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\"Christine<\/p>\n

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Christine Bartus, M.D.<\/a>
\nThe Hospital of Central Connecticut
\nMedical School:<\/strong> University of Connecticut School of Medicine
\nGeneral Surgery Residency:<\/strong> University of Connecticut School of Medicine
\nFellowship:<\/strong> Cleveland Clinic (Colorectal Surgery)<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

\"Lindsay<\/p>\n

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Lindsay A. Bliss, M.D., M.P.H.<\/a>
\nHartford Hospital
\nMedical School:<\/strong> University of Connecticut School of Medicine
\nGeneral Surgery Residency:<\/strong> University of Connecticut School of Medicine
\nFellowship:\u00a0<\/strong>Medical College of Wisconsin (Hepatopancreatobiliary Surgery \/ Surgical Oncology)<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

\"Jacob<\/p>\n

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Jacob Campbell, DO, MPH<\/a>
\nCo-Director of Simulation
\nConnecticut Children\u2019s
\nMedical School: <\/strong>Nova Southeastern University College of Osteopathic Medicine
\n<\/strong>General Surgery Residency: <\/strong>University of Connecticut School of Medicine
\nFellowship: <\/strong>University of Connecticut \/ Connecticut Children's (Pediatric Surgery)<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

\"Alfred<\/p>\n

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Alfred Croteau, M.D.<\/a>
\nHartford Hospital
\nMedical School: <\/strong>Drexel University College of Medicine
\nGeneral Surgery Residency: <\/strong>University of Vermont Medical Center
\nFellowship: <\/strong>University of Michigan Health System (Surgical Critical Care)<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

\"Alyson<\/p>\n

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Alyson Cunningham, M.D.<\/a>
\nPatient Safety Expert
\nSite Director, UConn Health
\nMedical School:<\/strong> Frank H. Netter MD School of Medicine, Quinnipiac University
\nGeneral Surgery Residency:<\/strong> University of Connecticut School of Medicine
\nFellowship:<\/strong> Saint Francis Hospital and Medical Center (Colorectal Surgery)<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

\"Vladimir<\/p>\n

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Vladimir Paul Daoud, M.D.<\/a>
\nHartford Hospital
\nMedical School:<\/strong> Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine
\nGeneral Surgery Residency:<\/strong> Tufts Medical Center
\nFellowship:<\/strong> Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center (Minimally Invasive & Bariatric Surgery)<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

\"Katerina<\/p>\n

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Katarina Dukleska, M.D.<\/a>
\nConnecticut Children's
\nMedical School:<\/strong> Rutgers New Jersey Medical School
\nGeneral Surgery Residency: <\/strong>Thomas Jefferson University Hospital
\nFellowship: <\/strong>University of Connecticut \/ Connecticut Children's (Pediatric Surgery)<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

\"Dr.<\/p>\n

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David Eisenberg, MD, FACS<\/a>
\nHartford Hospital
\nMedical School: <\/strong>NYU Grossman School of Medicine
\nGeneral Surgery Residency: <\/strong>Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
\nFellowship: <\/strong>University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (Breast Surgery)<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

\"James<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

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James Healy, M.D., M.H.S.<\/a>
\nSite Director
\nConnecticut Children's
\nMedical School: <\/strong>Stony Brook University School of Medicine
\nGeneral Surgery Residency: <\/strong>Yale University \/ Yale New Haven Hospital
\nFellowship: <\/strong>University of Connecticut \/ Connecticut Children's (Pediatric Surgery)<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

\"Kristina<\/p>\n

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Kristina Johnson, M.D.<\/a>
\nAssociate Program Director\/Site Director
\nHartford Hospital
\nMedical School: <\/strong>University of Florida College of Medicine
\nGeneral Surgery Residency: <\/strong>Albert Einstein Medical Center
\nFellowship: <\/strong>Grant Medical Center (Colon and Rectal Surgery)<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

\"Noubar<\/p>\n

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Noubar Kevorkian, M.D.<\/a>
\nSite Director
\nThe Hospital of Central Connecticut
\nMedical School: <\/strong>University of Balamand Faculty of Medicine
\nGeneral Surgery Residency: <\/strong>Brooklyn Hospital Center
\nFellowship: <\/strong>University of Connecticut School of Medicine (Surgical Critical Care \/ Acute Care)<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

\"\"<\/p>\n

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Robert McLoughlin, MD<\/a>
\nUConn Health
\nMedical School: <\/strong>Rutgers New Jersey Medical School
\nGeneral Surgery Residency: <\/strong>UMass Chan Medical School
\nFellowship: <\/strong>Johns Hopkins All Children's Hospital (Surgical Critical Care)<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

\"Stephanie<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

Stephanie Montgomery, M.D.<\/a>
\nSaint Francis Hospital and Medical Center
\nMedical School: <\/strong>Eastern Virginia Medical School
\nGeneral Surgery Residency: <\/strong>University of Maryland Medical Center
\nFellowship: <\/strong>R Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center (Surgical Critical Care)<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

\"swagoto<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

Swagoto Mukhopadhyay M.D., M.P.H.<\/a>
\nCo-Director of Simulation
\nSaint Francis Hospital and Medical Center
\nMedical School: <\/strong>Texas A&M University College of Medicine
\nGeneral Surgery Residency: <\/strong>University of Connecticut School of Medicine
\nFellowship: <\/strong>University of Rochester \/ Strong Memorial Hospital (Surgical Oncology)<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

\"Pavlos<\/p>\n

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Pavlos Papasavas, M.D.<\/a>
\nDirector of Research
\nHartford Hospital
\nMedical School: <\/strong>Athens University School of Medicine
\nGeneral Surgery Residency: <\/strong>Temple University \/ West Penn Hospital
\nFellowship: <\/strong>Western Pennsylvania Hospital (Minimally Invasive \/ Bariatric Surgery)<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

\"Sarah<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

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Sarah Posillico, M.D.<\/a>
\nSaint Francis Hospital and Medical Center
\nMedical School: <\/strong>Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine
\nGeneral Surgery Residency: <\/strong>University Hospitals Case Medical Center
\nFellowship: <\/strong>UPMC \/ University of Pittsburgh (Trauma & Surgical Critical Care)<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

\"Oscar<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

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Oscar Serrano, M.D.<\/a>
\nHartford Hospital
\nMedical School: <\/strong>Stanford University School of Medicine
\nGeneral Surgery Residency: <\/strong>Johns Hopkins Hospital
\nFellowship: <\/strong>University of Minnesota (Abdominal Transplant Surgery)<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

\"Kurt<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

Kurt Roberts, M.D.<\/a>
\nSite Director
\nSaint Francis Hospital and Medical Center
\nMedical School: <\/strong>Innsbruck Medical University
\nGeneral Surgery Residency: <\/strong>Johns Hopkins Hospital
\nFellowship: <\/strong>Yale School of Medicine<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

    Christine Bartus, M.D. The Hospital of Central Connecticut Medical School: University of Connecticut School of Medicine General Surgery Residency: University of Connecticut School of Medicine Fellowship: Cleveland Clinic (Colorectal Surgery)     Lindsay A. Bliss, M.D., M.P.H. Hartford Hospital Medical School: University of Connecticut School of Medicine General Surgery Residency: University of Connecticut […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":119,"featured_media":0,"parent":2872,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"acf":[],"publishpress_future_action":{"enabled":false,"date":"2026-08-31 12:41:34","action":"change-status","newStatus":"draft","terms":[],"taxonomy":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/graduate-medical-education\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/22248"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/graduate-medical-education\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/graduate-medical-education\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/graduate-medical-education\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/119"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/graduate-medical-education\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=22248"}],"version-history":[{"count":81,"href":"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/graduate-medical-education\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/22248\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":39593,"href":"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/graduate-medical-education\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/22248\/revisions\/39593"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/graduate-medical-education\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2872"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/graduate-medical-education\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=22248"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}