Stamford Health Medical Group Surgical Endocrinology

I provide the full spectrum of digestive care to children of all ages, from babies with reflux and feeding problems, to school-aged children with abdominal pain and constipation, to adolescents with irritable bowel syndrome, to children with celiac disease, food allergies, and inflammatory bowel disease. I also have special expertise in the gastrointestinal manifestations of cystic fibrosis; I completed the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation’s Developing Innovative GastroEnterology Specialty Training (DIGEST) Program, and serve as the gastroenterology representative on the Program Planning Committee for the North American Cystic Fibrosis Conference. My primary practice is located in Stamford, Connecticut, where I see patients in the office and perform procedures such as endoscopies and colonoscopies. I see patients with cystic fibrosis at both the Northern Manhattan Columbia campus and in Stamford. I value working closely with families and their pediatricians, as well as other subspecialists, to provide compassionate and coordinated care for my patients, and really enjoy serving the families of Fairfield and Westchester counties and beyond. As the director of fellowship training for the Department of Pediatrics, I am very involved in graduate medical education. I am not only the director of the Pediatric Gastroenterology Fellowship Training Program at Columbia, but I also oversee all of the fellowship programs in the department. As director, I established the Pediatric Fellows’ Academy, a shared curriculum that promotes the professional development of pediatric fellows. I have been involved in many educational initiatives for pediatric residents and gastroenterology fellows through the North American Society of Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition (NASPGHAN). I am currently Vice-Chair of NASPGHAN’s Training Committee and recently served as the co-chair of NASPGHAN’s Teaching and Tomorrow program for pediatric residents interested in specializing in gastroenterology. I am also the editor of PREP® GI, a peer-reviewed online education program administered by the American Academy of Pediatrics.

Dr. Sarah Cate is a breast surgical oncologist, specializing in breast cancer surgery. She joins Stamford Health as the chief of the division of breast surgery. She is a graduate of UMDNJ/ Robert Wood Johnson Medical School and trained in general surgery at Westchester Medical Center. She is a graduate of the Mount Sinai West and Downtown Breast Surgery Fellowship. Dr. Cate has a special interest in oncoplastic surgery, as well as nipple-sparing mastectomies with direct-to-implant reconstruction. She is board certified in general surgery and is certified in Hidden-Scar™ surgery. She was previously at Mount Sinai for 10 years, where she developed and lead high-risk programs for the Mount Sinai Health System, as well as lead the breast surgery quality program for the last two years. She will be bringing the latest research and innovations to Stamford Hospital. Dr. Cate also enjoys training the next generation of breast surgeons and was the associate program director of the Mount Sinai West Breast Surgery Fellowship. Her research has been published and presented at the national level. She is a sought after national and international speaker. Her care philosophy focuses on patient-centered care, with warmth, knowledge, and shared decision-making. Featured in the Media • Breast Cancer Awareness - Deputy Commissioner Lisa Morrissey’s personal cancer screening story • 'Concerning' Decline in Gen X Women Being Tested for Cancer, Research Finds - Newsweek • @StamfordHealth Video: Troubling Rise of Breast Cancer In Young Women

Dr. Andrew W. Smith is a radiation oncologist at the Bennett Cancer Center, and a collaborative physician with the Dana-Farber Brigham Cancer Center. Dr. Smith works together with his patients and the multidisciplinary team to provide comprehensive and personalized treatment plans which reflect the most up-to-date advances in oncologic care. He has extensively published peer-reviewed scientific articles in the International Journal of Radiation Oncology, Biology, Physics; Practical Radiation Oncology; Journal of Neurosurgery; Seminars in Radiation Oncology; American Journal of Clinical Oncology.