Dr. Cheryl Oncken, who has been interim chair of the Department of Medicine in the UConn School of Medicine since July 2015, now holds that position as chair and is no longer interim.
Oncken is a tenured professor with responsibilities in patient care, education, and clinical research. She is a professor of medicine, and obstetrics and gynecology, and is an internationally recognized tobacco researcher. She’s been at UConn Health for 22 years, the last 17 of which she has had continuous NIH funding for her research.
