Accepting New Patients
Upendra P. Hegde, MD
Genitourinary Cancer|
Head and Neck Cancers|
Medical Oncology|
Melanoma|
Prostate Cancer|
Skin Cancer
Speaks: English
Care Provided
Locations
Neag Comprehensive Cancer Center
UConn Health
Outpatient Pavilion, 4th Floor
263 Farmington Avenue
Farmington, CT 06030
GPS: 135 Dowling Way, Farmington, CT
860-679-2100
Education & Training
Education
MD, Goa Medical College, General Medicine - 1986
MBBS, Goa Medical College, Medicine, Surgery - 1982
Residency
Internal Medicine, Cook County Hospital - 1998
Internal Medicine, Goa Medical College and Hospital - 1988
Internal Medicine, Goa Medical College and Hospital - 1986
Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Goa Medical College and Hospital - 1983
Compulsory Rotatory, Goa Medical College and Hospital - 1982
Fellowship
Hematology and Medical Oncology, National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute - 2002
Hematology/Oncology, Tata Memorial Cancer Hospital - 1989
Hematology/Oncology, Tata Memorial Hospital - 1992
Board Certification
Internal Medicine
Hematology
Medical Oncology
Honors & Awards
2025 - Top Doctor in Connecticut in 2025 - Connecticut Magazine Sponsored Physicians in CT
2024 - Top Doctor in Connecticut 2024 - Connecticut Magazine
2024 - Adjunct Reviewer: Frontiers in Immunology Journal May 14 2024. - Frontiers in Immunology
2023 - Top Doctor in Connecticut 2023 - Connecticut Magazine
2022 - Diplomate in Hematology Maintainance of Certification Board Examination, November 2022 - American Board of Internal Medicine
2022 - Named Top Doctor, Connecticut Magazine Survey of Connecticut Doctors - 2022 - Connecticut Magazine
2021 - EXCELLENCE IN TEACHING AWARD, SPECIALIST or CONSULTANT, 2020-2021 - UCONN Health, Primary Care Internal Medicine Residency Program
2021 - Named Top Doctor, Connecticut Magazine Survey of Connecticut Doctors - 2021 - Connecticut Magazine
2020 - Ranked amongst most highly by the Internal Medicine residents over the past academic year - Department of Medicine
2018 - America's Top Doctors - Castle Connolly's
2017 - Top Doctor in Connecticut Magazine 2017 - Connectictut Magazine
2016 - Leonard Tow 2016 Humanism in Medicine Award - The Arnold P. Gold Foundation
2012 - America’s Best Doctor - U.S. Public News
2008 - Best Teaching Award, Hematology/Oncology Training Program, 2008-2009 - UConn Health Center
2005 - PAWS Team Award, UConn Health Center - UConn Health Center Cares Council
2001 - Recipient of Scholarship Towards ASCO/AACR Workshop
1997 - Humanitarian Resident Award - Cook County Hospital
1996 - Humanitarian Resident Award, Chicago, Illinois, 1996-1997 - Cook County Hospital
1994 - USMLE 1, 2, 3
1992 - J.N. Tata Endowment Travel Scholarship
1992 - Research Scholarship, Chicago, Illinois, 1992-1995 - Rush University Cancer Institute
1991 - Khandelwal Junior Oncology Award, Madras, India - Indian Society of Oncology