Residency and Fellowship Programs at Danbury Hospital

At Danbury Hospital, it’s our honor and a privilege to train new doctors who will continue our tradition of academic excellence and caring for our community. Overseen by Dr. Jonathan M. Fine and with our highly regarded physicians and affiliations with Yale University School of Medicine and the University of Vermont College of Medicine, our residency and fellowship programs provide high-quality, clinical training to support the development of competent, caring medical professionals.

Program Leadership

Program Director, Linus Chuang, MD, MPH, MS

Medical School: Kaohsiung Medical College, Kaohsiung, Taiwan

Residency: Flushing Hospital Medical Center, Flushing NY

Fellowship: Division of Gynecologic Oncology, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center

Board Certification: American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Special Interests: Minimally Invasive Surgery / DaVinci / Gynecologic Oncology

Assistant Program Director, David Doo, MD

Medical School: University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL

Residency: University of Colorado, Aurora, CO

Fellowship: Gynecologic Oncology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL

Board Certification: American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Special Interests: Minimally Invasive Surgery / DaVinci / Gynecologic Oncology

Faculty

John Garofalo, MD
Norwalk Hospital

Medical School: New York Medical College, Valhalla, NY
Residency: Beth Israel Medical Center, New York, NY
Board Certification: American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology
Special Interests: Minimally Invasive Surgery / DaVinci

Dan Goldstein, M.D. Daniel Goldstein, MD
Danbury Hospital

Medical School: University of Connecticut School of Medicine, Farmington, CT
Residency: Hartford Hospital, Hartford, CT
Membership: Fellow of American College of Obstetricians & Gynecologists / American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine / Society of Laparoendoscopic Surgeons
Board Certification: American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology
Special Interests: Minimally Invasive Surgery / DaVinci Robot Certified / Infertility / Ultrasound / Menopause / In Office Surgical Procedures

Josh Hurwitz Joshua Hurwitz, MD
Danbury and Norwalk Hospitals

Medical School: Jefferson Medical College, Philadelphia, PA
Residency: Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, Philadelphia, PA
Fellowship: Reproductive Endocrinology, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY
Board Certification: American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology
Special Interests: Premature Ovarian Failure / Oocyte Cryopreservation / Reproductive Surgeries / Embryo Donation

James McClane, MD
Norwalk Hospital

Medical School: Cornell University Medical College, New York, NY
Residency: Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, Philadelphia, PA
Fellowship: Colorectal Surgery, Cleveland Clinic Cleveland Ohio
Board Certification: American Board of Colon & Rectal Surgery
Special Interests: Colorectal Surgery

Erin Panarelli, MD
Danbury Hospital

Medical School: Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY
Residency: Montefiore Medical Center, Bronx, NY
Board Certification: American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology
Special Interests: Graduate Medical Education / Evidence-Based Medicine / Public Health / Women’s Community and Population Based Health

Andrea Russo, MD
Danbury Hospital

Medical School: University of Connecticut School of Medicine, Farmington, CT
Residency: Stamford Hospital, Stamford, CT
Fellowship: Female Pelvic Medicine and Female Reconstructive Surgery: Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT
Board Certification: American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology
Special Interests: Vaginal Laparoscopic and Robotic Surgery for Pelvic Organ Prolapse and Incontinence