Maria Christina Mirth, MD has been practicing community-based colon and rectal surgery since 1992. She has vast experience in the medical and surgical management of colon and rectal cancers, inflammatory bowel disease, fecal incontinence, screening and diagnostic anoscopy and colonoscopy, and the diagnosis and treatment of benign and malignant anorectal disorders such as hemorrhoids, anal fissures, fistulas, and proctitis.

In the early 1990’s she developed algorithms for the diagnosis and treatment of pelvic floor disorders, especially fecal incontinence. She was offering sacral nerve stimulation testing in 2009, when it became FDA approved for fecal incontinence.

Dr. Mirth is a strong advocate for patients, especially in the field of health care costs, high deductible relief, and fair pricing of pharmaceuticals.

Dr. Mirth graduated Magna Cum Laude from Barnard College, Columbia University in New York and received her medical degree from Mount Sinai School of Medicine in New York City, graduating in 1986. She completed her general surgery residency at the SUNY Health Science Center-University Hospital in Syracuse, New York followed by a fellowship in Colon & Rectal Surgery at the Saint Vincent Health Medical Center in Erie, PA. Dr. Mirth is board-certified in both Colon & Rectal Surgery and General Surgery and participates in maintenance of certification (MOC) in both disciplines.

Dr. Mirth has surgical privileges at The Connecticut Surgery Center in Farmington, CT as well as The Hospital of Central Connecticut at both the New Britain and Bradley Campuses. In addition to actively welcoming and treating patients at Connecticut Colon & Rectal Surgery, LLC, she is an Assistant Professor of Surgery at the University of Connecticut Medical School.