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
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
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