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Cleaner Path to Prostate Biopsy
When a biopsy is needed, UConn Health urologists take a new approach, with less risk and greater precision.
UConn Health Salutes Its Volunteers
‘We could not function without all of their dedicated spirits and selfless attitudes.’
UConn Health Expands Robotic Surgery Capabilities
Dr. Eric Girard, a surgeon who specializes in colorectal surgery, says use of the new robot can translate to 'people feeling better faster and getting back to their families and their jobs sooner.'
Fighting the Opioid Epidemic With Data
UConn Health is part of a collaboration that aims to track crucial data and create an early warning system to alert the public to opioid overdoses.
Dental School Represents at National Meeting
American Dental Education Association’s annual session has a UConn flair, with a familiar face serving as chair.
Ensuring the Patient Comes First
UConn Health now has an Office of Patient Experience, charged with listening to patients and identifying ways to improve their encounters, from scheduling through billing, ensuring a meaningful, seamless, patient-centered experience every time.
Laurencin Travel Fellowships Awarded
UConn’s Sydney Wimberley is one of two students awarded a 2019 Cato T. Laurencin Travel Fellowship, enabling membership to the Society For Biomaterials and attendance at its annual meeting.
New Vascular Surgery Chief Arrives
Dr. Kwame Amankwah seeks to make UConn Health ‘the primary choice for vascular care.’
UConn Dental Students Ready for Patients
Second-year dental students donned new white coats in a ceremony Friday to mark their transition to clinic-based learning.
UConn’s Cranial Nerve and Brainstem Disorder Program a Regional 1st
UConn Health is home New England’s first Cranial Nerve and Brainstem Disorder Program, bringing together a multidisciplinary team of experts to streamline care and offer virtual consultations.