News Release

September 15, 2006

Contact: Maureen McGuire, 860-679-4523
e-mail: mmcguire@nso.uchc.edu

Dr. Darlene Oksanen Joins UConn Health Center

Primary Care Physician Now Seeing Patients in Farmington

FARMINGTON, CONN. – Primary care physician Darlene Oksanen, M.D., is now seeing patients at the University of Connecticut Health Center in Farmington, offering comprehensive, primary care and preventive medicine for men and women.

Dr. Oksanen is a fully UConn-trained professional. She is a magna cum laude graduate of the University of Connecticut and completed her medical degree and internal medicine residency at the UConn School of Medicine.

Before attending medical school, Dr. Oksanen worked as a research assistant at Pfizer Central Research in Groton where she was awarded an employee recognition award for leadership.

Dr. Oksanen is accepting new patients in the Health Center’s internal medicine practice in Farmington. For more information, call 800-535-6232 or 860-679-7692.

Here is a link to Dr. Oksanen’s photo: http://www.uchc.edu/ocomm/images/oksanen.jpg.

The University of Connecticut Health Center includes the schools of medicine and dental medicine, John Dempsey Hospital, the UConn Medical Group and University Dentists. Founded in 1961, the Health Center pursues a mission of providing outstanding health care education in an environment of exemplary patient care, research and public service. To learn more about the UConn Health Center, visit our website at www.uchc.edu.

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