Michael Ajemian

A board-certified general surgeon and critical care specialist with more than a decade of experience, Michael Ajemian, MD, currently directs the Trauma, Surgical Critical Care and Emergency Surgery division at St. Mary's Hospital in Waterbury, Connecticut. His accomplishments since joining St. Mary's in 2005 include spearheading the successful reaccreditation of its Trauma Center and playing an integral role in the rebuilding of its surgical education program. In addition to leading his division, Dr. Michael Ajemian serves today both as Director of the Residency Program in Surgery and as a member of the Graduate Medical Education and Surgical Education Committees.

Apart from his duties at St. Mary's Hospital, Dr. Michael Ajemian devotes time to a range of other professional pursuits. Dr. Ajemian has performed pioneering work in the area of endoscopic abdominal reconstruction surgery. He has also secured awards to teach surgical techniques in countries such as Romania, and he frequently gives presentations at medical events throughout the United States and abroad. An accomplished academic as well, Dr. Ajemian has written peer-reviewed articles for such publications as the Archives of Surgery and taught at medical schools including the Quinnipiac University School of Health Sciences. His current commitments include an assistant professorship at the University of Connecticut School of Medicine and a seat on the Board of Directors of the Connecticut Trauma Conference.

Dr. Michael Ajemian holds an MD from Eastern Virginia Medical School and enjoys fellow status with the American College of Surgeons. He also maintains memberships with many other surgical associations, including the Connecticut Society of Board Surgeons, the New England Surgical Society, the Eastern Association for the Surgery of Trauma (EAST), and the Society of American Gastrointestinal and Endoscopic Surgeons (SAGES). Furthermore, Dr. Michael Ajemian engages with his fellow medical educators through the Association for Surgical Education and the Association of Program Directors in Surgery, and he stays apprised of the latest developments in his field as a member of the Society of Critical Care Medicine, the New Haven County Medical Association, and the Connecticut State Medical Society.