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Program Leadership<\/h3>
<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

Program Director<\/strong><\/p>\n

\"Haleh
\nHaleh Vaziri, M.D.<\/a>
\nDirector, IBD Program
\nUConn Health<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

Associate Program Director<\/strong><\/p>\n

\"Houman
\nHouman Rezaizadeh, M.D.<\/a>
\nDirector, Esophageal Disease Center
\nUConn Health<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

Core Faculty<\/h3>
<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

Site Director<\/strong><\/p>\n

\"John
\nJohn Birk, M.D.<\/a>
\nChief of Gastroenterology
\nDirector of Endoscopy
\nUConn Health<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

Site Director<\/strong><\/p>\n

\"Joseph
\nJoseph Cappa, M.D.<\/a>
\nChairman, Connecticut GI
\nMedical Director, Endoscopy
\nHartford Hospital<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

Site Director<\/strong><\/p>\n

\"Michael
\nMichael Einstein, M.D.<\/a>
\nMedical Director, Transplant Hepatology
\nHartford Hospital<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

Site Director<\/strong><\/p>\n

\"Lisa
\nLisa Rossi, M.D.<\/a>
\nGI Clinic Director
\nSt. Francis Hospital<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

Site Director<\/strong><\/p>\n

\"Mark
\nMark Versland, M.D.<\/a>
\nChief of Gastroenterology
\nThe Hospital of Central Connecticut<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

<\/div><\/div>

Teaching Faculty<\/h3>

UConn Health<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

\"Roopjeet
\nRoopjeet Bath, M.B.B.S.<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

\"Murali
\nMurali Dharan, M.D.<\/a>
\nDirector, Advanced Endoscopy Program<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

\"Steven
\nSteven Goldenberg, M.D.<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

\"Joel
\nJoel Levine, M.D.<\/a>
\nFounding Director (Clinical)
\nColon Cancer Prevention Program<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

\"Rishabh
\nRishabh Sachdev, M.D.<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

<\/div><\/div>

Hartford Hospital<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

\"David
\nDavid Chaletsky, M.D., M.P.H.<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

\"Michael
\nMichael Golioto, M.D.<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

\"Michael
\nMichael Karasik, M.D.<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

\"Amir
\nAmir Masoud, M.D.<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

\"Vaibhav
\nVaibhav Mehendiratta, M.D.<\/a><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

\"Jeffry
\nJeffry Nestler, M.D.<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

\"Neil
\nNeil Parikh, M.D.<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

\"Elizabeth
\nElizabeth Richardson, D.O.<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

\"\"
\nMayra Sanchez, M.D.<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

\"Michael
\nMichael Selden, M.D.<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

\"Rohit
\nRohit Singhania, M.D.<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

\"Eva
\nEva Sotil, M.D.<\/a> <\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

\"Brisas
\nBrisas Truncali, M.D.<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

\"Emily
\nEmily Weng, D.O.<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

\"J.
\nJ. Blair Williamson, M.D.<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

\"John
\nJohn Wysocki, M.D.<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

<\/div>
<\/div><\/div>

St. Francis Hospital & Medical Center<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

\"Kofi
\nKofi Atta-Mensah, M.D.<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

\"Radhika
\nRadhika Ayyagari, M.D.<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

\"Michael
\nMichael Butensky, M.D.<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

\"Thomas
\nThomas J. Corredine, D.O.<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

\"Golam
\nGolam Gazi, M.D.<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

\"Martin
\nMartin Hoffman, D.O.<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

\"Sohaib
\nSohaib Jamil, M.D.<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

\"Nancy
\nNancy Kang, M.D.<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

\"Carol
\nCarol Petruff, M.D.<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

\"Yousaf
\nYousaf Shaikh, M.D.<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

\"Anthony
\nAnthony Zaldonis, M.D.<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

<\/div><\/div>

The Hospital of Central Connecticut
\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

\"Krzysztof
\nKrzysztof Kopec, M.D.<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

\"Eileen
\nEileen Plotkin, M.D.<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

\"Alexander
\nAlexander Potashinsky, M.D.<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

\"Adam
\nAdam Schoenfeld, M.D.<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

<\/div>
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