Hartford Hospital Executive Team

Hartford Hospital President

Cheryl Ficara

Cheryl Ficara, RN, MS, NEA-BC

President, Hartford Hospital & Hartford Region
SVP, Hartford HealthCare (HHC)

Administration Board of Directors


Hartford Hospital Administration

Laura Bailey

Laura Bailey, MSN, RN, RNC-OB

Vice President, Patient Care Services

Sean Curtin

Sean Curtin

Vice President, Finance

Suparna Dutta MD, MS, MPH, FACP, FHM

Suparna Dutta MD, MS, MPH, FACP, FHM

Chief of Medicine

David Fichandler

David Fichandler

Vice President, Administration

Keith Grant

Keith Grant, APRN

Vice President, Operations

Daniel Kombert, MD

Daniel Craig Kombert, MD

Associate Vice President, Medical Affairs

Lynn Rossini, Vice President, Philanthropy

Lynn Rossini

Vice President, Philanthropy

John Santopietro, MD

John Michael Santopietro, MD, DFAPA

Senior Vice President & Physician-in-Chief,
Behavioral Health Network, Hartford HealthCare

Dr. Wiliam Sardella

William Vincent Sardella, MD

Chief, Surgery, Secretary of Staff, Hartford Hospital

Adam Steinberg, MD

Adam C. Steinberg, DO, MBA, FACS, FACOG

Regional Vice President, Medical Affairs

Dr. Javeed Sukhera

Javeed Sukhera, MD, PhD, FRCPC

Chair of Psychiatry, Institute of Living
Chief of Psychiatry, Hartford Hospital

Ronald Johnson

Ronald Johnson

Vice President, Human Resources

Greg Jones

Greg Jones

Vice President, Community Health & Engagement

Valentina Opris

Valentina Opris

Director, Strategic Planning, Hartford Region and Cancer Institute
Dr. Ken Robinson

Kenneth Robinson, MD, FACEP

Chief Academic Officer


Hartford Region Board of Directors

(Hartford Hospital)

  • Brian MacLean (Chair)
  • Arnold Chase (Vice Chair)
  • Rhona Free, PhD
  • Samuel Gray
  • Allison Lawrence
  • Dickens Mathieu
  • Rocco Orlando III, MD
  • Nadine Francis West
  • Elease Wright
  • Eric Zachs
  • Cheryl Ficara (Ex-officio)
  • Kenneth Robinson, MD (Ex-officio)