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GENERAL SURGERY

Skilled surgeons. Amazing technology. Outstanding results.

MidState Medical Center offers a full spectrum of general surgical procedures including surgery for the gallbladder, the colon, the appendix and hiatal hernias, as well as other surgeries for the digestive tract.

High-definition video monitors, precise instrumentation and other advanced technologies allow our surgeons to provide optimal surgical treatment. And, continuous training helps them stay abreast of the most cutting-edge techniques, such as Laparo-Endoscopic Single-Site (LESS) surgery - the latest method for minimally invasive "general" surgeries of the gallbladder, colon, and appendix, as well as adjustable gastric banding.

Meet Our Physicians

Click on one of the doctors names below to see more information about them.

Louis Meyer, MD

Office Location:

• MidState Medical Group Surgical Specialists
• 455 Lewis Ave
• Suite 102
• Meriden, CT 06450
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• MidState Medical Group Surgical Specialists
• 185 Center Street
• Suite E
• Wallingford, CT 06492
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Languages Spoken:

• English

Year Began Practicing:

• 1976 (36 years)

Gender:

• Male

Specialty:

• General Surgery

Medical conditions, procedures, and areas of interest treated:

• Abdominal Hernias
• Ano-Rectal Disease
• Biliary Disease
• Breast
• Colon & Rectal Surgery
• Gallbladder Surgery
• Hemorrhoids

Education/Training:

• Medical School: Albert Einstein College of Medicine
• Internship: St Luke’s Hospital Center
• Residency: St Luke’s Hospital Center

Aziz Benbrahim, MD

Office Location:

• MidState Medical Group Surgical Specialists
• 455 Lewis Ave
• Suite 102
• Meriden, CT 06450
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• MidState Medical Group Surgical Specialists
• 185 Center Street
• Suite E
• Wallingford, CT 06492
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Languages Spoken:

• English

Year Began Practicing:

• 2000 (11 years)

Gender:

• Male

Specialty:

• General Surgery

Medical conditions, procedures, and areas of interest treated:

• General Surgery

Education/Training:

• Medical School: Hassan University II, Morocco
• Internship: Hospital of Saint Raphael
• Residency: Harvard Medical School Massachusetts General Hospital

Aurangzeb Ali, MD

Office Location:

• Surgical Associates of Meriden, PC
• 455 Lewis Ave
• Suite 102
• Meriden, CT 06450
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• MidState Medical Center Wound Care Center
• 61 Pomeroy Avenue
• Meriden, CT 06450
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Languages Spoken:

• English

Year Began Practicing:

• 1998 (13 years)

Gender:

• Male

Specialty:

• General Surgery
• Undersea and Hyperbaric Medicine

Medical conditions, procedures, and areas of interest treated:

• Advanced Wound Care
• Complex Wound Management
• Diabetic Wound Care
• Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy
• Non-healing Wounds
• Wound Care
• Wound Care Management
• Wound Healing
• Wound Management
• Wound Specialist

Education/Training:

• Medical School: Hahnemann University
• Internship: Hospital of Saint Raphael

Peter D. Leff, MD

Office Location:

• Surgical Associates of Meriden, PC
• 455 Lewis Ave
• Suite 102
• Meriden, CT 06450
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• MidState Medical Center Wound Care Center
• 61 Pomeroy Avenue
• Meriden, CT 06450
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Languages Spoken:

• English

Year Began Practicing:

• 1994 (17 years)

Gender:

• Male

Specialty:

• General Surgery
• Undersea and Hyperbaric Medicine

Medical conditions, procedures, and areas of interest treated:

• Advanced Wound Care
• Complex Wound Management
• Diabetic Wound Care
• Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy
• Non-healing Wounds
• Wound Care
• Wound Care Management
• Wound Healing
• Wound Management
• Wound Specialist

Education/Training:

• Medical School: New York Medical College
• Residency: New Rochelle Hospital Medical Center

Elizabeth C. Riordan, MD

Office Location:

• MidState Medical Group Surgical Specialists
• 455 Lewis Ave
• Suite 102
• Meriden, CT 06450
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• MidState Medical Group Surgical Specialists
• 185 Center Street
• Suite E
• Wallingford, CT 06492
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Languages Spoken:

• English, Spanish

Year Began Practicing:

• 1996 (15 years)

Gender:

• Male

Specialty:

• General Surgery

Medical conditions, procedures, and areas of interest treated:

• Abdominal Surgery
• Advanced Laparoscopic Surgery
• Breast Surgery
• General Surgery
• Laparoscopic Colectom
y
• Laparoscopic Hernia Repair
• Laparoscopic Surgery
• Minimally Invasive Breast Biopsy
• Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy

Education/Training:

• Medical School: Duke University, Columbia University, University of Connecticut School of Medicine
• Internship: State University of New York (Stony Brook)
• Residency: State University of New York (Stony Brook)

Nicholas Verdura, MD

Office Location:

• MidState Medical Group Surgical Specialists
• 455 Lewis Ave
• Suite 102
• Meriden, CT 06450
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Languages Spoken:

• English, Italian, Spanish

Year Began Practicing:

• 2010 (1 year)

Gender:

• Male

Specialty:

• General Surgery

Medical conditions, procedures, and areas of interest treated:

• Gastrointestinal surgery
• Minimally invasive surgery

Education/Training:

• Medical School: St. George’s University School of Medicine
• Internship: Waterbury Hospital
• Residency: Waterbury Hospital
• Fellowship: Carolinas Medical Center

Misbah M. Vahidy, MD

Office Location:

• Advanced Eye Physicians
• 546 South Broad Street
• Meriden, CT 06450
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Languages Spoken:

• English

Year Began Practicing:

• 1975 (36 years)

Gender:

• Male

Specialty:

• General Surgery
• Undersea and Hyperbaric Medicine

Medical conditions, procedures, and areas of interest treated:

• Advanced Wound Care
• Complex Wound Management
• Diabetic Wound Care
• Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy
• Non-healing Wounds
• Wound Care
• Wound Care Management
• Wound Healing
• Wound Management
• Wound Specialist

Education/Training:

• Medical School: Lia Quat Medical College
• Internship: Mount Sinai Medical Center of Greater Miami
• Residency: Christ Hospital

To find a MidState surgeon, call 1 866 MMC 5678.