Program Leadership

Dr. Howard B. Gutstein

Dr. Howard B. Gutstein

Professor and Chairman, Department of Anesthesia
Interim Program Director
Anesthesia Residency: The University of California, San Francisco
Fellowship in Pediatric Anesthesia: The University of California, San Francisco
Postdoctoral Neuroscience: The Mental Health Research Institute, The University of Michigan
Graduate Certificate in Healthcare Management: Jones School of Business, Rice University
Medical School: Johns Hopkins University
Undergraduate: Washington University

Dr. Thomas Martin

Dr. Thomas Martin

Associate Program Director
Clinical Competency Committee Chair
Active ABA Oral Board Examiner
Six-time teacher of the year award
Cardiothoracic and Liver Transplant Anesthesia Fellowship, University of Pittsburgh
Anesthesia Residency: University of Pittsburgh
Medical School: Georgetown University School of Medicine
Undergraduate: Boston College

Dr. Sivasenthil Arumugam

Dr. Sivasenthil Arumugam

Assistant Program Director
Immediate Past President of the Connecticut Society of Anesthesiologists
Associate Clinical Professor in Anesthesiology
Clinical Competency Committee
Active ABA Oral Board Examiner
Editor for ABA Basic Exam
Saint Francis Hospital Site Director
Anesthesia Residency: University of Massachusetts
Medical School: Madras Medical College

Leah-Meisterling,-D.O.

Dr. Leah Meisterling

Director of Neuroanesthesia at Hartford Hospital
Clinical Competency Committee
Critical Care Fellowship: George Washington University
Anesthesia Residency: University of Connecticut
Masters of Business Administration: Rockhurst University
Medical School: Kansas City University of Medicine & Biosciences
Undergraduate: Emory University and the University of Connecticut

Dr. Daniel Friedlander

Dr. Daniel Friedlander

Clinical Competency Committee
Assistant Professor of Anesthesiology
Fellowship: Adult Cardiothoracic Fellowship, Icahn School of Medicine
Residency: The University of Connecticut
Medical School: Brown University

Clinical Site Directors

Dr. Michael Archambault

Dr. Michael Archambault

Connecticut Children’s Site Director
Clinical Competency Committee
Pediatric Anesthesia Fellowship: Yale University
Anesthesiology Residency: University of Connecticut, Chief Resident
Medical School: University of Connecticut School of Medicine
Undergraduate: Georgetown University

Dr. Vasilije Mijovic

Dr. Vasilije Mijovic

Hartford Hospital Site Director
Clinical Competency Committee
Assistant Professor of Anesthesiology
Fellowship: Obstetric Anesthesiology, Mount Sinai Hospital
Residency: Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Medical School: University of Belgrade School of Medicine

Dr. Kasmir Ramo

Dr. Kasmir Ramo

UConn Health Site Director
Clinical Competency Committee
Assistant Professor of Anesthesiology
Fellowship: Fellow in Adult Cardiothoracic Anesthesiology, Columbia University
Residency: Columbia University
Medical School: University of Massachusetts

Dr. Jamie Zorn

Dr. Jamie Zorn

St. Francis Hospital/Trinity Health Site Director
Clinical Competency Committee
Assistant Professor of Anesthesiology
Fellowship: Obstetric Anesthesiology, Magee Women’s Hospital, UPMC
Residency: The University of Connecticut
Medical School: Wayne State University

Fellowship Directors

Dr. Kevin Finkel

Dr. Kevin Finkel

Hartford Hospital Regional Anesthesia Fellowship Program Director
Active ABA Oral Board Examiner
Regional Anesthesia Fellowship: Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center
Anesthesia Residency: Washington University/Barnes-Jewish Hospital
Medical School: University of Connecticut
Undergraduate: University of Connecticut

Dr. Francis Luke Aldo

Dr. Francis Luke Aldo

Program Director-Cardiothoracic Anesthesia Fellowship
Assistant Clinical Professor, University of Connecticut School of Medicine
Hartford Hospital/UConn Health

Dr. Dhamodaran Palaniappan

Dr. Dhamodaran Palaniappan

Program Director, Anesthesiology Critical Care Medicine
Member, Clinical Competence Committee
Associate Clinical Professor, UConn School of Medicine
Critical Care Medicine Fellowship: Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School
Anesthesiology Residency: Jackson Memorial Hospital, University of Miami
Medical School: Madras Medical College

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Dr. Sanjay Sinha

Saint Francis Hospital Regional Anesthesia Fellowship Program Director
Pioneer of IPACK Regional Block
Anesthesia Residency: UConn John Dempsey Hospital, UConn School of Medicine
Medical School: Government Medical School