Our Team

Thank you for choosing to receive your specialized care at the Hartford HealthCare Digestive Health Institute. We are proud to offer a wide range of specialists bringing patients the latest in diagnostic and treatment services designed to help address conditions from acid reflux to weight loss.

Our commitment to you is evident through the daily work of our team, which provides coordinated, personalized care in locations across Connecticut. From emphasizing the life-saving nature of preventative screenings to researching new treatments for various digestive health diseases, we are regional and national leaders in our field, all while adhering to the highest national standards of quality of safety.

Welcome to the Digestive Health Institute. We’re eager to help you feel better.


Leadership

Bret Schipper, MD

Co-Physician-in-Chief, Digestive Health Institute

Chief of Surgical Oncology, Hartford Hospital

Director of Oncologic Surgery, Cancer Institute

Jeffrey Nestler, MD

Co-Physician-in-Chief, Digestive Health Institute

Chief, Gastroenterology, Hartford Hospital

Lindsey Meehan, PA-C

Vice President of Operations, Digestive Health Institute


Meet our Digestive Health Institute Gastroenterologists:

Elizabeth Richardson

 

Gastroenterology

Hartford Hospital GI Endoscopy Unit
Hartford, CT 06106
More Locations
Hartford, CT 06106
Bridgeport, CT 06606
Marianna Scranton

 

Gastroenterology

Connecticut GI, PC
Bloomfield, CT 06002
More Locations
Hartford, CT 06106
Anant Agarwalla

 

Gastroenterology

Connecticut GI, PC
Wallingford, CT 06490
Darrick Li

 

Gastroenterology

Connecticut GI, PC
New London, CT 06320
Cassidy Alexandre

 

Gastroenterology

Connecticut GI, PC
Norwich, CT 06360
Alexander Potashinsky

 

Gastroenterology

Connecticut GI, PC
New Britain, CT 06051
More Locations
Southington, CT 06489
Plainville, CT 06062
Glastonbury, CT 06033
Bloomfield, CT 06002
New Britain, CT 06052
Osama Siddique

 

Gastroenterology

Hartford Hospital GI Endoscopy Unit
Hartford, CT 06106
Benigno Varela

 

Gastroenterology

Physicians Alliance of Connecticut, LLC
Hamden, CT 06518
More Locations
Hamden, CT 06518
Milford, CT 06460
Jeffrey Kwan

 

Gastroenterology

Physicians Alliance of Connecticut, LLC
Hamden, CT 06518
More Locations
Hamden, CT 06518
Milford, CT 06460
Brisas Truncali

 

Gastroenterology

Connecticut GI, PC
Farmington, CT 06032
More Locations
Hartford, CT 06106
Bloomfield, CT 06002

Meet our Digestive Health Institute General Surgeons:

Vladimir Daoud

4.9

General Surgery

Medical Group Hartford HealthCare Digestive Health Center
Bloomfield, CT 06002
More Locations
Avon, CT 06001
West Hartford, CT 06107
Artem Dyatlov

4.8

General Surgery

Medical Group Hartford HealthCare Medical Group at St. Vincent's Medical Center - General Surgery
Bridgeport, CT 06606
More Locations
Milford, CT 06461
Wilton, CT 06897
Alexandra Sanowski-Bell

4.9

General Surgery

Medical Group Hartford HealthCare Medical Group at Charlotte Hungerford Hospital Department of General Surgery
Torrington, CT 06790
Inam Shaikh

4.8

General Surgery

Medical Group Hartford HealthCare Medical Group at Charlotte Hungerford Hospital Department of General Surgery
Torrington, CT 06790
Devin Stanton

4.8

General Surgery

Medical Group Hartford HealthCare Medical Group Specialty Care
Norwich, CT 06360
More Locations
Waterford, CT 06385
Pawcatuck, CT 06379
Kristie Andersen

4.8

General Surgery

Medical Group Hartford HealthCare Medical Group Specialty Care
Norwich, CT 06360
Rose-Ann Richards

 

General Surgery

Medical Group Hartford HealthCare Medical Group Specialty Care
Berlin, CT 06037
Ryan Millea

 

General Surgery

Medical Group Hartford HealthCare Medical Group at MidState Medical Center - Main
Meriden, CT 06451
Ajay Ranade

4.9

General Surgery

Medical Group Hartford HealthCare Medical Group at Charlotte Hungerford Hospital Department of General Surgery
Torrington, CT 06790
James Babowice

 

General Surgery

Medical Group Hartford HealthCare Medical Group Specialty Care
Norwich, CT 06360
More Locations
Pawcatuck, CT 06379
Mystic, CT 06355

Meet our Digestive Health Institute Hepatopancreatobiliary Surgeons:

Elizabeth Richardson

 

Gastroenterology

Hartford Hospital GI Endoscopy Unit
Hartford, CT 06106
More Locations
Hartford, CT 06106
Bridgeport, CT 06606
Oscar Serrano

4.9

Transplant Surgery

Medical Group Hartford HealthCare Medical Group at Hartford Hospital Transplant & Comprehensive Liver Center
Hartford, CT 06106
William McGeehin

5.0

General Surgery

Medical Group Hartford HealthCare Medical Group at Charlotte Hungerford Hospital Department of General Surgery
Torrington, CT 06790
More Locations
Torrington, CT 06790
Charles Cha

5.0

Surgical Oncology

Medical Group Hartford HealthCare Cancer Institute at St. Vincent's Medical Center
Bridgeport, CT 06606
Lindsay Bliss

5.0

Surgical Oncology

Medical Group Hartford HealthCare Cancer Institute at Hartford Hospital
Hartford, CT 06106
More Locations
Bloomfield, CT 06002
Enfield, CT 06082
Tricia Caron

 

Transplant Hepatology

Medical Group Hartford Hospital Transplant & Comprehensive Liver Center
Hartford, CT 06106
Timothy Gostkowski

4.9

General Surgery

Medical Group Hartford HealthCare Medical Group at Charlotte Hungerford Hospital Department of General Surgery
Torrington, CT 06790
Colin Swales

 

Gastroenterology

Hartford Hospital GI Endoscopy Unit
Hartford, CT 06106
More Locations
Manchester, CT 06040
Bret Schipper

4.8

Surgical Oncology

Medical Group Hartford HealthCare Medical Group at Hartford Hospital Department of Surgical Oncology
Hartford, CT 06106
More Locations
New Britain, CT 06053
David Curtis

 

Hepatobiliary and Surgical Oncology

Medical Group Hartford HealthCare Cancer Institute at Hartford Hospital
Hartford, CT 06106
More Locations
West Hartford, CT 06107
Glastonbury, CT 06033
Manchester, CT 06042

Meet our Digestive Health Institute Bariatric Surgeons:

Carly Wholley

4.8

Bariatric Surgery

Medical Group Hartford HealthCare Medical & Surgical Weight Loss
Glastonbury, CT 06033
More Locations
Bloomfield, CT 06002
Manchester, CT 06042
Danielle Friedman

4.8

Bariatric Surgery

Medical Group Hartford HealthCare Medical & Surgical Weight Loss at St. Vincent's Medical Center
Bridgeport, CT 06606
More Locations
Wilton, CT 06897
Alison Marsh

 

Bariatric Surgery

Medical Group Hartford HealthCare Medical & Surgical Weight Loss
Glastonbury, CT 06033
More Locations
Enfield, CT 06082
Farmington, CT 06032
Hartford, CT 06106
Farmington, CT 06032
Mia Shapiro

4.8

Bariatric Surgery

Medical Group Hartford HealthCare Medical & Surgical Weight Loss
Uncasville, CT 06382
Suzana Alvarez

 

Bariatric Surgery

Medical Group Hartford HealthCare Medical & Surgical Weight Loss
Shelton, CT 06484
More Locations
Fairfield, CT 06824
Bridgeport, CT 06606
Katherine Miciak

 

Bariatric Surgery

Medical Group Hartford HealthCare HealthCenter
Meriden, CT 06450
Darren Tishler

4.8

Bariatric Surgery

Medical Group Hartford HealthCare Medical & Surgical Weight Loss
Glastonbury, CT 06033
More Locations
Enfield, CT 06082
Manchester, CT 06042
Aziz Benbrahim

4.8

Bariatric Surgery

Medical Group Hartford HealthCare Medical Group at MidState Medical Center Department of General and Colorectal Surgery
Meriden, CT 06451
More Locations
North Haven, CT 06473
Meriden, CT 06450
Plainville, CT 06062
Meriden, CT 06450
Edward Hannoush

4.8

Bariatric Surgery

Medical Group Hartford HealthCare Medical & Surgical Weight Loss at Hartford Hospital
Hartford, CT 06106
More Locations
Bloomfield, CT 06002
Glastonbury, CT 06033
Farmington, CT 06032
Pavlos Papasavas

4.9

Bariatric Surgery

Medical Group Hartford HealthCare Medical & Surgical Weight Loss
Glastonbury, CT 06033
More Locations
Bloomfield, CT 06002
Farmington, CT 06032
Hartford, CT 06106

Meet our Digestive Health Institute Bariatric Medicine Specialists:

Kristen Chapin

4.8

Bariatric Medicine

Medical Group Hartford HealthCare Medical & Surgical Weight Loss Center
West Hartford, CT 06107
More Locations
Enfield, CT 06082
Bloomfield, CT 06002
Manchester, CT 06042
Kamraan Madhani

4.5

Bariatric Medicine

Medical Group Hartford HealthCare Medical & Surgical Weight Loss
Meriden, CT 06450
More Locations
Cheshire, CT 06410
Meriden, CT 06451
Plainville, CT 06062
Taslima Shaikh

4.8

Bariatric Medicine

Medical Group Hartford HealthCare Medical & Surgical Weight Loss
Farmington, CT 06032
More Locations
Meriden, CT 06450
Southington, CT 06489
Pinky Gaba

4.7

Bariatric Medicine

Medical Group Hartford HealthCare HealthCenter
Avon, CT 06001
More Locations
Farmington, CT 06032
Hartford, CT 06106
Joseph St. Pierre

4.9

Bariatric Medicine

Medical Group Hartford HealthCare Medical & Surgical Weight Loss
Shelton, CT 06484
More Locations
Fairfield, CT 06824
Trumbull, CT 06611
Jacqueline Cameron

4.7

Bariatric Medicine

Medical Group Hartford HealthCare Medical & Surgical Weight Loss
Uncasville, CT 06382
More Locations
Mystic, CT 06355
Waterford, CT 06385
Jessica Banning

 

Bariatric Medicine

Medical Group Hartford HealthCare Medical & Surgical Weight Loss
Uncasville, CT 06382
Olivia Kousky

4.5

Bariatric Medicine

Medical Group Hartford HealthCare Medical & Surgical Weight Loss
Wilton, CT 06897
More Locations
Fairfield, CT 06824
Fairfield, CT 06824
Devika Umashanker

4.8

Bariatric Medicine

Medical Group Hartford HealthCare Medical & Surgical Weight Loss
Glastonbury, CT 06033
Peter Ford

4.8

Bariatric Medicine

Medical Group Hartford HealthCare Medical & Surgical Weight Loss
Meriden, CT 06450
More Locations
North Haven, CT 06473
Southington, CT 06489

Meet our Digestive Health Institute Colorectal Surgeons:

Megan McNamara

4.9

Colon & Rectal Surgery

Medical Group Hartford HealthCare Medical Group Specialty Care
Norwich, CT 06360
Tracy Jullarine

 

General Surgery

Medical Group Hartford HealthCare Medical Group Specialty Care
Norwich, CT 06360
Robert Brown

 

Colon & Rectal Surgery

Medical Group Hartford HealthCare Medical Group Specialty Care
Plainville, CT 06062
Kara Emmett

 

Colon & Rectal Surgery

Medical Group Hartford HealthCare Medical Group Specialty Care
Plainville, CT 06062
Sergio Casillas

4.9

General Surgery

Medical Group Hartford HealthCare Medical Group Specialty Care
Norwich, CT 06360
More Locations
Norwich, CT 06360
Waterford, CT 06385
Kristy Thurston

4.9

Colon & Rectal Surgery

Medical Group Hartford HealthCare Medical Group at Hartford Hospital Specialty Care - Colorectal Surgery
Hartford, CT 06106
More Locations
Manchester, CT 06042
Hartford, CT 06106
West Hartford, CT 06107
Jaime Holder

5.0

Colon & Rectal Surgery

Medical Group Hartford HealthCare Medical Group at Hartford Hospital Specialty Care - Colorectal Surgery
Hartford, CT 06106
More Locations
Manchester, CT 06042
Christine Bartus

4.9

Colon & Rectal Surgery

Medical Group Hartford HealthCare Medical Group Specialty Care
Plainville, CT 06062
More Locations
Southington, CT 06489
Southington, CT 06489
New Britain, CT 06052
West Hartford, CT 06107
William Sardella

5.0

Colon & Rectal Surgery

Medical Group Hartford HealthCare Medical Group at Hartford Hospital Specialty Care - Colorectal Surgery
Hartford, CT 06106
More Locations
Hartford, CT 06106
West Hartford, CT 06107
Ann Stoddard

4.9

Colon & Rectal Surgery

Medical Group Hartford HealthCare Medical Group at Hartford Hospital Specialty Care - Colorectal Surgery
Hartford, CT 06106

Meet our Digestive Health Institute Thoracic Surgeon:

Mario Katigbak

4.9

Thoracic Surgery

Medical Group Hartford HealthCare Medical Group at Hartford Hospital
Hartford, CT 06106
More Locations
Manchester, CT 06042
Bloomfield, CT 06002
Brian Whang

4.8

Thoracic Surgery

Medical Group Hartford HealthCare Medical Group at St. Vincent's Medical Center - Thoracic Surgery
Bridgeport, CT 06606
Jennifer Worth

4.9

Thoracic Surgery

Medical Group Backus Medical Office Building
Norwich, CT 06360
More Locations
Waterford, CT 06385
Justin Van Backer

5.0

Thoracic Surgery

Medical Group Hartford HealthCare Cancer Institute - Plainville, Thoracic Surgery
Plainville, CT 06062
More Locations
Meriden, CT 06451

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