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:

	Specialties	Location
Adams, Celina Letica, APRN 5.0 /5 127 surveys 860.425.8740	Bariatric Surgery	Norwich Waterford Show Less
Benbrahim, Aziz, MD, FACS, FASMBS 4.9 /5 128 surveys 203.238.2691	Bariatric Surgery General Surgery Show Less	Meriden Meriden Meriden North Haven Plainville Show Less
Christie, Amanda R., PA-C 4.7 /5 60 surveys 203.926.8835	Bariatric Surgery	Shelton Milford Show Less
Dugan, Nicholas, MD 4.9 /5 74 surveys 203.926.8835	Bariatric Surgery General Surgery Show Less	Shelton Bridgeport Fairfield Milford Show Less
Floch, Craig Lawrence, MD, FACS 4.9 /5 86 surveys 203.926.8835	Bariatric Surgery General Surgery Show Less	Shelton Fairfield Wilton Show Less
Garcia, Dawn Marie, APRN, CBN 860.246.2071	Bariatric Surgery	Glastonbury Enfield Farmington Hartford South Windsor Show Less
Hannoush, Edward J., MD 4.8 /5 170 surveys 860.246.2071	Bariatric Surgery General Surgery Show Less	Glastonbury Hartford Bloomfield Farmington Show Less
Lamothe, Stephanie, APRN 4.6 /5 31 surveys 860.224.5161	Bariatric Surgery	Farmington Cheshire Meriden Plainville Show Less
McCartney, Kristen Labrencis, PA-C 860.246.2071	Bariatric Surgery	Glastonbury Bloomfield Enfield Hartford Show Less
Papasavas, Pavlos K., MD, FACS, FASMBS 4.9 /5 162 surveys 860.246.2071	Bariatric Surgery General Surgery Show Less	Glastonbury Bloomfield Farmington Hartford Show Less
Schwartz, Kenneth M., MD 4.9 /5 96 surveys 203.238.2691	General Surgery Bariatric Surgery Show Less	Meriden Cheshire Southington Show Less
Shapiro, Mia, MD 860.886.0660	Bariatric Surgery General Surgery Show Less	Norwich
Szerszen, Marta, PA-C 4.9 /5 77 surveys 860.425.8740	Bariatric Surgery	Norwich
Tishler, Darren Scott, MD, FACS, FASMBS 4.8 /5 208 surveys 860.246.2071	Bariatric Surgery General Surgery Show Less	Glastonbury Manchester Show Less
Wholley, Carly Marie, APRN 860.246.2071	Bariatric Surgery	Glastonbury Bloomfield Manchester Show Less

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:

	Specialties	Location
Cameron, Jacqueline, MD 4.5 /5 47 surveys 860.425.8740	Bariatric Medicine	Norwich Mystic Waterford Show Less
Chapin, Kristen Lee, PA-C 4.9 /5 70 surveys 833.861.5433	Bariatric Medicine	West Hartford Bloomfield Enfield Manchester Show Less
Ford, Peter A., APRN 4.8 /5 107 surveys 833.861.5433	Bariatric Medicine	Farmington Meriden Southington Show Less
Karp, Kathi Jean, APRN 4.9 /5 148 surveys 860.425.8740	Bariatric Medicine	Norwich Waterford Show Less
Klein, Abigail, APRN 4.9 /5 106 surveys 833.861.5433	Bariatric Medicine	Glastonbury Enfield Farmington Show Less
Madhani, Kamraan, MD 4.5 /5 59 surveys 833.861.5433	Bariatric Medicine	Farmington Meriden Meriden Plainville Southington Show Less
Shaikh, Taslima, MD 4.7 /5 77 surveys 833.861.5433	Bariatric Medicine	Farmington Meriden Southington Show Less
St. Pierre, Joseph, DO 4.8 /5 59 surveys 203.926.8835	Bariatric Medicine	Shelton Trumbull Fairfield Westport Show Less
Umashanker, Devika, MD 4.8 /5 143 surveys 833.861.5433	Bariatric Medicine Internal Medicine Show Less	Glastonbury Bloomfield Enfield Show Less

Meet our Behavioral Health Surgical Weight Loss Specialists:

	Specialties	Location
Cruess, Stacy, PhD 860.425.8740	Psychology	Norwich
Donovan, Alyse Catherine, PsyD 860.545.7940	Psychiatry	Hartford
Miscimarra, Adrienne V., PsyD 860.224.5161	Psychology	Farmington
Sierra Montanez, Jessica, PhD 860.545.7940	Psychiatry	Hartford

Meet our Behavioral Health Medical Weight Loss Specialist:

Name		Specialties	Location
	Antoniadis, Nicole, PsyD 833.861.5433	Psychology	Hartford Farmington North Haven Show Less

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