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Our physicians
Orthopedics
Jeffrey A. Bash, M.D.
David A. Belman, M.D.
Robert M. Belniak, M.D.
Robert J. Carangelo, M.D.
Russell Chiappetta, M.D.
Richard L. Froeb, M.D.
Frank J. Gerratana, M.D.
Michael T. LeGeyt, M.D.
Stephen L. Pillsbury, M.D.
Richard Scarlett, M.D.
Ira L. Spar, M.D.
Lane D. Spero, M.D.
Jeffrey B. Steckler, M.D.
Robert S. Waskowitz, M.D.
Neurosurgery
Joseph Aferzon, M.D
Edward W. Akeyson, M.D., Ph.D.
Stephen F. Calderon, M.D.
Bruce S. Chozick, M.D.
Ahmed M. Khan, M.D.
Stephan C. Lange, M.D.
Howard Lantner, M.D.
Stephen A. Torrey, M.D., FACS
Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation
Steven G. Beck, M.D
Paul F. Cerza, M.D.
Robert C. Pepperman, M.D.
William Pesce, D.O.
Podiatry
Tina A. Boucher, D.P.M
Richard S. Cutler, D.P.M.
Thomas W. Donohue, D.P.M.
John Gaetano, D.P.M.
Gary P. Jolly, D.P.M., FACFAS
Craig Kaufman, D.P.M.
Filza Khan, D.P.M.
David M. Roccapriore, D.P.M.
Ashley K. Shepard, D.P.M.
Joseph R. Treadwell, D.P.M
Leo M. Veleas, D.P.M.
Program Manager
Dianne Vye, R.N., M.S.N.
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Jeffrey A. Bash, M.D.
Dr. Bash is in practice with Middlesex Orthopedic Surgeons, Middletown, (860) 685-8940.
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David A. Belman, M.D.
Dr. Belman is board-certified in orthopedic surgery. He earned his medical degree from McGill University, Montreal, Canada; and completed his internship at Waterbury Hospital; residencies at Montreal General Hospital and the University of Connecticut Health Center; and a fellowship in hand surgery at Hartford Hospital.
He is in practice with the Hospital of Central Connecticut, New Britain General campus, (860) 224-5900 x4678.
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Robert M. Belniak, M.D.
Dr. Robert Belniak is chief of orthopedics at the New Britain General campus of the Hospital of Central Connecticut. A board-certified orthopedic surgeon, Dr. Belniak earned his medical degree from the University of Connecticut Medical School and trained at the University of Connecticut and the University of Chicago.
He is a member of the teaching faculty at the Orthopedic Learning Center in Illinois.
He is in practice with Grove Hill Medical Center, (860) 832-4666.
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Robert J. Carangelo, M.D.
Dr. Robert Carangelo is a board-certified orthopedic surgeon. He received his medical degree from the University of Connecticut Medical School and completed his orthopedic residency at the University of Connecticut Health Center. He also trained at Georgetown University Medical Center.
Dr. Carangelo completed a fellowship in adult reconstructive surgery at New England Baptist Hospital and Massachusetts General Hospital. He is in practice with Orthopaedic Surgeons of Central Connecticut,
(860) 223-8553.
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Russell Chiappetta, M.D.
Dr. Russell Chiappetta is chief of orthopedics at the Bradley Memorial campus of the Hospital of Central Connecticut. A board-certified orthopedic surgeon, he earned his medical degree from the Rutgers Medical School in Piscataway, N.J. and completed his orthopedic residency at the University of Connecticut.
He is also a clinical associate at the University of Connecticut. Dr. Chiappetta's interests include joint replacements and arthroscopic surgery. He is in practice in Southington,
(860) 628-4719.
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Richard L. Froeb, M.D.
Dr. Richard Froeb is a board-certified orthopedic surgeon and medical director of the Center for Joint Care. He earned his medical degree from the University of Illinois College of Medicine. He trained at the U.S. Naval Hospital in Philadelphia and completed his orthopedic surgery residency in the Boston University program.
He is also an assistant clinical professor of orthopedic surgery at the University of Connecticut School of Medicine. He is in practice with Orthopaedic Surgeons of Central Connecticut,
(860) 223-8553.
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Frank J. Gerratana, M.D.
Dr. Frank Gerratana is a board-certified orthopedic surgeon and past chief of the orthopedic surgery department at The Hospital of Central Connecticut. Dr. Gerrantana received his medical degree from the University of Connecticut Medical School and graduated from the Orthopaedic Residency Program.
He is in practice at the Grove Hill Medical Center, (860) 832-4666.
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Michael T. LeGeyt, M.D.
Dr. LeGeyt is a board-certified orthopedic surgeon. He earned his medical degree from the University of Connecticut; completed an internship at Waterbury Hospital; a residency in orthopedic surgery at Seton Hall University, South Orange, N.J.; and a fellowship at Brown University, Providence R.I.
He is in practice in New Britain,
(860) 223-8500.
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Stephen L. Pillsbury, M.D.
Dr. Stephen Pillsbury is a senior attending surgeon at the New Britain General campus of the Hospital of Central Connecticut. A board-certified orthopedic surgeon, he received his medical degree from the University of Connecticut.
Dr. Pillsbury trained at the University of Kentucky and the orthopedic residency program at the University of Connecticut Health Center.
He is in practice at the Grove Hill Medical Center, (860) 832-4666.
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Richard Scarlett, M.D.
Dr. Scarlett earned his medical degree from the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia; completed his internship, and residencies in general surgery and orthopedics, at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania; and a fellowship in sports medicine at New England Baptist Hospital, Boston.
He is in practice with Grove Hill Medical Center, 73 Cedar St., New Britain, (860) 832-4666.
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Ira L. Spar, M.D.
Dr. Ira Spar is a board-certified orthopedic surgeon. He received his medical degree from George Washington Medical School in Washington, D.C. and completed his orthopedic residency at George Washington Medical Center.
He is also an assistant clinical professor in orthopedic surgery at the University of Connecticut Health Center. He is in practice in Plantsville, (860) 628-8789.
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Lane D. Spero, M.D.
Dr. Spero is a board-certified orthopedic surgeon. He earned his medical degree from Boston University School of Medicine; completed residencies in general surgery and orthopedic surgery at Albert Einstein College of Medicine/Montefiore Medical Center, Bronx, N.Y.; and was a spine fellow at Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Tex.
He is in practice with Litchfield Hills Orthopedic Associates, Torrington, (860) 482-8539.
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Jeffrey B. Steckler, M.D.
Dr. Steckler is board-certified in orthopedic surgery. He earned his medical degree from the State University of New York Downstate Medical Center, Brooklyn, N.Y., and completed his internship and residency at Kings County Hospital Center, Brooklyn, N.Y.
He is in practice in New Britain,
(860) 225-3587.
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Robert S. Waskowitz, M.D.
Dr. Robert Waskowitz is a board-certified orthopedic surgeon. He received his medical degree from the University of Vermont College of Medicine. He completed his residency in orthopedic surgery at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center and completed a sports medicine fellowship at the Steadman-Hawkins Sports Medicine Foundation in Colorado.
His practice, Waskowitz Orthopedics and Sports Medicine, may be reached at (860) 224-6709.
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Joseph Aferzon, M.D.
Dr. Aferzon is a board-certified neurosurgeon and chief of neurosurgery at The Hospital of Central Connecticut.
He earned his medical degree from State University of New York School of Medicine and Bio-Medical Sciences, Buffalo, N.Y.; completed his internship at the University of Connecticut Health Center's John Dempsey Hospital; and his residency in neurosurgery at Hartford Hospital.
He is in practice in New Britain,
(860) 832-4664
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Edward W. Akeyson, M.D., Ph.D.
Dr. Akeyson is board-certified in neurosurgery. He earned his M.D. and Ph.D. in neuroscience from Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore; and completed his internship in general surgery and residency in neurosurgery at Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Tex.
He is a clinical instructor with the Department of Neurosurgery at Yale University School of Medicine. Dr. Akeyson is in practice in New Britain and Southington and may be reached at (860) 832-4664.
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Stephen F. Calderon, M.D.
Dr. Calderon is board-certified in neurosurgery.
He earned his medical degree from the University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry, Rochester, N.Y.; completed an internship at The Christ Hospital, Cincinnati, Ohio; and residencies at Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, Ohio and Veterans Administration Medical Center, Cincinnati, Ohio.
He is in practice with Neurosurgical Associates, P.C., Hartford,
(860) 522-7121.
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Bruce S. Chozick, M.D.
Dr. Chozick is board-certified in neurosurgery. He earned his medical degree from the University of Connecticut School of Medicine and completed his internship and residency at Rhode Island Hospital/Brown University, Providence, R.I.
He is in practice with Neurosurgical Associates, P.C., Hartford,
(860) 522-7121.
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Ahmed M. Khan, M.D.
Dr. Khan is board-certified in neurosurgery.
He earned his medical degree from the University of Connecticut School of Medicine; completed an internship in general surgery at the UConn School of Medicine and a residency in neurological surgery at Rhode Island Hospital, Brown University School of Medicine, Providence, R.I.
He is in practice with Connecticut Neurosurgery and Spine, with offices in New Britain and Southington, and may be reached at (860) 225-1227.
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Stephan C. Lange, M.D.
Dr. Lange is board-certified in neurosurgery.
He earned his medical degree from the University of California, Irvine; completed an internship at the University of Oregon, Health Sciences Center, Portland, Ore.; and a residency at the University of Washington in Seattle.
He is in practice with Neurosurgical Associates, P.C., Hartford,
(860) 522-7121.
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Howard Lantner, M.D.
Dr. Lantner is board-certified in neurosurgery.
He earned his medical degree from Hahnemann University School of Medicine in Philadelphia; completed an internship at New York University Hospital/Bellevue Medical Center, New York, N.Y.; residencies at Hahnemann University/ Crozer-Chester Medical Center, Upland, Pa., and the University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, Tex.; and a fellowship at the University of South Florida, Tampa.
He is in practice with Neurosurgical Associates, P.C., Hartford,
(860) 522-7121.
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Stephen A. Torrey, M.D., FACS
Dr. Torrey is board certified in neurosurgery.
He earned his medical degree from George Washington University, Washington, D.C. and completed his neurosurgical training at Albany Medical Center Hospital, Albany, N.Y. Dr. Torrey is a fellow of the American College of Surgeons and clinical instructor, University of Connecticut Medical Center.
He is in practice with Neurosurgery Associates of Northwest Connecticut, Waterbury, 1-800-463-8764.
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Steven G. Beck, M.D.
Dr. Beck is board-certified in physical medicine and rehabilitation.
He is in practice with the Hospital for Special Care, New Britain,
(860) 827-4973.
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Paul F. Cerza, M.D.
Dr. Cerza is in practice in West Hartford, (860) 647-6414.
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Robert C. Pepperman, M.D.
Dr. Pepperman is board-certified in physical medicine and rehabilitation.
He earned his medical degree from New York Medical College, Valhalla, N.Y.; completed an internship at New York University Medical Center, New York, N.Y., and a residency at New York University Medical Center Rusk Institute of Rehabilitation Medicine.
He is in practice at Grove Hill Medical Center, New Britain, (860) 832-4666.
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William Pesce, D.O.
Dr. Pesce is board-certified in physical medicine and rehabilitation.
He is in practice with the Hospital for Special Care, New Britain,
(860) 827-4973.
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Tina A. Boucher, D.P.M
Dr. Boucher earned her medical degree from Temple University School of Podiatric Medicine in Philadelphia, Pa., and completed a residency in podiatric medicine and surgery at Benedictine Hospital in Kingston, N.Y.
She is in practice in Meriden,
(203) 238-3668.
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Richard S. Cutler, D.P.M.
Dr. Cutler is board-certified in podiatric surgery. He completed his residency at the Maryland Podiatric Residency Program.
He is in practice in Avon,
(860) 674-1850.
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Thomas W. Donohue, D.P.M.
Dr. Donohue earned his medical degree from the New York College of Podiatric Medicine, New York, N.Y., and completed his residency at Monsignor Clement Kern Hospital in Warren, Mich.
He is in practice in Plantsville,
(860) 276-8140.
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John Gaetano, D.P.M
Dr. Gaetano earned his medical degree from Ohio College of Podiatric Medicine, Cleveland; completed his residency at VA Connecticut HealthCare System, New Britain and New Haven; and a fellowship in podiatric medicine in Waterbury.
He is in practice at 1 Liberty Square, New Britain ,
(860) 229-2807.
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Gary P. Jolly, D.P.M., FACFAS
Dr. Jolly is board-certified in podiatric surgery and chief of podiatry at The Hospital of Central Connecticut.
He earned his medical degree from the Pennsylvania College of Podiatric Medicine, Philadelphia, Pa., and completed his residency in podiatric surgery at Metropolitan Hospital, Philadelphia.
He is in practice in New Britain,
(860) 229-2807.
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Craig Kaufman, D.P.M.
Dr. Kaufman is board-certified in podiatric surgery.
He earned his medical degree from Temple University School of Podiatric Medicine, Philadelphia, Pa., and completed a residency through the Kentucky Podiatric Residency Program at the University of Louisville Kindred Hospital, Louisville, Ky.
He is in practice in Newington,
(860) 666-2078.
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Filza Khan, D.P.M.
Dr. Khan earned her medical degree from Temple University School of Podiatric Medicine, Philadelphia; completed her residency in foot and ankle surgery at Cambridge Health Alliance, Cambridge, Mass; and was chief resident, podiatry at Cambridge Health Alliance.
She is in practice with Connecticut Surgical Group, 40 Hart St., Building C, New Britain,
(860) 229-2807.
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David M. Roccapriore, D.P.M.
Dr. Roccapriore is in practice in Kensington, (860) 225-6800.
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Ashley K. Shepard, D.P.M.
Dr. Shepard is board-certified in podiatric surgery.
She earned her medical degree from Temple University School of Podiatric Medicine, Philadelphia, Pa; completed her residency in foot and ankle surgery at Detroit Medical Center, Detroit; and a diabetic foot and ankle fellowship at Harper and Detroit Receiving Hospitals, Detroit.
She is an assistant clinical professor at the University of Connecticut School of Medicine. Dr. Shepard is in practice with Connecticut Surgical Group, Hartford, (860) 547-0616.
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Joseph R. Treadwell, D.P.M.
Dr. Treadwell is board-certified in podiatric surgery.
He earned his medical degree from the Pennsylvania College of Podiatric Medicine, Philadelphia, Pa., and completed his residency at Oakwood Downriver Medical Center, Michigan.
He is in practice with Associated Podiatrists of CT, Plainville,
(860) 747-2200.
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Leo M. Veleas, D.P.M.
Dr. Veleas is in practice in Southington, (860) 621-6828.
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Dianne Vye, R.N., M.S.N
Dianne Vye is the Center for Joint Care program manager.
She oversees the program, teaches seminars, coordinates pre- and post-op care, serves as a liaison between the doctors' offices and hospital, and helps patients prepare for and recover from surgery.
She has specialized in orthopedic and medical-surgical nursing at The Hospital of Central Connecticut's New Britain General campus for the past eight years and received the Nightingale Award for Excellence in Nursing in May 2003 from the Visiting Nurse Association of Southern Central Connecticut.
Dianne Vye can be reached at
(860) 224-5186.
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