Chris DeFrancesco '94 (CLAS)
Chris DeFrancesco has been writing for UConn Health since 2007. He is a proud graduate of UConn’s journalism program. As an undergraduate in Storrs he was one of the play-by-play voices of UConn men’s and women’s basketball on WHUS-FM, a writer for the Daily Campus, and a campus shuttle bus driver. He’s been a freelance writer, editor of two weekly newspapers (Bloomfield Journal and Windsor Locks Journal), and most notably a reporter and anchor on WTIC NewsTalk 1080. He is a four-time winner of the Connecticut Associated Press Broadcasters Association Walt Dibble Award for Personal Excellence in Radio. His work also has earned recognition from the Connecticut pro chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists. Chris is an elected officer in his union (UHP Local 3837) and serves on the board of the Newington Children’s Theatre Company, Connecticut’s longest-running youth theatre program. He lives in Newington with his wife, Caroline, daughter, Audrey, and their dogs, Spot and Alex.
Author Archive
UConn Health Center January Programs, Events
Here’s what’s happening in January and early February.
December 20, 2013 | Chris DeFrancesco '94 (CLAS) - UConn Health
UConn Health Center Introduces 6 Physicians
A plastic reconstructive surgeon, nephrologist, vascular surgeon, dermatologist and two cardiologists are now seeing patients.
December 13, 2013 | Chris DeFrancesco '94 (CLAS) - UConn Health
Correctional Managed Health Care Administrator Honored
The UConn Health Center’s fifth Dr. Peter J. Deckers Employee Appreciation Award goes to Gail Johnson.
December 10, 2013 | Chris DeFrancesco '94 (CLAS) - UConn Health
UConn Health Medical Services Now Open in Storrs Center
Urgent care and dental services are to follow.
December 9, 2013 | Chris DeFrancesco
Patient Shares Gift of Music on Hospital Floor
Injured out of state, he insisted on getting his care at the UConn Health Center. Then he insisted on coming back to serenade patients.
November 27, 2013 | Chris DeFrancesco '94 (CLAS) - UConn Health
Shoes, Foot Exams for Thanksgiving
For a seventh year, UConn Health Center providers offered foot exams and distributed donated footwear at homeless shelters in New Britain.
November 27, 2013 | Chris DeFrancesco '94 (CLAS) - UConn Health
Emergency Medicine Is Just the Start
Dr. Richard Kamin’s contributions to medicine, public safety, and the community go far beyond the UConn Health Center’s Emergency Department.
November 26, 2013 | Chris DeFrancesco
Dr. Cato Laurencin Named to Prestigious Scientific Fellowship
Laurencin will be inducted as a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science Feb. 15 in Chicago.
November 26, 2013 | Chris DeFrancesco '94 (CLAS) - UConn Health
UConn Health Center December Programs, Events
Here’s what’s happening in December 2013 and early January 2014.
November 22, 2013 | Chris DeFrancesco '94 (CLAS) - UConn Health
New Imaging Tool Bypasses Blade to Check for Skin Cancer
The UConn Health Center’s dermatology chair is the only dermatologist in Connecticut trained on confocal microscopy, enabling her to analyze skin lesions on a cellular level without a biopsy.
November 19, 2013 | Chris DeFrancesco '94 (CLAS) - UConn Health