News Release

July 25, 2006

Contact: Carolyn Pennington, 860-679-4864
e-mail: cpennington@uchc.edu

Dr. Jozsef Piri Joins UConn Health Center

Primary Care Physician Sees Patients in UConn’s West Hartford Office

FARMINGTON, CONN. – Jozsef Piri, M.D., a primary care physician, has joined the UConn Health Center and is now seeing patients in the West Hartford office of UConn Health Partners on 65 Kane Street.

Dr. Piri earned his bachelor’s degree at San Francisco State University in California and his medical degree from the University of Debrecen in Debrecen, Hungary, where he graduated with highest honors. Dr. Piri completed his residency in internal medicine at the UConn School of Medicine.

“I feel fortunate that I can stay in Connecticut and practice within the UConn community as I continue my medical career,” says Dr. Piri. “I have a special interest in endocrinology, treating patients with diabetes and thyroid disorders, but I look forward to seeing all kinds of patients and providing ongoing preventive care.”

Along with primary care, services available in the West Hartford office of UConn Health Partners include pediatrics, travel medicine, genetics, radiology and more. For more information, call 800-535-6232 or 860-679-7692.

Here’s a link to Dr. Piri’s photo: www.uchc.edu/ocomm/images/images_news/piri.jpg.

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