Sutay & Stewart

Dr. Sutay was a 1985 Magna Cum Laude graduate of Fairfield University. After spending one year pursuing a career as a stand-up comedian, Dr. Sutay began his studies at the University of Connecticut School of Medicine in Farmington, CT. Dr. Sutay graduated from the University of Connecticut School of Medicine in 1990 where he delivered the valedictory address at Commencement. Dr. Sutay performed his residency in Pediatrics at the University of Connecticut Health Center and Hartford Hospital from 1990 through 1993. Dr. Sutay is board-certified by the American Board of Pediatrics. Dr. Sutay has hospital privileges at Hartford Hospital, Saint Francis Hospital and Medical Center, and Connecticut Children’s Medical Center. He holds academic teaching appointments at the University of Connecticut School of Medicine, Hartford Hospital, Saint Francis Hospital and Medical Center, and Connecticut Children’s Medical Center. Dr. Sutay serves as a member of the Pediatric Advice Line Medical Advisory Board at Connecticut Children’s Medical Center. In May 2000, Dr Sutay was appointed by Governor John Rowland to the State of Connecticut Commission on Children. Dr. Sutay has been in practice in South Windsor since 1993. He has been active as a coach in a number of youth sports in South Windsor, particularly the South Windsor Little League’s Girls Softball division. Dr. Sutay is an avid baseball fan, and a long time fan of the New York Yankees. Dr. Sutay is also an accomplished Stand-up Comedian who performs throughout the northeast (www.standuppediatrician.com). Dr. Sutay has two college-aged daughters, Becca and Sami, and resides in South Windsor with his dog, Stanley.

Staff - Kurt Stewart, MD., FAAP

Dr. Kurt Stewart was a 1996 Magna Cum Laude graduate of Worcester Polytechnic Institute. After graduating from college in 1996, he began medical school at Tufts University School of Medicine in Boston, Massachusetts. In 2000, Dr. Stewart graduated from Tufts and moved to the greater Hartford Area to begin a pediatric residency at Connecticut Children*s Medical Center and the University of Connecticut Health Center. Dr. Stewart completed his residency training in June 2003 and moved on to private practice with Dr. Sutay in July. Dr. Stewart is board-certified by the American Board of Pediatrics. He is an avid golfer, and fan of the New England Patriots. Dr. Stewart resides in Tolland with his wife, Becky, and their sons, Jack and Ryan.

Staff - Jen Nichols, APRN

Jennifer Nichols, APRN earned her B.S. in Nursing from the University of Connecticut in 1981, an M.S.N. in Acute Care Pediatrics from Boston College in 1994 and a Post Master’s Certificate as a Pediatric Nurse Practitioner from Boston College in 1995. Jen has spent her career caring for children and their families. As an APRN over the last 14 years, she has worked in critical care, as coordinator of the Asthma and Infants with Chronic Lung Disease Program’s at Connecticut Children’s Medical Center (CCMC) and in primary care in a private pediatric practice. She has also worked in the emergency department at CCMC as an APRN and also as the clinical educator. During that time, Jen was also employed by Windham Hospital as a pediatric consultant. Most recently, she was lead practitioner for the inpatient services at CCMC and holds an appointment as instructor of Pediatrics at the University Of Connecticut School Of Medicine. Jen has lectured extensively on various topics in pediatric health care both locally and nationally. Also, she has developed an emergency provider course for school nurses and has offered first aid and bike safety badges to local Cub Scout and Girl Scout troops. Her special interests include sports medicine and naturopathic therapies. Jen resides in Coventry and enjoys photography, hiking, biking and spending time on the lake with her step-children and grandchildren.

Staff - Deborah “Debbie” Staley,APRN

Deborah “Debbie” Staley, APRN graduated from Geisinger Medical Center School of Nursing in Danville, Pennsylvania in 1975 with a diploma of nursing. Throughout the next twenty years of her career as a registered nurse, she worked in several different fields of nursing including, the operating room, critical care, clinical research studies, and ambulatory medicine. Knowing that she wanted to expand her nursing role, Debbie chose to go to college and obtain her Bachelor’s degree in nursing. She graduated magna cum laude from Central Connecticut State University in 1993. Next, she enrolled in the family nurse practitioner program and graduated from the University of Massachusetts Amherst in 1995 with a Master of Science degree and an induction into Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society of Nursing. Debbie holds a certification as a family nurse practitioner from the American Nurses Credentialing Center and has maintained her certification since 1995. Following her graduation from UMass, Debbie worked in a family practice private office in Manchester and cared for patients of all ages. At the same time, she also worked part-time at the University of Connecticut Student Health Services, where her primary responsibility was working in the Women’s clinic providing gynecological services to college students. In 2001 she left the family practice office and began working in a private pediatric practice in Vernon, where she has been until just recently. In 2001, she became affiliated with Quinnipiac University where she was an adjunct faculty member in the nurse practitioner master’s program. Her responsibilities included co-teaching the physical assessment course, lecturing on topics such as asthma and immunizations, and making clinical site visits to observe the student nurse practitioners. She also acted as a preceptor for nurse practitioner students in her private practice setting. Debbie has a special interest in treating asthma and holds a certification in asthma education from the England National Asthma and Respiratory Training Center in London, England. In her free time, Debbie is an avid gardener. She also enjoys downhill skiing, traveling, and photography. She and her husband Tom, reside in South Windsor with their golden retriever, Bailey Staley. Debbie has two grown daughters, Tara and Kendra, who are presently living together in Boston and attending graduate school.