Faculty

Program Leadership

Program Director

Haleh Vaziri, M.D.
Haleh Vaziri, M.D.
Director, IBD Program
UConn Health

Associate Program Director

Houman Rezaizadeh, M.D.
Houman Rezaizadeh, M.D.
Director, Esophageal Disease Center
UConn Health

Core Faculty

Site Director

John W. Birk, M.D., FACG
John Birk, M.D.
Chief of Gastroenterology
Director of Endoscopy
UConn Health

Site Director

Joseph Cappa, M.D.
Joseph Cappa, M.D.
Chairman, Connecticut GI
Medical Director, Endoscopy
Hartford Hospital

 

Site Director

Michael Einstein, M.D.
Michael Einstein, M.D.
Medical Director, Transplant Hepatology
Hartford Hospital

 

Site Director

Lisa Rossi, M.D.
Lisa Rossi, M.D.
GI Clinic Director
St. Francis Hospital

Site Director

Mark Versland, M.D.
Mark Versland, M.D.
Chief of Gastroenterology
The Hospital of Central Connecticut

 

Teaching Faculty

UConn Health

Murali Dharan, M.D.
Murali Dharan, M.D.
Director, Advanced Endoscopy Program

Joel Levine, M.D.
Joel Levine, M.D.
Founding Director (Clinical)
Colon Cancer Prevention Program

Hartford Hospital

St. Francis Hospital & Medical Center

The Hospital of Central Connecticut