Danbury Hospital General Surgery Residency Program Faculty

Program Leadership

Ramanathan-Seshadri-M.D

Ramanathan Seshadri, M.D.
Program Director, Surgery Residency Program
Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery, and Surgical Oncology

Krishan Patel, M.D.

Krishan Patel, M.D.
Associate Program Director, Surgery Residency
General Surgery, Surgical Critical Care, and Trauma Surgery

Vargas-Pinto, Susane

Susana Vargas-Pinto, M.D.
Associate Program Director, Surgery Residency Program
Endocrine Surgery and Surgical Oncology

Bariatric/Minimally Invasive General Surgery

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Netanel Alper, M.D.
Bariatric and Minimally Invasive General Surgery

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Royd Fukumoto, M.D.
Minimally Invasive General Surgery

Kaiser, Sameer

Sameer Kaiser, M.D.
Advanced GI/Minimally Invasive Surgery
Sub-I MS 4 Clerkship Director 

Orlina, Jeraldine

Jeraldine Orlina, M.D.
Minimally Invasive General Surgery

Kirstin-Pilchard

Kirstin Pilchard, M.D.
Breast Surgery, General Surgery

Zuccala, Keith

Keith Zuccala, M.D.
Bariatric and Minimally Invasive General Surgery

Breast Surgery

Carinne-Anderson-M.D.

Carinne Anderson, M.D.
Breast Surgery, Breast Surgical Oncology

Kirstin-Pilchard

Kirstin Pilchard, M.D.
Breast Surgery, General Surgery

Christina Wolchok

Christina Wolchok, D.O.
Breast Surgery

Cardiac Surgery

Kaplon, Richard

Richard Kaplon, M.D.
Cardiothoracic Surgery

Colon and Rectal Surgery

Bussell, Stuart

Stuart Bussell, M.D.
Colon and Rectal Surgery

Casasanta, Marc

Marc Casasanta, M.D.
Colon and Rectal Surgery

Surgical Oncology

Dong, Xiang

Xiang (Eric) Dong, M.D.
Endocrine Surgery, Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery, and Surgical Oncology

Daniel Labow, M.D.
Surgical Oncology
Network Chairman of Surgery

Ramanathan-Seshadri-M.D

Ramanathan Seshadri, M.D.
Program Director, Surgery Residency Program
Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery, and Surgical Oncology

Vargas-Pinto, Susane

Susana Vargas-Pinto, M.D.
Associate Program Director, Surgery Residency Program
Endocrine Surgery and Surgical Oncology

Thoracic Surgery

James Lettera, M.D.
Cardiothoracic Surgery

Cleveland Lewis Jr., M.D.
Cardiothoracic Surgery

Trauma/Acute Care Surgery

Eiref, Simon

Simon Eiref, M.D.
General Surgery, Surgical Critical Care, and Trauma Surgery

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Michael Nicoara, D.O.
General Surgery, Surgical Critical Care, and Trauma Surgery

Krishan Patel, M.D.

Krishan Patel, M.D.
Associate Program Director, Surgery Residency
General Surgery, Surgical Critical Care, and Trauma Surgery

Walden, Heath

Heath Walden, M.D.
General Surgery, Surgical Critical Care, and Trauma Surgery
Chief of Acute Care Surgery
Vice Chair of Surgery

Patrick Zimmerman, D.O.
General Surgery, Surgical Critical Care, and Trauma Surgery
MS3 Clerkship Director

Vascular Surgery

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Alan Dietzek, M.D.
Vascular Surgery

Amandeep Juneja, M.D.

Amandeep Juneja, M.D.
Vascular Surgery

Kathleen Maxfield, M.D.
Vascular Surgery

Plummer, Dahlia

Dahlia Plummer, M.D.
Vascular Surgery