Chelsea Paterson, MD
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56 Franklin St Waterbury CT, 06706About
Dr. Chelsea Paterson is a general surgeon practicing in Waterbury, CT. Dr. Paterson specializes in abdominal contents including the esophagus, stomach, liver, gallbladder, pancreas and often thyroid glands. General surgeons are able to deal with almost any surgical or critical care emergency, also involving the skin or soft tissue trauma. Dr. Paterson provides quality surgical service for gravely ill or injured patients and is able to respond quickly due to knowledge of various surgical procedures.
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Get to know General Surgeon Dr. Chelsea Paterson, who serves patients in Waterbury, Connecticut.
A knowledgeable general surgeon, Dr. Paterson is a staff physician and resident in Preliminary Surgery at Saint Mary’s Hospital in Waterbury, Connecticut.
“I matched into a 1-year PGY-1 Preliminary General Surgery residency position. I was able to participate in a sub-internship elective rotation at Saint Mary’s last fall where I really fell in love with their program. As a preliminary resident, my main responsibilities are managing patient care on our surgical service. However, my program is also very supportive in allowing entry-level residents to participate in OR cases” expressed the doctor.
A native of Canada, she took an exercise science course while attending high school and discovered she liked anatomy and physiology. She studied kinesiology as an undergraduate at the University of Windsor, hoping to become a physiotherapist. Work at a rural hospital ignited a passion for medicine and she decided to attend medical school. After graduating with her medical degree from the University of Medicine and Health Sciences in St. Kitts, she matched in Preliminary Surgery at Saint Mary’s Hospital.
General surgery is a surgical specialty that focuses on abdominal contents including the esophagus, stomach, small bowel, colon, liver, pancreas, gallbladder, appendix and bile ducts, and often the thyroid gland. A general surgeon performs a wide range of abdominal surgeries for many forms of intestinal and abdominal wall neoplasms, gallbladder disease, gastric and pancreatic disease. They follow the patient through critical care and surgical recovery all the way to outpatient care.
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