Incorporated May 2012
Visit Chapter Website
Like us on Facebook
Follow us on Twitter @asmbsct1
Executive Officers
President: Darren Tishler, MD FACS FP-MBS
Vice President: Karen Gibbs, MD FACS Diplo ABOM
Past Presidents: Saber Ghiassi, MD MPH FASMBS, Darren Tishler, MD; Pavlos Papasavas, MD FASMBS; Neil Floch, MD; Aziz Benbrahim, MD FASMBS; Jonathan Aranow, MD
Secretary/Treasurer: Jennifer Schwartz, MD
Integrated Health Chair: Dana Cantiello, DNP APRN FNP-C CBN
STAR (State Access to Care Representative): Aziz Benbrahim, MD FACS FASMBS
Integrated Health STAR (State Access to Care Representative) (non-voting appointed): Gabrielle Berthiaume, DNP-C
Obesity Medicine Liaison (non-voting): Devika Umashanker, MD
Executive Director: Katy Dunay
Members at Large
Neil Floch, MD FACS FASMBS
Mia Shapiro, MD
Randall Zhou, MD FACS FASMBS
Chapter Contact
Katy Andrews Dunay, CPPM
ctasmbs@gmail.com
Chapter Meetings & Updates
- Connecticut State Chapter Obesity Summit 2025
January 16-17, 2025
Foxwoods Resort, Mashantucket, CT
More Information
Continuing advocacy, monitoring the potential of new legislation, supporting any bills that would provide greater access to care for our patients with obesity in the state of Connecticut.
Support Groups
Local programs per hospital – please contact your hospital for more information/reference websites for specific details. Each hospital provides preoperative and postoperative guidance for patients. Some private practices also host postoperative support groups and events. Many programs have added creative and new support groups, including Closed Facebook groups and virtual postoperative support groups to accommodate social distancing and safety in the context of the continued presence of COVID-19.
Advocacy Information
- View the Connecticut Essential Health Benefits Toolkit