Stamford Magazine - Jan/Feb 2022

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by diane talbot sembrot

For routine care or for a critical intervention, getting the best treatment is important. Here’s an updated guide to the top doctors in our area.

BUZZ Kebella natural beauty and body care; The Funky Hippie for crystals and more; Stamford locals pick their favorites; mental health during Covid

10 EDITOR’S LETTER 13 STATUS REPORT

TOP DOCS

Are our children going through the normal stage of acting out or being closed off, or is it something more worrisome? During Covid, pay close attention.

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SHOP Stylish layering DO Squash players; The Vital Stretch; Try This

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GO Luxe escape to Blackberry Resort; books for the season; where to ski this winter

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An insider’s tour of Stamford landmarks with a review of the essentials of their history. This guide looks at our past as our future unfolds before us.

38 PEOPLE & PLACES 79 INDEX OF ADVERTISERS

by joey m acari

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he thing is, his hands were so soft. It didn’t matter that he was running his own business in New York City, in charge of leading dozens of employees, or buying and selling real estate in the biggest city in the world, or that he had a bark that could stop a pack of wolves in their tracks; to me, he was Grandpa—and when he took my hand to walk to the donut store on Sunday morning, I cared only that his big, warm hand was better than any glazed treat. As all good grandparents and grandchildren do, we had a few traditions. One was the donuts, another the toy store, yet another the playground.

Some of these places have been replaced in Stamford. One’s a pharmacy. Another’s a parking lot. But the donut shop is still there.

Time changes all things, but for longtime Stamford residents, landmarks and old favorites either remain or are still yet easy to see despite the layers of the years, like an old photo held up to the current view.

Some might suggest that diving back into the good ol’ days might not be a great idea— that we should focus on what we’re doing and where we’re going. I get that, but I wouldn’t trade my memories, and walking through them as I am out and about in Stamford, for anything. I value my memories of my grandparents as well as of old roommates, of old friends, of former heartbreakers, and, of course, of my husband. Here’s where I went grocery shopping with my Grandma, who taught me exactly which flour and sugar to buy to make the family birthday cake. There’s the store where I tried to return a CD and

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the owner insisted I keep it, because he said John Hiatt was legendary and would grow on me (and he did!). And there’s the park where I watched Irish football practice, the path through the Cove that helped me improve my running, the building where I took a marketing class, and the restaurant I had my first date with the man I would marry.

But not all is personal. Stamford’s story is also about the places and the people who have contributed to others. In this issue, we dive into local places—true landmarks, actually— and bring their stories to life. You know what they do now, but we wanted to add that layer of where their stories began, and why. I bet that most of you not only know all of the places we mention, but also have visited them.

Still, take a look at the piece “Then & Now” to see if you find out something new.

Maybe it’s because of what I do for Stamford magazine—being the editor and a writer— but I think it’s healthy to enjoy our city as it is now while also recalling its past. I embrace traditions, both city and personal ones. Being brought into the stories of our past pulls us together, and, for younger people, orients them to where their story is unfolding— it invites them to realize that they are part of something bigger and lasting. There is comfort and stability in that, and perhaps that is what we need now as we move forward in a new year, when we all begin anew.

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ohemi Inestroza founded kebella beauty (kebellabeautycare.com) because she found a way to practice self-love by using the products she now curates and sells. After struggling with body-image issues for years, she found relief in her beauty routine. “Every time I applied a cream or scrub, I used words of selfaffirmation,” she says. “I found that when I take a bath, in those moments when you’re alone with your mind, using those products became a form of meditation.”

Inestroza’s career didn’t start in beauty. In fact, for fifteen years she was working in the restaurant industry, where she learned how to manage a business. In 2020 she reached a point in her life where she wanted to create something for both her daughter and herself.

Based in Stamford, Kebella is an online curator and retailer of all-natural, organic beauty products designed to empower women to feel beautiful. Most important, all the products Kebella offers are clean. “Clean” means that all the products and brands on its roster are free

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of ingredients shown to harm human health.

“It was difficult to find products that were free of harmful chemicals,” says Inestroza.

“So, I went on the search to find products that were locally made, created in small batches, and all-women owned.” That search ended up in her founding her own business.

She now offers a variety of beauty products, including bath bombs, body scrubs and moisturizing soaps and luxurious creams.

Additionally, a portion of the proceeds goes to a charity that Inestroza’s daughter started, Just a Helping Hand, which helps people in Honduras have access to food.

While you might want to start with a body scrub, soap and a bath bomb, don’t forget to get a little something to help you decompress from daily stress.

Perhaps a Honey Bee Revelation Face Mask or the Pure Eucalyptus Shower Mist? It’ll do good for you, for your body and for those in need.

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e all have things that give life meaning and make the mundane magical. For some, it’s using crystals in a self-care ritual. Users believe each crystal promotes energies that, with the right intention, can address stress and communication in relationships and promote affirmations.

Nicole Simonelli, owner of the funky hippie (thefunkyhippie. com) in Stamford knows first hand how transformative they can be. Soon after opening the shop on Glenbrook Road in 2014 to sell homemade gifts and art, one of her art vendor pals, Jen Faye Colombo (@jenfayeart), stopped in with a zeolite crystal. Simonelli was instantly mesmerized by it and soon added more crystals to her shop’s offerings. That attraction then manifested as a full-fledged passion and a successful business, which

above: Cobaltian calcite, Wavelite and Smokey blue

5 HABITS Throughout the winter season, Nicole Simonelli practices simple mindfulness habits that anyone can easily try.

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“Practice mindful gratitude for what I do have.”

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“Meditating and praying with crystals.”

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“Face or neck massage with essential oils.”

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“Go on a walk with family or a friend.”

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“Chat with family or a friend.”

Wellness from a spiritual standpoint, to me, means that we are continually changing and leveling up to what works for us while practicing selfacceptance. It’s love and patience.

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above: Owner Nicole Simonelli with Big Boi amethyst

For those who need and want a little more direction, Simonelli does have a few favorites to suggest, though reluctantly. “If I had to choose three,” she says, “I would choose clear quartz, rose quartz and amethyst, but I truly believe that if you are attracted to any stone and it brings you peace, then it does not matter what it is.”

Go with what attracts you.

Despite no in-shop sales yet, she remains committed to keeping The Funky Hippie as personable as possible and embracing the learning curves that come with social media marketing. “Social media has not only afforded my customers and me to stay connected, but also allowed me to offer these beauties in a whole different way than what I was used to. I strive to make my Instagram page as welcoming, approachable, understandable and real as one possibly can without the actual face-to-face connection or the person-to-crystal connection that is lost when things are virtual.”

For Simonelli, her longevity and reputation in the Stamford community stems from locals willing to remodel how they shop.

“I am so grateful each and every day that I get to do what I love, and for the support and love from my customers,” she says. “It truly is a blessing and I am thankful for them.”

See her selection of crystals on Instagram @thefunkyhippie101.

Maybe one will choose you.

Simonelli shares with others who are looking to explore how to use crystals in a self-care practice.

The store, which has been selling items online for shipping or no-contact pick-up since Covid, has built up a following of people seeking crystals, handmade jewelry and more. The inventory comes from familyowned businesses she knows and trusts.

“Crystals are energy-vibrating gifts that help us along our journey like prayers and mantras,” she says. When helping a customer purchase his or her first crystal, she believes that the crystal chooses the person. “I listen and ask questions, but many times people are attracted to exactly what they are needing.

I am more of a guide on the path. I am always grateful to be a part of helping someone starting out along their journey.”

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Stamford-loving residents share their local favorites

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Town Tradition “Of course my favorite new tradition is the annual Hey Stamford! Food Festival. But there are so many legacy events I love as well, like the Stamford St. Patrick’s Day Parade, St. Leo’s Fair and the Stamford Downtown Parade Spectacular.”

Director of NicholsMD & SkinLab, International Speaker Years in Stamford “I moved to Stamford in 2015 and started working in Stamford in 2019, but my husband is born and raised in Stamford, so his history makes me feel like a native, too.”

Longtime Business Pick “No doubt about it, Pellicci’s.

It’s one of the oldest businesses in Stamford, and we’ve been dining there for as long as I can remember.”

New-Place Pick “I’m so excited for the impact that The Village Stamford will make on our community, from arts and entertainment, to food and beverage and so much more.”

Best View “I’m a sucker for a good sunset.

Whether it’s looking out from Shippan Point or framed behind the Fish Church or Landmark building, there’s nothing better!”

Coffee Spot “I’m a coffee lover and there are so many great local, independent coffee shops in Stamford these days. Favorites include Humbled Coffee House, Lorca, Turning Point Coffee Roasters, Half Full’s Third Place and Winfield Street Coffee.”

above: Winfield Street Coffee

above: Stamford Hospital

Town Tradition “Both of my children were born at Stamford Hospital. When a baby is born there, they give you a book called Read to Your Bunny, which is donated on behalf of the Stamford Library.

The book’s message is: ‘Read to your bunny often and your bunny will read to you.’ A simple yet clear message on the important responsibility to take the time to read with our children so they can imagine, create and build an even brighter future for all us.”

above: The ground-floor patio of The Village

Fave Food “We are lucky to have so many great restaurants in Stamford, but I love the pizzas at Quartiere, BBQ from Avellino Family BBQ, brews from Half Full and everything the teams at Taco Daddy and Lila Rose do.”

What Makes Stamford Great “I love the fact that you can drive from North Stamford to the South End and gain exposure to so much from nature, to city life, to harbor views and more.”

Best View “The top-floor outdoor terrace of the new Opus Apartments. It overlooks the Sound, Stamford’s booming downtown, the people walking in Harbor Point, beautiful

“I love to highlight the best of Stamford from new restaurants to longtime businesses.

Having been born and raised in Stamford, I’m proud to see how much the city has grown, while still maintaining most of its old-town charm.”

sailboats and Manhattan.”

Coffee Spot “Café Silvium. I order coffee with Nutella crepe dessert. You can’t have one without the other.”

Longtime Business Pick “WWE. What an honor it is to see a Stamford family business grow into the global entertainment superstar it is today.”

New-Place Pick “SkinLab by NicholsMD. Finally! A skincare destination that offers NYC-luxury, medical-grade skincare and noninvasive skincare treatments, all vetted by dermatologist Dr. Kim Nichols, so you look like the best version of yourself at any age.”

Fave Food “Pellicci’s, a family-run, passionate Italian restaurant with rich history, good food, old-school décor, affordable pricing and plenty of space for any size party. Start with the large family salad, wings and clams.

Order the baked chicken as your main meal, unless they have their butternut squash ravioli as a special when you go. For dessert, order cannoli and an espresso martini with a splash of Baileys.”

What Makes Stamford Great “I’m proud of its diversity and new developments of residences, restaurants and parks.”

“I take time, literally from sunrise to well past sunset, seriously. As a mom, wife, friend, boss, woman, sister and beauty enthusiast, I try to make time for all of the people and things that matter to me.”

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THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC HAS TAKEN A TOLL ON OUR MENTAL HEALTH. HERE’S WHAT THE EXPERTS ARE DOING TO HELP IN THE CRISIS b y l i z ba rron

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YOU W ARE NOT ALONE

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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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.

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.”

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 and nurses could often be found

Seeking Help 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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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

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esigners are taking the guesswork out of styling by creatively pre-layering wardrobe staples. These styles, with accessories and elements built into them, are a fashionable way to add some dimension to your look. And don’t stop there! Use your favorite sweater as that needed pop of color or layer your favorite lightweight vest under your puffer coat.

The options (and warmth!) are endless when you just keep layering it on like a high-style pro.

Feet First Double down on cozy with a shearling slipper and cashmere sock combo. Slipper, $295; Cashmere Sock, $65. Jenni Kayne, Greenwich; jennikayne.com

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The Beard sisters are queens of layered chic. This mixedmedia bomberblazer hybrid is the perfect combo of casual meets tailored chic. Larkin Mixed Media Puffer Jacket, $898.

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It’s all business casual in this cotton poplin pleated skirt that is masterfully covered in a crisp wool suiting. The contrast of the two gives it a beautiful drape as you move and transition easily from work to play.

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This turtleneck vest is begging to be layered over your favorite top to give it life and keep you warm.

But you can wear it solo and layer your favorite blazer over it.

The options are endless. Tie Back Turtleneck Sweater by Vince, $325. Vince; vince.com

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ightning paced and often described as “chess on legs,” the mentally and physically challenging sport of squash has taken Fairfield County by storm. Junior players are some of the country’s best, school teams clinch national titles and young stars frequently go onto college squash fame. It’s an addicting game, and seventeen-year-old Tad Carney of New Canaan, ranked in the top five in his age group, is hooked.

“I really enjoy it, and it’s very competitive,” says Tad, who has competed internationally in the Hong Kong Junior Open and the prestigious British Junior Open, a thrilling battle among 600 top juniors representing

more than fifty countries. “It’s a lot of fun, and I got to meet people from all over the world,” he says.

The fact that squash is an individual sport, yet also a team sport particularly appeals to Tad, a Brunswick senior and captain of its powerhouse team, which has won five of the last six U.S. High School Team Squash Championships and eighteen New England Championships. Tad is also zeroing in on college squash. Needless to say, coaches have been calling.

For Tad, squash is a family affair. His older brother, Tyler, plays for Yale; his sister, Emma, a former Greenwich Academy captain, is on

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Harvard’s team; and his younger brother, Thomas, competes on Brunswick’s middle school team. Neither parents, Sean nor Elizabeth, had played the sport. It was Tyler who happened upon squash at a St. Luke’s School camp years ago. The Carney siblings then caught the bug. Sean has now taken up the game, and there’s even a court at their home. Also, Elizabeth serves on the board of Squash Haven, the squash and enrichment program for New Haven youths.

The Carneys all trained from an early age with Kumail Mehmood at Sportsplex in Stamford. A Stamford resident, Mehmood has been coaching at Sportsplex for the past

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do twenty-one years. Eight years ago, he took over as club owner. Mehmood came to the U.S. from Pakistan, which has a rich history of squash dominance. A former Pakistan Junior Champion, he represented the county on junior and men's teams and competed on the international pro circuit.

At Sportsplex, one can’t help but notice the K-Team Wall of Fame, photos of youngsters Mehmood has coached who have achieved forty-one combined National, Junior Championship Tour (JCT) and U.S. Open titles. “You don’t have to be good as long as you want to get better and put the time into it,” he says. Most players train with him four times a week. He currently coaches around fifteen youngsters, who are like family.

“When I started training Tyler, Thomas hadn’t been born yet,” says Mehmood, who above, left: Tad Carney and Emma Carney, winner of Dartmouth Open, 2016 above, right: The British Open quarter finals (2019) bottom, left: Emma in the Nationals (2018) bottom, right: Tad and Mehmood with Eva Salzman at the National Championship (2019)

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recently traveled to a wedding of one of his former players from Darien.

The squash explosion continues to rock the region. Greenwich Water Club opened its Squash House with four courts; Ox Ridge Riding & Racquet Club in Darien added a clubhouse with eight courts; and MSquash SoNo with six courts debuted in South Norwalk.

In January the country’s top youngsters are competing in the Connecticut Junior Championships, a JCT event, the highest level U.S. Squash junior tournament, co-hosted

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ou just finished a great workout— pushed yourself hard, reached a personal best and left the session a hot, sweaty mess. Good for you! Now, let’s stretch.

Hard pass? You’re not alone. Take a look around your next group-fitness class. Once the cool-down begins, you’re bound to see a few people skip the guided stretching.

Even if you’re not in full workout mode, you might spend hours at your desk. You’re leveling up your productivity and saving big clients, but those tight hamstrings and pinching lower back muscles might weep for some TLC. Stretching. You know you should.

“Regular stretching allows your body to move without putting undue wear and stress on your joints, tendons and ligaments,” says

Rob Goldring, co-developer with Melissa, of THE VITAL STRETCH (thevitalstretch.com). The method, created in 2018, is a natural outgrowth of decades of clinical knowledge in the fields of physical therapy and chiropractic care. This fall they opened a studio inside mActivity at 150 Washington Blvd., following up on their first location in South Norwalk. Putting “vital” in the business name makes it clear how much they believe in the importance of stretching for athletic recovery, balance, flexibility, energy and more. “Stretching improves posture and mobility,” Rob says, “and it improves blood flow and has been shown to improve restful sleep and awareness during your day.”

Now, tight muscles of Stamford, go beyond your usual toe touch or neck roll. Certified

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stretch practitioners work on your muscles and fascia in sessions tailored to your needs.

“They’re knowledgeable in numerous techniques to safely and effectively offer you long-lasting relief from tension in muscles and stiffness in joints,” says Melissa. “They’re also trained to find those tight or restricted areas and imbalances that may be affecting your posture or causing unnecessary soreness and tension, and they help your body release tension, improve posture and have better movement without pain.” The practitioners even use special stabilization tables to help them treat specific spots. If you prefer to do the work at home, opt for concierge services. Also, The Vital Stretch has corporate wellness services, such as virtual classes and in-person lectures.

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ROY ORBISON AND BUDDY HOLLY: THE ROCK 'N' ROLL DREAM TOUR is a performance like you’ve never seen before. On February 10 the two legends take the stage, in a sense—they’re appearing through the technology and magic in a cutting-edge holographic performance. A live band and backup singers add to the experience. The past and future meet on stage with the hand-clapping songs you know by heart. Tickets at The Palace Stamford (palacestamford.org), $27–$60.

Here’s a sweet idea for all ages—head to the woods at the Stamford Museum & Nature Center for straight-from-thetree MAPLE SYRUP. With more than 200 maple trees on its 118-acre campus, the center will teach visitors how to tap a tree and also give a sample taste of fresh Stamford syrup. Look for Sunday dates in February at stamfordmuseum.org.

Keep your New Year’s resolution to get fit, even if you can’t hit the gym. Workout at home with a coach. UPPER DECK FITNESS (upperdeckfitness.com) in Stamford has options for one-, three- or six-month access to its calendar of classes through it ondemand Virtual Gym, including Pilates, tabata, boxing, stretching and more. One coach leads you through the class, while another keeps an eye on your moves, so they’re safe and effective (yes, while you’re at home). Plus, your first class is free.

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go left: Soak away any lingering stress in a Watchman Cabin, secluded at the peak of the mountain. center, top: Guests can stay in stone cottages, mountain homes, cabins and even treehouses. center, bottom: The Lodge, to relax near a warm fire right: Mushroom Bolognese (ancient grain pappardelle, roasted mushroom, roasted walnuts, lemon and parsley)

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et high above Miller’s Cove on 5,200 acres in the Great Smoky Mountains of Walland, Tennessee, Blackberry Mountain is a verdant wonderland with awe-inspiring views and indulgent amenities. The resort, opened in 2018 by the Beall family— renowned for their success with sister property Blackberry Farm— prides itself on its environmentally conscious approach toward everything from land preservation and repurposed stone to personal water bottles provided as a means of reducing single-use plastics. With Covid regulations still in place for international travel, a quick plane ride down south felt like a safe and easy option, while remaining a luxurious escape from the daily grind. So, if you’re looking for a truly magical getaway that’s also convenient, I highly recommend heading for the “hills.”

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STAY & ENJOY There’s no shortage of accommodations at Blackberry Mountain. To start, there are two types of stone cottages—Thunderhead and Clingmans—with stacked stone archways, iron windows, reclaimed oak floors, white rough-sawn walls, lime-washed oak ceilings and outdoor patios with wood-burning fireplaces. My husband and I stayed in one of the Clingmans Cottages, which featured spectacular views, an outdoor soaking tub and a separate spa room. It was a quick walk to the Lodge and the main pool and a golf cart to tool around in. There are also the Azalea Gap Homes, which boast a main-floor master bedroom, additional second-level bedrooms, a full-size kitchen, laundry room, dining room that accommodates eight, living room with stone wood-burning fireplace and an all-season screened porch with a second fireplace. If you’re looking for something even larger, you can book the Mountain Homes, ranging from three to five bedrooms, and ideal for group or family vacations. Other, more intimate choices, are the Watchman Cabins and the newly built modern Treehouses, which appear to float on canopies in the woods. stamfordmag.com

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above: The Valley Pool is a place for families to enjoy time together—and try other activities, such as paddleball, tennis or pickleball or check out the pond with two water slides and a dock.

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RELAX & REJUVENATE A visit to Nest, specifically “designed for calm and comfort,” is an absolute must. The subterranean spa encompasses a tranquility lounge, sauna, steam showers and an expansive pool with a picturesque infinity edge. Try one of their many natural therapies including Create, a three-and-a-half-hour curated experience that includes a fiftyminute Aerial Yoga Session, fifty-minute Creative Presence Watercolor Meditation, and an eighty-minute Rejuvenation Facial.

Or select a Holistic Health Herbal Remedy, a skincare treatment, a body therapy…the list goes on. I enjoyed the Signature Natural Defense Facial with a customized serum layering system meant to transform the skin and expose a radiant and revitalized complexion. I also delighted in the Tailored Mountain Massage personalized to increase circulation and relieve muscle tension.

Mission accomplished!

above: Practice yoga surrounded by nature or join meditation or adventure sessions along wooded trails, including four Tyrolean traverses through the trees.

WINE & DINE If you’re a foodie like I am, you’ll be blown away by the standout cuisine at the resort’s three restaurants. For breakfast and dinner, their flagship Three Sisters is a requisite.

Located in the Lodge with Executive Chefs Bonnie Moore and Joey Edwards at the helm,

the menu offers locally foraged produce, internationally curated wines, and beers from Blackberry Farm Brewery. I started my morning off right with the Salmon Hash with poached eggs, potatoes, greens, roasted wild mushrooms and herb coulis. For dinner the Ember Roasted Black Bass with arugula aioli, crispy grains, wilted greens and orange tapenade was to die for. The Firetower restaurant—a restored 1950s lookout tower— for lunch or dinner was phenomenal as well.

The casual atmosphere provides the perfect spot to dig into a Wild Mushroom and Leek Pizza with garlic, charred leeks, fontina and jalapeño sauce, or the Thai Mussels with cilantro, ginger, coconut and lime. For a quick midday bite, you can swing into Sycamore for salads, burgers and tacos. I particularly loved the Black Beans and Rice with shaved vegetables, guacamole and cilantro-green goddess dressing.

MOVE & GROOVE If you like to stay active, your options are seemingly endless with guided hikes, mountain bike rides, trail running and ropes.

Also indoor rock climbing, cooking demos, whiskey and wine tastings, horseback riding, fly fishing, paddle sports, boating adventures, sporting clays, archery, paintball, off-roading, pottery, ceramics, painting, sketching and basket and tile making. Not to mention the two pools, pickleball and tennis courts, lawn games, pond, water slides and so much more.

If personal fitness is your thing, check out the gym or take a barre or yoga class. There’s also a super fun camp for younger guests—as they say, “The Mountain is a playground for kids of all ages!”

OUT & ABOUT While you don’t actually have to leave the property, I’m a firm believer in exploring the surrounding area whenever I travel. If you’re thrill seekers like my husband and I are, I strongly suggest renting a motorcycle at Wolf Creek Motorsport and braving the Tail of the Dragon at Deals Gap, which boasts 318 curves on an eleven-mile trail considered America’s number-one motorcycle and sports car road. I will say it’s not for the faint of heart—but what an adrenalin rush! If you prefer something a little less, shall I say, risky, take a drive through Great Smoky Mountains National Park—the most visited park in the U.S. You may just see a big black bear like we did!

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As a travel writer for twenty-plus years, I always plan my own trips.

But with my increasingly busy schedule as an author, columnist and mom, I decided to enlist Jen Terra, a Weston-based luxury travel advisor and founder of Jen Terra Travels (jenterratravels. com). It was a pleasure and a relief to relinquish the details of our vacation to her. Here are Jen’s five reasons to use a travel advisor:

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SAVE TIME If it’s not your job to research and arrange travel on a daily basis, don’t expect to be efficient at it. Consider hiring a professional who, after a short call, will curate a customized variety of destinations and accommodations that would likely take you hours, if not days, to find. For those of you who enjoy the process, don’t worry, it can be as collaborative as you’d like.

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GET PERKS As an affiliate of Virtuoso, the leading luxury-travel consortium, I’m able to arrange free breakfasts, resort credits, upgrades, fun gifts and often reduced rates to my clients.

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LEVERAGE Relationships are my currency, and I’ve developed them with hoteliers, suppliers, local vendors and other travel advisors all over the world. Even if I don’t know the best restaurant in every city in the world, I know exactly who to call to find out.

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SUPPORT Let’s face it, travel is complicated these days. From helping you navigate destination-specific entry requirements and arranging your predeparture Covid tests to rescheduling your trip when borders close, I’ve got you covered.

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LOCAL LOVE Instead of going through an online booking engine or your credit card travel division, why not work with someone trustworthy within your community?

Not only will you be boosting a small business, but you’ll pay the same rate and get all of the above benefits.

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RING IN THE NEW READS

WELCOME TO 2022! A CRIME BOSS IS MURDERED, THREE FRIENDSHIPS ARE JEOPARDIZED, A SWEET PUP PASSES AND A POWERFUL WOMAN SAVES THE DAY IN THESE FOUR CAPTIVATING BOOKS THAT WILL START YOUR YEAR OFF RIGHT

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THE ROYAL CORRESPONDENT

BY ALEXANDRA JOEL

WOODROW ON THE BENCH

BY JENNA BLUM

AND THE BRIDGE IS LOVE

BY DAVID BIRO

THE POSTMISTRESS OF PARIS

BY MEG WAITE CLAYTON

Set in Sydney and London, this glamorous novel follows Blaise Hill, an emerging Australian reporter, with a fatal secret, who’s trying to break into the male-dominated newspaper industry of the 1960s.

On the personal side, Blaise is also intent on helping her sister Ivy, whose life has been impacted by polio. When she witnesses the murder of a Sydney crime boss and finds out that the handsome and inscrutable Adam Rule helped cover it up, she moves to England to write about the British royal family and leave the harrowing homicide behind her...until she runs into Adam. Will Blaise’s past come back to haunt her? Or is something even more perilous in store for her?

From the New York Times bestselling author of Those Who Save Us, Blum delivers this beautiful homage to her cherished black Lab, Woodrow.

The breathtaking memoir, which recollects the final six months of his life, also details how he taught her to live. Known for his handsome appearance and trademark charm, Woodrow’s affable and loyal nature makes him a standout in any pack. And his special bond with Blum, a divorcée who’s endured plenty of sadness and loss, reminds her of the meaning of true love. Woodrow and Blum navigate their precious concluding days together with compassion, laughter and dignity.

While this one is heartbreaking at times, it will also buoy your spirit.

Every week for the past two decades, Gertie, Maria and Corinna have been meeting under the Verrazzano Bridge to watch the ships (and their lives) pass them by. Until, on the eve of Gertie’s eightieth birthday, they realize there’s still time to fulfill their dreams. For Gertie that means traveling the world. For Corinna, love is in the air. Then there’s Maria whose goal is to stealthily reunite Gertie and Corinna with their estranged families. As these inspiring women follow paths of their own, the one thing that ends up being threatened is their friendship. The question is, will they ever find their way to forgiveness?

This evocative novel, inspired by Chicago heiress Mary Jayne Gold, reexamines the early days of the German occupation in France and focuses on Naneé, a wealthy, beautiful and fictional American heiress, who helps artists escape from the Nazis. Known as the Postmistress, Naneé proves her courage, strength and penchant for danger by delivering information to those in hiding in this unforgettable story of hope, romance and bravery.

Prepare to be transported to another time and place as you root for the good guys—or, in this case, woman—to prevail.

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family ski trip can be pure madness, particularly in New England where frostbite warnings are routine and powder can seem like a myth. It,s also expensive. Like, really expensive. So why do we do it?

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.

So, what are you waiting for? Get out there, hit the slopes and find those stories that will be told for years to come.

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COVID RULES Most resorts have resumed running chairlifts, trams and gondolas at full capacity and done away with pass-holder reservations for the slopes. But at many, masks are required inside and some mandate proof of vaccination to dine at on-mountain restaurants, including all thirty-four of Vail Resorts’ properties in North America.

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It’s about a five-and-a-half hour drive from Stamford up I-91.

Or JetBlue, Delta and American Airlines fly from Westchester Airport to Burlington, Vermont, and then it’s a forty-fiveminute drive.

STAYING THERE Smuggler’s Notch isn’t known for luxury, but a condo the kids can ski to and a washing machine for smelly ski socks is its own luxury. Check smuggs.com for a variety of rental options.

WHY WE LOVE IT FOR FAMILIES Two words: Fun Zone. Plus s'mores, snowshoeing and a fab ski school.

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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).

CLOSE TO HOME

Not every ski trip needs to be a multiday extravaganza. These slopes are Where to find the reachable from Stamford 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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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.

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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.

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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GETTING THERE

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.

WHY WE LOVE IT FOR FAMILIES Runs (and hidden gems) for kids of all ages

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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.)

eat left, above: The interior of the new Stamford location left, below: Create your own masterpiece with fresh ingredients right: Along with salads, Chopt also offers grain bowls

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his past fall, chopt creative salad co., an eat-in or to-go salad eatery, opened at 1081 High Ridge Road— the second location in Connecticut. They toss together fresh, seasonal ingredients to create irresistible and filling salads and bowls. It’s also fast and easy. It has a menu of regular favorites and adds in limited-time-only options that are inspired by locations near and far. For example, the Stamford Chopt opened with its Destination California options, featuring regional Cali-inspired dishes.

Bonus, 100 percent of digital sales made on

opening day were donated to Boys & Girls Club of Stamford. Chopt is now featuring its Destination Mexico menu, which includes the Roasted Poblano Bowl, Crispy Cholula® Chicken Salad, and Shrimp Taco Salad.

“Stamford is a natural fit for the Chopt brand as we expand in Connecticut,” says Dennis Lee, vice president of development.

“As one of the more populated cities in Fairfield County, Stamford provides us with the best opportunity to get our craveable salads and bowls to a broad set of customers. We are particularly excited to join the tenant lineup

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at High Ridge Shopping Center and be an amenity to the North Stamford community for many years to come!”

Choose your favorite ingredients—romaine, kale, scallions, pickled red onion, roasted Brussels sprouts, panko-fried chicken, local goat cheese, etc.—and dressing. In fact, if you fall for one of the dressings, you can even bring home a bottle. Consider a few of the options: Smoky Bacon Russian, Greek Yogurt Tzatziki, Tex-Mex Ranch and Creamy Caesar.

Orders can be placed in person or via the Chopt app or online at choptsalad.com.

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The organization celebrated its twentieth annual golf outing while honoring Sharon and Jack Feighery and Joanne and Ron Salvatore.

Both couples are long-time and generous supporters of Silver Source. The risk/reward shot at hole eight was followed by cocktails and dinner. Silver Source provides a safety net for older residents in need by providing financial assistance and services, such as housing stability, food and nutrition delivery, and connecting with other senior residents throughout the community. S 1 Ellen Bromley, Kathleen Godbold 2 MaryLou and Reed Salvatore 3 Honorees Ron and Joanne Salvatore, Sharon and Jack Feighery 4 Rockrimmon Country Club 5 Rico Imbrogno, Rich Terico 6 Bill Hennessey, Clay Fowler, Kevin Conroy 7 Kraig Feighery 8 MaryLou Salvatore, Day Rubino 9 John Louizos stamfordmag.com

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Here’s to all our Top Docs who treat Fairfield County with the greatest of care.

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. » JANUARY/FEBRUARY 2022 STAMFORD

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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

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

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

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

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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

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

Michael A. Jacobson Advanced DermCare Danbury, 203-797-8990 HOSPITAL: Danbury

Rhonda Q. Klein

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

Jeffrey D. Knispel

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

Steven A. Kolenik III

Mark I. Oestreicher

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

Jennifer Fan

Robert John Patrignelli

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

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

Christopher P. Fey

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

Shelley Lynn Goodstine Advanced Radiology Consultants Trumbull, 203-576-5061

Maritza I. Perez

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

Ian Karol

Bridgeport Radiology Associates Trumbull, 203-337-9729

Deanne M. Robinson Modern Dermatology Westport, 203-635-0770 HOSPITAL: Yale New Haven

Mitchell J. Ross

Graeme M. Lipper

Elizabeth C. Smith

Elizabeth R. Marsh

John P. Donahue

Robin G. Oshman

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

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

HOSPITAL: Stamford

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

Lily Kernagis

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

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

Ruben Kier

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

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

Linda LaTrenta

Debra S. Weissman

Dermatology Physicians of Connecticut Norwalk, 203-538-5682

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

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

Rand L. Werbitt

Anna Mah

Jason C. McBean

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

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

Fern E. Mayer

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

Jeremy Ethan Moss

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

Ellen S. Naidorf

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

Kim M. Nichols

NicholsMD of Greenwich Greenwich, 203-862-4000

Michael P. Noonan

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

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

Advanced Specialty Care Stamford, 203-830-4700

Robert A. Woodbury

Erez Salik

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

Alicia Diana Zalka

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

Fatejeet S. Sandhu

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

Jonathan R. Zirn

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

Andrew C. Shih

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

Bismruta Misra

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

Antonio Pantaleo

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

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

Sarah Travis Stewart

Nancy J. Rennert

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

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

Shanthi Devaraj

Richard R. Culver

Noel Velasco

DIAGNOSTIC RADIOLOGY Bradford Bottger

Advanced Radiology Consultants Bridgeport, 203-384-3876 Advanced Radiology Consultants Bridgeport, 203-384-3876

Norwalk Radiology Consultants Stamford, 203-276-2663

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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

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

Norfolk, 203-846-3338 HOSPITAL: Norwalk

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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

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

Andrew S. Kenler

Kathleen LaVorgna

Haik G. Kavookjian

Joey C. Papa

Karen J. Nishida

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

PHOTOGRAPH: ADOBESTOCK.COM / BY SUDOK1

Alan T. Falkoff

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

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 STAMFORD

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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

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

Charles Landau

Steven A. Laifer

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

Victor M. Mejia

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

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Greenwich Hospital Greenwich, 203-863-3674 HOSPITAL: Greenwich

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

David Lorenz

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

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

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

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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

Jeffrey N. Kaplan

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

Marc S. Kowalsky Orthopaedic & Neurosurgery Specialists

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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

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

Stephen D. Breda

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

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

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

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Loretta Cody

Elin R. Cohen

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

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

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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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Tomas J. Vietorisz

Edward Beck

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

Scott R. Serels

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

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

Seth B. Blattman

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

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.

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Stephen J. Batter

David H. Trock

Michael J. Nurzia MD Stamford, 203-356-9391 HOSPITALS: Stamford, Greenwich

Guy J. Manetti

Northeast Medical Group - Urology

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

Nuvance Health Danbury, 203-794-5600 HOSPITALS: Danbury, Waterbury, Veterans Affairs CT Healthcare

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

Michael J. Nurzia

Nicholas Stroumbakis

Lawrence D. Muldoon

David Lawrence Kramer

Fairfield, 203-256-5500 HOSPITALS: Bridgeport, St. Vincent's Medical Center

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

Cynthia Murdock

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

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

Samit Malhotra

Jessica Rachel Stein

Ilana Belle Ressler

Stanford R. Broder

SLEEP MEDICINE

Park Avenue Fertility and Reproductive Medicine Trumbull, 203-372-6700 HOSPITAL: Bridgeport RMA of Connecticut Norwalk, 203-750-7400 HOSPITALS: Norwalk, Stamford, Danbury, Greenwich

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

RHEUMATOLOGY

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

Bruce McGibbon

Jonathan E. Bernie

Marcie Lynn Wolinsky-Friedland

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.

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

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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.

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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.

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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.”

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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

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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

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

We've got a lot of students who are still on high alert. They're not feeling particularly safe. Children, teenagers, young adults—we all need a consistent message on how to feel safe.

DINA NUNZIATO, LCSW, Anxiety Institute

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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.”

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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 18.

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by joey mac a ri

NOW THEN seems every year there’s something new about this city. A new park. A new mayor.

A new, not-so-under-the-radar pizza place.

Surely, there’s enough buzz and excitement to go around. Then, there’s the nostalgia factor.

The imprints left by those who knew Stamford a little differently.

Those who remember it as the small town just outside the big city.

In this issue, we’re taking a moment to recall people and places that make up Stamford’s rich history. After all, vintage is the new trendy.

a guide to appreciating stamford’s past while preparing for its future the great outdoors

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GREAT OUTDOORS tamford, part town, part city, has preserved open spaces as it has grown. From Cove Park (providing public access to the beach) to Mill River (which created a beautiful park for meeting up with friends, taking public fitness classes and dancing to big performances and concerts right downtown), Stamford has many open spaces to enjoy nature as a community. Here, we pay homage to the long-established centers that have sown the seeds for future generations to enjoy, learn from and be inspired by.

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above: Stamford-based volunteer organization Synchrony lends a helping hand below, left: Hiking trails at Bartlett are open year-round for all ages to enjoy

t the turn of the twentieth century, a dendrologist (a botanist who specializes in the study of trees) by the name of Francis A. Bartlett secured a thirty-acre plot in North Stamford woodlands. He sought to study and preserve the natural tree specimens on the plot where he lived and conducted research and trained early professionals through his company, the Bartlett Tree Expert Company.

An eminent researcher, he became the first to implement the use of sprays to manage landscape pests and use cables and braces to reinforce structurally weak trees. By 1965 the State of Connecticut had purchased the sixty-four acres he had redeveloped under the Federal Open Spaces Program, and, by 1966, the space was opened to the public.

Since those early years, the Bartlett Arboretum & Gardens (bartlettarboretum.org) has become one of the most populous and noteworthy green spaces in Stamford. Its commitment to environmental patronage and preservation of the natural world has been given a JANUARY/FEBRUARY 2022 STAMFORD

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green thumbs-up by environmentalists and the community that it thrives upon. With its twelve scenic gardens, milelong trails, educational and community involvement programs, it has sustained its good reputation and inspired horticulturists and budding botanists for over a half century.

“The Bartlett Arboretum has gone through many changes over the past fifty years,” says Peter Russell, chair of the Board of Directors at Bartlett. “Yet throughout all these changes, one thing has remained constant: The Bartlett Arboretum is a thriving environment with exotic and notable trees and shrubs, gorgeous gardens, knowledgeable and friendly staff and expert volunteers.

Our volunteers are the wheels that keep the Arboretum going. Every day of the week, Master Gardeners can be found working hard in our gardens and offering horticultural knowledge and expertise to the public.”

Like the trees and greenery it fosters, Bartlett’s future is being nurtured. The nonprofit announced at the end of the year that they had received a $175,000 grant from the Open Space and Watershed Land Acquisition Program at the behest of Governor Ned Lamont’s initiative to enhance green spaces. As beneficiaries, they will use those funds to construct a 2,400-square-foot open-air pavilion next to the Silver Educational Center. The pavilion, which can house up to 200 people, will break ground this spring and will be used to host educational and community groups, such as the Boy/Girl Scouts, UConn’s Master Gardener program, festivals, summer concerts and weddings.

“The open-air pavilion will have a measurable and lasting impact on the Arboretum’s ability to serve its constituents,” says CEO Tracy Kay, who was elected to the position in 2021. “It will contribute to and enhance the Arboretum’s offerings, including our summer concerts, summer children’s camp, our Master Gardener Program, senior programming, a space for adult education and art classes and other organizational events. It will always be open to visitors to relax, enjoy a cup of coffee or a family meal, and sit in the shade while enjoying the view of our many gardens. This pavilion will enhance our urban open space and Stamford will see an increase in tourism and local residents enjoying and spending more time in nature.”

Because education and conservancy stand at the forefront of what they do, Director of Education Mike Belletzkie demonstrates how partnerships with community organizations have given them the ability to reach out. “We work with and educate more than 5,000 school children each year. The Arboretum partners with several Stamford organizations, such as Inspirica, Future Five, Children’s Learning Center, Villa Maria School, Mill River Park, Abilis and Stamford public schools. Our partnerships with these organizations are crucial to building meaningful connections in the community and to help us accomplish our goal of growing environmental stewards in every neighborhood.”

When you visit the arboretum; whether to walk your dog or learn a new skill, be grateful to those who made sure that Stamford locals have a place to contemplate and enjoy.

The Bartlett is a place for a bright future.

The Bartlett Arboretum is a thriving environments with exotic and notable trees and shrubs, gorgeous gardens, knowledgeable and friendly staff and expert volunteers.

PETER RUSSELL Chair of the Board of Directors

10 TIPS FOR GREENER LIVING from the Experts at the Bartlett 1 Avoid disposables Paper and plastic plates and utensils, paper towels and napkins (goods designed to last for a short period of time) make up about 20 percent of America's waste stream, which amounted to 50 million tons in 2015, according to the EPA.

2 Reduce, reuse, repurpose, recycle Reduce your garbage.

Reuse things instead of throwing them away. Repurpose

things you cannot reuse. Recycle everything you can.

3 Make your home energy efficient Take steps to make your home more energy efficient and lower its environmental impact (such as seal or replace old windows, switch to solar energy to reduce reliance on fossil fuels, purchase energy-efficient appliances, etc.).

These individual steps add up to a significant difference in energy usage.

energy to produce.

Eating locally grown food also saves energy because of the lower transportation costs.

4 Eat less meat You will reduce your carbon footprint if you limit the amount of meat and dairy you consume.

Animal-derived food production contributes higher greenhouse gases than grain and vegetable production do.

6 Use water responsibly The EPA estimates that as much as 50 percent of the water we use outdoors is lost due to wind, evaporation and runoff. Reduce waste by watering early in the morning and adding mulch to gardens and shrubs.

5 Eat organic and local Growing organic food is labor intensive but requires 30 percent to 50 percent less

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Control pests and weeds Choose plants that are naturally pest resistant.

To prevent weeds from taking root, keep your grass height at least three inches or more.

Plant a tree According to the Arbor Day Foundation, a mature tree can absorb more than forty-eight pounds of carbon dioxide from the atmosphere annually and release oxygen in exchange.

8 Choose native plants Native species adapt better to drier climates and tend to be more pest resistant.

10 Consider using a rain barrel Collect rain water to use in your garden beds.

above: The Knobloch Family Farmhouse at the Stamford Museum & Nature Center

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n the outskirts of the post-war years, the loss of Stamford’s position as an industrial base and the redefinition of the town as a city marked a time of momentous change.

This era saw the overturn of The People’s National Bank, a New Deal mayor and an approved Consolidated Charter, enforcing town governments to join under one city banner—this was the small-town-turned-city moment. Amidst this great economic and social reckoning, an organization had its eyes toward simpler times. A time that relied on the community need for a collective breather—a safe place to enjoy nature, revel in tradition and congregate somewhere that wasn’t around the living room TV. The Stamford Museum & Nature Center (stamfordmuseum.org) emerged as that place. Originally in Courtland Park, Dr. G.R.R. Hertzberg and his associates founded the museum in 1936 as a place of fine arts—a “cabinet of curiosities,” he called it. Eighty-five years later, it still calls on the curious to examine our past and explore the possible through its philanthropic, artistic and cultural evolution.

“We revel in nostalgia, tradition and social engagement,” says Melissa H. Mulrooney, executive director and CEO. “Our eighty-fifth anniversary story begins at a simpler time. There was no television, no Internet, no computers, cell phones or social media. Communities relied on parks and town squares for family engagement, recreation, education and entertainment. Built upon these values over eight decades, we have creatively flourished into the beloved Stamford Museum & Nature Center destination we are today.” Sitting on an 118-acre campus consisting

Built upon these values over eight decades, we have creatively flourished into the beloved Stamford Museum & Nature Center destination we are today.

of the Bendel Museum, the Knobloch Family Farmhouse, Heckscher Farm, hiking trails and surrounding forest area, the museum celebrates nature, family memories and traditions and focuses on educating the next generation on art, natural sciences and history.

Many who step on the property will take note of the sprawling Tudor residence on top of the hill—that’s Bendel Mansion. In the 1920s, fashion designer and departmentstore owner Henri Willis Bendel sought to build a mansion reminiscent of a lavish British manor house. He had it designed with lead-framed glass windows, post-and-beam architecture, Italian marble sculptures and gargoyles, garden design and multiple chimneys. Today, the mansion serves as beautiful space for six annual arts exhibitions,

MELISSA H. MULROONEY CEO above: Bendel mansion circa 1930s in its original location on Scofield Road

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above: Youth and adult activities on the farm keep the whole family entertained.

including the eighty-fifth anniversary exhibition held this past summer, aptly called Enduring Wonder. “The exhibition reflected the beauty of artistic creativity and the wonders of natural history by featuring a selection of the museum’s permanent collection of paintings and sculpture, natural history and historical objects and Native American works,” the arts committee chair, Lynn Villency Cohen, says. In a true showing of support and celebration, the museum’s major fundraiser saw its greatest uptick in memberships: an unprecedented 4,900 new members— more than double the number of member households since the June 2020 reopening. Because of this incredible response, they extended celebratory membership rates through the end of 2021.

Every year, around 200,000 adults and children are welcomed to enjoy programs like drive-in movies, farmto-table suppers, author talks, concerts, Sunday farm markets, local artisan markets, clam bakes, family festivals, astronomy nights and picnics on-site. It’s the landscape, however, that really speaks for itself. “With more than eighty acres of hardwood forest, hiking trails and walking paths, we are the model nature-based organization for getting families out of doors year-round,” says Mulrooney. This picturesque, rural oasis was perfect for the construction of Heckscher Farm, which was granted in 1955. It serves as a working, New England farm equipped with organic gardens and several different heritage animals like Randall oxen, goats, Jacob sheep, llama’s and chickens—all maintained by the hardworking staff and volunteers at the SM&NC. It is also one of two registered producers of maple syrup in Fairfield County—made right in the Sugar House and Cidery from the maple trees on the property.

With the addition of the Knobloch Family Farmhouse complex, which opened in November 2018, it marked the first time in fifty years an educational facility was introduced to their collection of offerings. “We knew this capital addition to our Heckscher Farm would be a

With more than eighty acres of hardwood forest, hiking trails and walking paths, we are the model nature-based organization for getting families out of doors yearround.

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sure-fire capacity builder for our renowned education programs,” Mulrooney heralds. “Its success transformed our programming pallet for intergenerational learning, entertainment and engagement when we and the community needed it most.” Even through the pandemic, the Farmhouse found a way to adapt to the climate while vitalizing the indoor gathering space for all its extracurricular and event programming. “To meet the needs of a public longing for connection in a safe and socially distanced way,” explains Mulrooney, “we nimbly leveraged our new buildings and outdoor spaces to launch innovative and enriched programming. At the height of the pandemic, our reimagined programs and offerings were highly successful. Admissions and membership soared and foot traffic doubled. Our 118-acre naturebased site offered a vital safe haven and welcomed more than 152,000 adults and children from Stamford and neighboring communities.”

With the interests of the nature-lovers in mind, the educational staff were able to introduce remote learning and digital camps into the program. “Our expert educators pivoted to support families with homeschooling, learning pods, micro-schools, digital programming, our own afterschool programs and new options to take advantage of outdoor learning.” Through its Art, Nature & Me preschool program, SM&NC was able to reach 39,000 in 158 schools, pre-Covid—a number unsurprising to the youth they’ve been able to inspire within its environmental and STEAMrelated programs. Unlike traditional methods of learning, which is done mostly inside, children get to learn from the great outdoors, rain or shine. Call it one big recess for them. “There is no such thing as bad weather at the SM&NC. Our kids are outside every day,” Mulrooney says.

Though rooted in a bygone era, The Stamford Museum & Nature Center is anything but dated now. Their consistent focus on growth keeps the community coming.

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ARTS he arts have a history here in Stamford— a history of needing them, of being inspired by them and of allowing them to define our understanding of the human condition, thereby enabling us to be more empathetic and connected. A city that works, works better together, whether it’s experiencing a full orchestra, participating in a community play, seeing a live band or any of the many ways to take it all in. Read on as The Palace, The Avon, Curtain Call and Stamford Symphony look back on decades of transforming, inspiring and forward thinking.

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ince its restoration and rededication in 1983, The Palace Theatre (palacestamford.org) has remained the longest-running arts presenter in the history of greater Fairfield County. Its 1,630-seat historic venue has been a beacon for the best in music, comedy, dance and theater since the curtain rose in 1927. “The Palace Theatre has a rich history and many of the historical features have been preserved over the years,” shares Michael E. Moran, Jr., president and CEO of The Palace Theatre. “It’s the place that some remember coming to as a child themselves and they now come with their children and/or grandchildren.

While the city’s population may change, residents have come to know The Palace Theatre as offering something for everyone, whether that’s live music, comedy, children’s programming or simply a night out experiencing something new. We keep our fingers on the pulse of what’s new, including emerging artists, young playwrights, breakthrough bands and first-of-its-kind entertainment opportunities.”

above: The Palace has a variety of programming—the hot ticket this spring is Steve Martin and Martin Short’s The Funniest Show in Town.

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above: The Palace’s main stage, circa 1920s, was acclaimed to be “Connecticut’s Most Magnificent.”

We believe in the power of the performing arts to inspire us, nurture creativity, express our values, improve academic performance and bridge cultures. By providing world-class entertainment so close to home, we reach the mind and heart of every patron who enters our historic theater, fostering diversity of thought, ideas and culture.

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riginally built as an opera house in 1893, a fire set ablaze the original structure in 1904. It lay dormant for two decades until Mary C. Vuono, who owned the silent-movie house The Strand Theatre across the street, purchased the site in July 1920 for $200,000 (which would be around $2,750,000 in today’s dollars). She envisioned a theater of the future, one that would put Stamford on the map for Vaudeville, “photoplays" and other spectacles.

World-renowned theater designer Thomas Lamb was engaged to design what became Vuono’s Palace Theatre.

It formally reopened as The Palace on June 2, 1927, housing first-run movies, Vaudeville acts with such legendary stars as Lucille Ball, Red Skelton and Ben Bernie and His Orchestra, and world-class dramas. In its heyday, The Palace welcomed the “King of Jazz” Paul Whiteman and his white-jacketed orchestra to lead in The Jazz King, the movie about Whiteman’s climb to fame.

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The Avon is proud to be a part of the vibrant Stamford Downtown and makes it a priority to participate in, and be supportive of, all local community efforts. We focus a lot of attention and effort on working in partnership with other community organizations, making our beautiful theater and the magic of cinema available to as many different groups as often as we can.

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oday, The Avon Theatre Film Center (avontheatre.org) anchors the constantly transforming Stamford Downtown as a nostalgic landmark. Its glowing marquee serves as a beacon for the wandering cinephile and Stamford proud. As an independent cinema, The Avon sustains its reputation and good standing by being community involved, participating in the social conversation and standing by the films and media they showcase. “We pride ourselves on selecting and screening new films that are of the highest quality, artistically, like Academy Award winners Nomadland and Parasite. They are provocative, educational and inspirational films that deal with critical issues of the day and lead to engaging discussions on those same issues. These are the films that transport the audience to different times and places, that leave us thinking and touch and change us,” shares Stuart Adelberg, The Avon’s executive director. “Of course, none of this is done at the expense of entertainment. We do want our patrons to enjoy every cinematic experience. Beyond our films, The Avon is driven to provide a warm and welcoming environment in our historic building, to engage with our patrons through panels and discussions with community co-sponsors and to make them feel part of The Avon family.”

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The marquee of The Avon with its still-standing, original neon lights, shine over Bedford Street.

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he Avon was designed more than eighty years ago by renowned NYC architect William Hohauser and built by the F.D. Rich Company of Stamford (which, established in 1920, is still in operation today). The Avon formally opened in 1939 in the Golden Age of movies, which brought us classics like Gone with the Wind and The Wizard of Oz. The first film shown at the Avon was It’s a Wonderful World, starring James Stewart and Claudette Colbert.

The building originally had only one screen with a main seating area and balcony that seated 700 patrons. In 1979 the balcony was transformed into a second theater. The main house now seats 278 and the second theater has 241. In the decades since opening, The Avon had changed hands multiple times and even closed temporarily in 1999. In 2001 the Royce Family Foundation aimed to resurrect The Avon and restore the theater to its historical significance, even preserving the original painted panels in the main house and the light fixtures in the smaller house dating back to the theater’s 1939 opening. The Avon Theatre got a new lease on life and in 2004 reopened as The Avon Theatre Film Center, a nonprofit, member-supported movie house offering a curated mix of independent films, documentaries and art house and foreignlanguage films and classic cinema.

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I wish I had a crystal ball to see Curtain Call twenty-five years from now, fifty years from now and beyond. But considering that The Kweskin celebrates fifty years in 2022, I have every confidence that live theater at Sterling Farms is here to stay. New artists and patrons come into our lives on a regular basis. It is an incredibly large theater family. We'll continue providing a mix of classic standards, contemporary hits and original works, so there's something for everyone each season.

—lou ursone, executive director

urtain Call Inc. and the grounds they share with Sterling Farms Golf Course once made up a 144-acre dairy farm. Atherton Hobler, who was a founder and CEO of Benton & Bowles, one of the largest ad agencies in the country, moved from Bronxville, New York, to Stamford in 1938 with his family. Atherton ran Woodsacres Farm, as it was called back then, from 1938 to 1941, and it was renamed Sterling Farms in 1943.

The turnover from farm to a state-of-the-art golf center in 1972 changed the course of this Newfield green and saw its first-ever performing arts venue. The Ethel Kweskin Theatre opened in 1972 and was run by Artistic Director Al Pia through the Stamford Parks and Recreation Department. Curtain Call Inc., as we now know it, was founded by Lynne Collatrella and Laurie Guzda in 1990.

Their troupe first performed under the banner The Dressing Room Theatre; as they performed in the basement (former dressing rooms) of the State Cinema on Hope Street. With the help of the Stamford Community Arts Council, Lynne and Laurie took the stage from Hope Street to the Sterling Farms Complex in 1992. They made The Kweskin their main stage and utilized the studio next to it as additional performance space for more intimate plays—dubbing it The Dressing Room Theatre, a callback to their roots. In 2010 the 184-seat Kweskin Theatre underwent a major renovation, adding dressing rooms, rehearsal space and space to the lobby as well as restrooms. Curtain Call Inc. has since evolved into Stamford’s longest-running and only nonprofit, theater-producing company.

It offers year-round comedies, dramas, musicals, concerts, events, workshops, Summer Youth Theatre, outdoor Shakespeare on the Green and more.

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or visitors at Curtain Call Inc. (curtaincallinc.com), it’s not, “Welcome back,” it’s, “Welcome home.” That’s been their legacy for more than thirty years. It “calls” on Fairfield County to “lend their ears” to a Shakespeare production, be dazzled by “a few good men,” and for many, transform their lives through the performing arts. “We are a theater community,” says Lou Ursone, executive director since 2000.

“That community centers on the people—on stage, behind the scenes and in the audience. I have always said that when I'm putting a season together, our two constituencies are basically equal. That is, we need to do shows that people want to see, but our volunteer performers’ interests are just as important. We can’t survive without either of them.

Our mission to entertain and educate has never wavered.” When it comes to the pandemic infringing on live theater’s ability to flourish, “I think I’ll defer to the great John Steinbeck quote,” Lou says: “ ‘The theater is the only institution in the world which has been dying for 4,000 years and has never succumbed. It requires tough and devoted people to keep it alive.’ In that vein, the art form evolves and will continue to do so.”

left: The theater is located on the grounds of a former farm.

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n orchestra bearing the name Stamford Symphony was first founded in 1919. With World War II, many of those musicians fought overseas and the orchestra disbanded for years. In 1967 the Stamford Symphony was reinstated. Skitch Henderson’s appointment as music director in 1974 marked the turning point when the symphony became a fully professional orchestra. Roger Nierenberg, music director from 1980 to 2004, was an influential force in shaping what Stamford Symphony is today. By recruiting top musicians from the New York metro area, he positioned the symphony as an esteemed ensemble. Drawing from a roster of musicians who’ve performed with the New York Philharmonic, the Metropolitan Opera, the New York City Ballet and the American Symphony Orchestra, to name a few, the Stamford Symphony put Fairfield County on the map for classical music. With Musical Director Eckart Preu serving from 2005 to 2017, the Symphony evolved even further through its community engagement and educational programs to foster the next generation of classical performers.

above: In early summer, the symphony will present an all Beethoven chamber program at the Knobloch Family Farmhouse at the Stamford Museum & Nature Center.

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he current Stamford Symphony is perfectly in tempo with the times. The symphony was proud to be the “fourth emergency service” during Covid through the creation of the Stamford Symphony Channel on its website (stamfordsymphony.org). The channel was established just days after the March 2020 lockdown. Visitors can search through hundreds of hours of music, talks and conversations with extraordinary musicians. In the context of classical relevance in mainstream culture, the symphony excels in keeping classical music accessible to new and broad audiences. “In the past few years, the symphony has become less of a best-kept secret and much more embedded in the community,” says President and CEO Russell Jones.

“Apart from our performances at the Palace Theatre, you will see us pop up at the mall, Stamford Museum & Nature Center, Half Full Brewery, the library and, of course, in many classrooms of Stamford’s public schools. At the heart of what we do is the extraordinary talent and quality of our musicians, led by Music Director Michael Stern.

Stamford audiences deserve the best and we strive to deliver it at every performance, whether it’s with eighty musicians on stage or in a solo recital.”

above: Stamford Symphony's second concert of the 1927–1928 season

Community engagement has been our success story this year. With the appointment of Nicolas Gonzalez, as our first-ever community engagement and education manager, we are exploding the opportunities for people of all ages to engage with us. Even through Covid, we were virtually in dozens of Stamford classrooms during the pandemic and presented online lectures for the library.

Our partnerships with great music-education organizations, such as INTEMPO and Project Music, see our musicians take their experience and expertise right to where it's needed.

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MOVERS & SHAKERS tamford residents know that if you live here long enough, you ’re sure to know or have met one of its hometown heroes. Whether shaking hands with baseball legend Bobby Valentine or having trick-or-treated with Willy Wonka himself (the late Gene Wilder’s house was on Scofieldtown Road), Stamford is chock-ful of folks who have put it on the map. Then there are those you may not have heard of, even though they left an indelible mark.

Read on to learn more about a few heroes of our past.

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hen you dig up a long-since-forgotten part of history, you never know what kind of gems you might find. The Stamford History Center, founded in 1901 as the Stamford Historical Society, has dedicated its mission to sharing its finds with the community and using our unique past to inform the future. In 2016 the center made big moves, literally, by relocating the 1699 Hoyt-Barnum House from Bedford Street to its campus on High Ridge, in order to allow room for downtown center to grow, while also protecting a cherished, historic home, which anyone can visit. “It is the role of history and of this organization to give our children, and their elders, a sense of being part of a continuum that began with the dawn of civilization and will continue with their own progeny,” says Thomas Zoubek, executive director of the Stamford History Center.

Sabini sold ice cream out of a truck.

The cannon became a war memorial.

Henry McHarg

Actress Elizabeth Crocker Bowers

Emily Hubbard Roosevelt

Pellegrino Sabini

Kearsarge Gun

Henry King McHarg

Elizabeth Crocker Bowers

Emily Hubbard Roosevelt

Pellegrino Sabini was an Italian immigrant who started out selling ice cream out of a truck that didn’t run. Someone had a horse that towed it to its business location and back. In 1920 he founded P. Sabini & Co., which sold used furniture. Pellegrino did so well that he bought a house in Greenwich— but he didn’t want to live in Greenwich, so Sabini had that house picked up, loaded onto a barge and brought to, and offloaded at, the Halloween Basin. It’s still there on Sea View Avenue. After Pellegrino died in 1934, his oldest children, Elbina and David, invested in selling new furniture.

They operated out of Pacific Street, then moved to Shippan Avenue in the 1960s until it formerly closed in 1986.

On Memorial Day in 1901, a cannon from the U.S.S. Kearsarge, donated by The Grand Army of the Republic, was placed in West Park (now Columbus Park) as a memorial to Civil War veterans. It sat in a lot, overlooked, until the wife of Mayor Homer Cummings (who served 1900–1906) decided it would be an appropriate war memorial. Cast at West Point in 1827, the cannon had also been used on the U.S.S. Lancaster. The artillery piece sat in the park until 1942, when it was hauled away for WWII.

In the 1880s a railroad man by the name of Henry McHarg (1851– 1941) moved to Stamford.

He went on to purchase and revitalize the Texas Central Railroad in 1891, which stretched forty miles from Albany, Texas, to a barren rail head at the other end. He and his partners ended up creating a new town out of that strip of railroad, incorporating Stamford, Texas, as our sister city in 1900. He also was one of the earliest members of the Stamford Yacht Club and helped organize its founding in October 1890.

A famous stage actress, Elizabeth Crocker Bowers (1830–1895) was born in Stamford. Her father was an Episcopal minister and her sister, Sarah Crocker Conway, was also a famous stage actress. Most notably, she performed in the first theater in New York City to be called The Winter Garden, which produced plays, variety shows and Shakespearean works.

Her most famous roles there were Juliet in Romeo and Juliet, Lady Macbeth in Macbeth and Marie Antoinette.

Hubbard Avenue, Hubbard Hill and the former Hubbard Heights golf course were named after Emily Hubbard Roosevelt (1893–1976)— who was a fifth cousin of former Presidents Theodore Roosevelt and Franklin D. Roosevelt and a direct descendant of two pioneer families, the Roosevelts and the Hubbards. She was a famous opera singer, writer, poet and lecturer who was born and lived in Stamford. She also served on many Stamford boards and groups, notably Stamford Woman’s Club, Stamford Historical Society and Stamford Museum & Nature Center.

The actress performed in The Winter Garden in NYC.

The Civil War era U.S.S. Kearsarge

The railway man helped found the Stamford Yacht Club.

Ms. Roosevelt served on many local boards.

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A SLICE OF HISTORY hen you think of history, let’s face it, pizza probably doesn’t come high on your list. However, those who know Stamford know that Colony Grill (colonygrill.com) has stood the test of time. Opened as a post-prohibition tavern in an Irish neighborhood, Colony was a shelter during the Great Depression: a place a wandering traveler could post up on a barstool, talk war stories or bet on a sports game and enjoy a cold beer and one-of-a-kind slice. Its signature “hot oil” bar pie is the stuff of legends and, no, you will not find more than just pizza on the menu. But that’s the way they like it, and that’s the way it’s been since 1935, making it the oldest, continuous pizza joint in town. It’s such a cult favorite that it was rated a whopping 8.4 out of 10 by Barstool Sport’s pizza king, Dave Portnoy. We spoke to co-owner and operator Ken Martin, who shares how they preserve its unique, culinary history.

above: Customers, waitstaff and owners of Colony Grill pose for a group photo circa 1950s.

Why are photos along the Wall of Heroes important?

Our Wall of Heroes is actually something we codified in 2010. We took a mishmash of photos and organized them in a way that we feel respectfully celebrates service.

We happily accept new photos at all of our locations and it’s an honor to do so. above: Simple bar pie served on paper plates and a full pint is a timeless combo.

How is the Colony pie unique?

Our pizza sits nicely in a unique category called the ‘bar pie.’ Synonymous with watering holes and taverns in the tristate area and up into parts of New England, it’s an ultra-thin crust, very balanced amount of sauce and cheese, chewy and crunchy at the same time, and extremely flavorful with our signature hot oil topping. Our pizza is deliciously different compared to the many other rightfully popular pizza styles in the marketplace.

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above: Colony prides itself on service, and the Wall of Heroes is its way of honoring those who have sacrificed for us.

COLONY STAFF, CONTRIBUTED BY THE STAMFORD HISTORY CENTER; PIZZA BY GRAVIN BURKE; WALL, CONTRIBUTED

After eighty-six years, what is Colony's key to longevity?

The longevity of Colony Grill only means something if we deliver hospitality and quality every day to our current guests. Like in baseball, we’re only as good as our last at bat. We are happy to say that Colony Grill has been around for a long time, but that only means something to our guests if they’re satisfied right now. So, we constantly are training our people and adjusting to the marketplace and making sure we’re sincerely and consistently gracious to our patrons. Otherwise, the history of Colony Grill, or of any business, doesn’t really amount to very much.

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He told me if I wasn’t careful, when I grew up, I’d have lollapaloozas.

Whatever those were, I didn’t want them.

op docs. All docs should be tops.

There can be crooked lawyers and incompetent architects, but somehow I expect the best from the medical world— after all the training and that impressive promise to Hippocrates. No bottom docs allowed (unless they’re proctologists).

I must say I wasn’t wild about Dr. Ruggles, my pediatrician in Cleveland long ago. He embarrassed me. I must have been a little chubby, because he told me if I wasn’t careful, when I grew up I’d have lollapaloozas.

Whatever those were, I didn’t want them.

But I loved Dr. Thomas, our eye doctor. One night I stood by the bathroom door switching the lights on and off to tease my older brother who was on the can reading comic books.

I’d just turned them out when he threw the shower curtain chain at me and shattered my glasses. My quick-thinking mother poured baby oil in my eyes and called Dr. Thomas, who came rushing over to pick out the shards.

I liked our ear-nose-and-throat man, too.

He had a good-looking son named Dutch. But I’m not sure Dr. Rosenberger was crazy about me. Once when my little brother had a sinus infection and the good doctor was struggling to settle him down in the chair, I yelled from the waiting room: “Don’t let him do it, Mike!

Don’t let him do it!”

And I loved Dr. King, our internist, who Dad used to take on fishing trips with him to Canada, along with an oxygen tank in case he had another heart attack. I laugh remembering him—ever the doctor—trying to undo a lemon wedge wrapped in gauze at dinner at stamfordmag.com

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the Statler. But he had real soul. When my beloved grandfather was in the hospital dying of cancer, my mother said: “Boyd, isn’t there something we can do to end this misery?”

Dr. King never answered her, but by the next day Papa Rudy had quietly slipped away.

Then the Moffly children came along.

When Audrey was thirteen, we thought it time to switch her to a grownup doctor. So I took her to my internist and quietly told his nurse that she’d agreed to some shots, but please try to slip in a physical, too, so she could play sports at her new school. Next thing I knew, our daughter came streaking out of the examining room, the nurse and doctor in hot pursuit, and we all ended up in the Dearfield Medical building parking lot. “She needs a shrink,” huffed my internist. But Dr. Larkin, her pediatrician, laughed his head off and said: “She doesn’t need a shrink. She needs a lady doctor.” Enter Dr. Sennatt, and all was well.

There’s a special place in my heart for doctors who trust you with their cell phone numbers— and I’ve got two, plus our vet, Dr. Zeide. He even made a house call when we had to put our little tuxedo cat to sleep—at twenty-four probably the oldest cat he’d ever cared for. Skinny Vinny never weighed much more than seven pounds and had not only survived our house fire but all the “sleeping around” Jack and I had to do afterwards. “How did Vinny manage to live so long?” I asked Dr. Zeide, who replied, “Because he was always thin and very adaptable.” Both qualities I’ll never possess.

Let that be a lesson. You can learn a lot from doctors.

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