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UConn Health Pioneering Innovative Limb Salvage Procedures
Dr. Justin D’Addario and the vascular team at UConn John Dempsey Hospital are at the forefront of new innovative limb salvage techniques
Patient Pain Free and Swinging a Golf Club After Cervical Disc Replacements
Tysen Kendig admits the idea of spinal surgery was undoubtedly scary, but he knew going in that he had one of the very best surgeons in the business to fix his cervical stenosis leading to extreme confidence going into surgery but after the fact is even more impressed with the quality of care.
Dr. Ketan Bulsara Elected to Prominent Role for American Association Neurological Surgeons/Congress Neurological Surgeons Joint Section
Through a nationwide election, Dr. Ketan Bulsara, chief of the Division of Neurosurgery at UConn Health has been elected the 43rd chair of the American Association of Neurological Surgeons (AANS) and Congress of Neurological Surgeons (CNS) Joint Section of Cerebrovascular Surgery.
The Cato T. Laurencin, M.D., Ph.D. Travel Fellowship Award at the World Biomaterials Congress in South Korea
Named in honor of a distinguished member of the Society for Biomaterials, the Cato T. Laurencin, M.D., Ph.D. Travel Fellowship supports underrepresented undergraduate students studying the field of biomaterials.
New York Institute of Technology Grants Professor Cato T. Laurencin Honorary Degree
As an honored guest of the 63rd commencement ceremony, Laurencin was also a guest speaker at the College of Osteopathic Medicine.
UConn John Dempsey Hospital is Nationally Recognized Once Again for its High-Quality Stroke and Heart Attack Care
UConn John Dempsey Hospital earns Get With The Guidelines® — Stroke Gold Plus” designation and Mission: Lifeline®-STEMI Receiving Center – Gold award from the American Heart Association for the eighth and tenth consecutive years.
UConn Health Is the First and Only in Connecticut to Offer Innovative New Procedure to Treat Uterine Fibroids
Since being the first patient in the state to undergo the Sonata® treatment, Jamie Sanchez marks her first Fibroid Awareness Month with no suffering from symptoms of uterine fibroids
Pedaling to Support the Next Generation of Oncologists
Dr. Victoria Forbes, a Hematologist/Oncologist at UConn Health and an alumna of UConn School of Medicine and Dartmouth-Hitchcock, will be biking in The Prouty this July in New Hampshire to raise money to help educate the next generation of oncologists.
EndoRISE Launch Marks New Era in Endometriosis Research and Support
Researchers, providers, patients and advocates gathered in Connecticut to celebrate the launch of EndoRISE, a groundbreaking state-supported initiative addressing endometriosis, a highly invasive, under-diagnosed and under-researched disease.
UConn Health Selected for Duffy Status Health Equity Project
UConn Health has been selected among 24 health and hospital systems for the American Society of Hematology project to establish new blood reference ranges that better reflect diverse patient populations.