Our Team

Our Surgical Weight Loss team offers highly experienced surgeons, along with nurses, dietitians and other staff members who will support and guide you before, during and after your surgery.

Meet our Surgical Weight Loss Specialists:

Celina Adams

Adams, Celina Letica, APRN

4.9

Bariatric Surgery

Medical Group Hartford HealthCare Medical & Surgical Weight Loss Center
Norwich, CT 06360
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Waterford, CT 06385
860.425.8740
Suzana Alvarez

Alvarez, Suzana, APRN, DNP

 

Bariatric Surgery

Medical Group Hartford HealthCare Medical Group Specialty Care
Shelton, CT 06484
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Fairfield, CT 06824
Bridgeport, CT 06606
203.926.8835
Aziz Benbrahim

Benbrahim, Aziz, MD, FACS, FASMBS

4.9

Bariatric Surgery

Medical Group Hartford HealthCare Medical Group at MidState Medical Center Department of General and Colorectal Surgery
Meriden, CT 06451
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North Haven, CT 06473
Meriden, CT 06450
Plainville, CT 06062
Meriden, CT 06450
203.238.2691
Nicholas Dugan

Dugan, Nicholas, MD

4.9

Bariatric Surgery

Medical Group Hartford HealthCare Medical Group Specialty Care
Shelton, CT 06484
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Bridgeport, CT 06606
Milford, CT 06461
Fairfield, CT 06824
203.926.8835
Danielle Friedman

Friedman, Danielle, MD, FACS

4.9

Bariatric Surgery

Medical Group Hartford HealthCare Medical Group at St. Vincent's Medical Center
Bridgeport, CT 06606
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Wilton, CT 06897
203.926.8835
Dawn Garcia

Garcia, Dawn Marie, APRN, CBN

 

Bariatric Surgery

Medical Group Hartford HealthCare Medical & Surgical Weight Loss Center
Option #1 for Bariatrics.
Glastonbury, CT 06033
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South Windsor, CT 06074
Hartford, CT 06106
Farmington, CT 06032
Enfield, CT 06082
860.246.2071
Edward Hannoush

Hannoush, Edward J., MD

4.7

Bariatric Surgery

Medical Group Hartford HealthCare Medical & Surgical Weight Loss Center
Option #1 for Bariatrics.
Glastonbury, CT 06033
More Locations
Bloomfield, CT 06002
Farmington, CT 06032
860.246.2071
Allison Jelenik

Jelenik, Allison, APRN, FNP

 

Bariatric Surgery

Medical Group Hartford HealthCare Medical Group Specialty Care
Shelton, CT 06484
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Milford, CT 06461
203.926.8835
Kristen McCartney

McCartney, Kristen Labrencis, PA-C

 

Bariatric Surgery

Medical Group Hartford HealthCare Medical & Surgical Weight Loss Center
Option #1 for Bariatrics.
Glastonbury, CT 06033
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Bloomfield, CT 06002
Enfield, CT 06082
Hartford, CT 06106
860.246.2071
Pavlos Papasavas

Papasavas, Pavlos K., MD, FACS, FASMBS

4.9

Bariatric Surgery

Medical Group Hartford HealthCare Medical & Surgical Weight Loss Center
Option #1 for Bariatrics.
Glastonbury, CT 06033
More Locations
Hartford, CT 06106
Bloomfield, CT 06002
Farmington, CT 06032
860.246.2071
Kenneth Schwartz

Schwartz, Kenneth M., MD

5

General Surgery

Medical Group Hartford HealthCare Medical Group at MidState Medical Center
Meriden, CT 06451
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Cheshire, CT 06410
Southington, CT 06489
203.238.2691
Mia Shapiro

Shapiro, Mia, MD

4.6

Bariatric Surgery

Medical Group Hartford HealthCare Medical & Surgical Weight Loss Center
Norwich, CT 06360
860.886.0660
Marta Szerszen

Szerszen, Marta, PA-C

5

Bariatric Surgery

Medical Group Hartford HealthCare Medical & Surgical Weight Loss Center
Norwich, CT 06360
860.425.8740
Darren Tishler

Tishler, Darren Scott, MD, FACS, FASMBS

4.9

Bariatric Surgery

Medical Group Hartford HealthCare Medical & Surgical Weight Loss Center
Option #1 for Bariatrics.
Glastonbury, CT 06033
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Manchester, CT 06042
860.246.2071
Carly Wholley

Wholley, Carly Marie, APRN

 

Bariatric Surgery

Medical Group Hartford HealthCare Medical & Surgical Weight Loss Center
Option #1 for Bariatrics.
Glastonbury, CT 06033
More Locations
Manchester, CT 06042
Bloomfield, CT 06002
860.246.2071

Our Medical Weight Loss Program assists patients with weight loss and maintenance through lifestyle canges and, if needed, medication. It also creates care plans for patients with weight regain or weight plateau after bariatric surgery.

Meet our Medical Weight Loss Specialists:

Jacqueline Cameron

Cameron, Jacqueline, MD

4.4

Bariatric Medicine

Medical Group Hartford HealthCare Medical & Surgical Weight Loss Center
Norwich, CT 06360
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Waterford, CT 06385
Mystic, CT 06355
860.425.8740
Kristen Chapin

Chapin, Kristen Lee, PA-C

4.9

Bariatric Medicine

Medical Group Hartford HealthCare Medical & Surgical Weight Loss Center
West Hartford, CT 06107
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Bloomfield, CT 06002
Enfield, CT 06082
Manchester, CT 06042
833.861.5433
Peter Ford

Ford, Peter A., APRN

4.7

Bariatric Medicine

Medical Group Hartford HealthCare Medical & Surgical Weight Loss Center
Option #2 for Bariatrics.
Farmington, CT 06032
More Locations
Meriden, CT 06450
Southington, CT 06489
833.861.5433
Kathi Karp

Karp, Kathi Jean, APRN

4.9

Bariatric Medicine

Medical Group Hartford HealthCare Medical & Surgical Weight Loss Center
Norwich, CT 06360
More Locations
Waterford, CT 06385
860.425.8740
Abigail Klein

Klein, Abigail, APRN

4.8

Bariatric Medicine

Medical Group Hartford HealthCare Medical & Surgical Weight Loss Center
Option #1 for Bariatrics.
Glastonbury, CT 06033
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Enfield, CT 06082
Farmington, CT 06032
833.861.5433
Kamraan Madhani

Madhani, Kamraan, MD

4.4

Bariatric Medicine

Medical Group Hartford HealthCare Medical & Surgical Weight Loss Center
Option #2 for Bariatrics.
Farmington, CT 06032
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Southington, CT 06489
Meriden, CT 06450
Plainville, CT 06062
Meriden, CT 06451
833.861.5433
Alison Marsh

Marsh, Alison, PA-C

 

Bariatric Medicine

Medical Group Hartford HealthCare Medical & Surgical Weight Loss Center
Option #1 for Bariatrics.
Glastonbury, CT 06033
833.861.5433
Taslima Shaikh

Shaikh, Taslima, MD

4.8

Bariatric Medicine

Medical Group Hartford HealthCare Medical & Surgical Weight Loss Center
Option #2 for Bariatrics.
Farmington, CT 06032
More Locations
Meriden, CT 06450
Southington, CT 06489
833.861.5433
Joseph St. Pierre

St. Pierre, Joseph, DO

4.9

Bariatric Medicine

Medical Group Hartford HealthCare Medical Group Specialty Care
Shelton, CT 06484
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Westport, CT 06880
Fairfield, CT 06824
203.926.8835
Devika Umashanker

Umashanker, Devika, MD

4.7

Bariatric Medicine

Medical Group Hartford HealthCare Medical & Surgical Weight Loss Center
Option #1 for Bariatrics.
Glastonbury, CT 06033
833.861.5433

Meet our Behavioral Health Surgical Weight Loss Specialists:

Stacy Cruess

Cruess, Stacy, PhD

 

Psychology

Medical Group Hartford HealthCare Medical & Surgical Weight Loss Center
Norwich, CT 06360
860.425.8740
Alyse Donovan

Donovan, Alyse Catherine, PsyD

 

Psychiatry

Medical Group Burlingame Building
Burlingame Building
Hartford, CT 06106
860.545.7940
Jessica Sierra Montanez

Sierra Montanez, Jessica, PhD

 

Psychiatry

Medical Group The Burlingame Center for Psychiatric Research & Education
Burlingame Building
Hartford, CT 06106
860.545.7940

Meet our Behavioral Health Medical Weight Loss Specialist:

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