Surgical Specialties Staff Bios
General Surgery
Robert Bell, MD
BS: Baylor University, 1990
MA: Baylor University, 1991
MD: Texas A&M University Health Science Center College of Medicine, 1995
Intern/Resident: General Surgery, Yale-New Haven Hospital
Clinical Fellow, Laparoscopic and Endoscopic Surgery, University of Maryland School of Medicine
Certification: American Board of Surgery
Member, Society of American Gastrointestinal Endoscopic Surgeons, Society of Laparoendoscopic Surgeons, American Society of Bariatric Surgeons
Andrew Duffy, MD
BS: Boston College, 1992
MD: University of Massachusetts, 1996
Intern: Surgery, University of Massachusetts Medical Center
Resident: General Surgery, University of Massachusetts Medical School
Minimal Access Surgical Fellow, Weill Medical College of Cornell University
Certification: American Board of Surgery
Donald Lannin, MD
BA: Stanford University, 1970
MD: University of Minnesota, 1974
Intern/Resident: General Surgery, University of Minnesota
Fellow, NIH National Research Service Award
Certification: American Board of Surgery
Member, National Surgical Adjuvant Breast Project, Pediatric Oncology Group, American Society of Clinical Oncology, Society of Surgical Oncology
Walter Longo, MD
BS: Syracuse University, 1978
MS: Fordham University, 1980
MD: New York Medical College, 1984
MBA: Saint Louis University, 2001
Intern/Resident: Surgery, Yale University Medical Center
Fellow, Gastrointestinal Research, Yale University Medical Center
Colon/Rectal Fellow, Cleveland Clinic Foundation
Certification: National Board of Medical Examiners, General Surgery, Colon and Rectal Surgery
Kurt Roberts, MD
MD: University of Innsbruck School of Medicine, 1997
Resident: General Surgery, University Hospital of Innsbruck
Fellow, Minimally Invasive Surgery, Yale University School of Medicine
Certification for Radiology and Radiation Protection
Member, Austrian Society of Surgeons, American College of Surgeons, Society of American Gastrointestinal and Endoscopic Surgeons
Sanziana Roman, MD
BA: Cornell University, 1990
MD: Columbia University, College of Physicians and Surgeons, 1994
Resident/Chief Resident: General Surgery, Yale University
Orthopedics
John Aversa, MD
BA: New York University, 1963
MD: SUNY Downstate Medical Center, 1967
Intern/Resident/Fellow: General Surgery, New York Hospital, Cornell Medical Center
Resident/Chief Resident: Orthopædics, Yale-New Haven Hospital
Certification: National Board of Medical Examiners, American Academy of Orthopædic Surgery
Member, American Association for Hand Surgery, Eastern Orthopædic Association, American College of Sports Medicine
John Beiner, MD
BS: University of California at San Diego, 1992
MD: Yale University School of Medicine, 1997
Intern: Department of General Surgery, Yale University School of Medicine
Resident: Department of Orthopedics and Rehabilitation, Yale University School of Medicine
Fellow, Spine Surgery, Rothman Institute, Thomas Jefferson University
Member, North American Spine Society, American Academy of Orthopædic Surgeons
Hubert Bradburn, MD
BA: Vanderbilt University, 1952
MD: Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, 1956
Intern/Resident: General Surgery, Yale-New Haven Hospital
Member, American Society for Surgery of the Hand, Connecticut State Medical Society, New Haven Medical Association
David Cohen, MD
BA: Dartmouth College, 1991
MD: Brown University School of Medicine, 1997
Intern: General Surgery, The New York Hospital – Cornell Medical Center
Resident: Orthopedic Surgery Program, Hospital for Special Surgery
Fellow, Sports Medicine/Shoulder Reconstruction, Hospital for Special Surgery
Certification: American Board of Orthopedic Surgeons
John Dailinger, PA-C
Physician Assistant
BA: Kenyon College, 1969
PA Certificate: Yale University Physician’s Assistant Program, 1976
Member, National Commission for the Certification of Physician Assistants, American Academy of Physician Assistants, Connecticut Academy of Physician Assistants
Peter DeLuca, MD
BS: Saint Peter’s College, 1977
MD: Duke University Medical School, 1981
Intern: Pediatrics, Surgery, Yale-New Haven Hospital
Resident: Orthopedic Surgery, Yale-New Haven Hospital
Certification: National Board of Medical Examiners, American Board of Orthopedic Surgery
Member, American Academy of Cerebral Palsy and Developmental Medicine, Pediatric Orthopedic Society of North America, Eastern Orthopedic Association
Richard Diana, MD
BA: Yale University, 1982
MD: Yale University School of Medicine, 1987
Intern: General Surgery, Yale-New Haven Hospital
Resident: Orthopedics, Yale-New Haven Hospital
Certification: American Board of Orthopedic Surgery
Fellow: American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons, American College of Surgeons
Member: American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons, Yale Orthopedic Association, Connecticut State Medical Society
Norman Kaplan, MD
BA: Wesleyan University, 1974
MD: New York Medical College, 1977
Resident: General/Orthopedic Surgery, Yale-New Haven Hospital
Clinical Assistant Professor, Yale University School of Medicine
Member, Eastern Orthopedic Association, American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons, American Academy of Sports Medicine
Certification: American Board of Orthopedic Surgery
John Kelley, MD
BA: Yale University, 1981
MD: Medical College of Ohio, 1986
Resident: Surgery/Orthopedics, Yale-New Haven Hospital
Fellow, Sports Medicine, Kerlan-Jobe Orthopedic Clinic
Certification: American Board of Orthopedic Surgery
John Marino, MD
BA: University of California, San Diego, 1986
MD: Howard University College of Medicine
Intern: Internal Medicine, Nassau County Medical Center
Resident/Chief Resident: Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Nassau County Medical Center
Certification: American Board of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Member, American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Philip Minotti, MD
BS: Worcester Polytechnic Institute, 1989
MD: Jefferson Medical College, 1999
Intern: Surgery, Thomas Jefferson University Hospital
Resident: Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Thomas Jefferson University Hospital
Fellow, Adult Hip and Knee Reconstruction, Rothman Institute, Thomas Jefferson University Hospital
Patrick Ruwe, MD
BS: Yale University, 1983
MD: Yale University School of Medicine, 1987
Assistant Resident: General Surgery/Orthopedic Surgery, Yale-New Haven Hospital
Chief Resident: Orthopedic Surgery, Yale-New Haven Hospital
Fellow, Sports Medicine, Kerlan-Jobe Orthopedic Clinic
Certification: National Board of Medical Examiners, American Board of Orthopedic Surgeons
Member, Arthroscopy Association of North America, American Orthopedic Society for Sports Medicine, Yale Orthopedic Association
Mark Scanlan, MD
BA: Duke University, 1992
MD: Columbia University, College of Physicians and Surgeons, 1999
Intern: General Surgery, New York-Presbyterian Hospital, Columbia-Presbyterian Medical Center
Resident: Orthopedic Surgery, New York-Presbyterian Hospital, Columbia-Presbyterian Medical Center
Fellow, Hand Surgery, Hospital for Joint Diseases/NYU Medical Center
Member, American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons, American Society for Surgery of the Hand
Enzo Sella, MD
BS: Fairfield University, 1962
MD: Loyola University, Stritch School of Medicine
Resident: General Surgery, Hospital of Saint Raphael
Resident: Orthopedic Surgery, Yale-New Haven Hospital
Fellow, American College of Surgeons, American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons, American Orthopedic Foot Society, American College of Spinal Surgeons
Member, Eastern Orthopedic Association, North American Spine Society
Otolaryngology (ENT)
Stanley Friedman, MD
BA: Rutgers University, 1964
MD: Tufts University School of Medicine
Intern/Resident: Surgery, University of Pennsylvania
Resident: Otolaryngology, Yale-New Haven Hospital
Elias Michaelides, MD
BA: Cornell University, 1989
MD: SUNY-Stonybrook, 1993
Intern: Surgery, Medical College of Virginia
Resident: Otolaryngology, Medical College of Virginia
Fellow, Otology, Michigan Ear Institute
Diplomate, National Board of Medical Examiners, American Board of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery
Member, Triologic Society, American Academy of Otolaryngic Allergy, American Neurotology Society, American Academy of Otolaryngology/Head & Neck Surgery
Douglas Ross, MD
BA: Columbia University, 1982
MD: Columbia University, College of Physicians and Surgeons, 1986
Intern/Resident: Department of Surgery, University of California at Los Angeles Medical Center
Resident/Chief Resident: Division of Head and Neck Surgery, University of California at Los Angeles Medical Center
Fellow, Head and Neck Reconstruction and Microvascular Surgery, UCLA
Diplomate, American Board of Otolaryngology
Member, American Academy of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, American College of Physician Executives, American Rhinologic Society
Clarence Sasaki, MD
BA: Pomona College, 1962
MD: Yale University School of Medicine, 1966
Intern: San Francisco Hospital, University of California
Assistant Resident: Department of Surgery, Dartmouth Medical Center
Assistant/Chief Resident: Department of Surgery, Section of Otolaryngology, Yale-New Haven Hospital
Fellow, International Union Against Cancer
Diplomate: National Board of Medical Examiners, American Board of Otolaryngology
Member, Connecticut State ENT Society, New England Otolaryngological Society, Pan American Association of Oto-Rhino-Laryngology & Broncho-Esophagology, North American Skull Base Society
Urology
Harris Foster, MD
BS: University of Michigan, 1983
MD: University of Miami, 1987
Intern/Resident: Surgery, University of Michigan
Resident: Urology, University of Michigan
Diplomate, American Board of Urology
Member, American Urological Association, Urodynamics Society, Connecticut Chapter Multiple Sclerosis Society Advisory Committee, National Association for Continence, Society of University Urologists
Dinesh Singh, MD
BS: University of California, Los Angeles, 1993
MD: Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons
Intern/Resident: Surgery, Brigham & Women’s Hospital
Resident: Urology, Harvard Medical School Longwood Program in Urology
Clinical Fellow, Laparoscopy and Minimally Invasive Surgery
Research Fellow, Gene Expression Analysis of Prostate Cancer, Dana Farber Cancer Institute
Member, American Urological Association, Massachusetts Medical Society
Edward Uchio, MD
BS: University of California, Irvine, 1991
MD: University of California, Irvine, 1995
Intern/Resident/Chief Resident: General Surgery, Urology, University of Washington School of Medicine
Fellow, Urologic Oncology, National Institutes of Health, National Cancer Institute
