ABSITE Review Course 2023

We were pleased to again host over 800 residents at the 2023 CTACSPA ABSITE Review Course™

We are incredibly thankful to our Resident Committee for putting this event together, to Saint Mary’s Hospital, Gary Hodge, and Philip Corvo, MD, MA, FACS for the IT infrastructure and support, our course chair, emcee and Resident Committee Chair, Sue Ting Lim, MD, and our amazing volunteer teaching faculty:

  • Carinne Anderson , MD – Nuvance Health – Danbury

  • Robert Botta, MD, FACS  – The Vascular Experts

  • Joel Calafell , MD – UConn School of Medicine Alumni 

  • Vladimir Daoud, MD, FACS  – Hartford HealthCare/Hartford Hospital

  • Kevin Dwyer, MD, FACS  – Stamford Health

  • John Kuntsman, MD  – Yale School of Medicine

  • Catherine McManus  – Stamford Health

  • Jennifer Schwartz, MD, FACS  – Yale School of Medicine

  • Gerard Weinberg, MD, FACS  – Stamford Health

  • Patrick Zimmerman , MD – Nuvance Health – Danbury 


Save the date – 2024 Virtual ABSITE Review Course: Jan 6th and 7th!  Registration opens later this year!

Want to sponsor the course in 2023? Please contact Chris Tasik for information.


Links to Past Review Courses: 2022 Review 2021 Review 

2023 Presentations and Videos 

Breast - Carinne Anderson , MD - Nuvance Health - Danbury

Colorectal - Joel Calafell , MD - UConn School of Medicine Alumni

Critical Care - Patrick Zimmerman , MD - Nuvance Health - Danbury

Foregut - Jennifer Schwartz, MD, FACS - Yale School of Medicine

Hernia - Vladimir Daoud, MD, FACS - Hartford HealthCare/Hartford Hospital NEEDS VIDEO

HPB - John Kuntsman, MD - Yale School of Medicine

Pediatrics - Gerard Weinberg, MD, FACS - Stamford Health

Trauma - Kevin Dwyer, MD, FACS - Stamford Health

Trauma Q&A

Vascular - Robert Botta, MD, FACS - The Vascular Experts