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Thoracic & Vascular Surgical Specialists of Central Connecticut provides a wide range of advanced, less invasive thoracic and vascular surgical specialties that are tailored to each patient’s specific needs. The advanced procedures our surgeons offer include video-assisted procedures for surgeries related to lung cancer and disorders of the esophagus, as well as endovascular procedures for the repair of all extra-coronary arteries.
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Charles Kim, MD
Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgical Specialists
Charles Kim, MD is a thoracic and vascular surgeon who specializes in traditional and minimally invasive thoracic surgery, as well as endovascular surgery that includes angioplasty, stent graft and stent replacement. Dr. Kim earned his undergraduate degree from Seoul National University and a medical degree from the Seoul National University College of Medicine. He has completed extensive training in the field of cardiothoracic surgery at a number of institutions, including Lincoln Hospital and Wyckoff Heights Hospital in New York and Yale-New Haven Hospital.

Cole Bordner, MD
Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgical Specialists
Cole Bordner, MD is a board certified thoracic surgeon who specializes in minimally invasive thoracic surgery, which includes but is not limited to surgical and endoscopic interventions for benign and malignant conditions of the lungs, esophagus, mediastinum, and chest wall. After receiving an undergraduate degree from Duke University, Dr. Bordner earned his medical degree from Ohio State University College of Medicine. He has completed General Surgery training at Michigan State University and Thoracic Surgery training at Indiana University. He has also fulfilled a Minimally Invasive General Thoracic Surgery Fellowship at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center.

Jonathan Hasson, MD
Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgical Specialists
Jonathan Hasson, MD, is a board certified vascular and endovascular surgeon who performs a comprehensive range of procedures including aneurysm surgery and stenting, no-incision abdominal and popliteal stent grafts, complex endovascular tibial artery interventions, carotid surgery and more.
Dr. Hasson completed his undergraduate and graduate medical studies in a joint six-year biomedical program at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and Albany Medical College of Union University in 1977. He completed his general surgical residency at NYU/Bellevue Medical Center in New York City and Michael Reese Medical Center in Chicago in 1982. Dr. Hasson spent four years as a research fellow in surgery at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston, and then completed a year as a clinical fellow in vascular surgery at MGH and was also an instructor in surgery at Harvard Medical School.
Hours:
M-F9am - 5pm
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