Please join me welcoming the return of Daniel Solomon, MD to the Yale School of Medicine, Department of Surgery, Section of Pediatrics. Dr. Solomon will re-join the Department as an Assistant Professor and will be working at Bridgeport and Greenwich Hospital. He will spend approximately 20% of his time working at the Yale New Haven Children’s Hospital and the remainder split between Greenwich and Bridgeport Hospitals.
Daniel received his medical degree at New York University School of Medicine and was then accepted at Yale University, Department of Surgery as an Intern in General Surgery and then a Resident. He was appointed Educational Chief Resident his last year. Dr. Solomon moved to Florida thereafter to complete a Fellowship in Pediatric Surgery at the Shands Hospital for Children at the University of Florida.
Dr. Solomon is an enthusiastic teacher, a skilled surgeon and most important a team player. Dr. Solomon is a smart and thoughtful surgeon and has an excellent knowledge of pediatric surgery. He is extremely committed to taking excellent care of his patients.
He has extensive research experience and was the 1st place award winner for the Resident Research Competition in Trauma, Connecticut Chapter of the American College of Surgeons. In 2009 he won first place as the Research Resident in the Trauma Connecticut Chapter of the American College of Surgeons, in 2012 he was Bridgeport Hospital’s Trauma Resident of the Year, in 2013 and 2014 he was awarded the Yale Surgery Outstanding Resident Teaching Award and also the Yale Surgery Outstanding Medical Student Teaching Award recipient. In addition, he won the prestigious Sam Harvey Award for being the Chief Resident of the Year.
Dr. Solomon is looking forward to returning to Connecticut. Please join us in welcoming Dr. Solomon to the Department of Surgery.