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Office
263 Farmington Ave
General Surgery
Farmington, CT 06030Phone+1 860-679-8080Fax+1 860-679-1420
Education & Training
- University of ColoradoResidency, Surgery, 1994 - 2001
- Uconn School Of MedicineClass of 1994
Certifications & Licensure
- CT State Medical License 2010 - 2025
- WI State Medical License 2001 - 2011
- American Board of Surgery Surgery
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification NextGen Ambulatory EHR, NextGen Healthcare, 2013
- Fellow American College of Surgeons
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 1 citationsFrequency and Characteristics of Social Media Use among General Surgery Trainees.Hataka R Minami, Xujia Li, Samantha K Ong, Steven Allen, Parswa Ansari
The Journal of Surgical Research. 2022-09-01 - 2 citationsBilateral sciatic hernias in an elderly woman successfully managed with robotic surgery: A case report and literature review.Francine Zeng, Brian D. Shames, Elizabeth Appel, Niranjan Varalakshmi, Eric M. Mortensen
International Journal of Surgery Case Reports. 2021-08-25 - 35 citationsBurnout and its relationship with perceived stress, self-efficacy, depression, social support, and programmatic factors in general surgery residentsMatthew R. Smeds, Matthew Janko, Steven R. Allen, Kwame S. Amankwah, Tracey D. Arnell
American Journal of Surgery. 2020-06-01
Press Mentions
- Physician Assistants Vital in OR and BeyondOctober 7th, 2024
- UConn Health Expands Robotic Surgery CapabilitiesApril 4th, 2019
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