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Meet the Doctors

Bradford C. Lavigne, MD, FACG | Pamela J. Connors, MD  |  Barry A. Ross, MD 
Steven R. Yolen, MD, FACP, FACG  |  Laryl R. Riley, RNP


Bradford C. Lavigne, MD, FACG

Bradford C. Lavigne, MD, FACG

Board-Certified: Gastroenterology, American Board of Internal Medicine
Fellow: American College of Gastroenterology
Fellowship: University of Southern California Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA
Residency: University of Southern California Medical Center
Medical Degree: MD, Brown University School of Medicine, Providence, RI
Member: American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy, American Gastroenterological Association, American College of Gastroenterology, Crohn’s and Colitis Foundation of America, Brown Medical Association

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Pamela J. Connors, MD

Pamela J. Connors, MD

Board-Certified: Gastroenterology, American Board of Internal Medicine
Fellowship: Clinical Gastroenterology, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Boston, MA; Advanced Interventional Endoscopy and Therapeutic Pancreaticobiliary Treatment, Brigham and Women’s Hospital
Residency: Beth Israel Hospital, Boston, MA
Medical Degree: MD, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA
Member: American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy, American Gastroenterological Association

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Barry A. Ross, MD

Barry A. Ross, MD

Board-Certified: Gastroenterology, American Board of Internal Medicine
Fellowship: University of Connecticut School of Medicine, Farmington, CT
Residency: Internal Medicine, University of Connecticut School of Medicine
Medical Degree: MD, University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry, Rochester, NY
Fellow: American College of Gastroenterology 
Member: American Gastroenterological Association

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Steven R. Yolen, MD, FACP, FACG

Steven R. Yolen, MD, FACP, FACG

Board-Certified: Gastroenterology, American Board of Internal Medicine; American Board of Quality Assurance and Utilization Review Physicians
Fellow: American College of Physicians, American College of Gastroenterology
Fellowship: Gastroenterology, St. Vincent’s Medical Center, Bridgeport, CT
Residency: Internal Medicine, St. Vincent’s Medical Center
Medical Degree: MD, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy
Member: American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy, American Gastroenterological Association

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Laryl R. Riley, RNP

Laryl R. Riley, RNP

Board-Certified: Primary Care in Adult and Family Health Nursing, American Nurses Credentialing Center
MS: Primary Health Care Family Nurse Practitioner Program, University of Rhode Island, Kingston, RI
BS: Nursing, University of Rhode Island
Additional Certifications: Certified Gastroenterology Registered Nurse, Coronary Care, Intravenous Venipuncture, Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation, Advanced Cardiac Life Support, Emergency Nursing
Member: Society of Gastroenterology Nurses Association, American Gastroenterological Association, American Association for the Study of Liver Disease, Emergency Nurses Association, Rhode Island State Nurses Association

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Westerly, Rhode Island • 401-596-6330
Mystic, Connecticut • 860-572-5862

North Stonington, Connecticut • 401-596-6330

Meet the Doctors

Bradford C. Lavigne, MD, FACG | Pamela J. Connors, MD  |  Barry A. Ross, MD 
Steven R. Yolen, MD, FACP, FACG  |  Laryl R. Riley, RNP


Bradford C. Lavigne, MD, FACG

Bradford C. Lavigne, MD, FACG

Board-Certified: Gastroenterology, American Board of Internal Medicine
Fellow: American College of Gastroenterology
Fellowship: University of Southern California Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA
Residency: University of Southern California Medical Center
Medical Degree: MD, Brown University School of Medicine, Providence, RI
Member: American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy, American Gastroenterological Association, American College of Gastroenterology, Crohn’s and Colitis Foundation of America, Brown Medical Association

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Pamela J. Connors, MD

Pamela J. Connors, MD

Board-Certified: Gastroenterology, American Board of Internal Medicine
Fellowship: Clinical Gastroenterology, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Boston, MA; Advanced Interventional Endoscopy and Therapeutic Pancreaticobiliary Treatment, Brigham and Women’s Hospital
Residency: Beth Israel Hospital, Boston, MA
Medical Degree: MD, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA
Member: American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy, American Gastroenterological Association

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Barry A. Ross, MD

Barry A. Ross, MD

Board-Certified: Gastroenterology, American Board of Internal Medicine
Fellowship: University of Connecticut School of Medicine, Farmington, CT
Residency: Internal Medicine, University of Connecticut School of Medicine
Medical Degree: MD, University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry, Rochester, NY
Fellow: American College of Gastroenterology 
Member: American Gastroenterological Association

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Steven R. Yolen, MD, FACP, FACG

Steven R. Yolen, MD, FACP, FACG

Board-Certified: Gastroenterology, American Board of Internal Medicine; American Board of Quality Assurance and Utilization Review Physicians
Fellow: American College of Physicians, American College of Gastroenterology
Fellowship: Gastroenterology, St. Vincent’s Medical Center, Bridgeport, CT
Residency: Internal Medicine, St. Vincent’s Medical Center
Medical Degree: MD, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy
Member: American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy, American Gastroenterological Association

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Laryl R. Riley, RNP

Laryl R. Riley, RNP

Board-Certified: Primary Care in Adult and Family Health Nursing, American Nurses Credentialing Center
MS: Primary Health Care Family Nurse Practitioner Program, University of Rhode Island, Kingston, RI
BS: Nursing, University of Rhode Island
Additional Certifications: Certified Gastroenterology Registered Nurse, Coronary Care, Intravenous Venipuncture, Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation, Advanced Cardiac Life Support, Emergency Nursing
Member: Society of Gastroenterology Nurses Association, American Gastroenterological Association, American Association for the Study of Liver Disease, Emergency Nurses Association, Rhode Island State Nurses Association

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Westerly, Rhode Island • 401-596-6330
Mystic, Connecticut • 860-572-5862

North Stonington, Connecticut • 401-596-6330

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