To better serve our patients, Brown Surgical Associates is upgrading the phone system at our 2 Dudley, Suite 470 office in the Rhode Island Hospital Medical Office Center. This transition will require a brief phone outage, which is scheduled to begin at 3 p.m. on Thursday, November 14, 2024. The phones are expected to be back up…
Announcements
Surgeon Richard Anthony Meena, MD Joins Brown Surgical Associates’ Vascular and Endovascular Surgery Division
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (November 7, 2024) — Brown Surgical Associates today announced that fellowship-trained surgeon Richard Anthony Meena, MD, RPVI has joined the practice’s Division of Vascular Surgery. Dr. Meena’s special interests include aortic disease (both abdominal and thoracic), cerebrovascular disease, end-stage renal disease, peripheral artery disease, mesenteric disease, and venous disease. “Ever committed to our…
Brown Surgical Associates’ Sean Monaghan, MD Tapped for Leadership Role in Warren Alpert Medical School’s Department of Surgery
Brown Surgical Associates is proud to announce Sean F. Monaghan, MD, FACS has been named Vice Chair of Research for the Department of Surgery at the Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University. Monaghan–a board-certified trauma/critical care surgeon at BSA and an associate professor at the medical school–has been conducting NIH-funded research into RNA biology…
Esteemed Surgeon and Respected Leader, Dr. Aurora Pryor Takes Helm of Brown Surgical Associates
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (October 2, 2024) — Brown Surgical Associates is pleased to announce a significant addition to both its executive and medical teams–naming Aurora Pryor, MD, MBA, FACS, FASMBS, as the practice’s new president. Additionally, Dr. Pryor takes on the role of Surgeon-in-Chief of Rhode Island and The Miriam Hospitals, and Chair of the Department…
Surgeon Hana Ajouz, MD Joins Brown Surgical Associates’ Division of Thoracic Surgery
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (August 14, 2024) — Brown Surgical Associates today announced that fellowship-trained surgeon Hana Ajouz, MD has joined the practice’s Division of Thoracic Surgery. Dr. Ajouz is trained in Minimally Invasive Robotic Surgery for malignant and non-malignant lung diseases. Her special interests include anatomical lung resections. “We’re extremely excited to welcome a surgeon of…
BSA Drs. Moreira, Monaghan Named Healthcare Research All-Stars
Two Brown Surgical Associates surgeons were recently included in Avant-Garde’s elite list of Healthcare Research All-Stars. Dr. Carla Moreira was ranked among the top 5% nationwide for vascular surgery research and Dr. Sean Monaghan ranked in the top 5% for general surgery research. According to Avant-Garde, The surgeons and hospitals named to the All-Star lists…
Colorectal Surgeon Rebecca Gologorsky, MD Joins Brown Surgical Associates
PROVIDENCE, R.I. — Brown Surgical Associates today announced it is welcoming fellowship-trained surgeon Rebecca Gologorsky, MD to the practice’s Division of Colorectal Surgery. While Dr. Gologorsky enjoys all aspects of the field of colorectal surgery, her special interests include colorectal cancer, rectal prolapse, and colorectal considerations of gender surgery. “At a time when cases of…
Pediatric Surgeon Samantha Ahle, MD, MHS Joins Brown Surgical Associates
PROVIDENCE, R.I. — Brown Surgical Associates today announced that fellowship-trained surgeon Samantha Ahle, MD, MHS has joined the practice’s Division of Pediatric Surgery. Dr. Ahle specializes in pediatric surgery, with a particular interest in pediatric colorectal surgery and surgical education. “Infants, children, and adolescents aren’t just small adults. They have very specific needs and shouldn’t…
Surgeon Haley Leesley, MD Joins Brown Surgical Associates’ Division of Thoracic Surgery
PROVIDENCE, R.I. — Brown Surgical Associates today announced it is welcoming fellowship-trained surgeon Haley Leesley, MD, to the practice’s Division of Thoracic Surgery. Dr. Leesley specializes in cardiovascular and thoracic surgery, with a particular interest in the minimally invasive treatment of lung and esophageal cancers, as well as benign disease of the chest wall, foregut,…
Surgeon Emily Ortega Goddard, MD Joins BSA’s Division of Bariatric Surgery
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (April 21, 2023) —Brown Surgical Associates today announced that fellowship-trained surgeon Emily Ortega Goddard, MD has joined both the practice’s Division of Bariatric Surgery and its Division of General Surgery. Dr. Goddard, who will also serve as a surgeon at the Providence VA Medical Center, specializes in both bariatric and general surgery, with…
