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Dustin Walters, MD, Section Chief for Thoracic Surgery in the Department of Surgery at UConn Health (Tina Encarnacion/UConn Health Photo).

UConn Health Recruits Leader of Thoracic Surgery

Dr. Dustin Walters has been recruited to the Department of Surgery at UConn Health to launch a new program for thoracic surgical care and to grow it to world-class program heights.

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Twenty Years of Nutrition and Physical Education in Connecticut’s Communities

UConn Husky Nutrition & Sport, a merger of two SNAP-Ed programs, launches new website and sets high goals for its next phase of community and campus engagement

What’s Next for the Class of 2024

The entire class successfully matched into their top choice residency programs

Excellence Awarded at UConn John Dempsey Hospital

UConn John Dempsey Hospital (JDH) has awarded its 2023 Annual Awards of Excellence including a new first Annual Community Outreach Award.

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Dr. Cato T. Laurencin to Receive Founders Award from the J. Robert Gladden Orthopaedic Society

The award recognizes the recipient’s exceptional contributions to advancing culturally sensitive musculoskeletal care while promoting diversity within Orthopaedics and exemplifying an unswerving commitment to excellence in the field.

Complex Family Planning Program Expands Services at UConn Health

UConn Health is committed to providing full-spectrum reproductive health care to all those who need it and to continuing to be leaders in training future medical providers to safely care for all patients.

Honoring Dr. King’s Legacy with Acts of Service

Students in the School of Dental Medicine continued their yearly tradition of community service on Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day

MLK Day of Service: UConn Health Students Improving Health Outcomes for Connecticut Citizens

On Martin Luther King Jr. Day 2024 UConn medical and dental students gathered to present posters about their project efforts around the state to improve health outcomes for Connecticut residents.

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Soft Open for The Brain and Spine Institute at UConn Health

Neurology first to arrive; cranial neurosurgery, comprehensive spine, and imaging to follow in the coming months

Digitizing Dentures

How UConn’s prosthodontists use digital technology for better patient outcomes and an enhanced learning experience