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Smilow Cancer Hospital Care Center at Waterbury physicians make ‘Top Docs’ list in Connecticut

June 23, 2021

Smilow Cancer Hospital Care Center at Waterbury physicians Anamika Katoch, MD, Elena Ratner, MD, and Frank Detterbeck, MD, FACS, FCCP are highlighted in the 2021 list of Top Doctors in Connecticut Magazine. Published in the magazine’s June issue, the 'Best Doctors' list includes physicians nominated by their peers. Dr. Katoch is a medical oncologist, Dr. Ratner is a board-certified gynecologic oncologist, and Dr. Detterbeck is a thoracic surgeon specializing in lung cancer.

“We are very proud Dr. Katoch, Dr. Ratner, and Dr. Detterbeck were selected for inclusion in Connecticut’s Best Doctors,” said Jeremy Kortmansky, MD, Chief Network Officer at Smilow Cancer Hospital. “They are exceptionally talented clinicians and are committed to providing compassionate, multidisciplinary cancer care to our patients in the Waterbury community.”

Dr. Kert Sabbath and Dr. Victor Chang join Drs. Katoch, Ratner, and Detterbeck to provide care to patients at the Smilow Cancer Hospital Care Center in Waterbury. Together with their staff, they see more than 1,400 patient appointments per month and schedule 600 infusion visits. Clinical trials are offered in collaboration with Yale Cancer Center, Connecticut’s only National Cancer Institute-designated comprehensive cancer center. Nutritional counseling, genetic counseling, social work, palliative care, tobacco cessation, and patient navigation are all offered on site.

The full list of physicians included in this year’s 'Best Doctors' issue can be accessed online at the Connecticut magazine website.

For more information about the Smilow Cancer Hospital Care Center at Waterbury, please visit or call:

1075 Chase Parkway Waterbury, CT, 06708 Phone: (203) 755-6311

Submitted by Anne Doerr on June 22, 2021