{"id":24759,"date":"2021-09-13T06:56:14","date_gmt":"2021-09-13T10:56:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/graduate-medical-education\/?page_id=24759"},"modified":"2025-12-12T11:45:22","modified_gmt":"2025-12-12T16:45:22","slug":"hartford-hospital-faculty","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/graduate-medical-education\/physical-medicine-and-rehabilitation-residency-program\/hartford-hospital-faculty\/","title":{"rendered":"Hartford Hospital Faculty"},"content":{"rendered":"
\"Subramani<\/div><\/div>

Subramani Seetharama, M.D.<\/a><\/h3>\n

Program Director
\nChief, Division of Rehabilitation Medicine
\nMedical Director of Rehabilitation, Hartford HealthCare Medical Group
\nMedical Director Hartford HealthCare Rehabilitation Network
\nMedical Director: The Hospital of Central Connecticut Spine Center
\nAssistant Professor, UConn School of Medicine<\/p>\n

Education<\/strong>
\nKirorimal College, University of Delhi: B.S.<\/p>\n

Post-Graduate Education<\/strong>
\nMedical School: Armed Forces Medical College, Pune, India
\nWest Virginia University, Morgantown, WV
\nResidency in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation: UPMC Mercy, Pittsburgh, PA<\/p>\n

Experience<\/strong>
\nConsultant, Spinal Cord Injury and Sports Concussion Program, Hospital for Special Care, New Britain, CT
\nDreaming and Working Together Inc.: Not for Profit Medical Mission, Past President
\nDirector of Spinal Cord Injury Program, Hospital for Special Care, New Britain, CT
\nMember: State of Connecticut Trauma Systems
\nDirector, Spinal Cord Injury Program, Mercy Hospital\/Western Health Services, Springfield, MA
\nConsultant Physiatrist Sub Acute Rehab, CT<\/p>\n

Board Certification<\/strong>
\nAmerican Board of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
\nAmerican Board of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Subspecialty - Spinal Cord Injury Medicine and Sports Medicine<\/p>\n

Interests<\/strong>
\nDr. Seetharama board-certified in physical medicine and rehabilitation and has subspecialty certification in spinal cord injury rehabilitation and sports. He helped establish the Spinal Cord injury rehabilitation continuum at Hartford Hospital and Hospital for Special care. As medical director of Sports Rehabilitation he developed the Concussion Management pathway directed towards high school and middle school sports. He established and continues to manage the first nonoperative spine wellness care center at The Hospital of Central Connecticut in New Britain, CT. He helped establish Dreaming and Working Together, a nonprofit organization that provides medical mission to Lima, Peru.<\/p>\n

His areas of interest include spinal cord, adolescent concussions, sports and musculoskeletal medicine, orthotics and prosthetics, academics, and research.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

\"Gregory<\/div><\/div>

Gregory De Gruchy M.D.<\/a><\/h3>\n

Associate Program Director<\/p>\n

Education<\/strong>
\nUniversity of Connecticut<\/p>\n

Post-Graduate Education<\/strong>
\nMedical School: University of Connecticut
\nRutgers New Jersey Medical School<\/p>\n

Interests<\/strong>
\nInpatient Acute Rehabilitation, Neurorehabilitation, Spasticity, Spinal Cord Rehab, Stroke<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

\"David<\/div><\/div>

David Monti, M.D.<\/a><\/h3>\n

Core Faculty
\nMedical Director, Hartford Hospital Inpatient Rehabilitation Unit
\nAssistant Professor, UConn School of Medicine<\/p>\n

Education<\/strong>
\nFairfield University, Fairfield, CT: B.S. Biology
\nCentral Connecticut School of Medicine, New Britain, CT: M.S., Physiology<\/p>\n

Post-Graduate Education<\/strong>
\nMedical School: University of Connecticut School of Medicine
\nResidency in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation: JFK Johnson Rehabilitation Institute, Edison, NJ<\/p>\n

Experience<\/strong>
\nGaylord Hospital, Wallingford, CT: Attending Physiatrist
\nPhysical Medicine and Rehabilitation Associates, Woodbridge, CT: Attending Physiatrist
\nHartford HealthCare Medical Director, Inpatient Rehabilitation Unit, Hartford Hospital, CT<\/p>\n

Board Certification<\/strong>
\nBoard Certified Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation<\/p>\n

Interests<\/strong>
\nStroke and Neurorehabilitation, Spasticity Management, and EMG<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

\"Brian<\/div><\/div>

Brian McInerney, M.D.<\/a><\/h3>\n

Core Faculty<\/p>\n

Education<\/strong>
\nNassau University Medical Center
\nMary Free Bed Rehabilitation Hospital<\/p>\n

Post-Graduate Education<\/strong>
\nMedical School: American University of the Caribbean School of Medicine<\/p>\n

Experience<\/strong>
\nAssociate Director of Cancer Rehabilitation at Kessler Institute for Rehabilitation<\/p>\n

Interests<\/strong>
\nCancer Rehabilitation, Electromyography (EMG), Inpatient Acute Rehabilitation, Orthotics, Outpatient Physiatry, Peripheral Joint Injections, Prosthetics, Spasticity<\/p>\n

Credentials<\/strong>
\nNew Jersey Society for Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
\nAmerican Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
\nAssociation of Academic Physiatrists<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

\"David<\/div><\/div>

David Gutierrez, M.D.<\/a><\/h3>\n

Core Faculty
\nProgram Director, Nonoperative Spine Care and Pain Management
\nAssistant Professor, UConn School of Medicine<\/p>\n

Education<\/strong>
\nUniversity of California, Irvine: B.A.
\nUniversity of California, Irvine: B.S., Biological Sciences<\/p>\n

Post-Graduate Education<\/strong>
\nMedical School: Ross University School of Medicine
\nResidency in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation: Albert Einstein College of Medicine\/Montefiore Medical Center, New York, NY
\nFellowship: Pain Medicine, Department of Anesthesiology, University of Nebraska Medical center<\/p>\n

Experience<\/strong>
\nAssistant Professor, Department of Orthopedics & Rehabilitation, Yale School of Medicine
\nTeaching Faculty, ACGME Pain Medicine Fellowship, Department of Anesthesiology, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT<\/p>\n

Board Certification<\/strong>
\nBoard Certified Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
\nBoard Certified American Board of Anesthesiology\/Pain medicine<\/p>\n

Interests<\/strong>
\nPain management: spine, musculoskeletal or neurologic, neuro modulation, electrical or pharmacological, Interventional spine procedures, spinal cord stimulators, nerve blocks, kyphoplasty, baclofen pump and MSK US diagnostic and therapeutic modalities.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

\"Jeffrey<\/div><\/div>

Jeffrey Lavallee, M.D.<\/a><\/h3>\n

Program Director, Sports Medicine
\nAssistant Professor, UConn School of Medicine<\/p>\n

Education<\/strong>
\nUniversity of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA: B.S., Sports Management, Cum Laude<\/p>\n

Post-Graduate Education<\/strong>
\nMedical School: University of Connecticut School of Medicine, Farmington CT, Doctor of Medicine
\nResidency in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation: University of Virginia Health System, Charlottesville, VA
\nFellowship: Primary Care Sports Medicine Fellowship, Swedish Medical Center, Seattle, WA<\/p>\n

Experience<\/strong>
\nAssociate Physician, Valley Sports Physicians, Glastonbury, CT<\/p>\n

Board Certification
\n<\/strong>Board Certified Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
\nBoard Certified Sports Medicine
\nBoard Certified American Academy Regenerative Medicine
\nRegistered in Musculoskeletal Sonography (RMSK) Certification
\nCertified Interventional Orthopedics Foundation in Advanced Spine, Shoulder, Hip and Knee Orthobiologic Injection Courses<\/p>\n

Interests<\/strong>
\nMusculoskeletal Diagnosis and Interventional Ultrasound, Sports Medicine, Regenerative Medicine, and Advanced Interventional Procedures<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

\"Bridget<\/div><\/div>

Bridget Walker, M.D.<\/a><\/h3>\n

Faculty<\/p>\n

Education<\/strong>
\nThe University of Texas at Austin
\nUniversity of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio (M.D.)<\/p>\n

Post-Graduate Education<\/strong>
\nUniversity of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio: Internal Medicine Internship
\nMedical College of Wisconsin Affiliated Hospitals: Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Residency
\nMedical College of Wisconsin: Spasticity and Neurorehabilitation Fellowship<\/p>\n

Experience<\/strong>
\nRochester Regional Health, Rochester, NY: Attending Physiatrist<\/p>\n

Interest<\/strong>
\nSpasticity\/dystonia management, botulinum toxin injections, stroke rehab, brain injury rehab, spinal cord injury rehab, neurorehabilitation, inpatient rehab, amputee rehab<\/p>\n

Credentials<\/strong>
\nAmerican Board of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
\nPhysical Medicine and Rehabilitation
\nAmerican Board of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
\nBrain Injury Medicine<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

\"Vincent<\/div><\/div>

Vincent T Codispoti, M.D.<\/a><\/h3>\n

PMR, Orthopedic Associates of Hartford
\nAssistant Professor, UConn School of Medicine<\/p>\n

Areas of Interest:<\/strong> Spine, EMG, Interventional Pain Mangement\/Spinal Injections<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

\"Annie<\/div><\/div>

Annie Daniel, M.D.<\/a><\/h3>\n

Assistant Professor, UConn School of Medicine<\/p>\n

Areas of Interest:<\/strong> Neuromuscular Disease, EMG\/NCS<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

\"Lucas<\/div><\/div>

Lucas Meira Benchaya, M.D.<\/a><\/h3>\n

Neurology
\nAssistant Professor, UConn School of Medicine<\/p>\n

Areas of Interest:<\/strong> Neuromuscular Disease, EMG\/NCS<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Subramani Seetharama, M.D. Program Director Chief, Division of Rehabilitation Medicine Medical Director of Rehabilitation, Hartford HealthCare Medical Group Medical Director Hartford HealthCare Rehabilitation Network Medical Director: The Hospital of Central Connecticut Spine Center Assistant Professor, UConn School of Medicine Education Kirorimal College, University of Delhi: B.S. Post-Graduate Education Medical School: Armed Forces Medical College, Pune, […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":119,"featured_media":0,"parent":24574,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"acf":[],"publishpress_future_action":{"enabled":false,"date":"2026-05-02 07:50:33","action":"change-status","newStatus":"draft","terms":[],"taxonomy":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/graduate-medical-education\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/24759"}],"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=24759"}],"version-history":[{"count":69,"href":"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/graduate-medical-education\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/24759\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":37527,"href":"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/graduate-medical-education\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/24759\/revisions\/37527"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/graduate-medical-education\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/24574"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/graduate-medical-education\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=24759"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}