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
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
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
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. Pranjali Kainkaryam
Director, Regional Anesthesia and Acute Pain Management
Hartford Hospital Department of Anesthesia
Anesthesia Residency: Tufts University/Baystate Medical Center
Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS): M.S. Ramaiah Medical College, Bangalore, India
Degree in Physiology, Cell and Molecular Biology (PCMB), Mount Carmel College, Bangalore, India
Dr. Carla Maffeo-Mitchell
Assistant Director of the Regional Anesthesia and Acute Pain Fellowship
Regional Anesthesia Fellowship: Hartford Hospital
Anesthesia Residency: Emory University
Medical School: University of Miami School of Medicine
Undergraduate: University of Connecticut
Dr. Alexa Clement
Clinical Competency Committee
Regional Fellowship: Saint Francis Hospital
Anesthesia Residency: University of Connecticut
Medical School: NYIT-COM
Undergraduate: Holy Cross
Dr. Joseph Gerace
Anesthesia Residency: University of Connecticut
Medical School: Western University of Health Sciences
Undergraduate: California State University
Clinical Site Directors
Dr. Dhamodaran Palaniappan
Hartford Hospital Site Director
Clinical Competency Committee
Associate Clinical Professor of Anesthesiology
Division Chief - Thoracic Anesthesia, Hartford Hospital
Critical Care Anesthesia Fellowship: Brigham & Women’s Hospital
Anesthesia Residency: Jackson Memorial Hospital
Anesthesia Residency: All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India
Medical School: Madras (Chennai) Medical College
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
Fellowship Directors
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
Program Director-Cardiothoracic Anesthesia Fellowship
Assistant Clinical Professor, University of Connecticut School of Medicine
Hartford Hospital/UConn Health
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