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ON A HIGH NOTE

Celebrated opera singer Erin Morley feels at home in New Canaan by j u l ee k a pl a n

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THE GLOW UP

Three newly renovated spaces to inspire your next home project by m a l ia mc k innon f r a me

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THE OTHER EPIDEMIC A deep dive into the increasing mental health needs for our children in a pandemic

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departments 8 EDITOR’S LETTER 11 STATUS REPORT

BUZZ Wine and cheese pairings for any event; Finding the right CBD for you SHOP Fashionable winter layers GO Ski vacations for the whole family DO A look into our mental health crisis EAT Parlor Pizza, Naples style 36 MONEY MATTERS 79 INDEX OF ADVERTISERS 80 POSTSCRIPT COVER PHOTO BY ANDREA CARSON

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When it comes down to it, Erin reminds me of what is most important—fueling passions, spending time with family and continuing to think positive about what the future holds, even when stressfulness creeps in. Everyone wants to return to normal pre-pandemic life. I’m not usually one for resolutions, but somehow it feels important to have one right now. So, In this new year, I’m going to work on my own positive thinking because I’m pretty sure that light is at the end of this long tunnel. And it’s super bright.

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ur towns are small and charming, but one of the things I love most about living here is that there is always someone new to meet. This round I had the absolute pleasure of meeting Erin Morley, a New Canaan mom of three who moved here in June of 2020 when she and her husband John were looking to settle. Lucky for us, she found her way to New Canaan when she stumbled upon her dream home.

Besides being a truly nice person, Morley has quite the impressive resume as a professional opera singer. As I first interviewed her in late October, she was knee-deep in preparations for her newest performance, headlining The Metropolitan Opera’s Eurydice, a roll she called her most challenging and rewarding to date. She was staying overnights in the city, after long days of singing and show rehearsals. Of course she was missing her time with family, but this situation was par for the course. She needed to be there and besides, performing is her passion, her calling in life.

And after nearly two years of darkness in the theaters, the show was, indeed, going on.

Getting to know Erin, I really admire her drive to keep working, even when this pandemic continues to threaten production

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They make some killer grilled cheese sandwiches, too. Check the website for events like plattermaking classes or tastings for both children and adults. As an added bonus, they’ll keep a history of every purchase made by customers in order to help you pick something new or look back to an old favorite.

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With more than 70 cheeses on the counter for sampling on any given day, Plum Plums is truly a charcuterie lover’s dream.

After a seven and a half year run in Pound Ridge, Plum Plums owners and husband-and-wife team Gayle Martin and Michael Riahi decided to move their shop to town last April to reach New Canaan’s cheese-hungry patrons while still sitting in reach of their loyal existing customers. The new shop, which is much more expansive than the previous space, offers more opportunity for a larger selection with shelves piled high with everything you would ever need to entertain—aged vinegars, specialized oils, jams, jellies, crackers, breads, olives—you name it, they have it.

Martin and Riahi have long shared a passion for wine, cheese and endless opportunities for delicious pairings. Their extensive experience in the wine business has given them a foundation to be well equipped to offer their customers delicious recommendations and suggestions. And their suggestions are right on—and stellar. Their mix changes seasonally and ranges from a Swedish-made Wrangeback to a powerful goat cheese from Capriole Dairy in Indiana to a local sharp cheddar from Arethusa Farm in Litchfield. In addition to the items you see at the shop, Plum Plums offers an array of catering options and will happily build a

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“Chill everything,” he says. “Even reds should be chilled. Red wines are best served cool and stored in a cellar at a temperature around the high 50’s, while whites should be a little colder.” Who knew?

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1 Morse Court, New Canaan Instagram.com/craftbottlz When Craftbottlz owner Justin Miller met his realtor on a rainy Saturday morning to look at his now storefront on Morse Court, he knew he had found just the right place. And when he found out that New Canaan had one liquor permit left, he knew it was meant to be.

A self-described “advertising creative director turned wine guy,” Miller prides himself on his extensive knowledge of wines from across the globe. His boutique carries wine, spirits and beer, entirely “pre-shopped” and stocked with the best of the best that Miller has carefully chosen after meticulously combing through numerous portfolios.

Having always been passionate about wine and with his wife working at Food and Wine magazine, Miller decided to hang up his hat in the advertising world after 20 years and venture into spirits. After distributing wine for others for years, he knew he was ready to open his own specialized store where he could help educate and guide his customers by sharing his knowledge and enthusiasm for wine.

“As you age in your wine drinking career your preferences change,” Miller explains. “Today I tend to gravitate toward big Northern Italian reds.”

That said, Miller is a wealth of information on whatever his customers would like to try in his shop.

And he gives great tips, too.

T H E TOWN C EL L AR 1089 Boston Post Rd., Darien thetowncellar.com If you know something about wine shops in Darien, you know that The Town Cellar is a family-owned business that has served us for over 40 years. With its new location in the center of town having opened in November, this new and improved wine and spirits shop “celebrates the art (and science) of raising a glass and gathering around a bottle with the people you love,” says owner Lauren Hokin.

Hokin studied in France during college and lived in both the Loire Valley and Paris, which was an eye-opening introduction into learning about all wines produced in the region. She’s traveled all over the world learning about wine and growing up in a family where her father and grandmother co-owned (the original) The Town Cellar.

The new shop offers a highly curated selection of small producer wines, craft beers and spirits along with all of the tools, accessories and other items that complement the experience of drinking wine. The Town Cellar aims to provide their clientele with an experience rather than just a transaction and they hope that people leave their shop “feeling as though they got more out of the visit than just the bottle in their bag,” says Hokin.

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“The Town Cellar celebrates the art (and science) of raising a glass and gathering around a bottle with the people you love.”

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Anxiety Disorder, helps prove that CBD can be quite effective.

“I went into this study hoping to gather people’s opinions, but what I quickly saw was that CBD oil was giving them solutions,” says Margaret.

It was a positive experience for most participants and even life changing for others. “One woman said that she had never experienced life without anxiety until she started taking CBD oil.”

We caught up with Margaret at the shop recently to discuss the benefits of CBD and what we should look for in a product.

Q: What specific things should we be looking for on the label?

A: This is another complex part of choosing the highest-quality CBD oil. For example, we have read labels of the products that customers are hoping to fill in which the ingredient label merely reads “hemp oil.” There is hemp oil that contains absolutely no CBD.

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Q: What might make a particular product the wrong choice?

A: I like organically grown CBD products. When there is a concentration of an extract, applied during the growing process, a pesticide or herbicide, these substances can also get concentrated into the finished product. We can avoid this quality breach by choosing organically grown CBD products.

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or 17 years, Margaret Wenzel has been a fixture in her little shop, New Canaan Healthfare, which she co-owns with her husband, Jim. While we know her best as a dietitian armed with infinite knowledge on supplements, healthy foods and general wellness, Margaret has developed a specialized interest in tick-borne infections and recently earned her PhD from Walden University.

In her studies on tick-borne illness, Margaret delved into learning more about CBD products. Even with initial mixed thoughts, she believed that CBD had potential and in an industry that housed a great deal of confusion over varying ingredients and drastically differing qualities, Margaret had her work cut out for her. She jumped right in to conduct CBD studies out of the store. Loyal customers volunteered and filled out surveys, there was a “beautiful community feel,” she says.

Many of the study participants were interested in trying CBD oil in hopes of it bringing them anxiety relief. Her final dissertation, Using Social Cognitive Theory to Explain Cannabidiol Usage for Generalized

Q: Does price indicate a betterquality CBD oil?

A: In my experience of comparing various brands, potencies and raw material qualities, there is often no rhyme or reason for the unique price points. CBD products have captivated a lot of interest, and some of the companies are simply motivated to make quick money.

Q: Would you direct people to buy the same product for pain as you would for anxiety?

A: Yes. CBD is highly effective for anxiety, inflammation, sleep issues and seizure disorders.

Q: It is said that cannabidiol works by repairing whatever needs “fixing” in the body. Is this true?

A: Cannabidiol modulates the unique imbalances in the individual’s endocannabinoid system not discovered until the 1990s. This system oversees other subtle systems in the human body. The degree of imbalance in the endocannabinoid system determines a person’s unique, effective dosage, which is different for everyone.

Q: Other than CBD, what other wellness trends are emerging in 2022, and what are some products that you will be selling that you are most excited about?

A: Many individuals fail to achieve optimal health because they struggle with symptoms spring boarding from undiagnosed tick-borne diseases. I have recently created a trademarked business platform called LymeLabs. My goal is to provide accessibility to the more sophisticated and comprehensive testing for all individuals who need to be tested for tick-borne infections.

LymeLabs includes a line of supplements that will aid in supporting those recovering from tick-borne diseases. This arena is grossly misinformed.

Part of this platform is to provide an accurate re-education public health campaign to shed a bright light on the fact that this area has been tragically misleading patients astray with false-negative test results and not treating individuals to the point of eradicating these infections. I am passionate about this because it will help many individuals dealing with peculiar symptomatology get to the root cause of their struggles.

ANGELA STRASSHEIM

Q: What makes one CBD oil better than another?

A: It simply comes down to the quality of raw material. There are various grades of raw materials and, frankly, some of them are quite questionable. We have scrutinized the brands that we have placed into our store. For example, my favorite CBD company oversees absolutely every step in the process of producing the finished product from seed to shelf. They even have their own olive groves where they grow the olives from which the carrier oil is extracted.

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It’s a sport the entire family can enjoy together, and that translates into memories—and stories—that will last a lifetime. One of my favorites? The time my two youngest skied off into the trees and didn’t reappear for a concerning amount of time. When they reemerged from the glades, my seven-year-old announced: “I hit a tree and got so scared I pooed my pants.” Guaranteed that story will be told at his wedding.

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he team at this resort is obsessively focused on providing opportunities for families to make lifelong memories.

Communications Director Stephanie Gorin says they know they’ve done their job when generations of ski families return to Smuggs year after year. (Those who love this resort call it “Smuggs.”)

When I mentioned raising my kids skiing at nearby Stowe because it has the best vertical in Vermont, I was quickly corrected.

Stowe might be higher, but Smuggs has the best vertical drop in the state.

The ski school, Snow Sports University, gets little ones as young as two-and-a-half years old on skis. The entire family can also take snowshoeing lessons, and this year it’s offering an end-of-day “Snowshoes and S’Mores.” Pick up your snowshoes at the start of the lanternlit trail, then take an easy ten-minute walk

to find a crackling bonfire and staff with all your s’more-roasting necessities.

Smuggs also knows what kids like off-mountain. At Fun Zone 2.0 there’s a Ninja Warrior-style obstacle course (I did the research—grownups can try it) along with laser tag, arcade games and virtual reality video games.

DON’T MISS • The village winter carnival, complete with fireworks, takes place every Thursday night.

• Glow tubing is a great way to end the day (think tubing with really cool neon lights).

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Not every ski trip needs to be a multiday extravaganza. These slopes are Where to find the reachable from Greenwich in less than basics—snow and two hours and are perfect for getting a big-ish hill kids on skis for the first time, or for just a quick afternoon of runs and cocoa.

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GETTING THERE

POWDER RIDGE, MIDDLEFIELD, CONNECTICUT Here you can rent everything you need to ski for four hours for just $35, and for kids under six, it’s only $25. It’s also easy to warm up between runs by renting a day room for $160 or a heated gazebo for $130.

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GETTING THERE Fly to Denver and drive the four hours to Steamboat. Or fly directly into Hayden on Delta, American or JetBlue. Sadly, none are direct, but you won’t have to drive four hours.

WHY WE LOVE IT FOR FAMILIES Kids ski and rent free, and there are nearby waterslides fed by natural hot springs.

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teamboat takes pride in its ranch heritage and has been called the “Most Authentic Ski Town”

by Ski magazine.

It pioneered the first Kids Ski Free program back in 1982, setting the standard in the industry. Children ages five to twelve ski free for the same number of days

as their parent or grandparent, when the adult purchases a five-day (or more) lift ticket. The same rules apply to rentals.

Kids will love the Rough Rider Basin kids-only zone. It’s a taste of the Wild West, including teepees, a log cabin playhouse and the Fort Rough Rider picnic area.

Older kids, and childish adults, will

WHERE TO STAY While the Steamboat Grand has a massive heated pool and hot tubs at the base of the gondola, families looking for a more luxurious stay should check steamboatluxe.com for home rentals.

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want to try the new Outlaw Mountain Coaster. It stretches over a mile and includes 360-degree turns. (Adults must be accompanied by a child to play in the Rough Rider Basin area.)

The hardest part of any ski parent’s day is the witching hours between the end of ski school and dinner. Instead of watching them bounce off the condo walls, head to nearby Old Town Hot Springs and let them go wild in the water park. All eight pools and the two giant slides are heated by the natural spring water that comes out of the ground at over 100 degrees.

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This is a great place to get little ones on the snow before you head out for the big family ski trip. There are only three chairlifts, but there are four magic carpets. You can book semi-private lessons for children of the same age and ability.

DON’T MISS • Order Pizza from the Pizza Ranger, and a Mission Impossiblelooking snowcat will deliver your pie.

• Bumper cars—on ice. In addition to indoor ice skating, the Howelsen Ice Complex offers twenty-minute bumper-car sessions. Not surprisingly, it’s a popular activity, and reservations are recommended.

MOHAWK MOUNTAIN, CORNWALL, CONNECTICUT Book the Snowhawks package for $138 on weekends and holidays ($123 midweek). You’ll get an all-day junior lift pass and skis (or board) and boots.

Bring your own helmet.

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go SKI MOM TIPS No. 1 Leave for the slopes fully dressed for the mountain.

If the kids are wearing their gloves and hats, they can’t accidentally leave them behind.

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All travelers must use the ArriveCAN system to enter traveler information, including proof of vaccination, before arriving in Canada. And remember, you’ll need a negative Covid test to return to the U.S. Check current regulations and access the system at travel. gc.ca/travel-covid.

STAYING THERE The majestic 519-room Fairmont is ski-in/skiout and located right at the base of Blackcomb.

A Fairmont snow host (located at the base of the mountain) will be waiting with hot cocoa at the end of your day, and a ski concierge will manage and store your boots and skis. Anyone who has wrangled gear for multiple children knows that this is the ultimate luxury.

Winter rates start at $539/per night.

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ometimes bigger is better.

The side-by-side mountains of Whistler and Blackcomb combine to make the largest ski resort in North America. With 8,171 acres of skiable terrain, everyone in the family can find a favorite run. If the improbable happens and someone is bored on one mountain, just hop on the Peak 2 Peak gondola and zip over to the other.

This is the world’s highest gondola lift of its kind and is an adventure in itself.

The mountain is expansive, and there are plenty of fairytale like spaces for kids.

The Enchanted Woods are designed for pint-sized skiers to enjoy their own snowcovered glades far from the crowds and speeding skiers. At the end of one trail sits a magical tree fort. At the end of another, a proper castle. (The fort is on Whistler off the Bear Cub Express trail, and the castle is on Blackcomb at the end of the Easy Out

No. 3 Plan for the pre-dinner witching hour(s) when they come off the mountain. Look for a resort with a waterpark, tubing or other fun activities. If you think they’ll be tired after skiing all day—you’d be wrong. trail.)

The village at the base is a euro-style pedestrian-only village that’s small enough to walk but large enough to house 100 eateries.

The charming stone walkways, little bridges and twinkling lights make for a magical setting to rest your tired feet and enjoy live music, micro brews or hot cocoa.

DON’T MISS • Free outdoor skating is available at the rink in Olympic Plaza.

• The on-mountain Fire & Ice Show is a must-see.

• The Roundhouse Umbrella Bar is the hot spot on the slopes.

• In the village, head to the Garibaldi Lift Company for outdoor drinks around a firepit.

No. 4 Pack an extra set of everything. Gear will get lost. Repurchasing it at ski-resort prices hurts.

No. 5 A boot bag for each person will be the best $50 you spend (out of many, many $50 spends).

It holds helmets, boots to change into from ski boots, hats, gloves and candy (for bribing).

No. 5 Get an early start—there will be fewer skiers and the snow is still soft and groomed. An early start also means an early lunch—again, avoiding the late-sleeping crowds.

Like sleep? Don’t ski.

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Hop a six-hour flight from New York, arrive in Vancouver and drive or shuttle the two hours to the mountain. Those entering Canada need proof of vaccination.

Children under twelve traveling with vaccinated parents are exempt.

Keep your cards handy, since everyone twelve and older is required to present them for indoor dining.

Invest in lessons for you and the kids. Lessons for you, so you get to skip the chairlift lines and work on your mogul skills. Lessons for them, because only the bravest of souls teach their own children to ski.

(Don’t forget to tip your instructors.)

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hen we hear about Covid, most of us think about the severity of physical symptoms that the virus has caused. What we might not think about as much are the countless invisible emotional symptoms that have also accompanied this crisis. The extraordinary toll that Covid-19 has taken on mental health has created its own separate pandemic of sorts. We spoke with area experts in the field to gain a better understanding of the depth of the struggles that might be harder to spot.

“This particular crisis hit so many triggers for people: social isolation, fear of illness and death, economic worries, parenting concerns,” explains Dr. Danielle Thau, Psy.D, licensed clinical psychologist, specialist with Medical Crisis Therapy in Stamford. “The number of ways that Covid has had an impact helps to explain why so many people are struggling.”

And indeed it does. Experts agree that the need for mental health services has increased dramatically over the past 20 months.

Emergency rooms across the state have seen record numbers of patients in emotional distress, and the number of opioid overdoses in the U.S. hit an all-time high this year at over 96,000.

“Opioid overdose numbers can be one of the best indicators of mental health,” says Dr. Charles Herrick, chair of psychiatry at Nuvance Health. “People are trying to medicate away the terrible distress that they have experienced and Covid has magnified the social consequences of this disease. Our brains are constructed biologically to be socially connected.”

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do One of the biggest challenges that healthcare providers have faced with Covid is the very real and viable fear of the unknown.

Virtually every aspect of our lives has been disrupted and everyone’s struggles are personal and unique. For some, grief and loss have been unbearable. For others, the stress of trying to maintain jobs/working from home while caring for their children and homeschooling wreaked havoc on their emotional health.

“The parents and caretakers of young children who could not be in school and needed constant supervision also struggled,” says Bill Blank, Psy.D, high school psychologist at the Leffell School in Hartsdale, NY, and in private practice at The Riverwalk Group in Stamford. “One professional told me, ‘It has been so difficult being a professional in a Zoom meeting and taking care of a fiveyear-old at the same time. I often feel overwhelmed and I know that I am not doing anything to the best of my ability. I feel like a failure at my job and as a parent.’”

A New Level of Anxiety Social isolation and lack of connection grew fears among those of all ages, but particularly hard hit were older adults living alone and teenagers who rely so heavily on feedback from their peers. Young children faced unprecedented fears and their parents have been critically challenged by trying to help dispel their worries while also struggling with concerns of their own. Not being in school or able to have normal social experiences caused a tremendous amount of new and worsening anxiety.

“For many practitioners it has become more difficult to

Emergency rooms across the state have seen record numbers of patients in emotional distress, and opioid overdoses have hit an all-time high this year.

and nurses could often be found sitting next to dying patients because their loved ones weren’t allowed into the hospital.

“I worry about the mental health of my peers and our caregivers; I hope people in the community keep that in mind,” says Amir Garakani, MD, psychiatrist and medical director of the Addiction Recovery Center at Greenwich Hospital. “The nurse treating you might not have taken a vacation since the beginning of the pandemic. There is an alarming number of healthcare providers suffering from PTSD, depression and suicides.”

Seeking Help

challenge anxieties felt by their patients in the ways that they may have in the past,” explains Lauren Riordan, Ph.D. licensed clinical psychologist and director at The Waverly Group. “The fear can be quite real, so rather than dispel those fears, it may be a matter of accepting them and finding a way to live with them so that it doesn't completely undo the person.”

Finding stability and balance is key and experts agree that in order to achieve that, healthy sleep patterns are necessary.

“In daily routines increased anxiety, reduced exercise and increased alcohol consumption can all negatively influence sleep patterns,” says Dr. Thau.

“When sleep is disrupted it can cause increases in anxiety and depression and generally diminished coping resources; it can become a vicious cycle. Helping people to get back on track with healthy sleep patterns is important across all age groups right now.”

When it comes to mental wellness, healthcare workers in particular have been challenged in ways that they never could have imagined. At the peak of the pandemic, ICU doctors

While the strain on the system is substantial, a common message among experts is that there is a great deal of help available.

Seeking support, taking care of ourselves, assisting others and being kind are more important than ever.

The introduction of telepsych has allowed providers to drastically expand their reach for those seeking both individual and group treatment. And, while for some, particularly younger children, remote therapy isn’t always as effective, for others it has been a game changer for the better.

“It has allowed us to maintain a continuity in care that we couldn’t before,” says Michael Groat, chief clinical officer at Silver Hill Hospital in New Canaan. “In many cases, we’ve been able to continue our work after discharge.

Patients have appreciated being able to stay connected through teletherapy.”

The convenience of being able to talk to a doctor remotely has not only allowed providers to see more patients, it has given patients more access to help by removing physical proximity from the equation.

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KNOW THE SIGNS AND WHEN TO SEEK HELP RED FLAGS Sudden changes in behavior are key when identifying signs of mental-health needs in children, tweens and teens.

Here, some signs of what to look for: • Poor grades • Missing assignments for school • Teacher reporting attention issues at school • Difficulty concentrating • School avoidance • Irritability • New or extreme fixations on scary topics • Loss of interest in extracurricular activities and/or playdates • Clinginess with parents and/or caregivers • Spending more time in their rooms rather than in common spaces at home • Sleep issues • Eating issues • Somatic complaints • Substance use • Preoccupation with social media • Excessive TV watching or gaming • Eating issues • Sleep issues • Isolation/withdrawing

Visit the CDC’s mental health page for numerous links for support and resources cdc.gov/ mentalhealth/

HOW TO FIND HELP Knowing where to go for help is key. Here’s where to start: * Consult your insurance plan’s

mental-health provider directory

* Talk to your doctor about your struggles, just like you would about physical symptoms * Use an online database search such as The American Psychological Association at apa.org or The American Association of Marriage and Family Therapists at aamft.org

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above: Parlor owner Tim LaBant handcrafts Naples-style pizza at his newest location in Darien.

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ast spring downtown Darien’s dining scene got the shot in the arm it needed—a hip pizza joint from Chef Tim LaBant.

LaBant made a mark on the local culinary scene with Schoolhouse at Cannondale in Wilton, a cozy fine-dining restaurant where he cooked up new American cuisine using local artisan ingredients and classic technique married by a chef with an excellent palate. After 15 years

Schoolhouse’s lease was sold, and it was onto the next for LaBant. This is the second Parlor; its Wilton sibling opened three years ago.

In Darien, executive chef Andrew Nadeau fires up individual Neapolitan pizzas on a dough recipe that LaBant spent years perfecting. The menu is focused on pizzas, vegetable-forward salads and an interesting and assessable wine list featuring women winemakers. Salads are

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above: The popular PepperPot pie with basil, garlic, Parmesan and mozzarella cheeses, pepperoni and honey is paired with the Caeser salad and beer, served on tap.

potatoes tossed in a light, herb-filled dressing, and sprinkled with sunflower seeds.

Roasted cauliflower arrived in a sizzling castiron pan with feta, golden raisins, capers and roasted hazelnuts creating a harmony of salty, sweet, sour and crunchy flavors to the caramelized cauliflower. The flavors were terrific, though it was a bit difficult to serve using tongs.

A server recommended the braised carrots:

whole heirloom carrots, their red, orange and yellow hues muted by slow-cooking, rested over spicy red pepper harissa sauce. Feta and large watercress brightened the flavors.

Pizzas are the main event. LaBant caught the pizza-making obsession, delving into how time and temperature affect flours, water and yeast. His dough is fermented for 48 hours, which he says makes the crust more digestible. It also creates an

elastic texture filled with bubbles. The Margherita pizza is the essence of simplicity, with pools of fresh mozzarella melting over tomato sauce, and a charred crust in the Neapolitan fashion. The basil leaves were cooked too, which made us wish for the brightness and aroma of fresh basil tossed on after the pizza is pulled from the oven.

Cremini mushroom pizza was an earthy, flavorful delight, with pureed mushrooms over

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this page, clockwise from top left: Homemade hot honey is delicious on any pizza choice. The chorizo pie with fig jam and kale pizza with pickled red onion. Parlor's pizza oven comes straight from Naples, Italy, for the perfect pizza every time. opposite page: The refreshing braised beet salad and Caesar salad with shaved Parm cheese and a soft egg is served with fresh warm croutons.

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rosemary-infused cream. Taleggio, a soft washed-rind Italian cheese with a stronger scent than flavor, added another layer of depth and creaminess. Thin slices of mushrooms, scallions and chives were scattered over the top. Speckled crust, mushroom puree and fresh herbs added up to a must-order pizza. Kale pizza is spicy with Calabrian hot pepper cream. This pizza tastes green and healthy, spicy and juicy, with lots of melted mozzarella. Summer’s End pizza should be renamed Endless Summer, because it’s so popular, with two kinds of mozzarella, cherry tomatoes, pickled red onions. Of course, there’s a pepperoni pizza and a sausage pizza. For those with dietary restrictions, Parlor has a gluten-free crust (which uses eggs), a cheese-less tomato pie and a vegan pie with broccoli rabe.

The wine list is another major focus of Parlor.

Wine director Tyler Colman, PhD, takes his job seriously and humorously. We love that the wine list features women winemakers (“ww” indicates them.) The list starts with sparkling wine because “They go great with pizza.” So, we tried Raventos “De Nit,” a Spanish sparkling rosé, which the menu described as “crackling dry.” From the “Rosé all Day” section, we chose La Cigale, a womanmade rosé from Provence, Gavoty. As promised, they went well with the pizzas. The glass selection is smaller, but the bottles are reasonably priced and you can take anything unfinished home. The beer list has local craft brews, including a gose, (a sour, wild ale) which also went well with pizza.

Hospitality was a hallmark of Schoolhouse, and it is at Parlor too, in a more causal way.

During our recent visits, we were warmly welcomed. Our questions were answered with a bright, “of course.” The servers know about the food and the wine list, and care about customer’s satisfaction. Sharing? They brought out extra plates and silverware without our asking.

“How’s the wine?” our server asked. He wasn’t asking because he wanted to sell us another.

He cared whether we liked it. That’s the feeling we got from everyone at Parlor—that they are involved in your dining experience. It starts with LaBant and is expressed through the chefs, bartenders and servers. It flows to the guests who, catching the eye of a stranger at another table, smile, sharing a silent acknowledgement that we’ve found a great little place.

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BY CAROL LEONETTI DANNHAUSER

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ew year, new investment vehicle?

Now might be the perfect time to explore the hidden benefits of a Health Savings Account (HSA).

“There’s certainly a high awareness of it lately,” says Bob Boronski, managing member of Soundview Financial in Darien.

“How many things do we have that are tax deductible, and then on the way out are tax-free? That comes pretty close to a perfect

contributions. Hopefully, the investments will grow over time, tax-free, until you withdraw the money down the road to pay your medical expenses. Most likely, medical costs will be higher then, and if you’re retired, your income will probably be lower. In the meantime, if you leave your job, you can roll your HSA into a new one, as the accounts are portable.

If by some miracle you won’t need all that HSA money for medical costs down the road, once you turn sixty-five you can withdraw the money from your account for any reason, though you’ll need to pay income taxes on the withdrawal, just as you would with a 401(k).

In 2022, the most that you and your employer may contribute to your HSA is $7,300 for family coverage, or $8,300 if you’re fifty-five or older. While that might be a sizable chunk to swallow, there’s a big upside to taking the bite. “A lot of people don’t want to pay for it, because you are paying out-of-pocket (for expenses). But if you can

DECISIONS, DECISIONS

afford to pay those (out of pocket) expenses, it’s a beautiful thing: You have the current dollar tax savings, plus the tax deduction, plus the amount your employer contributed. All that extra money you can now invest,” says Boronski. “A lot of people don’t think that way; it takes a lot of discipline.”

But that foresight will pay off, the adviser predicts. “What can really waylay someone’s financial health down the road is healthcare expenses. The average sixty-five-year-old couple can expect to pay $11,700 per year in healthcare costs.”

Though the stock market swings wildly, the S&P 500 returned an average of 7.45 percent from 2001 to 2020, according to financial lender and brokerage SoFi. Using that as a guide, investing $7,300 annually, or about $600 a month, would yield just over $350,000 in twenty years’ time, with returns compounded annually—enough, hopefully, to ease concerns about healthcare costs.

401(k) or HSA?

With all the challenges that come with slicing up a paycheck, how do you decide how much to put where, especially when it comes to a health savings account versus a retirement plan? Follow the money, Boronski recommends. “Let’s say your employer contributes 6 percent to your 401(k). Once you max out to that match, you don’t have to max out the entire contribution. If you can afford to put in more somewhere, maybe it’s time to divert some of the money into the HSA, especially if your employer is contributing to that.” Think of the long term: withdrawal time. “A penny saved is a penny earned, minus taxes. But a penny saved from taxes is really a penny.”

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vehicle.”

An HSA is a savings account just for medical expenses, but with lots of attractive features.

Among them: • Contributions come directly from your salary, pre-tax, reducing the amount of taxes withheld.

• Sometimes, your employer kicks in a little match, upping the contribution even further.

• When you withdraw money from your HSA to pay for medical expenses, there’s no tax consequence.

“There’s not a lot of downside,” Boronski says.

Only people with a highdeductible health plan may open an HSA, the thinking being that everyone needs a little help paying out-of-pocket costs for health expenses that aren’t covered en route to that annual high deductible. Where things can get interesting, Boronski says, is if you have money on hand to pay out-of-pocket costs without needing to tap into the HSA. Then you can invest your HSA

SHOULD YOU INVEST IN AN HSA?

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At Yale New Haven Health, we’re proud to recognize all of the 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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ealth and wellness have never been more important, and they continue to be a global priority. Locally, we’re fortunate to have access to so many leading practitioners and highly ranked hospitals throughout Fairfield County. Finding the right doctor can be an overwhelming process, so we turned to the experts at DataJoe Research to compile a guide of nearly 700 physicians. The firm evaluated everything from skills and peer-voting to public perception in order to select this year’s much-anticipated group of top doctors. »

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ADOLESCENT MEDICINE Sara B. Levine

Greenwich Adolescent & Young Adult Medicine Greenwich, 203-532-1919 HOSPITAL: Greenwich

Marcie B. Schneider

Greenwich Adolescent & Young Adult Medicine Greenwich, 203-532-1919 HOSPITAL: Greenwich

Joanna ZolkowskiWynne

Northeast Medical Group Bridgeport, 203-384-3235 HOSPITALS: Bridgeport, Yale New Haven

ALLERGY & IMMUNOLOGY Aimee AltschulLatzman

Allergy & Asthma Consultants of Fairfield County Fairfield, 203-955-1461 HOSPITAL: St. Vincent's Medical Center

Kenneth S. Backman Allergy & Asthma Care of Fairfield County Fairfield, 203-259-7070 HOSPITALS: Bridgeport, St. Vincent's Medical Center

Jonathan B. Bell

Advanced Specialty Care Danbury, 203-830-4700 HOSPITAL: Danbury

Katherine A. Bloom

Allergy & Asthma Care of Fairfield County Fairfield, 203-259-7070 HOSPITALS: Bridgeport, St. Vincent's Medical Center

Ora Burstein

Allergy & Asthma Center of Stamford Stamford, 203-978-0072 HOSPITAL: Stamford

Leslie R. Coleman

Allergy & Asthma Associates of Stamford Stamford, 203-324-9525 HOSPITAL: Stamford

Yogen Dave

Advanced Specialty Care Ridgefield, 203-830-4700 HOSPITAL: Danbury

Philip H. Hemmers

Allergy Center of Connecticut Norwalk, 203-870-8731 HOSPITALS: St. Vincent's Medical Center, Norwalk

Richard J. Lee

Advanced Specialty Care Danbury, 203-830-4700 HOSPITAL: Danbury

Mitchell R. Lester

Fairfield County Allergy, Asthma & Immunology Associates Norwalk, 203-838-4034 HOSPITALS: Norwalk, Greenwich, Stamford

Paul S. Lindner

Allergy & Asthma Center of Stamford Stamford, 203-978-0072 HOSPITAL: Stamford

Mark D. Litchman

Adam T. Lottick

Fairfield County Allergy, Asthma & Immunology Associates Norwalk, 203-838-4034 HOSPITALS: Norwalk, Greenwich, Stamford

CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE Charles Augenbraun

Cardiology Associates of Fairfield County Norwalk, 203-845-2160 HOSPITALS: Norwalk, St. Vincent's Medical Center

Cardiac Specialists Danbury, 203-794-0090 HOSPITALS: Bridgeport, Danbury, Milford

Gregory S. Bloom

Yale New Haven Health Heart and Vascular Center Greenwich, 203-863-4210 HOSPITALS: Greenwich, Yale New Haven

Joseph Sproviero

Vein Clinics of America Wilton, 203-762-2800

Robert D. Winslow

Aymeric E. Louit

Fairfield County Allergy, Asthma & Immunology Associates Greenwich, 203-869-2080 HOSPITALS: Greenwich, Norwalk, Stamford

Christos G. Pappas

Cardiology Associates of Fairfield County Stamford, 203-353-1133 HOSPITALS: Norwalk, Stamford

CARDIOLOGY

Agnieszka Matczuk

Stamford Health Medical Group Stamford, 203-276-4404 HOSPITALS: Stamford, NY-Pres Columbia

Michael R. Pittaro

Fairfield County Allergy, Asthma & Immunology Associates Greenwich, 203-869-2080 HOSPITALS: Greenwich, Stamford, Norwalk Fairfield County Allergy, Asthma & Immunology Associates Stamford, 203-357-1511 HOSPITALS: Stamford, Greenwich, Norwalk

Michael I. Ebright

Connecticut Heart and Vascular Center Trumbull, 203-333-8800 HOSPITALS: Bridgeport, St. Vincent's Medical Center

Connecticut Heart and Vascular Center Trumbull, 203-333-8800 HOSPITALS: Bridgeport, Griffin

Margaret Bond

Nuvance Health Danbury, 203-739-7000 HOSPITAL: Danbury

Linda R. Casale

Alexander Delvecchio

Cardiac Specialists Trumbull, 203-385-1111 HOSPITALS: Bridgeport, Milford

Venu Channamsetty

Cardiology Physicians of Fairfield County Trumbull, 203-445-7093 HOSPITALS: St. Vincent's Medical Center, Hartford

Ira Galin

Nuvance Health Danbury, 203-739-7155 HOSPITALS: Danbury, New Milford

Joonun Choi

Stamford Health Medical Group Stamford, 203-348-7410 HOSPITAL: Stamford

Jeffrey A. Green

The Heart Center Stamford, 203-674-1810 HOSPITAL: Stamford

Evelyn J. Cusack

Robert L. Labarre

Stamford Health Medical Group Stamford, 203-348-7410 HOSPITAL: Stamford

Cardiology Physicians of Fairfield County Stamford, 203-353-1133 HOSPITALS: Stamford, St. Vincent's Medical Center

Lawrence I. Fisher

Cardiac Specialists Danbury, 203-794-0090 HOSPITALS: Danbury, Bridgeport

Michael A. Logue

ANESTHESIOLOGY David Shapiro

Greenwich Anesthesiology Associates Greenwich, 203-863-3390 HOSPITAL: Greenwich

CARDIAC ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY Murali Chiravuri

Cardiac Specialists Danbury, 203-794-0090 HOSPITALS: Danbury, Bridgeport

Sandhya Dhruvakumar

Stamford Health Medical Group Stamford, 203-276-2321 HOSPITAL: Stamford

Nuvance Health Danbury, 203-739-7155 HOSPITAL: Danbury

Ram Gordon

Cardiac Specialists Trumbull, 203-385-1111 HOSPITALS: Bridgeport, Milford

David J. Lomnitz

Cardiology Associates of Fairfield County Norwalk, 203-855-3680 HOSPITAL: Norwalk

David H. Hsi

Stamford Health Medical Group Stamford, 203-276-2323 HOSPITAL: Stamford

Maria C. Pavlis

Yale New Haven Health Heart & Vascular Center Greenwich, 203-863-4210 HOSPITALS: Greenwich, Yale New Haven

Steven H. Kunkes

Cardiac Specialists Fairfield, 203-292-2000 HOSPITALS: Bridgeport, Milford

CARDIOTHORACIC SURGERY

Craig A. McPherson

Northeast Medical Group Bridgeport, 203-384-3000 HOSPITALS: Bridgeport, Yale New Haven

Michael A. Coady

Stamford Health Stamford, 203-276-4400 HOSPITAL: Stamford

Jay Lewis Meizlish

Cardiac Specialists Fairfield, 203-292-2000 HOSPITALS: Bridgeport, Milford

Stephen P. Michaelson

Cardiology Associates of Fairfield County Norwalk, 203-845-2160 HOSPITALS: Norwalk, St. Vincent's Medical Center

Wayne Henry Miller

Aparna Srinivasan

Cardiology Associates of Fairfield County Norwalk, 203-845-2160 HOSPITALS: St. Vincent's Medical Center, Norwalk

Richard L. Taikowski Cardiac Specialists Trumbull, 203-385-1111 HOSPITALS: Bridgeport, Milford

Joseph J. Tiano

Stamford Health Medical Group Stamford, 203-348-7410 HOSPITAL: Stamford

Cardiology Associates of Fairfield County Bridgeport, 203-334-2100 HOSPITAL: St. Vincent's Medical Center

Robert M. Moskowitz

Anja Wagner

Cardiac Specialists Fairfield, 203-292-2000 HOSPITAL: Bridgeport

Francis J. Neeson

Yale New Haven Health Heart & Vascular Center Greenwich, 203-863-4210 HOSPITALS: Greenwich, Yale New Haven

John Novella

Cardiology Associates of Fairfield County Bridgeport, 203-683-5100 HOSPITAL: St. Vincent's Medical Center

Craig S. Werner

Northeast Medical Group Trumbull, 203-333-8800 HOSPITALS: Bridgeport, Griffin

Cardiology Associates of Fairfield County Norwalk, 203-845-2160 HOSPITALS: St. Vincent's Medical Center, Norwalk

Stuart W. Zarich

Suhash Patel

CHILD & ADOLESCENT PSYCHIATRY

Cardiology Associates of Fairfield County Fairfield, 203-254-2452 HOSPITALS: Stamford, St. Vincent's Medical Center

Ronald J. Raymond

Cardiac Specialists Ridgefield, 203-438-9621 HOSPITALS: Danbury, Bridgeport, Yale New Haven

Alon Ronen

Northeast Medical Group Trumbull, 203-333-8800 HOSPITALS: Bridgeport, Griffin

Robert D. Sackstein

Connecticut Heart and Vascular Center Trumbull, 203-333-8800 HOSPITALS: Bridgeport, Griffin

Jeffrey Schmierer

Nuvance Health Danbury, 203-739-7155 HOSPITAL: Danbury

Adam E. Schussheim Yale New Haven Health Fairfield, 203-292-2000 HOSPITALS: Bridgeport, Milford

Edward H. Schuster

Stamford Health Stamford, 203-276-2323 HOSPITAL: Stamford

Yale New Haven Health Bridgeport, 203-384-3844 HOSPITAL: Bridgeport

Deborah S. Lipschitz

Deborah S. Lipschitz MD Fairfield, 203-256-9926

Joan F. Poll

Joan F. Poll MD Westport, 203-222-1186

COLON & RECTAL SURGERY Stuart E. Bussell

Nuvance Health Danbury, 203-739-7131 HOSPITAL: Danbury

Marc J. Casasanta

Nuvance Health Danbury, 203-739-7131 HOSPITAL: Danbury

Marilee L. Freitas

Stamford Health Medical Group Stamford, 203-323-8989 HOSPITAL: Stamford

James M. McClane

Stamford Health Norwalk, 203-852-2262 HOSPITALS: Norwalk, Stamford

CRITICAL CARE MEDICINE Sandra K. Wainwright Yale New Haven Health Greenwich, 203-863-3000 HOSPITAL: Greenwich

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DERMATOLOGY Beth Ann Buscher

Dermatology Associates of Western Connecticut Newtown, 203-792-4151 HOSPITALS: Danbury, New Milford

Julie Cantatore

Dermatology Physicians of Connecticut Norwalk, 203-538-5682

Severine M. Chavel

The Dermatology Center of Stamford Stamford, 203-325-3576 HOSPITALS: Stamford, Yale New Haven

Richard C. Connors

Richard C. Connors MD Greenwich, 203-622-0808 HOSPITAL: Greenwich

Brittany G. Craiglow

Fair Haven Health Center Fairfield, 203-292-9490 HOSPITAL: Yale New Haven

Sarah E. Dolder

Greenwich Point Dermatology Greenwich, 203-764-2230 HOSPITAL: NY-Pres Columbia

Rhett J. Drugge Sheard Drugge

Sheard and Drugge Stamford, 203-324-5719 HOSPITAL: Stamford

Kenneth J. Egan

Advanced Specialty Care Norwalk, 203-830-4700 HOSPITAL: Danbury

Kimberly M. Eickhorst

Dermatology Associates of Western Connecticut Newtown, 203-792-4151 HOSPITAL: New Milford

Robin D. Evans

Stamford Health Stamford, 203-323-5660 HOSPITAL: Stamford

Rena Fortier

Long Ridge Dermatology Norwalk, 203-329-7960 HOSPITAL: Stamford

Samuel Gettler

Advanced Medical and Cosmetic Dermatology Stamford, 203-323-3376 HOSPITAL: Stamford

Loyd S. Godwin

The Dermatology Center of Stamford Stamford, 203-538-5682

Charles L. Halasz

Dermatology for The Family Norwalk, 203-349-8228 HOSPITAL: Norwalk

Rebecca Ross Hall

The Dermatology Center of Stamford Stamford, 203-325-3576 HOSPITAL: Stamford

Lynne M. Haven

Lynne M. Haven MD Greenwich, 203-869-4242 HOSPITAL: Greenwich

Omar A. Ibrahimi

Connecticut Skin Institute Stamford, 203-428-4440 HOSPITAL: Stamford

Mark I. Oestreicher

Maritza I. Perez

Dermatology Associates of Western Connecticut Newtown, 203-792-4151 HOSPITAL: New Milford

Steven A. Kolenik III

Elizabeth C. Smith

Fern E. Mayer

Fern Mayer MD Stamford, 203-969-0123 HOSPITALS: Stamford, Yale New Haven

Jason C. McBean

NicholsMD of Greenwich Greenwich, 203-862-4000

Michael P. Noonan

Adult & Pediatric Dermatology Specialists Trumbull, 203-377-0639 HOSPITALS: Bridgeport, Yale New Haven

Bridgeport Radiology Associates Trumbull, 203-337-9729

Lily Kernagis

Stamford Health Breast Center Stamford, 203-276-7465 HOSPITAL: Stamford

Ruben Kier

Bridgeport Radiology Associates Trumbull, 203-337-9729 HOSPITALS: Bridgeport, St. Vincent's Medical Center

Linda LaTrenta

Dermatology Physicians of Connecticut Norwalk, 203-538-5682

Greenwich Radiological Group Greenwich, 203-863-3952 HOSPITAL: Greenwich

Rand L. Werbitt

Anna Mah

Danbury Radiological Associates Danbury, 203-739-7000 HOSPITALS: Danbury, Norwalk, New Milford

Advanced Specialty Care Stamford, 203-830-4700

Robert A. Woodbury

Dermatology Associates of Western Connecticut Newtown, 203-792-4151 HOSPITALS: Danbury, New Milford

Kim M. Nichols

Ian Karol

Debra S. Weissman

Jeremy Ethan Moss

Ellen S. Naidorf MD Stamford, 203-964-1103 HOSPITAL: Stamford

Advanced Radiology Consultants Trumbull, 203-576-5061

Fairfield Dermatology Fairfield, 203-259-7709 HOSPITAL: St. Vincent's Medical Center

Robert A. Woodbury MD Riverside, 203-637-8114 HOSPITAL: Greenwich

Ellen S. Naidorf

Shelley Lynn Goodstine

Greenwich Med Spa Cos Cob, 203-779-6309 HOSPITAL: Greenwich

Fairfield Dermatology Fairfield, 203-259-7709 HOSPITAL: St. Vincent's Medical Center Brookside Dermatology Associates Bridgeport, 203-408-2725 HOSPITALS: Yale New Haven, St. Vincent's Medical Center

Greenwich Radiological Group Greenwich, 203-861-2381 HOSPITAL: Greenwich

Modern Dermatology Westport, 203-635-0770 HOSPITAL: Yale New Haven

Graeme M. Lipper

The Dermatology Center of Stamford Stamford, 203-325-3576

Christopher P. Fey

Deanne M. Robinson

Mitchell J. Ross

Elizabeth R. Marsh

Yale New Haven Health Bridgeport, 203-384-3876 HOSPITAL: Bridgeport

Advanced Aesthetics New Canaan, 203-972-7546 HOSPITAL: Univ. of CT Health Center - John Dempsey

Connecticut Dermatology Group Norwalk, 203-810-4151 HOSPITAL: Norwalk

Advanced DermCare Danbury, 203-797-8990 HOSPITAL: Danbury

Jennifer Fan

Robert John Patrignelli

Rhonda Q. Klein

Jeffrey D. Knispel

Yale New Haven Health Fairfield, 203-370-4092 HOSPITALS: Bridgeport, Yale New Haven

Robin Gail Oshman MD PhD Westport, 203-454-0743 HOSPITAL: Yale New Haven

Advanced DermCare Danbury, 203-797-8990 HOSPITAL: Danbury

Modern Dermatology Westport, 203-635-0770 HOSPITALS: Norwalk, Bridgeport

John P. Donahue

Robin G. Oshman

Robert J. Patrignelli MD Trumbull, 203-261-0800 HOSPITAL: St. Vincent's Medical Center

Michael A. Jacobson

Stamford, 203-276-2663 HOSPITAL: Stamford

Adult & Pediatric Dermatology Specialists Trumbull, 203-377-0639 HOSPITALS: Bridgeport, Yale New Haven

Erez Salik

Yale New Haven Health Greenwich, 203-863-3960 HOSPITAL: Greenwich

Alicia Diana Zalka

Fatejeet S. Sandhu

Jonathan R. Zirn

Advanced DermCare Danbury, 203-797-8990 HOSPITAL: Danbury

Adam Welber

Danbury Radiological Associates Danbury, 203-739-7532 HOSPITALS: Danbury, Norwalk, New Milford

Kenneth Zinn

Advanced Radiology Consultants Bridgeport, 203-384-3876

EMERGENCY MEDICINE Michael S. Canter

Yale New Haven Health Greenwich, 203-863-3637 HOSPITAL: Greenwich

Jeffrey T. Weintraub Bauer Emergency Care Center Norwalk, 203-852-2281 HOSPITAL: Norwalk, Greenwich

Jan Zislis

Yale New Haven Health Greenwich, 203-863-3637 HOSPITAL: Greenwich

ENDOCRINOLOGY, DIABETES & METABOLISM Mary Arden-Cordone Northwell Health Stamford, 203-359-2444 HOSPITAL: Stamford

Danielle P. BenavivMeskin Northeast Medical Group Trumbull, 203-371-7048 HOSPITAL: Bridgeport

Judith C. GoldbergBerman

Judith GoldbergBerman MD Greenwich, 203-622-9160 HOSPITAL: Greenwich

Ranee Lleva

Yale New Haven Health Stamford, 203-863-3750 HOSPITAL: Greenwich

Specialty Imaging Associates Danbury, 203-426-3002 HOSPITALS: Danbury, Norwalk, New Milford

Bismruta Misra

Andrew C. Shih

Antonio Pantaleo

Stamford Health Stamford, 203-276-7213 HOSPITAL: Stamford

Robert R. Savino

Nuvance Health Danbury, 203-794-5620 HOSPITAL: Danbury

Glenn Siegel

Soundview Medical Associates Norwalk, 203-838-4000

Erika A. Strohmayer

Hartford HealthCare Trumbull, 203-372-7200 HOSPITALS: St. Vincent's Medical Center, Hartford

Linda S. Werner

Hartford HealthCare Trumbull, 203-372-7200 HOSPITALS: St. Vincent's Medical Center, Hartford

Yi-Hao Yu

Endocrinology Associates of Greenwich Northeast Medical Group Stamford, 203-863-3750 HOSPITAL: Greenwich

FAMILY MEDICINE James K. Ahern

Copps Hill Family Medicine Ridgefield, 203-431-6342 HOSPITAL: Danbury

Julia Auerbach

Nuvance Health Brookfield, 203-775-6365

Steven T. Benaderet

Northeast Medical Group Westport, 203-221-3030 HOSPITALS: Bridgeport, Yale New Haven

Jennifer Bendl

Stamford Family Practice Stamford, 203-359-9997 HOSPITAL: Stamford

Timothy Bookas

Soundview Medical Associates Norwalk, 203-838-4000 HOSPITAL: Norwalk

Marc Brodsky

Center for Integrative Medicine & Wellness Stamford, 203-276-4777 HOSPITAL: Stamford

Thomas V. Cigno

DIAGNOSTIC RADIOLOGY

Norwalk Radiology Consultants Norwalk, 203-276-4311 HOSPITAL: Stamford

Northwell Health Stamford, 203-359-2444 HOSPITAL: Stamford

Thomas Cigno MD Ridgefield, 203-244-7848 HOSPITALS: Danbury, New Milford

Bradford Bottger

Nancy J. Rennert

Sarah Travis Stewart

Nuvance Health Wilton, 203-852-2270 HOSPITAL: Norwalk

Shanthi Devaraj

Specialty Imaging Associates Danbury, 203-426-3002 HOSPITAL: Danbury

Advanced Radiology Consultants Bridgeport, 203-384-3876

Noel Velasco

Richard R. Culver

Advanced Radiology Consultants Bridgeport, 203-384-3876

Norwalk Radiology Consultants

Joseph A. Rosa

Northeast Medical Group Endocrinology Trumbull, 203-371-7048 HOSPITAL: Bridgeport

Shanthi Devaraj MD Stamford, 203-323-8700 HOSPITAL: Stamford

Douglas Duchen

Northeast Medical Group Trumbull, 203-372-4065 HOSPITAL: Bridgeport

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Hartford Healthcare Medical Group Stamford, 203-322-7070 HOSPITAL: Stamford

Joseph Feuerstein

SHMG-Center for Integrative Medicine & Wellness Stamford, 203-276-4777 HOSPITAL: Stamford

Cosmo Filiberto

Northeast Medical Group Trumbull, 203-372-4065 HOSPITAL: Bridgeport

Carol-ann Galban

Copps Hill Family Medicine Ridgefield, 203-431-6342 HOSPITAL: Danbury

Joshua B. Herbert

Stamford Health Medical Group Personal Medicine Stamford, 203-276-4644 HOSPITAL: Stamford

Anna M. Jamrozik

Stamford Health Norwalk, 203-276-7870 HOSPITAL: Stamford

Lawrence D. Leibowitz

David Barenberg

Nuvance Health Danbury, 203-739-7038 HOSPITAL: Danbury

Henry G. Beecher

Gastroenterology Hepatology Associates Stamford, 203-348-5355 HOSPITAL: Stamford

Emil J. Blanco

Gastroenterology Associates of Fairfield County Fairfield, 203-292-9000 HOSPITAL: St. Vincent's Medical Center

Steven L. Brandwein Nuvance Health Danbury, 203-739-7038 HOSPITAL: Danbury

Bryan J. Burns

GI Health Specialists Trumbull, 203-459-4451 HOSPITALS: Bridgeport, St. Vincent's Medical Center

Gena M. Cobrin

Gastroenterology Associates of Fairfield County Fairfield, 203-292-9000 HOSPITAL: St. Vincent's Medical Center

Matrix Personalized Medicine New Canaan, 203-920-1772 HOSPITALS: Stamford, Danbury, Norwalk

Robert M. Dettmer

Angelo Mallozzi

Joseph Fiorito

Gastroenterology Hepatology Associates Stamford, 203-348-5355 HOSPITAL: Stamford

Stamford Health Medical Group Stamford, 203-977-2566 HOSPITAL: Stamford

Nuvance Health Danbury, 203-739-7038 HOSPITALS: Danbury, New Milford

Leslie R. Miller

Adam B. Gorelick

Bridgeport Hospital Bridgeport, 203-384-3000 HOSPITALS: Bridgeport, St. Vincent's Medical Center

Nuvance Health Danbury, 203-739-7038 HOSPITALS: Danbury, Yale New Haven

Byron S. Thomas

Nuvance Health Medical Practices Danbury, 203-739-7038 HOSPITAL: Danbury

(deceased) Formerly of Nuvance Health View his obituary: dignitymemorial.com

Ann H. Williams

Stamford Health Primary Care Tully Center Stamford, 203-977-2566 HOSPITAL: Stamford

Steven Gorelick

Tarun K. Gupta

Gastroenterology Associates of Fairfield Trumbull, 203-452-1411 HOSPITALS: Yale New Haven, Hartford

William B. Hale

GASTROENTEROLOGY Charles Adelmann

Nuvance Health Norwalk, 203-852-2278 HOSPITAL: Norwalk

Soundview Medical Associates Norwalk, 203-838-4000 HOSPITAL: Norwalk

Sarah A. Kahn

Naveen Anand

Stephen W. Kingsley

Nuvance Health Norwalk, 203-852-2278 HOSPITAL: Norwalk

Stamford Health Stamford, 203-276-8490 HOSPITAL: Stamford Stephen W. Kingsley MD Danbury, 203-790-0777 HOSPITAL: Danbury

Neda Khaghan

Thomas P. Whelan

Kevin D. Miller

Chunwang Lam

Felice R. Zwas

Jeraldine S. Orlina

ProHealth Physicians Gastroenterology Bethel, 203-791-2221 HOSPITAL: Danbury

Center for GI Medicine of Fairfield & Westchester Greenwich, 203-489-6900 HOSPITAL: Greenwich GI Health Specialists Trumbull, 203-459-4451 HOSPITALS: Bridgeport, St. Vincent's Medical Center

Center for Gastrointestinal Medicine Greenwich, 203-489-6900 HOSPITAL: Greenwich

Gordon S. Latzman

GENERAL SURGERY

GI Health Specialists Trumbull, 203-459-4451 HOSPITALS: Bridgeport, St. Vincent's Medical Center

James Bonheur

AMI Surgery Stamford, 203-327-4444 HOSPITALS: Stamford, Greenwich

Kenneth R. Mauer

Gastroenterology Associates Fairfield, 203-292-9000 HOSPITAL: St. Vincent's Medical Center

Jeanne S. Capasse

Darlene S. Negbenebor

Nuvance Health Danbury, 203-739-7040 HOSPITAL: Danbury

Nuvance Health Norwalk, 203-846-8885 HOSPITAL: Norwalk

Zandra H. Cheng

SHMG - Gastroenterology Stamford, 203-998-7400 HOSPITAL: Stamford

Anthy Demestihas

Surgical Associates of Connecticut Bridgeport, 203-332-4744 HOSPITAL: St. Vincent's Medical Center

Alan M. Nelson

Alan M. Nelson MD Bridgeport, 203-374-4966 HOSPITAL: St. Vincent's Medical Center

Kevin M. Dwyer

Neal J. Schamberg

Stamford Health Medical Group Stamford, 203-276-5959 HOSPITAL: Stamford

Center for GI Medicine of Fairfield & Westchester Greenwich, 203-489-6900 HOSPITAL: Greenwich

Neil R. Floch

Dr. Neil R. Floch Norwalk, 203-852-3050 HOSPITALS: Danbury, Norwalk

Michael Schiffman Nuvance Health Danbury, 203-739-7038 HOSPITALS: Danbury, New Milford

Royd Fukumoto

Nuvance Health Danbury, 203-739-7131 HOSPITAL: Danbury

Alan E. Selkin

Center for GI Medicine of Fairfield & Westchester Greenwich, 203-489-6900 HOSPITAL: Greenwich

Richard J. Garvey

General Surgeons of Greater Bridgeport Bridgeport, 203-366-3211 HOSPITAL: Bridgeport

Amy E. Smithline

Gastroenterology Hepatology Associates Stamford, 203-348-5355 HOSPITAL: Stamford

Mandy Greenberg

Julie E. Spivack

Gastroenterology Associates of Fairfield County Fairfield, 203-292-9000 HOSPITAL: St. Vincent's Medical Center

Stuart Waldstreicher Gastroenterology Consultants Stamford, 203-967-2100 HOSPITAL: Stamford

John G. Lunt

Stamford Health Medical Group Stamford, 203-276-5959 HOSPITALS: Stamford, Greenwich

Helen A. Pass

Stamford Health Medical Group Stamford, 203-276-4255 HOSPITAL: Stamford

Athanassios Petrotos

Yale New Haven Health Greenwich, 203-863-4300 HOSPITAL: Greenwich

Norfolk, 203-846-3338 HOSPITAL: Norwalk

OrthoConnecticut Danbury, 203-797-1500 HOSPITAL: Danbury

Thomas A. Rago

The Surgical Center of Connecticut Bridgeport, 203-374-5892 HOSPITALS: St. Vincent's Medical Center, Bridgeport

Ross J. Richer

Mary Pronovost

Orthopaedic Specialty Group Fairfield, 203-337-2600 HOSPITALS: Bridgeport, St. Vincent's Medical Center

Valerie Staradub

HEMATOLOGY

Yale Medicine Trumbull, 203-254-2381 HOSPITAL: Bridgeport Nuvance Health Medical Practices Danbury, 203-739-7040 HOSPITAL: Danbury

GERIATRIC MEDICINE Vivian Argento

Geriatrics - Northeast Medical Group Trumbull, 203-384-3388 HOSPITAL: Bridgeport

Mithil Choksey

Yale New Haven Health Trumbull, 203-384-3388 HOSPITAL: Bridgeport

Harsha Naik

Yale New Haven Health Trumbull, 203-384-3388 HOSPITAL: Bridgeport

Allison M. Ostroff

Stamford Health Medical Group Greenwich, 203-276-2516 HOSPITAL: Stamford

Karen J. Nishida

Kathleen LaVorgna

Haik G. Kavookjian

Joey C. Papa

Andrew S. Kenler

Yale New Haven Health Bridgeport, 203-337-8507 HOSPITALS: Bridgeport, Yale New Haven

OrthoConnecticut Danbury, 203-797-1500 HOSPITAL: Danbury Stamford Health Norwalk, 203-846-0040 HOSPITALS: Stamford, Norwalk

GYNECOLOGIC ONCOLOGY

Sajid A. Khan

Nuvance Health Danbury, 203-739-7038 HOSPITAL: Danbury

Joseph DiGiovanni

Nuvance Health Danbury, 203-739-7131 HOSPITAL: Danbury

Surgical Breast Care of Connecticut Norwalk, 203-846-8885 HOSPITAL: Norwalk Northeast Medical Group Trumbull, 203-373-9015 HOSPITAL: Bridgeport

Mae K. Tighe

Stamford Health Medical Group Stamford, 203-276-5959 HOSPITAL: Stamford

Gynecologic Cancer Care Stamford, 203-998-0848 HOSPITALS: Stamford, Greenwich

HAND SURGERY Henry A. Backe

Orthopaedic Specialty Group Fairfield, 203-337-2600 HOSPITALS: Bridgeport, St. Vincent's Medical Center

Michael H. Bar

Stamford Health Stamford, 203-276-2695 HOSPITAL: Stamford

Michael Cohenuram

Trumbull Care Center Trumbull, 203-502-8400 HOSPITALS: Yale New Haven, Bridgeport

E. Andrew Duda

Hartford Health Care Fairfield, 203-255-4545 HOSPITALS: St. Vincent's Medical Center, Bridgeport

David H. Witt

Yale Cancer Center Trumbull, 203-502-8400 HOSPITALS: Yale New Haven, Bridgeport

HOSPICE & PALLIATIVE MEDICINE Marina L. Blagodatny Yale New Haven Health Trumbull, 203-384-3388 HOSPITAL: Bridgeport

INFECTIOUS DISEASE Gavin X. McLeod

Yale New Haven Health Greenwich, 203-869-8838 HOSPITAL: Greenwich

Paul F. Nee

Nuvance Health Danbury, 203-739-8310 HOSPITALS: Danbury, New Milford

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Where To Go

Michael F. Parry

Stamford Health Stamford, 203-353-1427 HOSPITAL: Stamford

THE HOSPITALS AFFILIATED WITH OUR TOP DOCTORS BOSTON CHILDREN’S HOSPITAL 300 Longwood Avenue Boston, 617-355-6000 childrenshospital.org BRIDGEPORT HOSPITAL 267 Grant Street Bridgeport, 203-384-3000 bridgeporthospital.org BRIDGEPORT HOSPITAL, MILFORD CAMPUS 300 Seaside Avenue Milford, 203-876-4000 milfordhospital.org CONNECTICUT CHILDREN’S MEDICAL CENTER 282 Washington Street Hartford, 860-545-9000 connecticutchildrens.org

GRIFFIN HOSPITAL 130 Division Street Derby, 203-735-7421 griffinhealthct.org HARTFORD HOSPITAL 80 Seymour Street Hartford, 860-545-5000 hartfordhospital.org HOSPITAL FOR SPECIAL SURGERY, STAMFORD 1 Blachley Road Stamford, 203-357-5694 hss.edu MIDDLESEX HOSPITAL 28 Crescent Street Middletown, 860-358-6000 middlesexhealth.org

NEW YORKPRESBYTERIAN/ COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY IRVING MEDICAL CENTER 630 West 168th Street New York City, 212-305-2000 nyp.org/locations NEW YORKPRESBYTERIAN/ MORGAN STANLEY CHILDREN’S HOSPITAL 3959 Broadway New York City, 212-305-5437 nyp.org/locations

DANBURY HOSPITAL 24 Hospital Avenue Danbury, 866-374-0007 danburyhospital.org

MOUNT SINAI HOSPITAL 1190 Fifth Avenue New York City, 212-241-6500 mountsinai.org/locations

NEW YORKPRESBYTERIAN/ WEILL CORNELL MEDICAL CENTER 525 East 68th Street New York City, 212-746-5454 nyp.org/locations

GREENWICH HOSPITAL 5 Perryridge Road Greenwich, 203-863-3000 greenwichhospital.org

NEW MILFORD HOSPITAL 21 Elm Street New Milford, 860-210-5000 newmilfordhospital.org

NORWALK HOSPITAL 34 Maple Street Norwalk, 203-852-2000 norwalkhospital.org

NYU LANGONE TISCH HOSPITAL 550 First Avenue New York City, 212-263-6906 nyulangone.org SAINT MARY’S HOSPITAL 56 Franklin Street Waterbury, 203-709-6000 trinityhealthofne.org/location/saint-marys-hospital STAMFORD HOSPITAL One Hospital Plaza Stamford, 203-276-1000 stamfordhospital.org ST. VINCENT’S MEDICAL CENTER 2800 Main Street Bridgeport, 203-576-6000 stvincents.org

Asha K. Shah

Stamford Health Medical Group Stamford, 203-353-1427 HOSPITAL: Stamford

WATERBURY HOSPITAL 64 Robbins Street Waterbury, 203-573-6000 waterburyhospital.org

John G. Stratidis

WESTCHESTER MEDICAL CENTER 100 Woods Road Valhalla, New York 914-493-7000 westchestermedicalcenter.org

Lynda Streett

YALE NEW HAVEN HOSPITAL 20 York Street, New Haven, 203-688-4242 ynhh.org

Nuvance Health Danbury, 203-739-8310 HOSPITALS: Danbury, New Milford Stamford Health Stamford, 203-353-1427 HOSPITAL: Stamford

INTERNAL MEDICINE Anthony A. Alleva

Northeast Medical Group Greenwich, 203-422-7250 HOSPITAL: Greenwich

Robert A. Altbaum

UCONN JOHN DEMPSEY HOSPITAL 100 Hospital Drive Farmington, 860-679-2000 health.uconn.edu

Internal Medicine Associates of Westport Westport, 203-226-0731 HOSPITAL: Norwalk

VETERANS AFFAIRS CT HEALTHCARE 950 Campbell Avenue West Haven, 203-932-5711 va.gov/connecticut-health-care

Nuvance Health Westport, 203-571-3000 HOSPITAL: Norwalk

David H. Baum

James J. Bivona

Stamford Primary Care Stamford, 203-325-2667 HOSPITAL: Stamford

James A. Brunetti

Comprehensive Concierge Medicine Greenwich, 203-900-1090 HOSPITAL: Greenwich

Frank Angelo Ciminiello

Northeast Medical Group Trumbull, 203-374-6162 HOSPITALS: Bridgeport, St. Vincent's Medical Center

Ralph J. Cipriani

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Glenville Medical Concierge Care Greenwich, 203-531-1808 HOSPITALS: Greenwich, Stamford

Joseph V. Costanzo

Stamford Health Stamford, 203-348-9455 HOSPITAL: Stamford

Carolyn Couture

Stamford Health Wilton, 203-276-4015 HOSPITAL: Stamford

Allen Davis

ProHealth Physicians Newtown, 203-270-1016 HOSPITAL: Danbury JANUARY/FEBRUARY 2022 NEW CANAAN•DARIEN

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Christopher M. Edelmann

Steven P. Mickley

Yale New Haven Health Greenwich, 203-869-0502 HOSPITAL: Greenwich

Glenville Medical Concierge Care Greenwich, 203-531-1808 HOSPITAL: Greenwich

Steven A. Fisher

Charles Miner III

Concierge Choice Physicians Trumbull, 203-459-5100

John A. Flores

Northeast Medical Group Trumbull, 203-268-4884 HOSPITAL: Bridgeport

Vernetta D. Gallop

Stamford Health Stamford, 203-359-4444 HOSPITAL: Stamford

Sarah M. Gamble

Greenwich Pure Medical Greenwich, 203-869-2800 HOSPITALS: Greenwich, Stamford

Steven L. Glazer

Sachem Medical Norwalk, 203-852-1300 HOSPITALS: Norwalk, St. Vincent's Medical Center

Peter G. Hasapis

Stamford Health Medical Group Darien, 203-655-8749 HOSPITALS: Stamford, Norwalk

Beth A. Moore

Northeast Medical Group Stamford, 475-619-6035 HOSPITAL: Greenwich

Caleb Moore

Caleb Moore MD Greenwich, 203-661-2596 HOSPITALS: Greenwich, Stamford

Ken J. Nori

Yale New Haven Health Trumbull, 203-374-6162 HOSPITALS: Bridgeport, St. Vincent's Medical Center

Craig H. Olin

Stamford Health Stamford, 203-276-4644 HOSPITAL: Stamford

New Canaan Medical Practice New Canaan, 203-972-4218 HOSPITALS: Norwalk, Stamford

David Pazer

Pamela B. Hoffman

Steven Phillips MD Wilton, 203-544-0005

Hartford Health Care Bridgeport, 203-365-6400 HOSPITALS: St. Vincent's Medical Center, Bridgeport

Richard G. Huntley, Jr. Westmed Medical Group Norwalk, 203-845-4800 HOSPITAL: Norwalk

Shara P. Israel

Stamford Health Medical Group Stamford, 203-327-1187 HOSPITAL: Stamford

Nina S. Karol

Concierge Physicians of Westport Westport, 203-571-3000 HOSPITAL: Norwalk

Melanie Kelton

ProHealth Physicians Ridgefield, 203-438-0874 HOSPITAL: Danbury

Steven E. Phillips

Ioana S. Preda

Yale New Haven Health Trumbull, 203-374-6162 HOSPITALS: Bridgeport, St. Vincent's Medical Center

Jeffrey S. Puglisi

Glenville Medical Concierge Care Greenwich, 203-531-1808 HOSPITAL: Greenwich

Alan M. Radin

Nuvance Health Wilton, 203-762-3353 HOSPITAL: Norwalk

David M. Radin

David M. Radin MD Stamford, 203-359-4888 HOSPITAL: Stamford

Yale New Haven Health Old Greenwich, 203-637-5406 HOSPITAL: Greenwich

Sunil Rana

Nazanine Khairkhah

Remi M. Rosenberg

True Care Medical Greenwich, 203-869-2304 HOSPITALS: Greenwich, Stamford

Lisa Kurian

Northeast Medical Group Greenwich, 203-422-7250 HOSPITAL: Greenwich

Yale New Haven Health Greenwich, 203-869-7704 HOSPITAL: Greenwich

James Samuel

Stamford Health Medical Group Stamford, 203-327-1187 HOSPITAL: Stamford

Julia H. Voytovich

Michael B. Schwartz

New Canaan Medical Group New Canaan, 203-972-4204 HOSPITAL: Norwalk

Nuvance Health Darien, 203-662-8900 HOSPITAL: Norwalk

Craig D. Serin

Nuvance Health Wilton, 203-762-3353 HOSPITALS: Norwalk, Danbury, New Milford Stamford Primary Care Stamford, 203-325-2667 HOSPITAL: Stamford New Canaan Medical Group New Canaan, 203-972-4215 HOSPITAL: Norwalk

INTERVENTIONAL CARDIOLOGY Mitchell H. Driesman Cardiac Specialists Fairfield, 203-292-2000 HOSPITALS: Bridgeport, Milford

Neil E. Smerling

Hartford Health Care Fairfield, 203-259-7442 HOSPITALS: St. Vincent's Medical Center, Bridgeport

Robert F. Fishman

Frank Spano

Fairfield County Medical Group Trumbull, 203-459-5100 HOSPITALS: Bridgeport, St. Vincent's Medical Center Stamford Health Wilton, 203-276-4015 HOSPITAL: Stamford

Nuvance Health Danbury, 203-749-5700 HOSPITAL: Danbury Hospital

Stamford Health Stamford, 203-276-4644 HOSPITAL: Stamford

Burton Rubin

Cathrine Troy

Greenwich Hospital Greenwich, 203-863-3674 HOSPITAL: Greenwich Women's Specialty Center Stamford, 203-276-7060 HOSPITAL: Stamford Hartford Health Care Bridgeport, 203-576-5678 HOSPITAL: St. Vincent's Medical Center

Gina Dunston-Boone

Park Avenue Perinatal Specialists Bridgeport, 203-384-3544 HOSPITALS: Bridgeport, Yale New Haven

Gary Eleazar Kleinman

Cardiac Specialists Danbury, 203-794-0090 HOSPITALS: Danbury, Bridgeport

Charles Landau

Steven A. Laifer

David Lorenz

Cardiology Associates of Fairfield County Norwalk, 203-845-2160 HOSPITALS: Norwalk, St. Vincent's Medical Center

Victor M. Mejia

Stamford Health Medical Group Stamford, 203-327-1187 HOSPITAL: Stamford

Diana M. Adams

Park Avenue Perinatal Specialists Trumbull, 203-384-3544 HOSPITALS: Bridgeport, Yale New Haven

Connecticut Heart and Vascular Center Trumbull, 203-333-8800 HOSPITALS: Bridgeport, Griffin

Joseph Tortorello

MATERNAL & FETAL MEDICINE

William Cusick

Marc Z. Krichavsky

Vadim Tikhomirov

Nuvance Health Danbury, 203-739-7155 HOSPITALS: Danbury, Norwalk

Christopher J. Howes

Cardiology Physicians of Fairfield County Trumbull, 203-445-7093 HOSPITAL: St. Vincent's Medical Center

Internal Medicine of New Canaan New Canaan, 203-972-4205 HOSPITALS: Norwalk, Stamford

Mark K. Warshofsky

Paul D. Bobby

Robert D. Jumper

Shiela V. Subramanian

Cardiology Associates of Fairfield County Fairfield, 203-254-2452 HOSPITAL: St. Vincent's Medical Center

Cardiac Specialists Fairfield, 203-292-2000 HOSPITALS: Bridgeport, Milford Yale Heart & Vascular Center Greenwich, 203-863-4210 HOSPITALS: Greenwich, Yale New Haven

Maura Sparks

Edward L. Portnay

Jared G. Selter

Stamford Health Medical Group Stamford, 203-977-2566 HOSPITAL: Stamford

Personal Physicians of Connecticut Stamford, 203-968-9500 HOSPITAL: Stamford

Cardiology Associates of Fairfield County Stamford, 203-353-1133 HOSPITALS: Stamford, St. Vincent's Medical Center

Dennis J. Williams

Lu Yu

Frederick B. Slogoff

Thomas J. Nero

Rebecca L. Warkol MD Old Greenwich, 203-637-5406 HOSPITAL: Greenwich Yale New Haven Health Bridgeport, 203-371-5197 HOSPITAL: Bridgeport

James A. Slater

HOSPITALS: Bridgeport, Griffin

Cardiology Associates of Fairfield County Stamford, 203-353-1133 HOSPITALS: Stamford, St. Vincent's Medical Center

Rebecca L. Warkol

Lee Tracy Silva

Yale New Haven Health Trumbull, 203-374-6162 HOSPITALS: Bridgeport, St. Vincent's Medical Center

Burton R. Rubin MD Old Greenwich, 203-637-5406 HOSPITAL: Greenwich

Shira B. Vadel

Westmed Medical Group Norwalk, 203-845-4873 HOSPITAL: Norwalk

Connecticut Heart and Vascular Center Trumbull, 203-333-8800

Park Avenue Perinatal Specialists Trumbull, 203-384-3544 HOSPITALS: Bridgeport, Yale New Haven

Dimitry Zilberman

Nuvance Health Danbury, 203-739-7981 HOSPITALS: Danbury, Norwalk

MEDICAL ONCOLOGY D. Barry Boyd

Yale New Haven Health Greenwich, 203-863-3700 HOSPITALS: Greenwich, Yale New Haven

Sandhya Dhanjal

Hartford Health Care Fairfield, 203-255-4545 HOSPITALS: St. Vincent's Medical Center, Bridgeport

Beverly J. Drucker

Yale New Haven Health Greenwich, 203-863-3700 HOSPITALS: Greenwich, Yale New Haven

Neal A. Fischbach

Smilow Cancer Hospital Care Center Fairfield, 203-502-8400 HOSPITALS: Yale New Haven, Bridgeport

Richard C. Frank

Nuvance Health Norwalk Hospital Norwalk, 203-852-2000 HOSPITALS: Norwalk

Anthony Gulati

Stamford Health Stamford, 203-276-2695 HOSPITAL: Stamford

Vincent Rella

Nuvance Health Danbury, 203-739-7029 HOSPITALS: Danbury, New Milford

Paul L. Weinstein

Hematology Oncology PC Stamford, 203-276-2695 HOSPITAL: Stamford

George Zahrah

Nuvance Health Norwalk, 203-845-4811 HOSPITAL: Norwalk

Richard Zelkowitz

Caroline Stella

Hartford Health Care Bridgeport, 203-382-2475 HOSPITAL: St. Vincent's Medical Center

Robert J. Stiller

NEONATAL-PERINATAL MEDICINE

Yale New Haven Health Greenwich, 203-863-3674 HOSPITAL: Greenwich Park Avenue Perinatal Specialists Bridgeport, 203-384-3544 HOSPITALS: Bridgeport, Yale New Haven

Shruti Gupta

Stamford Health Stamford, 203-276-7083 HOSPITAL: Stamford

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Gerald B. Rakos

Stamford Health Stamford, 203-276-7083 HOSPITAL: Stamford

Stylianos N. Theofanidis Greenwich Hospital Greenwich, 203-863-3515 HOSPITAL: Greenwich

NEUROLOGICAL SURGERY Paul J. Apostolides

Orthopaedic & Neurosurgery Specialists Greenwich, 203-869-1145 HOSPITAL: Greenwich

Ramon A. Batson

NEPHROLOGY Eric Y. Brown

Stamford Hospital Stamford, 203-324-7666 HOSPITAL: Stamford

Brenda S. Chan

Stamford Hospital Stamford, 203-276-1000 HOSPITAL: Stamford

Irwin D. Feintzeig

Bridgeport Hospital Bridgeport, 203-335-0195 HOSPITALS: Bridgeport, St. Vincent's Medical Center, Griffin, New Milford

James Gavin

Bridgeport Hospital Bridgeport, 203-335-0195 HOSPITALS: Bridgeport, St. Vincent's Medical Center, Griffin, New Milford

Richard T. Gervasi

Westmed Medical Group Norwalk, 203-845-4800 HOSPITAL: Norwalk

William H. Hines

Stamford Health Stamford, 203-324-7666 HOSPITAL: Stamford

William A. Hunt

Nephrology Associates Bridgeport, 203-335-0195 HOSPITALS: Bridgeport, St. Vincent's Medical Center, Griffin, Milford

Robert Kim

Nephrology Associates Bridgeport, 203-335-0195 HOSPITALS: Bridgeport, St. Vincent's Medical Center, Griffin, Milford

Panupong Lisawat

Nuvance Health Danbury, 203-739-7104 HOSPITAL: Danbury

Raymond Raut

Nuvance Health Danbury, 203-739-7104 HOSPITAL: Danbury

Winston Shih

Nuvance Health Danbury, 203-739-7104 HOSPITAL: Danbury

Elite Brain & Spine of Connecticut Danbury, 203-792-2003 HOSPITAL: Norwalk

Mark H. Camel

Orthopaedic & Neurosurgery Specialists Greenwich, 203-869-1145 HOSPITAL: Greenwich

Andrea F. Douglas

Stamford Health Medical Group Greenwich, 203-661-3333 HOSPITALS: Greenwich, Stamford

Amory J. Fiore

Orthopaedic & Neurosurgery Specialists Greenwich: 203-869-1145 HOSPITAL: Greenwich

Joshua Marcus

Elite Brain & Spine of Connecticut Danbury, 203-792-2003 HOSPITALS: Norwalk, Danbury, NY-Pres Columbia

Abraham Mintz

Trumbull, 203-372-6460 HOSPITALS: St. Vincent's Medical Center, Bridgeport

Perry A. Shear

Orthopaedic Specialty Group Fairfield, 203-337-2600 HOSPITALS: Bridgeport, St. Vincent's Medical Center

Scott P. Sanderson

Elite Brain & Spine of Connecticut Danbury, 203-792-2003 HOSPITALS: Norwalk, Danbury

Scott L. Simon

Orthopaedic & Neurosurgery Specialists Stamford, 203-869-1145 HOSPITALS: Greenwich, Stamford

Gary A. Zimmerman Orthopaedic Specialty Group PC Fairfield, 203-337-2600 HOSPITALS: Yale New Haven, St. Vincent's Medical Center, Bridgeport

NEUROLOGY

OBSTETRICS & GYNECOLOGY

Robert Bonwetsch

Associated Neurologists Danbury, 203-748-2551 HOSPITAL: Danbury

Roxanne C. Abder

Women's Health Care of Trumbull Trumbull, 203-374-1018 HOSPITAL: Bridgeport

Neil Culligan

Associated Neurologists Danbury, 203-748-2551 HOSPITAL: Danbury

Thomas V. Ayoub

Nuvance Health Norwalk, 203-644-1100 HOSPITAL: Norwalk

Louis J. Cuzzone

Neurology Associates of Norwalk Norwalk, 203-853-5000 HOSPITAL: Norwalk

Gary S. Besser

Obstetrics & Gynecology Associates Stamford, 203-325-4321 HOSPITAL: Stamford

David Greco

Associated Neurologists Danbury, 203-748-2551 HOSPITAL: Danbury

Emily E. Blair

Yale New Haven Health Fairfield, 203-256-3990 HOSPITAL: Bridgeport

Eric Kung

Stamford Health Medical Group Stamford, 203-276-4464 HOSPITAL: Stamford

Patrick J. Cahill

Coastal Obstetrics & Gynecology Stamford, 203-353-9099 HOSPITAL: Stamford

Paul Lleva

Yale New Haven Health Greenwich, 203-863-4490 HOSPITALS: Greenwich, Yale New Haven

Ronika D. Choudhary Women's Health Connecticut Trumbull, 203-268-2239 HOSPITALS: St. Vincent's Medical Center, Bridgeport

Peter J. McAllister

New England Institute for Neurology & Headache Stamford, 203-914-1900 HOSPITALS: Bridgeport, St. Vincent's Medical Center

Joseph A. Cuteri

Shelton OB/GYN Shelton, 203-929-9000 HOSPITAL: Bridgeport

Louise D. Resor

Deanna DelPrete

Stamford Health Medical Group Stamford, 203-276-4464 HOSPITAL: Stamford

Women's Health Care of New England Norwalk, 203-644-1100 HOSPITAL: Norwalk

Alice H. Rusk

Leslie A. Donovan

Yale New Haven Health Greenwich, 203-863-4490 HOSPITALS: Greenwich, Yale New Haven

Brookside Gynecology Greenwich, 203-869-7080 HOSPITAL: Greenwich

Leonard Ferrucci

Daryl R. Story

Women's Health Connecticut Stamford, 203-325-4665 HOSPITAL: Stamford

Neurology Associates of Norwalk Norwalk, 203-853-5000 HOSPITAL: Norwalk

Vito Ferrucci

Jennifer C. Werely

Women's Health Connecticut Stamford, 203-325-4665 HOSPITAL: Stamford

Neurology & Headache Center of Greenwich Greenwich, 203-900-4226 HOSPITAL: St. Vincent's Medical Center

Caroline Filor

NEURORADIOLOGY

Brookside Gynecology Greenwich, 203-869-7080 HOSPITAL: Greenwich

Howard Liu

Leila J. Garrett

Stamford Hospital Stamford, 203-276-2362 HOSPITAL: Stamford

Greenwich Gynecology Greenwich, 203-869-8353 HOSPITAL: Greenwich

Gerard Muro

Shieva L. Ghofrany

Bridgeport Radiological Associates Stamford, 203-384-3000 HOSPITAL: Bridgeport

Coastal Obstetrics & Gynecology Stamford, 203-353-9099 HOSPITAL: Stamford

Patrice Gillotti

Women's Health Connecticut Danbury, 203-792-5005 HOSPITAL: Danbury

Daniel A. Goldstein

Candlewood Center for Women's Health Danbury, 203-730-8789 HOSPITAL: Danbury

Donna J. Hagberg

Donna J. Hagberg MD Cos Cob, 203-742-1150 HOSPITAL: Greenwich

Edward Jacobson

Hormone Replacement Therapy Center Greenwich, 203-580-6383 HOSPITAL: Greenwich

for Women-By Women Greenwich, 203-861-9586 HOSPITAL: Greenwich

Christine E. Waldron Women's Health Care of New England Norwalk, 203-644-1100 HOSPITAL: Norwalk

OPHTHALMIC PLASTIC & RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGERY Cesar A. Sierra

Cesar A. Sierra MD FACS Westport, 203-226-1696 HOSPITAL: Yale New Haven, Bridgeport, Veterans Affairs CT Healthcare

Irene I. Komarynsky

Stamford Health Medicine Group Stamford, 203-325-9920 HOSPITAL: Stamford

Silvio A. Mandara

Silvio A. Mandara MD Stamford, 203-324-2262 HOSPITAL: Stamford

John A. Morris

Women's Health Connecticut Stamford, 203-325-4665 HOSPITALS: Stamford, Norwalk

OPHTHALMOLOGY Bruce S. Altman

Connecticut Eye Consultants Danbury, 203-791-2020 HOSPITAL: Danbury

Christienne F. Coates Ridgefield Ophthalmology Ridgefield, 203-894-9700 HOSPITAL: Greenwich

Joseph L. Conway, Jr.

Women's Health Care of New England Norwalk, 203-644-1100 HOSPITAL: Norwalk

Greenwich Ophthalmology Associates Stamford, 203-869-3082 HOSPITALS: Greenwich, Stamford

Michael D. Schechter

Donna Densel

Sujata Pendyala

Westmed Medical Group Greenwich, 203-210-2880 HOSPITAL: Greenwich

CT Eye Specialists Stamford, 203-869-3082 HOSPITAL: Greenwich

Beth J. Simon

Doctor & Associates Westport, 203-227-4113 HOSPITAL: Norwalk

Northeast Medical Group OB/GYN Greenwich, 475-240-8222 HOSPITAL: Greenwich

Helena T. Squicciarini Women's Health Connecticut Trumbull, 203-374-1018 HOSPITAL: Bridgeport

Marina C. Torbey

Women's Health Connecticut Trumbull, 203-374-1018 HOSPITAL: Bridgeport

Russell F. Turk

Stamford Health Riverside, 203-637-3337 HOSPITAL: Stamford

Jay H. Ugol

Nuvance Health Norwalk Hospital Norwalk, 203-852-2000 HOSPITAL: Norwalk

Caterina Violi

Obstetrics & Gynecology

Leslie C. Doctor

Shelley K. Driesman Ophthalmic Surgeons of Greater Bridgeport Fairfield, 203-371-0141 HOSPITAL: Bridgeport

Joan T. Gewirtz

Joan T. Gewirtz MD Stamford, 203-348-0868 HOSPITAL: Stamford

Gina F. Gladstein

CT Eye Specialists Stamford, 203-869-3082 HOSPITAL: Greenwich

Anisha Jangi

Danbury Eye Physicians & Surgeons PC Danbury, 203-791-2020 HOSPITAL: Danbury

Archna Johar

Connecticut Eye Consultants Danbury, 203-791-2020 HOSPITAL: New Milford

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Eye Group of Connecticut Bridgeport, 203-374-8182 HOSPITAL: Bridgeport

Wendy A. Klein

Ophthalmic Associates Trumbull, 203-378-3224 HOSPITALS: Bridgeport, Yale New Haven

Flora Levin

Flora Levin MD Westport, 203-814-1438 HOSPITAL: Yale New Haven

Peter E. Libre

Connecticut Glaucoma Associates Norwalk, 203-853-2020 HOSPITALS: Norwalk, NY-Pres Columbia

Suresh Mandava

Greenwich Ophthalmology Associates Stamford, 203-869-3082 HOSPITAL: Greenwich

Delia M. Manjoney

Fairfield, 203-371-5800 HOSPITAL: Bridgeport

Joanna Lumba Sarracino Ophthalmic Surgeons of Greater Bridgeport Fairfield, 203-371-0141

Richard Scartozzi

Connecticut Eye Consultants Danbury, 203-791-2020 HOSPITALS: Danbury, Yale New Haven

Scott Seo

Merritt Medical Center Bridgeport, 203-372-4211 HOSPITAL: St. Vincent's Medical Center

Omar Shakir

Coastal Eye Surgeons Greenwich, 203-900-7911 HOSPITAL: Yale New Haven

Elizabeth Siderides

Stamford Ophthalmology Stamford, 203-327-5808 HOSPITAL: Stamford

Hartford Health Care Bridgeport, 203-576-6500 HOSPITAL: St. Vincent's Medical Center

Mahsa A. Sohrab

Robert J. Noecker

Jerry W. Tsong

Ophthalmic Consultants of Connecticut Fairfield, 203-366-8000 HOSPITAL: St. Vincent's Medical Center

Jeffrey L. Oberman

ReFocus Eye Health of CT Westport, 203-221-0545 HOSPITAL: Norwalk

Glenn E. Ostriker

Stamford Health Stamford, 203-348-6300 HOSPITALS: Stamford, NYU Langone Tisch

James R. Pinke

Pinke Eye Center Shelton, 203-924-8800 HOSPITAL: Griffin

Philip A. Piro

Retina Associates of Connecticut Stamford, 203-325-4481 HOSPITALS: Stamford, St. Vincent's Medical Center

Stephen M. Rabinowitz Ophthalmic Surgeons of Greater Bridgeport Fairfield, 203-371-0141 HOSPITAL: Bridgeport

Vincent S. Reppucci

Vincent S. Reppucci MD Danbury, 203-792-6291 HOSPITAL: Danbury

Kim P. Robbins

Robbins Eye Center

Mahsa A. Sohrab MD Greenwich, 914-200-1405 HOSPITAL: Greenwich Yale New Haven Health Stamford, 203-869-3082 HOSPITALS: Greenwich, Stamford

Esteban C. Vietorisz

Stamford Ophthalmology Stamford, 203-327-5808 HOSPITAL: Stamford

Eric L. Wasserman

Eye Care Center of Stamford Stamford, 203-978-0800 HOSPITAL: Stamford

Richard B. Weber

Stamford Health Stamford, 203-353-1857 HOSPITAL: Stamford

James M. Weisz

Connecticut Retina Consultants Bridgeport, 203-365-6565 HOSPITALS: Yale New Haven, Bridgeport

Marc L. Weitzman

Ophthalmic Surgeons of Greater Bridgeport Fairfield, 203-371-0141

Andrew Wolf

Stamford Ophthalmology Stamford, 203-327-5808 HOSPITAL: Stamford

Katherine Joann Zamecki Connecticut Eye Consultants Danbury, 203-791-2020 HOSPITAL: New Milford

Stephen J. Zuckerman

Demetris Delos

Danbury Eye Physicians & Surgeons Danbury, 203-791-2020 HOSPITALS: Danbury, New Milford

Orthopaedic & Neurosurgery Specialists Greenwich, 203-869-1145 HOSPITAL: Greenwich

Jeffrey V. Deluca

OrthoConnecticut Norwalk, 203-845-2200 HOSPITALS: Norwalk, St. Vincent's Medical Center

ORTHOPAEDIC SURGERY David F. Bindelglass

Orthopaedic Specialty Group Fairfield, 203-337-2600 HOSPITALS: Bridgeport, St. Vincent's Medical Center

Francis A. Ennis

Orthopaedic & Neurosurgery Specialists Greenwich, 203-869-1145 HOSPITAL: Greenwich

Michael Brand

OrthoConnecticut Danbury, 203-797-1500 HOSPITAL: Danbury

James J. FitzGibbons Orthopaedic Specialty Group Fairfield, 203-337-2600 HOSPITALS: Bridgeport, St. Vincent's Medical Center

Dante A. Brittis

Orthopaedic Specialty Group Fairfield, 203-337-2600 HOSPITALS: Bridgeport, St. Vincent's Medical Center Orthopaedic Surgery and Sports Medicine Center New Canaan, 203-323-7331 HOSPITAL: Stamford

Jeffrey Brooks

Orthopaedic Surgery and Sports Medicine Center New Canaan, 203-323-7331 HOSPITAL: Stamford OrthoCare Specialists Bridgeport, 203-372-0649 HOSPITALS: Bridgeport, St. Vincent's Medical Center

Nuvance Health Norwalk, 203-845-2200 HOSPITALS: Norwalk, St. Vincent's Medical Center

Corinne VanBeek

T. Jay Kleeman

Hartford Health Care Darien, 203-845-2200 HOSPITAL: St. Vincent's Medical Center

James G. Cunningham Orthopaedic & Neurosurgery Specialists Greenwich, 203-869-1145 HOSPITAL: Greenwich

Specialty Surgery Center Stamford, 203-325-4087 HOSPITALS: Stamford, Greenwich

Nicholas V. Polifroni

Orthopaedic & Neurosurgery Specialists Greenwich, 203-869-1145 HOSPITAL: Greenwich

Orthopaedic & Neurosurgery Specialists Greenwich, 203-869-1145 HOSPITAL: Greenwich

Allen I. Troy

Andrew L. Haas

Brian F. Kavanagh

Michael R. Clain

Yale Medicine Stamford, 203-470-9253 HOSPITALS: Greenwich, Yale New Haven

Orthopaedic & Neurosurgery Specialists Greenwich, 203-869-1145 HOSPITAL: Greenwich

Westmed Medical Group Stamford, 203-210-2830 HOSPITALS: Stamford, Greenwich

OrthoConnecticut Danbury, 203-797-1500 HOSPITAL: Danbury

Seth R. Miller

Craig Tifford

Katherine B. Vadasdi

Peter W. Hughes

Angelo M. Ciminiello

Hospital for Special Surgery Stamford, 203-705-0715 HOSPITALS: Hospital for Special Surgery, Stamford

Hospital for Special Surgery Stamford, 203-705-0725 HOSPITALS: Hospital for Special Surgery, Stamford

Yale Medicine Stamford, 203-785-2140 HOSPITAL: Yale New Haven

Orthopaedic & Neurosurgery Specialists Greenwich, 203-869-1145 HOSPITAL: Greenwich

Stamford Health Medical Group Stamford, 203-614-8888 HOSPITALS: Stamford, Greenwich

Daniel S. Markowicz

Karen M. Sutton

Sean C. Peden

Steven E. Hindman

Russell J. Cavallo

Orthopaedic Specialty Group Fairfield, 203-337-2600 HOSPITALS: Yale New Haven, St. Vincent's Medical Center, Bridgeport, Griffin

Connecticut Orthopaedics Fairfield, 203-601-5237 HOSPITALS: St. Vincent's Medical Center, Bridgeport

OrthoConnecticut Norwalk, 203-845-2200 HOSPITALS: Norwalk, St. Vincent's Medical Center

OrthoConnecticut Danbury, 203-797-1500 HOSPITAL: Danbury

Orthopaedic & Neurosurgery Specialists Greenwich, 203-200-7142 HOSPITAL: Greenwich

Joel W. Malin

James I. Spak

Joshua B. Frank

D. Ross Henshaw

Matthew Cantlon

OrthoConnecticut Norwalk, 203-845-2200 HOSPITALS: Norwalk, St. Vincent's Medical Center

OrthoConnecticut Norwalk, 203-845-2200 HOSPITALS: Norwalk, St. Vincent's Medical Center

OrthoConnecticut Norwalk, 203-845-2200 HOSPITAL: Norwalk

Westmed Medical Group Stamford, 203-210-2830 HOSPITALS: Stamford, Greenwich

David B. Brown

Michael M. Lynch

Michael Soojian

Orthopaedic & Neurosurgery Specialists Greenwich, 203-869-1145 HOSPITAL: Greenwich

Mark J. Fletcher

Adam Brodsky

Greenwich, 203-869-1145 HOSPITAL: Greenwich

Marc S. Kowalsky Orthopaedic & Neurosurgery Specialists

Michael R. Redler

Connecticut Orthopaedics Trumbull, 203-601-5233 HOSPITALS: St. Vincent's Medical Center, Bridgeport

Matthew R. Rogell

Somers Orthopaedic Surgery & Sports Medicine Group Danbury, 203-769-3208 HOSPITALS: Danbury, Bridgeport

William T. Schmidt

Westmed Medical Group Stamford, 203-210-2830 HOSPITALS: Stamford, Greenwich

Paul M. Sethi

Orthopaedic & Neurosurgery Specialists Greenwich, 203-869-1145 HOSPITALS: Stamford, Greenwich

Marc Silver

Stamford Health Stamford, 203-210-2830 HOSPITALS: Stamford, Greenwich

Stamford Health Stamford, 203-276-2277 HOSPITAL: Stamford

Mark A. Vitale

Orthopaedic & Neurosurgery Specialists Stamford, 203-869-1145 HOSPITAL: Greenwich

Mark E. Wilchinsky

Connecticut Orthopaedics Trumbull, 203-601-5238 HOSPITALS: St. Vincent's Medical Center, Bridgeport

OTOLARYNGOLOGY/ EAR, NOSE & THROAT Michael C. Bard

Advanced Specialty Care Danbury, 203-830-4700 HOSPITALS: Danbury, Norwalk

Dov Bloch

Advanced Specialty Care Danbury, 203-830-4700 HOSPITALS: Danbury, Norwalk

Steven A. Bramwit

Greenwich ENT Head & Neck Surgery Greenwich, 203-869-2030 HOSPITALS: Stamford, Greenwich

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ENT Head & Neck Surgery Bridgeport, 203-371-5166 HOSPITAL: St. Vincent's Medical Center

Jacquelyn M. Brewer Ear, Nose & Throat Center Stamford, 203-353-0000 HOSPITAL: Stamford

Bradford S. Chervin

ENT, Allergy & Facial Plastic Surgery Specialists Southport, 203-256-3338 HOSPITALS: Bridgeport, Norwalk

Steven M. Feldman

Westmed Medical Group Greenwich, 203-210-2870 HOSPITAL: Greenwich

Lawrence J. Fliegelman Ear Nose & Throat of Fairfield Fairfield, 203-259-4700 HOSPITALS: St. Vincent's Medical Center, Yale New Haven, Bridgeport

Neil A. Gordon

Retreat at Splitrock Wilton, 203-834-7700 HOSPITALS: Norwalk, Yale New Haven

Jay Klarsfeld

Advanced Specialty Care Stamford, 203-830-4700 HOSPITALS: Danbury, Norwalk

Jason R. Klenoff

Ear, Nose & Throat Center Stamford, 203-353-0000 HOSPITAL: Stamford

Biana Lanson

Ear, Nose & Throat Center Stamford, 203-353-0000 HOSPITAL: Stamford

Richard A. Levin

Ear Nose & Throat of Fairfield Fairfield, 203-259-4700

Michelle Siegel Marrinan

Greenwich Ear, Nose & Throat Greenwich, 203-869-2030 HOSPITALS: Greenwich, Stamford

Andrew J. Parker

Parker Ear, Nose & Throat Norwalk, 203-866-8121 HOSPITAL: Norwalk

Adam W. Pearl

CT ENT Medical & Surgical Specialists Trumbull, 203-452-7081 HOSPITAL: Bridgeport

Sara Richer

Northeast Medical Group Trumbull, 203-459-2666 HOSPITAL: Bridgeport

Stephen J. Salzer

Greenwich Ear, Nose & Throat Greenwich, 203-869-2030 HOSPITALS: Greenwich, Stamford

Heather H. Waters

CT ENT Sinus Center Norwalk, 203-716-6008 HOSPITALS: Norwalk, Stamford

Robert Lawrence Weiss CT ENT Sinus Center Norwalk, 203-716-6008 HOSPITALS: Norwalk, Stamford

PAIN MANAGEMENT Rahul S. Anand

Connecticut Pain & Wellness Center Fairfield, 203-319-9355 HOSPITAL: Bridgeport

Arghiris Barbadimos

Bennett Medical Center Stamford, 203-276-1000 HOSPITAL: Stamford

Vincent R. Carlesi

Pain Management Associates of Connecticut Stamford, 203-325-5700 HOSPITAL: Stamford

Michelle Nisenbaum Nuvance Health Newtown, 203-794-5605 HOSPITAL: Saint Mary’s

Christian J. Whitney

Restorative Pain Solutions Greenwich, 203-992-1845 HOSPITAL: Greenwich

Richard Zhu

Yale New Haven Health Greenwich, 203-863-3579 HOSPITALS: Greenwich, Veterans Affairs CT Healthcare

PATHOLOGY Robert C. Babkowski Stamford Pathology Group Stamford, 203-276-7420 HOSPITAL: Stamford

Raymond A. Baer

Stamford Pathology Group Stamford, 203-276-7420 HOSPITAL: Stamford

Bo Xu

Stamford, 203-276-5949 HOSPITAL: NY-Pres Columbia

Stamford Pathology Group Stamford, 203-276-7420 HOSPITAL: Stamford

PEDIATRIC UROLOGY

PEDIATRIC CARDIOLOGY

Sarah M. Lambert

Pediatric Specialty Center Greenwich, 877-925-3637 HOSPITALS: Greenwich, Yale New Haven

Allison B. Levey

Pediatric Cardiology Darien, 203-662-0313 HOSPITALS: NYPres Morgan Stanley Children's, Greenwich, Stamford, Norwalk

PEDIATRICS (GENERAL)

Pediatric Cardiology Darien, 203-662-0313 HOSPITALS: NYPres Morgan Stanley Children's, Greenwich, Stamford, Norwalk

Pediatric Healthcare Associates Fairfield, 203-452-8322 HOSPITAL: Bridgeport

Mary Sarrantonio

Amy Agoglia

Doctors’ Pediatric Wilton, 203-762-3363 HOSPITALS: Danbury, Norwalk, Stamford, CT Children’s

PEDIATRIC GASTROENTEROLOGY

Jamie L. Alon

Pediatric Associates of Western CT Danbury, 203-744-1680 HOSPITAL: Danbury

Mark S. Glassman

Yale New Haven Health Norwalk, 203-853-7170 HOSPITALS: Norwalk, Boston Children’s

Joanne Angiello

Ridgefield Pediatric Associates Ridgefield, 203-438-9557 HOSPITALS: Danbury, Boston Children’s Health Physicians

Sarah Lusman

Cohen Children's Specialty Center Stamford, 203-276-1000 HOSPITALS: NY-Pres Columbia, Stamford

Maura Angiello-Smith

PEDIATRIC INFECTIOUS DISEASE

Stamford Pediatric Associates Stamford, 203-324-4109 HOSPITAL: Stamford

Nimrod E. Dayan

Karen E. Beckman

Riverside Pediatrics Riverside, 203-629-5800 HOSPITALS: Greenwich, Stamford

Pediatric Healthcare Associates Trumbull, 203-452-8322 HOSPITAL: Bridgeport

Marivic D. Botta

PEDIATRIC PULMONOLOGY

Pediatric Healthcare Associates Bridgeport, 203-452-8322 HOSPITALS: Bridgeport, Yale New Haven

Jacob Hen

Pediatric Specialty Center Trumbull, 877-925-3636 HOSPITALS: Bridgeport, Yale New Haven

Anil J. Britto

Ridgefield Pediatric Associates Ridgefield, 203-438-9557 HOSPITALS: Danbury, Boston Children’s Health Physicians

Hossein Sadeghi

Pediatric Pulmonology

Loretta Cody

Elin R. Cohen

Westmed Medical Group Greenwich, 203-210-2815 HOSPITALS: Greenwich, Westchester Medical Center

Pediatric Healthcare Associates Fairfield, 203-452-8322 HOSPITAL: Bridgeport

Summer Pediatrics Stamford, 203-388-8668 HOSPITALS: Stamford, Greenwich, Norwalk

Nicole Abramowitz

Peter J. Acker

Patricia Eagan

Sofia Chiocconi

Village Pediatrics Westport, 203-221-7337 HOSPITAL: Stamford Bay Street Pediatrics Westport, 203-227-3674 HOSPITALS: Yale New Haven Children’s, Stamford, Norwalk

PEDIATRIC ENDOCRINOLOGY

Ridgefield Pediatric Associates Ridgefield, 203-438-9557 HOSPITALS: Danbury, Boston Children’s Health Physicians

Children's Medical Group of Greenwich Greenwich, 203-661-2440 HOSPITALS: Greenwich, Boston Children’s Health Physicians

Robin Abramowicz

Michael S. Snyder

Jane M. Brotanek

Black Rock Pediatrics Fairfield, 203-337-5333 HOSPITALS: Bridgeport, St. Vincent's Medical Center

Bruce W. Cohen

Pediatric Associates of Western CT Danbury, 203-744-1680 HOSPITAL: Danbury

Erik L. Cohen

Next Generation Pediatrics Greenwich, 203-661-6430 HOSPITAL: Yale New Haven Children’s

Jason M. Davis

New England Pediatrics New Canaan, 203-972-5232 HOSPITAL: Stamford

Arthur E. Dobos

The Center for Advanced Pediatrics Norwalk, 203-229-2000 HOSPITAL: Stamford

Richard M. Freedman Pediatric Healthcare Associates Fairfield, 203-452-8322 HOSPITALS: Bridgeport, Yale New Haven Children’s

Jeanine Freliech

Doctors' Pediatric Wilton, 203-762-3363 HOSPITAL: Norwalk

Lambros G. Geotes

Stamford Pediatric Associates Stamford, 203-324-4109 HOSPITAL: Stamford

C. Nicole Gorman

Village Pediatrics Westport, 203-221-7337 HOSPITAL: Norwalk

Debra K. Gotz

Stamford Pediatric Associates Stamford, 203-324-4109 HOSPITAL: Stamford

Stephen Grevious

Park Street Pediatrics Norwalk, 203-840-7566 HOSPITAL: Norwalk

David Gropper

Pediatric Associates of Western CT Danbury, 203-744-1680 HOSPITAL: Danbury

Jennifer Gruen

Village Pediatrics Westport, 203-221-7337 HOSPITAL: Stamford

Eva Grunberg

New Canaan Pediatrics New Canaan, 203-972-4250 HOSPITAL: Stamford

Andrew S. Hart

Stamford Pediatric Associates Stamford, 203-324-4109 HOSPITAL: Stamford

Jennifer Henkind

Stamford Pediatric Associates Stamford, 203-324-4109 HOSPITAL: Stamford

Thomas P. Homa

Pediatric Healthcare Associates Southport, 203-452-8322 HOSPITALS: Bridgeport, Yale New Haven Children’s

Maria Ieni

New Canaan Pediatrics New Canaan, 203-972-4250 HOSPITAL: Stamford

Susanna K. Jalkut

Pediatric Healthcare Associates Fairfield, 203-452-8322 HOSPITALS: Bridgeport, Yale New Haven Children’s

Paul E. Juan

Valley Pediatrics of Greenwich Greenwich, 203-622-4301 HOSPITAL: Greenwich

Rosemary E. Klenk

New England Pediatrics New Canaan, 203-972-5232 HOSPITAL: Stamford

Elizabeth Z. Krowitz

Greenwich Pediatric Associates Old Greenwich, 203-637-3212 HOSPITALS: Greenwich, Stamford

Susan Elizabeth Lasky Stamford Health Medical Group Stamford, 203-327-1055 HOSPITAL: Stamford

Rebecca L. LePage Doctors' Pediatric Wilton, 203-762-3363 HOSPITALS: Danbury, Norwalk, Stamford, CT Children’s Medical

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Christine E. Macken Doctors' Pediatric Wilton, 203-762-3363

Michal A. Manaster

Pediatric Practice Associates Stamford, 203-323-8171 HOSPITAL: Stamford

Laura Marks

Willows Pediatric Group Westport, 203-319-3939 HOSPITAL: Norwalk

Melanie G. Mier

Doctors' Pediatric Wilton, 203-762-3363 HOSPITAL: Norwalk

Katherine N. Mini

Children's Medical Group of Greenwich Greenwich, 203-661-2440 HOSPITALS: Greenwich, Boston Children’s Health Physicians

Jennifer Moore

Kathryn J. Quinn

Trumbull Pediatrics Trumbull, 203-268-1766 HOSPITAL: Bridgeport

Henry M. Rascoff

Sound Beach Pediatrics Stamford, 203-363-0123 HOSPITALS: Stamford, Greenwich

Meredith M. Renda Doctors' Pediatric Wilton, 203-762-3363 HOSPITAL: Norwalk

Dara Thomas Richards Southwest Community Health Center Bridgeport, 203-330-6000 HOSPITAL: Yale New Haven Children’s

Marisa B. Rommeney Stamford Pediatric Associates Stamford, 203-324-4109 HOSPITAL: Stamford

Rachel Rothschild

Beth Wittenberg

David Lee Tung

Black Rock Pediatrics Fairfield, 203-337-5333

Core Medical Group Bridgeport, 203-373-1593 HOSPITAL: St. Vincent's Medical Center

Janet Woodward

Willows Pediatric Group Westport, 203-319-3939 HOSPITAL: Norwalk

PLASTIC & RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGERY

Advanced Specialty Care Danbury, 203-830-4700 HOSPITAL: Danbury

Keith J. Attkiss

Elsa M. Raskin MD Greenwich, 203-861-6620 HOSPITAL: Greenwich

Dr. Keith Attkiss Greenwich, 203-862-2700 HOSPITAL: Greenwich

Michael J. Brennan

Yale New Haven Health Fairfield, 203-255-3451 HOSPITAL: Bridgeport

Harvey Jay Bluestein

Hospital for Special Surgery Stamford, 203-705-2350 HOSPITAL: Stamford

Yale New Haven Health Fairfield, 203-254-8557 HOSPITALS: Bridgeport, St. Vincent's Medical Center, Norwalk

Janet E. Freedman

Gregory F. Brucato

Alice Chen

Brucato Plastic Surgery Center Ridgefield, 203-431-7644 HOSPITAL: Danbury

Greenwich Hospital Greenwich, 203-863-4290 HOSPITAL: Greenwich

Pediatric Associates of Western CT Danbury, 203-744-1680 HOSPITAL: Danbury

Linda F. Grant

Alan H. Morelli

Alicia A. Salas

Jeffrey M. Heftler

David Passaretti MD Darien, 203-450-4384 HOSPITALS: Stamford, Norwalk, Greenwich

Prashant Soni

PHYSICAL MEDICINE & REHABILITATION

The Center for Advanced Pediatrics Norwalk, 203-229-2000 HOSPITAL: Stamford

David Passaretti

Harold S. Gewirtz

Greenwich Hospital Greenwich, 203-863-4290 HOSPITAL: Greenwich

Elsa M. Raskin

Arthur R. Rosenstock Arthur R. Rosenstock MD Stamford, 203-359-1959 HOSPITAL: Stamford

Tito L. Vasquez

Connecticut Plastic Surgery Group Southport, 203-652-8272 HOSPITALS: Bridgeport, Norwalk, Yale New Haven

PSYCHIATRY Linus S. Abrams

Harold S. Gewirtz MD Stamford, 203-325-1381 HOSPITAL: Stamford

Linus S. Abrams MD Greenwich, 203-861-2654

Orthopaedic & Neurosurgery Specialists Greenwich, 203-869-1145 HOSPITAL: Greenwich

Boris E. Goldman

Jeremy Barowsky MD Greenwich, 203-340-1115 HOSPITAL: Greenwich

Tamar Kessel

David T. Greenspun

New Canaan Pediatrics New Canaan, 203-972-4250 HOSPITAL: Stamford

Children's Medical Group of Greenwich Greenwich, 203-661-2440 HOSPITALS: Greenwich, Boston Children’s Health Physicians

Katherine Kelly Noble

Rachel E. Sheiman

Stephen J. Massimi

New England Pediatrics New Canaan, 203-972-5232 HOSPITALS: Stamford, Yale New Haven Children’s

Alyssa Newman

Sound Beach Pediatrics Stamford, 203-363-0123 HOSPITALS: Stamford, Greenwich

Karen Nordberg

Summer Pediatrics Stamford, 203-388-8668 HOSPITAL: Bridgeport

Thomas Odinak

Pediatric Healthcare Associates Fairfield, 203-452-8322 HOSPITALS: Bridgeport, Yale New Haven Children’s

Nancy H. O'Hara

New England Center for Health Wilton, 203-834-2813

Jeffrey A. Owens

Willows Pediatric Group Westport, 203-319-3939 HOSPITAL: Norwalk

Todd Robert Palker

New England Pediatrics New Canaan, 203-972-5232 HOSPITAL: Stamford

Stamford Pediatric Associates Darien, 203-655-3307 HOSPITAL: Stamford

Steven L. Schiz

Willows Pediatric Group Westport, 203-319-3939 HOSPITAL: Norwalk

Sarah Siegel

Village Pediatrics Westport, 203-221-7337 HOSPITAL: Norwalk

Jonathan E. Sollinger

Willows Pediatric Group Westport, 203-319-3939 HOSPITAL: Norwalk

George Tsimoyianis Darien Pediatric Associates Darien, 203-655-9741 HOSPITALS: Stamford, Norwalk

Mark H. Vincent

Orthopaedic & Neurosurgery Specialists Greenwich, 203-869-1145 HOSPITAL: Greenwich

The Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery Group Greenwich, 203-863-0003 HOSPITAL: Greenwich

Sohel Islam

Hospital for Special Surgery Stamford, 203-705-2350 HOSPITAL: Stamford

Advanced Specialty Care Danbury, 203-830-4700 HOSPITAL: Danbury

Anya Kishinevsky

Edwin F. Richter III

Edwin F. Richter III MD Stamford, 203-316-0610 HOSPITAL: Stamford

Anya Kishinevsky MD Norwalk, 203-388-9919 HOSPITAL: Norwalk

Brian Riordan

Ellen A. Mahony

Nuvance Health Danbury, 203-794-5605 HOSPITAL: Danbury

Ellen A. Mahony MD Westport, 203-221-0102 HOSPITAL: Norwalk

Angela H. Ryan

Sandra L. Margoles

Rehabilitation Consultants Norwalk, 203-523-0100 HOSPITAL: Norwalk

Yale New Haven Health Greenwich, 203-869-2939 HOSPITALS: Stamford, Greenwich

Christopher S. Sahler

Black Rock Pediatrics Fairfield, 203-337-5333 HOSPITALS: Norwalk, Stamford

Orthopaedic & Neurosurgery Specialists Stamford, 203-869-1145 HOSPITAL: Greenwich

Amy Weinrib

Halina M. Snowball

Pediatric Healthcare Associates Fairfield, 203-452-8322 HOSPITALS: Bridgeport, Yale New Haven Children’s

Aesthetic Plastic Surgery Center Westport, 203-222-3700 HOSPITAL: Norwalk

Fredric Newman

Fredric Newman MD FACS Darien, 203-487-5850 HOSPITALS: Stamford, Norwalk, Greenwich, St. Vincent's Medical Center

Joseph B. O'Connell

Integrated Pain Solutions Stamford, 203-263-1683 HOSPITALS: Greenwich, Stamford

Total Aesthetics Westport, 203-454-0044 HOSPITALS: Bridgeport, Yale New Haven

Jeremy Barowsky

Joseph F. Goldberg

Joseph F. Goldberg MD Norwalk, 203-854-9607 HOSPITAL: Mount Sinai

Laurence S. Lorefice Laurence S. Lorefice MD, MPH Old Greenwich, 203-637-4006

Joshua C. Pollack

Greenwich Hospital, Center for Healthy Aging Greenwich, 203-863-4373 HOSPITAL: Greenwich

Bruce Shapiro

Bruce Shapiro MD Stamford, 203-327-4144 HOSPITAL: Stamford

John S. Tamerin

John S. Tamerin MD Greenwich, 203-661-8282 HOSPITALS: NY-Pres Weill Cornell, Greenwich

Mark Waynik

Thomas A. Botta

Nuvance Health Danbury, 203-739-8330 HOSPITALS: Danbury, Veterans Affairs CT Healthcare

John J. Chronakos

Nuvance Health Danbury, 203-739-8330 HOSPITALS: Danbury, Norwalk

Michael J. Franco

Pulmonary Medicine of Greenwich Cos Cob, 203-698-8823 HOSPITAL: Greenwich

Alissa Greenberg

Northeast Medical Group Greenwich, 203-863-3190 HOSPITAL: Greenwich

James S. Krinsley

Stamford Health Medical Group Stamford, 203-348-2437 HOSPITAL: Stamford

Caroline P. Kurtz

Nuvance Health Norwalk, 203-855-3888 HOSPITALS: Norwalk, Danbury

Eric M. Leibert

Northeast Medical Group Greenwich, 203-863-3190 HOSPITAL: Greenwich

Christopher Manfredi

Nuvance Health Norwalk, 203-855-3888 HOSPITALS: Norwalk, Danbury

Jose L. Mendez

Nuvance Health Danbury, 203-739-8330 HOSPITAL: Danbury

Dominic J. Roca

Stamford Health Medical Group Stamford, 203-348-2437 HOSPITAL: Stamford

Daniel J. Rudolph

Pulmonary & Internal Medicine Associates Trumbull, 203-261-3980 HOSPITAL: Bridgeport

Paul Sachs

The Waynik Group Fairfield, 203-254-2000

Stamford Health Medical Group Stamford, 203-348-2437 HOSPITAL: Stamford

PULMONOLOGY

Adil Salam

Guillermo J. Ballarino Nuvance Health Danbury, 203-739-8330 HOSPITAL: Danbury

Michael A. Bernstein Stamford Health Stamford, 203-348-2437 HOSPITAL: Stamford

Pulmonary & Internal Medicine Associates Trumbull, 203-261-3980 HOSPITAL: Bridgeport

Ian Weir

Nuvance Health Norwalk Hospital Norwalk, 203-852-2392 HOSPITAL: Norwalk

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RADIATION ONCOLOGY Sean W. Dowling

Bennett Cancer Center Stamford, 203-276-7886 HOSPITAL: Stamford

Deborah X. Fang St. Vincent's Medical Center Bridgeport, 475-210-5085

Christopher M. Iannuzzi

St. Vincent's Medical Center Bridgeport, 475-210-5085

Frank A. Masino

Bennett Cancer Center Stamford, 203-276-7886 HOSPITAL: Stamford

Bridgeport, St. Vincent’s Medical Center

Spencer S. Richlin

RMA of Connecticut Norwalk, 203-750-7400 HOSPITALS: Norwalk, Stamford, Danbury

Barry R. Witt

Greenwich Fertility and IVF Center Greenwich, 203-863-2990 HOSPITAL: Greenwich

Lana Bernstein

Northeast Medical Group Greenwich, 203-302-4181 HOSPITAL: Greenwich

Germano Guadagnoli Northeast Medical Group Trumbull, 203-371-5873 HOSPITALS: Bridgeport, St. Vincent’s Medical Center

Pradip M. Pathare

Sharon W. Karp

Nuvance Health Norwalk, 203-852-2719 HOSPITAL: Norwalk

Seema Sanghavi

Radiation Oncology Danbury Danbury, 203-739-7190 HOSPITAL: Danbury

John A. Spera

Nuvance Health Danbury, 203-739-7190 HOSPITAL: Danbury

REPRODUCTIVE ENDOCRINOLOGY/ INFERTILITY Joshua M. Hurwitz

Westchester Health Northwell Physician Partners Stamford, 203-327-9321 HOSPITAL: Stamford

Joao M. Nascimento

Yale New Haven Health Bridgeport, 203-371-0009 HOSPITAL: Bridgeport

Stuart N. Novack

Nuvance Health Medical Practices Norwalk, 203-852-2290 HOSPITAL: Norwalk

Roberta Rose

Nuvance Health Norwalk, 203-852-2290 HOSPITAL: Norwalk

RMA of Connecticut Norwalk, 203-750-7400 HOSPITALS: Norwalk, Stamford, Danbury

Alla G. Rudinskaya

Mark Peter Leondires

Michael Spiegel

RMA of Connecticut Norwalk, 203-750-7400 HOSPITALS: Norwalk, Stamford, Danbury

Andrew J. Levi

Park Avenue Fertility and Reproductive Medicine Trumbull, 203-372-6700 HOSPITAL: Bridgeport

Cynthia Murdock

RMA of Connecticut Norwalk, 203-750-7400 HOSPITALS: Norwalk, Stamford, Danbury, Greenwich

Ilana Belle Ressler

RMA of Connecticut Stamford, 800-865-5431 HOSPITALS: Norwalk,

Jonathan E. Bernie

Urology Associates of Norwalk Norwalk, 203-853-4200 HOSPITAL: Norwalk

Soundview Medical Associates Norwalk, 203-838-4000 HOSPITAL: Norwalk

Stanford R. Broder

Wilton Surgery Center Wilton, 203-423-8151 HOSPITAL: Danbury

SLEEP MEDICINE Samit Malhotra

Sleep & Neuroscience Associates Greenwich, 203-653-3519 HOSPITAL: Greenwich

Jeffrey Gorelick

SPINE SURGERY

Jeremy D. Kaufman

Urology Associates of Danbury Danbury, 203-748-0330 HOSPITAL: Danbury

RHEUMATOLOGY

Bridgeport Hospital Bridgeport, 203-863-3701 HOSPITALS: Greenwich, Yale New Haven

Bruce McGibbon

Marcie Lynn Wolinsky-Friedland

Nuvance Health Danbury, 203-794-5600 HOSPITAL: Danbury Nuvance Health Danbury Hospital Danbury, 203-794-5600 HOSPITALS: Danbury, Milford

Jessica Rachel Stein Nuvance Health Norwalk, 203-852-2290 HOSPITAL: Norwalk

David H. Trock

John N. Awad

Orthopaedic Specialty Group Fairfield, 203-337-2600 HOSPITALS: Bridgeport, St. Vincent's Medical Center

Connecticut Neck & Back Specialists Danbury, 203-744-9700 HOSPITAL: Danbury

Brian Alan Bast

OrthoConnecticut Darien, 203-845-2200 HOSPITALS: Norwalk, St. Vincent's Medical Center

UROGYNECOLOGY Brian J. Hines

Stamford Health Medical Group Stamford, 203-276-4524 HOSPITALS: Stamford, Greenwich Stamford Health Medical Group Stamford, 203-276-4524 HOSPITALS: Stamford, St. Vincent's Medical Center

UROLOGY

Edward Beck

Stamford Health Medical Group Stamford, 203-348-9455 HOSPITAL: Stamford

VASCULAR SURGERY

Yale Urology Stamford, 203-785-2815 HOSPITALS: Yale New Haven, Greenwich

Stephen M. Bauer

The Vascular Experts Stamford, 844-482-7285 HOSPITALS: Greenwich, Stamford

Connecticut Vascular Surgical Associates Fairfield, 203-382-1900 HOSPITALS: Bridgeport, St. Vincent's Medical Center

Alan M. Dietzek

Nuvance Health Danbury, 203-794-5680 HOSPITAL: Danbury

Richard C. Hsu

The Vascular Experts Darien, 203-956-6800 HOSPITALS: Stamford, Bridgeport, St. Vincent's Medical Center, Griffin

Ben U. Marsan

The Vascular Experts Darien, 203-956-6800 HOSPITALS: Stamford, Greenwich, Norwalk, St. Vincent's Medical Center

Dahlia Plummer

Nuvance Health Danbury, 203-794-5680 HOSPITAL: Danbury

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.

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Tomas J. Vietorisz

Urology Associates of Norwalk Norwalk, 203-853-4200 HOSPITAL: Norwalk

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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.

SPORTS MEDICINE

Nuvance Health Danbury, 203-794-5600 HOSPITALS: Danbury, Waterbury, Veterans Affairs CT Healthcare

Scott R. Serels

Guy J. Manetti

Northeast Medical Group - Urology

Connecticut Neck & Back Specialists Danbury, 203-744-9700 HOSPITAL: Danbury

Stephen J. Batter

Michael J. Nurzia MD Stamford, 203-356-9391 HOSPITALS: Stamford, Greenwich

Nicholas Stroumbakis

Lawrence D. Muldoon

David Lawrence Kramer

Michael J. Nurzia

Northeast Medical Group - Urology Trumbull, 203-375-3456 HOSPITALS: Bridgeport, St. Vincent's Medical Center Wilton Surgery Center Danbury, 203-748-0330 HOSPITAL: Bridgeport

David Aaron Bomback

Fairfield, 203-256-5500 HOSPITALS: Bridgeport, St. Vincent's Medical Center

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.

Urology Associates of Norwalk Norwalk, 203-853-4200 HOSPITAL: Norwalk Urology Associates of Danbury Danbury, 203-748-0330 HOSPITAL: Danbury

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Arthur L. Jenkins, III, MD Jenkins NeuroSpine 31 River Road, Suite 100, Cos Cob, CT 65 East 96th Street, Suite 1B, New York, NY 646.499.0488 JenkinsNeuroSpine.com

AS ONE OF THE TOP SPINE SURGEONS IN THE U.S., Dr. Jenkins brings the latest advancements in evaluating and treating spine conditions to Fairfield and Westchester counties, in his new practice where he can focus even more on quality and improving the lives of his patients.

With offices in Manhattan and Fairfield County (Greenwich), Dr. Jenkins brings the excellence of his New York City practice to his Connecticut patients. Fellowship-trained at Harvard, Dr. Jenkins has performed extensive clinical spine research in his field, offering minimally invasive microscopic, endoscopic, computer-guided and laser spine surgeries. He is one of the highest rated and most experienced spine surgeons in the Tristate area, trained and familiar with every spinal surgery technique. His treatment philosophy can be summed up as: “I do the most for you that does the least to you.”

To ensure his patients have the best outcome with the least invasive approach, Dr. Jenkins collaborates with all of his patients’ physicians and specialists including orthopaedic surgeons, chiropractors, pain management specialists, rehabilitation medicine experts, rheumatologists and neuroanesthesiologists.

With a mission to help patients return to the activities they enjoy, Dr. Jenkins treats a wide range of people, from student

athletes to active adults. He is a spine surgeon for the NYPD, New York Jets and NFL Retired Players Program, and brings this experience to all his patients.

Dr. Jenkins and his team apply a very personal touch to every step of the process, while at the same time providing the most advanced medicine to their patients with spinal conditions.

In either of his outpatient office locations in Manhattan or Greenwich, he uses the most advanced technology, a holistic approach, and a caring and thoughtful bedside manner to listen and help people from all over get back to what makes them who they are.

His colleague, Dr. Raj Murthy is a pain medicine physician who specializes in pain management and rehabilitation medicine for patients experiencing acute or chronic pain. Through evidence-based medicine, Dr. Murthy helps patient alleviate their pain through proper diagnosis and a customized treatment plan that helps patients suffering from pain. Dr. Murthy treats a full range of pain medicine conditions and offers a comprehensive range of treatment options. Dr. Murthy also sees patients in both office locations.

Together, Dr. Jenkins and Dr. Murthy help turn patients back into people.

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Lawrence D. Leibowitz, MD Matrix Personalized Medicine 45 Grove Street, New Canaan, CT 203.920.1772 larryleibowitzmd.com “I’d like to take this opportunity to express my appreciation to all of my patients for entrusting me with your care… it truly means the world. Particularly during these times of uncertainty, this membership-based practice model has enabled me to be more present and available when needed. I feel gratified and privileged to be able to continue providing personalized care and guidance, no matter the circumstances. Together, we will get through this!”

-Larry Leibowitz, MD A PERSONALIZED APPROACH TO MEDICINE. Treating the whole patient—mind, body and spirit—is at the core of Dr. Larry Leibowitz’s individualized approach to care at Matrix Personalized Medicine. Passionate about offering a truly enhanced patient experience, Dr. Leibowitz launched his membership-based primary care practice in 2017, where the most current medical advancements are blended seamlessly with a holistic approach to wellness. With the extra time and flexibility inherent in his model, Dr. Leibowitz is more able to offer the highest quality care with longer appointments and extended comprehensive wellness exams, including advanced cardiometabolic testing and lifestyle coaching. Additionally, all patients have direct access to Dr. Leibowitz when needed.

Board certified in family medicine, Dr. Leibowitz has been caring for residents of Fairfield county since 1999. He maintains staff privileges at both Stamford and Danbury hospitals. He is deeply rooted in his community, having served as the health director in Redding for fifteen years.

He has been a member of the clinical faculty of New York Medical College since 2009, where he instructs medical students in the science and art of clinical practice. He also completed the University of Arizona’s renowned Fellowship in Integrative Medicine in 2015, which has provided him with a greater appreciation for the needs of the individual.

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DR. PETER HASAPIS has never lived far from his Fairfield County roots. After attending Columbia University and Cornell University Medical College, he completed his residency at New YorkPresbyterian Hospital. He’s been practicing in New Canaan ever since. “I was fortunate enough to return to the community that I was raised in,” says Dr. Hasapis.

In 2010 Dr. Hasapis opted for a new practice model referred to as private-pay or concierge medicine. “I felt that I was being pushed by third-party payers to see more patients and spend less time with each one; it was impossible for people to see me when they needed to.” The smaller practice size enables him to spend more time with each patient.

“My patients have my cell number and email, and I encourage them to use them. It makes for a much different experience; I love it, and so do my patients.”

SHIELA SUBRAMANIAN, MD, MPH, IS A BOARD CERTIFIED internist and has been practicing primary care internal medicine in New Canaan since 2004. She graduated from the University of Pennsylvania and New York Medical College. She completed her internship, residency and chief residency at the Yale University School of Medicine.

She manages a broad spectrum of medical issues, including heart disease evaluation, comprehensive women’s health issues, gerontology and cancer screening.

In 2014, Dr. Subramanian transitioned to a concierge medicine practice. “Practicing good medicine requires more time listening to what your patient has to say.” Her philosophy has allowed her to spend time and provide quality care without compromise.

Dr. Subramanian is affiliated with both Stamford and Norwalk Hospitals.

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Lynne M Haven, MD

Dermatology & Laser Center 5 Oak Street, Greenwich, CT 203.869.4242 LynneHavenMD.com DR. LYNNE HAVEN IS A BOARD CERTIFIED DERMATOLOGIST in Greenwich who specializes in cosmetic dermatology and laser treatments. Dr. Haven graduated from Harvard University and received her medical degree from Columbia College of Physicians and Surgeons.

She completed her internship at Massachusetts General Hospital and her dermatology residency at New York University.

Dr. Haven strives to provide state-of-the-art skin and laser treatments in a warm, caring environment. She offers Botox, injectable fillers, Coolsculpting and Thermage for noninvasive skin tightening. Dr. Haven is one of the first physicians in the country to introduce the Emsculpt Neo. Dr. Haven says “The Emsculpt Neo is an exciting new noninvasive body contouring treatment which can build muscle by 25% and decrease fat by 30%. It is a real game-changer.”

Dr. Haven is consistently ranked in the top 1% of injectors nationwide, and she personally performs 100 percent of all Botox and filler treatments. Dr. Haven was selected as one of America’s Top Cosmetic Dermatologists.

Dr. Lynne Haven uses the PicoSure for laser tattoo removal, acne scarring, brown spots and facial rejuvenation. The PicoSure Focus laser for facial rejuvenation can dramatically reduce the appearance of fine lines, wrinkles, acne scars and skin discoloration. It improves skin texture and is safe for all skin types. The latest generation in fractional laser skin resurfacing, the PicoSure Focus offers a safe and effective treatment, which is typically fast, with less discomfort and shorter duration of redness than other resurfacing options.

Dr. Haven believes in designing an individualized antiaging treatment plan for each patient to ensure desirable results. With a focus on noninvasive rejuvenation, Dr. Haven helps her patients look younger and more radiant.

Her expertise gained from working in private practice for more than 21 years allows her to customize each treatment session to offer optimal results to every patient. In August 2021, Dr. Haven moved into a brand-new office with state-of-the-art technology, upgraded HVAC systems including UV light, antibacterial and antiviral surfaces. Dr. Haven says, “Patients have plenty of privacy coming to our spacious stand-alone building-and as always, excellent personalized care.”

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The pandemic has caused a disruption for all of us in one way or another, but for New Canaan’s Erin Morley, the phrase “the show must go on” has a whole new meaning.

The uber-talented local mom of three has just wrapped her biggest career milestone to date—headlining the Metropolitan Opera’s premiere production of Eurydice. The show presents the Greek mythological story of Orpheus, who is desperate to rescue his love, Eurydice, from the underworld. This production, written only recently, follows a modern take on the story from Eurydice’s standpoint and has wowed audiences for its entire run from November 23 to December 16.

A fixture on the Met stage for years, Morley says that this show “Eurydice is just so very modern. It’s quite lyrical and melodic and very hard to learn because of the unusual pitches that I wasn’t used to,” Erin explains from her Upper West Side hotel room at the end of a six-hour day of rehearsals. “The show is majestic and dramatic, which I absolutely love, but it comes with an intense psychological journey in this character who is on stage for the entire time, about

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“I knew that this was what I wanted to do. It was as if my path was laid out for me, and it was a natural thing.”

Morley as Sophie in Der Rosenkavalier at The Metropolitan Opera.

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Morley has literally been performing for almost her entire life. Her talent was first recognized by her professional violinist mother, Elizabeth Palmer, when she had Morley join her older sister in church for a choir performance. She was only 18 months old at the time and Morley says she is sure that’s when she caught the entertainment “bug.” She didn’t become serious though until she was about 11 years old when she moved with her family to Utah where her parents invested in a grand piano—an instant inspiration.

“Music was our love language as a family—even my father studied music before changing paths into medicine—I grew up with music in my blood, I performed in church a lot as a child, singing, playing the violin and the organ,” she explains.

Soon after sitting at her family’s piano for the first time as a child, Morley fell in love with it, spending her free time learning with lessons and practice. When she was about 16, Morley started voice training, it was then when she realized her real talent in operatic music.

“In opera, you don’t start training until you’ve gone through puberty and your voice changes to what it will become,” she explains.

As college became a reality, she decided she wanted to become a piano major and was floored when she made it into the Eastman School of Music in Rochester, NY, not for piano, but for voice instead.

“I knew then that this was what I wanted to do,” she says. “It was as if my path was laid out for me, and it was a natural thing.”

During a break from Eastman, Morley was out one night at a performance that her mother was in at the University of Utah when she ran into an old friend, John, from eighth grade.

He was on a date with another woman at the performance, but Morley went up to him anyway to say hello. The next day she received a call from John (whom she admitted she had a crush on in middle school). It turned out that John had kept his middle school phone book and looked her up. The two started dating while she finished her studies at Eastman and he at the University of Utah. When they completed their studies around the same time, Erin began working toward her masters at Julliard in New York and John at Yale Law School in New Haven. They soon married and settled in Stamford—a midpoint for commuting purposes.

“At the time, it was a great place for us, but when I had my first daughter we moved to New Haven,” she explains.

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Morley as Olympia in The Tales of Hoffmann by Offenbach, Metropolitan Opera in New York

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As Zerbinetta in Ariadne auf Naxos by Strauss at the Vienna State Opera, a role she will reprise in Munich this month at the Bavarian State Opera, and in Milan in April/May at La Scala.

During the shutdown—which lasted longer in live theaters than in many other industries—Morley prepared herself for various roles, fine-tuning her skills and prepping as if these shows would eventually happen. Production after production was halted as Covid raged on. But this time— in her role as Eurydice in Eurydice—it all finally happened.

And, as we witnessed the show for ourselves on December 16, it was, indeed, pure magic. After years of silence inside that famous opera house, Morley’s voice stunningly filled the space—and she clearly fed her audience exactly what we were all craving—a truly stunning live theatrical experience. If it weren’t for the masks on every member of that audience, it almost would have seemed as though Covid never happened.

We caught up with Morley one evening in her Upper West Side hotel room as she rested her stunning soprano voice after a six-hour day of rehearsal.

“I feel so lucky that this show is really going to happen,” she said back in late October. “It’s been quite a couple of years and

I’m beyond happy to be able to be on that stage again.”

And she certainly knows how it feels to be on a stage.

Morley has an impressive resume having performed various roles all over the world—in Vienna, Paris, Valencia, Santa Fe, Los Angeles—the list goes on. This month she should be heading to the Bavarian State Opera to play the role of Zerbinetta in Ariadne auf Naxos, but at press time, the pandemic situation in Germany was threatening to cancel that trip. If all goes as planned, Morley should be spending the next several months performing in various shows across Europe before returning to the U.S. in May to perform at the Washington Concert Opera in Washington, D.C. “Either way, I am grateful that I have had this opportunity to perform,” she says. “And besides, the post-pandemic me doesn’t mind being home with my family.”

Morley as Eurydice in Eurydice posters that hung in New York during the show’s run

THE BIG MOVE Morley moved with her family to New Canaan in June of 2020 when they surprisingly stumbled upon their dream home in a super competitive real estate market.

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she says from her in-town home on a sunny early December morning. It’s a light-filled modern farmhouse-style house built in 2018 with large windows and clean finishes—a huge difference from the antique home they lived in in New Haven. “There’s so much charm to an older home, but there is also always something to fix, so we love that this house is new, bright and more modern.”

Morley said the choice to move to New Canaan was a “no-brainer.” They’ve always loved the small-town vibe and had a great number of friends here already. Having three young children meant that New Canaan would provide a great public school system, too. Her oldest daughter, Maria, currently attends Saxe Middle School and recently starred as Moana in Moana, the school play.

“She always used to travel with me when she was younger,” she explains. “So she was with me every step and really loves the world of performing.”

New Canaan’s proximity to New York was also a bonus— allowing her to seamlessly travel into the city for work on a daily basis. It also allows her husband to travel to his professor job at Yale Law School in New Haven. But one of the biggest reasons they chose the town was because of its active Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints community, in which the Morleys are dedicated to.

“It’s such a lovely community of people where we have been fortunate enough to meet many of our friends,” she explains. Morley’s passion even extends into the church, where she says she happily offers to sing for the congregation on special occasions, like Christmas or Easter.

In the little free time she gets these days, Morley says she has loved getting to know her new town.

“The mom in me really thrives here,” she says. “It’s been so nice to be in one spot while we all get to know this new town.

During the pandemic we had lots of quiet time at home and I do miss that. When I performed, my kids would travel with me a lot but as they get older it’s just not a sustainable lifestyle for them. School becomes even more important, so being here has been providing that much-needed stability for them.”

Morley said she has found some favorite local spots, like dining at Elm, grabbing a salad from Greens on the Go and frequenting Walter Stewart’s. She also has a new-found love for paddle tennis, a true appreciation for Mead Park and the pool at Waveny.

“We just love that there is so much to do here, so many activities,” she says. “There’s this great exposure to sports and everything here revolves around family life. We are all so grateful to be a part of it all.”

“The mom in me really thrives here. It’s been so nice to be in one spot while we all get to know this new town...When I performed, my kids would travel with me a lot but as they get older it’s just not a sustainable lifestyle for them. School becomes even more important, so being here has been providing that much-needed stability for them.”

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from top: Morley backstage at Carnegie Hall with John Lithgow; with Broadway diva Christine Ebersole in Candide at the LA Opera; backstage with Bradley Cooper at the Kimmel Center in Philly after a performance of Candide with the Philadelphia Orchestra; with John Lithgow and conductor Rob Fisher before a performance of Candide at Carnegie Hall; with star tenor Piotr Beczala after the opening night of Rigoletto at the Vienna State Opera

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Three mindblowing home renovations born during the pandemic by malia mckinnon frame

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projects. There's the modern chic guest house (yes, it has an insane wine room), the gorgeous home training gym and the Darien-themed playroom that any kid would be lucky enough to play in. Take a peek into the minds of the designers behind these spaces and walk away inspired—you too might want to add some projects to your own lists.

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PROJECT Who Made It Happen: Denise Davies, owner of D2 Interieurs Time frame: Around 18 months The Goal: To provide a retreat and multi-purpose space for the homeowners as well as their extended family and guests PHOTO G RA PHY BY JA NE B EI L ES

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hese New Canaan homeowners have an iconic midcentury modern home designed by renowned artist, sculptor and architect Bimel Kehm. Just before Covid hit, the owners hired Davies, known for her expertise in midcentury modern design, to decorate a new pool house.

"This family’s main house is incredible and the grounds are gorgeous.

This new structure would be an overflow space for house guests, some exercise equipment, a wine room and just a place to relax and hang out,” she explains.

Because this was new construction, one of Davies’ challenges was making sure the pool house was designed to complement the current style of the main home. Architect Kenneth McGahren, West Construction and Old World Construction engineered the project, and Davies executed the interiors.

The entry of the guest house reveals an Asian-inspired wooden sculpture, a painting and a graphic copper pendant by Tom Dixon, reflecting the owners’ love of art and design. “The couple are big art collectors, so we wanted this interesting sculpture front-and-center when you walk in,” she says. Bright, retro-patterned tiles pave the floor, and the colors offer a hint of what’s to come upstairs. “A custom-made striped D2 runner softens the wooden staircase and is reminiscent of those potholders we all made in the '70s,” notes Davies.

At the top of the stairs, a blue painting by CLoD hangs over a bench covered in velvet fabric by Knoll, an iconic designer of the '70s. To the right is a bathroom, full of mod touches including a silver Lee Broom pendant and a painted Lucite mirror with rounded corners, all reflecting a 70s vibe.

Just outside the bathroom is the show stopping bar, backed by an aqua groovy patterned wallpaper by Flavor Paper. “When it came to decorating, this fun wallpaper was the jumping-off point and would set the tone for

the colors and the mood of the rest of the house,” Davies explains. The bar area has a lacquered base and a painted glass top, one of the designer’s signature hacks. This useful nook contains all the amenities for guests and visitors, including a coffee bar, kitchenette and a fridge.

To the right lies the serene living room, which overlooks a beautiful pond.

An iconic hand chair, custom rug, sofa and coffee table offer a relaxing spot to watch TV or have a drink. Davies furnished this room with her typical approach of mixing custom pieces with genuine midcentury modern items.

“I keep true to the time period with furnishings, but I always include a few special custom items to make each space unique,” she says, adding that a mix of textures was also important to add dimension to this space, and everything had to be comfortable. To that end, Davies designed a thin 12-inch built-in to house the TV and made sure the custom, textured sofa fit perfectly within the space and is cozy. Other favorite accents include a bright blue upholstered chair that mimics the color of the bar and a Slim Aarons poolside photograph. “What more could you ask for?” quips Davies.

In the peaceful bedroom opposite the bar, a pair of floating wooden nightstands flank a custom bed. An Arturo Alvarez stainless-steel mesh pendant and a bright pink palm tree photo by Allyson Monson Photography add visual interest.

Outside on the deck, Davies infused a pop of color with a metal table and a pair of chairs by Bend, which she had custom powder-coated in fuchsia. “When using color, there’s a delicate balance and you have to use it tastefully,” she says.

Her clients absolutely love their new pool house, and Davies is thrilled with the outcome.

“Because this was a small space, every detail had to be meticulously planned,” she says. “We made a big impact with color, mod lighting, millwork and custom pieces so that everything flows beautifully.”

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opposite page: A modern exterior design is carried inside with contemporary details seen throughout. above: Fun blue and white wallpaper behind the bar sets the tone for the rest of the space. A clean white and wood bathroom accented with a floating vanity below: The cozy living room is furnished with custom pieces that fit the time period of the house. The custom wine room has enough space for even the largest collector.

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PROJECT Who Made It Happen: Ana-Maria Leeming and Nanna Sigurdardottir of Vik+Roma Time frame: Around two-and-a-half months The Goal: To create a chic, multi-room workout space for their client to train people at home PHOTO G RA PHY BY A NDR EA CA RSON

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or many of us, a designated workout space during Covid was a luxury, but for this homeowner it became essential as she shifted her personal training business into her home just as the pandemic began.

New Canaan-based design duo Vik + Roma tackled the project with enthusiasm and efficiency, finishing in record time with the help of Master Home Improvement builders.

The homeowner, an avid fitness fan and trainer, had a vision of launching her fitness brand, The Remix, and hosting private sessions and group fitness classes in her home gym.

“Her previous gym was in one room and not very big, so we expanded it to include the other two rooms in the basement, which made a huge difference,” explains Leeming.

For the interior aesthetics, the Swedish owner wanted to blend a Nordic, rustic feel with a modern California spa-like vibe.

“A warm, intimate atmosphere is what we were going for, and we wanted it to feel like you were in someone’s home and not in a gym,” adds Sigurdardottir.

“We chose a rich granite color for the walls and a grayish oak for the wood floors to add warmth,” recalls Leeming, noting that typical gyms are often white and clinical, so they went the opposite way and chose a palette of taupe and gray for a cozy feel. The designers installed oak wood slats stained in a weathered oak hue within several areas of the ceiling and door frames throughout the rooms to unify the three different spaces.

Natural and interior lighting were important when planning this space, and the first room of the gym has several large windows and bathes in natural light. “We also made sure all of the wall mirrors are oversized and back lit with dimmable LED lights around the border so clients look great while they’re working out,” notes Leeming.

Another unique and impactful accent was the installation of two living walls by the Green Up Group in Stamford in two of the rooms.

“The idea of the live moss walls was inspired by the beautiful landscapes of Scandinavia, and the owner loved the idea of bringing this element in to represent that part of her heritage,” says Sigurdardottir.

Besides looking great, these green walls are preserved so there’s no maintenance. Paired with the many neutral tones of warm woods, the overall feel is a muted and sexy vibe.

The first room, where private and semi-private sessions are held, houses larger exercise equipment and a stone hearth and gas fireplace

that the owner fires up in the colder months. A large live wall dominates the space that also reveals a TV and some built-in shelves that display merchandise. Walking through a small hallway you’ll find a storage area and a bathroom with a steam shower for clients who need to change and go straight to work.

The second area is the main studio and feels like a VIP room in a fitness club, including more equipment and weights, balls and a hanging stall bar.

“The insane sound system is based here and is a big part of her brand,” notes Leeming. Tabata-style fitness classes are held in this room with up to 10 people where each person participates in a circuit-style workout at different stations. “The owner never repeats the same workout, and because it’s different every day she utilizes every aspect of all three rooms,” notes Sigurdardottir.

The last area is the cardio room with more equipment and a few select machines for one-on-ones. A gorgeous sauna is just off this room for those who can stay and relax after a workout. The result is a beautiful space that flows easily, and unexpected touches like the two living walls, gas fireplace and organic wooden slats make this a stand-alone space far from your typical home gym.

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always look at a space and think, “How can I make a kid want to go and spend hours in there?” says designer Karri Bowen-Poole, who loved working on this project for a couple of sweet grandparents in Darien.

Their own grown-up children live close by, and the grandparents wanted a fun space for their grandchildren and all the cousins to get together and play.

“They knew if they had a fun area that accommodated all different kinds of activities for all ages that their grandkids would come over a lot,” Bowen-Poole laughs. This large room was an unused office on the second floor, and the designer was tasked with how to include several activities in this small area. “I had so many ideas of how to get the kids playing, and we were lucky that the space had amazing light,” she remembers.

Bowen-Poole designs her rooms by primarily drawing on her expertise as an educator. Her company, Smart Playrooms, creates educational and child-centered spaces that combine interior design principles and functional organization systems with a complete understanding of child development.

“I have a master’s degree in education and taught elementary school in NYC and Westchester,” she explains, “so every space I design comes from an educator’s point of view and encourages children to engage in openended creative thinking and play.”

Bowen-Poole renovated this specific space for kids up to age 10 and incorporated a huge foam pit, two basketball hoops, a sport court, two monkey bars and rope swings as well as a “market counter.”

A small amount of construction was involved, including the conversion of a large closet into a playhouse that measures 5x8 feet. Some shelves and a wall were taken down, the closet door was reframed to be child-sized, a rock wall was installed and a climbing ninja area was built out. “This feels like an intentional and inviting kids’ space now and makes a big impact,” says Bowen-Poole, “and the market counter allows the kids to play vet, doctor, princesses, or whatever they want.”

The climbing ninja section is a kid favorite in this room. Bowen-Poole covered the windows with a safe Plexiglass, then built the freestanding monkey bars and hung a pair of ropes, creating two circuits knowing there would be several kids in the space at one time. “The ropes hang over a huge foam pit that can accommodate all the children, and the whole room offers a fun gender neutral space for everyone to enjoy their own interests.”

The sport court with two hoops and two goals allows for basketball, knee

hockey and soccer. A vinyl foam mat was designed and sport court lines were painted on it, and a pair of custom vinyl wall mats with the Darien Blue Wave logo sit under the basketball hoops to protect the wall.

The other major thing Bowen-Poole had to think about was how to address the five window eave spaces. She solved this by designating one activity per nook, including a Lego wall, a musical area with instruments and toys, a dollhouse nook, an art nook, and a building nook, and she included custom storage with baskets underneath each window. “Even though there are a lot of choices for play in the center of the room for kids to enjoy together, I like the option of the separate nooks in case there’s someone who wants to play quietly alone or in a smaller group.”

This play space has state-of-the-art equipment and accessories, sourced

by Bowen-Poole who is also the cofounder of a modern playroom store with designer Denise Davies called Project Playroom projectplayroom. com. This online retail source sells modern playroom products and décor including foam pits, soft play items, climbing ropes, rock wall panels, wall decals and one-of-a-kind murals. The store sells products that combine Davies’ interior design expertise and Bowen-Poole’s understanding of child development.

In this playroom besides planning a myriad of things for the kids to do, Bowen-Poole also achieved the owners’ two main requests: that the zone be TV-free and that it differ from play spaces at the kids’ main homes so it would feel special.

“I’m so pleased with how many activities we were able to tuck into this small space, and it’s just such a nice, bright, colorful space that’s fun for the whole family.”

Bowen-Poole relied on her go-strategy, explaining that she always tried to incorporate a lot of physical play into her spaces because it’s so beneficial for kids of all ages. “I give the whole child what they need developmentally, but all the kids know is that they’re having a great time.”

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Facing the crisis of anxiety, depression and suicide in our children during the time of Covid

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n February, the boarding school called. Fifteenyear-old Brooke* had been there for two weeks, attending high school classes in person for the first time since Covid-19 quarantine, eating alongside the girls in her dorm, living under the watchful eye of the dorm parent.

Or so Brooke's mother, Laura, had believed.

“When I got there, she hadn’t slept or eaten for four or five days. She wasn’t showered. She was becoming delusional,” says Laura, who lives with her husband and two daughters in Stamford. Brooke wanted to take her life, Laura learned. “When I looked at her, I knew there was only one place I could take her, and that was to the hospital.”

Laura drove her straight to Yale New Haven Hospital’s pediatric emergency room in New Haven, where about two dozen other youngsters awaited help for mental health issues. Laura and Brooke “lined up in the hallway,” Laura says, waiting their turn.

A few months later, Laura rode shotgun in an ambulance, this time to Stamford Hospital. This time, her eleven-year-old, Violet, had swallowed a bottleful of Motrin and then called the suicide hotline. The hotline called Laura, who called 911. They made it to the hospital quickly, but it was so busy there that it was difficult to find a “watcher,” someone to stay beside Violet to make sure she didn’t harm herself. “At one point, both of our children were hospitalized at the same time,” Laura says. “My husband and I were so distraught. We’d never had issues like this before!” When their girls were discharged, the couple contacted therapists and counseling programs, adding their names to long waitlists.

Everywhere, the same result: We’re full. “There was nothing you could do. I wish I could scream from the mountaintops how difficult it’s been to have children hospitalized,” Laura says. *EDITOR'S NOTE: SOME NAMES HAVE BEEN CHANGED FOR THE SAKE OF CONFIDENTIALITY.

While Covid-19 has hogged the headlines over the past two years, many families here in lower Fairfield County have battled a second, silent epidemic: a mental health scourge plaguing kindergartners through college students. In May 2020, as Covid-19 stole proms and silenced stadiums, a Fairfield teen whom friends described as funny, gentle, sweet and filled with music, died by suicide. In February 2021 a Fairfield teen with a ready smile and a love of lacrosse died by suicide. In April, a Darien teen died by suicide.

He was a poet, a wrestler, a Boy Scout. The Connecticut Chief Medical Examiner’s Office reported thirty deaths by suicide among ten- to twenty-four-year-olds in 2020, and thirty deaths through September 2021. Since the pandemic began, some experts estimate that thousands of our state’s children, teens and college-age kids have tried to take, or considered taking, their lives.

“Depression and anxiety among adolescents had been going up prior to the pandemic; among

emerging adults, it was already skyrocketing,” says Dr. Frank Bartolomeo, the director of adolescent services at Silver Hill psychiatric hospital in New Canaan. “The pandemic was sort of like the tipping point in pushing things over. If you were already suffering or prone to anxiety, that just made it worse.”

In the spring of 2021, emergency room visits due to suspected suicide attempts by teens jumped nearly a third nationwide compared with 2019, according to a report in June by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. In the fall of 2021, after kids returned to school, emergency room visits for immediate mental health needs tripled at Connecticut Children’s Hospital. Here in lower Fairfield County, clinicians at emergency rooms and psychiatric hospitals in or serving the county report being “at record highs,” “overflowing with pediatric psych cases” and “bursting at the seams” with kids who are depressed, anxious or suicidal.

MAKING THE CONNECTION At Silver Hill, mid- to older adolescents represented the first wave of patients during Covid-19, “kids who were deprived of rites of passage,” says Dr. Bartolomeo. An influx of thirteen- to fourteen-year-olds followed. Normally, these kids are busy defining themselves through social interactions, such as lacrosse practice, dance class or hanging out at the skate park. But the pandemic limited those gatherings. “Since the job of adolescents is to develop a sense of identity, there was a lot of ennui and emptiness.

If you visited the hospital, it was not what you imagined; it was like a dystopia.”

During his freshman year at college, eighteenyear-old Finn was thriving. The Westport resident was a top-ten college-division fencer, wrote for the university newspaper, and was looking into future internships. “I was doing well in school and was really, really social on campus. I was always hanging out with other people. I had a huge life,” he says. “And then suddenly it all got shut down.”

Covid-19 sent Finn and his classmates home for spring break—where they stayed for the rest of the semester, attending classes on Zoom. Finn’s anxiety grew in this isolation,

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his doctors prescribing this medicine then that one. He grew lethargic. He gained weight. The day before Finn was to return to campus in the fall, the school emailed students, informing them that remote learning would continue. So he transferred to a university close to where his family has a winter house, hoping for social interaction. At that school, though, if he was caught socializing in someone’s dorm or connecting outside of his bubble, he risked suspension. So he holed up in the house.

All of his classes but one were online. The in-person option “was very bleak inside the classroom and was often worse than being online, where at least they had breakout rooms,” Finn says. “I have a really bad anxiety disorder, and with all that isolation, it became a lot worse.

It was just me alone with my thoughts.”

Those thoughts focused on ways to kill himself. “I would be making sandwiches at the deli” where he worked part-time “and thinking of it. This was how I coped with my brain torturing myself. I thought if it got too much, I could just end it.”

One weekend, while visiting his girlfriend, he tossed and turned all night as a loop of

life-ending scenarios robbed his slumber.

Around 3 a.m. he had had enough. He hunted down a train schedule to find the next one in, so that he could stand in front of it and end his misery. But his girlfriend woke up and refused to let him leave. The next day, he was in the Norwalk Hospital ER, which began a cycle of ER visits, new prescriptions, more panic attacks and different rounds of drugs, as Finn searched in vain for a spot in an intensive outpatient program (IOP).

ONGOING CRISIS In the continuum of care, kids in crisis may go from a doctor’s office or from home to the emergency room, where a clinician will evaluate them to determine if they pose an immediate harm to themselves or to someone else. Depending on the evaluation, a person is released or admitted. The person is stabilized, then sent to look for more help. This could be to an in-patient residential program, a partial hospital program (PHP) or an IOP. Says Laura, “You’re released, but there’s a waitlist for the IOP, and so you’re back in your room, trying

to tread water. And by the time the IOP starts, it’s on Zoom, in your room, three hours, three times a week.” Laura’s oldest daughter lasted two weeks in one IOP before someone called to warn that Brooke was a threat to herself. So back to the ER she went.

Adolescents and young adults have filled intensive outpatient programs at the Anxiety Institute of Greenwich all pandemic long. Last summer, in 2021, the waitlist shortened to about thirty days. But when schools reopened to in-person classes, phone calls surged anew.

“We’re getting twenty, twenty-five, thirty calls a week,” says Dina Nunziato, LCSW, the Anxiety Institute’s clinical director. “We’re seeing a new crop of clients who tried to go back to school in person and are really struggling. It’s not that easy to transition back. We’ve got a lot of students who are still on high alert. They’re not feeling particularly safe. Children, adolescents, young adults—we all need a consistent message on how to feel safe.”

So many factors have contributed to teens’ and adolescents’ anxiety during Covid, concern for loved ones’ safety foremost among them.

Add to that, staring at a screen all day, with all the comparisons it invites, torments many anxious kids. “It’s like looking at a mirror all day,” says Dr. Bartolomeo. Your skin is broken out and your friend’s is clear. Your room is littered with your little sister’s stuffed animals, while your classmates’ look like the decorator just left. When school is “out” and there’s nowhere to go, thumbing through everyone’s pretty pictures on social media can drag a kid even lower.

In lower Fairfield County, even without Covid, the competition and pressure for kids— and parents—to succeed “is enormous” to begin with, says Nunziato. People pile more, more, more on their plates, until they’re “teetering on the edge. At some point we have to change the narrative.”

Like their parents, many kids here believe that all their hard work will lead to a payoff. “But the payoff has been stripped away by something beyond your control,” Dr. Bartolomeo says.

Coming from an affluent family actually exacerbates the problem. “Kids with affluence who have had very protected lives haven’t had

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those negative experiences that you can draw and learn from.”

Busy kids—especially the athletes, the dancers, the debaters, the actors and actresses, the strivers and thrivers—have found themselves at sea. “One way in which people manage stress is by moving or doing something. A lot of our students were on teams, where they got physical exertion as well as the support and camaraderie of the team. It was a way to express and vent the anxiety, and a way to get the endorphins kicking in,” says Nunziato.

PRACTICE, NOT PERFECT Laura’s youngest daughter was a competitive swimmer. Though practice continued during the pandemic, Violet grew more anxious and eventually quit the team. She retreated to her room, attending classes virtually and keeping to herself as her family scrambled to get the care that her sister, Brooke, needed. Brooke was home, on suicide watch, and her medications weren’t working. Each day, Laura kept vigil beside her older daughter. Each night she slept on the couch in the hallway outside of Brooke’s bedroom.

When school started again, Violet returned to the classroom in person. One day she showed

her mother her finger: “I got a paper cut today,” Laura recalls her saying. “I remember thinking, Wow, that must have been cardstock. It was a weird shape.” The next time, Violet told her mother the cut wasn’t an accident: She was cutting her fingertips with scissors at school.

“I was thinking, Oh my God, how is this happening? What is happening that is making you so distraught?” Laura recalls. “I tried to get her in to see her pediatrician, but they couldn’t see her.” Brooke’s psychiatrist recommended three colleagues for Violet, and they were all full. “I reached out to at least twenty people— that charged $500 an hour—and none of them were taking any new patients,” Laura says. “Not a single one would take me.”

Stories like this make Wendy Ward, of Darien, sad, angry and frustrated. But not surprised. Throughout his adolescence and teenage years, Ward’s son struggled with mental illness, which remained undiagnosed despite regular visits to the pediatrician and daily interactions at school. When his illness finally became apparent, “our world blew up,” Ward says. Now, she wonders, Why do we wait until a child is in crisis to find help for him or her, when we can step in much sooner to assess mental wellness? Why must everyone scramble to prevent another episode, when the first one

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might have been avoided to begin with?

“Systemically, we’re looking at the problem too late. We don’t screen for cancer at stage 4. If a child is in the ER, they’re at stage 4. Why are we trying to solve the problem then? We’ve got to look at this much earlier,” she says.

Early detection of mental illness is not only Ward’s passion, it’s now her work. In 2021 Ward founded futuresTHRIVE, a web-based mental health screening tool built on a gaming platform that doctors, schools and families can use to identify indicators and risk factors for mental illness. The tool establishes a baseline for a child, and when the child’s anxiety spikes, parents can reach out and get help. “Time and time again, you hear, ‘I waited too long.’ But why?” Ward says.

Assessing a child’s mental health could be just like checking vision, hearing and weight as part of an annual physical, Ward says, “but, for the most part, it doesn’t happen until the age of twelve or so here in Fairfield County, if it happens at all.” She reports a nine-year gap between the onset of mental illness and the eventual diagnosis. “Would we ever let that happen with cancer?”

Regular checkups at the doctor’s office could also temper the taboo for families whose kids are mentally ill. While parents willingly share their distress when, for example, their child spends the night in the ER with an allergic reaction to peanuts, “we’re not running around saying my child was in the ER because of a mental health issue,” Ward says. Some parents have upped their drug and alcohol intake during the pandemic, and their kids have followed suit.

“The older kids are suffering to begin with, and now you’re adding comorbidities: access to drugs, to pot, to alcohol, especially in a town with money,” says Ward.

Evan Pagano, of Darien, co-facilitates a support group for NAMICAN (National Alliance for the Mentally Ill, Children and Adolescents Network) in southwest Connecticut, where parents and caregivers of children and adolescents with mental health issues gather for information and support.

Prior to Covid, the group met monthly in Greenwich and in Westport. Since Covid, though, the group has gathered weekly on

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Zoom. “We’ve seen a large number of people, and the kids have, to a ‘T’, pretty severe mental illness. More kids are depressed and cutting.

There’s a lot of isolation and uncertainty. The kids are hospitalized or in crisis,” Pagano says.

Living in lower Fairfield County can add to the problem. “There’s pressure to be perfect, to have everybody’s life look like their Instagram account.

Everybody has to put their best face forward.

You go to the store and chat with acquaintances: They’re listing all the accomplishments and the normal things their kids are doing, and where do you start? You don’t want to be Debbie Downer in the grocery store. Even if you find a way to gloss over it, as a mom it’s a knife to your heart just thinking of the comparison.”

Helping other parents connect during the pandemic has been both rewarding, and heartbreaking, for Pagano. Where she used to be able to at least offer a list of therapists who might help, now even that seems impossible. “The providers are overwhelmed. People are beating down their doors. And here in Fairfield County, almost none of them take insurance. If you’re lucky enough to get an appointment, you’re paying out of pocket.”

With mounting anxiety and no therapist, many kids end up in the emergency room. At Yale, which has an emergency unit specifically for children and adolescents, the surge for

mental health care for kids has been “off the charts,” said one clinician who will not be identified because she was not authorized to speak to the media. The weekend prior to our conversation she had counted forty-eight patients in a pediatric emergency department set up for twenty. “We had twenty-four psych kids. plus the usual gunshot wounds, motor vehicle accidents, child sexual abuse,” she said.

“Under normal circumstances, there’s usually a family room where you can interview the family in private. But there were kids in rooms, kids on cots along every stretch of the hallway in the pediatric emergency department, sitting on the beds, on stretchers. I just had to stand there in the hallway and try to be as discreet as I could, trying to have a conversation while trying to make sure that the child doesn’t bolt.

I’d never experienced anything like that.”

And when a child has needed to be admitted, they might be stuck in a holding pattern. “The inpatient units are full. So instead of going right over to a bed, the child has to wait in the ED [emergency department] until a bed is open for them,” the clinician says. Though the unit works to discharge patients into the community as quickly as possible, “there are no providers because they are all full.” Even schools have fewer resources available for mental health, she says. “Kids haven’t had as robust a connection with a social worker or guidance counselor or even a kind teacher because the demands on their time and attention are intense. It’s a system under complete strain right now.”

Each hospital visit and each medication change takes a toll. “The children are in a crisis—they’re repairing so many systems of their life,” the Yale clinician says. “Their bodies have been through a massive experience, as if they’ve been hit by a truck. It’s the psychiatric equivalent of the intensive care unit.”

Finn eventually found a therapist. He searched the Psychology Today website for someone who looked kind and capable. She initially told him she couldn’t take any more patients, but after she heard his story, she wouldn’t turn him away.

Brooke has enrolled in a new boarding school. “She’s day to day,” Laura says. “We’re hoping she’ll be well enough to stay.”

Where to turn to find help, a list courtesy of YourMomCares (yourmomcares.org), a nonprofit for the mental wellness of children.

While not a service-provider organization or medical institution, YourMomCares believes that all children, parents and families should have access to help. Below is an excerpt of their resources for individuals who may need mental wellness support. They note, of course, that if there is an imminent crisis, calling 911 or going to the local emergency room are the best options.

CRISIS MANAGEMENT: The National Suicide Prevention Hotline at 1-800-273-TALK (8255) is a 24/7 service available nationally.

Crisis Text Line: crisistextline.org/text-us/ Lifeline Crisis Chat: didihirsch.org/chat/ BULLYING: kidshealth.org (search "bullying") CHILDREN’S MENTAL HEALTH & GENERAL MENTAL HEALTH RESOURCES: thementalhealthcoalition.org/resources upmc.com/services/behavioral-health American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry: aacap.org National Alliance on Mental Illness: nami.org/ your-journey/kids-teens-and-young-adults LGBTQIA+ MENTAL HEALTH RESOURCES nami.org/your-journey/identity-and-culturaldimensions thetrevorproject.org trevorspace.org LOCAL SUPPORT: Contact your child's medical providers in your region. This is often a best first step to learning about local behavioral resources.

Note: YourMomCares staff are not doctors nor is our organization run by a medical institution. The content contained on [our] website is not intended to be a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment. In the event of a true emergency, contact 911. Otherwise, please consult your healthcare provider with questions or concerns.

MORE READING For more information on mental health resources, be sure to see our story "You Are Not Alone," on page 24.

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left: Frances Benjamin Johnston in her self portrait in 1896. above: A bronze nymph by sculptor Abastenia St. Leger Eberle in the formal gardens

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o one showcases New Canaan’s history better than the New Canaan Museum and Historical Society. Its newest exhibit is no exception. On view now through March 31, stop over to see the “Women of Waveny” exhibit which highlights artists’ works in the creation of the Waveny house and park.

Take in the stories behind many of the park’s signature sculptures and their creators like Abastenia St. Leger Eberle’s bronze statue in the formal

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gardens’ fountain. Also, learn about celebrated photographer Frances Benjamin Johnston, who was commissioned to photograph the Waveny gardens in 1915, when Antoinette Lapham lived there. By the time she came to New Canaan, she was already critically acclaimed for her artistry and even shot portraits of Booker T. Washington in 1895. A collection of different works are on display at the museum along with a historical look at the Lapham women. For more on the exhibit, visit nchistory.org.

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