MidState Surgical Center - Robotic Surgery

Skilled surgeons. Amazing technology. Outstanding results.

Gynecologic surgeons are the pioneers of laparoscopic minimally invasive surgery. At MidState, we offer the full range of procedures for benign and malignant female reproductive conditions. This includes hysterectomies and uro-genital procedures for incontinence and bladder problems. High-technology robot-assisted surgery has led to tremendous advances in minimally invasive surgery and positive outcomes for a wider range of gynecologic cases.

For many women, robot-assisted surgery is a better alternative to traditional, open gynecologic surgery...

  • It allows your surgeon to make fewer incisions, so it reduces the pain, recovery time and scarring associated with traditional surgery.
  • It allows your surgeon to operate with greater precision and control, to reduce the impact on the surrounding area.
  • It results in less blood loss, so it lessens the likelihood you will need a transfusion, and reduces the chances of complications.

Meet Our Physicians

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

Ossama A. Bahgat, MD

Office Location:

  • Comprehensive Orthopaedics & Musculoskeletal Care
  • 816 Broad Street
  • Suite 21
  • Meriden, CT 06450

Languages Spoken:

  • English

Year Began Practicing:

  • 1993 (18 years)

Gender:

  • Male

Specialty:

  • Obstetrics & Gynecology

Medical conditions, procedures, and areas of interest treated:

  • Obstetrics & Gynecology

Education/Training:

  • Medical School: Cairo University
  • Internship: Lincoln Medical and Mental Health Center
  • Residency: Bowman Gray School of Medicine, Boston Department of Health & Hospitals
Marlene L. Waradzin, MD

Office Location:

  • 455 Lewis Ave
  • Suite 102
  • Meriden, CT 06450
  • Helm and Helm
  • 185 Center Street
  • Wallingford, CT 06492

Languages Spoken:

  • English

Year Began Practicing:

  • 1992 (19 years)

Gender:

  • Male

Specialty:

  • Obstetrics & Gynecology

Medical conditions, procedures, and areas of interest treated:

  • Obstetrics & Gynecology

Education/Training:

  • Medical School: University of Connecticut School of Medicine
  • Residency: Bridgeport Hospital
Thomas Helm, MD

Office Location:

  • 455 Lewis Ave
  • Suite 102
  • Meriden, CT 06450
  • Helm and Helm
  • 185 Center Street
  • Wallingford, CT 06492

Languages Spoken:

  • English

Year Began Practicing:

  • 1984 (27 years)

Gender:

  • Male

Specialty:

  • Obstetrics & Gynecology

Medical conditions, procedures, and areas of interest treated:

  • Obstetrics & Gynecology

Education/Training:

  • Medical School: St. Louis University School of Medicine
  • Residency: St. Louis University School of Medicine
Charles Helm, MD

Office Location:

  • 455 Lewis Ave
  • Suite 102
  • Meriden, CT 06450
  • Helm and Helm
  • 185 Center Street
  • Wallingford, CT 06492

Languages Spoken:

  • English

Year Began Practicing:

  • 1984 (27 years)

Gender:

  • Male

Specialty:

  • Obstetrics & Gynecology

Medical conditions, procedures, and areas of interest treated:

  • Obstetrics & Gynecology

Education/Training:

  • Medical School: St. Louis University School of Medicine
  • Internship: St. Louis University Hospital
  • Residency: St. Louis University Hospital
James B. Fanning, MD

Office Location:

  • 455 Lewis Ave
  • Suite 102
  • Meriden, CT 06450
  • Helm and Helm
  • 185 Center Street
  • Wallingford, CT 06492

Languages Spoken:

  • English

Year Began Practicing:

  • 1995 (16 years)

Gender:

  • Male

Specialty:

  • Obstetrics & Gynecology

Medical conditions, procedures, and areas of interest treated:

  • Obstetrics & Gynecology

Education/Training:

  • Medical School: Boston University School of Medicine
  • Residency: Baylor University Medical Center
Daniel T. Dennehy, MD

Office Location:

  • 455 Lewis Ave
  • Suite 102
  • Meriden, CT 06450
  • Helm and Helm
  • 185 Center Street
  • Wallingford, CT 06492

Languages Spoken:

  • English

Year Began Practicing:

  • 1992 (12 years)

Gender:

  • Male

Specialty:

  • Obstetrics & Gynecology

Medical conditions, procedures, and areas of interest treated:

  • Obstetrics & Gynecology

Education/Training:

  • Medical School: Albert Einstein College of Medicine
  • Residency: Saint Luke's Roosevelt Hospital
Joseph A. Peccerillo, MD

Office Location:

  • 455 Lewis Ave
  • Suite 102
  • Meriden, CT 06450
  • Helm and Helm
  • 185 Center Street
  • Wallingford, CT 06492

Languages Spoken:

  • English

Year Began Practicing:

  • 1996 (15 years)

Gender:

  • Male

Specialty:

  • Obstetrics & Gynecology

Medical conditions, procedures, and areas of interest treated:

  • Obstetrics & Gynecology

Education/Training:

  • Medical School: University of Connecticut
  • Residency: Saint Francis Hospital and Medical Center
Cynthia H McCraven, MD

Office Location:

  • The Women's Center for Southern New England
  • 455 Lewis Ave
  • Suite 212
  • Meriden, CT 06450
  • The Women's Center for Southern New England
  • 863 North Main Street Extension
  • Bldng 1, Unit 1C
  • Wallingford, CT 06492
  • The Women's Center for Southern New England
  • 1781 Highland Avenue
  • Chesire, CT 06410

Languages Spoken:

  • English

Year Began Practicing:

  • 1990 (21 years)

Gender:

  • Female

Specialty:

  • Obstetrics & Gynecology

Medical conditions, procedures, and areas of interest treated:

  • Obstetrics & Gynecology

Education/Training:

  • Medical School: Yale University School of Medicine
  • Residency: Yale-New Haven Hospital
Michelle R. Taylor, MD

Office Location:

  • The Women's Center for Southern New England
  • 455 Lewis Ave
  • Suite 212
  • Meriden, CT 06450
  • The Women's Center for Southern New England
  • 863 North Main Street Extension
  • Bldng 1, Unit 1C
  • Wallingford, CT 06492
  • The Women's Center for Southern New England
  • 1781 Highland Avenue
  • Chesire, CT 06410

Languages Spoken:

  • English

Year Began Practicing:

  • 2006 (5 years)

Gender:

  • Female

Specialty:

  • Obstetrics & Gynecology

Medical conditions, procedures, and areas of interest treated:

  • Obstetrics & Gynecology

Education/Training:

  • Medical School: University of Texas Health Science Center
  • Internship: University of Connecticut School of Medicine
  • Residency: University of Connecticut School of Medicine
Vincent H. Pepe, MD

Office Location:

  • 816 Broad Street
  • Suite 21
  • Meriden, CT 06450

Languages Spoken:

  • English

Year Began Practicing:

  • 1993 (18 years)

Gender:

  • Male

Specialty:

  • Obstetrics & Gynecology

Medical conditions, procedures, and areas of interest treated:

  • Obstetrics & Gynecology

Education/Training:

  • Medical School: Boston University School of Medicine
  • Residency: Boston City Hospital
Andrew P. Metzger, MD

Office Location:

  • The Women's Center for Southern New England
  • 455 Lewis Ave
  • Suite 212
  • Meriden, CT 06450
  • The Women's Center for Southern New England
  • 863 North Main Street Extension
  • Bldng 1, Unit 1C
  • Wallingford, CT 06492
  • The Women's Center for Southern New England
  • 1781 Highland Avenue
  • Chesire, CT 06410

Languages Spoken:

  • English

Year Began Practicing:

  • 1998 (13 years)

Gender:

  • Male

Specialty:

  • Obstetrics & Gynecology

Medical conditions, procedures, and areas of interest treated:

  • da Vinci Robotic Surgery
  • da Vinci Robotic Surgery Gyn
  • da Vinci Robotic Surgical System
  • da Vinci Robotic-Endometriosis
  • Hysterectomy (Robotic)
  • Laparoscopic robotic GYN procedures
  • Minimally Invasive Robotic Surgery
  • Myomectomies (Robotic)
  • Robotic Hysterectomy
  • Robotic Surgery
  • Robotic surgery - da Vinci
  • Robotic Surgery - Gynecology
  • Robotic-Assisted Surgery

Education/Training:

  • Medical School: Albany Medical College of Union University
  • Residency: St. Barnabas Medical Center

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