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Adam Ferguson, DO

Orthopedic Surgery, Foot Surgery
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Michael Miranda, MD

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Daniel Scott Gottschall, MD

Obstetrics & Gynecology
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Patrick Troy, MD

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Edward Hannoush, MD

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Laura Saunders, PsyD, ABPP

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Durgesh Nagarkatti, MD

Orthopedic Surgery, Sports Medicine
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Andrew Turczak, PA-C

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J. Craig Allen, MD

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Jennifer Ferrand

Director of Well-Being for Hartford HealthCare
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Richard Kershen, MD

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Niamey Wilson, MD, FACS

Breast Surgery
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Eileen Plotkin, MD

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John McCallum, MD

Orthopedic Surgery
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Marimeg Clairwood, MD, FAAD

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Mark Alberts, MD, FAHA

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David Ahlborn, MD

Urology, Urologic Oncology
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Ammar Anbari, MD

Orthopedic Surgery, Sports Medicine
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Sope Olugbile, MD

Oncology
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Amy Elaine Sanders, MD, MS, FAAN

Neurology
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Ajay Kumar, MD, FACP, SFHM, MBA

Internal Medicine, Hospital Medicine
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Jared Bieniek, MD

Urology
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Virginia Bieluch, MD

Infectious Disease
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Pavlos K. Papasavas, MD, FACS, FASMBS

Surgical Weight Loss
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Sowmya Kurtakoti, MD

Senior Care
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Godfrey Pearlson, MD

Psychiatry
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Helen Anaedo, MD

Endocrinology, Internal Medicine
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Patrick Senatus, MD, PhD, FACS, FAANS

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Leon Meytin, MD

Neurology
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Peter Lucchio, PsyD

Psychology
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Gabriel Martz, MD, FAES

Epilepsy, Neurology
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Stephanie Alessi-LaRosa, MD

Neurology
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John Grady-Benson, MD

Orthopedic Surgery
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Mary Noon

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David Tolin, PhD, ABPP

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Peter Yu, MD

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Christine LaSala, MD, FACS, FACOG, FFPMRS

Pelvic Health, Urogynecology
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Abram D’Amato, MD

Urology
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Eric Secor, ND, PhD, LAc

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Brian Grosberg, MD

Neurology, Headache Medicine
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Sabina Rebis, MD

Hartford HealthCare-GoHealth Urgent Care Physician
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Kevin Burton, MD

Orthopedic Surgery, Sports Medicine
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Joseph Casaly, MD

Headache Medicine, Neurology
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Sabet Hashim, MD, FACS

Cardiac Surgery
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Keith Grant, APRN

Infection Prevention
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J. Kristopher Ware, MD

Orthopedic Surgery, Sports Medicine
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Sapna Khubchandani, MD

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Ryan Dorin, MD, FACS

Urology
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Paul Weigle, MD

Psychiatry
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Howard Haronian, MD, FACC

Cardiology
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Abigail Chua, DO

Headache Medicine, Neurology
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Parth Shah, MD, FACS

Vascular Surgery, Endovascular Surgery
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Pamela Mulready

Alcohol and Other Drug Education Specialist
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Nicole Gill, DO

Headache Medicine, Neurology
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Darren Tishler, MD, FACS, FASMBS

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Khalid Abbed, MD

Neurosurgery, Spine Surgery
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Ricardo Young, MD, FASMBS

Weight Loss, Men’s Health
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Rocco Orlando, MD, FACS

General Surgery
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Amre Nouh, MD

Neurology, Vascular Neurology
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Peter Gates, MD

Family Medicine
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Peter Ford, APRN

Medical & Surgical Weight Loss
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Glenda Callender, MD, FACS

Endocrinology, Surgical Oncology
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Cliff Rios, MD

Sports Medicine, Orthopedic Surgery
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Heather Swales, MD

Cardiovascular Medicine, Nuclear Cardiology, Internal Medicine
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Patty O’Brian

Alzheimer’s/Dementia
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Paul Tulikangas, MD, FACOG, FACS, FFPMRS

Pelvic Health, Urogynecology
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Sharon Knight

Transplant Dietitian
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Raymond McKay, MD

Heart & Vascular
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Sara Thompson, APRN

Surgical Weight Loss
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Paul Thompson, MD

Cardiology
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James O’Dea, PhD

Vice President of the Behavioral Health Network
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Henry Anyimadu, MD, FACP

Infectious Disease
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J. Antonelle de Marcaida, MD

Movement Disorders
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Jeff Pravda, MD

Orthopedic Surgery, Sports Medicine
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Duarte Machado, MD

Movement Disorders, Neurology
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Pamela Griswold, MD

Obstetrics & Gynecology
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Mohamad Khaled, MD

Neurosurgery
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Ulysses Wu, MD

Infectious Disease, Internal Medicine
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Neil Parikh, MD

Gastroenterology
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Heather Einstein, MD

Gynecology Oncology
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Jeffrey Neal Berman, MD

Cardiology
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Patricia DeFusco, MD

Medical Oncology, Internal Medicine
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Andrew Salner, MD

Cancer
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Leonard Kolstad, MD

Orthopedic Surgery, Sports Medicine
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Maria Tsarouhas, DO

Physical Medicine, Rehabilitation
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Christine Bartus, MD, FACS, FASCRS

Colon & Rectal Surgery, General Surgery
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Javeed Sukhera, MD, PhD, FRCPC

Psychiatry
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Joel Bauman, MD

Neurosurgery, Spine Surgery
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Stephanie Saucier, MD, FACC

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Andrew Feingold, MD, FACC

Cardiovascular Medicine
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Deepti Rawal, MD

Endocrinology, Internal Medicine
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Robert Oberstein, MD, FACE

Endocrinology
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Andrew Wakefield, MD, FAANS

Neurosurgery, Spine Surgery
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Hanbing Zhou, MD

Orthopedic Surgery, Spine Surgery
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Faiqa Alam Cheema, MD

Infectious Disease
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Christopher Lynch, MD

Orthopedic Surgery, Joint Replacement Surgery
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Harold (Hank) Schwartz, MD

Psychiatry
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Charles Cha, MD, FACS

Surgical Oncology
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Richard Diana, MD

Orthopedic Surgery, Sports Medicine
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Devika Umashanker, MD

Medical Weight Loss, Internal Medicine
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Barry Gordon, DO

Neurology, Vascular Neurology
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Bharat Narapareddy, MD

Neuro-psychiatry
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Camelia Lawrence, MD, FACS

Breast Surgery
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Dr. Micheal Stevens

Psychiatry
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James Cardon, MD, FACC

Cardiovascular Medicine, Internal Medicine
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John Michael Santopietro, MD, DFAPA

Behavioral Health
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Subramani Seetharama, MD

Rehabilitation, Sports Medicine
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