Dr. Tripodi received his medical degree from Universita Degli Studi De Messina, ME Italy. He completed his residency in General Surgery at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, McKeesport, PA and completed surgical rotations in Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery at the Cleveland Clinic and in Pediatric Surgery at the University of Pittsburgh Children's Hospital. Dr. Tripodi also completed rotations in the burn unit at Mercy Hospital, Pittsburgh, PA and in breast cancer research with Dr. Bernard Fisher at the University of Pittsburgh.

Dr. Tripodi is Board certified in General Surgery and is a Fellow with the American College of Surgeons. He is also Board certified by the American Board of Laser Surgery, the American Operative Laparoscopy for General Surgery, and the American Society of Laser Medicine and Surgery. He is also certified to perform VNUS© Total Vein Care, Carotid and Cerebral Angiography and stenting procedures with Carotid WALLSTENT and FilterWire EZ Embolic Protection Device and WALLSTENT Iliac Endoprosthesis Implants. Dr. Tripodi is a member of the American College of Phlebology, the American Hernia Society, the American Medical Association, the European Society for Vascular Surgeons, the Laser Institute of America, the International Society of Endovascular Specialists and the Society of Laparoendoscopic Surgeons.

After graduating from the American University of Beirut (AUB), Beirut, Lebanon, with a Bachelor of Science degree in Chemistry, Dr. Macaron received his medical degree from AUB. He completed his residency in General Surgery from Yale School of Medicine at Waterbury Hospital Health Center and at St. Mary's Hospital, Waterbury and completed a fellowship in laparo-endoscopic surgery at Danbury Hospital with a subspecialty in bariatric and micro-intensive surgery.

Dr. Macaron is Board certified in General Surgery. He is a member of the Society of American Gastrointestinal and Endoscopic Surgeons (SAGES) and the American College of Surgeons. He has done multiple research on redo surgery and was involved in the advancement in hernia repair. Recently, he presented laparoscopic component separation for incisional hernia repair at the Connecticut Chapter of the American College of Surgeons.