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Thoracic Surgery faculty


Sarah Counts

Faculty Physician, Thoracic Rotation Director


Specialty:
General Surgery

Subspecialty:
Thoracic Surgery

Medical School:
University of New England College of Osteopathic Medicine

Residency:
Yale-New Haven Hospital, New Haven, CT

Fellowship:
Yale-New Haven Hospital, New Haven, CT

Board Certifications:
American Board of Surgery
Certified in Surgery

American Board of Thoracic Surgery
Certified in Thoracic and Cardiac Surgery

Awards & Honors:
Critical Care Scholarship Award
Administrative Chief Resident, Yale General Surgery Program
Psi Sigma Alpha (AOA equivalent)
Eastern Virginia Medical School Pediatrics Department Summer Scholar Award

Professional Affiliations:
American College of Chest Physicians
American College of Osteopathic Surgeons
American Osteopathic Association
The Society of Thoracic Surgeons
Women in Thoracic Surgery

Sarah Counts

Faculty Physician, Thoracic Rotation Director


Specialty:
General Surgery

Subspecialty:
Thoracic Surgery

Medical School:
University of New England College of Osteopathic Medicine

Residency:
Yale-New Haven Hospital, New Haven, CT

Fellowship:
Yale-New Haven Hospital, New Haven, CT

Board Certifications:
American Board of Surgery
Certified in Surgery

American Board of Thoracic Surgery
Certified in Thoracic and Cardiac Surgery

Awards & Honors:
Critical Care Scholarship Award
Administrative Chief Resident, Yale General Surgery Program
Psi Sigma Alpha (AOA equivalent)
Eastern Virginia Medical School Pediatrics Department Summer Scholar Award

Professional Affiliations:
American College of Chest Physicians
American College of Osteopathic Surgeons
American Osteopathic Association
The Society of Thoracic Surgeons
Women in Thoracic Surgery


Ashwini Arjuna

Specialty:
General Surgery

Subspecialty:
Pulmonology, Lung Transplantation

Medical School:
Bangalore Medical College and Research Institute, India

Residency:
Morristown Medical Center, Mount Sinai School of Medicine

Fellowship:
Newark Beth Israel Medical Center, Robert Wood Johnson University

University of Florida Gainesville

Board Certifications:
American Board of Internal Medicine
Certified in Critical Care Medicine

American Board of Internal Medicine
Certified in Internal Medicine

American Board of Internal Medicine
Certified in Pulmonary Disease

Professional Affiliations:
American College of Chest Physicians
The American Thoracic Society
The Society of Critical Care Medicine
International Society of Heart and Lung Transplantation

Ashwini Arjuna

Specialty:
General Surgery

Subspecialty:
Pulmonology, Lung Transplantation

Medical School:
Bangalore Medical College and Research Institute, India

Residency:
Morristown Medical Center, Mount Sinai School of Medicine

Fellowship:
Newark Beth Israel Medical Center, Robert Wood Johnson University

University of Florida Gainesville

Board Certifications:
American Board of Internal Medicine
Certified in Critical Care Medicine

American Board of Internal Medicine
Certified in Internal Medicine

American Board of Internal Medicine
Certified in Pulmonary Disease

Professional Affiliations:
American College of Chest Physicians
The American Thoracic Society
The Society of Critical Care Medicine
International Society of Heart and Lung Transplantation


John Tedesco, General Surgery

Specialty:
General Surgery

Subspecialty: 
General Thoracic Surgery and Lung Transplant Surgery

Medical School:
St. George's University School of Medicine
Grenada, West Indies

Residency:
Stamford Hospital

Fellowship:
Loyola University Medical Center

Board Certifications:
American Board of Surgery
Certified in Surgery

Board Eligible Cardiothoracic Surgeon

Awards & Honors:
2021-Stamford Hospital Patient Care Award

2020-Stamford Hospital Patient Care Award

John Tedesco, General Surgery

Specialty:
General Surgery

Subspecialty: 
General Thoracic Surgery and Lung Transplant Surgery

Medical School:
St. George's University School of Medicine
Grenada, West Indies

Residency:
Stamford Hospital

Fellowship:
Loyola University Medical Center

Board Certifications:
American Board of Surgery
Certified in Surgery

Board Eligible Cardiothoracic Surgeon

Awards & Honors:
2021-Stamford Hospital Patient Care Award

2020-Stamford Hospital Patient Care Award