Our Doctors
Michael P. Farrell, M.D., Ph.D.
Dr. Farrell is a graduate of the Robert Wood Johnson Medical School where he also completed his Ph.D. He completed his internal medicine training at Strong Memorial Hospital in Rochester, NY and his Hematology/Oncology fellowship at Yale University. He is board certified in Hematology and Oncology.
Susanna Hong, M.D.
Dr. Hong is a graduate of Eastern Virginia Medical School in Norfolk, Virginia. She completed her post-graduate training at the University of Connecticut, Internal Medicine Program. She went on to complete a fellowship in the Department of Hematology/Oncology at SUNY–Stony Brook University, in New York, where she then became a clinical assistant instructor. She is board certified in Hematology and Oncology.
Karthikeyan Kandavelou, M.D.
Dr. Kandavelou is a graduate of Stanley medical College, India. After graduating from medical school he worked as a postdoctoral fellow at John Hopkins University in Baltimore, Maryland. He completed his internal medicine training at Griffin Hospital (affiliated with the Yale School of Medicine). He completed his fellowship in Hematology/Oncology at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine/Montefiore Medical Center, New York. He is board certified in Internal Medicine, Hematology and Oncology.
Elizabeth A. Mariano, M.D.
Dr. Mariano received her undergraduate degree from Tufts University and her medical degree from Albany Medical College. She completed her residency and fellowship training at the University of Massachusetts where she was Chief Fellow for the hematology and oncology program. She is board certified in Internal Medicine, Oncology and Hematology.
Hannah Brady, PA
Hannah is a graduate of Lafayette College with a bachelor’s of art in biochemistry. She completed a Masters of Health Sciences in Physician Assistant Studies at Lock Haven University in Pennsylvania. She worked for six years at Yale New Haven Hospital in internal medicine prior to joining Connecticut Oncology. She lives in Wethersfield with her husband and two girls.
Jessica Braccidiferro, APRN
Jessica received her undergraduate degree from The University of Saint Joseph in West Hartford, Connecticut. She completed her graduate degree at Simmons University is Boston, Massachusetts, where she completed clinical training in the field of Hematology and Oncology. She’s currently working on her ACON certification.
Taryn DiGiacomo, APRN
Taryn is a family nurse practitioner. She received her Bachelors of Science in Biology from Salve Regina University, then went on to graduate from Simmons University with a BSN and MSN in Nursing. While working as an RN in inpatient oncology, she completed her Masters Of Science of Nursing. She holds a national certification with the American Nursing Credentialing Center as a Family Nurse Practitioner.
Adminstrator
Kimberlee Kegley
Registered Nurses
Bernice, BSN RN
Cathi, BSN RN
Celine, RN, BSN
Esther, BSN RN
Heidi, RN, OCN
Maren, RN
Melissa, RN, MSN, ONN
Nicole, BSN, RN
Medical Assistants
Christina, MA
Jessica, MA
Jodi, MA
Billing Staff
Brenda, Billing Specialist
Elizabeth, Billing Specialist
Leah, Billing Specialist
Patient Care Coordinators
Abigail
Candace
Carrie
Michelle
Nivia
Samantha
Shawn
Receptionist
Diane
Scheduler
Catherine
Medical Records
Sarah
Terry