Bethany C. Gleason

Dr. Roca did all his training at busy city hospitals such as Kings County in Brooklyn, Bellevue Hospital in NYC and Boston City Hospital. As a result, there are few diseases that he has not seen. He has expertise in a number of related fields such as allergy, immunology, pulmonary, critical care and sleep. His training in pediatric allergy and sleep medicine at Boston Children’s Hospital provides him with expertise in the management of pediatric patients. A PhD in neuropharmacology provides him with the ability to analyze the latest research. All together, his training enables him to approach medical problems from different perspectives. He has won numerous teaching awards and has been selected by his peers as an exemplary physician. Dr. Roca has also been named a “Top Doctor” multiple times by Castle Connolly, New York Magazine and Connecticut Magazine. Despite all this, he still feels his patients continue to teach him, and he considers caring for them a tremendous honor.

Natalia Zaika, APRN, provides comprehensive care for critical ill patients admitted to the Intensive Care Unit at Stamford Hospital. As an advanced practice registered nurse, she diagnoses and treats people with a wide range of life threatening conditions. Natalia Zaika earned a Master of Science in Nursing at Sacred Heart University in Fairfield, Connecticut. She has been a registered nurse for 17 years and an advanced practice registered nurse for five years. She has been at Stamford Health since 2012. She initially worked in the Emergency Department and after becoming an APRN she moved to an outpatient cardiology at Stamford Health Medical Group. After the COVID-19 pandemic, she decided to pursue critical care and has been working in the ICU since December 2020. She is enjoying working with all ICU staff, residents, and APPS, most of whom have become her good friends. In her spare time, she loves spending time with her husband, two boys, and two French bulldogs, watching true crime documentaries, and cooking vegan foods.

Dr. Gulati grew up in Vermont and has trained at a variety of prestigious institutions. She is proficient at treating the more common pulmonary diseases such as COPD, asthma and pneumonia but has also spent a large amount of her training in managing patients with pulmonary fibrosis, lung manifestations of connective tissue diseases, and patients on chemotherapy or other immunosuppressants. Dr. Gulati moved to Connecticut and joined Pulmonary Associates of Stamford (now affiliated with Stamford Health Medical Group) after her fellowship in 2014, along with her husband, who is also a physician. Together they have three daughters. She enjoys having a close relationship with her patients and believes in frequent follow-ups and communication with her patients and their other physicians.