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Terry Deely at her last chemotherapy appointment

Breast Cancer Survivor is an Inspiration for Others

In the United States, breast cancer is the most common cancer in women, aside from skin cancer. The American Cancer Society estimates that in 2024, there will be about 310,720 new cases of invasive breast cancer in women. But there is hope.

Leslie Loew, in lab

Dr. Leslie Loew Named 2025 Biophysical Society Fellow

The Biophysical Society announced Leslie M. Loew, R.D. Berlin Center for Cell Analysis and Modeling, University of Connecticut School of Medicine, is named a 2025 Biophysical Society Fellow for inventing fluorescent sensors of membrane potential and leadership in the development of computational cell biology.

Dr. Upendra Hegde, Dr. Philip Kerr, Dr. Campbell Stewart, Dr. Margaret Callahan and Dr. Giao Phan (Photo credit: Sean Flynn, UConn)

Advancing Specialty Care for Metastatic Melanoma at UConn Health

The Carole and Ray Neag Comprehensive Cancer Center in collaboration with the Dermatology Department now offers specialized melanoma care at UConn Health and the UConn School of Medicine.

Austin and Ashley Derungs-West with baby Lorelai

Multidisciplinary Collaboration Delivers Healthy Baby for 28-year-old Pregnant Stroke Patient Found to Have Cardiac Defect

Maternal-Fetal Medicine, OB/GYN, Cardiology and Neurology multidisciplinary specialties collaborate to help a young, pregnant stroke patient deliver a healthy baby

xray image of leg in bright colors

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

Dr. Isaac Moss doing surgery

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 standing with arms crossed in a hallway

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. 

Dr. William Wagner is the President and Dr. Shelly Sakiyama-Elbert is a past president of the Society awardee Valentina Cespedes and Dr. Laurencin

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. 

Professor Cato T. Laurencin, M.D., Ph.D. at a podium speaking

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 building

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.