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
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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

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
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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

4.8

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

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