Officers & Department Directors
Medical Officers

Stacy R. Nerenstone, MD
President of Staff

Matthew L. Saidel, MD
Vice President of Staff

William V. Sardella, MD
Treasurer of Staff

John D’Avella, MD
Secretary of Staff
Medical Department Directors

Agnes Andrea Jani-Ascadi, MD
Neurology

Gregory S. Bonaiuto, MD
Otorhinolaryngology

Adam F. Borgida, MD
Obstetrics & Gynecology

Thomas Farquhar, MD, PhD
Radiology

Jeff Finkelstein, MD
Emergency Medicine

Robert Hagberg, MD
Cardiac Surgery

Victor C. Herson, MD
Pediatrics/Neonatal

Orlando C. Kirton, MD
Surgery/General Surgery

Ajay Kumar, MD
Medicine

Inam U. Kureshi, MD
Neurosurgery

Courtland G. Lewis, MD
Orthopedics

Jerry Neuwirth, MD
Ophthalmology

Peter Pasciucco, DDS
Dentistry/General Dentistry

William T. Pastuszak, MD
Pathology/Lab Medicine

Andrew L. Salner, MD
Radiation Oncology

Harold I. Schwartz, MD
Psychiatry

Patricia A. Sheiner, MD
Surgery/Transplantation

Steven J. Shichman, MD
Urology

Paul Thompson, MD
Medicine/Cardiology

Witold M. Waberski, MD
Anesthesiology
Medical Staff
Our medical staff includes some of the nation’s most-respected physicians and advanced practitioners. They are talented, compassionate and committed to providing patients with the best possible care.
A complete list of our medical staff can be viewed on our Hartford Hospital website.