Our Team

The Digestive Health Institute hernia care team — led by Chike Chukwumah, MD — lends a broad range of skill, knowledge and compassion to the creation of unique care plans for each patient that quickly and effectively address the hernia and recovery.

Radiologist giving a patient an ultrasound on their abdomin

To do this, we draw on the talents of:

  • Surgeons – general, bariatric and plastic
  • Advanced practitioners
  • Physical therapists
  • Registered dietitians
  • Behavioral health specialists
  • Nurses

Patient-Centered Care

Each patient’s hernia experience is different and every member of our team is here to craft a care plan that is uniquely yours. Our goal is to help you as quickly as possible, educating you about the condition and helping you recover and restore abdominal core strength after surgery.


Meet our Hernia Specialists:

Vladimir Daoud

4.9

General Surgery

Medical Group Hartford HealthCare Digestive Health Center
Bloomfield, CT 06002
More Locations
Avon, CT 06001
West Hartford, CT 06107
Artem Dyatlov

4.8

General Surgery

Medical Group Hartford HealthCare Medical Group at St. Vincent's Medical Center - General Surgery
Bridgeport, CT 06606
More Locations
Milford, CT 06461
Wilton, CT 06897
Alexandra Sanowski-Bell

4.9

General Surgery

Medical Group Hartford HealthCare Medical Group at Charlotte Hungerford Hospital Department of General Surgery
Torrington, CT 06790
Inam Shaikh

4.8

General Surgery

Medical Group Hartford HealthCare Medical Group at Charlotte Hungerford Hospital Department of General Surgery
Torrington, CT 06790
Devin Stanton

4.8

General Surgery

Medical Group Hartford HealthCare Medical Group Specialty Care
Norwich, CT 06360
More Locations
Waterford, CT 06385
Pawcatuck, CT 06379
Megan McNamara

4.9

Colon & Rectal Surgery

Medical Group Hartford HealthCare Medical Group Specialty Care
Norwich, CT 06360
Kristie Andersen

4.8

General Surgery

Medical Group Hartford HealthCare Medical Group Specialty Care
Norwich, CT 06360
Danielle Friedman

4.8

Bariatric Surgery

Medical Group Hartford HealthCare Medical & Surgical Weight Loss at St. Vincent's Medical Center
Bridgeport, CT 06606
More Locations
Wilton, CT 06897
Ajay Ranade

4.9

General Surgery

Medical Group Hartford HealthCare Medical Group at Charlotte Hungerford Hospital Department of General Surgery
Torrington, CT 06790
James Babowice

 

General Surgery

Medical Group Hartford HealthCare Medical Group Specialty Care
Norwich, CT 06360
More Locations
Pawcatuck, CT 06379
Mystic, CT 06355
Mia Shapiro

4.9

Bariatric Surgery

Medical Group Hartford HealthCare Medical & Surgical Weight Loss
Uncasville, CT 06382
Darren Tishler

4.8

Bariatric Surgery

Medical Group Hartford HealthCare Medical & Surgical Weight Loss
Glastonbury, CT 06033
More Locations
Enfield, CT 06082
Manchester, CT 06042
Gary Kaml

 

Critical Care Surgery

Medical Group Hartford HealthCare Medical Group Specialty Care
Norwich, CT 06360
Sergio Casillas

4.9

General Surgery

Medical Group Hartford HealthCare Medical Group Specialty Care
Norwich, CT 06360
More Locations
Norwich, CT 06360
Waterford, CT 06385
Lindsay Bliss

5.0

Surgical Oncology

Medical Group Hartford HealthCare Cancer Institute at Hartford Hospital
Hartford, CT 06106
More Locations
Plainville, CT 06062
Bloomfield, CT 06002
Enfield, CT 06082
Aziz Benbrahim

4.8

Bariatric Surgery

Medical Group Hartford HealthCare Medical Group at MidState Medical Center Department of General and Colorectal Surgery
Meriden, CT 06451
More Locations
Plainville, CT 06062
North Haven, CT 06473
Meriden, CT 06450
Meriden, CT 06450
Edward Hannoush

4.8

Bariatric Surgery

Medical Group Hartford HealthCare Medical & Surgical Weight Loss at Hartford Hospital
Hartford, CT 06106
More Locations
Bloomfield, CT 06002
Glastonbury, CT 06033
Farmington, CT 06032
Robert McCallum

4.8

General Surgery

Medical Group Hartford HealthCare Medical Group
Putnam, CT 06260
More Locations
Plainfield, CT 06374
Tolland, CT 06084
Willimantic, CT 06226
Willimantic, CT 06226
Terrence Donahue

4.8

Hand Surgery

Medical Group Hartford HealthCare Medical Group Specialty Care
Berlin, CT 06037
Timothy Gostkowski

4.8

General Surgery

Medical Group Hartford HealthCare Medical Group at Charlotte Hungerford Hospital Department of General Surgery
Torrington, CT 06790
David Coletti

4.8

General Surgery

Medical Group Hartford HealthCare Medical Group Specialty Care
Norwich, CT 06360
More Locations
Mystic, CT 06355
Pavlos Papasavas

4.8

Bariatric Surgery

Medical Group Hartford HealthCare Medical & Surgical Weight Loss
Glastonbury, CT 06033
More Locations
Bloomfield, CT 06002
Farmington, CT 06032
Hartford, CT 06106
Mario Katigbak

4.9

Thoracic Surgery

Medical Group Hartford HealthCare Medical Group at Hartford Hospital
Hartford, CT 06106
More Locations
Manchester, CT 06042
Bloomfield, CT 06002
Jennifer Pleimann

4.8

General Surgery

Medical Group Hartford HealthCare Medical & Surgical Weight Loss
Trumbull, CT 06611
Scott Rybak

4.9

General Surgery

Medical Group Hartford HealthCare Medical Group at MidState Medical Center Department of General Surgery
Meriden, CT 06451
Chike Chukwumah

4.9

General Surgery

Medical Group Hartford HealthCare Medical Group at Hartford Hospital
Hartford, CT 06106
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Manchester, CT 06042
Avon, CT 06001
Peter Leff

4.9

General Surgery

Medical Group Hartford HealthCare Medical Group at MidState Medical Center Department of General Surgery
Meriden, CT 06451
More Locations
Meriden, CT 06450
David Curtis

 

Hepatobiliary and Surgical Oncology

Medical Group Hartford HealthCare Cancer Institute at Hartford Hospital
Hartford, CT 06106
More Locations
West Hartford, CT 06107
Glastonbury, CT 06033
Manchester, CT 06042
Lindsey Meehan

 

General Surgery

Medical Group Hartford HealthCare Medical Group at Hartford Hospital
Hartford, CT 06106
More Locations
Avon, CT 06001
Aurangzeb Ali

 

General Surgery

Medical Group Hartford HealthCare Medical Group at MidState Medical Center Department of General Surgery
Meriden, CT 06451
More Locations
Meriden, CT 06450
Timothy Goundrey

4.9

General Surgery

Medical Group Hartford HealthCare Cancer Institute - Colorectal Surgery, General Surgery, Medical Weight Loss - Plainville
Plainville, CT 06062
More Locations
Southington, CT 06489
Samantha Pelow

4.9

General Surgery

Medical Group Hartford HealthCare Medical & Surgical Weight Loss at Hartford Hospital
Hartford, CT 06106
More Locations
Bloomfield, CT 06002
Emilia Genova

4.9

General Surgery

Medical Group Hartford HealthCare Medical & Surgical Weight Loss
Trumbull, CT 06611
Raza Shariff

 

Bariatric Surgery

Medical Group Hartford HealthCare Medical & Surgical Weight Loss
Uncasville, CT 06382
More Locations
Old Saybrook, CT 06475
Mystic, CT 06355
Waterford, CT 06385
Willimantic, CT 06226
David Aughton

5.0

General Surgery

Medical Group Hartford HealthCare Medical Group at Charlotte Hungerford Hospital Department of General Surgery
Torrington, CT 06790
More Locations
Winsted, CT 06098
Torrington, CT 06790
Huseyin Nail Aydin

4.9

Surgical Oncology

Medical Group Hartford HealthCare Medical Group Specialty Care
Willimantic, CT 06226
More Locations
Tolland, CT 06084
Brian Whang

4.9

Thoracic Surgery

Medical Group Hartford HealthCare Medical Group at St. Vincent's Medical Center - Thoracic Surgery
Bridgeport, CT 06606
More Locations
Fairfield, CT 06824
Tamara Myers

 

General Surgery

Medical Group Hartford HealthCare Medical Group Specialty Care
Willimantic, CT 06226
Nicholas Dugan

4.9

Bariatric Surgery

Medical Group Hartford HealthCare Medical & Surgical Weight Loss
Shelton, CT 06484
More Locations
Fairfield, CT 06824
Milford, CT 06461
Bridgeport, CT 06606
Vijay Jayaraman

4.9

General Surgery

Medical Group Hartford HealthCare Medical Group Specialty Care
Norwich, CT 06360
More Locations
Waterford, CT 06385
Pawcatuck, CT 06379
Justin Van Backer

5.0

Thoracic Surgery

Medical Group Hartford HealthCare Cancer Institute - Thoracic Surgery - Plainville
Plainville, CT 06062
More Locations
Meriden, CT 06451
Patrick Crosby

 

Bariatric Surgery

Medical Group Hartford HealthCare Medical Group Specialty Care - Bariatrics
Cheshire, CT 06410
More Locations
Plainville, CT 06062