General Surgery
Our Facilities
With nine modern, fully-equipped operating rooms, our staff can accommodate the most complex surgical procedures. The operating rooms also have modern, precision endoscopic equipment designed for outpatient or same-day procedures ranging from plastic surgery to orthopaedic repairs. These less invasive surgical techniques help patients heal more quickly with less pain.
Areas of Expertise
Our general surgeons have extensive training and experience in common surgical problems:
- Gall bladder
- Hernia repair
- Appendicitis
- Bowel obstruction
- Abscesses
- Tumors
- Ulcers
As medical school faculty, our general surgeons have trained and developed expertise in particular areas:
- Inflammatory bowel disease
- Pancreatitis
- Upper gastrointestinal inflammatory disorders
- Thyroid and parathyroid disease
- Breast cancer
- Soft tissue tumors
Before and After Surgery
We understand that an operation, no matter how routine, is serious to the patient and the entire family. Our staff takes the time to explain each procedure fully, providing education about preparation before the surgery and recovery and rehabilitation after the procedure.
Our Staff
Our general surgeons are board certified. They serve as faculty members in UConn's School of Medicine, where their research and expertise help train the next generation of physicians.
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Bruce
Brenner, M.D., F.A.C.S. , graduated from Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri. He completed his residency and surgical research fellowship at New Jersey Medical School in
Newark, and a surgical oncology fellowship at Roswell Park Cancer Institute, State University of New York at Buffalo.
Dr. Brenner is board certified in surgery with special expertise in colorectal cancer, and cancer of the pancreas, liver and other GI malignancies.
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Peter J. Deckers, M.D., graduated from Boston University School of Medicine, where he also completed his residency. He
performed fellowship training in the surgical branch of the National Cancer Institute at the National Institutes of Health.
Dr. Deckers is board certified in surgery with special expertise in breast care and breast surgery, surgical oncology and general surgery. His research interests include tumor biology and
tumor immunology.
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Malini Iyer, M.B.B.S., M.S., F.R.C.S., is a graduate of All India Institute of Medical Sciences in New Delhi. She performed a
fellowship at the Royal College of Surgeons in Edinburgh, Scotland, before completing her surgical internship and residency at the University of Connecticut School of Medicine. She completed
an additional research fellowship in surgical oncology at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine.
Dr. Iyer is board certified in surgery with special expertise in breast cancer and endocrine tumors.
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Robert Kozol, M.D. , is a graduate of the State University of New York Upstate Medical Center, where he did his internship and residency in general surgery. He has a master's degree in health administration from Central Michigan University and did a fellowship in gastrointestinal physiology at SUNY Upstate Medical Center.
Before joining the Health Center, he was chief of surgery at the Detroit VA Hospital and associate professor of surgery at Wayne State University School of Medicine. He currently serves as chief of staff and chief of surgery for John Dempsey Hospital.His areas of expertise are gastrointestinal, endocrine, and advanced laparoscopic surgery.
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Yuri
Novitsky, M.D. , received his medical degree from Albany Medical College in New York and completed residencies in general surgery at the Mount Sinai Medical Center in New York and the
University of Massachusetts Medical Center in Worcester. He also completed a fellowship in advanced gastrointestinal and minimally invasive surgery at the Carolinas Medical Center in
Charlotte, North Carolina.
Dr. Novitsky is board certified in surgery with special expertise in laparoscopic/minimally invasive surgery for Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD), esophageal disorders, diseases of
the small and large intestine, diseases of the gallbladder and bile ducts, and abdominal wall and groin hernias.
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Lori Wilson, M.D. , is a graduate of Georgetown University School of Medicine. She completed an internship and residency in
surgery at Howard University Hospital. She also completed a surgical oncology fellowship at the John Wayne Cancer Institute.Dr. Wilson is a surgical oncologist. Her areas of interest include melanoma, breast cancer and gastrointestinal cancers.
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Contact Information For more information, call 860-679-3540.
Office Location
UConn Health Center
263 Farmington Avenue
Farmington, CT 06030
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