Northwell Health Infectious Disease at Danbury - Nuvance Health
Infectious Disease • Hamden, CT • Since 2019
About
Northwell Health merged with Nuvance Health in 2025, expanding Northwell’s presence in New York and Connecticut. Nuvance Health, founded in 2019 from the Health Quest and Western Connecticut Health Network merger, operated hospitals and care centers across the Hudson Valley and western Connecticut, employing about 2,600 physicians and 12,000 ancillary staff before the integration. The combined organization is now under Northwell Health, with headquarters in Danbury, CT, and a broad network of facilities and care teams serving roughly 1.5 million residents. If your goal is infectious disease care specifically in Danbury or Hamden, note that post-merger, infectious disease services are integrated within the Northwell Health system through its expanded Connecticut presence. For precise providers or clinics, check the Northwell/Nuvance Health locations and infectious disease specialty listings in Danbury and surrounding areas.
Clinic Type
Infectious Disease
Address
33 Germantown Rd., Danbury, CT 06810 United States
Phone
203-739-8310
Alyson.Blanck@nuvancehealth.org
Opening Hours
Monday - Friday: 9 am - 5 pm
Website
https://www.nuvancehealth.org/locations/nuvance-health-medical-practice-infectious-disease-danbury
Telehealth
https://www.nuvancehealth.org/patients-and-visitors/telehealth-visits
Services Offered
Insurance & Payment
Languages Spoken
FAQs
What are the clinic hours?
Monday - Friday: 9 am - 5 pm
Social Media
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What Patients Say
Overall sentiment across review platforms: mixed
- Nuvance Health Find Care (Dr. Gary S. Schleiter, MD - Danbury): 4.9/5 (6 reviews; 84 ratings)
- Nuvance Health Find Care (Dr. Paul F. Nee, MD - Danbury): 4.9/5 (25 reviews; 53 ratings)
- Nuvance Health Find Care (Dr. John G. Stratidis, MD - Danbury): 5.0/5 (6 reviews; 87 ratings)
- Nuvance Health Find Care (Dr. Thomas Chen, MD - Danbury): 4.9/5 (8 reviews; 56 ratings)
- BBB (Nuvance Health company profile): Not shown on BBB page excerpt (12 complaints filed (3-year reporting period noted))
- PissedConsumer (Nuvance Health reviews): 1.8/5 (8 reviews)
- Birdeye (Nuvance Health Medical Practice - Primary Care Southbury): 2.7/5 (21 reviews)
Patients praise
- Doctors and staff described as caring, thorough, and responsive
- Clear communication and explanations patients could understand
- Appointments and care at the Danbury infectious disease clinic described positively (for the specific providers reviewed)
Common complaints
- Complaints and negative reviews for Nuvance Health overall focused on billing issues (double/triple billing, late billing, inability to reach billing, and follow-up problems)
- Very low user rating on PissedConsumer for Nuvance Health, with reports of exhausting patients via billing/collections
"He did a great job of caring for me as well as the 2 nurses All a super team"
— Nuvance Health Find Care — Dr. Gary S. Schleiter, MD (Danbury) review text"Rather type my input…my experience with the Infectious Disease area and the Wound Center at Danbury Hospital has been excellent."
— Nuvance Health Find Care — Dr. Paul F. Nee, MD (Danbury) review text"Dr. Schlieter is a terrific doctor. He is soft-spoken and listens carefully to my questions and comments."
— Nuvance Health Find Care — Dr. Gary S. Schleiter, MD (Danbury) review textSynthesized from public review platforms as of Jul 11, 2026 — sources: [1][2][3][4].
In the News
- Dr. Julie K. Varughese, MD - Infectious Disease Specialist in Norwalk, CT — May 14, 2026
- Why Northwell didn't rush the Nuvance rebrand - Becker's Hospital Review — Jul 1, 2026
- Dr. Uladzislau Valynets, MD - Danbury, CT - Internal Medicine - Request Appointment — Dec 25, 2025
- Parent company of CT hospitals gets new CEO | Connecticut Hospital Association | CHA — Oct 2, 2025
- Dr. Winston Y. Shih, MD - Danbury, CT - Nephrology - Request Appointment — Dec 29, 2025
Information sourced from the clinic's website as of July 11, 2026.
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