Everything from designing imagery, to film editing and now the written word. I’ve always been fascinated with storytelling and have told many a story through images and interpretation in the world of glamour. But I found that I equally love the world one can create with words. I had taken a few writing classes while at NYU, but, at that time, I ultimately decided I had other passions I needed to explore first and decided to jump into the world of images and fashion. At fortyseven, completing my first novel has become the most fulfilling project I’ve done in my career.” What prompted you to write a book, specifically a novel? JM: “Most important, I want people to laugh and enjoy this insane ride that’s inspired by ‘reality.’ Early on in my writing process I became fascinated with examining, in art form, some of the common themes and tropes of the entertainment industry. For example: What

is the cost of fame? And what happens when fame goes away? Why is there such an acceptance around the abuse of power in the entertainment industry? And how do we deal with power struggles in the workplace? How does the entertainment industry deal with intersectionality—social categorizations such as race, class and gender—and black women’s identity? These are human stories that hopefully shift the paradigm about how we think about power, authority and relationships. Now, why did I write a novel instead of a memoir? I find that stories of substance are always overlooked for viral sensation—and let’s face

there are parts of Pablo Michaels that are inspired by me—but, to be clear, Pablo is not Jay Manuel. All my characters took on a life of their own, loosely inspired by people in my life. My book is truly one of fiction, but no one ever writes in a vacuum. We write what we know. And as they say, art imitates life, and is often larger than life.” Is Keisha Kash meant to be Tyra Banks—and did you give Tyra a heads up about the book? JM: “There was no reason to consult Tyra on the book, as Keisha Kash’s character is fashioned from several different people I’ve worked with. Yes, I chose to tell

it, a writer can have more fun with fiction.”

this story authentically in a way that people could easily digest coming from me, but Keisha represents the challenging part of ourselves that we have to face. The protagonist, Pablo Michaels— who was adopted under a unique set of circumstances—sets out to find himself in New York City, and the world of fashion. Keisha Kash, a supermodel, becomes a mirror for him to see himself. Keisha, who raised herself, was like Pablo, abandoned. The pressures of her life circumstances forced her to forge a career where she becomes a diamond—a flawed one. The reader gets to experience

Is Model Muse based on America’s Next Top Model? How much of it is truth? JM: “This entire story—and the world of Model Muse—is only inspired by my life in the entertainment industry and my time on America’s Next Top Model. This is not a ‘based on’ story. Elizabeth Gilbert once said in an interview with Oprah, ‘Every novel is really a memoir and every memoir is really a novel. If you want to learn the most about a person, read their novel.’ So yes,

a redemption story, and a story of damaged people who learn how to survive.” Plans to write another book? JM: “I’ve already started writing the second half of this Model Muse story. It starts off with a huge bang, and probably not what people are expecting—I need to keep readers on their toes. It’s somewhat of a redemption story with another metafictional twist that’s very different from my first book. I also plan on writing other stories with different characters. For example, after I turned in my manuscript for book one, I desperately needed to write as I felt lost without my creative process. I conceived of a new world that takes place in the near future and has a Black Mirror vibe. I’d love that to be my follow up book, ultimately showing people I can tell stories that have nothing to do with my fashion or television career. Stay tuned.” Tell us about the interesting format of the book. JM: “Using satire, I intended for the story to be a metafictional journey of self—that we must all embark on. The narrative follows the path of awakening...to our own power and self-validation. In today’s fast-moving world of social media, finding one’s authentic voice is challenging. We seek outside validation on a daily basis and forget to listen to the voice that’s most important—our own. This book is written for different readers of all ages: One, the reader who simply wants to be entertained while inhabiting a world behind-the-scenes of reality TV; two, the reader who wants to dig deeper into the psychology of the characters, their archetypes; and for that reader who has the courage to look in the mirror at themselves, up-close and personal. I deliberately blurred the lines between the world of the book and the world of the reader.” What’s next for you personally and professionally? JM: “If I’m honest? I most truly need a vacation. My friends all tell me that I need to stop and smell the roses—I go from project to project. Since the age of nine, I’ve always wanted to visit Egypt. It’s time...I need that spiritual journey for myself.”

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Chris Frantz’s NEW MEMOIR

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e all know their music. Talking Heads and Tom Tom Club have some of the biggest and groundbreaking songs in American music. Cofounders drummer Chris Frantz and singer and bass guitarist Tina Weymouth went from the Rhode Island School of Design to outstanding success across the globe to settling into a happily married life among the cozy, leafy backroads of Fairfield. This summer, Frantz at long last published the stories of the bands in his memoir REMAIN IN LOVE. The book explains how Chris and Tina met eventual Talking Heads frontman David Byrne, but be warned superfans who are still holding out hope for even a temporary reunion: Stop. Let out your breath. Frantz told Rolling Stones’ writer Andy Greene: “The last thing I wanted tone-wise was for it to be a book by a whiny drummer beating up on the lead singer. That’s not me and I just didn’t want to be like that.” (See the article, “Talking Heads Drummer Chris Frantz on His New Memoir and the Last Time He Saw David Byrne” at rollingstones.com). It’s all we need to know to pack away once and for all our hopes of a renewed collaboration. Besides, there are the successes with Tina in the Tom Tom Club, including the massively sampled “Genius of Love” and the music they produced for Ziggy Marley and the vocal and percussion to the debut album of Gorillaz—not to mention the stories of rock-n-roll travels and the secrets to a love story. westportmag.com

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CARING FOR CAREGIVERS A CERTIFIED GRIEF COUNSELOR’S ADVICE FOR THE PEOPLE TAKING CARE OF OTHERS

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ot all care takes place in the ER, a hospital room or even the doctor’s office. There is a whole group of uncounted caregivers at home. Not home health aides or visiting therapists (who do incredible work for people who are homebound), but, rather, the unofficial helpers: parents, spouses, adult children and friends. They step in where the professionals leave off. Their care is directed to those of us who need assistance changing bandages, treating infections, giving midnight medications, tracking insurance claims and more. It’s physical. It’s emotional. It’s mental. And without help, it can seem that there is never a way to do enough. That’s exhausting. We turned to Sheila Russo, LCSW, a certified grief counselor who facilitates support groups for caregivers and the bereaved for Visiting Nurse & Hospice of Fairfield County (visitingnurse .net), about caring for caregivers. What are the demands on caregivers? “It’s hard to spot a caregiver. They are incredibly dedicated individuals who hardly come up for air. They are not out leisurely wandering shops, dining out or mingling with others. If you asked a caregiver about this, most will shrug their shoulders. They will tell you that what they do is out of a great love for their family member. They will go so far as to tell you that they could not imagine a different role for themselves at the present time. The reason they will give you is that they truly want what is best for their loved ones and that they want

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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MISS WESTPORT TEEN USA AND FINALIST FOR MISS CONNECTICUT TEEN USA, JULIETTE SAVARINO HAS SOMETHING TO SAY by diane sembrot

Miss Westport Teen USA Juliette Savarino

Q: Why did you decide to run for Miss Connecticut Teen USA? A: “I’ve always wanted to help make a difference for those with learning disabilities, and running for Miss Connecticut Teen is a fantastic way to do so. As someone in special education, I have experienced the tremendous struggle that education becomes for those with afflictions. I want to do my part and become an advocate for people like me.”

and that I am honored enough to now be competing as a state Finalist for Miss Connecticut Teen.” Q: Did you have any concerns about doing this? A: “As any person I had some doubts if I would do well, but I realized that as long as I stay true to who I am and keep a positive spirit, I will be all right. My message really resonates with people and I am so proud of how far I’ve come.” Q: What did your parents think about it? A: “At first my parents were skeptical, but they were really proud of me for taking initiative and following my passion. This journey has taught me so much about myself and taught me a lot about self-reliance. My parents know about the struggles of raising a child with learning disabilities and have been there through my high and lows. My parents have seen it all. They are part of the reason I championed this issue for my campaign, as they were there sharing my stress and toil of getting through school.” Q: How has the experience been? A: “Challenging but fulfilling nonetheless. It seems like I have an almost insurmountable amount of work when I start the day, and that I have conquered a mountain when I end it. I write dozens of emails per day, and along with coordinating schedules around my athletic life,

Q: How did you get started? A: “I have always admired the Miss Universe organization. I remember watching the Miss Universe competition on TV and knowing that I wanted to be just like the contestants. Although I had always marveled at pageantry, I never felt confident enough to apply, but this year that changed. I decided to take a leap of faith and pursue my dreams. I am so grateful that I am able to spread my mission as Miss Westport Teen

it can get pretty tough. At the end of the day, I have never felt better. This experience has taught me so much about myself and has really helped me understand my purpose in life.” Q: What do you want people to know about you—why you’re putting yourself in a public position? A: “I am putting myself in a public position for the purpose of raising awareness for students with disabilities, as they are terribly underrepresented. Going through school, I had so many teachers that failed to understand that I had a learning disability, and they simply chalked it up to me being ‘lazy.’ I can’t even describe how lost and hurt that made me feel, and I am concrete on the fact that no child should ever have to feel ashamed of something out of their control. I want to show kids with learning disabilities that they have options and that they are not alone in this.” Q: What’s next for you? A: “I have been lucky enough to be named Ambassador for the Learning Disabilities Association of America and, after the competition, I plan to use this position to continue raising awareness and to continue supporting my community in any way possible. Students with learning disabilities need someone to vouch for them, and I plan to be that person.”

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e all have only so much time and energy to do the things that matter to us. That’s why Staples student Juliette Savarino decided to run for Miss Connecticut Teen USA. It wasn’t because she needed validation of her style and talent. Rather, this event was a chance to express herself. “I am using my platform to share my experiences with learning difficulties and spread awareness for others with the same experiences,” she says. Different is beautiful, different is capable of achievement. The contestants compete in three areas. First, they have an interview in front of a selection committee that considers each contestant’s personality and presence. These interviews are conversational and can cover nearly any topic, as they have a chance to show their ability to express themselves and share their sense of self. The interviews reveal how well the teens can speak in front of an audience. Second, they are judged on physical fitness, which means body confidence, poise and healthy lifestyle. And third, the teens show off their evening gowns to express their stage presence, confidence, elegance, poise, appearance and sense of fashion and style. Because of Covid-19, the event was postponed to February 2021. See more at missconnecticutusa.com.

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hhh, that hotel check-in feeling. The one where you drop your bag and plop on the bed, knowing you’ll sleep like a baby. It may seem like a distant memory, but recreating that setup in your own home is easier than you think. Once you’ve thoroughly cleared your space of all the signs of chaos that exist outside your bedroom door, focus on a bedding upgrade with high-quality sheets. A wall-mounted sconce frees up space while little luxuries like a sleek water carafe and custom scents add to the boutique vibe. A “Do Not Disturb” sign is not required but highly encouraged. by megan gagnon

SERENA & LILY Cumberland sconce; $648. Westport; serenaandlily .com

MATOUK Essex embroidered hotel flat sheet set; starting at $242. Fig Linens and Home, Westport; figlinensand home.com

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DIPTYQUE Baies room spray; $68. Wall diffuser; $120. diptyqueparis .com

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uring the Covid-19 lockdown, we spent a lot of time indoors and online. Too much time, we’ll admit it. While we were able to get what we wanted, we also missed seeing fellow shoppers and strolling through shops. There’s nothing like the welcoming environments the local stores create— it’s part of the pleasure of shopping. That and actually being able to feel a product, try on a piece of clothing or ask questions (is this a good color for me?). Something unexpected catches our eye and we imagine it in our lives—if we like it, it’s not just clicked and thrown into a virtual cart—it’s in our hands and ready to go. So, the good news is that new stores are taking the long view and banking on this area’s future by opening shops. Westport’s downtown, in particular, is getting a boost of retail love. Here’s our roundup to check out in the New Year. by diane sembrot

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The Real Madison Reed The business Madison Reed is named for its

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founder Amy Errett’s daughter.Errett, a four-time entrepreneur and venture capitalist, comes to the business

Hair color company MADISON REED comes to Westport

f you’re doing your pandemic-era powerwalks through downtown Westport regularly, you might have seen why doing your own hair color at home just became a bit less intimidating. We’re talking about Madison Reed opening on Elm Street. Founded in 2013, the brand offers hair-color treatments that can be done at home in under an hour. They partnered with manufacturers in Italy to formulate a collection of professional, high-performance hair color and hair-care products that are free of ammonia, parabens, resorcinol, PPD, phthalates, gluten, SLS and titanium dioxide and rich in keratin, argan oil and ginseng root extract. While you can order a delivery online, you aren’t completely on your own. One of its professional, licensed hair colorists will review a photo you submit and help you select the right shade and provide other hair-coloring tips. Not into talking on the phone? No worries, you can also communicate by text or chatbot— your choice. Madison Reed is into tech—its engineering team created a proprietary colorchoosing algorithm via website or mobile app for color choosing (it has more than 11

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with serious skills. A Venture Partner at True Ventures, focusing on million “hair profiles”). The mobile app, which guides clients through the steps of coloring, is voice-activated and hands-free. A fancy new version is expected in January. The San Francisco–based start-up uses “text to” and SMS chatbot affectionately called “Madi.” The magic of artificial intelligence uses your uploaded photo to make hair color recommendations. To chat with Madi and submit a photo for color consultation, text “hello” to 62824 (MATCH). And try the virtual reality Try It On Tool—you can take a selfie and see what your hair would look like with any one of MR’s fifty-five–plus colors. If you’re a “people person,” you can also schedule a free in-person consult at the Madison Reed Hair Color Bar. Then take the color home or have a licensed colorist do it, including express root touchups and gloss services. Book online at madison-reed.com/colorbaror call for an appointment. So, get ready for your next Zoom call. Don’t just change your background screen—update the real you.

top: Go online to find help picking out the shade that’s right for you. bottom: Madison Reed’s ColorDepositing Hair Mask in Perla and Caffe for a pop of color at home.

investments in consumer and ecommerce startups, she had been a general partner at Maveron, a leading venture capital firm co-founded by former Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz and focused on investments in consumer-facing companies. She was also Chief Asset Gathering Officer at E*TRADE. She is graduate of UConn and the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania.

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NORTHERN EXPOSURE

The Canadian furniture brand EQ3 settles into Fairfield County

Q3 (eq3.com) comes from our friendly neighbors to the north. The modernyet-timeless Canadian furniture brand has opened its newest store in Connecticut at South Norwalk’s SoNo Collection mall and is stocked with a line of furniture for living room, dining room, bedroom and home office as well as lighting, rugs and accessories, from throw pillows to woven baskets. EQ3’s flagship store opened in Manhattan’s Chelsea neighborhood last year, and now the brand is feathering its nest in Fairfield County. EQ3’s product design work, research and development and even custom upholstery manufacturing is all done at headquarters in Winnipeg. That way, when a designer has a brainstorm about a new side table or reading chair, he or she can see it made on the production line in the same building. Like to customize? Good. Have it your way. You can choose leather or fabric in lots of colors. Need help getting your own vision into focus? Lean on one of their designers to help. That’s friendly, eh? As for being extra-friendly, customers who shop in-store are eligible to win a $1,000 shopping spree. EQ3 also recently hosted a trade shopping event across all of its stores, giving interior designers a private look at the latest releases. Mark Letain, EQ3’s president, has worked at the business for eighteen years. Now, he’s expanding the business. As for bringing the store to Fairfield County, he says, “Following the successful opening of our NYC flagship store

clockwise from top: Shawn Place dining table (from $899) available in oak, ash or walnut base with clear or brown glass top and the Lyla Arm Chairs (from $199) in walnut • Matthew Kroeker–designed Marcel Open Shelf Floating Nightstand ($279) in walnut • Nixon Stools (from $399) with padded, curved shell suited for counter, bar and Kendall 54” table • Boom Nightstand ($299) with red oak veneer

in 2019, we were excited to join a brand new space at the SoNo Collection. We believe the Connecticut market is ideal for our brand and are excited to bring the quality and incredible customization options that we’re known for to the community.” As Fairfield Count settles into another season of spending a lot of time indoors, it’s natural to think about changes around the house—to make it more comfortable and efficient. EQ3 hopes to attract both homeowners with an eye for home projects as well professionals in the trade to think of its line and services. “Our complimentary Design Services, which can be done at the store or virtually right now, is a great resource for our customers,” says Letain of one of his favorite EQ3 services. “We want our brick-and-mortar locations to offer customers everything they need all under one roof, from timeless designs to product placement to design advice.”

Company presidents aren’t supposed to play favorites, but we insisted. So here’s what Mark Letain shared: “One of my favorite EQ3 products is the Replay sofa—an original iconic design. It was first introduced back in 2001 and was remastered in 2018 with a lot of new innovations, such as seat construction component with memory foam and feathers. I also like our Oxford lighting collection, which customers can shop, grab-and-go style, for ease and convenience.”

above: Replay sofa (leather, from $3,699) and two-piece sectional sofa with chaise (fabric, $3,799) combine foam and feather, with a flexible back frame. Comes in over 130 fabrics and leathers.

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We are a small residence where people receive hospice care from licensed providers and 24/7 nursing and personal care from our House team.

1 Den Road, Stamford 203-921-5111 Take a virtual tour of the House at www.fairfieldcountyhouse.org

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LUCKY #7

Comfortable stretch denim goes from day to night for women and men

Yes, there’s a pair of 7 FOR ALL MANKIND jeans for every situation

for All Mankind (7forallmankind.com) is known for its luxe jeans available in all cuts, inseams and rises (low to super high). Now the L.A.-based brand also has a 24/7 Comfort line that is both home-office appropriate and soft and stretchy, without being sweats. The global brand, which opened a Westport location in mid-November, offers drawstring joggers, cozy cashmere funnel neck sweaters and high-waist ankle skinny jeans in vintage black among dozens of fashionable choices. Shop women’s and men’s styles, like comfortable stretch denim, coated denim and the new men’s Tech series (which is water repellent and wrinkle resistant as well as features comfort stretch). The denim can be dressed up or down, to suit day or night and most occassions, depending on how you build your outfit; being able to see and feel options in store makes this easy. The opening came on the heels of the debut of 7 for All Mankind’s holiday campaign, which celebrated the values the brand champions all year long. For example, its Community 7 program gives in-store space to small-community businesses. Also, it is committed to sustainability and pledges 80 percent of its products will have sustainable properties by the year 2023.

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Boho with a bit of edge at JOHNNY WAS

kimonos and accessories that allow for one’s personality to bloom. The brand, based in California, did acknowledge the Covid-19 health crisis with its line of face masks in silk charmeuse, tie dye and print or solid embroidered (packs of three to fifty run $25– $225)—and a no-touch keychain ($25). Mostly, though, the line has a storied feel that suits any moment.

fter months of gutted stores in construction—and a rare view of the river straight through from Main Street— Johnny Was (johnnywas.com) found its place and opened a beautiful store. The high-end boho brand opened its doors this past fall despite the pandemic restrictions, knowing fashion statements still need to be made. Plus there is comfort in dresses, tops, ankle-touching

left to right: Whipstitch beanie; whipstitch gloves; woven leather handbag; embroidered black bootie

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WELL, THAT’S JUST... Cozy, comfy and a few cheery colors makes every day simply SPLENDID

tay comfy for that noon Zoom meeting. Covid-19 quarantine calls for selfcare, stress-soothing, soul-appeasing comfort, and L.A.-based Splendid (splendid .com) understands. “We’re so excited to be expanding our retail fleet to Westport,” says Gloria Dabah, president. “The beautiful, vibrant community is an incredible home for Splendid. This location will showcase a curated collection of our coziest styles and core fabrications like Supersoft. We’re excited to offer our customers another channel to explore the softness and quality of our product that we are so proud of.” The current line is abundant in off-white, soft pink and the spectrum of grays, from morning mist to midnight ocean. The brand also has a new recycled Eco-Knit collection.

Splendid’s Striped Flurry Sweater right, top: Super Soft Mock Neck Dress right, bottom: Firestone Lounge Set in Snowy Fig

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do above: A recent party with a nautical theme featured a place for dinner and a tent for relaxing and enjoying time together below: Business partners Kelly York and Heather Cody

MAKING FUN

FROM EXOTIC SAFARIS TO FAMILY-FUN SKATING PARTIES, HOME PARTIES PROVIDE SAFE ESCAPES by diane sembrot

he year 2020 threw most of us for a loop. It was filled with the unexpected and framed almost entirely by our need to social distance. But we knew that somehow, some way, we would want to be together. During the restrictions, locals Kelly York and Westporter Heather Cody sketched out their new business. It’s called BELLA SOIREE (bellasoiree.com). “We set up the events business in response to Covid. We set up dinners, parties and themed events outside or in bell tents in people’s backyards, and we offer themed DIY kits delivered to your door with a simple tutorial to follow, so you can create a beautiful party. It’s a way that people can still safely celebrate special occasions with families or their bubble of friends,” says Kelly York. Launched in August, the business started with a wildly extravagant safari—complete with tents, oversized pillows and a few cool vintage Land Rovers. The lateafternoon event included social distancing and sundowner cocktails. Come winter, the duo created a backyard winter wonderland under a heated tent. Read on for more about their party plans.

When did you decide to start the business? “We created Bella Soiree this summer. For us, entertaining was always a huge part of our lives but, with the pandemic, that became a lot more complicated. We wanted to find a way to let our families and friends get together in a safe and enjoyable way and from that Bella Soiree was born. We will style and setup beautiful outdoor parties in your backyard, in one of our bell tents—or we’ll give you all the materials to create it on your own. We think our event designs are awesome and will be a great way to celebrate long after the current situation has changed.”

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What were your first considerations, given there is so much uncertainty around Covid? “Our main consideration was how to start the business while keeping everyone safe. We created setups to be totally contactless. Everything comes cleaned, sanitized, and we don’t use the same tent or decor over the same weekend. Our setups are either outdoors for now, as we believe that everyone should be doing their part to lower Covid cases, and we don’t want to risk people’s safety, and our own, by entering people’s homes. Or we’re offering DIY Soirees for you to do yourself at home.”

a dream to get to do what we love every day.” What characteristics or features distinguish Bella Soiree? “We don’t just design events, we create memories. We are very versatile in our setups, we don’t like to recreate the same style over and over. Clients come to us with vague, often challenging, ideas of what they want, and we find creative solutions. We are very detailed-oriented, and we really care about fully understanding our clients first. We create events that are both beautiful and have very special, personalized touches. We love to wow our clients, so much so that our events often bring them to tears—in a good way.”

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With some parties being outside for the foreseeable future, how do you prepare for the challenges of weather? “Although we do heat our tents, we understand not everyone will find a tent appealing in the middle of winter. So our latest addition for winter is DIY Soirees! We deliver everything you need to set up a small celebration inside your home with simple tutorials to follow. These setups are very easy to do even if you don’t have a creative bone in your body, and we have an array of themes. We’ve even added one of our cocktail kits to the packages for a job well done. Your guests will be impressed.”

What have you learned since starting the business? “It’s been such a steep learning curve for us. Every client and every event is very different and they all present different challenges. The lessons have been very valuable and there’s always something new to learn. There’s been some surprising lessons and some hilarious ones, but mainly that you can never have enough storage boxes and as much as we try and shop locally, Amazon Prime has been a lifesaver at times.” What’s your dream event? “So far, we’ve been fortunate enough to put together many different themed events and we’ve honestly loved all of them. In a dream, non-Covid world, being asked to set up an event in a difficult location, like on top of a mountain, would be exciting. Something that would challenge us in a new way.”

What in your backgrounds prepared you to launch a small home-events business? “Both of us have worked in events for many years. Kelly is originally from the UK and has worked for clients including HSBC, Harrods and even helped produce Mr. World 2007 in China. I have planned many large conferences, weddings and parties. Heather has worked from small parties at home to large-scale events from companies like Sales Force, Military Veterans Charitable Events, World Rugby Cup, with a wedding here and there. We both very much love styling parties and have different styles that luckily really complement each other. It’s

Any parting thoughts? “We have fun and we really love what we do. The clients are always very welcoming and we are enjoying the process. Our favorite part of the process is seeing the look on their faces when the event setup is finished with the beautiful styling.”

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COZY IN CT

THE MAYFLOWER INN & SPA PROVES THAT LOCAL TRAVEL IS THE WAY TO GO

’m not going to lie—traveling for the first time during the pandemic was a daunting prospect. I had a broad list of concerns, which included questions such as: Would I be comfortable wearing a mask in public spaces? Would my room feel appropriately clean on the heels of other guests? And, most important, would I be able to relax in the way I hoped to, in my effort to escape the daily grind? I’m happy to report that all of my apprehensions were alleviated when I arrived at the newly renovated Mayflower Inn & Spa (aubergeresorts .com/mayflower), a tranquil country retreat located in Washington, Connecticut, just a short one-hour drive from Westport. The boutiquestyle hideaway, part of the Auberge Resort Collection and renowned for its idyllic setting, is cushioned by fifty-eight acres of exquisitely landscaped gardens and woodland, and I could not have felt more at ease navigating the property. Each and every staff member wore a mask inside, as well as outdoors. All guests wore masks in common areas. And there were extensive measures taken to ensure that everything was sterilized and that there was no overcrowding. Bottom line—if you’re looking for a respite from this crazy world we’re currently living in, I highly recommend “escaping” close to home.

STAY Accommodations at Mayflower, which encompass a luxurious English country house and three standalone cottages, are best described as New England charm with a modern twist. The 35 standard rooms range in size from 368 to 710 square feet, while suites are slightly larger at 550 to 1,200 square feet, some with private balconies. Most recently, feted New York–based designer Celerie Kemble choreographed the redesign of many of the rooms and suites, along with Mayflower’s signature restaurant and the inn’s historic main house featuring a charming parlor. Kemble drew her inspiration from both English and Scandinavian country houses, injecting florals, complex patterns and color, Gustavian antiques and contemporary art. The hotel’s four-poster beds remain their signature, while the rooms have been invigorated with sisal carpets, Turkish rugs, handmade ceramics and wicker. In order to infuse each space with its own personality, Kemble swapped damasks,

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UNWIND Who couldn’t use a massage right about now? The spa at Mayflower offers a wide menu of transformative treatments based in modern science and steeped in ancient wisdom within a soothing, sound-proof environment to achieve maximum tranquility. I experienced The Mayflower Blend, a combination of Swedish and deep-tissue massages with kneading techniques designed to relieve tension and tailored to your preference. Other offerings include the hand and foot facial, Reiki/energy work, manicures/pedicures, the microdermabrasion eye treatment and the Total Rejuvenation, which treats multiple areas to lift, tone and brighten.

When packing your getaway bag, feel free to leave your reading material at home. The town of Washington Depot—a hop, skip and a jump from Mayflower—is home to one of the top book stores in the country, The Hickory Stick Bookshop. They carry everything from new releases and bestsellers to young adult and picture books, not to mention lots of special gift items. Owner Fran Keilty is even on hand to help guide your selections. Here are a few standouts from the shop's wide collection.

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DINE Chef-in-Residence Victoria Blamey is at the helm of all things culinary at Mayflower. Most recently, the Santiago, Chile, native was executive chef at Gotham Bar and Grill in Manhattan, where she earned a three-star review from The New York Times. Blamey prides herself on sourcing exquisite local ingredients from farmers and purveyors in the Connecticut countryside and off the New England coast such as artisan cheeses and fresh shellfish. Enjoy breakfast in the garden room. Or gather in the tap room for casual country fare like a warm Maine lobster roll and a handcrafted cocktail. There’s also the dining room, overlooking the flawlessly maintained Shakespeare Gardens, which serves inventive, New England–inspired dishes. Delight in the herb-poached lobster with wild arugula or Berkshire heritage pork chop with lollipop kale. If a romantic evening is on your agenda, request an intimate dining experience either in your guest room, in the library or on the wicker porch.

THE BOYS’ CLUB BY ERICA KATZ

Alex Vogel is exemplary at everything; she always has been. She was a standout student in high school and college, a prelaw legend in college, and she graduated from Harvard Law School before joining one of Manhattan’s most prominent and cutthroat firms—a job which she vowed to her loyal boyfriend wouldn’t consume her life. Only some promises aren’t easy to keep. As Alex begins to work long hours and is handsomely rewarded, not only financially but with rides on clients’ private jets and weekend jaunts to Miami, the seduction of money and power becomes harder to resist. And, ultimately, she finds herself attracted to a handsome colleague, despite her committed relationship. The lines are blurred, the rules she’s always lived by no longer apply, and she starts to question why women are expected to behave a certain way in order to rise to the top. When something shady goes down at the firm, Alex realizes she can no longer remain silent, even if it means jeopardizing everything.

MUSICAL CHAIRS BY AMY POEPPEL

Bridget and Will are just friends. Still, their relationship is one to envy. In fact, they might as well be married, since they’ve spent thirty years tending to their baby—the Forsyth Trio—a chamber group launched with Gavin Glantz, a classmate of theirs at Juilliard. Of course, since then, Gavin has moved on and become a star in the classical music world, leaving Bridget and Will to embrace their humble success. When Bridget decides to spend the summer at her timeworn home in Connecticut with her boyfriend, Sterling, she’s shocked when he breaks things off via email, on the heels of his ex-wife’s advice. And she’s even further surprised when her twin twenty-somethings show up without warning. But that’s not her only problem. Her elderly father then delivers the news that he’s getting married and her beloved Forsyth Trio needs a new violinist. In the midst of all of this, Bridget decides to host her dad’s wedding, while hoping to draw the Forsyth Trio back into the spotlight. If only she and Will can get Gavin back on board after their challenging separation.

THE LIONS OF FIFTH AVENUE BY FIONA DAVIS

The year is 1913 and life is good for Laura Lyons. Her husband is the superintendent of the New York Public Library, which allows them and their two children to live within the grand building. But Laura wants more. So she decides to apply to the Columbia Journalism School. Before long, her formerly simple world is opened up to things she never imagined. She discovers Greenwich Village’s Heterodoxy Club—a radical female group in which women speak out on topics such as suffrage, birth control and women’s rights. And, without warning, this new exposure forces Laura to question her conventional function as wife and mother. Although her shift in focus doesn’t last long. When treasured books are stolen from the library, Laura is faced with losing everything familiar to her. Fast-forward to 1993. Sadie Donovan—Laura’s granddaughter—has landed her dream job as a curator at the New York Public Library. Yet, the position isn’t all it’s cracked up to be. Rare manuscripts, notes and books for the exhibit she’s running are disappearing and she has to do something to save her career. Unfortunately, in the midst of the investigation, Sadie is confronted with some unwanted truths about her own family. Truths that bring to light one of the most scandalous tragedies in the library’s history.

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ear & Far Aid’s annual Golf & Tennis Classic fundraiser fell on a grey day, but the competitors took it in stride. The day kicked off with a BBQ lunch on the beach followed by fun-filled competition on the golf course. Sadly, the wet weather cancelled the round-robin tennis play, which was a popular addition. Tennis participants enjoyed a mimosa breakfast and a swag bag. The day wrapped with a socially distanced cocktail hour and awards ceremony. Katerina Powers and Trish Block served as co-chairs of the Covid-compliant event, which was held at the Country Club of Fairfield and raised funds for more than 100 local agencies. N&FA provides significant funding to agencies that create pathways out of poverty. This year, additional support was granted to agencies such as Bridgeport Rescue Mission, Operation Hope and Food Rescue US who serve communities ravished by the pandemic. N&FA is an all-volunteer fundraising and fund-granting organization that is devoted to addressing the causes and effects of poverty. nearandfaraid.org W

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MONEY / BY CAROL LEONETTI DANNHAUSER

AS YOU WISH

Laura Beck

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.

Your assets will be eaten by probate costs.

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.

Your family will spend time, money and anguish trying to agree on your wishes.

Your legacy could get clobbered by unnecessary taxes, versus distributed to charities or loved ones.

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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

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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 W

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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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The following pages include profiles of some of our area’s best-rated doctors including details about their JANUARY/FEBRUARY 2021 WESTPORT practice and what drives them 51

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Lynne M Haven, MD, PC Dermatology & Laser Center 49 Lake Avenue Greenwich, CT Coming Soon: 5 Oak Street, Greenwich, CT 203.869.4242 LynneHavenMD.com DR. LYNNE HAVEN IS A BOARD CERTIFIED DERMATOLOGIST in Greenwich who specializes in cosmetic dermatology and laser treatments. Dr. Haven graduated from Harvard University and received her medical degree from Columbia College of Physicians and Surgeons. She completed her internship at Massachusetts General Hospital and her dermatology residency at New York University. Dr. Haven strives to provide state-of-the-art skin and laser treatments in a warm, caring environment. She offers Botox, injectable fillers, Coolsculpting and Thermage for noninvasive skin tightening. Dr. Haven is one of the first physicians in the country to introduce the Emsculpt Neo. Dr. Haven says “The Emsculpt Neo is an exciting new noninvasive body contouring treatment which can build muscle by 25% and decrease fat by 30%. It is a real game-changer.” Dr. Haven is consistently ranked in the top 1% of injectors nationwide, and she personally performs 100 percent of all Botox and filler treatments. Dr. Haven was selected as one of America’s Top Cosmetic Dermatologists. Dr. Lynne Haven uses the PicoSure for laser tattoo removal, acne scarring, brown spots and facial rejuvenation. The PicoSure Focus laser for facial rejuvenation can dramatically reduce the appearance of fine lines, wrinkles, acne scars and skin discoloration. It improves skin texture and is safe for all skin types. The latest generation in fractional laser skin resurfacing, the PicoSure Focus offers a safe and effective treatment, which is typically fast, with less discomfort and shorter duration of redness than other resurfacing options. Dr. Haven believes in designing an individualized antiaging treatment plan for each patient to ensure desirable results. With a focus on noninvasive rejuvenation, Dr. Haven helps her patients look younger and more radiant. Her expertise gained from working in private practice for more than 20 years allows her to customize each treatment session to offer optimal results to every patient. In early 2021, Dr. Haven is moving into a brand-new office with state-of-the-art technology, upgraded HVAC systems including UV light and antibacterial and antiviral surfaces. Dr. Haven says, “Patients will have plenty of privacy coming to our spacious stand-alone building-and as always, excellent personalized care.”

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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Fairfield Dermatology 1305 Post Road, Suite 310, Fairfield, CT 203.259.7709 fairfieldderm.com

Congratulations to Dr. Jason McBean and Dr. Elizabeth Smith on their TOP DOC awards. FAIRFIELD DERMATOLOGY is a comprehensive medical and aesthetic dermatology practice that offers a professional and cutting-edge approach to the treatment of your skin. With three board certified dermatologists, two nurse practitioners, and a physician assistant we are available to provide you with a thorough skin evaluation and a personalized treatment strategy for all of your, and your family’s, skin care needs. We provide complete dermatologic care for the treatment and prevention of skin diseases and skin cancer. At Fairfield Dermatology we are committed to remain at the forefront of aesthetic medicine as it continues to evolve. We believe that incremental changes in appearance impact how our patients feel and allow them to live and thrive with confidence and satisfaction. We combine our expertise and knowledge with experiences and treatments that build long lasting relationships. Our services include body contouring, robotic hair transplantation, laser resurfacing, Botox, Juvederm, Kybella and other injectable fillers. Treatments also include microdermabrasion, chemical peels, micro-needling, and PRP (platelet rich plasma). Drs. McBean and Smith are Platinum Level Providers of injectable products. Our vision is to be the premier skin care service provider for all the skin care needs of our patients and community. We are dedicated to the highest standards of patient care whether we are treating skin disease or improving one’s appearance. We welcome you to our practice.

Dr. Joseph Sproviero, Dr. Agnes Matczuk, Dr. Mitchell Lester, Dr. Mark Litchman and Dr. Aymeric Louit (not pictured) 2019 photo

Ear, Nose and Throat Center, LLP

Fairfield County Allergy, Asthma, & Immunology Associates

32 Strawberry Hill Court, Suite 4, Stamford, CT 329 Riverside Avenue, Westport, CT 203.353.0000 stamfordentcenter.com

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 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!

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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Park Avenue Fertility and Reproductive Medicine 5520 Park Avenue, Trumbull, CT 1305 Post Road, Fairﬁeld, CT 91 East Avenue, Norwalk, CT 203.372-6700 203.853-6700 203.254.6000 parkavefertility.com DR. ANDREW LEVI UNDERSTANDS THE POSITIVE EFFECT THAT SEEING THE SAME DOCTOR HAS ON HIS PATIENTS. As founder and medical director of Park Avenue Fertility and Reproductive Medicine (PAFRM), he has been helping patients who struggle with infertility for more than 2 decades. He recognizes how important it is for couples to develop a close connection with their doctor during one of the most emotional times in their lives. Dr. Levi’s philosophy of “one doctor, one patient at a time” has been such a success that he opened an office in his hometown of Fairfield, as well as one in Norwalk, to better serve patients in Fairfield County and southern Connecticut. As with his primary office in Trumbull, the philosophy and treatment in those offices focuses on personalized care. Dr. Levi believes that continuity of care is crucial in treating infertility. Unlike larger fertility clinics, patients at PAFRM are treated with individualized care, not “treated like a number.” He makes the journey as stress-free as possible in a newly renovated, comfortable and soothing environment with flexible office hours and no long waits. His compassion and results have consistently earned him and his practice multiple “top doctor” and “compassionate doctor” awards from both patients and his peers. The practice accepts all major insurance carriers, and PAFRM is proud to be a Center of Excellence for United Healthcare, Oxford, Aetna, Cigna, and Anthem BC/BS. In addition, PAFRM is honored to be one of the selected few chosen to participate in the Progyny network of providers as a preferred center.

Broadly trained in all aspects of reproductive medicine, Dr. Levi continually reviews and participates in scientific research to continue to offer the most technologically effective treatment options. Treatments can range from the simplest to the most advanced, based on a patient’s age, diagnosis and duration of infertility. These may include intrauterine insemination (IUI) or in vitro fertilization (IVF), both performed on-site in PAFRM’s state of the art IVF laboratory. In addition, PAFRM offers advanced reproductive services including egg freezing and fertility preservation, preimplantation genetic testing, egg donation and gestational surrogacy. Dr. Levi specializes in caring for patients with PCOS, endometriosis and recurrent miscarriage. PAFRM also offers a range of treatment options to the LGBTQ+ community, as well as to single women who wish to conceive. Board certified in reproductive endocrinology and infertility, as well as in obstetrics and gynecology, Dr. Levi graduated from the University of Rochester School of Medicine and performed his OB/GYN residency at Georgetown University. He then completed a three year fellowship in reproductive endocrinology and infertility at the National Institutes of Health. He is widely published and is a renowned speaker and instructor. To learn more about Dr. Levi and Park Avenue Fertility, please visit their website at parkavefertility.com or call for an appointment at 203-372-6700.

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Internal Medicine of New Canaan, PC Shiela Subramanian, MD, MPH

New Canaan Medical Practice Peter Hasapis, MD

SHIELA SUBRAMANIAN, MD, MPH, IS A BOARD CERTIFIED internist and has been practicing primary care internal medicine in New Canaan since 2004. She graduated from the University of Pennsylvania and New York Medical College. She completed her internship, residency and chief residency at the Yale University School of Medicine. She manages a broad spectrum of medical issues, including heart disease evaluation, comprehensive women’s health issues, gerontology and cancer screening. In 2014, Dr. Subramanian transitioned to a concierge medicine practice. “Practicing good medicine requires more time listening to what your patient has to say.” Her philosophy has allowed her to spend time and provide quality care without compromise. Dr. Subramanian is affiliated with both Stamford and Norwalk Hospitals.

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.”

173 East Avenue New Canaan, CT 203.972.4218 newcanaanmedical.com

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Karen Sutton, MD

The New Canaan Medical Groups James A. Slater, MD

12/1/20 SHIELA SUBRAMANIAN, MD, MPH, IS A BOARD CERTIFIED internist and has been practicing primary care internal medicine 173 East Avenue in New Canaan since 2004. She New Canaan, CT graduated from the University 203.972.4215 of Pennsylvania and New York newcanaanmedical.com Medical College. She completed her internship, residency and chief residency at the Yale DR. JAMES SLATER ALWAYS University School of Medicine. She manages a broad BELIEVES IN PUTTING HIS spectrum of medical issues, PATIENTS FIRST. He was including heart disease among the first in the state to evaluation, comprehensive recognize that health insurance women’s health issues, was depriving patients of sorely gerontology and cancer needed services and time. Thus, screening. in 2005, he was one of the first In 2014, Dr. Subramanian physicians in Fairfield County transitioned to a concierge SHIELA SUBRAMANIAN, offer an innovative conciergemedicine practice. “Practicing MD,toMPH medical practice, combining good medicine requires more Internal Medicine time listening to what your medical patient accessibility and patient advocacy with premier quality has to say.” Her philosophy has of New Canaan care. Dr. Slater graduated from Tufts and then New York Medical allowed her to spend time and College, where he received theprovide coveted senior student quality care withoutschool award 173 East Avenue for his accomplishments in community and preventive medicine. compromise. New Canaan, CT He completed his internal medicine at the Mayo Clinic in Dr. residency Subramanian is affiliated 203.972.4205 Rochester, Minnesota. He has with beenboth consecutively voted as one of Stamford and Norwalk newcanaanmedical.com Hospitals. Castle Connolly’s “Top Doctors” in Fairfield County, Connecticut.

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1 Blachley Road, Stamford, CT 203.705.0725 hss.edu/sutton

DR. SUTTON IS A BOARDCERTIFIED SPORTS medicine surgeon with surgical expertise in arthroscopy of the shoulder and knee. She is an Associate Attending Orthopedic Surgeon at Hospital for Special Surgery and Head Team Physician for US Women’s Lacrosse. She is also Chief Medical Officer for World Lacrosse and Team Physician for US Ski & Snowboard. Dr. Sutton has a thoughtful approach to healing all athletes, from elite/pro to the weekend warriors of all ages. Dr. Sutton completed a fellowship in sports medicine at Mass General and Boston Children’s Hospital, both affiliates of Harvard School of Medicine. Dr. Sutton is a leader in the field of sports injuries and prevention, having contributed substantially to orthopedic research. Dr. Sutton was a three-time captain for Duke lacrosse and led them to the Final Four. She is also an Ironman triathlete and competed in multiple marathons, most recently The TCS NYC Marathon.

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Julia Sabetta, MD Skin, Laser & Cosmetic Surgeon 4 Dearfield Drive, Greenwich, CT & 325 Riverside Avenue, Westport, CT 203.869.6111 JuliaSabettaMD.com DR JULIA SABETTA MD IS A YALE-TRAINED BOARD CERTIFIED COSMETIC, LASER AND MOHS SKIN CANCER SURGEON. Dr Sabetta is a proven expert in minimally invasive beautifying procedures. She is recognized for her artistry, judgment, and attention to detail, and it shows on her patients! Dr Sabetta performs all procedures herself to provide you with concierge level attention. She uses state of the art techniques to provide the safest, most elevated results. Skin Tightening and Lifting is at the top of everyone’s wishlist. Dr Sabetta has extensive experience in this realm. Whether she is using Vivace Needle Radio-Frequency for skin tightening, or Ultherapy to lift deep tissues, or PDO threads for an instant mini “facelift”, Dr Sabetta’s aim is the same, to help you look natural and younger longer. Dr Sabetta is a certified Master Injector and uses the new long lasting specialty fillers. She skillfully uses Botox and Fillers to reduce wrinkles, enhance your features and restore your face to its youthful contours. Dr Sabetta incorporates only the most effective of the new technologies into her practice. Vivace is quickly becoming a patient favorite for skin tightening and collagen building. Dr Sabetta has created protocols for addressing tough-to-treat issues such as crepey neck skin and wrinkles around the mouth. Skin health and beauty go hand in hand. Dr Sabetta’s signature one session Photo-Rejuvenation gets raves from patients for its amazing ability to diminish signs of sun damage- brown spots, veins and redness. Micro-Needling and Aqua Gold are skin-smoothing treatments that in Dr Sabetta’s hands excel at enhancing skin radiance, while reducing wrinkles and pore size. Dr. Sabetta has helped many patients grow the fuller more vibrant hair they have been dreaming of using their very own natural PRP (Platelet Rich Plasma). Dr Sabetta remains focused on treatment modalities that are patient-oriented and drive results.

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.

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the meantime, our medical professionals have worked tirelessly to completely rework their daily protocols and business practices. We spoke with our local healthcare networks to get a read on how they’re putting their best foot forward during these trying times.

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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Meet the Experts OUR MEDICAL PROFESSIONALS FACE NEW CHALLENGES AS COVID-19 CONTINUES TO LEAVE ITS MARK ON OUR COMMUNITIES G RE E N W IC H HOSPITA L

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KAREN SANTUCCI, M.D.

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Senior Vice President and Chief Medical Officer, Greenwich Hospital

Senior Vice President of Hartford HealthCare and President of the Fairfield Region

orking in the medical field means having to be prepared for just about anything—even when a global pandemic was likely not on their radars at the start of 2020. These doctors, nurses and executives all had to make some fast and serious adjustments in their practices as Covid-19 took hold. It’s because of them, we are seeing new, state-of-the-art treatments, therapies and after care. Here, we turned to this panel of experts to bring us up-to-date on the fight against Covid.

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HOSPITAL FOR SPECIAL SURGERY

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KATHLEEN SILARD

JO A. HANNAFIN, M.D.; PH.D

MARK WARSHOFSKY, M.D.

Stamford Health President and Chief Executive Officer

Attending Orthopedic Surgeon and Orthopedic Director of the Women’s Sports Medicine Center at Hospital for Special Surgery (HSS), Professor in the Department of Orthopedic Surgery at Weill Cornell Medical College and Medical Director of the HSS Stamford facility

System Chair and Senior Vice President Heart and Vascular Institute at Nuvance Health

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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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Many offices moved to online patient registration, so no paper or pens pass hands.

Many staff are required to wash hands prior to going in a patient room, once inside an exam room, before leaving and also before they use a computer. Hand sanitizing stations have been installed at multiple locations throughout offices and hospitals.

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 doctorâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s office or hospital is limited or prohibited. Instead, physicians suggest patients FaceTime with family members during appointments for support.

Thorough sanitizing of rooms and equipment is conducted between patient appointments and cloth surfaces in many rooms have been removed.

2 SOCIAL DISTANCING To allow for six feet apart and fewer physicians/ staff/patients in the office simultaneously.

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“WE FOCUSED ON THE FOUR W’S: WEARING A MASK, WASHING YOUR HANDS, WATCHING YOUR DISTANCE AND WIPING DOWN SURFACES.” — K AT H L E E N S I L A R D,

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In the Thick of It FROM THE FIRST WAVE TO NOW—THIS IS HOW OUR FIRST RESPONDERS HANDLE HEATHCARE, HEAD-ON DURING COVID-19

adjusted from there in order to decrease exposure for healthcare providers.” It’s a similar situation at the 305-bed STAMFORD HOSPITAL where doctors rapidly created Covid-19 and non-Covid-19 zones to keep everyone safe, regardless of what type of treatment they were in for. “We are fortunate to have a brand-new, all private-room hospital and almost all new ambulatory facilities,” says Silard. “We have many negative pressure rooms and the capacity to create negative pressure zones—which helps us care for Covid-19 patients or patients with other infectious diseases, safely and reduce the risk of infection. All our facilities were built with infection prevention in mind, but with Covid this really came into play. We altered all our ambulatory waiting rooms to accommodate for social distancing. All rooms are private but were built to be able to expand to accommodate two patients. At the height of the surge, doubling up rooms allowed

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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t the start of the pandemic last spring, the numbers were staggering. By the end of October, “we’d treated 4,577 Covid patients throughout our health system, and 748 of those patients were cared for at GREENWICH HOSPITAL,” says Dr. Karen Santucci. In order to serve more patients, the hospital quickly turned its largest meeting hall into an expanded emergency department. “Because we couldn’t have stretchers in hallways, we put up partitions to separate patients,” Dr. Santucci explains. “One of the things we’ve become very good at during all this is isolating patient cohorts. For the emergency department and the intensive care unit, we’ve made accommodations by taking down wooden doors or adding windows into the doors so that we can see and observe our patients. We’ve also pivoted in other ways. In the ICU, for example, we lengthened patients’ IV tubing so that IV pumps could be kept outside of patients’ rooms and programmed and

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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.”

“WE’LL AIM TO MAINTAIN SIX MONTHS OF CERTAIN INVENTORY AND ADEQUATE SUPPLIES... IF WE’RE EVER FACED WITH A SIGNIFICANT UPSURGE, WE’RE READY. —V I N C E N T D I BAT T I S TA ,

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STAY HOME If you have symptoms, do not go out until you are fever free for three days and it’s been 10 days since your symptoms first appeared. If you have no symptoms, you can still spread the virus to others. You should quarantine for 10 days.

2 ISOLATE If you live with others, designate a specific “sick room” in your home to limit the exposure to family members or roommates. If possible, use a separate bathroom.

3 MONITOR YOUR SYMPTOMS Call your doctor immediately if you begin to feel worse.

4 STAY HYDRATED Drink plenty of water, tea or other fluids.

5 WASH YOUR HANDS Cleanse hands often with soap and warm water for 20 seconds each time.

Don’t share any personal items like dishes, towels, bedding and other household items until you are symptom free.

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The ongoing challenges of 2020 have had a devastating effect on addiction and mental-health disorders. If you’re struggling, here’s how to get help. b y l i z barron

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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.”

Pandemics are tough. Especially for those with mental illness. Here, some tips to help you stay connected and healthy

STAY IN TOUCH

LIMIT SOCIAL MEDIA

Whether it’s through a phone call or a written note, make sure you speak to those you care about regularly.

It tends to bring up negative emotions and comparison with others, which is not helpful, says Jeperson.

2 GET OUTSIDE Being in nature for a simple walk or run or bike ride is an instant mood booster.

5 HELP OTHERS A simple action like carrying groceries for an older neighbor or writing someone a card can help you to get out of your own head and help someone else.

MEDITATE Download the Headspace or Calm app for access to an easy mood booster. Even a five-minute session can turn around your entire day.

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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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t HSS, doctors have had to make a major switch when it comes to caring for their patients’ orthopedic needs. In the spring, all non-emergency surgeries were put on hold and instead of seeing patients in person, a large majority were moved to telemedicine. “Within three weeks of the pandemic, we pivoted with our IT department to make telemedicine available to everyone,” explains Dr. Jo A. Hannafin. “Through our electronic patient portal called Epic, patients can enter and share medical information prior to their visit. Physicians can also share notes with patients’ referring providers both in and out of the system. I’m [also] able to see more patients in a day and can perform reasonable exams to determine things like range of motion and evaluating a wound. This minimizes the time patients spend outside their homes and it’s completely safe.” Because of this, Dr. Hannafin believes that telehealth will continue to be an option for patients long after the pandemic is over. “With what we do as orthopedic surgeons, we need to actually get our hands on patients, but having the option of telemedicine allows us to do few in-person sessions and supplement with virtual visits,” she explains. “Also, if someone has just had surgery or is housebound, this is a great alternative to having to be in an office for every single visit. Now, the therapists I love from New York can do tele-PT visits with my patients in Pennsylvania. It allows you to share the wealth of information and

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.”

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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FROM CUTTING-EDGE RESEARCH TO NEW THERAPIES, THE FUTURE LOOKS PROMISING

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

“ALTHOUGH WE’RE USING TRIED-ANDTRUE DATA, AS THE VIRUS IS CHANGING, WE’RE MAKING SURE WE KEEP UP TO SPEED.” - D R . K A R E N SA N T U C C I ,

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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.

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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NILE RODGERS THE POWER OF TURBULENCE BENEATH THE EVER-CURRENT TITAN OF THE MUSIC INDUSTRY

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left: The one and only Nile Rodgers has played around the world, but, off stage, he is long settled in Westport.

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e’s strolling along the scenic streets of his quiet coastal neighborhood, sporting his signature sunglasses, dreadlocks down his back and a fringe of them over his forehead, a thick silver chain around his neck, and hip duds. He has deep chocolate skin—a rarity in these parts—and he’s admiring “dope” white-shingle manses and commenting on the new neighbor he met (“from New York, like me”) and her adorable Lab. Birds chirp. He greets a lawn-maintenance worker he passes and continues narrating in his velvety voice. “The entire neighborhood has changed from one- and two-story houses to three-story pretty cool joints,” he says, upbeat and impressed with the evolution he has seen in the Saugatuck Shores area in the past forty years. Rarely do Westport old-timers wander the formerly cottage-lined streets of their shoreline neighborhoods and compliment the new-fangled palazzos that have taken their place. But if Rodgers has mastered anything in his life (what he has mastered is too long to list here), it’s how to stay current. The multiple Grammy-winning composer, producer, arranger and guitarist has dominated the airwaves since the disco era, when his band, Chic, broke out with the hit “Le Freak,” the biggest selling single in the history of Atlantic Records (you remember, “Ahhhh, freak out, le freak, c’est chic…”). From that moment on, the asthmatic kid who was tormented for his midnight complexion was never a freak again, except in a freakishly prolific way. From Chic’s main man and co-author of a deejay’s dream list of dance songs, Rodgers became the hit-making secret ingredient in a slew of mega stars’ trajectories. Sister Sledge’s “We Are Family,” Diana Ross’s “I’m Coming Out” and “Upside Down,” David Bowie’s “Let’s Dance” and “China Girl,” Madonna’s “Material Girl” and “Like a Virgin,” Duran Duran’s “Notorious,” Daft Punk’s “Get Lucky”—that’s just a sampling of songs Rodgers molded into

chart toppers. There’s a story behind every one. “I’m Coming Out” was inspired by a line of guys he saw dressed as Diana Ross at a trans club in the city. He knew right then Ross had to do a song that paid homage to the gay men who worshipped her and called his songwriting partner, Chic’s Bernard Edwards, and said, “Write this down: I’m coming out.” Both Rodgers and Edwards have been inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame. Rodgers’ productions have sold over 500 million albums (and he plays guitar on almost all of them). During his neighborhood promenade, he peers up a neighbor’s driveway and notes, “You know you are rolling when you have a few Range Rovers.” Keep in mind that he could have retired on Chic’s songs alone, and he and Diana Ross listened to final mixes in one of his former Range Rovers—his neighbor probably can’t compete with that.

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Rodgers’ success is all the more astounding after a deep dive into his life story, grippingly detailed in his memoir, Le Freak. The Sunday Times sums it up: “The lonely, sickly child of

That’s the dock I want.’ I didn’t care about the house. I bought it on the spot.

two jazz-obsessed junkies, Rodgers grew into a brilliant musician…propelled into almost unimaginable success and riding a spectacular tidal wave of sex, money and drugs.” Our story picks up long after that wave settled into mellower—though no less musically rich—times in the ’burbs. An Instagram post on @nilerodgers celebrates the return of the rollerskating trend (bonding musician and journalist—perhaps the only two die-hard quad skaters in all of Westport). Rodgers is excited because he has just ordered new outdoor wheels for his skates. He’s sixtyeight. Throw him in a pair of sensible shoes, and his looks, vibe and lingo would still shave a good decade off what his birth certificate reads. The musician was only twenty-eight when he first rolled into Westport—not on skates, though it was the height of the roller era, but probably in something fittingly flashy and four wheeled. “My attorneys told me to buy a house anywhere outside of New York State, and it would be free because of the tax break,” recounts Rodgers. “All I cared about was having a place to dock my boat.” He had a penchant for all things fast at the time and recalled a wild ex-girlfriend who grew up in Westport. “She was the first person to introduce me to life outside the city. I never imagined any place cool outside New York, but the girls were totally out of control here! I remembered, Oh my God, I never had more fun than with those people up there. I opened the New York Times and there was an ad for a house with a deep-water dock— ‘must sell.’ I came up and saw the owner’s fiftyfive-foot sailboat outside and said, ‘That’s the dock I want.’ I didn’t care about the house. I bought it on the spot.” Through the years, Rodgers worked with musicians in the area, including Donna Summer, Michael Bolton, Hall & Oates, Ashford & Simpson, Dan Hartman and Paul Schaffer. He also worked through his addictions at Silver Hill in New Canaan. “I feel like the luckiest person in the world,” he says, “I’ve narrowly cheated death so many times.” His gray matter should have disintegrated with all it has been through, but Rodgers is still as razor sharp as his legendary guitar licks. Cancer didn’t get him either, though it tried twice. “With the second bout, in 2017, I was touring with Earth, Wind & Fire. I actually missed only one concert,” he recalls. But he doesn’t feel invincible now, like he did in his race car/speedboat/Studio 54 days. “I’ve been hyper aware of Covid,” says Rodgers, who has

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Decades of timeless chart toppers

Project: Like a Virgin Artist: Madonna Producer: Nile Rodgers

1980

Like a Virgin boasts four U.S. top five singles: “Like a Virgin,” “Material Girl,” “Angel” and “Dress You Up” and remains Madonna’s biggest-selling studio set in the U.S. (over ten million).

Project: Diana Artist: Diana Ross Writers and Producers: Nile Rodgers and Bernard Edwards

above: The original Chic band: Luci Martin, Nile Rodgers, Bernard Edwards and Norma Jean Wright

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Projects: Chic, C’est Chic and Risqué Artist: Chic Writers and Producers: Nile Rodgers and Bernard Edwards Chic’s debut album, Chic, produced dance singles like “Dance, Dance, Dance” and “Everybody Dance.” In 1978, they released their second album C’est Chic with songs called “I Want Your Love” and “Le Freak.” Le Freak went on to sell over seven million singles worldwide. In 1979, their third album, Risqué, produced the song “Good Times,” which besides becoming a No. 1 song on the pop and soul charts, is often sampled. (Source: wikipedia.com)

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Project: “We Are Family” Artist: Sister Sledge Writers and Producers: Nile Rodgers and Bernard Edwards This was the first project produced by Rodgers and Edwards for the sister singing group of Debbie, Joni, Kim and Kathy Sledge. The single “We Are Family,” written by the producers, earned them a Grammy Award nomination for Best R&B Vocal Performance by a Duo, Group or Chorus. (Source: grammy.com)

Diana Ross’s single “I’m Coming Out” put Ross back on the music charts as a solo artist. It was her declaration of independence as a singer when she made the shocking decision to leave her record label.

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Project: Notorious Artist: Duran Duran Producer: Nile Rodgers

Diana Ross and Nile Rodgers

Rodgers, who produced Notorious, takes the stage with the band at British Summer Time July 2021. “Two of our musical heroes, Nile Rodgers and Grace Jones, will be joining us,” noted Le Bon. (Source: duranduran.com)

Nile Rodgers with Simon Le Bon, lead singer of Duran Duran

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Project: Let’s Dance Artist: David Bowie Producer: Nile Rodgers

Project: “Get Lucky” Artist: Draft Punk Producer and Guitar: Nile Rodgers

At roughly seven million copies worldwide, this was David Bowie’s highestselling album. The single “Let’s Dance” became the incomparable artist’s single to top the charts in ten countries, including the U.S. and the UK. The end of the song features a guitar solo by fellow Rock and Roll Hall of Famer Stevie Ray Vaughan.

The Grammywinning “Get Lucky” is a collaboration among Thomas Bangalter, Guy-Manuel De HomemChristo, Nile Rodgers and Pharrell Williams. (Source:

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He desperately misses performing live, but it would take more than a pandemic to stop Rodgers from working. “Work has never been more plentiful because I’m home, not on the road gigging,” he says. Chic reunited in the ’90s and has toured ever since and released several albums. “Every day there’s a new artist who wants me to do an album or a single. I’m in the midst of twenty projects right now.” His tone is one of gratitude, not hubris. “There’s a lot going on as far as recording and playing so that is fantastic, but it’s really lonely,” he admits. Rodgers, who was shy when first performing on stage, is a master showman and loves connecting with an audience. Freda Welsh, executive director of the Levitt Pavilion, recalls his concert with Chic there in 2016: “He lit up the stage with his brilliant music, dazzling musicianship and a generosity of spirit tangible all the way to the back rows. It’s no wonder that Nile made everyone feel that ‘we are family.’ ” Niles Rodgers & Chic were touring with Cher when they narrowly beat Covid to Paris, playing at the Louvre the night before France shut down. They hit a few more cities just before the virus emptied stadiums and were staying in the same hotel as Utah Jazz’s Rudy Gobert when he tested positive after wiping his germs on reporters’ microphones. “Cher said, ‘Let’s get out of here,’ ” recalls Rodgers, who has been hunkering down in Westport ever since, though clearly not puttering around the house. “I really love working on modern music,” he says. “The median age of artists I’m working with now is probably twenty-six.” In 2013, Rodgers teamed up with Daft Punk and Pharrell Williams for the hit “Get Lucky,” which added two Grammy Awards to his stash, including Record of the Year. (If you’ve turned on the radio in the past five years, you’ve heard it.) Like the houses around him, Rodgers has always stayed in tune with the times. He has done film scores, video game soundtracks (notably Halo) and even a musical. He’s doing Broadway star Idina Menzel’s album now. Maybe Rodgers will have a role for her in the musical Andrew Lloyd Weber is pondering.

I really love working on modern music. The median age of artists I’m working with now is probably twenty-six.

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“He wants to do my life story,” says Rodgers, who is always amazed by the icons whose paths have intersected with his. “Life is pretty good, but the world we are in is volatile. I’m supposed to go to London soon,” laments Rodgers, who was recently appointed as the first ever Chief Creative Advisor for the legendary Abbey Road Studios. “One of my best friends lives in Munich, and his entire family is sick. His wife is like a rag doll; she can barely move. Another friend’s whole family has it. Music is such a healing force; it’s hard that we can’t go out and give that to people. I’m playing more galas and hosting more charity benefits from my backyard than I could ever do in the tactile world. Maybe that’s the silver lining—I can do more charitable work.”

BRIDGES OF PEACE

After 9/11, Rodgers formed the We Are Family Foundation with his life partner Nancy Hunt. The pair had met on a sidewalk in New York five years earlier. “Nile was wearing a showstopping metallic blue plastic suit and matching hat,” recalls Hunt. “One couldn’t help but take notice of a man who could pull that style statement off with immense confidence. He was the definition of cool—from his head down to his toes—and my girlfriends who introduced us said he was ‘one of the nicest humans in the music biz and on the planet.’ The rest, as they say, is history, and the suit is still in the closet.” Soon the duo would make “we are family” mean more than sharing a life together in New York and Westport. “On the evening of September 10th, I flew into New York after a Microsoft meeting. We were just about to launch Halo,” says Rodgers. “There was a hurricane off the Eastern seaboard and when we landed, the pilot said, ‘Oh my God, we just made it.’ Watching the attacks unfold the next day, those words would end up resonating with me very loudly. Different layers of the onion started to unpeel. I started getting phone calls from all around the world. I lost three people who were very close to me. I got phone calls from South Africa, where I had just finished a video with Nelson Mandela dancing to ‘We Are Family.’ People were saying, ‘You need to re-release the song “We Are Family” to jumpstart the healing process.’ ” Rodgers was hesitant, both because as a composer he considered it Sister Sledge’s

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People are talking about Black Lives Matter all over the world. I have longtime friends who are talking to me about it and we had never talked about politics or social matters before.

a statement that hits home for a man who spent years trying to keep his blackness in the background on stage and then decades proving that whatever “black” sound he injected into music did not discriminate as far as which skin tones it sent to the top of the charts. “There was a time here that if you got off at exit 17, instead of 16, to go to my neighborhood, you would always get stopped if you were a person of color. And I mean everyone—even if you were Diana Ross. I can’t tell you how many times I was stopped. That changed only after people got to know me. I have a reputation for donating to a lot of charities, so I was made an honorary sheriff,” he says, estimating it hasn’t been a problem for ten years. That means only thirty years of grief. But there’s hope. “I think when the history books are written that George Floyd is going to be as influential as Martin Luther King. His will be a name that resonates with positive change forever,” says Rodgers, who was a Black Panther as a teen. “I’ve seen the start of the women’s movement, the thick of the gay rights movement. I was around when Malcolm X and MLK were popular, when JFK was shot. I always thought each era would be the beginning of what would change people’s way of looking at others—not looking through a lens filled with poison, but with understanding, even if we disagree. That America would become a more equitable place. I didn’t think in the year 2020 that we’d be this divided, to the point we can’t hear people. This is the first time I feel like the change is really going to stick. People are talking about Black Lives Matter all over the world. I have longtime friends who are talking to me about it and we had never talked about politics or social matters before.” Rodgers, in his cheerful pink, lime and black crocheted beanie, looks through the great uniter that is Zoom. The gold and platinum singles and albums plastering the wall behind him glimmer. He says, “2020 has been such a tumultuous year. Maybe out of all of this chaos will come order. That’s the pattern I’ve seen in my life. Many horrible things happened to me, but I came out the other side a lot better than before.” Keep Up with Nile Rogers 1. Initiatives, tour dates and more at nilerodgers.com 2. We Are Family Foundation and Youth to the Front Fund, both at wearefamilyfoundation.org 3. Social posts on Instagram @nilerodgers 4. Podcast Deep Hidden Meaning at Apple Music

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song, and because he worried the effects would be too fleeting. He’d performed at Live Aid with Madonna and knew the struggles in deploying the funds afterwards. “I wanted to do something that would maybe outlast me, not something dependent on a one-time gesture,” he says. “I thought, Why did 9/11 happen? It was because we don’t get along with people. We don’t understand each other. What if we formed an organization based on unity and understanding and built bridges of peace?” To settle the name dilemma, Rodgers recounts, “I asked a little girl in a parking lot in Saugatuck: ‘Do you know the song “We Are Family”? She said, ‘Of course, I know that song. My teacher wrote it!’ I thought, Maybe this song does mean a lot more to others than I realize.” From their pandemic “peaceful cocooned haven” in Westport, Hunt says, “Nile works in ‘Le Crib’ Studio on one side of the house collaborating virtually with incredible artists, and I run our We Are Family Foundation virtually with our team and young people on six continents on the other side of the house. WAFF has worked with young people from more than fifty-five countries who have positively affected millions of people. And in the spirit of our name, one of our young people said: ‘The We Are Family Foundation might just be creating the mini United Nations that works.’ This makes me proud.” Their new Youth to the Front Fund strives to fight racism and injustice by supporting “young people who are working vigorously on programs that promote unity and understanding— passionate kids who just need backing,” explains Rodgers, his own passion for these kids evident in his tone. The organization’s longstanding Three Dot Dash (Morse code for the letter V—the peace sign) is a year-long international mentoring program for teens. “Although some are as young as twelve,” says Rodgers, “and those twelve-year-olds are particularly spectacular! Because of the lockdown, we held our first virtual Just Peace Summit, which is normally in New York City. The teens get media training and meet their mentors. We tried to replicate this virtually and found that we actually surpassed the experience. Some kids were in time zones fifteen hours ahead, under their covers doing homework, but they showed up. The mentors and kids could connect more often and more easily virtually. We find the mentors learn as much as the kids do.” The home page of wearefamilyfoundation .org proclaims: “Black Lives Matter,” and it’s

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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

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