Priyanka Chugh, MD

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Get to know Gastroenterologist Dr. Priyanka Chugh, who serves patients in Waterbury, Connecticut. 

Dr. Chugh is a board-certified gastroenterologist in practice with Trinity Health Of New England at Saint Mary’s Hospital in Waterbury, Connecticut. She provides expert and compassionate care in general gastroenterology and hepatology, and her clinical focuses include complex liver diseases, inflammatory bowel disease, colon cancer screening, peptic ulcer disease, irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), and gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD). 

Placing an emphasis on patient experience, she prioritizes making each and every patient feel comfortable and knowledgeable from the moment they call to make an appointment. Dr. Chugh takes a patient-centered approach to medicine, following a shared decision-making model for patient care. With her background in primary care, she treats patients comprehensively and values robust and cooperative relationships that improve health outcomes overall.

Most recently, she practiced at Mount Sinai Queens and The Mount Sinai Hospital. She also served as an Assistant Professor of Clinical Medicine in the Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Department of Medicine at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai.

Academically, Dr. Chugh completed an accelerated BS/MD program, receiving both her undergraduate degree and medical degree from Drexel University College of Medicine in Philadelphia. She then completed her training in internal medicine and primary care at the prestigious New York University Bellevue Hospital, where she treated medically complex and underserved patients from diverse cultural and ethnic backgrounds. 

After completing her residency, she went on to do a fellowship in gastroenterology and hepatology at Westchester Medical Center, an affiliate of New York Medical College, during which time she served as chief gastroenterology fellow.

Dedicated to excellence, the doctor is board-certified in internal medicine and gastroenterology by the American Board of Internal Medicine (ABIM). The ABIM is a physician-led, non-profit, independent evaluation organization driven by doctors who want to achieve higher standards for better care in a rapidly changing world.

Certified in Basic Life Support and Advanced Cardiac Life Support by the American Heart Association, Dr. Chugh is an active member of the House Staff Safety & Quality Council, the American College of Gastroenterology, the American College of Physicians of Indian Origin, the American Gastroenterological Association, the Society of General Internal Medicine, the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases, and the Crohn’s & Colitis Foundation of America, Greater New York Chapter.

Gastroenterology is the branch of medicine focused on the digestive system and its disorders. A gastroenterologist is a physician who has extensive training in the diagnosis and treatment of disorders related to the esophagus, stomach, small intestines, colon, liver, pancreas, and biliary system.

In addition to having published extensively in the American Journal of Gastroenterology, Dr. Chugh has presented at the Annual Scientific Meeting of the American College of Gastroenterology, receiving the presidential poster award for her presentation on Factors Leading to Trainee Entrustment in EGD and Colonoscopy: A Prospective Multicenter Study Evaluating Endoscopy Competence in the Era of the Next Accreditation System.

On a more personal note, she speaks both English and Hindi.

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