Unrivaled devotion to women.
No matter your age or what stage you are in life, Women's Health Connecticut is ready to provide you with the ObGyn care and compassionate support you need, the way you want it to be. Our expert physicians and clinicians are committed to addressing all of the unique needs you may have and work collaboratively to provide coordinated, comprehensive care.
Women's Health Connecticut is the largest ObGyn physician practice in the region, and the most focused. Our more than 250 providers and 90 locations in Connecticut and Massachusetts are solely devoted to women, making the high-quality ObGyn care you deserve as simple and accessible as possible.
Whenever you’re ready, you’ll find impeccable care.
- More than 200 women's health physicians, all board certified or board eligible and committed to compassionate care
- More than 40 additional clinicians to meet specific needs, including certified nurse midwives, nurse practitioners, physician assistants and advanced practice registered nurses
- More than 90 locations throughout Connecticut and central Massachusetts to improve your access to quality care
- Modern technologies at all practices, including Electronic Medical Records for improved information accuracy and more coordinated care
Established to deliver quality care.
Founded in 1997, Women’s Health Connecticut is a network of exemplary providers, who have an unrivaled devotion to women. Together, we focus strictly on women’s health, providing the women of Connecticut and central Massachusetts access to the most skilled ObGyns and a consistent level of compassionate care across all of our locations. Since our founding we have not only grown to be the largest single-specialty practice in Connecticut, but have also become one of the largest and most successful women’s health groups in the nation.
Women’s Health Connecticut is a division of Women’s Health USA (WHUSA), a Management Service Organization that brings providers together in a structure similar to an independent practice association (IPA), allowing them to benefit from collective business programs. The driving mission of WHUSA is to provide the best quality and value in health care to patients, while at the same time supporting and enhancing the role of independent physicians. For more information, call (860) 678-3400.
Physicians: Join a network solely devoted to women’s health.
Care is at its best when you are at your best—allowed to focus on your patients and their specific health needs. Women's Health Connecticut is a firm believer of strengthening these unique physician-patient relationships, doing all we can through the network to streamline the business of practicing medicine so that our providers can focus on delivering the best clinical care.
For more information, call (860) 678-3400.
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Management Team
Richard S. Ruben, MD
Chairman Of The Board
Nancy Bernstein
President and Chief Executive Officer
Matthew L. Saidel, MD
Chief Medical Officer
Daniel Welling, MD
Medical Director, EMR
Keith J. Falter, MD
Medical Director
Tracy Brennan, MD
Medical Director
Kevin Cirillo
Chief Financial Officer
Paula Greenberg
Executive Vice President, Chief Operating Officer
Leslie Stedman
Vice President, Marketing and Communications
Cara Farrell
Vice President, Managed Care Contracting and Lab Services
Ken Lawless
Vice President, Information Technology
Management Team
Richard S. Ruben, MD - Chairman of the Board
Richard S. Ruben, M.D. is one of the founders and is President of Physician’s for Women’s Health (PWH), the nation’s largest single group practice dedicated to women and formed in 1997. He also is one of the founders and Chairman of the Board of Women’s Health Connecticut (WHC), which was formed in August 1997, by teaming PWH physicians with an established group of health care management experts. Dr. Ruben has been practicing medicine for over 30 years and is the head of his local office of eight physicians in Danbury, CT. In addition, he served as Acting Chairman of the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at Danbury Hospital, a regional teaching hospital with a residency program affiliated with Yale University.
Dr. Ruben is board certified in Obstetrics and Gynecology and a Fellow of the American College of Obstetrics and Gynecology. He received his undergraduate degree at Northwestern University where he graduated magna cum laude. Dr. Ruben is a graduate of George Washington University of Medicine. He completed his residency in Obstetrics and Gynecology at Magee Women’s Hospital at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center. Following residency, Dr. Ruben became chief of Obstetrics and Gynecology at the Walson Army Hospital in Fort Dix, New Jersey where he received the Army commendation medal for outstanding service. Dr. Ruben has been included in the Connecticut Magazine’s list of the state’s “Top Docs”.
Dr. Ruben was a founder and member of the Board of the Danbury Hospital Foundation. He is a member of the American Medical Association, American College of Obstetrics and Gynecology, American Association of Gynecological Laparoscopists, Connecticut State Medical Society, as well as the Fairfield County Medical Association.
Nancy Bernstein - President and Chief Executive Officer
Nancy Bernstein is President and Chief Executive Officer of Women’s Health Connecticut, which supports a network of over 200 physicians and other health care professionals. Nancy was instrumental in forming a captive professional liability insurance company in Bermuda of which she serves as President and Chairperson of the Board. She also has responsibility for the Clinical Trials Division of Women’s Health USA.
Prior to joining Women’s Health, Nancy held management positions at community and academic hospitals and health systems in the Northeast and Midwest. She received her Master’s degree from Harvard University in Health Policy and Management, and her Bachelor’s degree from the University of Pennsylvania, where she was elected to Phi Beta Kappa. Nancy previously served or currently serves on the boards of the Hartford Foundation for Public Giving, Leadership Greater Hartford, Community Health Charities, Connecticut Center for Primary Care and United Way of Central and Northeastern Connecticut. She received a Lifetime Achievement Award in 2010 from the Hartford Business Journal for her contributions to the region.
Worcester-Based ObGyn Group Partners with Women's Health Connecticut
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Women’s Health Connecticut Joins State’s ‘Network of Distinction’ Program
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Ceremony Held for Physician of the Year Award Winner Dr. Cynthia McCraven
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Women's Health President Nancy Bernstein Highlighted by Hartford Business Journal
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Dr. Matthew Saidel Quoted on the Importance of Individualized Menopause Care
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Women’s Health Connecticut Physician Highlighted for Medical Mission Efforts
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CCADV Progresses in Efforts to Increase Domestic Violence Screening by Health Professionals
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Dr. Matthew Saidel Speaks About Miscarriages on Local WNPR Show
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Women's Health President Nancy Bernstein Receives IWFCT Honor
Congratulations to Nancy Bernstein, President and COO of Women’s Health USA; and President and CEO of Women’s Health Connecticut for receiving the 2019 International Women’s Forum of Connecticut (IWFCT) Leadership Award. Each year, the Leadership Awa...
Women’s Health Connecticut Applauds Landmark US Legislation Passed to Reduce Maternal Death Rate
Just before the new year, an important piece of legislation was signed by the President, the Preventing Maternal Deaths Act. Formally titled H.R. 1318, the “Preventing Maternal Deaths Act of 2017-2018,” updates and expands the Centers for Disease Con...
Women’s Health Connecticut Chief Medical Officer Discusses Childbirth Safety
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Women's Health Connecticut Physicians Receive 2019 Best Doctors Recognition
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