Tallwood Urology & Kidney Institute at Hartford Hospital

When you have a urologic or kidney problem, you want the very best medical team on your side—one with unsurpassed expertise, vast experience and mastery of today’s most advanced treatments. We have the largest number of urologists with minimally invasive surgical fellowships in a urology practice in the state.

1012-0490-P219_R 2.jpgThat’s exactly what you’ll find at the Tallwood Urology and Kidney Institute at Hartford Hospital. Tallwood’s urologists and nephrologists (kidney doctors) are recognized leaders in their fields. Many pioneered treatments that have become the gold standard of care nationwide. Best of all, these gifted, caring professionals work together seamlessly to ensure fully integrated medical and surgical management of all urologic and kidney disorders.

Through our Center for Education, Simulation and Innovation (CESI), Hartford Hospital provides the only minimally invasive training center in New England using the da Vinci robot. This means that surgeons from hospitals across the country are trained in all types of robotic surgery, including urologic robotic surgery, by Hartford Hospital’s physicians and CESI staff.

We perform the largest number of robotic:

  • Prostatectomies in the State of Connecticut
  • Partial nephrectomies in New England
  • Cystectomies (bladder removal) in New England

Urology and Kidney Conditions Treated at Hartford Hospital

  • Male Urinary Incontinence
  • Female Urinary Retention
  • Urinary Tract Infections
  • Prostate Disease
    (prostatitis, benign prostate hyperplasia)
  • Male Infertility
  • Female Infertility
  • Congenital Urologic Conditions
  • Lithotripsy
  • Ureteroscopic stone removal
  • Percutaneous nephrostomy
  • Pelvic Disorders
  • Urologic Cancer
  • Bladder Cancer
  • Kidney Cancer
  • Prostate Cancer
  • Testes Cancer
Urology and Kidney Services Provided at Hartford Hospital

  • Minimally Invasive Surgery
  • Robotic Prostatectomies
  • Robotic Partial Nephrectomies
  • Robotic Cystectomies (Bladder Removal)
  • Lithotripsy
  • Ureteroscopic stone removal
  • Percutaneous nephrostomy

Meet our Urology & Kidney Specialists:

Name Specialties Location
Christina Abavana, MD Christina Abavana, MD
4.8 /5
139 surveys
203.254.2320
  • Sleep Medicine
  • Fairfield
  • Milford
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Daniel P. Jones, PhD Daniel P. Jones, PhD 860.678.5700
  • Psychology
  • Farmington
John James Griffith, MD John James Griffith, MD
4.9 /5
361 surveys
860.348.2500
  • Urology
  • Southington
  • Plainville
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Jennifer L. Sullivan, PA-C Jennifer L. Sullivan, PA-C
4.8 /5
44 surveys
203.238.1241
  • Urology
  • Meriden
Amanda V. O'Meara, MD Amanda V. O'Meara, MD 860.972.4338
  • Urogynecology
  • Hartford
  • Farmington
  • Plainville
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Christine Liaw, MD Christine Liaw, MD
4.7 /5
169 surveys
203.338.8760
  • Urology
  • Stamford
  • Wilton
  • Bridgeport
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Michael Howard Siev, MD Michael Howard Siev, MD
4.9 /5
285 surveys
860.253.3380
  • Urology
  • Enfield
  • Manchester
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Shaun Patrick Hager, DO Shaun Patrick Hager, DO
4.8 /5
211 surveys
860.443.0622
  • Urology
  • Waterford
  • Mystic
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Elisabeth C. Sappenfield, MD Elisabeth C. Sappenfield, MD
4.8 /5
141 surveys
860.972.4338
  • Urogynecology
  • Enfield
  • Hartford
  • Avon
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Michael Minardi, PA-C Michael Minardi, PA-C 860.496.8990
  • Urology
  • Torrington
Elizabeth Reynolds, APRN, DNP, FNP-BC Elizabeth Reynolds, APRN, DNP, FNP-BC
4.9 /5
218 surveys
860.678.5700
  • Urology
  • Farmington
Evan Shreck, MD Evan Shreck, MD
4.9 /5
441 surveys
203.238.1241
  • Urology
  • Meriden
Ardit Shehu, DO Ardit Shehu, DO
4.8 /5
322 surveys
860.677.3950
  • Internal Medicine
  • Farmington
  • Farmington
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Brad St. Martin, MD Brad St. Martin, MD 860.972.4338
  • Urogynecology
  • Norwich
  • Hartford
  • Waterford
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Rebecca Fairchild, APRN Rebecca Fairchild, APRN 860.972.4338
  • Urogynecology
  • Hartford
  • Farmington
  • Plainville
  • Enfield
  • Avon
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Marissa Schwartz, APRN Marissa Schwartz, APRN
4.8 /5
170 surveys
860.348.2500
  • Urology
  • Plainville
  • Bristol
  • Southington
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Joseph St. Pierre, DO Joseph St. Pierre, DO
4.9 /5
150 surveys
203.926.8835
  • Bariatric Medicine
  • Shelton
  • Trumbull
  • Fairfield
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Eric Katz, MD Eric Katz, MD
4.8 /5
287 surveys
860.947.8500
  • Urology
  • Hartford
  • West Hartford
  • Farmington
  • Avon
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Eileen Dorney, PA-C Eileen Dorney, PA-C
4.6 /5
141 surveys
203.338.8760
  • Urology
  • Bridgeport
Kathryn Wagner, MD Kathryn Wagner, MD
4.9 /5
305 surveys
203.238.1241
  • Urology
  • Meriden
  • Cheshire
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Matthew Beamer, MD Matthew Beamer, MD
4.7 /5
112 surveys
203.338.8760
  • Urology
  • Stamford
  • Wilton
  • Bridgeport
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Burcu Kuruca, APRN, FNP Burcu Kuruca, APRN, FNP
4.8 /5
92 surveys
860.253.3380
  • Urology
  • Enfield
  • Farmington
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Jillian Barnes, APRN Jillian Barnes, APRN
4.7 /5
92 surveys
860.947.8500
  • Urology
  • Glastonbury
  • Farmington
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Alexandra Gunter, APRN Alexandra Gunter, APRN
4.8 /5
287 surveys
860.678.7300
  • Urology
  • Farmington
Daniella Gordon, APRN Daniella Gordon, APRN 860.972.4338
  • Urogynecology
  • Enfield
  • Glastonbury
  • Hartford
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Paul Pyo, MD Paul Pyo, MD
4.9 /5
575 surveys
203.238.1241
  • Urology
  • Meriden
  • Cheshire
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Scott Marshall Benson, DO Scott Marshall Benson, DO 860.522.2377
  • Nephrology
  • Hartford
Darren Scott Tishler, MD, FACS, FASMBS Darren Scott Tishler, MD, FACS, FASMBS
4.9 /5
202 surveys
860.246.2071
  • Bariatric Surgery
  • Glastonbury
  • Manchester
  • Enfield
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Maria Anne Everhart-Caye, MD Maria Anne Everhart-Caye, MD 860.241.0700
  • Nephrology
  • Hartford
  • Wethersfield
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Altaf Rasool, MD Altaf Rasool, MD 860.889.8331
  • Nephrology
  • Norwich
Stephen M. Kutz, MD, FACC Stephen M. Kutz, MD, FACC
4.9 /5
307 surveys
401.596.4499
  • Cardiovascular Medicine
  • Westerly
  • Mystic
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Joseph John Tiano, MD Joseph John Tiano, MD 203.683.5100
  • Cardiac Electrophysiology
  • Bridgeport
  • Fairfield
  • Trumbull
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Sandra F. Glenney, APRN, DNP, RNFA Sandra F. Glenney, APRN, DNP, RNFA
4.8 /5
157 surveys
860.886.1956
  • Urology
  • Norwich
Sergio Rafael Casillas, MD Sergio Rafael Casillas, MD
4.9 /5
158 surveys
860.889.9080
  • General Surgery
  • Norwich
  • Norwich
  • Waterford
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Jeffrey Marc Laut, MD Jeffrey Marc Laut, MD 860.241.0700
  • Nephrology
  • Hartford
  • Hartford
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David Jeremy Rosenberg, MD David Jeremy Rosenberg, MD
4.9 /5
608 surveys
860.643.2731
  • Urology
  • Manchester
Kenneth Martin Weisman, MD Kenneth Martin Weisman, MD
4.8 /5
253 surveys
860.496.8990
  • Urology
  • Torrington
Susan E. D'Ambrosio, PsyD Susan E. D'Ambrosio, PsyD 860.678.5700
  • Psychology
  • Fairfield
Christine Ann LaSala, MD, FACS, FACOG, FFPMRS Christine Ann LaSala, MD, FACS, FACOG, FFPMRS
4.9 /5
160 surveys
860.972.4338
  • Urogynecology
  • Avon
  • Plainville
  • Hartford
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Aashish Gopaldas Samat, MD Aashish Gopaldas Samat, MD
4.8 /5
265 surveys
860.696.2240
  • Endocrinology
  • Farmington
  • New Britain
  • Farmington
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Jacquelyne M. Phanavong, PA-C Jacquelyne M. Phanavong, PA-C
4.7 /5
252 surveys
860.947.8500
  • Urology
  • West Hartford
Elena Tunitsky-Bitton, MD, FACOG, FFPMRS Elena Tunitsky-Bitton, MD, FACOG, FFPMRS
4.9 /5
178 surveys
860.972.4338
  • Female Pelvic Medicine and Reconstructive Surgery
  • Hartford
  • Avon
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Paul John Ceplenski, MD Paul John Ceplenski, MD 860.826.4453
  • Urology
  • New Britain
Adam C. Steinberg, DO, MBA, FACS, FACOG Adam C. Steinberg, DO, MBA, FACS, FACOG 860.972.4338
  • Female Pelvic Medicine and Reconstructive Surgery
  • Hartford
Devika Umashanker, MD Devika Umashanker, MD
4.6 /5
123 surveys
833.861.5433
  • Bariatric Medicine
  • Glastonbury
Erin Marie Loughery, APRN Erin Marie Loughery, APRN
4.8 /5
260 surveys
860.886.1956
  • Urology
  • Norwich
Kory A. Tray, MD Kory A. Tray, MD 860.241.0700
  • Nephrology
  • Bloomfield
  • Wethersfield
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Amir E. Masoud, MD Amir E. Masoud, MD 860.388.8260
  • Gastroenterology
  • Old Saybrook
  • Fairfield
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Brian Scott McLeod, MD Brian Scott McLeod, MD
4.9 /5
430 surveys
860.564.9250
  • Urology
  • Plainfield
Eric Louis Alter, MD, FACC, RPVI Eric Louis Alter, MD, FACC, RPVI 203.254.2452
  • Cardiovascular Medicine
  • Milford
  • Stratford
  • Fairfield
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Urology & Kidney Care at Hartford Hospital