Board of Directors

Dr. John P. Welch is a retired general surgeon in Bloomfield, Connecticut. He received his medical degree from Harvard Medical School. 

Dr. Robert Green is an orthopedic surgeon with Collins Medical Associates 2, P.C. He is also a senior attending at St. Francis Hospital, the Chairman of the Department of Orthopedic Surgery, and an Assistant Clinical Professor at the University of Connecticut School of Medicine. He attended Paris-Sud University, where he received his Doctorate of Medicine.  

Dr. Thomas C. Banever is a general surgeon in Hartford, Connecticut. He received his medical degree from Tufts University School of Medicine and has been in practice for more than 20 years. 

Dr. Tamika L. Blackburn is an internist and is a part of the Student Health and Wellness team at the University of Connecticut.   

Dr. Bernard Kosto is a graduate of Yale College and Yale School of Medicine. He performed his urologic residency at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. He was commissioned as an ensign in the Navy in 1964. After his honorable discharge, he entered into solo practice, moving into a little brick building on Seymour and Jefferson Street until his retirement. 

Dr. Rick Knauft is a pulmonologist in Hartford, Connecticut and is affiliated with multiple hospitals in the area, including Nantucket Cottage Hospital and Hartford Hospital. He received his medical degree from Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine and has been in practice for more than 20 years. 

Dr. Rolf Knoll is retired from a career as an internist affiliated with St. Francis Hospital and Medical Center. He received his medical degree from University of Connecticut. 

Dr. MacDonnell is a dentist-anesthesiologist who maintains a mobile anesthesia/sedation practice. He has worked with more than 200 Connecticut dentists, caring for patients across the state. His expertise is in sedation/anesthesia, local anesthesia and medical emergencies. 

MacDonnell graduated from Georgetown University Dental School and completed his dental anesthesia residency at the University of Pittsburgh. He was an assistant clinical professor of anesthesiology at the University of Connecticut Health Center and served as a staff anesthesiologist at the John Dempsey University Hospital for five years before going into private practice. Bill continues to be active in academia as a member of the University of Connecticut School of Dental Medicine clinical faculty, an appointment that began in 1978. He is a member of the Tufts School of Dental medicine clinical faculty. 

Victoria Kozar is a medical student at the University of Connecticut School of Medicine. She graduated from Quinnipiac University with a Bachelor of Science in health science studies. A winner of the 2023 HMS Rising Star Award, she has shown a strong commitment to the field of geriatrics and is a leader and advocate for the needs of older adults. 

Sara Schulwolf is a medical student at the University of Connecticut School of Medicine. She was awarded the U.S. Public Health Service 2022 Excellence in Public Health Award for her contributions to public health. She received her undergraduate degree from Amherst College. 

Dr. Joshua A. Stein is a urologist with over 20 years of experience. He is the Medical Director of Kidney Stones Clinical Council at Hartford HealthCare. He received his medical degree from the University of Connecticut School of Medicine and completed his residency at Yale New Haven Hospital 

Dr. Sparna Dutta is a medical doctor who specializes in Internal Medicine. She graduated from State University of New York at Buffalo / School of Dental Medicine in 2004. She is affiliated with Hartford Hospital and has over 18 years of experience in the medical field.  

Dr. Michael O’Loughlin is a Diagnostic Radiology Specialist with over 22 years of experience in the medical field. He graduated from the University of Connecticut in 2000.