Surgery

Nanette Pink portrait in her office

Welcoming Workplace

UConn John Dempsey Hospital nurse manager Nanette Pink cultivates inclusive environment

UConn Health patient Rafael Azevedo at Delta Air Lines headquarters in Atlanta celebrating after successfully landing a plane during his high-tech flight simulator training experience.

Against All Odds: Man Pursues Goal of Becoming a Pilot After Overcoming Rare ‘Suicide Disease’

From UConn to Delta Air Lines, Rafael Azevedo of Brazil Finds Help and Hope.

Front row: Summer Xu, Khaoula Ben Haj Frej. Middle row: Emily Orosco, Cailyn Regan, Caitlin Foster, Grace Nichols, Sarishka Desai, Kyanna Alleyne, and Margaret Boudreau. Back row: Desiree Dear, Vedika Karandikar, Julia Silverman, Carly Malesky.

UConn Championing More Women Surgeons

Record Number of Female Medical Students Match into Future Careers in Surgery

Central Sterile Processing Department

Teamwork is also Behind the Scenes at UConn Health

The Unsung Heroes of the Central Sterile Processing Department

Dr. Ketan Bulsara lecturing in academic rotunda

UConn Health’s Dr. Ketan Bulsara Elected to the American Academy of Neurological Surgery

Considered among the most prestigious neurosurgery organizations in US

patient and physician speaking in exam room

Patient Returns to Active Lifestyle: ‘I Would Always Go to UConn’

Emergency colonoscopy revealed need for a resection; ‘I’m very, very blessed’

Giving Back with Gratitude

Chief of Vascular Surgery at UConn Health giving back to Hartford middle school students with fun, educational hands-on teachings about health and medicine.

ICU Nurse Still Beating Multiple Myeloma 16 years Later, and a Burst Aneurysm Too

This Thanksgiving season a grateful UConn Health patient shares how Vascular Surgeon Dr. Tina Kariya saved her life

UConn Health Minute: Gastroesophageal Cancer

Gastroesophageal junction cancer is among the fastest growing cancers in the country. Chair of surgery at UConn Health, Dr. Kevin Staveley-O’Carroll, says treatment usually involves surgery and thanks to minimally invasive techniques, a patient’s recovery is much improved.

portrait of three physician assistants in scrubs in operating room

Physician Assistants Vital in OR and Beyond

UConn Health’s 73 PAs span specialties to deliver both inpatient and outpatient care