Dr. Denis Lafreniere, Chief of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery at UConn School of Medicine and UConn Health, has been honored with induction as a fellow into the Triological Society.
He was prestigiously inducted into the honor society as a fellow on May 16 during the gathering of the national 2025 Combined Otolaryngology Spring Meetings in New Orleans.
Fellowship in the Triological Society involves years of preparation, vetting, and is only awarded to select members of the ENT field globally.
The Triological Society, also known as The American Laryngological, Rhinological and Otological Society, Inc., was founded more than 125 years. It is the most prestigious society in otolaryngology and elects the brightest in academic and clinical otolaryngology.
“I am very pleased to receive this recognition,” says Lafreniere who serves UConn as professor of surgery and chief of the Division of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery. He is also medical director of the UConn Medical Group and associate dean for Clinical Affairs.
Lafreniere adds, “I truly believe that our academic roles here at UConn Health are what distinguish us from our regional colleagues. My induction as a Triological Society fellow is recognition that our academic efforts can span our careers. These academic efforts help ensure that our students and residents receive the highest quality education and will therefore be able to provide the highest quality, innovative care for their patients as they begin their careers.”
In addition, the Society disseminates the latest scientific and clinical information at scientific meetings and through publication of its scientific journals, The Laryngoscope and Laryngoscope Investigative Otolaryngology.
For his election as a fellow in the Society, Lafreniere was required to be recommended by two current fellows and needed submission and approval of his research thesis. Lafreniere’s successful scientific thesis was on the “Development of an endotracheal tube to measure posterior laryngeal pressure related to tube size and hypopharyngeal-laryngeal angle” for which he received a With Distinction Award.
