Fellowship Program: Affiliated Hospitals and Faculty Roster

Description of Training Sites

1. John Dempsey Hospital (UConn Health Center) is a primary and tertiary center providing experience in both outpatient and inpatient gastrointestinal medicine. Currently, ambulatory offices see 600 new patients per year and 2,000 return visits. Consultations average two to four per day; and there are a wide variety of diagnostic, endoscopic and radiographic procedures. Specialized programs such as the Gallstone Education and Management Center offer unique training in percutaneous gallstone dissolution and biliary manometry, and endoscopic ultrasound. The Division’s Site Director at John Dempsey Hospital is Dr. George Y. Wu.
2. Hartford Hospital is an 860-bed primary and tertiary university-general hospital and has one of the preeminent surgical programs within the eastern United States. The Division's Hartford Hospital Site Director is Dr. Joseph Cappa, who maintains an interest in Inflammatory Bowel Disease and Clinical Research. Drs. David Hull and Matt Brown lead the transplant surgical team.
3. St. Francis Hospital and Medical Center is a 700-bed university-general hospital. The Division’s St. Francis Hospital and Medical Center’s Site Director is Dr. Jay Benson. The Section provides a high-volume diagnostic and technical experience in a wide variety of gastrointestinal disorders. Services include the only Photodynamic therapy service in the state.
4. The Hospital of Central Connecticut at New Britain General and Bradley Memorial is a 414-bed, 32 bassinet, acute-care hospital with campuses in New Britain and Southington serving as a site for the University Primary Care Internal Medicine Training Program. The Division’s Site Director is Dr. Mark Versland. A broad inpatient and ambulatory experience is provided amidst high-quality technical and didactic support services.

The Faculty: Postgraduate Training

George Y. Wu, M.D., Ph.D.
Chief, Division of Gastroenterology-Hepatology
Fellowship Program Director

1. The University Hospital:

1. George Y. Wu, M.D., Ph.D. (Chief) – Albert Einstein College of Medicine
2. Petr Protiva, M.D. –  Charles University in Prague, Czech Republic
3. Joel B. Levine, M.D. – Massachusetts General Hospital
4. Catherine Wu, Ph.D. – Albert Einstein College of Medicine
   

2. Hartford Hospital:

1. Joseph Cappa, M.D. (Site Director) – University of Connecticut School of Medicine
2. Robert Flescher, M.D. – Mt. Sinai School of Medicine
3. Avrum Blitzer, M.D. –  University of Virginia School of Medicine
4. Thomas Feldman, M.D. – Tufts University School of Medicine
5. Jeffrey Gelwan, M.D. – Nassau County Medical Center
6. Jonathan Israel, M.D. – University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine
7. Theodore Loewenthal, M.D. – University of Connecticut School of Medicine
8. James Murray, M.D. – Yale University School of Medicine
9. Jeffry Nestler, M.D. – Cornell University School of Medicine
10. Robert S. Rosson, M.D. – Harvard Medical School
11. Richard Slater, M.D. – University of Rochester School of Medicine
12. Paul Shapiro, M.D. – Harvard Medical School
13. Kiran Sachdev, M.D. – University of Connecticut School of Medicine
14. Michelle Smedley, M.D. – Mt. Sinai School of Medicine
15. Michael Karasik – Northwestern University
16. Jeffrey Weiser – Brown University
17. Michael Goliotto – Duke University
18. Donna Cipolla – Norwalk Hospital

3. St. Francis Hospital and Medical Center:

1. Jay Benson, M.D. (Site Director) – University of Connecticut School of Medicine
2. Michael Butensky, M.D. – Mt. Sinai School of Medicine
3. John Polio, M.D. – Yale University School of Medicine
4. Brian Van Linda, M.D. – University of Connecticut School of Medicine
5. Anthony Zaldonis, M.D. – University of Connecticut School of Medicine
6. Carol Petruff, M.D. – Duke University School of Medicine
7. Kofi Atta-Mensah, M.D. – University of Connecticut School of Medicine
8. Golam Gazi, M.D. – Yale University School of Medicine
9. Steven Goldenberg, M.D. – University of Connecticut School of Medicine
10. Richard Stone, M.D. – University of Connecticut School of Medicine
11. Martin Hoffman, M.D. – Saint Louis University
12. Henry Danis, M.D. – Brown University
13. Ajut Kokkat, M.D. – All India Institute of Medical Sciences
14. Ronald Josephson, M.D. – SUNY
    

4. The Hospital of Central Connecticut at New Britain General and Bradley Memorial:

1. Mark Versland, M.D. (Site Director) – University of Connecticut School of Medicine
2. Thomas Devers, M.D. – University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine
3. Barry Kemler, M.D. – Massachusetts General Hospital
4. Edward Toffolon, M.D. – Massachusetts General Hospital
5. Harjot Gill, M.B.B.S., M.S. – Ramaiah College, Bangalore University

Revised: June 11, 2007