Thoracic Surgery faculty
![Thoracic Surgery Sarah Counts](/content/dam/dignity-health/arizona/nti/az-sjmhc-sarah-counts-new.jpg/_jcr_content/renditions/cq5dam.web.1120.1568.jpeg)
Sarah Counts, DO
Faculty Physician, Thoracic Rotation Director
Specialty:
General Surgery
Subspecialty:
Thoracic Surgery
Medical School:
University of New England College of Osteopathic Medicine
Residency:
Yale-New Haven Hospital, New Haven, CT
Fellowship:
Yale-New Haven Hospital, New Haven, CT
Board Certifications:
American Board of Surgery
Certified in Surgery
American Board of Thoracic Surgery
Certified in Thoracic and Cardiac Surgery
Awards & Honors:
Critical Care Scholarship Award
Administrative Chief Resident, Yale General Surgery Program
Psi Sigma Alpha (AOA equivalent)
Eastern Virginia Medical School Pediatrics Department Summer Scholar Award
Professional Affiliations:
American College of Chest Physicians
American College of Osteopathic Surgeons
American Osteopathic Association
The Society of Thoracic Surgeons
Women in Thoracic Surgery
![Thoracic Surgery Sarah Counts](/content/dam/dignity-health/arizona/nti/az-sjmhc-sarah-counts-new.jpg/_jcr_content/renditions/cq5dam.web.1120.1568.jpeg)
Sarah Counts, DO
Faculty Physician, Thoracic Rotation Director
Specialty:
General Surgery
Subspecialty:
Thoracic Surgery
Medical School:
University of New England College of Osteopathic Medicine
Residency:
Yale-New Haven Hospital, New Haven, CT
Fellowship:
Yale-New Haven Hospital, New Haven, CT
Board Certifications:
American Board of Surgery
Certified in Surgery
American Board of Thoracic Surgery
Certified in Thoracic and Cardiac Surgery
Awards & Honors:
Critical Care Scholarship Award
Administrative Chief Resident, Yale General Surgery Program
Psi Sigma Alpha (AOA equivalent)
Eastern Virginia Medical School Pediatrics Department Summer Scholar Award
Professional Affiliations:
American College of Chest Physicians
American College of Osteopathic Surgeons
American Osteopathic Association
The Society of Thoracic Surgeons
Women in Thoracic Surgery
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Ashwini Arjuna, MD
Specialty:
Pulmonology
Subspecialty:
Pulmonary Transplant
Medical School:
Bangalore Medical College and Research Institute, India
Residency:
Morristown Medical Center, Mount Sinai School of Medicine
Fellowship:
Newark Beth Israel Medical Center, Robert Wood Johnson University
University of Florida Gainesville
Board Certifications:
American Board of Internal Medicine
Certified in Critical Care Medicine
American Board of Internal Medicine
Certified in Internal Medicine
American Board of Internal Medicine
Certified in Pulmonary Disease
Professional Affiliations:
American College of Chest Physicians
The American Thoracic Society
The Society of Critical Care Medicine
International Society of Heart and Lung Transplantation
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Ashwini Arjuna, MD
Specialty:
Pulmonology
Subspecialty:
Pulmonary Transplant
Medical School:
Bangalore Medical College and Research Institute, India
Residency:
Morristown Medical Center, Mount Sinai School of Medicine
Fellowship:
Newark Beth Israel Medical Center, Robert Wood Johnson University
University of Florida Gainesville
Board Certifications:
American Board of Internal Medicine
Certified in Critical Care Medicine
American Board of Internal Medicine
Certified in Internal Medicine
American Board of Internal Medicine
Certified in Pulmonary Disease
Professional Affiliations:
American College of Chest Physicians
The American Thoracic Society
The Society of Critical Care Medicine
International Society of Heart and Lung Transplantation
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John Tedesco, MD
Specialty:
General Surgery
Subspecialty:
General Thoracic Surgery and Lung Transplant Surgery
Medical School:
St. George's University School of Medicine
Grenada, West Indies
Residency:
Stamford Hospital
Fellowship:
Loyola University Medical Center
Board Certifications:
American Board of Surgery
Certified in Surgery
Board Eligible Cardiothoracic Surgeon
Awards & Honors:
2021-Stamford Hospital Patient Care Award
2020-Stamford Hospital Patient Care Award
![Thoracic Surgery John Tedesco, General Surgery](/content/dam/dignity-health/arizona/gme/faculty/general-surgery/gme-gs-John-Tedesco.png/_jcr_content/renditions/cq5dam.web.1120.1409.png)
John Tedesco, MD
Specialty:
General Surgery
Subspecialty:
General Thoracic Surgery and Lung Transplant Surgery
Medical School:
St. George's University School of Medicine
Grenada, West Indies
Residency:
Stamford Hospital
Fellowship:
Loyola University Medical Center
Board Certifications:
American Board of Surgery
Certified in Surgery
Board Eligible Cardiothoracic Surgeon
Awards & Honors:
2021-Stamford Hospital Patient Care Award
2020-Stamford Hospital Patient Care Award