Denis C Lafreniere MD
Professor, Surgery, University of Connecticut SOM
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Farmington Ave# 263Farmington, CT 06030
Phone+1 860-679-2804
Fax+1 860-679-1848
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Education & Training
University of ConnecticutResidency, Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, 1988 - 1992- University of ConnecticutResidency, Surgery, 1987 - 1988
- Uconn School Of MedicineClass of 1987
Certifications & Licensure
CT State Medical License 1992 - 2027
American Board of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery Otolaryngology
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification NextGen Ambulatory EHR, NextGen Healthcare, 2013-2017
- CMS Meaningful Use Stage 2 Certification NextGen Ambulatory EHR, NextGen Healthcare, 2013-2017
- CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification NextGen Ambulatory EHR, NextGen Healthcare, 2012-2013
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 2 citationsTreatment of Laryngeal and Tracheal Stenosis: Cooperative Treatment With Our Pulmonary Interventionalist Colleagues.Erin Mulry, Omar Ibrahim, Denis Lafreniere
Journal of Voice. 2026-05-01 - Development of a Novel Endotracheal Tube to Measure Posterior Laryngeal Pressure.Denis Lafreniere, Amelia Geist
The Laryngoscope. 2026-02-01 - A Rare Case of Spontaneous Regression of Laryngeal Amyloidosis.Talitha Kumaresan Lewis, Denis Lafreniere, Poornima Hegde
Journal of Voice. 2025-09-02
Other
- Anatomy and etiology of taste and smell disordersLafreniere D, Mann NM
http://www.uptodate.com/contents/anatomy-and-etiology-of-taste-and-smell-disorders
UpToDate, Wolters Kluwer Health - 2012-04-10 - Evaluation and treatment of taste and smell disordersLafreniere D, Mann NM
http://www.uptodate.com/contents/evaluation-and-treatment-of-taste-and-smell-disorders
UpToDate, Wolters Kluwer Health - 2013-04-01
Press Mentions
UConn Health Doctor (Opinion): When Commercial Insurers Don’t Pay Their Share, Connecticut Taxpayers Make up the DifferenceMay 14th, 2025- 2021 Top Doctors Named by Connecticut MagazineJune 2nd, 2021
- Q&A: Lost Your Sense of Smell? Suspect COVID-19October 27th, 2020
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