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
Plainville, CT 06062
Glastonbury, CT 06033
Southington, CT 06489
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
Sarah Shapiro

 

Gastroenterology

Medical Group Hartford HealthCare Digestive Health Center
Old Saybrook, CT 06475
More Locations
Fairfield, CT 06824
Jeffrey Kwan

 

Gastroenterology

Physicians Alliance of Connecticut, LLC
Hamden, CT 06518
More Locations
Hamden, CT 06518
Milford, CT 06460
Shaniya Rosenkrantz

 

Gastroenterology

Medical Group Hartford HealthCare Medical & Surgical Weight Loss
Mystic, CT 06355
Brisas Truncali

 

Gastroenterology

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

 

Gastroenterology

Medical Group Hartford HealthCare Digestive Health Center
Fairfield, CT 06824
Grace Queiroz

 

Gastroenterology

Physicians Alliance of Connecticut, LLC
Hamden, CT 06518
Daniel Stupak

 

Gastroenterology

Trumbull Care Center
Trumbull, CT 06611
Madhavi Bhoomagoud

 

Gastroenterology

MidState Gastroenterology Specialists, PC
Meriden, CT 06451
More Locations
Bristol, CT 06010
Hamden, CT 06514
Plantsville, CT 06479
Wallingford, CT 06492
Meriden, CT 06451
Wallingford, CT 06490
Jefrey Salek

 

Gastroenterology

Connecticut GI, PC
Norwich, CT 06360
More Locations
Norwich, CT 06360
Tonya Hall

 

Gastroenterology

Connecticut GI, PC
Norwich, CT 06360
More Locations
Norwich, CT 06360
Shivani Sood

 

Gastroenterology

Connecticut GI, PC
Norwich, CT 06360
More Locations
Norwich, CT 06360
Michael Selden

 

Gastroenterology

Hartford Hospital GI Endoscopy Unit
Hartford, CT 06106
More Locations
Bloomfield, CT 06002
Windsor, CT 06095
Bloomfield, CT 06002
Jonathan Williamson

 

Gastroenterology

Hartford Hospital GI Endoscopy Unit
Hartford, CT 06106
More Locations
Farmington, CT 06032
Bloomfield, CT 06002
Bloomfield, CT 06002
New Britain, CT 06052
Eva Sotil

 

Gastroenterology

Hartford Hospital GI Endoscopy Unit
Hartford, CT 06106
More Locations
Hartford, CT 06106
Emil Blanco

 

Gastroenterology

Gastroenterology Associates of Fairfield County
Bridgeport, CT 06606
More Locations
Bridgeport, CT 06606
William Coll

 

Gastroenterology

Connecticut GI, PC
Torrington, CT 06790
More Locations
Torrington, CT 06790
Gena Cobrin

 

Gastroenterology

Gastroenterology Associates of Fairfield County
Fairfield, CT 06824
More Locations
Bridgeport, CT 06606
Bridgeport, CT 06606
Eddy Castillo

 

Gastroenterology

Gastroenterology Associates of Fairfield County
Fairfield, CT 06824
More Locations
Bridgeport, CT 06606
Bridgeport, CT 06606
Tarun Gupta

 

Gastroenterology

Trumbull Care Center
Trumbull, CT 06611
You Sun Sang

 

Gastroenterology

Connecticut GI, PC
Norwich, CT 06360
More Locations
Norwich, CT 06360
Neil Parikh

 

Gastroenterology

Connecticut GI, PC
Farmington, CT 06032
More Locations
Plainville, CT 06062
Enfield, CT 06082
Bloomfield, CT 06002
Hartford, CT 06106
New Britain, CT 06052
Jeffry Nestler

 

Gastroenterology

Hartford Hospital GI Endoscopy Unit
Hartford, CT 06106
More Locations
Farmington, CT 06032
Glastonbury, CT 06033
Bloomfield, CT 06002
Thomas Jung

 

Gastroenterology

MidState Gastroenterology Specialists, PC
Meriden, CT 06451
More Locations
Bristol, CT 06010
Hamden, CT 06514
Plantsville, CT 06479
Wallingford, CT 06492
Ramnath Hebbar

 

Gastroenterology

Physicians Alliance of Connecticut, LLC
Hamden, CT 06518
More Locations
Hamden, CT 06518
Milford, CT 06460
Adam Schoenfeld

 

Gastroenterology

Connecticut GI, PC
New Britain, CT 06051
More Locations
Plainville, CT 06062
Southington, CT 06489
Bloomfield, CT 06002
Southington, CT 06489
New Britain, CT 06052
David Chaletsky

 

Gastroenterology

Connecticut GI, PC
Glastonbury, CT 06033
More Locations
Hartford, CT 06106
West Hartford, CT 06107
Bloomfield, CT 06002
Bloomfield, CT 06002
Hartford, CT 06106
Julie Spivack

 

Gastroenterology

Gastroenterology Associates of Fairfield County
Fairfield, CT 06824
More Locations
Bridgeport, CT 06606
Bridgeport, CT 06606
Michael Karasik

 

Gastroenterology

Hartford Hospital GI Endoscopy Unit
Hartford, CT 06106
More Locations
Farmington, CT 06032
Glastonbury, CT 06033
Bloomfield, CT 06002
Bloomfield, CT 06002
Randall Johnson

 

Gastroenterology

Physicians Alliance of Connecticut, LLC
Hamden, CT 06518
More Locations
Hamden, CT 06518
Francis Chan

 

Gastroenterology

Physicians Alliance of Connecticut, LLC
Hamden, CT 06518
More Locations
Guilford, CT 06437
Hamden, CT 06518
Colin Swales

 

Gastroenterology

Hartford Hospital GI Endoscopy Unit
Hartford, CT 06106
More Locations
Manchester, CT 06040
David Griffin

 

Gastroenterology

Physicians Alliance of Connecticut, LLC
Hamden, CT 06518
More Locations
Hamden, CT 06518
Milford, CT 06460
Amir Masoud

 

Gastroenterology

Hartford HealthCare Digestive Health Center
Old Saybrook, CT 06475
More Locations
Fairfield, CT 06824
Eileen Plotkin

 

Gastroenterology

Connecticut GI, PC
New Britain, CT 06051
More Locations
Plainville, CT 06062
Glastonbury, CT 06033
Bloomfield, CT 06002
New Britain, CT 06052
Kenneth Mauer

 

Gastroenterology

Gastroenterology Associates of Fairfield County
Fairfield, CT 06824
More Locations
Bridgeport, CT 06606
Bridgeport, CT 06606
Paul Feuerstadt

 

Gastroenterology

Physicians Alliance of Connecticut, LLC
Hamden, CT 06518
More Locations
Hamden, CT 06518
Milford, CT 06460
Carli Willard

 

Gastroenterology

Connecticut GI, PC
Farmington, CT 06032
More Locations
Hartford, CT 06106
Frank Sammarco

 

Gastroenterology

Soundview Medical Associates, LLC
Wilton, CT 06897
Renuka Umashanker

 

Gastroenterology

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

 

Gastroenterology

Connecticut GI, PC
Farmington, CT 06032
More Locations
Glastonbury, CT 06033
Bloomfield, CT 06002
Bloomfield, CT 06002
Hartford, CT 06106
Leah Drouin

 

Gastroenterology

Medical Group Hartford HealthCare Medical Group at Charlotte Hungerford Hospital - Main
Torrington, CT 06790
Mayra Sanchez De La Cruz

 

Gastroenterology

Hartford HealthCare Digestive Health Center
Old Saybrook, CT 06475
More Locations
Fairfield, CT 06824
Joseph Scirica

 

Gastroenterology

Connecticut GI, PC
Torrington, CT 06790
More Locations
Torrington, CT 06790
Donna Cipolla

 

Gastroenterology

Connecticut GI, PC
Glastonbury, CT 06033
More Locations
Avon, CT 06001
Wethersfield, CT 06109
West Hartford, CT 06107
Bloomfield, CT 06002
Hartford, CT 06106
West Hartford, CT 06107
Daniel Helburn

 

Gastroenterology

Physicians Alliance of Connecticut, LLC
Hamden, CT 06518
More Locations
Guilford, CT 06437
Hamden, CT 06518
Strick Woods

 

Gastroenterology

Gastroenterology Associates of Fairfield County
Fairfield, CT 06824
More Locations
Bridgeport, CT 06606
Peter Bloom

 

Gastroenterology

Bristol Gastroenterology Associates
Bristol, CT 06010
Jonathan White

 

Gastroenterology

Connecticut GI, PC
Meriden, CT 06410
More Locations
Wallingford, CT 06490
Meriden, CT 06451
New Britain, CT 06052
Wallingford, CT 06490
Michael Einstein

 

Gastroenterology

Hartford Hospital GI Endoscopy Unit
Hartford, CT 06106
More Locations
Hartford, CT 06106
Willimantic, CT 06226
Maria Johnson

 

Gastroenterology

Connecticut GI, PC
Meriden, CT 06410
More Locations
Farmington, CT 06032
Bloomfield, CT 06002
Hartford, CT 06106
Meriden, CT 06451
New Britain, CT 06052
Wallingford, CT 06490
Kevin Jo

 

Gastroenterology

Connecticut GI, PC
Wallingford, CT 06490
More Locations
Bloomfield, CT 06002
Hartford, CT 06106
Meriden, CT 06451
New Britain, CT 06052
Wallingford, CT 06490
Mark Versland

 

Gastroenterology

Connecticut GI, PC
New Britain, CT 06051
More Locations
Plainville, CT 06062
Southington, CT 06489
New Britain, CT 06052
Joseph Cappa

 

Gastroenterology

Connecticut GI, PC
Glastonbury, CT 06033
More Locations
Bloomfield, CT 06002
Bloomfield, CT 06002
Hartford, CT 06106
Hartford, CT 06106
Anthony Capobianco

 

Gastroenterology

Physicians Alliance of Connecticut, LLC
Hamden, CT 06518
More Locations
Guilford, CT 06437
Hamden, CT 06518
Philip Ginsburg

 

Gastroenterology

Physicians Alliance of Connecticut, LLC
Hamden, CT 06518
More Locations
Guilford, CT 06437
Hamden, CT 06518
Courtney Calandro

 

Gastroenterology

Physicians Alliance of Connecticut, LLC
Milford, CT 06460
Michelle Smedley

 

Gastroenterology

Connecticut GI, PC
Farmington, CT 06032
More Locations
Enfield, CT 06082
Glastonbury, CT 06033
Bloomfield, CT 06002
Bloomfield, CT 06002
Hartford, CT 06106
Joseph Ianello

 

Gastroenterology

Connecticut GI, PC
Enfield, CT 06082
More Locations
Putnam, CT 06260
Bloomfield, CT 06002
Hartford, CT 06106
Dean Chang

 

Gastroenterology

Physicians Alliance of Connecticut, LLC
Hamden, CT 06518
More Locations
Meriden, CT 06451
Guilford, CT 06437
Hamden, CT 06518
Ajit Kokkat

 

Gastroenterology

Windham Hospital Endoscopy Center
Willimantic, CT 06226
Mark Taylor

 

Gastroenterology

Physicians Alliance of Connecticut, LLC
Hamden, CT 06518
More Locations
Hamden, CT 06518
Milford, CT 06460
Kate Charron

 

Gastroenterology

Physicians Alliance of Connecticut, LLC
Hamden, CT 06518
More Locations
Hamden, CT 06518
Michael Golioto

 

Gastroenterology

Hartford Hospital GI Endoscopy Unit
Hartford, CT 06106
More Locations
Bloomfield, CT 06002
Housein Wazaz

 

Gastroenterology

MidState Gastroenterology Specialists, PC
Meriden, CT 06451
More Locations
Bristol, CT 06010
Hamden, CT 06514
Plantsville, CT 06479
Wallingford, CT 06492
Meriden, CT 06451
Wallingford, CT 06490
Sarah Canavan

 

Gastroenterology

Connecticut GI, PC
Waterford, CT 06385
More Locations
Norwich, CT 06360
Norwich, CT 06360
Charles Adelmann

 

Gastroenterology

Soundview Medical Associates, LLC
Wilton, CT 06897
Abera Abay

 

Gastroenterology

Connecticut GI, PC
Norwich, CT 06360
More Locations
Norwich, CT 06360
David Hass

 

Gastroenterology

Physicians Alliance of Connecticut, LLC
Hamden, CT 06518
More Locations
Hamden, CT 06518
Milford, CT 06460
Nicholas Lillo

 

Gastroenterology

Gastroenterology Associates of Fairfield County
Bridgeport, CT 06606
More Locations
Bridgeport, CT 06606
Rohit Singhania

 

Gastroenterology

Connecticut, GI PC
Manchester, CT 06040
More Locations
Hartford, CT 06106
Prabin Sharma

 

Gastroenterology

Connecticut GI, PC - Bridgeport Care Center
Bridgeport, CT 06607
Douglas Grunwald

 

Gastroenterology

Physicians Alliance of Connecticut, LLC
Hamden, CT 06518
More Locations
Guilford, CT 06437
Hamden, CT 06518
Jenna Koliani-Pace

 

Gastroenterology

Connecticut GI, PC
Glastonbury, CT 06033
More Locations
Norwich, CT 06360
Norwich, CT 06360
Farmington, CT 06032
Bloomfield, CT 06002
Michael DiSiena

 

Gastroenterology

Connecticut GI, PC
Torrington, CT 06790
More Locations
Torrington, CT 06790
Vaibhav Mehendiratta

 

Gastroenterology

Hartford Hospital GI Endoscopy Unit
Hartford, CT 06106
More Locations
Norwich, CT 06360
Norwich, CT 06360
Glastonbury, CT 06033
Bloomfield, CT 06002
Michelle Tong

 

Gastroenterology

Connecticut GI, PC
Torrington, CT 06790
More Locations
Torrington, CT 06790
Winsted, CT 06098
Nihal Patel

 

Gastroenterology

Hartford Hospital GI Endoscopy Unit
Hartford, CT 06106
More Locations
Enfield, CT 06082
Bloomfield, CT 06002
Bloomfield, CT 06002
Chioma Anjou

 

Gastroenterology

Connecticut GI, PC
Torrington, CT 06790
More Locations
Torrington, CT 06790
Brian Moy

 

Gastroenterology

Connecticut GI, PC
South Windsor, CT 06074
More Locations
Glastonbury, CT 06033
Bloomfield, CT 06002
Liam Zakko

 

Gastroenterology

Connecticut GI, PC
Norwich, CT 06360
More Locations
Torrington, CT 06790
Plainville, CT 06062
Farmington, CT 06032
Torrington, CT 06790
Karl Langberg

 

Gastroenterology

Physicians Alliance of Connecticut, LLC
Hamden, CT 06518
More Locations
Guilford, CT 06437
Hamden, CT 06518
Andrew McDowell

 

Gastroenterology

MidState Gastroenterology Specialists, PC
Meriden, CT 06451
Mohammad Alshelleh

 

Gastroenterology

Connecticut GI, PC
Bloomfield, CT 06002
Tai Hang Ho

 

Gastroenterology

Physicians Alliance of Connecticut, LLC
Hamden, CT 06518
More Locations
Hamden, CT 06518
Milford, CT 06460
John Wysocki

 

Gastroenterology

Hartford Hospital GI Endoscopy Unit
Hartford, CT 06106
More Locations
Glastonbury, CT 06033
Bloomfield, CT 06002
Kimberly Cricchi

 

Gastroenterology

Physicians Alliance of Connecticut, LLC
Guilford, CT 06437
Erin Orozco

 

Gastroenterology

Physicians Alliance of Connecticut, LLC
Hamden, CT 06518
Helen Krol

 

Gastroenterology

MidState Gastroenterology Specialists, PC
Meriden, CT 06451

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
Kenneth Schwartz

4.9

General Surgery

Medical Group Hartford HealthCare Medical Group at MidState Medical Center
Meriden, CT 06451
More Locations
Cheshire, CT 06410
Southington, CT 06489
Lisa Baker

 

General Surgery

Medical Group Hartford HealthCare Medical Group at Hartford Hospital
Hartford, CT 06106
More Locations
Bloomfield, CT 06002

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
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

4.8

General Surgery

Medical Group Hartford HealthCare Medical Group at Charlotte Hungerford Hospital
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:

Darren Tishler

4.9

Bariatric Surgery

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

4.9

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 Specialist:

Devika Umashanker

4.8

Bariatric Medicine

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

Meet our Digestive Health Institute Colorectal Surgeons:

Kristy Thurston

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
Hartford, CT 06106
West Hartford, CT 06107
Kristina Johnson

4.9

Colon & Rectal Surgery

Medical Group Hartford HealthCare Cancer Institute - Farmington
Farmington, CT 06032
More Locations
Hartford, CT 06106
Glastonbury, CT 06033
Hartford, CT 06106
Michael Hernon

4.8

Colon & Rectal Surgery

Medical Group Hartford HealthCare Medical Group at Hartford Hospital Specialty Care - Colorectal Surgery
Hartford, CT 06106
More Locations
Enfield, CT 06082
West Hartford, CT 06107

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

Hartford HealthCare Digestive Health Institute