The clinical faculty of the Division of Anesthesiology Critical Care Medicine consists of members of the Departments of Anesthesiology, Surgery/Trauma, Emergency Medicine, and Neurology.

The members of the Division have had a long-standing interest in Critical Care Medicine (CCM), have completed fellowships in CCM, and are board certified in the specialty. The faculty not only provides strong core mentorship in surgical critical care but diversity of training as well. The attending critical care staff is dedicated to training fellows to become expert clinicians and leaders in the field of Anesthesiology/Surgical Critical Care.

In addition, all units are staffed with experienced and highly qualified advanced practitioners consisting of physician assistants and nurse practitioners.

Yasser Al-Baghdadi, M.D.
Assistant Clinical Professor, UConn School of Medicine
Co-Director-Surgical and Neuro ICU, UConn Health
Director of Critical Care Anesthesia, UConn Health
Site Director- Anesthesia Critical Care Medicine Fellowship
Chair of Critical Care Advisory Committee, UConn Health
Anesthesiology Residency: Yale University
Critical Care Medicine: Johns Hopkins University

Caitlin Burke, M.D.
Assistant Professor, UConn School of Medicine
Acute Care Surgery, Hospital of Central Connecticut
General Surgery Residency: Albany Medical Center
Surgical Critical Care Fellowship: Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School

Yesica Campos, M.D.
Assistant Professor of Neurology and Medicine, UConn School of Medicine
Neurocritical Care, UConn Health
Neurology Residency: University of South Alabama Medical Center
Neurocritical Care Fellowship: University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center

Daryl Connolly, M.D.
Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery ICU, Hartford Hospital
Assistant Clinical Professor, UConn School of Medicine
Internal Medicine Residency: Norwalk Hospital
Critical Care Medicine: Yale University

Nicholas Costanzo, M.D.
Assistant Professor, UConn School of Medicine
Acute Care Surgery, Hartford Hospital
General Surgery Residency: UConn School of Medicine
Surgical Critical Care Fellowship: Yale University

Alfred Croteau, M.D.
Assistant Professor, UConn School of Medicine
Acute Care Surgery, Hartford Hospital
General Surgery Residency: University of Vermont Medical Center
Surgical Critical Care Fellowship: University of Michigan Health System

Daniel Daman, M.D.
Assistant Professor, UConn School of Medicine
Acute Care Surgery, Hartford Hospital
General Surgery Residency: UConn School of Medicine
Surgical Critical Care Fellowship: UConn School of Medicine

Katherine M. Daoud, M.D.
Assistant Program Director - Anesthesiology Critical Care Medicine Fellowship
Assistant Clinical Professor, UConn School of Medicine
Emergency Medicine Residency: UConn School of Medicine
Surgical Critical Care Medicine Fellowship: Hartford Hospital, UConn School of Medicine

Randolph Edwards, M.D.
Medical Director, Cardiothoracic Surgery ICU, Hartford Hospital
Assistant Clinical Professor, UConn School of Medicine
General Surgery Residency: St. Mary’s Hospital (Waterbury)
Surgical Critical Care Fellowship: UConn School of Medicine

Antonio Fernandez, M.D.
Associate Professor of Medicine, UConn School of Medicine
Director Cardiac Intensive Care Unit, Hartford Hospital
Internal Medicine Residency: UConn School of Medicine
Cardiology Fellowship: Alpert Medical School of Brown University

Nitish Gupta, M.D.
Assistant Clinical Professor, UConn School of Medicine
Anesthesiology Residency: Montefiore Medical Center, Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Critical Care Medicine & Cardiac Anesthesia: Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit

Matthew Jaffa, D.O.
Assistant Director, NeuroRecovery Clinic
Assistant Clinical Professor, UConn School of Medicine
Neurology Residency: University of Maryland Medical Center
Neurocritical Care Fellowship: University of Maryland Medical Center and The R Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center

Jane Keating, M.D.
Assistant Professor, UConn School of Medicine
Acute Care Surgery, Hartford Hospital
General Surgery Residency: University of Pennsylvania
Surgical Critical Care Fellowship: UConn School of Medicine

Kristine Kelliher, M.D.
Director, Emergency General Surgery, Hartford Hospital
Assistant Professor, UConn School of Medicine
Acute Care Surgery, Hartford Hospital
General Surgery Residency: UConn School of Medicine
Surgical Critical Care Fellowship: UConn School of Medicine

Brian Kelly, M.D., Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Neurosurgery, UConn School of Medicine
Department of Neurosurgery and Surgical ICU, UConn Health
Neurosurgery Residency: Yale-New Haven Hospital
Neurocritical Fellowship: UPenn School of Medicine

Noubar Kevorkian, M.D.
Acute Care Surgery, Hospital of Central Connecticut
General Surgery Residency: Brooklyn Hospital Center
Surgical Critical Care Fellowship: UConn School of Medicine

Jessica Lee, M.D.
Assistant Professor, UConn School of Medicine
Acute Care Surgery, Hartford Hospital
General Surgery Residency: UConn School of Medicine
Surgical Critical Care Fellowship: University of Maryland Medical Center

Matthew Lissauer, M.D.
Division Chief, Acute Care Surgery, Hartford Hospital
Professor, UConn School of Medicine
General Surgery Residency: Hospital of Saint Raphael, CT
Surgical Critical Care Fellowship: University of Maryland Medical Center and The R Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center

John Mah, M.D., FACS
Program Director, UConn Surgical Critical Care Fellowship
Medical Director, General Surgery/Trauma ICU, Hartford Hospital
Associate Professor, UConn School of Medicine
General Surgery Residency: University of Missouri
Surgical Critical Care Fellowship: UConn School of Medicine

Johann Mathew, M.D.
Assistant Clinical Professor, UConn School of Medicine
Anesthesiology Residency: Temple University Hospital
Cardiac Anesthesia Fellowship: Montefiore Medical Center
Critical Care Medicine Fellowship: Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

Robert McLoughlin, M.D.
Assistant Professor of Surgery, UConn School of Medicine
Acute Care Surgery, UConn Health
General Surgery Residency: UMass Chan Medical School
Surgical Critical Care Fellowship: Johns Hopkins All Children’s Hospital

Leah Meisterling, D.O.
Assistant Clinical Professor, UConn School of Medicine
Director of Neuroanesthesia, Hartford Hospital
PACU Director, Hartford Hospital
Anesthesia Residency: UConn School of Medicine
Anesthesia Critical Care Fellowship: George Washington University

Nishant Merchant, M.D.
Associate Program Director, Acute Care Surgery Fellowship
Assistant Professor, UConn School of Medicine
Acute Care Surgery, Hartford Hospital
General Surgery Residency: St. Agnes Hospital (Baltimore)
Surgical Critical Care Fellowship: Yale New Haven Hospital

Thomas C. Mort, M.D.
Clinical Professor, UConn School of Medicine
Assistant Director, Department of Anesthesia, Hartford Hospital
Subspecialty Chief, Critical Care Anesthesia, Hartford Hospital
Site Director- Anesthesiology Critical Care Medicine Fellowship
Anesthesiology Residency: Maine Medical Center
Critical Care Medicine Fellowship: Hartford Hospital

Gracia Mui, M.D.
Assistant Professor of Neurology, UConn School of Medicine
Neurocritical Care, UConn Health
Neurology Residency: UConn School of Medicine
Neurocritical Care Fellowship: Stanford University

Dhamodaran Palaniappan, M.D.
Program Director- Anesthesiology Critical Care Medicine Fellowship
Associate Clinical Professor, UConn School of Medicine
Anesthesiology Residency: All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India/Jackson Memorial Hospital, University of Miami
Critical Care Medicine Fellowship: Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School

Augusto Parra, M.D.
Director, Neurocritical Care, Hartford Hospital
Associate Professor, UConn School of Medicine
Combined Internal Medicine and Neurology Residency: Duke University Medical Center
Neurocritical Care and Stroke Fellowship: Duke University Medical Center

Lynn A. Pauls, M.D.
Associate Program Director- Anesthesiology Critical Care Medicine Fellowship
Assistant Clinical Professor, UConn School of Medicine
Anesthesiology Residency: Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, University of Pennsylvania
Critical Care Medicine and Cardiac Anesthesia Fellowship: Barnes-Jewish Hospital, Washington University School of Medicine

Judith Pepe, M.D., FACS
Associate Program Director, Surgical Critical Care Fellowship
Senior Associate Director, Surgical Critical Care
General Surgery Residency: UMass Medical Center

Steven Prunk, M.D.
Associate Professor, UConn School of Medicine
Director, Medical Intensive Care Unit, Hospital of Central Connecticut
Internal Medicine Residency: UConn School of Medicine
Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine Fellowship: UConn School of Medicine

Daniel Ricaurte, M.D.
Assistant Clinical Professor, UConn School of Medicine
Acute Care Surgery, Hartford Hospital
General Surgery Residency: Waterbury Hospital
Surgical Critical Care Fellowship: University of Maryland Shock Trauma Center

Elizabeth Roderick, M.D.
Assistant Professor, UConn School of Medicine
Acute Care Surgery, Hospital of Central Connecticut
General Surgery Residency: University of California Medical Center
Surgical Critical Care Fellowship: UConn School of Medicine

Evan Schreyer, M.D.
Assistant Director Cardiac Intensive Care Unit, Hartford Hospital
Internal Medicine Residency: Cooper University Hospital
Cardiology Fellowship: UConn School of Medicine
Critical Care Medicine Fellowship: Thomas Jefferson University Hospital

Jyoti Sharma, M.D.
Acute Care Surgery, Hospital of Central Connecticut
Assistant Professor, UConn School of Medicine
General Surgery Residency: Westchester Medical Center
Surgical Critical Care Fellowship: Hackensack University Medical Center

Rekhinder K. Singh, M.D.
Chief of Surgery, Hospital of Central Connecticut
Associate Professor, UConn School of Medicine
General Surgery Residency: University of Pittsburgh
Surgical Critical Care Fellowship: University of Pittsburgh

Sriharsha Subramanya, M.D.
Assistant Clinical Professor, UConn School of Medicine
Member- Hartford Hospital Credentialing Committee
Anesthesiology Residency: Cleveland Clinic
Critical Care Medicine Fellowship: Cleveland Clinic

Matthew B. Tichauer, M.D.
Assistant Program Director
Program Director - Emergency Critical Care and Resuscitation
Associate Professor, UConn School of Medicine
Director - Emergency Critical Care
Emergency Medicine Residency: Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital, UMDNJ
Surgical Critical Care Medicine Fellowship: Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School

Jordan Vorrie, D.O.
Assistant Professor, UConn School of Medicine
Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery ICU, Hartford Hospital
Emergency Medicine Residency: Campbell University/Cape Fear Valley Medical Center
Critical Care Medicine (Anesthesiology) Fellowship: Medical College of Wisconsin Affiliated Hospitals

Sharon Weintraub, M.D.
Chief - Surgical/Trauma ICU, Hospital of Central Connecticut
Site Director- Surgical Critical Care Medicine Fellowship
Associate Professor, UConn School of Medicine
General Surgery Residency: UConn School of Medicine
Surgical Critical Care Fellowship: University of California (Irvine)