• Hartford HealthCare Medical Group
• Hartford Hospital
• Integrated Care Partners

Fellowship
University of Alabama

Internship
Mount Sinai Hospital

Medical School
Chicago Medical School

Undergraduate
Cornell University

Professional Organizations

• American College of Surgeons, Member
• American Society for Metabolic & Bariatric Surgery, Member
• Society of American Gastrointestinal Endoscopic Surgeon, Member

Verified Patient Reviews

January 12, 2023

Very encouraging and motivating, informative and most of all, caring

January 10, 2023

Dr. Tishler was friendly and professional. After reviewing my records and listening to my concerns, He provided a plan to move forward. He was clear in his explanations and was very personable.

January 04, 2023

He put me right at ease. I felt like he was the first doctor to listen to me.

October 11, 2022

Surgery scheduled but still not certain what type it will be. Really need to know!

Other Reviews from Around the Web

Reviewed on February 20, 2023

Very informative I've learned about starchy vegetables. I had no idea the importance of having a starchy vegetable in my salad. So, I'll be using sweet potato as my starchy vegetable. I'm sure! I'll learn more new ideas as I transform my eating habits to a healthy way of eating moreover eating to fuel my body with the nutrients it needs. So excited

Reviewed on January 24, 2023

Everyone in the office was super nice and easy to work with. Dr. Tishler was really nice and easy to talk to. He was very thorough and very knowledgeable. I felt comfortable in the office and feel I'm in great hands all around once I have surgery.

Reviewed on January 11, 2023

Dr. Tishler was friendly and professional. After reviewing my history and listening to my concerns, he provided a clear plan moving forward. He was reassuring and clear in his explanations. Each staff member was very courteous.

Reviewed on January 09, 2023

Feed a tasting MD - very attentive and thorough -

Reviewed on January 09, 2023

Very motivating, you go in a little scared not knowing what to expect, but he is patient, very informative, educates you and you leave the office with hope.

Reviewed on December 17, 2022

Very impressed with all the staff. Friendly, professional and took the time to answer all my questions.

Reviewed on December 15, 2022

From the staff to Dr.Tishler himself I was greeted with kindness and respect. They answered all of my questions and were very professional but friendly!!!

Reviewed on December 07, 2022

Dr Tishler is an excellent doctor. He is very good, explains everything to the patients and double checks if they understands what they discussed. Excellent surgeon

Reviewed on November 23, 2022

Dr. Tishler and his staff listen and explain things. They always make me feel comfortable.

Reviewed on November 22, 2022

Dr. Tishler took time to listen to me and showed he cares for my needs even after being 12 years post op. Great team with quality care.

Reviewed on November 14, 2022

Dr. Tishler is such a nice person. I have been to him three times but backed out twice because I was scared. This time I'm around I am ready for a change on my life and it has been the support of Dr. Tishler and his staff that has got me here. I never wait long and I appreciate that.

Reviewed on October 27, 2022

Really nice guy, Very down to earth, and also makes you feel comfortable about getting surgery!

Reviewed on October 05, 2022

Very nice and helpful staff. Make you feel comfortable.

Dr. Darren Tishler currently serves as the Division Chief of Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery at Hartford Hospital, Chief of Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery for Hartford Healthcare, and Associate Professor of Surgery at the University of Connecticut School of Medicine.

Dr. Tishler received his medical education from The Chicago Medical School, and completed his fellowship in minimally invasive and bariatric surgery at the University of Alabama-Birmingham.

Dr. Tishler’s current research interests include studying the response of medical conditions in the morbidly obese to various surgical treatment options, the role of robotics in bariatric surgery, the study of nutritional abnormalities after weight loss surgery, and the long-term surgical management of the post-bariatric surgery patient.

Hartford Hospital’s large volume practice allows for multiple prospective and retrospective research projects, which often utilize multidisciplinary collaboration across specialties such as genomic medicine and functional neuroimaging.

Every day, Dr. Tishler is faced with helping patients address the challenges of weight loss surgery and to help them choose the best possible operation, as it is critically important to improve our understanding of the effective manage of the surgical weight loss patient.

Published works:

Ng J, Seip RL, Stone A, Ruaño G, Tishler DS, Papasavas PK. Ethnic Variation in weight loss, but not comorbidity remission, after laparoscopic gastric banding and Roux-en-Y gastric bypass. Surg Obes Rel Dis 2014; in press.

Papasavas PK, Tishler DS, Ng JS, Stone AM, Ajayi OA, Muddasani KP. Gastric bypass surgery as a treatment of recalcitrant gastroparesis. Surg Obes Rel Dis, 2014, 10 (5): 795-8.

Tishler DS, Gonzales QH, Plata-Munoz JJ, Bondora A, Vickers SM, Leath T, Clements RH. Incidence of Clinically Evident Deep Venous Thrombosis Following Laparoscopic Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass. Surg Endosc, 2004, 18:1082-4.

2011 Hartford Magazine Top Ranked Doctors in Hartford, Surgery

2011 Connecticut Magazine Ranked Top Doctor in Connecticut, Bariatric Medicine

2010 Hartford Magazine Top Ranked Doctors in Hartford, Surgery

2009 Hartford Magazine Top Ranked Doctors in Hartford, Surgery

2007 Hartford Magazine Top Ranked Doctors in Hartford, Surgery

Recipient of the 2007 University of Connecticut Department of Surgery Joseph Civetta, MA award for Teacher of the Year

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