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Dr. Montgomery Douglas Appointed Chair of Family Medicine at UConn Health

UConn Health has recruited leading expert, Dr. Montgomery Douglas, to serve as chair of the Department of Family Medicine and professor at UConn School of Medicine.

Patient rooms in the new hospital tower at UConn Health are private and larger. Most will have ceiling lifts that minimize fall risk to patients and injury risk to clinical staff. (Photo by Frank Barton)

New Hospital Tower Optimizes Safety, Privacy

When the new hospital tower at UConn Health opens this spring, it will feature the latest in patient privacy and safety.

UConn Health March 2016 Programs, Events

UConn Health has many community programs and events scheduled for March and early April 2016.

Albertsen

American Urological Association to Honor Dr. Peter C. Albertsen

Dr. Peter C. Albertsen, professor in the Department of Surgery and chief of the Division of Urology at UConn Health, will be the recipient of the 2016 Eugene Fuller Triennial Prostate Award by The American Urological Association (AUA).

Dr. William White with a participant in a trial that studies out-of-office blood pressure as a predictor of cognitive and functional decline. (Chris DeFrancesco/UConn Health Photo)

New Recommendations for Managing Hypertension

A UConn Health hypertension specialist discusses the latest information on high blood pressure.

Dr. Bruce Strober

Dr. Bruce Strober Appointed Chair of Dermatology at UConn Health

Bruce E. Strober, M.D., Ph.D. is the newly appointed chair of the Department of Dermatology at UConn Health and professor of dermatology at UConn School of Medicine.

Countdown to New Hospital Tower Continues

Move- in day for University Tower begins in the wee hours of Friday, April 29th and will be open for business by Monday, May 2.

Laurencin Elected to Chinese Academy of Engineering

UConn’s Dr. Cato T. Laurencin has been elected a foreign member of the Chinese Academy of Engineering (CAE).

Reading echocardiography images is one way Dr. Agnes Kim monitors cancer survivors' risk for heart disease as part of UConn Health's Cardio-Oncology Program. (Tina Encarnacion/UConn Health Photo)

Protecting Your Heart During Cancer Care

A UConn Health specialist discusses possible risks to the heart from cancer treatment, and ways patients can protect their heart.

CICATS Celebrates Excellence in Research

CICATS Celebrates Excellence in Research

The Connecticut Institute for Clinical and Translational Science (CICATS) celebrated at UConn Health the research excellence of its collaborative research teams called Core Interest Groups (CIGs).