It’s a homecoming of sorts for accomplished women’s health experts Dr. Anthony Luciano ’73 MD and Dr. Danielle Luciano ’01 MD. The Lucianos are both graduates of the UConn School of Medicine and have had a rich history with UConn Health, so after several years in private practice both dad and daughter have returned to UConn.
“We decided that we wanted a more academic environment, and we wanted to be more actively involved with teaching and scholarly activity,” says Anthony.
Adds Danielle, “We are very happy to be here working together, and we hope we will make a contribution to the further growth and success of our department and UConn Health.”
Anthony Luciano is fellowship-trained and board-certified in reproductive endocrinology and infertility, and is a professor with UConn’s medical school. He has a long and distinguished career with UConn. While doing his residency in obstetrics and gynecology at UConn, he assisted in the delivery of the very first baby born at John Dempsey Hospital in 1975.
After spending several years teaching at the University of Iowa and Tufts University in Boston, he returned to Connecticut and became the director of UConn’s Division of Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility. He was instrumental in developing UConn’s IVF program, and in 1987 one of his patients became the first woman in New England to have a baby with a donor egg. Today, he continues to offer couples advanced fertility treatments, including IVF, which is offered in collaboration with the Center for Advanced Reproductive Services.
As a teenager, Danielle Luciano wanted to become a teacher, but changed her mind after volunteering at UConn Health in high school. She is now certified in advanced, minimally invasive gynecologic surgery, and was recently elected to the national fellowship board for minimally invasive gynecologic surgery. She specializes in robotic surgery and has developed expertise in gynecologic ultrasonography.
She has done extensive research into reproductive surgery and issues surrounding sexual function, publishing several articles in peer-reviewed journals.
The Lucianos offer complete care for women including primary and preventive gynecological care; care for conditions such as endometriosis, fibroids, abnormal bleeding, polycystic ovarian syndrome, and menopausal health; and advanced, minimally invasive surgery. They are currently seeing patients at UConn Health’s Southington office. In the spring of 2015, they will move into the new Outpatient Pavilion, which is currently under construction at the Farmington campus.
To schedule an appointment, call 860-224-5467. More information about UConn Health’s Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology is available at http://www.uchc.edu/patients/services/obgyn/