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Chief, Pediatrics
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Nagwa Khadr, M.D., F.A.A.P.
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Education
Medical degree, Faculty of Medicine Ain Shams University, Cairo, Egypt; internship, Ain Shams University Hospitals, Cairo; senior house officer (general medicine resident), Charing Cross Hospital, London. Pediatrics residency, Henry Ford Health System/Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit.
General Info
Areas of interest include children’s welfare; general pediatrics problems and disorders from birth to age 21; infectious diseases; asthma and allergies; ear, nose and throat problems; attention deficit hyperactivity disorders; and preventive medicine and immunizations.
Primary Practice
Hospital of Central Connecticut Pediatrics: 860-224-5691
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Gynecologic Oncologists
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M. Heather Einstein, M.D., M.S.
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Education
Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York City; obstetrics/gynecology residency, University of Wisconsin Hospital and Clinics, Madison, Wis.; pelvic reconstruction clinical research fellowship, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York City; gynecologic oncology fellowship, University of Wisconsin Hospital and Clinics.
General Info
Gynecologic oncologist
Primary Practice
Hartford Hospital, 85 Seymour St, Suite 705, Hartford: 860-545-4341
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Hospitalists
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Muhammad Al Mounayer, M.D.
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Education
Medical degree, Damascus University, Damascus, Syria; residency, Damascus Health Directorate; internal medicine residency, St. Vincent's Medical Center, Bridgeport, Conn.
General Info
Fluent in Arabic.
Primary Practice
Hospital of Central Connecticut: (860) 224-5661 #3
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Brian Beaulieu, M.D.
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Education
University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, Mass.; internal medicine internship/residency Yale-New Haven Hospital; infectious disease fellowship, Yale University School of Medicine.
General Info
Hospitalist
Primary Practice
Hospital of Central Connecticut: (860) 224-5661 #3
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Internal Medicine Specialists
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Douglas P. Olson, M.D.
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Education
George Washington University, Washington, D.C.; internal medicine internship and residency, and chief resident, Yale University School of Medicine.
Primary Practice
Community Health Center, 85 Lafayette St., New Britain: 860-224-3642
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Bernadette A. Hillman, M.D.
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Education
St. Louis University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Mo.; pediatric residency and chief resident, Sinai Hospital of Baltimore, Baltimore, Md.; neonatology fellowship, The Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore.
General Info
Neonatologist
Primary Practice
The Hospital of Central Connecticut: 860-224-5691
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Orthopedic Specialist
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Todd Applegate, D.O.
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Education
Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine, Philadelphia; general surgery internship/orthopedic surgery residency, Boston Medical Center, Boston; fellowship in orthopedic surgery of the spine, NYU Langone Medical Center’s Hospital for Joint Diseases, New York City.
General Info
Orthopedic surgeon
Primary Practice
Applegate Orthopedic Spine Center, 5 Pequot Park Rd., Suite 201A, Westbrook: 860-391-8068
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Surgeons
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Albert L. Geetter, M.D.
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Education
University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine (now Perelman School of Medicine University of Pennsylvania), Philadelphia; general surgery internship/residency, Tufts-New England Medical Center (now Tufts Medical Center), Boston.
General Info
Most recently worked for State Department of Public Health as medical director for bioterrorism and as chief forensic medical investigator. Before that he was in private practice in Hartford for more than 30 years. Prior to that, he was a surgeon with rank of captain in the U.S. Army during the Vietnam War, which included working at Army hospitals in Vietnam.
Primary Practice
HOCC Wound Care Center: 860-378-1400
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Surgical Oncologist
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Bret M. Schipper, M.D.
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Education
Medical degree, Ross University School of Medicine, Dominica, West Indies; general surgery internship, S.U.N.Y. Upstate Medical University, Syracuse, N.Y.; general surgery residency, research fellowship and surgical oncology fellowship, University of Pittsburgh.
General Info
Specializes in robotic surgery and surgical care for patients with colon, liver, pancreas and gastric cancers.
Primary Practice
Central Connecticut Surgical Oncology, 40 Hart St., Building D, New Britain: 860-827-1981
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Vascular surgeon
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Jonathan E. Hasson, M.D.
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Education
Albany Medical College of Union University, Albany, N.Y.; general surgery residency, New York University-Bellevue Medical Center, New York City, and at the former Michael Reese Hospital and Medical Center, Chicago; vascular research fellowship and vascular surgery clinical fellowship, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston.
General Info
Former chief, Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, Waterbury Hospital; former chief, Vascular Surgery and other surgery sections, First Health Moore Regional Hospital, Pinehurst, N.C. Formerly with the U.S. Army Reserve Medical Corps, serving in Desert Storm with last rank of lieutenant colonel. Has served on the U.S. International Medical/Surgical Team and is part of the Connecticut Disaster Management Assistant Team. Assistant clinical professor of surgery, University of Connecticut School of Medicine; has held academic appointments at Harvard Medical School and University of Wisconsin-Madison.
Primary Practice
MidState Medical Group, 455 Lewis Ave., Suite 203, Meriden: 203-634-1900
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Anesthesiologists
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Kevin J. Finkel, M.D.
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Education
Medical degree, University of Connecticut (UConn) School of Medicine; general surgery internship, UConn School of Medicine; anesthesiology residency, Washington University/Barnes-Jewish Hospital, St. Louis, Mo.; regional anesthesiology fellowship, Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center, Lebanon, N.H.
Primary Practice
New Britain Anesthesia, PC, 100 Grand St., New Britain: (860) 224-5266
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Bernard V McNulty III, M.D.
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Education
Medical degree, Georgetown University School of Medicine, Washington, D.C. ; transitional internship and anesthesiology residency, Hartford Hospital.
Primary Practice
New Britain Anesthesia, PC, 100 Grand St., New Britain: (860) 224-5266
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Cardiologists
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Eric Crespo, M.D., MPH, FACC
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Education
Medical degree, University of Connecticut (UConn) School of Medicine; categorical internal medicine internship/residency, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, N.C.; cardiovascular medicine fellowship, The University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, N.C.; clinical cardiac electrophysiology fellowship, University of Vermont, Burlington, Vt. Master of public health, The University of North Carolina Gillings School of Global Public Health, Chapel Hill, N.C. He practices at Interventional Electrophysiology.
General Info
Assistant professor of medicine, UConn School of Medicine.
Primary Practice
Hartford Hospital, 80 Seymour St., Hartford: 860-545-1506
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Electrophysiologist/Cardiologist
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Meir Friedman, M.D.
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Education
Medical degree, Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University, Bronx, N.Y.; internal medicine internship and residency, Montefiore Medical Center, Bronx, N.Y.; cardiology fellowship, Beth Israel Medical Center, New York City; electrophysiology fellowship, New York-Presbyterian Hospital at Columbia University Medical Center, New York City.
Primary Practice
Hartford Hospital Interventional Electrophysiology, 80 Seymour St., Hartford: (860) 545-1506
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Emergency Physicians
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Beth A. Joseph, M.D.
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Education
Medical degree, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York City; emergency medicine residency, University of Connecticut and Hartford Hospital.
Primary Practice
Hospital of Central Connecticut Emergency Department: (860) 224-5675
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Camielle A. Rizzo, M.D.
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Education
Medical degree, Penn State College of Medicine, Hershey, Pa.; transitional year internship, York Hospital, York, Pa.; emergency medicine residency, University of Connecticut Health Center/Hartford Hospital, Farmington; hospice and palliative medicine fellowship, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Mich. Emergency Department.
Primary Practice
Hospital of Central Connecticut Emergency Dept.: 860-224-5675
Additional Practice
Hospital of Central Connecticut Wolfson Palliative Care: 860-224-5463
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Gynecologic Oncologists
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Angela S. Kueck, M.D.
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Education
Medical degree, Georgetown University School of Medicine, Washington, D.C.; obstetrics/gynecology residency, Georgetown University Hospital, Washington, D.C.; gynecologic oncology fellowship, University of Michigan Medical Center, Ann Arbor, Mich.
Primary Practice
263 Farmington Ave., Farmington: (860) 679-8434
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Hospitalists
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Cecil F Christian, M.D.
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Education
Medical degree, the School of Medicine at Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, N.Y.; internal medicine internship/residency, Saint Vincent’s Hospital (now closed), New York City.
Primary Practice
The Hospital of Central Connecticut:
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Aleksandr Korniyenko, M.D.
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Education
Ross University School of Medicine, Dominica, West Indies; internal medicine internship/residency, St. Luke’s-Roosevelt Hospital Center, Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York City.
Primary Practice
The Hospital of Central Connecticut: (860) 224-5661 #3
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Internal Medicine
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Peter Davis Smith, M.D.
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Education
Medical degree, Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, Cleveland; internal medicine internship, MetroHealth Medical Center, Cleveland; internal medicine residency, University of Connecticut.
General Info
Treats adults and adolescents. Additionally, focus on primary care transgender medicine, gay and lesbian medicine. Accepting new patients.
Staff physician and medical director, Wesleyan University Davison Health Center, Middletown.
Primary Practice
Unionville Primary Care 1825 Farmington Ave., Unionville: (860) 673-1869
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Internal Medicine Specialists
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Tracy Gulling, D.O.
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Education
Medical degree, Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine, Erie, Pa.; osteopathic medicine internship and allopathic medicine residency, University of Connecticut Health Center.
General Info
Previously assistant director of medicine, Hartford Hospital. Dr. Gulling has an interest in bariatric medicine. Accepting new patients.
Primary Practice
Central Connecticut Primary Care: (860) 229-0100
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Henry D Todd, M.D.
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Education
Medical degree, Spartan Health Sciences University, Saint Lucia, West Indies; internal medicine internship and residency, Overlook Medical Center, Summit, N.J.
General Info
Accepting new patients.
Primary Practice
Kensington Primary Care: (860) 828-3361
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Lynne Todd, M.D.
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Education
Medical degree, Ross University School of Medicine, Dominica, West Indies; internal medicine internship and residency, Sound Shore Medical Center of Westchester, New Rochelle, N.Y.
General Info
Office hours: M-F, 9 a.m.- 5 p.m. Accepting new patients.
Previously a faculty member in the Internal Medicine Residency Program, Overlook Medical Center, Summit, N.J. Previously a hospitalist at Nyack Hospital, Nyack, N.Y.
Primary Practice
Plainville Primary Care: (860) 747-4377
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Maternal Fetal Medicine specialist
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Elisa A Gianferrari, M.D.
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Education
Medical degree, University of Vermont College of Medicine, Burlington, Vt.; obstetrics/gynecology internship and residency, maternal-fetal medicine fellowship, University of Connecticut Health Center.
Primary Practice
The Hospital of Central Connecticut: (860) 224-5310
Additional Practice
85 Jefferson St., Suite 625, Hartford: (860) 545-2884
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Neurologists
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Maame A Dankwah-Quansah, M.D.
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Education
Medical degree, The Ohio State University College of Medicine, Columbus, Ohio; internal medicine internship, Jacobi Medical Center, Bronx, N.Y.; neurology residency, Montefiore Medical Center, Bronx, N.Y.; neuro-oncology fellowship, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York City.
Primary Practice
455 Lewis Ave., Suite 221, Meriden: (203) 694-8550
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Obstetrician / Gynecologists
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Andrea Joyner, M.D.
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Education
Medical degree, University of South Alabama College of Medicine, Mobile, Ala.; obstetrics/gynecology residency, University of Connecticut Health Center.
Primary Practice
HOCC Women’s Health Outpatient Clinic: 860-224-5261
Additional Practice
Hartford Hospital Women's Ambulatory Health Services: 860-972-2780
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Oncologist / Hematologists
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Jason L Chang, M.D.
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Education
Medical degree, New York University School of Medicine; residency, internal medicine, NYU Hospitals Center. Clinical Instructor, Department of Medicine, Bellevue Hospital. Fellowship, hematology and oncology, NYU Hospitals Center.
General Info
Participated in clinical melanoma research at NYU. Co-author of several professional articles and textbook chapters.
Primary Practice
Cancer Center of Central Connecticut, 40 Hart St., Building A, New Britain: 860-224-4408
Additional Practice
55 Meriden Ave., Suite 1-A, Southington: 860-621-9316
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Jeffrey W. Langsam, D.O.
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Education
Medical degree, Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine; internship, University of Connecticut; residency and fellowship, SUNY Downstate Medical Center.
Primary Practice
Grove Hill Medical Center, 300 Kensington Ave., New Britain: (860) 224-6254
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Orthopedic Surgeons
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Glenn Freeman, M.D.
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Education
Education: Medical degree, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, Mass.; general surgery internship/orthopedic surgery residency, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Ga.
Primary Practice
Hospital of Central Connecticut:
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David Yanoff, M.D.
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Education
Medical degree, Albany Medical College, Albany, N.Y.; internal medicine internship, Hospitals of the University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh; orthopedic surgery residency, Wilford Hall USAF Medical Center (now Wilford Hall Ambulatory Surgical Center), Lackland Air Force Base, San Antonio, Texas.
Primary Practice
The Hospital of Central Connecticut:
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Pathologist
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Susan Parker, M.D.
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Education
Medical degree, University of Connecticut School of Medicine; pathology internship, anatomic and clinical pathology residency, University of Massachusetts (UMass) Memorial Medical Center, Worcester, Mass.
Primary Practice
Hospital of Central Connecticut:
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Radiologists
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Jason D. Mayo, M.D.
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Education
Medical degree, New York Medical College, Valhalla, N.Y.; internal medicine internship, Winthrop University Hospital, Mineola, N.Y.; radiology residency, NYU Langone Medical Center, New York City; musculoskeletal radiology fellowship, NYU Langone Medical Center/Hospital for Joint Diseases.
Primary Practice
Hospital of Central Connecticut Radiology:
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Urologist
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Kenneth R. Kurz, M.D.
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Education
Medical degree, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York City; general surgery internship, general surgery and urology residencies, chief resident of urology, New York Hospital-Cornell Medical Center (now New York-Presbyterian Hospital), New York City; urology residency, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York City.
Primary Practice
455 Lewis Ave., Suite 210, Meriden: (203) 238-1241
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