Nuvance Health has named a new chair of surgery for Danbury and New Milford hospitals.  General and bariatric surgeon Dr. Julio Teixeira will also serve as the health system’s chair for bariatric surgery.  Prior to joining Nuvance Health, he served as chief of minimally invasive surgery at Lenox Hill Hospital, part of Northwell Health in New York, since 2013. 

The board-certified surgeon has been in practice for more than 24 years and Nuvance officials say he brings expertise in the treatment of diseases of the gastrointestinal system, including the esophagus, stomach, gall bladder and the small intestine and other complications related to obesity and laparoscopic surgery. 

As chair of surgery for Danbury and New Milford hospitals, Teixeira will lead the department and oversee all administrative and clinical functions of surgical services, including ambulatory and inpatient surgery, in addition to trauma.  Nuvance says Teixeira has led several surgery programs and pioneered new methods to advance the treatment of obesity. He brings experience from participation in FDA trials to evaluate the Realize Gastric Band in the United States and innovate surgical methods, such as endoscopic stenting, to treat complications of bariatric and single incision laparoscopic surgery.