School of Medicine

Attending cardiologist, Dr. Kai Chen, visits with his heart attack survivor patient at UConn John Dempsey Hospital (UConn Health/Lauren Woods).

Top Honors in Cardiovascular Care for UConn Health

Top honors continue to roll in for UConn Health for its patient care excellence across cardiovascular medicine in the clinical care areas of heart attack, heart failure, stroke, diabetes and pulmonary hypertension.

MD/PhD Students Attend Premiere Meeting for Physician Scientists

Four UConn MD/PhD students attended the nation's premiere meeting for physician-scientists in Chicago last month. The Joint Meeting brings together the two major honorific societies for mid-career and senior physician-scientists leaders plus in-training early career members of the American Physician Scientists Association (APSA).

ELSI Congress

Successful Genomics and Ethics Congress at UConn Health/JAX: Photos

This week nearly 300 people attended the three-day 2017 ELSI Congress on “Genomics and Society: Expanding the ELSI Universe” on the campus of UConn Health and The Jackson Laboratory for Genomic Medicine.

Love of Nature and Animals Now on Display at UConn Health

The art exhibits of both Lori Racicot-Burrous and Peter Simard will be shown at the Celeste LeWitt Gallery at UConn Health until Sept. 7, 2017.

Project SEARCH

UConn Health Builds Careers for Project SEARCH Interns

UConn Health once again teamed up with Favarh to help supply internship opportunities for young adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities for Project SEARCH. The second class of interns graduated on June 2.

ELSI Congress 2017

Genomics: At the Heart of ‘All of Us’

The 2017 ELSI Congress begins June 5 at UConn Health and the Jackson Laboratory for Genomic Medicine. Read the new Q & A with keynote speaker Stephanie Devaney, Ph.D., deputy director of the NIH 'All of Us' Research Program discussing how the new frontier of precision medicine, fueled by genomics, is at the heart of all our future health and healthcare.

UConn Med Students Pedaling for Public Health, Coast to Coast

Two UConn medical students are spending the summer on a cross-country bicycle tour to raise money for public health.

Woman looking at skin in mirror (Shutterstock Photo)

Destination Plastic Surgery: Why Staying Domestic is Safer

Dr. Andrew Chen, UConn Health's chief of plastic surgery, shares the latest trends in plastic surgery, how to choose a qualified surgeon and why it's so important to avoid the potential dangers of overseas destination plastic surgery.

UConn Health June 2017 Programs, Events

Here is a list of UConn Health programs scheduled for June and early July 2017. This information will be updated with any additions or other schedule changes. Breast Cancer Support Group Thursday, June 1, 6:30 to 7:30 p.m., UConn Health, Onyiuke Dining Room This is a support group intended for women under the age of […]

Dr. Ketan Bulsara, chief of the UConn Health Division of Neurosurgery, brings expertise in a range of treatment options for brain and spinal cord disease processes. (Photo by Janine Gelineau)

New Neurosurgery Chief Brings Elite Expertise to UConn Health

"The focus of my division is to optimize patient outcome. We’ll build a team that’s tailored and personalized for every single patient.," says Dr. Ketan Bulsara, UConn Health's new chief of neurosurgery.