June 25, 2026 | School of Medicine

UConn School of Medicine’s Newly Elected Alpha Omega Alpha Class

AΩA is the national medical honor society.

Academic Rotunda and Main Building of UConn Health (Taylor Giorgetti/UConn Health photo).

Academic Rotunda and Main Building of UConn Health (Taylor Giorgetti/UConn Health photo).

UConn School of Medicine is delighted to announce its newest elected members to the Alpha Omega Alpha honor medical society based on merit, each demonstrating the characteristics of excellent physicians in alignment with AΩA’s mission and values.

Alpha Omega Alpha, founded in 1902, is the esteemed national medical honor society. Its mission is dedicated to the belief that in the profession of medicine we will improve care for all by:

  • recognizing high educational achievement;
  • honoring gifted teaching;
  • encouraging the development of leaders in academia and the community;
  • supporting the ideals of humanism; and
  • promoting service to others.

Election to Alpha Omega Alpha is an honor signifying a lasting commitment to professionalism, leadership, scholarship, research, and community service. A lifelong honor, membership in the society confers recognition for a physician’s dedication to the profession and art of healing.

The School of Medicine offers one and all hearty congratulations to the newly elected to AΩA:

Faculty

Linda Barry, MD
Professor of Surgery
Associate Dean, Office of Multicultural and Community Affairs
Associate Director, UConn Health Disparities Institute

Lakshmi Nair, Ph.D.
Professor of Orthopedic Surgery
Deputy Director, The Cato T. Laurencin Institute for Regenerative Engineering
Director, Skeletal Biology and Regeneration Area of Concentration-Biomedical Science Ph.D. program

Fellows

Beverly Tse, MD
Fellow in Maternal-Fetal Medicine, Department of OB/GYN

Patricia Giglio-Ayers, MD
Fellow in Minimally Invasive Gynecologic Surgery, Department of OB/GYN

Stephanie Hallisey, MD
Fellow in Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility, Department of OB/GYN

Kristen Moriarty, MD
Fellow in Maternal-Fetal Medicine, Department of OB/GYN

Angela Quental, MD
Fellow in Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Medicine

Teresa Da Cunha, MD
Fellow in Gastroenterology-Hepatology, Department of Medicine

Residents

Nicolette Pennington, MD
Resident in Internal Medicine

Albert Zhou, MD, Ph.D.
Resident in Dermatology

Mitch Wright, DO
Resident in Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation

Kaitlin Krauss, DO
Resident in Emergency Medicine

David Patrick, MD
Resident in Emergency Medicine