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36 MONEY MATTERS Divorce is never easy, but mediation can make the journey less stressful. Smart ways to store your holiday baubles so next year’s decorating starts with ease; Three local itineraries filled with food, fun, fresh air and family time
We sit down with trainer Ambrogio Castellana to discover the mindset that fuels his training philosophy: build strong habits, nourish your body, and let discipline lead the way. A decade into bodybuilding, he’s learned that the journey is as much about mental resilience as it is about muscle.
43 PEOPLE & PLACES Breast Cancer Alliance; Adopt-ADog; Boys & Girls Club of Greenwich; Greenwich Historical Society; Planned Parenthood of Southern New England
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n honor of the New Year and Valentine’s Day, for this issue I’ve collected a few more stories about how couples met. Today, many meet online, of all places— like my godson Doug Herman and Jaime Maloney, on match.com, where they discovered they had much in common. They now have even more in common in Lynnfield, Massachusetts—a pair of 10-year-old twin boys. Brooke Mifflin met Ralph Gaiss in an elevator in the Wellesley building in New York, where she lived on the 32nd floor. Ralph, the perfect gentleman, held the elevator door open for her, and they chatted on their way up to the 24th floor, where he got off. Later, he asked the doorman for her name and left a handwritten note in her mailbox asking her out for a date. They’ve been married 10 years and live in Darien with three boys and a black lab puppy. Stephanie Johnson and Gordon Hinshalwood met at bagpipe camp in Edinboro, Pennsylvania. Both age 15, he was already a talented player from Montclair; she, a beginner, from Washingtonville, New York. Today, the Rev. Stephanie Johnson officiates at weddings at St. Paul’s in Riverside (where Gordon on special occasions plays the bagpipes). Molly Brownwood met Brennan Gerster on a chairlift in Stratton when they were seniors in college. They chatted on the ride up and the next day were surprised to find themselves standing next to each other in the long lift line. They started skiing together, he taught her to snowboard, and they now live in Rowayton with their three teen offspring. A certified dietitian, Molly is studying at Yale to become a midwife. Brennan is an exec at the Weather Channel. Christy Prunier met David Doss when he was looking for a dog sitter. An intern at Primetime, where he was a producer, she had left to look for a full-time job—commuting to
New York from Riverside. David traveled a lot and needed a caretaker for his Whippet-mix, and a colleague suggested Christy. Thrilled to have a place to stay in the city while job-hunting, she refused to be paid. “But I want to do something for you,” he insisted. “Why not just take me out to dinner?” she suggested. They’ve now been married 26 years, have raised two kids and live—with a dog, of course— across the street from where she grew up. Then there was my friend who married the Greenwich cop who stopped her for a traffic violation. But I haven’t been able to reach her in time to flesh out the story for this issue. As for Jack and me, it was a rocky start. At age 23 and just home from a six-month job in New York, I walked into a party in Shaker Heights, spotted an “older” guy who looked familiar, tapped him on the shoulder and asked: “Are you Ed Pendergast?” “No,” he answered, turning his back to resume a conversation. “Now there’s one rude dude,” I huffed to myself. Later, upstairs in the loo, I found a friend very sick to her stomach. “Oh, you’re in terrible shape, Martha,” I observed. “Who’s your date?” “Jack Moffly,” she moaned, adding they’d been to a wedding. “I’ll get him,” I volunteered. “What’s he look like?” A-ha! I went back downstairs, tapped Rude Dude on the shoulder again, asking, “Are you Jack Moffly?” “Yes,” he said. “Well, your date’s throwing up!” I informed him. “You better take her home.” But the next day I had a date with one of his roommates at the Bone Pile, playing bridge with—you guessed it—Jack Moffly and some divorcée. It was then I decided he was OK after all. Probably he’d just had a rough night. He called the next day, and the rest is a 59-year history. Oh, he was 33. Ah, young love. Can’t beat it. Happy Valentine’s Day. G
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hough the practice has been popular in Scandinavia and Japan for centuries, contrast therapy is a having a moment. More people are indulging in a combination of sauna and cold-plunge bathing, gaining health benefits along with a flood of dopamine that delivers a natural high. Spas have cropped up around the hot-and-cold wellness trend. Architect and Greenwich native Peter Boldt found a way to take this experience back to nature by building a floating sauna that he launches on Long Island Sound for his family and friends to enjoy. Like many creative projects, the idea for Boldt’s sauna boat was hatched during the pandemic. Peter and a few friends were sitting around a firepit talking about ways to get people together safely outside. He and his
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Norwegian pal had seen this type of floating sauna in Europe and discussed creating something similar. The marriage of sauna with boating seems to be in the Boldts’ DNA. His wife, he says, comes from a family of sailors. Peter was first introduced to the sauna culture in Sweden when he was training for ice hockey, which he played at university and professionally in Europe before living in New York and L.A. and eventually moving back to his hometown of Greenwich. Most importantly, he says, “This was something that would allow us to enjoy the water in town in the off season.” Though Peter had plenty of experience building on land, constructing watercraft was new to him. Key in any construction is the foundation, he says, and that led him to search for a boat with a sturdy enough hull to support a traditional wooden sauna. He wound up purchasing an old pontoon boat that had been kept on Candlewood Lake. He shared his vision and architectural drawings with several families in town, and friends invested in the sauna boat, raising the funds needed to launch the project. He worked with a John Herman Marine in Stamford to find space to house the pontoon boat, and John became a “godfather to the project,” Peter says, offering advice about how to mount the steering and even joining Peter on the boat’s first test drive. The cedar sauna cabin is traditional in style, with a wood-burning fire generating the heat. The boat is powered with a Honda engine, allowing them to motor around and cold-plunge in different places. For much of the year the sauna float is moored in Greenwich Cove near Tod’s Point, where it has attracted plenty of attention, but the family takes it out in winter, too, sometimes near Riverside Yacht Club where they watch the frostbiters sailing. Peter’s family, his wife and four kids, love the sauna float and seem to have an affinity for polar plunges. “My ten-year-old daughter is the bravest,” Peter says. “The first time we were out
l ike many creative projects, the idea for boldt’s sauna boat was hatched during the pandemic.
as a family we were in 43-degree waters and she jumped right in. No sweat.” The Boldts and other families plan group outings around the sauna float, with some staying by the beach at Tod’s Point while others are sitting in the sauna or jumping off the float. “It’s about the sauna and the cold-plunge part of it and the adjacent activities that go
with it: sunbathing, sitting out in the fresh air, drinking coffee in the morning, all the kind of social stuff that goes hand in hand.” Though Boldt Studio is primarily a residential and commercial architectural firm, Peter is happy to talk to people who are inspired to build their own floating sauna. boldtstudio.com
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ixteen-year-old Tess Hennigan has always found that discovering a good book fosters connection. “I think of reading as a great way to get out of your head and help you think about what’s going on in other people’s lives,” she says. Born into a family of book lovers, Tess devours as much fiction and nonfiction as her busy high school schedule—packed with rigorous academics, competitive gymnastics and her burgeoning commitment to service work—allows. The Greenwich High School junior, who includes being vice president of its Book Club as one of her extracurriculars, has recently turned her love of good reads into a way to do good.
Last May, Tess launched A Bookshelf for Better, a pop-up library of gently used and soughtafter titles, which she sells on an honor system (thanks to Venmo and a QR code), donating the proceeds to local nonprofits. Tess has sold more than 200 books and raised more than $1,000—money she has donated to Filling in the Blanks, a Norwalkbased nonprofit that addresses food insecurity in Fairfield County by providing weekend meals to kids in need. “I wanted to give the money to something local, and I like the idea of addressing something related to food insecurity, which I think is really important right now,” she says. Filling in the Blanks is the first of many deserving nonprofits Tess hopes to support with her
books-for-good project. In late October, she announced that the next nonprofit that would benefit from her efforts is The Undies Project, a local organization that donates new undergarments to adults and children through a network of local nonprofit partners. “The way I look at it, we’re lifting up the community by sharing something we love—a good book—for the benefit of others,” Tess says. “It is simple, and it’s sustainable, too. It’s kind of a win-win.” To get her project going last spring, she placed her first shelf at Birch Bakehouse in Old Greenwich, where owner Daina Olesen allowed the grateful teen to test market her nascent nonprofit with her customers. “I love reading and also, I really
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love coffee,” says Tess, whose go-to Birch Bakehouse order is an iced vanilla latte and some banana bread. “And I thought a bookshelf just belonged in a place like a coffee house bakery where I imagined people sitting and enjoying one of my books.” Her dad put together a bookshelf that she filled with books sourced from family, friends and community collections. Of a pop-up she ran at the Old Greenwich Sidewalk Sales last summer, she says: “I loved all the connection that happened with that—meeting people who bought my books and supported what I was doing.” Tess adds to her inventory with a treasure trove of finds she scavenges at the town dump. “They actually have a used book bin,” she explains. “My dad discovered it, and I’ve found some amazing books there that I couldn’t believe had been thrown away—popular titles that were still on bestseller lists.” At A Bookshelf for Better, shoppers are encouraged to take a book for a suggested donation
of $5, which can be sent to Tess via Venmo. “Some people give me more, and some people have given me less, I don’t mind that. I want people to give what they can afford. And I’m just happy they are engaging in the process.” Her foray into philanthropy has also come with a learning curve. Kids’ books, which she thought might be bestsellers, have not fared as well as titles that are book club favorites for grown-up audiences. Ann Napolitano’s bestseller Hello Beautiful, Abraham Verghese’s The Covenant of Water and Shelley Read’s moving debut novel Go As a River have been among the hot finds her customers have quickly scooped up. At press time, Tess had just set up a new bookshelf at Aux Délices in Darien. She also plans to host occasional pop-ups. “It’s always been my intention to have this be a roving thing,” she explains. “So, I’m excited to see what we can do next.” The best way to follow Tess’ shelf and its new locations is on Instagram @bookshelfforbetter.
acclaimed memoir recounts her upbringing by survivalists in rural Idaho who denied her a formal education. “She ends up getting her doctorate. What she had to overcome is just so amazing and inspiring,” says Tess.
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examination of the language of fanaticism and the social science of cult influence was, for Tess, an important primer for growing up in the age of social media.
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suspenseful novel about a teenager who disappears in the woods of her summer camp was a favorite of the Greenwich High Book Club, says Tess.
REMARKABLY BRIGHT CREATURE S H E L B Y VA N PE LT ’ S novel about a widow’s unlikely connection with a Pacific octopus is another Tess pick.
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veryone knows a baby can wreak havoc on a new mom’s slumber, but Greenwich resident Katya Eckert had a rude awakening (or many!) when night sweats added to her exhaustion after she had her daughter in 2019. This sleep disruption is something menopausal women know well, but they aren’t the only ones battling drenched PJs. “I had the most insane postpartum night sweats,” says Eckert. “I literally was ordering every single pair of pajamas on the market. My husband was like, ‘Our credit card bill is out of control. You should just start your own company at this point!’ ” Eckert’s background was in finance not garments, but she had a hunch her husband was right. She saw a market opportunity and began “poking around,” which meant sourcing over 650 materials. She quickly ruled out the synthetic fibers of workout wear. “They’re made out of polymers, which are plastics that can release PFAs into your skin and disrupt your endocrine system,” Eckert explains. “That’s one thing if you’re going to a workout class and not wearing them that long. But when you’re sleeping and your body is going through all this natural cell turnover, you want something that is also going to aid your sleep and help your skin do what it needs to do, while keeping you comfortable.”
The solution: Natural “cellulosic” fiber from plants: beechwood, birchwood, pine and eucalyptus. “Those plants are milled to a pulp, then the pulp is made into thread and the thread is made into fiber,” explains Eckert, “so all the properties of a tree, like drying quickly when it rains, are part of that fabric. It’s also naturally antibacterial, like a tree. It is moisture-wicking, breathable and quick-drying. The first time I slept in my samples, I woke up and cried tears of joy.” It gave Eckert comfort that the A Domani line helped her mother as she battled breast cancer. “One of the largest growing customer segments I have is women going through cancer treatment,” says Eckert, “because of all of the sweating that happens with cancer diagnosis through chemotherapy and radiation, and all of the skin sensitivities that come up with it.” In her market research, she found that some women like to sleep in dresses, others in tanks and shorts, some in short sleeves, some in long. “There aren’t a ton of sleepwear separates out there,” says Eckert. A Domani offers
them: shorts, pants, short-sleeve and long-sleeve tops, tank tops, joggers, plus short-sleeve and tank dress options—in classy blue, black, peach and deep red. “The feedback has been really fantastic on the fit and the designs. We tried to reimagine the sleeper silhouette,” she says. “Sleepwear hasn’t really changed since, I don’t know … the 1970s is the current uniform, right? We had the 1950s nightgown, the chemise, and then it went into these baggy pants and button-down collared shirt. A collared shirt is almost like wearing a scarf to bed. We wanted to design the details that would bring us comfort: all the waistbands are fold-over, so there’s no elastic that digs in. The shorts are not so short that you’re shy to walk around in front of the in-laws. The tank top seams go forward, so if you’re a side sleeper, they don’t dig in. And everything is designed for maximum airflow.” A Domani has been featured on CBS Mornings and in Oprah Daily’s Menopause Awards. New styles, colors and a super-light fabric will be hitting the website about when this magazine lands on coffee tables. adomanisleep.com
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“Unprecedented night sweats were not something I had on my postpartum bingo card. With A Domani, I said goodbye to night sweats overnight! There is truly nothing else out there that’s moisture wicking, comfortable, cute and easy to move in.”
“I gifted a pair to each of my sisters and daughters. We are all ‘hot sleepers’ and are constantly on the hunt for cool comfort. A Domani is now the official BFF of hot sleepers! As a bonus, you can be cool and chic wearing the pieces around the house, to run errands and as travel wear.”
“A Domani pajamas keep me cool and help normalize my warm body temp to ensure a good and comfortable night’s sleep. I’ve washed the dress over 100 times, and it feels exactly the same as when I got it over three years ago. Invest in your rest, trust me.”
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FROM RUSSIA TO GREENWICH W I T H L OV E Until age seven, Katya grew up in Communist Russia, where her family of four inhabited a oneroom apartment. She and her husband moved from Greenwich Village to near Greenwich Avenue in 2016. “I love being in downtown Greenwich. I just love Greenwich Avenue,” says the mom of two, Zoe and Max. “La Penguin is our handsdown favorite restaurant. It’s almost like our other kitchen. I love Richards and Veronica Beard, and Piccolina for the little kids. And obviously Tod’s Point and all of the parks and family activities.”
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For Daisy, Pilates was the silver lining in her struggle with debilitating back pain from a decade of contortion-heavy dance, compounded by a pregnancy. “I did a year of physical therapy combined with Pilates,” says Daisy, who hails from California but settled in Greenwich in 2015. “That really is what transformed me. I never felt better than when I discovered pilates.” She realized that physical therapy ends, but pilates can continue for life. Daisy’s spry 80-year-old client is proof of that. Young athletes, busy professionals, moms and seniors all
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walk through PilatesPrivé’s doors and emerge stronger—and calmer. Daisy’s goal was an environment where clients walk in and exhale. “You come in and are able to tune in mindfully to your body,” she says. Her soothing aura matches the ambiance, and her depth of knowledge sets her apart from pilates instructors who are just following a trend or riding a social media wave. Daisy holds Pilates certifications from the classical Core Dynamics program and the Erika Bloom Method, which integrates Feldenkrais, Alexander Technique and somatic therapy. She also holds advanced certifications in osteoporosis training, scoliosis management, diastasis recti rehabilitation, pelvic floor dysfunction and pre/postnatal care. “I not only teach but am constantly taking classes,” she says. What is Pilates? “This isn’t a stretch class. This is more about strengthening than people assume,” explains Daisy. The method was developed by Joseph Pilates in the early 20th century and was designed to strengthen the body, improve flexibility and restore alignment. Pilates was actually trying to help war veterans, which is why the “Cadillac” apparatus looks like a hospital bed. “I focus on strength and posture,” says Daisy. “It’s very common to have a client who is behind a desk. Often even doctors are constantly working rounded over. Pilates really helps. I’ve helped people manage their injuries or recover after surgeries.” With older clients, Pilates improves balance, bone density and quality of life. Daisy’s services are so in demand that she only accepts new clients via referral from a doctor or current client. She hopes to hire teachers and is planning a teacher certification program. pilatesprivegreenwich.com
LEGACY OF LIGHT Inspired by her son’s selfless spirit, Daisy is dedicated to helping children heal
A portion of PilatesPrivé proceeds will be donated to the Give to Live Gala on May 1, to support St. Jude Children’s Hospital. The cause is deeply meaningful to Daisy. In 2022, she lost her son Julian to cancer the day after he turned nine. “Part of his mission while going through his battle was: ‘How can I help other kids here? How can I help the homeless people outside the hospital?’ Despite his pain, he would think about others and giving constantly,” recounts Daisy. “Outside the hospital, he never let me go home until he saw me physically go and help a homeless person.”
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MAKING A MARK AT SOVEREIGN GALLERY, MANNY VALERIO AND HIS TEAM TURN PERSONAL HISTORY INTO FINE ART , PROVING THAT GREENWICH’S
above: Tattoo artist Thomas Bork • A tattoo by Bork below: The first part of the process— sketching out ideas
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he way Manny Valerio sees his art, the best tattoos illustrate a personal story. “I think they should be mementoes of your life,” Valerio says. “They should say something meaningful about who you are and align with your experiences and values.” The ink on Valerio’s body reflects the same thoughtful, artistic approach he takes when creating the finely detailed ink work he offers clients at the Sovereign Gallery, his six-year-old East Putnam Avenue tattoo studio and art gallery. greenwichmag.com
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Take his first tattoo—rap lyrics he had etched onto his torso while a 16-year-old student at Stamford’s Westhill High School. “To be honest, it’s probably not the best tattoo,” he laughs, noting there’s even an embarrassing typo in the lyrics. “But it’s important to me, and I still love it, because it reflects a place and a time that was so much a part of me. It reminds me of being a kid, hanging with my friends, playing basketball and having fun.” He embraces the same nostalgia for the tattoo of an avocado he sports on an ankle. It honors a beloved Dominican grandmother, who lived until 109 and always served fresh avocado slices alongside simple meals of rice and beans during his family’s visits to her mountainside island village. More prominent in Valerio’s personal ink gallery are the words “Ambition” and “Grateful,” tattooed like rings on his fingers.
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The conspicuous hand art speaks to his equally bold (and risky) decision to open a tattoo studio along a retail landscape largely populated by luxe home design studios and clothing boutiques. “Greenwich might not seem like the kind of place that would welcome or support a tattoo business, and we had landlords on Greenwich Avenue say, ‘You can come here, but you can’t put the word tattoo in the window,’ Valerio says. “I believed if I could bring a high level of artistry to the business and the right aesthetic and vibe, we could succeed. And we have exceeded our expectations. Indeed, the award-winning tattoo artist, who has trained with some of the best tattooists in the country and developed his own international fan base, believes the gallery is thriving for reasons ranging from a generational shift in body art acceptance to his entrepreneurial instincts and a diverse team known for their high-level artistry. “We like to think we’re a good surprise that makes Greenwich a little more interesting. “We pride ourselves in being Greenwich’s premier tattoo studio, but we’ve become more,” Valerio explains. “We are an art gallery that also exhibits the work of other artists, which says something about how seriously we take what we do. One of the reasons why I love working here is because what we do is so unexpected and elevated. We have clients in town who are CEOs and celebrities and professional athletes. We have people who fly in to get work here. The other day, we had a sneaker designer, a botanist and a zoologist all getting tattoos at the same time.” “But I think the thing that everyone we work with has in common is that they value what they put on their body,” he says. Valerio’s path to the Sovereign Gallery was a circuitous one. He emigrated from the Dominican Republic as a toddler with his parents, the family settling on Stamford’s West Side, close to the Westover Elementary School,
The Sovereign team: (seated) Michaela Santalucia, Manny Valerio and Marcos Silvera (standing) Taylor Kearns, Thomas Bork, Pablo Rivera and Denver Dorsainvil
THINKING OF INKING? If the answer is yes, the team at Sovereign Gallery offers these tips for anyone considering body ink. • Have a Plan
The gallery team offers consultations, which Valerio recommends to anyone considering tattoos.
• Get a Quote
• Cultivate Your Style
Much like painters, tattoo artists often have distinct approaches to their inkwork, each yielding distinctly different aesthetic results. Consider whether you want something delicate, bold, black and gray or colorful. “Do your research, and know what you like,” says Valerio. GUI SILVA PHOTOGRAPHY
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Tattoo work can be nuanced and complex. Some small designs can be more intricate than larger ones, so understand that tattoo art is often billed based on the hours it takes to complete a design rather than its overall dimensions.
• Start small
For anyone squeamish or rightly worried about a tattoo’s permanence, some diminutive starter art is the way to go. Avoid a first tattoo on frequently exposed
areas such as the neck, hands, wrist, arms, shins and ankles.
• Prepare for the Ouch
“I tell people if they tell themselves, 'It’s going to hurt a little bit but I’ve got this, they’ll do well,' says Valerio. “We work really hard here to make the experience as comfortable as possible, and I think most people find it tolerable. We play good music, have good conversation. We have had people laying on the table for hours without a complaint.”
• Avoid Mixing Ink and Romance
Case in point: The gallery client who got a tattoo of her boyfriend’s name a scant month before their unexpected breakup. “I see tattooing the name of a significant other on your body as a kiss of death,” says Valerio. “You can get rid of tattoos, but the process isn’t easy.”
• Spell and Fact Check Everything
Valerios’s first tattoo contains a typo. The word “fulfill” was erroneously spelled “fullfill.” So he stresses the importance of the not-so-small details. “I know people who have gotten important dates and people’s names wrong.”
which he eventually attended. Early struggles learning English, helped cultivate his creative side. “My teachers would say, ‘He’s quiet, but always drawing.’ I think I couldn’t communicate well, but was good at observing.” Inspired by his parents’ immigrant ambitions, tireless work ethic and success, he shelved early dreams of art school and a career as an illustrator or graphic designer for seemingly more pragmatic plans to study engineering at the University of Connecticut. Then came a creative detour: Valerio bought an RV and spent 18 months touring national parks and the studios of the talented tattoo artists he admired in each of the 48 contiguous states he visited, taking time to do hands-on work in each. “They all had different styles, but I learned something from each and every one of them,” he says of the adventure that kept him on the road until 2018. “And by the time I was done, I had my own style. And I even had a following.” That following led him to launch Sovereign Gallery, where he now works alongside fellow artists Thomas Bork and Marcos Silvera, as well as frequently rotating the roster of guest artists who come from far-flung places to see local clients. Each team member works in a distinct style, drawing on versatile talents that meld traditional and innovative approaches to tattoo design. Silvera is known for his strong work in color. Bork excels at delicate imagery, including botanical illustrations and geometric designs. Valerio’s clients seek him out for his precision work in black and gray realism as well as his exceptional abilities in portraiture. “I think we’ve all developed our strengths by doing what comes most naturally to us,” Valerio says. “And that gives our clients a lot of options in terms of developing their own aesthetic. They come here knowing they are leaving with more than a tattoo. The quality and the intention put into the art matters to them.” G
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Leap Into a New Year of Extraordinary Programs From America 250 celebrations to global voices and groundbreaking performances, FAIRFIELD UNIVERSITY’S ARTS & MINDS brings a season designed to inspire every imagination.
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Tuesday, Jan. 27 Inspired Writers Series George Packer 7:30 p.m. Regina A. Quick Center for the Arts
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Thursday, Jan. 22 Fairfield University Art Museum For Which It Stands… Aaron Weinstein, PhD Opening night lecture and reception 5:30 p.m. lecture 6:30 – 8:30 p.m. reception Regina A. Quick Center for the Arts, Kelley Theatre, Walsh Gallery, Bellarmine Hall Great Hall, Bellarmine Hall Galleries and streaming Aaron Weinstein, PhD, assistant professor of politics at Fairfield University and exhibition faculty liaison, will deliver a talk introduced by exhibition curator Carey Weber, executive director of the Fairfield University Art Museum, with opening remarks by University President Mark R. Nemec, PhD. Dr. Weinstein’s lecture examines the complex role of the U.S. flag within America’s “civil religion,” tracing how its symbolism and meaning evolve across contexts— shaped by political expression, cultural identity, and personal interpretation. Free; Register at fairfield.edu/museum Sponsored by Aquarion, M&T, and Art Bridges, as well as CT Humanities and WSHU.
A staff writer at The Atlantic, this National Book Award winner and Pulitzer Prize finalist explores foreign policy and social and economic life. He and Fairfield professor and National Book Award-winning author Phil Klay will discuss America, Packer’s new novel, The Emergency, and how to make sense of modern times. Presented with the John Charles Meditz College of Arts and Sciences MFA in Creative Writing. Supported by Westport Journal. $35 | Free, Fairfield University student (ticket required) $25 Quick Member Tickets at fairfield.edu/quick
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ensemble has brought its thunderous rhythms and breathtaking choreography to more than nine million spectators around the globe. This program is made possible through the generosity of Norman and Celeste LaCroix. Supported by Fairfield Lifestyle. $35 | $5 Fairfield University student $25 Quick Member Tickets at fairfield.edu/quick
Friday, Feb. 20 BODYTRAFFIC 8 p.m. Regina A. Quick Center for the Arts The talented members of BODYTRAFFIC “are storytellers, dreamers, and athletes all at once” (Stage & Cinema). Led by Artistic Director Tina Finkelman Berkett, this company returns to the Quick with pieces inspired by musician icons Etta James and Peggy Lee. Choreography by the acclaimed Trey McIntire and Matthew Neenan. Supported by Wealthspire. $35 | $5 Fairfield University student $25 Quick Member Tickets at fairfield.edu/quick
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Sunday, Feb. 1 DRUM TAO The Best 4 p.m. Regina A. Quick Center for the Arts Known for their virtuosity on powerful wadaiko drums, DRUM TAO mesmerizes audiences with dazzling staging, costumes, and spectacular lighting that showcases Japanese tradition in modern context. Led by founder Ikuo Fujitaka, this
Sunday, Feb. 22 Minty Fresh Circus By Monique Martin 7 p.m.
Regina A. Quick Center for the Arts Named to honor Harriet Tubman (whose nickname was Minty), this all-Black company and creative team playfully reimagine circus and dance that infuses African rituals and traditions. This joyful work celebrates the healing power of Black music combined with acrobatics, juggling, hoop work, and dance to make you want to move and groove. Supported by Jamie Hulley Arts Foundation, WPKN. $25 | $5 Fairfield University student $15 Quick Member Tickets at fairfield.edu/quick
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For a comprehensive listing of all upcoming events and for more information on each, please visit fairfield.edu/artsminds.
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“Juice bars usually fall into one of two categories. They’re either juices that taste great, but when you look at the menu, they’re laden with sugar and unhealthy ingredients. Or, in the other camp, you have juice bars that are actually healthy, but their juices really don’t taste very good,” Tara says. “We wanted to marry the two and push the industry toward a more progressive approach. We use a lot of herbs, adaptogens, mushrooms and functional ingredients as opposed to just fruit and vegetable blends.” Each drink is tailored to the customer and the results they want to achieve. Even though you can change any smoothie to suit your preferences, the ones on the menu taste so delicious you may not want to tweak a thing. For an energy reboot, try The Morning Show, which mixes cold-brew coffee with banana, protein, cinnamon, espresso beans and more. Or for a pick-me-up, there’s the Mood Manager with blue spirulina as well as banana, pineapple, dates, housemade almond milk and other ingredients. (“It tastes like the milk in a bowl of Cinnamon Toast Crunch,” one young fan says.) Most smoothies contain protein, and theirs is a blend derived from peas, brown rice and fava beans. The menu includes several collabs like The Cure by Dr. Katie, an integrative medicine physician in Darien, and the Recover + Rejuvenate by Rhone, introduced to coincide with the launch of the company’s Dreamstate activewear line. If you want to add to a smoothie, the Barvida “power blends” help match ingredients to a goal, such as Energy & Focus with matcha, lion’s mane, cacao and other active boosters, and Immunity with reishi, chaga, lion’s mane, astragulus and camu camu. You can also add extra single ingredients such as L-Glutamine or psyllium husk to get more fiber. In addition to the superfood smoothies, Barvida serves coffee, cold brew, avocado toast, acai bowls and cold-pressed juices in glass bottles, making it a place that draws regulars. “I feel like we’re seeing a lot of the same people, multiple times a day,” Tara says. “Some will come and get their coffee in the morning and then come back later in the day to get smoothG ies with their friends.”
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or many, a new year brings a reckoning, “an evaluation of where we are and of things we might want to change,” says Michael Becker, a mediator and attorney in Westport. Here in lower Fairfield County, that includes this: New Year’s resolution divorces. Once the holidays end and the kids return to school, it’s not unusual for an unhappy spouse to decide it’s time; their relationship has gone as far as it can, and it’s time to make a change. The emotional whiplash of divorce seems daunting enough. Add to that sorting out custody issues and finances, and the task—and cost—can seem insurmountable. Enter the divorce mediator, whose mandate is to craft a fair, legally
enforceable, confidential agreement unique to the couple’s needs. Becker, a founding director of the Connecticut Council for Nonadversarial Divorce, has worked as a divorce mediator for more than 30 years. When he began, splitting spouses each hired their own attorney to battle for every cent and consideration, a practice that continues today. It’s an expensive war to wage. The average cost of a divorce ranges from $15,000 to $20,000, according to the National Association of Divorce Professionals, and contested divorces can cost six figures. Instead of taking sides, a mediator works for the couple, brokering what is hopefully a civil, safe negotiation between parties who, though they might not like each other, agree to trust the process. “The focus is on agreement making, not on all the warfare or the chess game of court,” says Becker, whose Master’s degree in marriage and family therapy can help parties feel heard. “It’s more human and humane.” First, a mediator listens, which can be a welcome change in a sea of contention. Once spouses identify issues to resolve, they gather data and create a plan to move
forward. In the discovery phase— whether in mediation or in court—each party fills out a Connecticut Financial Affidavit listing their current and anticipated wealth, from investment accounts to real estate to pensions, salaries and trusts—which they swear to be true. Purposely misrepresenting this information is a felony punishable by prison. Inevitably, one spouse will know more about the couple’s financial situation than the other due to “the natural division of labor” that happens with couples, Becker says. “When you come home from the honeymoon, it’s not like there’s a checklist that says who’s going to walk the dog,” Handling the money lands in that list of tasks, making financial education of the other partner an essential part of mediation. “A person can’t engage in conversations until they understand what’s going on. It will help them be more satisfied going in.” How couples split their assets and debts, and how they’ll allocate those in the future can prove divisive. The high cost of living in lower Fairfield County makes matters worse. One spouse in a recent mediation case wanted to keep their house—complete with pool and tennis court. It had appreciated so much,
though, that the spouse would have received far less money. Plus, the annual property taxes alone ran in the tens of thousands of dollars. “I wanted to reveal for them all the information that they would need—the ‘tale of the tape,’” Becker says. “The worst thing would have been to take the house and default on the mortgage.” This knowledge led the spouse to make peace with selling the house. When each party feels empowered in the decisionmaking—versus being ordered to do something by a court—there’s more buy-in, Becker says. Plus, clients can always hire their own attorney to review agreements. Mediation agreements are legally binding, just as if they were reached in court. Unlike with court-decided divorces, though, details remain private, making the process increasingly popular with high-net-worth and high profile couples. “I’ve done a lot of $20$30 million-plus cases and one that was $100 million. Very often the wealthy come for privacy,” Becker says. Conversely, on any given day in court, gawkers can sit and watch divorcing couples air their dirty laundry then suffer through how to divvy it up. G
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If you’ve opted for a faux door wreath, keep it preserved and dust-free in a zip-up wreath bag. Bags keep curious critters from nibbling on pinecones or other decorations and come in options to be hung or stacked. If you opt for a fresh wreath, before it goes into the recycling, pull off any decorations—ribbons, bows, artificial berries and pinecones can be used for years to come. Clean off any needles or pine residue, and store in simple kitchen plastic baggies. The Container Store and Frontgate offer sturdy wreath storage from $29 and up. Measure the size and width of your wreath for the best fit. thecontainerstore.com frontgate.com
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Along the same lines as wreaths, faux urn décor can be stored in clear storage bags or clear kitchen garbage bags. It’s an excellent way to see what items you’re tucking away. In addition to saving money for future arrangements, you’re keeping these items out of landfill. Amazon carries sturdy handled zip-up clear bags in six packs ($29). Grandin Road also offers a three-foot pop-up storage bag ($79) perfect for taller items (and it conveniently collapses when not in use). grandinroad.com
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Ornaments hold sentimental value, so use specialty ornament storage to keep them safe and make the process simple. When you take the tree down, consider which ornaments you intend to use the following year. If you have adult children starting their own traditions, now may be the time to start a box of ornaments just for them. For the bulk of your ornaments, consider large storage bins with reinforced sides and compartments to protect fragile balls. Balsam Hill makes a
smart 24-inch 100ornament storage unit on wheels with a retractable handle ($319), or step up to the 150-piece chest ($419). Amazon and Wayfair make similar ornament chests on wheels at a variety of price points. For more portable storage, Home Depot carries Hearth and Harbor polyethylene bags with handles and room for up to 96 fourinch ornaments in eight separate trays, all in a clear poly so you can see what's inside ($24). If your storage space is on the same floor as where you put your tree, look for storage on wheels. If you’re toting storage up to an attic closet or down to a basement, look for light storage bags with handles. If a space has higher levels of humidity in the summer, consider sticking silica gel desiccant packets inside the bags. You can pick them up from a hardware store, Walmart or Amazon ($8 for 15 packets). The gel absorbs moisture to keep items from molding. Or keep an eye out for these packets when you open boxes and store them for future use. balsamhill.com wayfair.com homedepot.com
STAY TANGLE-FREE From Kohl's to Lowe’s, tree-light storage is another must-have. Save yourself time next holiday season by making sure you only keep working lights. Divide lights into indoor or outdoor rolls. Containers start at $12 and go up based on strand length and size. kohls.com lowes.com
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From nutcrackers to other unusually sized accents, storage can present a challenge. QVC offers a number of unique solutions like a 17-inch nutcracker container ($29). Fit up to nine tall nutcrackers, or reconfigure dividers to suit your décor storage. qvc.com
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Most of us end up with leftover holiday wrapping—whether that’s gift bags that are too beautiful to throw away or special ribbons and fancy bows. A holiday gift-wrap storage unit holds room for wrap, bags and ribbon. Check out the Hearth and Harbor Wrap Storage Station at Walmart with room for it all ($160). Remember when storing wrap and ribbon, location matters, so avoid damp or hot spots. hearthandharbor.com
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If you loved the way you decorated your mantel, tree or any space in the house, take pictures so you can replicate next year. Holiday scrapbooks are a great way to keep track of things. Logging gifts given and received help you not send the same gift two years in a row. Bronner's offers a wealth of all things Christmas, such as the $20 Holiday Memories book with a spot to store holiday cards and make notes of any special highlights. With space for 20 years of holiday memories, this is a great way to start a family tradition. For those who thrive on a good plan, Etsy offers holiday planners that can be personalized and contain space for tracking gifts, recipes, decorations and plans ($40 and up). Holiday cards in the mail seem to be a dwindling practice, but if you’re sending out cards, keep an extra copy of your family photo card. Some families display years of photo cards each holiday season as a fun way to watch the family grow and change. Sugar and Paper makes a linen-bound Our Holiday Cards Through the Years book in red or gray ($60). For a personalized approach, Zazzle offers holiday card binders that can have the family name printed on the exterior for $20. bronners.com etsy.com zazzle.com sugarpaper.com
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YOUR DAY YOUR WAY THREE LOCAL ITINERARIES THAT BLEND CULTURE, NATURE, TREATS AND HANDS-ON EXPERIENCES —PERFECT FOR A COLD-WEATHER DAY OUT CLOSE TO HOME by l ayl a lisiewski
No. 2 FAMILY DAY IN COS COB Greenwich Botanical Center: Get your nature fix. From nature walks to gardening workshops, there's something here for everyone. Make Modern: Check out this bright and fun crafting and sewing studio that offers weekly classes for kids and adults. Lunch at Slate Café: Serving up the best coffee, bites and kids menu, Slate makes for the perfect pit-stop during a day full of activities. Cos Cob Library: Have you visited the new Cos Cob Library, with nearly 600 square feet of additional space for children and young adults? The freshly renovated library is open and upgraded. With expanded areas for kids, teens and adults and a brand-new community room, there’s more space than ever to read, learn and connect.
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Breakfast at Sweet Pea’s Baking Company: Enjoy small-batch baked goods and the best coffee in OG. Athena Book Store: Cozy up with a book in the kids’ corner, or peruse the newest book releases towards the front. We also love to grab a few of the kids’ activity kits for at-home fun.
Bruce Museum: Spend the morning exploring the newest exhibit, Ants: Tiny Creatures, Big Lives. This exhibit brings visitors eye to eye with nature’s minuscule and marvelous super-insects. Did you know that for every person on earth, there are 2.5 million ants? Children are invited to use a giant slot machine-like spinner to select heads, midsections and rear sections to create their own ant species, choosing adaptations like leaf-slicing mandibles, protective spines or venomous stingers to help their ant survive different environments.
Back 40 Mercantile: Shop a uniquely curated collection of high-quality products sourced from small purveyors who create products that we can all feel good about. The brands are organic, sustainable and local when possible. Lunch at Siren: Inspired by the lifestyle of the Mediterranean, where eating good food and savoring life are the norm. Siren Restobar is a place to gather with family and dive into a variety of tapas.
Lunch at Meli-Melo: Warm up with a warm delicious soup. Our favorite is the French Onion, followed by a dessert crêpe, of course.
RPM: Kids can get their energy out at RPM’s bowling alley, arcade, full-service restaurant, virtual reality simulators and go-karts, located nearby off of exit 6 in Stamford. There are hundreds of vintage arcade favorites, plus lots of prizes you’ll actually want to take home. G
The Audubon: Enjoy a winter hike along diverse wetlands and forest habitats. With 686 acres and seven nature sanctuaries, the Audubon is a great way to explore the outdoors.
Every month Layla Lisiewski, Greenwich mom of four and founder of Greenwich Moms and its parent company, The Local Moms Network, shares some of her favorite things to do—from seasonal activities to can’t-miss events. Follow @greenwich_moms on Instagram, sign up for the newsletter and check out the calendar at greenwichmoms.com.
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Breakfast at The Bruce Café: The delicious hot chocolate, English muffin sandwiches and croissants are all crowd pleasers. Open Tuesday–Sunday, 9 a.m.–4p.m.
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Ambrogio grew up working in the family business, Post Road Auto Body. Today, his business, Ambrogio Fitness, specializes in human body makeovers. Clients who work with him receive: customized workouts, personalized meal plans, video tutorials, accountability check-in’s, exclusive app access and a private Facebook community.
grew up working in his family’s business, Post Road Auto Body Shop in Cos Cob. Ambrogio is named after his grandfather, who opened that business in 1971. As the story goes, the elder Ambrogio’s car suffered a flat tire as he was passing through the area. Two Italian neighbors helped him fix it. One mentioned he wanted to sell his house. The auto mishap was an intro to the warm vibe of the town where Ambrogio would move his family and establish his shop. The younger Ambrogio now has his own body shop of sorts-transforming human bodies, as a personal trainer. It began when he found himself in a gym as a high school freshman, with a bit of an Italian-food-fueled tire around his middle. He also ended up with a flat tire—in the form of a six-pack. That was just the beginning of a journey that offers valuable lessons about fitness, health, perseverance, and even parenting, from a guy with more heart than you would ever imagine finding under a bodybuilder’s armor of muscle.
Where it All Began
Ambrogio was born at Greenwich Hospital and grew up in Cos Cob, which is where he still lives, with his wife and two kids. His house is spotlessly clean, with a vase of daffodils on the counter and sunflowers on the table. Only a Disney princess water bottle sitting out and an adorable photo of a toddler with a mound of fettuccine on her high-chair tray indicate a four- and six-year-old live here. Ambrogio gives his wife full credit for their immaculate home, caring for the kids and cooking meals, since his schedule as a trainer and bodybuilder often has him on the go from 4:30 a.m. until 7:30 p.m. “Thank God for my wife,” he says.
He credits his dad with giving him the upbringing that makes his intense schedule doable. “My dad is very old-school and instilled a work ethic in me and my brother very early on,” says Ambrogio, who worked at the auto body shop starting in elementary school and was expected to help out at home, too. “My dad ran a tight ship and always had us working. It was brutal, but I’m eternally grateful now. We’ve been successful in our careers because of that work ethic.” Ambrogio’s dad, John, recalls that the lesson took some effort. “He would hide from me,” says John, chuckling. »
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At his first bodybuilding show in 2015, Ambrogio neglected to work on his posing. “I got on stage and froze,” he recalls. “I have dyslexia and was on the wrong side of the stage. I got discombobulated and was nervous—in no shirt, with a ton of people watching, under the lights. It was a pretty traumatic experience!” He placed fifth anyway and says it was a great learning experience. A decade later, he’s looking very relaxed under our lights.
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“Anytime you are on a fitness journey, it should never be about, ‘I can’t wait to have this food.’ It’s about nourishing, not starving, yourself.” “He had a strong ethic once I found him!” John remembers Ambrogio as a “scrawny kid.” Looking at his chiseled physique now, that’s hard to imagine. Ambrogio played football freshman year and wrestled senior year at Greenwich High. “My dad was like, ‘Hey, I think it’s better if you work and get these skills, because one day this shop is gonna be yours,’” he recalls. The detour began in ninth grade, when Ambrogio was at the Greenwich Water Club gym with his sister. “I was working with my dad during the week and on weekends then,” he says. “At the same time, I enjoyed food—maybe a little too much!— and was a bit overweight. While at the gym, I met a personal trainer named Bobby. We started talking, and soon I was training with him—paying for the sessions myself. Within a couple of months, I dropped 40 pounds and fell in love with training. Over the years, I became passionate about the gym and watching my own progress.” By 18, Ambrogio was into the popular Cross-Fit workout. A wrist injury sidelined him, so he visited bodybuilding .com and started a program. “I got really into it,” he says. “It was the first time I followed a ‘macro split’ [carb/protein/fat ratio] or a diet.” Five years later, he was onstage in his first bodybuilding show. “People saw my physical transformation and started asking how I did it,” recalls Ambrogio, who began sharing free tips. “I saw that I was helping to change their physiques but also their lives in general. I really liked that.” The demand for his guidance kept growing, and he realized, “I can make this an actual business.”
Ambrogio has lived in Cos Cob almost his entire life, with a brief stint in Stamford after he got married. He credits his wife, LisaMarie, with managing the household, cooking and kids, while he’s working 12hour days.
When he was 24, Ambrogio broke the news to his dad that he would be leaving the family business. “Looking at my food regimen, training, all my extra time on this, he could see I’d found my passion,” says Ambrogio. “I used to tease him when he was going to the gym. ‘Oh, you’re going to pick up things and put them down,’” says John. “He hated working in the auto body shop. When he found his calling, I was thrilled for him.” John also recognized why his son was so in demand. “He really cares about people and is so in tune with them. He’s such a soft-hearted person,” says John. “He’s a big marshmallow!” »
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has experienced. “Where the brain goes, the body will “He really cares hefollow, ” he says. “If you’re filling your mind up with things that are and inspire or teach you something, your about people and is mind andpositive your body will go that way.” He adds, “Anytime so in tune with them. you are on a fitness journey, it should never be about, can’t wait to have this food.’ It’s about nourishing, not He’s such a soft- ‘Istarving, yourself.” Ambrogio emphasizes the importance of whole foods. hearted person. He’s “You’re going to digest them better, sleep better, function a big marshmallow!” better,” he says. “If you want to use protein shakes and stuff — JOHN CASTELLA N A, A M B ROGIO 'S FATH E R
Working Out Worked Out
Almost ten years after that first encounter with the trainer, Ambrogio earned his NASM (National Academy of Sports Medicine) certification and reached out to Bobby for advice. “While we were working out together at the Water Club, Pam, the fitness director, asked if I wanted to work there,” he recounts. “It felt like a full-circle moment, going from being trained by Bobby to working alongside him in the same gym.” Ambrogio says that his angle is seeing “the potential in the client before they can see it themselves.” To achieve results, Ambrogio focuses on habits. “I don’t focus on a ‘dream body,’ because the body is a reflection of the habits you have,” he explains. “I get my clients to switch their mindset from ‘I need to transform my body’ to ‘I need to establish these habits to become the person I want to be.’ I know that sounds cliché, but that’s my whole life.” Ambrogio looks at exercise and diet, but for him, consumption goes beyond food. “It’s also what you watch, listen to and read,” he notes. While dropping weight for his first bodybuilding show, he found himself obsessing about food. “It’s especially hard in an Italian family. There’s food everywhere! I was watching, listening, reading all about food,” he recalls. “After the show, I ate like crazy. I binged, man!” Ambrogio guides his clients away from the pitfalls
like that, add them on sometimes. That shouldn’t be something you rely on.” He recounts a time that a coach gave him a “re-feed.” He explains, “This basically means just more calories than I consume regularly. He told me to eat a burger, fries and a muffin. I have a cavity that doesn’t bother me ever, because I eat mostly whole foods, so there’s no inflammation. I had that meal and woke up with excruciating pain in my mouth, like somebody whacked me with a pipe. That was because of the inflammation that food caused. My asthma flared up, too.” Ambrogio works with men and women—moms and dads, busy working professionals—and college athletes. “I show them how to live a healthy, fit lifestyle, in a way that fits in with their life,” he explains. “It doesn’t need to be complicated. I listen to how their day-to-day is. Most people are almost there. They just need a little adjustment to reach their goals and be able to sustain it.” He also trains the boys and girls high school rowers at Greenwich Water Club, teaches evening workout classes and volunteers with senior citizens at Rye Rec Center. This is where that work ethic comes in. And the fact that he loves what he does. “I do the strength training for the rowing team from 4 to 6 p.m. every day,” says Ambrogio. “It’s the most rewarding thing I do, aside from working with the seniors, because I’m able to instill the work ethic and discipline for those kids, to show them what’s possible. To see one of the kids that doesn’t have, let’s say, the athletic ability, or maybe they’re not super physically fit, but they put in the work every single day—to watch them improve is incredible. I’ve seen kids come in at the bottom of their class who are captains
To prepare for a bodybuilding show, Ambrogio says the training never changes. “I always train as hard as I possibly can for that day,” he says. “What really changes is the diet and the cardio protocol, which gets more and more as time goes on.” For his last show, he added muscle by bulking up from 230 to 260 pounds, with a goal of thinning down and competing at about 212.
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“The most rewarding thing is to see their quality of life improve—from not being able to get up from a chair to doing 20 squats.”
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when they graduate or really high achievers in the actual sport itself. That will carry through their entire life.” At the time of this interview, Ambrogio was training for another bodybuilder contest, his third, and one group of fans planned to be in the front row. “My seniors at the Rye Rec Center are so excited about it,” says Ambrogio. “They’re coming on a bus. They’ve been talking about it for a year. They call it the ‘nudie show.’ We had a break over the summer, and when I went back in September, they were like, ‘Tell me you’re still doing the nudie show!’” His oldest client is about 90. “They’re amazing,” he raves. “The most rewarding thing is to see their quality of life improve—to go from not being able to get up from a chair to being able to do 20 squats, push-ups on the wall, a plank, work in their yards, pick up heavy objects. It’s awesome.” Ambrogio placed fourth in the last show he did in 2019. Last year, he took his physique to the next level. He bulked up from 230 to 260 pounds, to add muscle, and then planned to cut weight to about 212 for the competition. Ambrogio says, “This July will mark ten years of me working at the Water Club as personal trainer, strength coach for the rowing team and fitness instructor, which is really special, considering where it all started.” At home, he is busy setting a good example. “My kids love to go on walks with me. We walk in the woods,” he says. “They get so pumped up when I say, ‘We’re going on a walk!’ My daughter wants to eat the same thing because, ‘Daddy is doing it.’ Kids will do what we do, not what we say.” His son does jiu-jitsu five times a week and competes. His daughter just started as well and does gymnastics. They like to join in their mom’s workouts in the basement gym. Does Ambrogio plan to instill in them the same work ethic his dad taught G him? The answer is a resounding: “Absolutely!”
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Testimonials
“Ambrogio is fantastic. He meets you where you are at in your physical fitness journey and finds ways to constantly challenge you. He’s worked with two of my daughters and myself and has established a great rapport with all of us. He’s hard-working and kind. I’ve seen him work with all types of people—young and old, fit and not-so-fit, men and women—and he has a great relationship with all of them. Working out with him gets me out of bed every Tuesday and Thursday morning.” —JOHN GUARNERA AMBROGIO’S FIRST CLIENT AT THE GREENWICH WATER CLUB
“I first met Ambrogio in the gym at Greenwich Water Club, when I was about five months into my fitness ‘refocus.’ He went out of his way to approach me and compliment my form. That’s the type of guy he is. A month later, I approached him to plan a program for me. He spent about an hour on the phone with me going over goals. I am four months in now and he has made massive changes to my habits and my physique. At 49, I’m more fit than I’ve been in over 20 years. I was a D1 college athlete and played competitive sports into my 30s and hold a high standard, but Ambrogio shattered all the goals. There is no candy coating with him; it’s hard work, every day. But there is no guessing because of his programming. If you do what is put before you, the results come.” — FRANK HENEGHAN FORMER ATHLETE AND OWNER OF HENEGHAN SERVICES
“Before working with Ambrogio, I struggled with my weight my whole life and hadn’t worked out in over ten years. I was an emotional binge eater and avoided movement. I tried every trendy diet and quick fix, but nothing worked, until I met Ambrogio. He gave me the structure, accountability and support I needed, while helping me understand that losing weight was only a small part of this journey. He pushed me hard in the gym, beyond what I thought possible. He knew what I was capable of before I did. He taught me to shift my mindset so I could finally build the sustainable habits that have changed my life. I lost 80 pounds, but I gained strength, focus, confidence, clarity, discipline, new friends, new experiences and so much more.” — BROOKE LAWER OWNER OF HAVEN BY BROOKE
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They are confronting hot flashes, mood swings, fatigue, joint pain, loss of libido and other exasperating symptoms that can turn menopause into a blur. But unlike their mothers and grandmothers—who may have only spoken of this life transition in a whispered reference to “the change”—women today are talking about it, taking charge of their health and finding ways to feel better. Even so, the information out there can be confusing. Women still find themselves blindsided by symptoms they didn’t expect—arriving sooner than they anticipated or lasting longer than they ever imagined. Or they think they are too far past menopause to benefit from the hormone therapy that has been a game-changer for women looking to age powerfully. So we turned to the doctors and experts in Fairfield County that women of a certain age are raving about and asked them to share their insight on menopause, the evolving approach to treating it and how this phase of life is getting a much-needed makeover. We are also bringing you a candid roundtable with women who get real about how much menopause can truly suck—but they also reassure us that there is no way they will settle for a mentally hazy, emotionally crazy, sleepless, sweaty, achy existence. And neither should you.
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WHAT IS IT?
Although “menopause” is often used as a blanket term for this entire chapter of life, it is actually just one page—specifically, the 12-month mark after a woman’s final menstrual period. At that point, she is unlikely to have any more periods or to ovulate. The average age of menopause for American women is 52. Perimenopause refers to the years leading up to menopause, when symptoms such as hot flashes, sleep issues, brain fog, anxiety and mood swings can begin. For most women, this occurs in their late 40s and early 50s, but signs can begin as early as the 30s. Post-menopause begins after menopause and lasts the rest of a woman’s life—though with healthy lifestyle choices and the help of modern medicine, the unpleasant symptoms don’t have to. “Perimenopause, as I like to joke, is the best seven to ten years of your life,” says integrative medicine physician Dr. Katie Takayasu (“Dr. Katie”), founder of Wellness Insights in Darien. “What makes it so challenging is that it can be so variable. For some women, it is extreme and difficult to handle; others have very little symptomology. It’s also not a smooth decline. It’s this up-and-down roller coaster. You can feel normal one day and then two days later feel like a totally different person, then a month later, feel back to normal again and so on. Even if you have significant PMS or painful periods or tender breasts around ovulation, it’s predictable. That’s the tough part about perimenopause; you go from these predictable patterns to a period of unpredictability.” Dr. Katie explains that symptoms can “literally be from head to toe.” She lists brain fog; memory and concentration difficulties; insomnia; headaches; mood changes (irritability, anxiety, depression); changes in eyesight; dental changes (dry mouth, gingivitis, cavities, loose teeth); changes in hearing and tinnitus; cardiovascular changes (high cholesterol, palpitations, irregular heartbeat); temperature irregularity (hot flashes, night sweats or “just feeling slumpy and warm”); body odor changes (either from sweat or microbiome irregularities); weight gain (especially around the middle); joint aches; loss of bone density; digestive issues (bloating, constipation, diarrhea); dry or dull skin and a lack of elasticity; bladder issues; and sexual challenges (vaginal dryness, loss of libido, changes in or difficulty achieving orgasm). Sleep disturbances—especially waking up and not being able to fall back asleep—are among the first complaints Dr. Katie often hears. While typically this happens in a woman’s 40s, signs can appear sooner. “If you are having symptoms in your mid- to late-30s, it’s not too early to consider the possibility that perimenopause might be the reason,” says Dr. Katie. But the good news is that, today, women have more options than ever to manage their symptoms, feel like themselves again and move through this transition with strength and confidence. JANUARY/FEBRUARY 2026 GREENWICH
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information in the context of the patient’s medical history, symptoms and risk factors. “When a woman is hesitant about starting hormone therapy, we explore what’s behind that,” says Dr. Goldberg-Berman. “Hormone therapy is absolutely contraindicated for women with a history of hormone-sensitive cancers such as breast or endometrial cancer, unexplained vaginal bleeding, active liver disease or a history of spontaneous clotting. Then there are relative contraindications that don’t necessarily rule out therapy but require careful consideration and monitoring. These can include migraine with aura, controlled hypertension, high cardiovascular risk and a strong family history of breast cancer or gallbladder disease. In some cases, I involve a cardiologist to assess risk.” A 2002 study by the World Health Organization, which linked HRT to an increased risk of stroke, blood clotting and breast cancer, fueled widespread fear. Dr. Carol Fucigna, Vice Chair of the Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology at Stamford Hospital and a menopause specialist, explains: “Although that data showed an increase in risks of breast cancer (eight in 10,000) and deep vein thrombosis, the risks were very small. Also, the average age of the participants was 63, which is well beyond the average age of menopause,
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HORMONE REPLACEMENT THERAPY OR “HRT”—ALSO CALLED MENOPAUSAL HORMONE THERAPY (MHT)—IS A HOT TOPIC. In November, the FDA announced the removal of most “black box” warnings from HRT products, citing outdated science and encouraging, updated data. (The warning of an increased risk for endometrial cancer if taking estrogen without progesterone remains.) Social media blew up, with many in the medical field touting the benefits of HRT and accusing the FDA of waiting way too long to make this move, and others asserting caution. Women are still left wondering: Is it safe? When should I start? Which hormones do I need? Are synthetic or bioidentical hormones better? Like now… who can help me NOW (shrieked from a pool of sweat at 3 a.m., with the rage of the Stranger Things Mind Flayer). We have answers! Not all of them, but enough to help you dry your brow and establish a plan. Dr. Donna Hagberg, a gynecologist with Yale New Haven Health at Greenwich Hospital, says, “I take the 'R' out of ‘HRT’—hormone therapy versus hormone replacement therapy. This is where my philosophy may differ from other physicians: I’m not replacing hormones; I’m optimizing them. So I’m working with patients' own hormone production from within their body and giving a little bit more. I am trying to optimize their hormones throughout the rest of their lives to make sure that everything functions appropriately without suppressing any of their own glands. The majority of organs are affected by the loss of estradiol. The pros of hormone therapy are taking away a lot of the unpleasant symptoms women feel and potentially improving their longevity and overall health.” The cons are relevant to two groups, says Dr. Hagberg: “The patient who
already has a cancer or who has an increased risk of blood clotting. But for the majority of women, there are many more pros than cons. We always have to consider the potential side effects in addition to those contraindications. As soon those are evaluated and screening is done, we can talk about options and dosing. There are so many choices now: oral, transdermal, transvaginal.” If a woman has more complex hormonal issues, she may turn to an endocrinologist, such as Dr. Judith Goldberg-Berman at Greenwich Hospital. “I typically become involved when there are intersecting hormonal issues that require a broader endocrine evaluation,” says Dr. GoldbergBerman. “For example, if a woman is experiencing menopausal symptoms along with thyroid dysfunction, bone loss or metabolic changes, I help tease out the different contributing factors. I work closely with their gynecologist and primary care physician to guide decisions.” Dr. Goldberg-Berman has noticed a trend in women being more informed and proactive about their health: “Women are often coming in after doing their own research or talking with their peers. They are reading books, listening to podcasts and following experts online.” It is then her job to interpret this
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and the study was done at a time when we were using different forms of both estrogen and progesterone.” The alarm bells have quieted with more recognition of HRT’s benefits and cautious prescribing of hormone therapy to women who would have been declined a decade ago. Jane Hurzy*, a 50-year-old Weston resident, lost her sister to breast cancer and her mother also had the disease. Her doctor was hesitant about prescribing HRT. But after suffering from insomnia and brain fog for a year, she returned to her annual exam armed with recent reassuring studies and a persuasive personal argument. “My relatives with breast cancer had a history of heavy smoking and drinking. I live a very healthy lifestyle,” says Hurzy. She started hormone therapy and almost instantly felt like her old self. Studies indicate that starting HRT sooner—within ten years of menopause— tips the balance toward more benefits than risks. Dr. Hagberg sometimes prescribes HRT past that time frame. “Many women beyond that ‘window of opportunity’ are still interested in hormone therapy for things like bone health, or now that they’re learning about research suggesting it’s actually potentially improving cognitive and cardiovascular health. The adrenal gland can often continue to make hormones in the menopausal patient, so we can add on to that. When women come in and they’re 10, 11, 12 years into menopause, we just want to make sure that there are no contraindications from a cardiovascular or cancer standpoint. Then, since receptors haven’t seen hormones for years, we start at a more conservative and careful dosing.” Dr. Katie comments, “I’m so on board with menopausal hormone therapy—not replacing but supporting the body’s hormone balance. As soon as you notice irritability, sleep changes, menstrual changes, have a conversation with your provider, so that you’re not suffering but actually being proactive about how you want this next stage of your life to go.” How quickly do most women feel relief? “Often just a few days to a few weeks later, women are saying, ‘Oh my gosh, I feel like myself again!’ That’s the whole point,” says Dr. Katie. “It’s not to make you superhuman; it’s just to make you feel like yourself again.”
THERE IS A LOT OF CHATTER ABOUT “BIOIDENTICAL” HORMONE REPLACEMENT THERAPY, or BHRT. Dr. Hagberg explains, “Bioidentical means it’s identical to the biological hormones that the body makes. They are more natural and tolerated beautifully. The non-bioidentical ones have been well researched. These are a bit more chemicalized. Premarin, as an example, is made from the urine of a pregnant mare. It is not a natural hormone for women, so it’s sometimes not well tolerated—although it is well researched and prescribed by many physicians. Some of my patients are on it for various reasons.” Dr. Fucigna says, “The most commonly used hormones now are a transdermal estradiol and a micronized progesterone. Studies have shown a decrease in breast cancer risk with these forms of estrogen and progesterone, which are the same chemical structure as the hormones made by our bodies. The transdermal estradiol patch, which is absorbed through the skin, does not increase the risk of blood clotting as oral estradiol does.” Doctors have differing opinions on which type of hormones are safer or “better.” Some defend synthetic hormones that have been studied thoroughly and question some bioidentical hormones (made from plants)—namely those made at “compounding pharmacies.” These may be described as “natural” but aren’t as well researched or regulated. “There are bioidentical options that are made by pharmaceutical companies. For example, a lot of the patches are bioidentical and available at your local pharmacy,” explains Dr. Hagberg. “Compounded is a different term. These are bioidenticals, but they’re compounded and made in a specialty lab. If it’s a reputable lab, they do it well, and the hormone can be more customized for the patient. If the patient’s not tolerating what she’s picking up at her local pharmacy, we can customize it and adjust the dosing.” Because compounded BHRT falls under a
regulatory exemption for patient-specific prescriptions, it is not FDA-approved. Esther Blum, an integrative dietician and hormone coach based in Weston, comments, “You can get estrogen in a patch from your pharmacy that’s covered by insurance and comes in four different dosages. If you want something compounded, a hormone-literate provider will compound what’s called Bi-est cream for you, which is estriol and estradiol. Most doctors will put women on birth control pills, which is not approved for menopause care. Those are synthetic estrogens and progestins and carry a higher risk of clotting and stroke. Whereas even if you have a clotting disorder, it is safe to use transdermal estrogen, and you can get what’s called Prometrium, an oral micronized progesterone that is bioidentical. I get mine for $4 a bottle at the pharmacy.” Blum administers a urine test with her clients to assess adrenal function and how their bodies are metabolizing hormones, and a stool test to see how the gut is detoxing estrogen. She then helps patients develop a personalized plan, educating them with information on menopause “that doctors aren’t learning in med school. I have a national directory of hormone literate providers in all 50 states,” says Blum. Westport resident Kristin Purcell was 43 when perimenopause hit her like Hurricane Sandy hit her Compo neighborhood. “My youngest was three years old then and just this lovely soul. I found myself screaming,” she recalls. “My girls looked at me like, ‘Who are you?’ I’m a nice person. I had never yelled at my children. I thought, ‘What is going on?’ This rage just came out of me. That’s when I started chasing down any options I could find.” Her OB suggested birth control pills. Purcell recalls, “I said, ‘Listen, even when my ovaries were working, I didn’t want birth control because it made me a subset of who I am as a human.’” Purcell then discovered Dr. Sobo in Stamford. “He looked at my blood work and said, ‘We just need to supplement you a little bit.’” She applies a cream daily to her wrist—a combination of estrogen, progesterone and testosterone—that is dispensed by a compounding pharmacy. “It was a night-and-day experience for me,” she says. “We’ve tweaked it many times over ten years. It has been life changing. I’ve seen my obstetricians since before I had both babies. They’ve been amazing—I do my annuals and all that with them—but they are not plugged into the value of this other component of my female personal care that I find essential.”
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for women,” explains Blum. “I tell women, to make your life easier, pay for it through a compounding pharmacy. But their doctor has to be willing to prescribe it.” A growing trend for diehard testosterone fans involves having “pellets” inserted under the skin—but most experts do not endorse this. “If you’re not absorbing topicals, you can do injections, which leave your body in a week,” says Blum, “whereas with pellets, it’s like six months. You are stuck, and it’s a surgical procedure every time.” Dr. Hagberg agrees: “I don’t support pellets for two reasons. One, they can lead to infections and abscess. Two, they raise the levels higher than a typical male testosterone level. It’s a steroid. We have no long-term data on these high levels. I do prescribe testosterone for many women, often for libido or for bone support or energy, but in the right dose.”
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TESTOSTERONE HAS BECOME SO POPULAR AMONG MENOPAUSAL WOMEN—and so controversial among doctors—that the hormone has muscled its way to its own section. While typically associated with men, testosterone is also important for female development and sexual function. Men start off with ten times the testosterone as women and it dwindles slowly over their lifetime. Women’s testosterone levels, by contrast, drop by half from age 20 to 60. Dozens of testosterone-boosting products have been developed for men and approved by the FDA—but none have been approved for women. With female health issues significantly underfunded and underresearched, many women are not waiting around for an official okay before reclaiming their lost libido. A recent New York Times article, “I’m on Fire” by Susan Dominus, chronicled the surge in energy, productivity and libido among middleaged women who swear by the latest mother’s little helper (and by most accounts, their partners aren’t complaining either). But in some cases, women are being prescribed levels of testosterone comparable to those of men—or even a teenage boy. Side effects can include aggression, unwanted hair growth in certain places and hair loss on their head, acne, a deepened or raspy voice, enlargement of the clitoris and libido that is too high. One woman was injured from hurried sex in a car; another lost half her hair but wouldn’t give up her testosterone
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FOR MOST AGING WOMEN, HORMONES ARE ONLY PART OF THE FEEL-GOOD EQUATION. SO, WHAT ELSE CAN— AND SHOULD—WE BE DOING? Dr. Hagberg emphasizes the value of eating a Mediterranean diet and says that “exercise is hugely important.” Getting enough sleep
to protect cognitive function, reducing stress and taking vitamin D supplements for bone health are also on her menopause musts list. Westporter Jill Jaysen, an acting teacher and executive coach, used positive thinking to power through her hot flashes. “I heard someone on a talk show suggest reframing hot flashes as ‘power surges,’” she recalls. “Reframing a negative as a positive is something I do all the time in my coaching. It helped.” Blum takes a mind-body approach in her work. “My book teaches women how to master menopause with nutrition, hormones and self-advocacy,” says Blum, whose previous four books—including Eat, Drink, and Be Gorgeous—focused on nutrition. She analyzes clients’ microbiomes to identify bacterial overgrowth and imbalances. "The healthier your gut is going into menopause, the better you will function and the more resilient you will be,” she explains. “I have had women whose hot flashes completely resolved when we corrected the nutrient imbalances and rebuilt their microbiomes. Diet is ground zero for transformation.”
Blum also addresses the constipation, bloating, food intolerances and inflammation that can increase during menopause. From there, she develops customized diets that help to improve sleep, energy and lean muscle, and adds in supplements like vitamins, probiotics and herbs. “I always joke, there's a light at the end of the vaginal tunnel! We've got to bring these women back to life, and not sit and wait for medical schools to change their paradigm,” says Blum. “We are the Gen Xers and alchemists who are not going to sit here suffering. But we also need a roadmap. I love giving women their lady boss—you know, here's your education. Take this to your doctor. When they advocate and have the knowledge, they always get what they need.” Dr. Katie practices integrative medicine, so she addresses the body, mind and spirit. “We think a lot about stress management,” she says. “The way you fuel your body with food, the way you sleep every night, the way you move every day and the way you pay attention to your spiritual self—to stillness, to your sense of groundedness—are incredibly important. If you don't fuel, move, sleep and have some stillness in your life, it's almost like no amount of hormones is going to make a big difference because those keystone pieces have to be in place.” She sometimes refers patients to a health coach to establish sustainable routines or to a psychotherapist to do cognitive behavioral therapy for insomnia. In her book, Plants First, Dr. Katie highlights the importance of fiber (most women eat less than half of what they need, she notes); whole, unprocessed foods; and nutrition that optimizes digestion and hormone balance while reducing diseasecausing inflammation. She also recommends acupuncture, meditation and herbal remedies to help with menopausal symptoms. “We really try to listen to each individual story and come up with the best plan for that person,” she says. “It’s not just one silver bullet—it’s all these tiny beautiful choices that amount to more significant change over the course of time. People are really embracing this new chapter in their lives. I always joke with patients, what will Katie 3.0 look like? It's not just about empowerment around perimenopause, but it's empowerment of: What do I want from my life? What is this next chapter going to look like? This time of change becomes a real catalyst for new opportunities, which is really, really exciting.” *Some names have been changed.
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ANESTHESIOLOGY
Aimee AltschulLatzman
Francisco J. Brea
Allergy & Asthma Consultants of Fairfield County 140 Sherman St, Fairfield 203-955-1461
YNHH|Greenwich Anesthesiology Associates PC 5 Perryridge Rd, Greenwich 203-863-3390
Kenneth S. Backman
Mark Chrostowski
Allergy & Asthma Care of Fairfield County LLC 55 Walls Dr, Trumbull 203-259-7070
Jonathan B. Bell
Jonathan B. Bell MD 107 Newtown Rd, Danbury 203-830-4700
Katherine A. Bloom
Allergy & Asthma Care of Fairfield County LLC 55 Walls Dr, Fairfield 203-259-7070
Leslie R. Coleman
Allergy And Asthma Assoc. of Stamford PC 144 Morgan St, Stamford 203-324-9525
Yogen A. Dave
Advanced Specialty Care PC 901 Ethan Allen Hwy, Ridgefield 203-830-4700
Philip H. Hemmers Allergy Center of Connecticut 761 Main Ave, Norwalk 203-870-8731
Paul S. Lindner
Greenwich Anesthesiology Associates PC 5 Perryridge Rd, Greenwich 203-863-3390
Gendai Echezona
Premier PCW Aesthetics 40 Cross St, Norwalk 203-956-0022
Richard A. Hughes Nuvance Health Medical Practice 34 Maple St, Norwalk 203-852-2276
Robert Koorn
Nuvance Health Medical Practice 34 Maple St, Norwalk 203-852-2276
Fairfield County Allergy Asthma and Immunology Associates PC 80 Mill River St, Stamford 203-838-4034
Agnes Matczuk
Fairfield County Allergy Asthma and Immunology Associates PC 2 1/2 Dearfield Dr, Greenwich 203-838-4034
Joseph Sproviero
Fairfield County Allergy Asthma and Immunology Associates PC 148 East Ave, Norwalk 203-838-4034
YNHH|Cardiac Specialists 999 Silver Ln, Trumbull 203-292-2000
Robert M. Moskowitz
John Novella
Cardiology Associates of Fairfield County 32 Knight St, Norwalk 203-845-2160
Alexander Delvecchio
Mina Owlia
Stamford Health Medical Group 29 Hospital Plz, Stamford 203-348-7410
Maria C. Pavlis
Yale New Haven Health Heart and Vascular Center 500 W Putnam Ave, Greenwich 203-863-4210
Nuvance Health 111 Osborne St, Danbury 203-739-7155
Michael R. Pittaro
Cardiology Associates of Fairfield County 32 Knight St, Norwalk 203-845-2160
Ram Y. Gordon
YNHH|Cardiac Specialists 999 Silver Ln, Trumbull 203-292-2000
Ari Pollack
Cardiac Specialists 1305 Post Rd, Fairfield 203-292-2000
Jeffrey Green
The Heart Center 215 Stillwater Ave, Stamford 203-674-1810
Brian Pollack
Christopher Howes
Cynthia Twu
David H. Hsi
Nuvance Health Medical Practice 34 Maple St, Norwalk 203-852-2276
Stuart Zarich
Nuvance Health Medical Practice 28 East Ave, New Canaan 203-855-3680
Nuvance Health Medical Practice 111 Osborne St, Danbury 203-739-7155
Greenwich Anesthesiology Associates Pc 5 Perryridge Rd, Greenwich 203-863-3390
Lucia E. Vigna
Stamford Health Medical Group 29 Hospital Plz, Stamford 203-348-7410
David J. Lomnitz
Murali Chiravuri
Ira Galin
Greenwich Anesthesiology Associates Pc 5 Perryridge Rd, Greenwich 203-863-3390
Wayne H. Miller
Nuvance Health Medical Practice 40 Cross St, Norwalk 203-855-3680
Nuvance HealthCardiology Danbury 111 Osborne St, Danbury 203-739-7155
Linda Casale
Edwin Oh
Alfonso Tagliavia
Arshad M. Yekta
Michael A. Logue
Cardiology Associates of Fairfield County 425 Post Rd, Fairfield 203-254-2452
YNHH|Cardiac Specialists 1305 Post Rd, Fairfield 203-292-2000
YNHH|Greenwich Anesthesiology Associates Pc 5 Perryridge Rd, Greenwich 203-863-3390
Charles Landau
Eric L. Alter
Nuvance Health Medical Practice 24 Hospital Ave, Danbury 203-739-7118
Paul B. Sygall
Lawrence Fisher
CARDIOLOGY
Garrett D. Nguyen
Mark D. Litchman
Robert Winslow
Northeast Medical Group Cardiology 112 Quarry Rd, Trumbull 203-333-8800
Mitchell Driesman
YNHH|Greenwich Anesthesiology Associates Pc 5 Perryridge Rd, Greenwich 203-863-3390
Aymeric E. Louit
Stamford Health Medical Group 29 Hospital Plz, Stamford 203-276-2321
Nuvance Health Medical Practice 24 Hospital Ave, Danbury 203-739-7118
Karl J. Kulikowski
Ashton Lai
YNHH|Cardiac Specialists 1305 Post Rd, Fairfield 203-292-2000
Sandhya Dhruvakumar
Yale New Haven Health Heart and Vascular Center 500 W. Putnam Ave, Greenwich 203-863-4210
Allergy And Asthma Center of Stamford 1275 Summer St, Stamford 203-978-0072 Fairfield County Allergy Asthma and Immunology Associates PC 2 1/2 Dearfield Dr, Greenwich 203-838-4034
CARDIAC ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY
YNHH|Cardiac Specialists 25 Germantown Rd, Danbury 203-794-0090
YNHH|Heart and Vascular Center 500 W Putnam Ave, Greenwich 203-863-4210
Adam Schussheim Cardiac Specialists 1305 Post Rd, Fairfield 203-292-2000
Stamford Health Medical Group 32 Strawberry Hill Ct, Stamford 203-276-2323
Jared G. Selter
Cardiology Associates of Fairfield County 425 Post Rd, Fairfield 203-254-2452
Robert L. Labarre
Richard Taikowski
Cardiology Associates of Fairfield County 1177 Summer St, Stamford 203-353-1133
YNHH|Cardiac Specialists 1305 Post Rd, Fairfield 203-292-2000
YNHH|Cardiac Specialists 25 Germantown Rd, Danbury 203-794-0090
YNHH|Bridgeport Hospital 267 Grant St, Bridgeport 203-384-3844
CARDIOTHORACIC SURGERY Michael I. Ebright Stamford Health Medical Group 29 Hospital Plz, Stamford 203-276-4404
William A. Jakobleff, Jr.
YNHH|Cardiac Specialists 25 Germantown Rd, Danbury 203-794-0090
Cardiac Specialists 1305 Post Rd, Fairfield 203-292-2000
Francis J. Neeson
Yale New Haven Health Heart and Vascular Center 500 W Putnam Ave, Greenwich 203-863-4210
Suhash Patel
Cardiology Associates of Fairfield County 425 Post Rd, Fairfield 203-254-2452
Specialty Surgeons of Connecticut 1455 E. Putnam Ave, Greenwich 203-787-4366
Ronald J. Raymond
Richard J. Kaplon
Northeast Medical Group Cardiology 112 Quarry Rd, Trumbull 203-333-8800
Nuvance Health Medical Practice 111 Osborne St, Danbury 203-739-6950
Robert E. Michler Specialty Surgeons of Connecticut 1455 E. Putnam Ave, Greenwich 203-787-4366
David D. Yuh
Heart and Vascular Institute 29 Hospital Plz, Stamford 203-276-4400
CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE Venu Channamsetty
Cardiac Specialists 30 Prospect St, Ridgefield 203-438-9621
Alon Ronen
Robert D. Sackstein
Connecticut Heart and Vascular Center 112 Quarry Rd, Trumbull 203-333-8800
Edward H. Schuster Stamford Health Medical Group 32 Strawberry Hill Ct, Stamford 203-276-2323
Aparna Srinivasan Integrated Pain Solutions 32 Knight St, Norwalk 203-845-2160
Joseph J. Tiano
Cardiology Associates of Fairfield County 2979 Main St, Bridgeport 203-683-5100
Cardiology Associates of Fairfield County 115 Technology Dr, Trumbull 203-445-7093
Joonun Choi
Anja Wagner
Stamford Health Medical Group 29 Hospital Plz, Stamford 203-348-7410
Evelyn J. Cusack Stamford Health Medical Group 29 Hospital Plz, Stamford 203-348-7410
Cardiology Associates of Fairfield County 2979 Main St, Bridgeport 203-683-5100
Craig S. Werner
Northeast Medical Group Cardiology 112 Quarry Rd, Trumbull 203-333-8800
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CHILD & ADOLESCENT PSYCHIATRY Deborah S. Lipschitz
Deborah S. Lipschitz MD 21 Sherman Ct, Fairfield 203-256-9926
Joan F. Poll
Joan F. Poll MD 16 Bushy Ridge Rd, Westport 203-222-1186
COLON & RECTAL SURGERY Stuart E. Bussell
Nuvance Health 111 Osborne St, Danbury 203-739-7131
Marc J. Casasanta Nuvance Health 111 Osborne St, Danbury 203-739-7131
Marilee L. Freitas
Stamford Health Medical Group 29 Hospital Plz, Stamford 203-323-8989
Peter B. McWhorter
YNHH|Northeast Medical Group Surgical Specialists 5 Perryridge Rd, Greenwich 203-863-4300
CRITICAL CARE MEDICINE Sandra K. Wainwright
Stamford Health Medical Group 5 Perryridge Road, Greenwich 203-863-4505
DERMATOLOGY Beth A. Buscher
Sarah E. Dolder Greenwich Point Dermatology 20 E. Elm St, Greenwich 203-764-2230
Rhett Drugge
Rhett J. Drugge MD 50 Glenbrook Rd, Stamford 203-324-5719
Kenneth J. Egan
Advanced Specialty Care PC 488 Main Ave, Norwalk 203-830-4700
Kimberly M. Eickhorst Dermatology Associates of Western CT PC 170 Mt. Pleasant Rd, Newtown 203-792-4151
Robin Evans
Rhonda Q. Klein
Robert J. Patrignelli
Modern Dermatology 1032 Post Rd East, Westport 203-635-0770
Robert J. Patrignelli MD 17 Church Hill Rd, Trumbull 203-261-0800
Adam Welber
Specialty Imaging 2 Riverview Dr, Danbury 203-426-3002
Northeast Medical Group Endocrinology 112 Quarry Road, Trumbull 203-371-7048
Jeffrey D. Knispel
Debra Pruzan-Clain
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Judith C. GoldbergBerman
Charles L. G. Halasz
Jeremy Moss
Omar A. Ibrahimi
Richard C. Connors MD 1 Perryridge Rd, Greenwich 203-622-0808
Connecticut Skin Institute 2777 Summer St, Stamford 203-428-4440
Elle de Moll
Michael Jacobson Advanced Dermcare 25 Tamarack Ave, Danbury 203-797-8990
Elizabeth C. Smith
Fairfield Dermatology 1305 Post Rd, Fairfield 203-259-7709
Debra S. Weissman
Dermatology Physicians of Connecticut 148 East Ave, Norwalk 203-538-5682
Dermatology Physicians of Connecticut 260 Long Ridge Rd, Stamford 203-969-0123
Jason C. McBean
Lynne Haven MD PC 5 Oak St, Greenwich 203-869-4242
Greenwich Med Spa 1285 E. Putnam Ave, Riverside 203-637-0662
Elizabeth R. Marsh
Greenwich Dermatology 40 West Elm St, Greenwich 203-661-7546
Lynne M. Haven
Mitchell J. Ross
Graeme M. Lipper
Fern E. Mayer
Dermatology Center of Stamford 1290 Summer St, Stamford 203-325-3576
Modern Dermatology 1032 Post Rd East, Westport 203-635-0770
Schweiger Dermatology Group 761 Main Ave, Norwalk 203-810-4151
Henry C. Gasiorowski
Dermatology for the Family 149 East Ave, Norwalk 203-349-8228
Deanne M. Robinson
Steven Andrew Kolenik III
Long Ridge Dermatology 1051 Long Ridge Rd, Stamford 203-329-7960
Michele E. Gasiorowski
The Dermatology Center of Stamford 1290 Summer St, Stamford 203-325-3576
Dermatology Associates of Western CT PC 170 Mt. Pleasant Rd, Newtown 203-792-4151
Rena Fortier
Severine M. Chavel
Dermatology Physicians of Connecticut 425 Post Rd, Fairfield 203-292-9490
Danbury Radiological Associates 24 Hospital Ave, Danbury 203-739-7532
Dermatology Center of Stamford 1290 Summer St, Stamford 203-325-3576
Rebecca Ross Hall
Richard C. Connors
Anna S. Mah
Robin Gail Oshman MD 101 Long Lots Rd, Westport 203-454-0743
Advanced Dermcare 25 Tamarack Ave, Danbury 203-797-8990
Dermatology Associates of Western Connecticut PC 170 Mt. Pleasant Rd, Newtown 203-792-4151 Dermatology Center of Stamford 1290 Summer St, Stamford 203-325-3576
Robin G. Oshman
Dermatology Physicians of Connecticut 425 Post Rd, Fairfield 203-292-9490
Southern Connecticut Dermatology 1275 Summer St, Stamford 203-323-5660
Greenwich Dermatology 40 West Elm St, Greenwich 203-661-7546
ENDOCRINOLOGY, DIABETES & METABOLISM
Brett Andrew King
Rand L. Werbitt
Advanced Specialty Care PC 1290 Summer St, Stamford 203-830-4700
Fairfield Dermatology 1305 Post Rd, Fairfield 203-259-7709
Jonathan R. Zirn
Advanced Dermcare 25 Tamarack Ave, Danbury 203-797-8990
Integrated Dermatology of Bridgeport 7 Cambridge Dr, Trumbull 203-374-5546
Ellen S. Naidorf Ellen S. Naidorf 22 Long Ridge Rd, Stamford 203-964-1103
Kim M. Nichols
NicholsMD 50 Old Field Point Rd, Greenwich 203-862-4000 Adult & Pediatric Dermatology Specialists PC 160 Hawley Ln, Trumbull 203-377-0639 Adult & Pediatric Dermatology Specialists PC 160 Hawley Ln, Trumbull 475-265-5350
Sally S. Chao
Nuvance Health|Bauer Emergency Care Center at Norwalk Hospital 34 Maple St, Norwalk 203-852-2281
Virginia A. Collier
Nuvance Health|Bauer Emergency Care Center at Norwalk Hospital 34 Maple St, Norwalk 203-852-2281
Christopher M. Davison
Greenwich Hospital – Department of Emergency Medicine 5 Perryridge Rd, Greenwich 203-863-3632
Jason A. Fischel
Nuvance Health|Bauer Emergency Care Center at Norwalk Hospital 34 Maple St, Norwalk 203-852-2281
Jason A. Greenman
DIAGNOSTIC RADIOLOGY Richard R. Culver
Rykiel Levine
Norwalk Radiology Consultants One Hospital Plz, Stamford 203-276-2663
Nuvance Health|Bauer Emergency Care Center at Norwalk Hospital 34 Maple St, Norwalk 203-852-2281
Christopher P. Fey
Brian R. McGovern
Linda LaTrenta
Mark I. Oestreicher
Nuvance Health|Bauer Emergency Care Center at Norwalk Hospital 34 Maple Street, Norwalk 203-852-2281
Nuvance Health|Bauer Emergency Care Center at Norwalk Hospital 34 Maple St, Norwalk 203-852-2281
Greenwich Radiological Group 49 Lake Ave, Greenwich 203-861-2381
Michael P. Noonan
Robert J. Capodanno
Nuvance Health|Bauer Emergency Care Center at Norwalk Hospital 34 Maple St, Norwalk 203-852-2281
Greenwich Hospital – Radiology 5 Perryridge Rd, Greenwich 203-863-3952
Timothy D. Shub
Ron Lee
Richard J. Teitell
Norwalk Radiology Consultants 148 East Ave, Norwalk 203-276-4311
Nuvance Health Medical Practice 34 Maple St, Norwalk 203-852-2281 YNHH|Bridgeport Hospital 267 Grant St, Bridgeport 203-384-3566
Sandi-Jo Galati
Judith GoldbergBerman MD 75 Holly Hill Lane, Greenwich 203-622-9160
Ranee A. Lleva
Endocrinology Associates of Greenwich – Northeast Medical Group 2015 W. Main St, Stamford 203-863-3750
Charles X. Ma
Nuvance Health Medical Practice 36 Old Kings Hwy S, Darien 203-852-2270
Bismruta Misra
Stamford Health Medical Group 292 Long Ridge Rd, Stamford 203-276-7213
Antonio Pantaleo
Endocrinology Center of Stamford LLC 80 Mill River St, Stamford 203-359-2444
Nancy Rennert
Nuvance Health Medical PracticeEndocrinology Wilton 249 Danbury Rd, Wilton 203-852-2270
Robert R. Savino
Nuvance Health Medical PracticeEndocrinology Danbury 25 Germantown Rd, Danbury 203-794-5620
Debra Schussheim
Riverside Endocrinology 225 Main St, Westport 203-429-5300
Glenn Siegel
Soundview Medical Associates LLC 50 Danbury Rd, Wilton 203-838-4000
Randi D. Tomasulo
Post Road Metabolic Consultants 246 Post Rd E, Westport 914-260-5016
Linda S. Werner
Hartford Healthcare Cancer Institute 115 Technology Dr, Trumbull 203-372-7200
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2026
Yi-Hao Yu
Danbury Radiological Associates 2015 W. Main St, Stamford 203-863-3750
FAMILY MEDICINE James K. Ahern
Copps Hill Family Medicine 77 Danbury Rd, Ridgefield 203-431-6342
Steven T. Benaderet
Northeast Medical Group Family Medicine 327 Riverside Ave, Westport 203-221-3030
Jennifer Bendl
Lawrence D. Leibowitz Matrix Personalized Medicine LLC 45 Grove St, New Canaan 203-920-1772
Angelo Mallozzi Stamford Health Medical Group 90 Morgan St, Stamford 203-276-7215
Sejal H. Parekh Nuvance Health Medical Practice 249 Danbury Rd, Wilton 203-762-3353
David Pazer
Stamford Health Medical Group 1500 Post Rd, Darien 203-655-8701
ProHealth Physicians Gastroenterology 96 Danbury Rd, Ridgefield 203-438-0874
Marc E. Brodsky
Seth M. Sullivan
Stamford Health Medical Group 75 Holly Hill Ln, Greenwich 203-276-4777
Shanthi Devaraj
Shanthi Devaraj MD LLC 1400 Bedford St, Stamford 203-323-8700
Douglas Duchen
Northeast Medical Group Family Medicine 112 Quarry Rd, Trumbull 203-372-4065
Alan T. Falkoff
Hartford Healthcare Medical Group Primary Care 30 Buxton Farm Rd, Stamford 203-322-7070
Joseph Feuerstein Elite Concierge Physicians 45 Singing Oaks Dr, Weston 203-979-5798
Cosmo Filiberto
Northeast Medical Group Family Medicine 112 Quarry Rd, Trumbull 203-372-4065
Carol-Ann Galban
Copps Hill Family Medicine 77 Danbury Rd, Ridgefield 203-431-6342
Concierge Care of New Canaan 173 East Ave, New Canaan 203-972-4215
Henry Yoon
Stamford Health Medical Group One Hospital Plz, Stamford 203-276-2270
GASTROENTEROLOGY Charles J. Adelmann Soundview Medical Associates LLC 50 Danbury Rd, Wilton 203-838-4000
David Barenberg MD Nuvance Health 111 Osborne St, Danbury 203-739-7038
Henry G. Beecher Connecticut GI 32 Strawberry Hill Ct, Stamford 203-348-5355
Steven Brandwein Nuvance Health Medical Practice 111 Osborne St, Danbury 203-739-7038
Bryan Burns
Stamford Health Medical Group 5 High Ridge Park, Stamford 203-276-4644
Northeast Medical Group Gastroenterology 888 White Plains Rd, Trumbull 203-459-4451
Nina S. Karol
Gena M. Cobrin
Joshua B. Herbert
Concierge Physicians of Westport 333 Post Rd West, Westport 203-571-3000
Connecticut GI 425 Post Rd, Fairfield 203-292-9000
Robert M. Dettmer
Alan E. Selkin
Kevin M. Dwyer
Joseph Fiorito
Ajay Singh
Craig L. Floch
William B. Hale
Julie Spivack
Connecticut GI 32 Strawberry Hill Ct, Stamford 203-348-5355
Center For GI Medicine of Fairfield & Westchester 15 Valley Dr, Greenwich 203-489-6900
Nuvance Health 111 Osborne St, Danbury 203-739-7038
Nuvance Health Medical Practice 40 Cross St, Norwalk 203-852-2278
Nuvance Health Medical Practice 40 Cross St, Norwalk 203-852-2278
Connecticut GI 425 Post Rd, Fairfield 203-292-9000
Stuart Waldstreicher Diagnostic Endoscopy Center 778 Long Ridge Rd, Stamford 203-428-4643
Reid L. Hopkins
Nuvance Health Medical Practice 40 Cross St, Norwalk 203-852-2278
Thomas P. Whelan
Sarah A. Kahn
Stamford Health Medical Group 1351 Washington Blvd, Stamford 203-276-8490
Nuvance Health Medical PracticeGastroenterology Danbury 111 Osborne St, Danbury 203-739-7038
Neda Khaghan MD
Felice R. Zwas
Center For GI Medicine of Fairfield & Westchester 15 Valley Dr, Greenwich 203-489-6900
Center For GI Medicine of Fairfield & Westchester 15 Valley Dr, Greenwich 203-489-6900
GENERAL SURGERY
Chunwang Lam
Northeast Medical Group Gastroenterology 888 White Plains Rd, Trumbull 203-459-4451
Netanel Alper
Nuvance Health Medical PracticeBariatric & Metabolic Surgery Danbury 111 Osborne St, Danbury 203-739-7131
Gordon S. Latzman GI Health Specialists 888 White Plains Rd, Trumbull 203-459-4451 Nuvance Health Medical Practice 40 Cross St, Norwalk 203-852-2278 Nuvance Health Medical Practices – Gastroenterology Norwalk 30 Stevens St, Norwalk 203-852-2278
Kenneth R. Mauer Gastroenterology Associates 425 Post Rd, Fairfield 203-292-9000
Anthy Demestihas
Hartford Healthcare | St Vincent’s Medical Center 2800 Main St, Bridgeport 203-576-6000
Darlene S. Negbenebor Stamford Gastroenterology 90 Morgan St, Stamford 203-998-7400
Patrick Thomas Dolan Nuvance Health Medical Practice – Bariatric And Metabolic Surgery Norwalk 761 Main Ave, Norwalk 203-852-3050
Neal J. Schamberg
Center For GI Medicine of Fairfield & Westchester 15 Valley Dr, Greenwich 203-489-6900
Jill B. Watras
Nuvance Health Medical Practice 30 Stevens St, Norwalk 203-852-2406
GERIATRIC MEDICINE
Royd Fukumoto
Mithil Choksey
Nuvance Health 111 Osborne St, Danbury 203-739-7131
Alexandria M. Gallagher Nuvance Health Medical Practice 30 Stevens St, Norwalk 203-852-2406
Alyssa Gillego
YNHH|Smilow Breast Cancer Services of Greenwich 77 Lafayette Pl, Greenwich 203-863-4250
Mandy S. Greenberg Stamford Health| Surgical Breast Care of Norwalk 148 East Ave, Norwalk 203-846-8885
Lillian Huang
Peter A. Ingraldi
Nuvance Health Medical Practice 30 Stevens St, Norwalk 203-852-2406
Yale Medicine Surgery 5 Perryridge Rd, Greenwich 203-863-4300
Amber Brody
YNHH|Greenwich Hospital 5 Perryridge Rd, Greenwich 203-863-4300
Walter M. Cholewczynski
Philip R. Corvo
Athanassios Petrotos
Neil Robert Floch
Nuvance Health 761 Main Ave, Norwalk 203-846-8885
YNHH|Park Avenue Medical Center 5520 Park Ave, Trumbull 203-384-3890
Rakhee Mangla
Nuvance Health Medical Practice – Bariatric And Metabolic Surgery Danbury 111 Osborne St, Danbury 203-739-7131
Stamford Health Medical Group Breast Surgery 32 Strawberry Hill Ct, Stamford 203-276-4255
Jeanne S. Capasse
Suma S. Magge
Stamford Health Medical Group 29 Hospital Plz, Stamford 203-276-5959
Nuvance Health Medical Practice 40 Cross St, Norwalk 203-852-2406
Andrew S. Kenler
Andrew S. Kenler MD FACS 5520 Park Ave, Trumbull 203-373-9015
Kathleen A. LaVorgna
Nuvance Health Medical Practice 30 Stevens St, Norwalk 203-846-3338
Kevin D. Miller
Stamford Health Medical Group 29 Hospital Plz, Stamford 203-276-5959
Jeraldine S. Orlina
Nuvance Health 111 Osborne St, Danbury 203-739-7131
Nuvance Health Medical PracticePrimary Care Wilton 249 Danbury Rd, Wilton 203-762-3353 Yale New Haven Health – Center For Geriatrics 112 Quarry Rd, Trumbull 203-384-3388
Harsha Naik
Yale New Haven Health – Center For Geriatrics 112 Quarry Rd, Trumbull 203-384-3388
Anna Pankratov
Hartford Healthcare Medical Group 111 Beach Rd, Fairfield 203-696-3560
Alan M. Radin
Nuvance Health Medical Practice 100 Redding Rd, Redding 203-852-2494
GYNECOLOGIC ONCOLOGY Leslie Andriani
Nuvance Health Medical Practice – Gynecologic Oncology Danbury 24 Hospital Ave, Danbury 203-739-4900
David Doo
Nuvance Health Medical Practice – Gynecologic Oncology Danbury 24 Hospital Ave, Danbury 203-739-4900
Karen Nishida
Gynecologic Cancer Care LLC 1290 Summer St, Stamford 203-998-0848
HAND SURGERY Matthew B. Cantlon
Orthopaedic & Neurosurgery Specialists 6 Greenwich Office Park, Greenwich 203-869-1145
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LIFE-SAVING CARDIAC SURGERY CLOSE TO HOME.
WHITE PLAINS HOSPITAL
MONTEFIORE-EINSTEIN
Your heart is in the right hands at White Plains Hospital. Exceptionally skilled cardiac surgeons delivering extraordinary outcomes are now just a short drive from home. Internationally acclaimed heart surgeon Dr. Robert Michler, and his esteemed colleague Dr. William Jakobleff, are performing open-heart surgery at White Plains Hospital. They lead a team of expert cardiac specialists, delivering an advanced level of cardiac care that only a few hospitals in the tri-state region can provide.
White Plains Hospital Center for Advanced Medicine & Surgery 122 Maple Avenue White Plains, New York 914-849-4327
Visit wphospital.org/cardiacsurgery to learn more about our award-winning care.
Specialty Surgeons of Connecticut
Patients may also schedule appointments with Drs. Michler and Jakobleff at their Specialty Surgeons of Connecticut office.
1455 East Putnam Avenue Greenwich, Connecticut 203-787-4366
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TOP DOCTORS
2026
Joseph DiGiovanni Ortho Connecticut 2 Riverview Dr, Danbury 203-797-1500
Adam Jacoby
Nuvance Health Medical Practice 333 Post Rd. W, Westport 203-221-0059
Haik Kavookjian MD Stamford Health Medical Group 40 Cross St, Norwalk 203-846-0040
Paul D. Protomastro Ortho Connecticut 761 Main Ave, Norwalk 203-845-2200
Thomas A. Rago
The Surgical Center of Connecticut 3101 Main St, Bridgeport 203-374-5892
Ross J. Richer
Orthopaedic Specialty Group PC 305 Black Rock Tnpk, Fairfield 203-337-2600
Brandon Shulman Ortho Connecticut 761 Main Ave, Norwalk 203-845-2200
Mark A. Vitale
Orthopaedic & Neurosurgery Specialists 5 High Ridge Park, Stamford 203-869-1145
David Wei
Orthopaedic & Neurosurgery Specialists 6 Greenwich Office Park, Greenwich 203-869-1145
HEMATOLOGY Daniel E. Boxer
Smilow Cancer Hospital 5520 Park Avenue, Trumbull 203-502-8400
Lisa Phuong
Nuvance Health Medical Practice – Hematology/Oncology Norwalk 34 Maple St, Norwalk 203-845-4811
HOSPICE & PALLIATIVE MEDICINE Vijay V. Desai
Nuvance Health Medical Practice 34 Maple St, Norwalk 203-852-2665
Jeanine S. Famiglietti Nuvance Health Medical Practice 111 Osborne St, Danbury 203-739-6662
Heather Sung PalliMD PLLC 128 East Ave, Norwalk 203-451-7212
INFECTIOUS DISEASE Nabeela Khan
Nuvance Health Medical Practice 761 Main Ave, Norwalk 203-852-2280
Maher Madhoun Stamford Health Medical Group 292 Long Ridge Rd, Stamford 203-323-4458
Gavin X. McLeod
Frank A. Ciminiello
Northeast Medical Group Internal Medicine 112 Quarry Rd, Trumbull 203-374-6162
Infectious Diseases Consultants Of Greenwich PC 5 Perryridge Rd, Greenwich 203-869-8838
Ralph J. Cipriani
Paul Nee
Nuvance Health 33 Germantown Rd, Danbury 203-739-8310
Glenville Medical Concierge Care 7 Riversville Rd, Greenwich 203-531-1808
Michael F. Parry
Joseph V. Costanzo Stamford Health Medical Group 292 Long Ridge Rd, Stamford 203-348-9455
Stamford Health Medical Group 29 Hospital Plz, Stamford 203-353-1427
Allen F. Davis
Paolo A. Pino
ProHealth Physicians – Western Connecticut Primary Care 164 Mt Pleasant Rd, Newtown 203-270-1016
Nuvance Health Medical Practices – Infectious Disease Norwalk 761 Main Ave, Norwalk 203-852-2280
Jill G. Denowitz
Asha Shah
Concierge Physicians of Westport 333 Post Rd W, Westport 203-571-3000
Stamford Health Medical Group 29 Hospital Plz, Stamford 203-353-1427
Bryan E. Dorf
John G. Stratidis
Northwell Health Physician Partners 945 Summer St, Stamford 203-327-9321
Nuvance Health 33 Germantown Rd, Danbury 203-739-8310
INTERNAL MEDICINE
Vernetta D. Gallop Stamford Health Medical Group 555 Newfield Ave, Stamford 203-359-4444
Benesa S. Baby
Nuvance Health Medical Practice 34 Maple St, Norwalk 203-852-3019
Sarah M. Gamble
David H. Baum
Greenwich Pure Medical 15 Valley Dr, Greenwich 203-869-2800
Concierge Physicians of Westport 333 Post Rd West, Westport 203-571-3000
Steven Glazer
Steven Glazer MD/ Internal MedicineNorwalk 128 East Ave, Norwalk 203-852-1300
Thomas V. Cigno
Thomas Cigno MD 10 South St, Ridgefield 203-244-7848
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Danielle Greenman
Richard G. Huntley
Ada K. Obidike
Shara P. Israel
Craig H. Olin
Summit Health 542 Westport Ave, Norwalk 203-845-4800 Stamford Health Medical Group 51 Schuyler Ave, Stamford 203-327-1187
Melanie Kelton
Melanie S. Kelton MD 8 West End Ave, Old Greenwich 203-637-5406
MD² Old Greenwich 1700 E. Putnam Ave, Old Greenwich 203-712-5550
Steven E. Phillips
Steven Phillips MD 944 Danbury Rd, Wilton 203-544-0005
Ioana S. Preda
True Care Medical 49 Lake Ave, Greenwich 203-869-2304
Northeast Medical Group Internal Medicine 112 Quarry Rd, Trumbull 203-374-6162
Jasmina Krstic
Jeffrey S. Puglisi
Nazanine Khairkhah
Nova MD Wellness Clinic 148 East Ave, Norwalk 203-684-2050
Satesh Kumar
Nuvance Health Medical Practice 24 Hospital Ave, Danbury 203-739-6959
Ted E. Listokin
Westchester Health Northwell Physician Partners 945 Summer St, Stamford 203-327-9321
Faria Mahmood
Nuvance Health Medical Practice 100 Redding Rd, Redding 203-739-8255
Elizabeth J.R. McKinnis
Glenville Medical Concierge Care 7 Riversville Rd, Greenwich 203-531-1808
David M. Radin David Radin MD 144 Morgan St, Stamford 203-359-4888
Maria C. Restrepo Stamford Health Medical Group – Primary Care 372 Danbury Rd, Wilton 203-276-3366
Remi M. Rosenberg Stamford Health Medical Group 5 High Ridge Park, Stamford 203-276-4644
Nuvance Health Medical Practice – Primary Care Westport 333 Post Rd W, Westport 203-226-0731
Burton R. Rubin
Charles Miner
Jaime Ruszkowski
Stamford Health Medical Group 1500 Boston Post Rd, Darien 203-655-8749
Greenwich Medical Partners 75 Holly Hill Ln, Greenwich 203-661-2596
Sandra Mini
Amiad Harow
Dana Murphy
Concierge Physicians of Westport 333 Post Rd. W, Westport 203-571-3000
Advanced Cardiovascular Specialists & Primary Care 439 Mill Hill Ave, Bridgeport 203-334-2100
Matrix Personalized Medicine LLC 45 Grove St, New Canaan 203-920-1772
Peter G. Hasapis
Northeast Medical Group Internal Medicine 112 Quarry Rd, Trumbull 203-374-6162
New Canaan Medical Group 173 East Ave, New Canaan 203-972-4255
Nuvance Health Medical Practice 34 Maple St, Norwalk 203-852-3019
Ken J. Nori
Burton R. Rubin MD 8 West End Ave, Old Greenwich 203-637-5406 Comprehensive Care of New Canaan PC 173 East Ave, New Canaan 203-972-4244
James Samuel
Summit Health 542 Westport Ave, Norwalk 203-845-4800
Craig D. Serin
Nuvance Health Medical Practice – Primary Care Wilton 249 Danbury Rd, Wilton 203-762-3353
Richard A. Singer Nuvance Health Medical Practice 497 Westport Ave, Norwalk 203-852-3494
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To all of our Top Docs committed to providing the greatest of care: Congratulations. At Yale New Haven Health, we are proud to recognize the 75 doctors representing Bridgeport Hospital, Greenwich Hospital, Northeast Medical Group, and Yale Medicine who’ve been named Top Doctors. Their compassion, talent, and dedication are exceeded only by their tireless commitment to treating each and every patient with the greatest of care.
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TOP DOCTORS
2026
Frederick B. Slogoff Personal Physicians of Connecticut LLC 5 High Ridge Park, Stamford 203-968-9500
Chelsea M. Smith
Marc Z. Krichavsky Cardiac Specialists 25 Germantown Rd, Danbury 203-794-0090
David P. Lorenz
Nuvance Health Medical Practice 249 Danbury Rd, Wilton 203-762-3353
Cardiology Associates of Fairfield County 32 Knight St, Norwalk 203-845-2160
Frank Spano
Victor M. Mejia
Fairfield County Medical Group 15 Corporate Dr, Trumbull 203-459-5100
Maura Sparks
Stamford Health Medical Group 372 Danbury Rd, Wilton 203-276-4015
Stephen H. Strong
Nuvance Health Medical Practice 333 Post Rd W, Westport 203-226-0731
Shiela V. Subramanian New Canaan Medical 173 East Ave, New Canaan 203-972-4205
Joseph Tortorello
Yale New Haven Health 112 Quarry Rd, Trumbull 203-374-6162
Shira B. Vadel
Stamford Health Medical Group 51 Schuyler Ave, Stamford 203-327-1187
Julia Voytovich
New Canaan Medical Group 173 East Ave, New Canaan 203-972-4255
Richard E. Westfal
New Canaan Medical 173 East Ave, New Canaan 203-972-4203
Lu Yu
Stamford Health Medical Group 32 Strawberry Hill Ct, Stamford 203-977-2566
Eva R. Zimmerman
Nuvance Health – Primary Care Westport 333 Post Rd W, Westport 203-226-0731
INTERVENTIONAL CARDIOLOGY Robert F. Fishman
Cardiac Specialists 1305 Post Road, Fairfield 203-292-2000
Northeast Medical Group Cardiology 112 Quarry Rd, Trumbull 203-333-8800
Thomas J. Nero
Cardiology Associates of Fairfield County 1177 Summer St, Stamford 203-353-1133
Boris V. Sheynberg Westport Cardiology 32 Imperial Ave, Westport 203-226-1760
Sumit Tickoo
Nuvance Health Medical Practice 111 Osborne St, Danbury 203-739-7155
Mark K. Warshofsky Nuvance Health 111 Osborne St, Danbury 203-739-7155
Dimitry Zilberman
Coastal Obstetrics and Gynecology LLC 999 Summer St, Stamford 203-353-9099
Steven Laifer
NEUROLOGICAL SURGERY
Anthony Gulati
Hematology Oncology PC One Hospital Plz, Stamford 203-276-2695
Ramon A. Batson
Elite Brain & Spine of Connecticut 761 Main Ave, Norwalk 203-853-0003
Paul L. Weinstein
Hematology Oncology PC One Hospital Plz, Stamford 203-276-2695
Andrea F. Douglas
Stamford Health Medical Group 75 Holly Hill Ln, Greenwich 203-661-3333
Richard Scott Zelkowitz Hartford Healthcare Cancer Institute 2800 Main St, Bridgeport 203-874-3830
Jonathon J. Lebovitz Nuvance Health Medical Practice 33 Hospital Ave, Danbury 203-792-2003
NEONATAL-PERINATAL MEDICINE
Joshua Marcus
Elite Brain & Spine of Connecticut 33 Hospital Ave, Danbury 203-792-2003
Shruti Gupta
Stamford Health–NICU One Hospital Plaza Pediatric Department, Stamford 203-276-7082
Brenda S. Chan
Shieva Ghofrany
Nuvance Health Medical Practice – Nephrology & Hypertension Danbury 111 Osborne St, Danbury 203-739-7104
MEDICAL ONCOLOGY
Jonathan Barnhard
Hartford Healthcare|St. Vincent’s Medical Ctr 2800 Main St, Bridgeport 833-431-0013
Winston Y. Shih
Nuvance Health Medical Practice – Perinatology Danbury 24 Hospital Ave, Danbury 203-739-7981
NEPHROLOGY
William Cusick
Nuvance Health Medical Practice – Nephrology & Hypertension Danbury 111 Osborne St, Danbury 203-739-7104
Park Avenue Perinatal Specialists 5520 Park Ave, Trumbull 203-384-3227
MATERNAL & FETAL MEDICINE Nuvance Health Medical PracticesPerinatology Norwalk 24 Stevens St, Norwalk 203-852-3354
Raymond Raut
Robert J. Stiller
Abraham Mintz
Louis J. Cuzzone
Summit Health 542 Westport Ave, Norwalk 203-845-4800
Nuvance Health Medical Practice 605 West Ave, Norwalk 203-853-5000
William H. Hines
Park Avenue Perinatal Specialists 5520 Park Ave, Trumbull 203-384-3544
Stamford Health Medical Group 292 Long Ridge Rd, Stamford 203-324-7666
Michael L. Fitzpatrick
Jennifer Marrone
Robert Kim
David T. Greco
WHC|Southport Women’s Healthcare 2600 Post Rd, Southport 203-254-3886
Nuvance Health Medical Practice 761 Main Ave, Norwalk 203-853-5000
Nuvance Health Medical Practice 79 Sand Pit Rd, Danbury 203-748-2551
Nephrology Associates PC 7 Cambridge Dr, Trumbull 203-335-0195
Peter J. McAllister
New England Institute for Neurology and Headache 30 Buxton Farm Rd, Stamford 203-914-1900
Payam Moein
Nuvance Health Medical Practice 79 Sand Pit Rd, Danbury 203-748-2551
Louise D. Resor
Stamford Health Medical Group 29 Hospital Plz, Stamford 203-276-4464
Alice H. Rusk
Yale Medicine Neurology 15 Valley Dr, Greenwich 203-863-4490
Daryl R. Story
Nuvance Health Medical Practice 605 West Ave, Norwalk 203-853-5000
Jennifer Werely
Dario M. Zagar
Nuvance Health Medical Practice 79 Sand Pit Rd, Danbury 203-748-2551
Richard T. Gervasi
Stamford Health Medical Group 1 Blachley Rd, Stamford 203-276-4464
Scott L. Simon
Robert Bonwetsch
Nephrology Associates PC 7 Cambridge Dr, Trumbull 203-335-0195
Eric Kung
Neurology and Headache Center of Greenwich 49 Lake Ave, Greenwich 203-900-4226
NEUROLOGY
Aaron M. Dommu
Nuvance Health Medical Practice 79 Sand Pit Rd, Danbury 203-748-2551
Griffin Health 115 Technology Dr, Trumbull 203-372-6460
Orthopaedic & Neurosurgery Specialists 5 High Ridge Park, Stamford 203-869-1145
Stamford Health Medical Group – Nephrology 292 Long Ridge Rd, Stamford 203-324-7666
Charles F. Guardia III
YNHH|Yale Neurology 75 Kings Hwy Cutoff, Fairfield 877-925-3637
NEURORADIOLOGY Howard S. Liu
Stamford Health Medical Group One Hospital Plaza, Stamford 203-276-7860
Gary S. Besser Obstetrics and Gynecology Associates PC 29 Hospital Plz, Stamford 203-325-4321
Julianne R. Biroschak Summit Health 644 W. Putnam Ave, Greenwich 203-210-2880
Patrick J. Cahill
Coastal Obstetrics and Gynecology LLC 999 Summer St, Stamford 203-353-9099
Ronika D. Choudhary Women’s Obstetrics & Gynecology 115 Technology Dr, Trumbull 203-268-2239
Melindy M. Ciulla
Stamford Health 1 Hospital Plz, Stamford 203-276-7033
Deanna DelPrete
Women’s Health Care of New England 761 Main Ave, Norwalk 203-644-1100
Leslie A. Donovan
Brookside Gynecology 159 West Putnam Ave, Greenwich 203-869-7080
Keith J. Falter II WHC|Physicians for Women 90 Locust Ave, Danbury 203-792-5005
Leonard Ferrucci Ferrucci Ferrucci & Morris 1250 Summer St, Stamford 203-325-4665
Vito Ferrucci
Ferrucci Ferrucci & Morris 1250 Summer St, Stamford 203-325-4665
Caroline Filor
OBSTETRICS & GYNECOLOGY Roxanne C. Abder
Women’s Health Care of Trumbull 5520 Park Avenue, Trumbull 203-374-1018
Sarp Aksel
Coastal Obstetrics and Gynecology LLC 999 Summer St, Stamford 203-353-9099
Brookside Gynecology 159 West Putnam Ave, Greenwich 203-869-7080
Gene Freylikhman WHC|Candlewood Center For Women’s Health 103 Newtown Rd, Danbury 203-730-8789
Donna Hagberg
Donna J. Hagberg MD 31 River Rd, Cos Cob 203-742-1150
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2026
Maryam Hedayatzadeh WHC|Women’s Healthcare of New England 761 Main Ave, Norwalk 203-644-1100
Edward Jacobson
Greenwich Hormones 1 Perryridge Rd, Greenwich 203-580-6383
Kiger Lau
Stamford Health Obstetrics and Gynecology Adult Hospitalists 1 Hospital Plz, Stamford 203-276-7033
Daniel Lax
Nuvance Health|OB Hospitalist Group 34 Maple St, Norwalk 203-852-2662
Jessica Li
Stamford Health Medical Group 1 Hospital Plz, Stamford 203-276-7033
Elizabeth Molinelli Summit Health 644 W. Putnam Ave, Greenwich 203-210-2880
John A. Morris
WHC|Ferrucci Ferrucci & Morris 1250 Summer St, Stamford 203-325-4665
Sujata Pendyala
Women’s Health Care of New England 761 Main Ave, Norwalk 203-644-1100
Janine M. Popot
Stamford Health Medical Group 1500 Post Rd, Darien 203-276-4282
Hannah Shakartzi WHC|Candlewood Center for Women’s Health 103 Newtown Rd, Danbury 203-730-8789
Helena T. Squicciarini Women’s Health Connecticut 5520 Park Ave, Trumbull 203-374-1018
Sapna Tandon
OB/GYN of Fairfield County 1735 Post Rd, Fairfield 203-256-3990
Marina C. Torbey
Yale New Haven Health 322 Ashley Rd, Fairfield 203-521-2287
Russell F. Turk
Stamford Health Medical Group – Obstetrics & Gynecology 1455 E. Putnam Ave, Old Greenwich 203-637-3337
Caterina Violi
Obstetrics & Gynecology for Womenby Women 2 1/2 Dearfield Dr, Greenwich 203-861-9586
Richard R. Viscarello Jr. Maternal Fetal Care PC 1275 Summer St, Stamford 203-978-5775
Christine E. Waldron Women’s Health Connecticut 761 Main Ave, Norwalk 203-644-1100
ONCOLOGY D. Barry Boyd
1579 Straits Tnpk 77 Lafayette Pl, Greenwich 203-863-3700
Nicole Carreau
Nuvance Health Medical Practice Hematology/Oncology Norwalk 34 Maple St, Norwalk 203-845-4811
Sandhya Dhanjal
Hartford Healthcare Cancer Institute 2800 Main St, Fairfield 203-255-4545
Neal A. Fischbach
YNHH|Smilow Cancer Hospital 5520 Park Ave, Trumbull 203-502-8400
Richard C. Frank
Nuvance Health Medical Practice 34 Maple St, Norwalk 203-845-4811
George Zahrah
Nuvance Health Medical Practice – Hematology/Oncology Norwalk 34 Maple Str, Norwalk 203-845-4811
OPHTHALMOLOGY Bruce S. Altman Connecticut Eye Consultants PC 69 Sand Pit Rd, Danbury 203-791-2020
Ora Burstein
Jeffrey L. Oberman
Allergy and Asthma Center of Stamford 1275 Summer St, Stamford 203-978-0072
Refocus Eye Health 1 Sasco Hill Rd, Fairfield 203-293-2930
Glenn E. Ostriker
Dr. Ostriker and Associates 71 Strawberry Hill Ave, Stamford 203-348-6300
Christienne Coates Ridgefield Ophthalmology 90 Grove St, Ridgefield 203-894-9700
Philip A. Piro
Retina Associates of Connecticut 70 Mill River St, Stamford 203-325-4481
Joseph L. Conway Greenwich Ophthalmology Associates 2046 W Main St, Stamford 203-635-2097
William S. Potter Greenwich Ophthalmology Associates 2046 W. Main St, Stamford 203-635-2097
Donna Densel Greenwich Ophthalmology Associates 2046 W. Main St, Stamford 203-635-2097
Vincent S. Reppucci Vitreoretinal Surgeons LLC 65 North St, Danbury 203-792-6291
Amanda Dinsmore Refocus Eye Health 57 North St, Danbury 203-628-4995
Kim P. Robbins
Robbins Eye Center 1 Sasco Hill Rd, Fairfield 203-371-5800
Leslie C. Doctor
Joanna Lumba Sarracino
Doctor & Associates PC 129 Kings Hwy N, Westport 203-227-4113
Ophthalmic Surgeons of Greater Bridgeport 2371 Black Rock Tnpk, Fairfield 203-371-0141
Anisha Jangi
Connecticut Eye Consultants PC 69 Sand Pit Rd, Danbury 203-791-2020
Richard Scartozzi
Connecticut Eye Consultants PC 69 Sand Pit Rd, Danbury 203-791-2020
Jeffrey N. Kaplan Eye Group Of Connecticut LLC 4699 Main St, Bridgeport 203-374-8182
Scott Seo
Hartford Healthcare| St. Vincent’s Medical Center 2800 Main St, Bridgeport 203-576-6000
Flora Levin
Flora Levin MD 1391 Post Rd East, Westport 203-814-1438
Elizabeth Siderides Stamford Ophthalmology 1351 Washington Blvd, Stamford 203-327-5808
Suresh Mandava Greenwich Ophthalmology Associates 2046 W Main St, Stamford 203-635-2097
Mahsa Sohrab
Mahsa Sohrab MD 25 Valley Dr, Greenwich 203-599-4770
Jerry W. Tsong
Delia M. Manjoney
Greenwich Ophthalmology Associates 2046 W. Main St, Stamford 203-869-3082
Manjoney Eye 2720 Main St, Bridgeport 203-576-6500
Robert J. Noecker
Esteban C. Vietorisz
Ophthalmic Consultants of Connecticut 1375 Kings Hwy E, Fairfield 203-366-8000
Stamford Ophthalmology 1351 Washington Blvd, Stamford 203-327-5808
Eric L. Wasserman Eye Care Center of Stamford 1275 Summer St, Stamford 203-978-0800
Richard B. Weber Stamford Health Medical Group 1275 Summer St, Stamford 203-353-1857
Marc L. Weitzman
Ophthalmic Surgeons of Greater Bridgeport 2371 Black Rock Tnpk, Fairfield 203-371-0141
Michael R. Clain
Orthopaedic & Neurosurgery Specialists 6 Greenwich Office Park, Greenwich 203-869-1145
Demetris Delos
Orthopaedic & Neurosurgery Specialists 6 Greenwich Office Park, Greenwich 203-869-1145
Jeffrey V. Deluca
Ortho Connecticut 761 Main Ave, Norwalk 203-845-2200
Katherine J. Zamecki
James J. Fitzgibbons
Connecticut Eye Consultants PC 69 Sand Pit Rd, Danbury 203-791-2020
Orthopaedic Specialty Group PC 305 Black Rock Tnpk, Fairfield 203-337-2600
Stephen J. Zuckerman
Mark Fletcher
Connecticut Eye Consultants PC 69 Sand Pit Rd, Danbury 203-791-2020
Ortho Connecticut 761 Main Ave, Norwalk 203-845-2200
D. Ross Henshaw
ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY
Ortho Connecticut 2 Riverview Dr, Danbury 203-797-1500
David F. Bindelglass
Peter W. Hughes
Orthopaedic Specialty Group PC 305 Black Rock Turnpike, Fairfield 203-337-2600
Michael G. Brand Ortho Connecticut 2 Riverview Dr, Danbury 203-797-1500
Dante A. Brittis
Orthopaedic Specialty Group PC 305 Black Rock Tnpk, Fairfield 203-337-2600
Adam R. Brodsky
Orthopaedic Surgery and Sports Medicine 166 Cherry St, New Canaan 203-323-7331
Summit Health 1281 E Main St, Stamford 203-325-4087
Marc S. Kowalsky
Orthopaedic & Neurosurgery Specialists 6 Greenwich Office Park, Greenwich 203-869-1145
Michael M. Lynch
Ortho Connecticut 761 Main Ave, Norwalk 203-845-2200
Daniel S. Markowicz HSS Stamford 1 Blachley Rd, Stamford 203-705-0715
Seth R. Miller
Ortho Care Specialists 4747 Main St, Bridgeport 203-372-0649
Orthopaedic & Neurosurgery Specialists 6 Greenwich Office Park, Greenwich 203-869-1145
Russell J. Cavallo
William Tracy Schmidt
David B. Brown
Stamford Health Medical Group 945 Summer St, Stamford 203-614-8888
Angelo M. Ciminiello Ortho Connecticut 2 Riverview Dr, Danbury 203-797-1500
Summit Health 1281 E. Main St, Stamford 203-325-4087
Marc Silver
Special Surgery Center of Connecticut 1281 E. Main St, Stamford 203-325-4087
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2026
James Spak
Connecticut Orthopaedics 1055 Post Rd, Fairfield 203-601-5237
Karen M. Sutton HSS Stamford 1 Blachley Rd, Stamford 203-705-0725
Corinne VanBeek
Orthopedic and Spine Institute One Blachley Rd, Stamford 203-276-2277
ORTHOPEDICS Joshua B. Frank
Ortho Connecticut 761 Main Ave, Norwalk 203-845-2200
Tim Greene
Orthopaedic & Neurosurgery Specialists 6 Greenwich Office Park, Greenwich 203-869-1145
Ross Henshaw
OrthoConnecticut 2 Riverview Dr, Danbury 203-797-1500
Daniel R. Howard
Somers Orthopaedic Surgery & Sports Medicine Group 40 Old Ridgebury Rd, Danbury 845-278-8400
Michael S. Soojian Ortho Connecticut 761 Main Ave, Norwalk 203-845-2200
Katie B. Vadasdi
Orthopaedic & Neurosurgery Specialists 6 Greenwich Office Park, Greenwich 203-869-1145
OTOLARYNGOLOGY/ EAR, NOSE & THROAT Michael C. Bard
Advanced Specialty Care PC 107 Newtown Rd, Danbury 203-830-4700
Stephen D. Breda
Hartford Healthcare 4695 Main St, Bridgeport 203-371-5166
Jacquelyn Brewer
Ear Nose and Throat Center LLP 32 Strawberry Hill Ct, Stamford 203-353-0000
Elise Cheng
Greenwich Ear Nose and Throat 49 Lake Ave, Greenwich 203-869-2030
Steven M. Feldman
Westmed Medical Group 644 W. Putnam Ave, Greenwich 203-210-2870
Lawrence J. Fliegelman Ear Nose Throat of Fairfield 1305 Post Rd, Fairfield 203-259-4700
Neil A. Gordon
Retreat at Split Rock 539 Danbury Rd, Wilton 203-834-7700
Jay Klarsfeld
Advanced Specialty Care PC 107 Newtown Rd, Danbury 203-830-4700
Jason R. Klenoff
Ear Nose and Throat Center LLP 32 Strawberry Hill Ct, Stamford 203-353-0000
Biana Lanson
Ear Nose and Throat Center LLP 32 Strawberry Hill Ct, Stamford 203-353-0000
Richard Levin
Ear Nose Throat of Fairfield 1305 Post Rd, Fairfield 203-259-4700
Michelle S. Marrinan Greenwich Ear Nose and Throat 49 Lake Ave, Greenwich 203-869-2030
Andrew J. Parker
Parker Ear Nose & Throat 148 East Ave, Norwalk 203-866-8121
Sara Richer
Northeast Medical Group 888 White Plains Rd, Trumbull 203-459-2666
Jared W. Rosenberg
YNHH | Greenwich Hospital Ctr for Pain Management 5 Perryridge Rd, Greenwich 203-863-3579 Wilton Surgery Center 195 Danbury Rd, Wilton 203-423-8151
YNHH|Pediatric Specialty Center 5520 Park Ave, Trumbull 877-925-3637
Dermatology Physicians of Connecticut 425 Post Rd, Fairfield 203-292-9490
Robert C. Babkowski Stamford Pathology Group PC One Hospital Plz, Stamford 203-276-7420
PEDIATRIC ENDOCRINOLOGY
Raymond A. Baer
Stamford Pathology Group PC One Hospital Plz, Stamford 203-276-7420
Patricia Eagan
Pediatric Healthcare Associates 50 Unquowa Place, Fairfield 203-452-8322
Michael E. Bush
Nuvance Health Medical Practice – Pathology Norwalk 34 Maple St, Norwalk 203-852-2657
PEDIATRIC GASTROENTEROLOGY
Bhavna Khandpur
Alexander Koral
Nuvance Health Medical Practice – Pathology Danbury 24 Hospital Ave, Danbury 203-739-7453
Pediatric Specialty Center 5520 Park Avenue, Trumbull 877-925-3637
Kiyoe W. Sullivan
Anthony F. Porto
Nuvance Health Medical Practice – Pathology Norwalk 34 Maple St, Norwalk 203-852-2657
Pediatric Specialty Center 500 W. Putnam Ave, Greenwich 877-925-3637
Elgida R. Volpicelli
Stamford Pathology Group PC 1 Hospital Plz, Stamford 203-276-7420
PEDIATRIC INFECTIOUS DISEASE
Bo Xu
Stamford Pathology Group PC 1 Hospital Plz, Stamford 203-276-7420
Pediatric Healthcare Associates 15 Corporate Drive, Trumbull 203-452-8322
PEDIATRIC CARDIOLOGY
PEDIATRIC OTALARYNGOLOGY ENT
Allison B. Levey
Andrew Wolf
Rahul S. Anand
Michael A. Monaco
Somers Orthopedic 40 Old Ridgebury Rd, Danbury 475-471-0212
Julie CantatoreFrancis
Brittany G. Craiglow
PATHOLOGY
PAIN MANAGEMENT
Vincent R. Carlesi
PEDIATRIC SURGERY
Dermatology Physicians of Connecticut 148 East Ave, Norwalk 203-538-5682
Ofer M. Wellisch
ColumbiaDoctors 1500 Boston Post Road, Darien 203-662-0313
Connecticut Pain & Wellness Center LLC 52 Beach Rd, Fairfield 203-319-9355
PEDIATRIC DERMATOLOGY
Nimrod E. Dayan
Stamford Ophthalmology 1351 Washington Blvd, Stamford 203-327-5808
Daniel Solomon
Gerard Weinberg
Stamford Health Medical Group 32 Strawberry Hill Ct, Stamford 203-276-7307
PEDIATRICS GENERAL Robin Abramowicz
Saugatuck Pediatrics 191 Post Rd W, Westport 203-793-4747
Nicole Abramowitz Bay Street Pediatrics 156 Kings Hwy N, Westport 203-227-3674
Peter J. Acker
Westmed Medical Group 644 W Putnam Ave, Greenwich 203-210-2800
Amy Agoglia
Doctors’ Pediatric PC 55 Danbury Rd, Wilton 203-762-3363
Jamie L. Alon
Pediatric Associates of Western Connecticut LLC 41 Germantown Rd, Danbury 203-744-1680
Joanne Angiello
Ridgefield Pediatric Associates 38b Grove St, Ridgefield 203-438-9557
Maura Angiello-Smith Stamford Pediatric Associates 1275 Summer St, Stamford 203-324-4109
Jane Brotanek
My Catholic Doctor 1180 Newfield Ave, Stamford 888-822-8436
Sofia Chiocconi
Summer Pediatrics 992 High Ridge Rd, Stamford 203-388-8668
Next Generation Pediatrics 644 W Putnam Ave, Greenwich 203-661-6430
Arthur E. Dobos
The Center for Advanced Pediatrics 69 East Ave, Norwalk 203-229-2000
Kethia Eliezer
Stamford Health Medical Group Pediatric Center 126 Morgan St, Stamford 203-327-1055
Richard M Freedman Pediatric Healthcare Associates 50 Unquowa Pl, Fairfield 203-452-8322
Lambros G. Geotes Stamford Pediatric Associates 1275 Summer St, Stamford 203-324-4109
Carol Nicole Gorman Village Pediatrics 323 Riverside Ave, Westport 203-221-7337
Debra K. Gotz
Stamford Pediatric Associates 1275 Summer St, Stamford 203-324-4109
Stephen Grevious Village Pediatrics 323 Riverside Ave, Westport 203-221-7337
David B. Gropper
Pediatric Associates of Western Connecticut LLC 41 Germantown Rd, Danbury 203-744-1680
Jennifer Baum Gruen
Saugatuck Pediatrics 191 Post Rd W, Westport 203-793-4747
Eva L. Grunberg
Loretta Cody
New Canaan Pediatrics LLC 173 East Ave, New Canaan 203-972-4250
Andrew S. Hart
Pediatric Cardiology 1500 Boston Post Rd, Darien 203-662-0313
PEDIATRIC PULMONOLOGY
Loretta Cody MD 42 Sherwood Pl, Greenwich 203-661-2440
Michael S. Snyder
Jacob Hen
Pediatric Specialty Center 5520 Park Avenue, Trumbull 203-337-8600
Bruce W. Cohen
Pediatric Cardiology 1500 Boston Post Rd, Darien 203-662-0313
Erik L. Cohen
Pediatric Associates of Western Connecticut LLC 41 Germantown Rd, Danbury 203-744-1680
Stamford Pediatric Associates 1275 Summer St, Stamford 203-324-4109
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2026
Jennifer F. Henkind
Stamford Pediatric Associates 1275 Summer St, Stamford 203-324-4109
Thomas P. Homa
Pediatric Healthcare Associates 50 Unquowa Pl, Fairfield 203-452-8322
Maria Ieni
New Canaan Pediatrics LLC 173 East Ave, New Canaan 203-972-4250
Paul Juan
Kathryn Quinn
Amy Weinrib
Henry M. Rascoff
Beth Wittenberg
Trumbull Pediatrics 132 Monroe Tpke, Trumbull 203-268-1766 Sound Beach Pediatrics 2001 W. Main St, Stamford 203-363-0123
Dara Thomas Richards Southwest Community Health Center 968 Fairfield Ave, Bridgeport 203-330-6000
Marisa B. Rommeney
Valley Pediatrics of Greenwich 25 Valley Dr, Greenwich 203-622-4301
Stamford Pediatric Associates 1275 Summer St, Stamford 203-324-4109
Elizabeth Z. Krowitz
Rachel R. Rothschild
Greenwich Pediatric Associates 8 West End Ave, Old Greenwich 203-637-3212
Susan E. Lasky Stamford Health Medical Group 126 Morgan St, Stamford 203-327-1055
Rebecca LePage
Doctors’ Pediatric PC 55 Danbury Rd, Wilton 203-762-3363
Laura Marks
Willows Pediatrics Group PC 1563 Post Rd E, Westport 203-319-3939
Alan H. Morelli
Stamford Health Medical Group 183 Cherry St, New Canaan 203-972-5232
Alyssa Newman New Canaan Pediatrics LLC 173 East Ave, New Canaan 203-972-4250
Katherine Kelly Noble Sound Beach Pediatrics 2001 W Main St, Stamford 203-363-0123
Karen Nordberg
Summer Pediatrics 992 High Ridge Rd, Stamford 203-388-8668
Jeffrey Owens
Willows Pediatric Group PC 1563 Post Rd E, Westport 203-319-3939
Pediatric Associates of Western Connecticut LLC 41 Germantown Rd, Danbury 203-744-1680
Alicia A. Salas
Stamford Pediatric Associates 36 Old Kings Hwy S, Darien 203-655-3307
Steven L. Schiz
Children’s Medical Group of Greenwich 42 Sherwood Pl, Greenwich 203-661-2440
Rachel Elisa Sheiman Willows Pediatric Group PC 1563 Post Rd E, Westport 203-319-3939
Sarah Siegel
Saugatuck Pediatrics 191 Post Rd W, Westport 203-793-4747
Jonathan Eliot Sollinger Willows Pediatric Group PC 1563 Post Rd E, Westport 203-319-3939
Lori Storch Smith
Bay Street Pediatrics 156 Kings Hwy N, Westport 203-227-3674
George V. Tsimoyianis Darien Pediatric Associates LLC 106 Noroton Ave, Darien 203-655-9741
Mark H. Vincent
Black Rock Pediatrics 1817 Black Rock Tnpk, Fairfield 203-337-5333
David Lee Tung
Pediatric Healthcare Associates 50 Unquowa Pl, Fairfield 203-452-8322
Core Medical Group 3180 Main St, Bridgeport 203-373-1593
PLASTIC, COSMETIC AND RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGERY
Connecticut Children’s Medical Center 1817 Black Rock Tnpk, Fairfield 860-545-9000
Keith J. Attkiss
Keith J. Attkiss MD 2 ½ Dearfield Drive, Greenwich 203-862-2700
PHYSICAL MEDICINE AND REHABILITATION Brian A. Bast
Harvey Bluestein
Michael J. Brennan
Gregory F. Brucato
Ortho Connecticut 36 Old Kings Hwy S, Darien 203-845-2200
Harvey J. Bluestein MD LLC 1735 Post Rd, Fairfield 203-254-8557
Orthopaedic Specialty Group PC 305 Black Rock Tnpk, Fairfield 203-337-2600
Brucato Plastic Surgery Center 38B Grove St, Ridgefield 203-431-7644
Jason B. Clain
Alice Chen
HSS Stamford 1 Blachley Rd, Stamford 203-705-2087
LIPSG Trumbull/Park Avenue Medical Center 5520 Park Ave, Trumbull 203-378-4230
Janet E. Freedman
Harold S. Gewirtz
Greenwich Hospital – Outpatient Physiatry 500 W. Putnam Ave, Greenwich 203-863-4290
Harold S. Gewirtz MD 70 Mill River St, Stamford 203-325-1381
Boris Goldman
Linda F. Grant
Greenwich Hospital – Outpatient Physiatry 500 W. Putnam Ave, Greenwich 203-863-4290
Boris Goldman MD Aesthetic Plastic Surgery Center 32 Imperial Ave, Westport 203-222-3700
Tamar Kessel
Sohel Islam
Orthopaedic & Neurosurgery Specialists 6 Greenwich Office Park, Greenwich 203-869-1145
Advanced Specialty Care PC 901 Ethan Allen Hwy, Ridgefield 203-830-4700
Shareef Jandali
Stephen J. Massimi HSS Stamford 1 Blachley Rd, Stamford 203-705-2350
Jandali Plastic Surgery 5520 Park Ave, Trumbull 203-290-2940
Christopher S. Sahler
Anya Kishinevsky
Anya Kishinevsky MD 148 East Ave, Norwalk 203-424-2516
Orthopaedic & Neurosurgery Specialists 5 High Ridge Park, Stamford 203-869-1145
Orthopaedic & Neurosurgery Specialists 249 Danbury Rd, Wilton 203-869-1145
Julie Vasile MD 1290 Summer St, Stamford 203-965-0656
Barbara A. Ward
Yale New Haven Health 77 Lafayette Pl, Greenwich 203-863-4250
Heather Waters
CT ENT Sinus Center Hearing & Balance 761 Main Ave, Norwalk 203-680-8960
PODIATRY Michael Connor
Wilton Footcare Associates 27 Danbury Rd, Wilton 203-761-1230
Paulina Piekarska Ortho Connecticut 323 Riverside Ave, Westport 203-845-2200
PSYCHIATRY Mohamed Elsamra Elevate Health and Wellness 175-179 Post Rd W, Westport 203-450-4882
Joseph F. Goldberg Joseph F. Goldberg MD LLC 128 East Ave, Norwalk 203-854-9607
Laurence S. Lorefice Laurence S. Lorefice MD MPH 1445 E. Putnam Ave, Old Greenwich 203-637-4006
Limore Maron
Nuvance Health Medical Practice 14 Westport Ave, Norwalk 203-852-2292
Greenwich Anesthesiology Associates PC 27 Stag Lane, Greenwich 203-661-8282
Mark Waynik
The Waynik Group 52 Beach Rd, Fairfield 203-254-2000
PULMONOLOGY Amy Ahasic
Nuvance Health Medical Practice Pulmonary Sleep & Critical Care Medicine 34 Maple St, Norwalk 203-852-2392
John-Paul Ayala
Yale New Haven Health 15 Corporate Dr, Trumbull 203-261-3980
Michael A. Bernstein Stamford Health Medical Group 29 Hospital Plz, Stamford 203-348-2437
John J. Chronakos Nuvance Health 33 Germantown Rd, Danbury 203-739-8330
Sohail Kayani
Yale New Haven Health 115 Technology Dr, Trumbull 203-452-1411
Caroline P. Kurtz Nuvance Health Medical Practice 40 Cross St, Norwalk 203-852-2392
Jeff S. Kwon
YNHH|Bridgeport Hospital 267 Grant St, Bridgeport 203-384-3817
Ming-Ming Lee
Joshua C. Pollack
Eric M. Leibert
David Passaretti MD 722 Post Rd, Darien 203-450-4387
Greenwich Hospital – Center For Healthy Aging 5 Perryridge Rd, Greenwich 203-863-3316
Elsa M. Raskin
Bruce Shapiro
Dominic J. Roca
David Passaretti
Gary Solomon
Julie Vasile
John S. Tamerin
Charles J. Morgan MD 80 Grove St, Ridgefield 203-293-0343
Sandra L. Margoles MD 40 West Elm St, Greenwich 203-869-2939
Integrated Pain Solutions 2001 W. Main St, Stamford 475-244-7341
Advanced Specialty Care PC 107 Newtown Rd, Danbury 203-830-4700
Nuvance Health Medical Practice – Pulmonary Sleep & Critical Care Medicine 34 Maple St, Norwalk 203-852-2392
Sandra L. Margoles
Halina M. Snowball
Prashant Soni
Elsa M. Raskin MD PC 4 Dearfield Dr, Greenwich 203-861-6620
Charles J. Morgan
Bruce Shapiro MD 666 Glenbrook Rd, Stamford 203-327-4144
YNHH|Northeast Medical Group Pulmonary Medicine 5 Perryridge Rd, Greenwich 203-863-3190 Stamford Health Medical Group 29 Hospital Plz, Stamford 203-348-2437
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2026
Daniel J. Rudolph
Northeast Medical Group Pulmonary & Internal Medicine 15 Corporate Dr, Trumbull 203-261-3980
Hossein Sadeghi
Pediatric Pulmonology LLC 32 Strawberry Hill Ct, Stamford 203-276-5949
Sakshi Sethi
Nuvance HealthPulmonary & Sleep Medicine Danbury 33 Germantown Rd, Danbury 203-739-8330
John A. Spera MD
Nuvance Health Medical Practice – Radiation Oncology Danbury 24 Hospital Ave, Danbury 203-739-7190
RADIOLOGY Ian Karol
Advanced Radiology Consultants 267 Grant St, Bridgeport 203-843-3739
Ruben Kier
Hartford Healthcare|St. Vincent’s Medical Center 2800 Main St, Bridgeport 203-576-6000
Erez Salik
RADIATION ONCOLOGY Christine Chin
Nuvance Health Medical PracticeRadiation Oncology Norwalk 34 Maple St, Norwalk 203-852-2719
Deborah X. Fang
Hartford Healthcare Cancer Institute at St. Vincent’s Medical Center 2800 Main St, Bridgeport 475-210-5085
Philip Gilbo
Nuvance Health Medical Practice – Radiation Oncology Norwalk 34 Maple St, Norwalk 203-852-2719
Christopher M. Iannuzzi
Hartford Healthcare| St. Vincent’s Medical Center 2800 Main St, Bridgeport 203-576-6000
Frank A. Masino
Bennett Cancer Center One Hospital Plz, Stamford 203-276-7886
Pradip M. Pathare Nuvance Health 34 Maple St, Norwalk 203-852-2719
Seema Sanghavi
Nuvance Health Medical Practices – Radiation Oncology Danbury 24 Hospital Ave, Danbury 203-739-7190
Stuart N. Novack
Nuvance Health Medical Practices – Rheumatology Norwalk 761 Main Ave, Norwalk 203-852-2290 Nuvance Health Medical Practice – Rheumatology Danbury 33 Germantown Rd, Danbury 203-794-5600
David Bomback
Orthopaedic & Neurosurgery Specialists 39 Hospital Ave, Danbury 203-744-9700
Jessica R. Stein
Patrick J. Webster
Norwalk Radiology Consultants 148 East Ave, Norwalk 203-276-4311
Paul M. Sethi
Orthopaedic Specialty Group PC 305 Black Rock Tnpk, Fairfield 203-337-2600
Stamford Health Medical Group 292 Long Ridge Rd, Stamford 203-348-9455
Evan S. Wasserman
Paul Apostolides
John N. Awad
Bret Sohn
Nuvance Health Medical Practice – Rheumatology Norwalk 761 Main Ave, Norwalk 203-852-2290
SPORTS MEDICINE
Orthopaedic & Neurosurgery Specialists 6 Greenwich Office Park, Greenwich 203-869-1145
Alla Rudinskaya
YNHH|Greenwich Hospital – Radiology 5 Perryridge Rd, Greenwich 203-863-3960
SPINE SURGERY
Amory J. Fiore
Orthopaedic & Neurosurgery Specialists 6 Greenwich Office Park, Greenwich 203-869-1145
Nuvance Health Medical Practice 761 Main Ave, Norwalk 203-852-2290
Jeffrey Gilligan
REPRODUCTIVE ENDOCRINOLOGY
SLEEP MEDICINE
Elite Brain & Spine of Connecticut 33 Hospital Ave, Danbury 203-792-2003
Joshua Hurwitz
Hira Bakhtiar
Nuvance Health Medical Practice – Pulmonary Sleep & Critical Care Medicine 520 West Ave, Norwalk 203-855-3632
David L. Kramer
Illume Fertility 761 Main Ave, Norwalk 203-750-7400
Andrew Levi
Park Avenue Fertility 5520 Park Ave, Trumbull 203-372-6700
Cynthia Murdock
Illume Fertility 761 Main Ave, Norwalk 203-760-7400
Ilana Ressler
Illume Fertility 761 Main Ave, Norwalk 203-750-7400
Spencer Richlin
Illume Fertility 761 Main Ave, Norwalk 203-750-7400
Barry Witt
Illume Fertility 761 Main Ave, Norwalk 203-760-7400
RHEUMATOLOGY Lana I. Bernstein
Northeast Medical Group Rheumatology 15 Valley Dr, Greenwich 203-302-4181
Don-Andre Jackson
Hartford Healthcare Medical Group Specialty Care 1505 Post Rd E, Westport 475-210-4350
Orthopaedic & Neurosurgery Specialists 39 Hospital Ave, Danbury 203-869-1145
Scott Pail Sanderson Elite Brain & Spine of Connecticut 33 Hospital Ave, Danbury 203-792-2003
Zubin Bham
Bridgeport Hospital 267 Grant St, Bridgeport 203-384-5009
Christopher Manfredi
Orthopaedic & Neurosurgery Specialists 6 Greenwich Office Park, Greenwich 203-869-1145
SURGICAL ONCOLOGY Eric Dong
Nuvance Health Medical Practice 34 Maple St, Norwalk 203-852-3137
Sajid A. Khan
Yale Surgical Oncology 5520 Park Ave, Trumbull 203-337-8507
Daniel Labow
Nuvance Health Medical Practice – Surgical Oncology Danbury 95 Locust Ave, Danbury 203-852-3137
UROLOGY Steven V. Kardos
YNHH|Northeast Medical Group Urology 1152 Kings Hwy Cutoff, Fairfield 203-256-5500
Michael E. Karellas YNHH|Yale Urology 55 Holly Hill Ln, Greenwich 877-925-3637
Jeremy D. Kaufman Northeast Medical Group Urology 160 Hawley Ln, Trumbull 203-375-3456
Edward B. Paraiso II Northeast Medical Group Urology 160 Hawley Lane, Trumbull 203-375-3456
Robert P. Weinstein Northeast Medical Group Urology 160 Hawley Lane, Trumbull 203-375-3456
VASCULAR SURGERY Benjamin Chandler Gold Coast Vascular Surgery 871 Ethan Allen Hwy, Ridgefield 203-309-6283
Paul J. Gagne
Vascular Ct PLLC 330 Boston Post Rd, Darien 203-548-7858
Taras Kucher
The Vascular Experts 85 Old Kings Hwy N, Darien 844-482-7285
Michael A. Sergi
The Vascular Experts 75 Kings Hwy Cutoff, Fairfield 844-482-7285
DataJoe Research is a software and research company specializing in data collection and verification, and it conducts various nominations and research campaigns across the United States on behalf of publishers. To create the “top doctors” list, DataJoe Research facilitated an online peer-voting process, also referencing government sources. DataJoe also conducted media analysis through Internet research to factor in public perception. DataJoe then tallied the votes per category for each doctor to isolate the top nominees in each category. After collecting nominations and considering additional information from the media analysis, DataJoe checked and confirmed that each published winner had a current, active license status with the state regulatory board. If we were not able to find evidence of a doctor's current, active registration with the state regulatory board, that doctor was excluded from the list. In addition, any doctor who has been disciplined, up to the timeframe of the review process for an infraction by the state regulatory board, was excluded from the list. Finally, DataJoe presented the tallied result to the magazine for its final review and adjustments.
Nuvance Health Medical Practice – Pulmonary Sleep & Critical Care Medicine 30 Stevens St, Norwalk 203-855-3888
Adil Salam
Pulmonary & Internal Medicine Associates PC 15 Corporate Dr, Trumbull 203-261-3980
Ian Weir
Final Note: We recognize there are many good doctors who are not shown in this representative list. This is only a sampling of the huge array of talented professionals within the region. Inclusion in the list is based on the opinions of responding doctors in the region and the results of our research campaign. We take time and energy to ensure fair voting, although we understand that the results of this survey nomination are not an objective metric. We certainly do not discount the fact that many, many good and effective doctors may not appear on the list.
Nuvance Health Medical Practice – Pulmonary Sleep & Critical Care Medicine 520 West Ave, Norwalk 203-855-3632
Disclaimers: DataJoe uses best practices and exercises great care in assembling content for this list. DataJoe does not warrant that the data contained within the list are complete or accurate. DataJoe does not assume, and hereby disclaims, any liability to any person for any loss or damage caused by errors or omissions herein whether such errors or omissions result from negligence, accident, or any other cause. All rights reserved. No commercial use of the information in this list may be made without written permission from DataJoe.
Stasia Wieber
Yale New Haven Health – Northeast Medical Group 501 Kings Hwy E, Fairfield 203-610-8745
Questions? For research/methodology questions, contact the research team at surveys@datajoe.com.
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ART & ANTIQUES ALDRICH MUSEUM, 258 Main St., Ridgefield, 438-0198. Tues.–Sun. aldrichart.org
FAIRFIELD MUSEUM AND HISTORY CENTER, 370 Beach Rd., Fairfield, 259-1598. fairfieldhistory.org
AMY SIMON FINE ART, 1869 Post Rd. East, Westport, 259-1500. amysimonfineart.com
FLINN GALLERY, 101 W. Putnam Ave., 622-7947. flinngallery.com
BRUCE MUSEUM, 1 Museum Dr., 869-0376. brucemuseum.org CANFIN GALLERY, 39 Main St., Tarrytown, NY, 914-332-4554. canfingallery.com
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CARAMOOR CENTER FOR MUSIC AND THE ARTS, Girdle Ridge Rd., Katonah, NY, 914-232-1252. Caramoor is a destination for exceptional music, captivating programs and spectacular gardens and grounds and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. caramoor.org CAVALIER GALLERIES, 405 Greenwich Ave., 869-3664. cavaliergalleries .com
Catching the Sunset, 2025, acrylic paint, colored paper, colored pencil on paper, 18 x 18 in. by Maiko Kikuchi
Flinn Gallery Greenwich Library
CLARENDON FINE ART, 22 Main St., Westport, 293- 0976. clarendonfineart.com
The Flinn Gallery is pleased to present its third exhibition of this 97th season, Performative Stories - An immersive show infused with theatrical flair and narrative depth. The exhibit will run from Thursday, January 15 through Wednesday, March 4. The four artists featured in Performative Stories have created works that provide visual expansion to the art of storytelling. Dan Furlin, Janie Geiser, Maiko Kikuchi, and Jason Gardner employ colorful figures and motion to express varied narratives. Curators Leslee Asch and Kate Sheirdan Chung have expanded the conventional idea of storytelling to include tales that ask for viewer participation in constructing the plot. An opening reception will be held on Thursday, January 15 from 6 to 8 p.m. and is free and open to the public. The Flinn Gallery is a non-profit organization funded and sponsored by Friends of Greenwich Library, located on the second floor of the library at 101 West Putnam Avenue, Monday - Saturday 10 a.m.5 p.m., Thursday 10 a.m.-8.p.m., and Sunday 1 to 5 p.m. greenwichlibrary.org/flinn-gallery
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CENTER FOR CONTEMPORARY PRINTMAKING, 299 West Ave., Norwalk, 899-7999. contemprints.org
CLAY ART CENTER, 40 Beech St., Port Chester, NY, 914-937-2047. clayartcenter.org DISCOVERY MUSEUM AND PLANETARIUM, 4450 Park Ave., Bridgeport, 372-3521. discoverymuseum.org
GERTRUDE G. WHITE GALLERY, YWCA, 259 E. Putnam Ave., 869-6501. ywcagreenwich.org GREENWICH ARTS COUNCIL, 299 Greenwich Ave., 862-6750. greenwichartscouncil.org GREENWICH ART SOCIETY, 299 Greenwich Ave. 2nd fl., 629-1533. This studio school offers a visual arts education program for kids and adults. greenwichartsociety.org GREENWICH HISTORICAL SOCIETY, 47 Strickland Rd., 869-6899. greenwichhistory.org KATONAH MUSEUM OF ART, Rte. 22 at Jay St., Katonah, NY, 914-232-9555. katonahmuseum.org KENISE BARNES FINE ART, 1947 Palmer Ave., Larchmont, NY, 914-834-8077. kbfa.com LOCKWOOD-MATHEWS MANSION MUSEUM, 295 West Ave., Norwalk, 838-9799. lockwoodmathews mansion .com » LOFT ARTISTS ASSOCIATION, 575 Pacific St., Stamford, 247-2027. loftartists.org
Correction: “Clubhouse Rules” (November 2025) should have stated that the Boys & Girls Club renovation was $28 million and the capital campaign was $35 million.
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February 20 8 p.m. Internationally renowned dance company, BODYTRAFFIC inspires audiences around the globe to simply love dance. Based in Los Angeles and led by artistic director Tina Finkelman Berkett, the company thrives in perfecting multiple choreographic voices with power and fun.
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calendar MARITIME AQUARIUM, 10 N. Water St., S. Norwalk, 852-0700. maritimeaquarium.org MoCA, 19 Newtown Tpke., Westport, 226-7070. mocawestport.org NEUBERGER MUSEUM OF ART, Purchase College, 735 Anderson Hill Rd., Purchase, NY, 914-251-6100. neuberger.org
SILVERMINE GUILD ARTS CENTER, 1037 Silvermine Rd., New Canaan, 966-9700. silvermineart.org
UCONN STAMFORD ART GALLERY, One University Pl., Stamford, 251-8400. artgallery.stamford.uconn.edu
SANDRA MORGAN INTERIORS & ART PRIVÉ, 135 East Putnam Ave., 2nd floor, Greenwich, 629-8121. sandramorganinteriors.com
YALE CENTER FOR BRITISH ART, 1080 Chapel St., New Haven, 432-2800. britishart.yale.edu
SORELLE GALLERY, Bedford Square, 19 Church Ln., Westport, 920-1900. sorellegallery.com
PELHAM ART CENTER, 155 Fifth Ave., Pelham, NY, 914-738-2525, ext. 113. pelhamartcenter.org
SOROKIN GALLERY, 96 Greenwich Ave., Greenwich, 856-9048. sorokingallery.com
ROWAYTON ARTS CENTER, 145 Rowayton Ave., Rowayton, 866-2744. rowaytonarts.org
STAMFORD ART ASSOCIATION, 39 Franklin St., Stamford, 325-1139. stamfordartassociation.org
SAMUEL OWEN GALLERY, 382 Greenwich Ave., 325-1924. samuelowen.org
STAMFORD MUSEUM & NATURE CENTER, 39 Scofieldtown Rd., Stamford, 977-6521. stamfordmuseum.org
YALE UNIVERSITY ART GALLERY, 1111 Chapel St., New Haven, 432-0611. artgallery.yale.edu YANKELL LEGACY GALLERY, 61 Studio Court, Stamford, 610-213-2749. yankelllegacygallery.com
CONCERTS, FILM & THEATER AVON THEATRE FILM CENTER, 272 Bedford St., Stamford, 661-0321. avontheatre.org CURTAIN CALL, The Sterling Farms Theatre Complex, 1349 Newfield Ave., Stamford, 329-8207. curtaincallinc.com DOWNTOWN CABARET THEATRE, 263 Golden Hill St., Bridgeport, 576-1636. dtcab.com HARTFORD HEALTHCARE AMPITHEATER, 500 Broad St., Bridgeport, 345-2300, hartfordhealthcareamp.com
LECTURES, TOURS & WORKSHOPS
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ALDRICH MUSEUM, 258 Main St., Ridgefield, 438-0198. aldrichart.org
Join the team at the River House Adult Day Center to raise a glass and celebrate all the work this important organization offers the community. theriverhouse.org
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AUDUBON GREENWICH, 613 Riversville Rd., 869-5272. greenwich.audubon.org
Focus on French Cinema The Alliance Française of Greenwich announces the twenty-fist Festival Season of Focus on French Cinema (FFC) from January through May 2026 in partnership with The Bruce Museum. Films are in French with English subtitles. For more information visit afgreenwich.org AUX DÉLICES, 231 Acosta St., Stamford, 326-4540, ext. 108. auxdelicesfoods.com
CONNECTICUT CERAMICS STUDY CIRCLE, Bruce Museum, 1 Museum Dr. ctcsc.org
BOWMAN OBSERVATORY PUBLIC NIGHT, NE of Milbank/ East Elm St. rotary on the grounds of Julian Curtiss School, 869-6786, ext. 338
FAIRFIELD MUSEUM AND HISTORY CENTER, 370 Beach Rd., Fairfield, 259-1598. fairfieldhistory.org
BRUCE MUSEUM, 1 Museum Dr., 869-0376. brucemuseum.org CLAY ART CENTER, 40 Beech St., Port Chester, NY, 914-937-2047. clayartcenter.org
FAIRFIELD THEATRE COMPANY, On StageOne, 70 Sanford St., Fairfield, 259-1036. fairfieldtheatre.org GOODSPEED OPERA HOUSE, 6 Main St., East Haddam, 860-873-8668. goodspeed.org »
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GREENWICH LIBRARY, 101 W. Putnam Ave., 622-7900. greenwichlibrary.org JACOB BURNS FILM CENTER, 364 Manville Rd., Pleasantville, NY, 914-773-7663. burnsfilmcenter.org KATONAH MUSEUM OF ART, 26 Bedford Rd., Chappaqua, NY, 914-232-9555. katonahmuseum.org LONG WHARF THEATRE, 222 Sargent Dr., New Haven, 787-4282. longwharf.com RIDGEFIELD PLAYHOUSE, 80 East Ridge, Ridgefield, 438-9269. ridgefieldplayhouse.org
RIDGEFIELD THEATER BARN, 37 Halpin Ln., Ridgefield, 431-9850. ridgefieldtheaterbarn.org SHUBERT THEATER, 247 College St., New Haven, 800-228-6622. shubert.com STAMFORD CENTER FOR THE ARTS, Palace Theatre, 61 Atlantic St., Stamford, 325-4466. stamfordcenterforthearts.org
AUDUBON GREENWICH, 613 Riversville Rd., 869-5272. greenwich.audubon.org AUX DÉLICES, (cooking classes), 23 Acosta St., Stamford, 326-4540 ext. 108. auxdelicesfoods.com BEARDSLEY ZOO, 1875 Noble Ave., Bridgeport, 394-6565. beardsleyzoo.org
Discover Summer Opportunities for Every Student! Looking for fun and engaging summer activities for your children? Or perhaps your teen is looking for an internship or summer job?Don’t miss SummerFare 2026, Wednesday, January 28 from 6 to 8 p.m. (Snow Date: Thursday, January 29) at Greenwich High School, 11 Hillside Road. Greenwich High School PTA’s annual showcase of summer camps, programs, jobs, and internships for students of all ages. Representatives from more than 100 organizations will share information and speak directly with elementary, middle, and high school students— and their parents—about a wide variety of opportunities, including: Academic, arts, athletic programs, internships, job opportunities for high school students and specialized STEM and college prep programs.
STAMFORD MUSEUM & NATURE CENTER, 39 Scofieldtown Rd., Stamford, 977-6521. stamfordmuseum.org WESTPORT COUNTRY PLAYHOUSE, 25 Powers Ct., Westport, 227-4177. westportplayhouse.org
KIDS’ STUFF JAN / F E B 2 0 2 6 ALDRICH MUSEUM, 258 Main St., Ridgefield, 438-4519. aldrichart.org
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GREENWICH BOTANICAL CENTER, 130 Bible St., 869-9242. greenwichbotanicalcenter.org
EARTHPLACE, 10 Woodside Ln., Westport, 227-7253. earthplace.org
MARITIME AQUARIUM, 10 N. Water St., S. Norwalk, 852-0700. maritimeaquarium.org
STAMFORD MUSEUM & NATURE CENTER, 39 Scofieldtown Rd., Stamford, 977-6521. stamfordmuseum.org
BOYS & GIRLS CLUB OF GREENWICH, 4 Horseneck Ln., 869-3224. bgcg.org
GREENWICH HISTORICAL SOCIETY, 39 Strickland St., 869-6899. greenwichhistory.org
BRUCE MUSEUM, 1 Museum Dr., 869-0376. brucemuseum.org
GREENWICH LIBRARY, 101 W. Putnam Ave., 622-7900. greenwichlibrary.org
DISCOVERY MUSEUM AND PLANETARIUM, 4450 Park Ave., Bridgeport, 372-3521. discoverymuseum.org
IMAX THEATER AT MARITIME AQUARIUM, 10 N. Water St., S. Norwalk, 852-0700. maritimeaquarium.org
RIDGEFIELD PLAYHOUSE, 80 East Ridge Rd., Ridgefield, 438-5795. ridgefieldplayhouse.org
WESTPORT ARTS CENTER, 51 Riverside Ave., Westport, 222-7070. westportartscenter.org
DOWNTOWN CABARET THEATRE, 263 Golden Hill St., Bridgeport, 576-1636. dtcab.com
KATONAH MUSEUM OF ART, Rte. 22 at Jay St., Katonah, NY, 914-232-9555. katonahmuseum.org
STAMFORD CENTER FOR THE ARTS, Palace Theatre, 61 Atlantic St., Stamford, 325-4466. palacestamford.org
WESTPORT COUNTRY PLAYHOUSE, 25 Powers Ct., Westport, 227-4177. westportplayhouse.org G
NEW CANAAN NATURE CENTER, 144 Oenoke Ridge, New Canaan, 966-9577. newcanaannature.org
STEPPING STONES MUSEUM FOR CHILDREN, 303 West Ave., Mathews Park, Norwalk, 899-0606. steppingstonesmuseum.org
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advertisers index Prive Swiss Wellness ...............................................................................................37, 47
BUILDING & HOME IMPROVEMENT California Closets ....................................................................................................... 4, 5 Charles Hilton Architects .............................................................................................19 VanderHorn Architects .................................................................................................13
Riverside Orthodontics ................................................................................................. 8 Stamford Health ............................................................................................................. 3 White Plains Hospital ....................................................................................................81 Yale New Haven Health ................................................................................................83
BUSINESS & FINANCE Mary Bolger LLC ............................................................................................................41 Westy Self Storage ........................................................................................................41
LANDSCAPING, NURSERIES Bellantoni Landscape .................................................................................................. 35
EVENTS & ENTERTAINMENT American Red Cross - Greater NY Chapter Red & White Ball ................................... 37 Fairfield University/Quick Center for the Arts ........................................................... 92 Junior League of Greenwich - Women’s Conference .................................................90 Person to Person Rising Together Benefit ................................................................. 52 TMK Sports & Entertainment—Reindeer Festival ..................................................... 47
LEGAL Cummings & Lockwood - Greenwich ............................................................................ 8 REAL ESTATE Compass, Inc 7 John’s Island Real Estate Company .............................................................................15
FASHION & JEWELRY Betteridge Jewelers ............................................................................................ Cover 4
Sotheby’s International - Greenwich .............................................................. Cover 2, 1
FOOD & LODGING Winvian ......................................................................................................................... 35
TRAVEL & TRANSPORTATION
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Windham Mountain Club ............................................................................................. 27
HEALTH & BEAUTY Children’s Dentistry and Orthodontics of Greenwich ................................................41 Dearfield Oral Surgery ..................................................................................................10 Hospital for Special Surgery ......................................................................................... 9 LCB Senior Living ......................................................................................................... 33 Lynne Haven MD ........................................................................................................... 87 Nichols MD ............................................................................................................Cover 3 ONS Orthopaedic Neurosurgery Specialists ............................................................. 76
MISCELLANEOUS Best of the Gold Coast Contest ....................................................................................16 Bob Capazzo Photography ...........................................................................................10 Flowcode ....................................................................................................................... 42 Greenwich Photo Contest ........................................................................................... 95 Greenwich Weddings ................................................................................................... 55 Moffly Newsletters ....................................................................................................... 55
Get Your Photo Published in Greenwich Magazine! We are looking for fantastic photos of Greenwich and Greenwich people to feature every month on our new back page. If you would like a chance to be published in Greenwich magazine and win $100 here’s what you should know: • Photos can be whimsical, historical, serene, funny or beautiful but they all must be taken in Greenwich. • Photos must be submitted digitally to photos@mofflymedia.com and be 300 dpi and 7 inches high or larger. • We will need:
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