Dr. Paul Genecin, a specialist in liver disease who has been honored with an award for his care of patients at Yale, has been named director of Yale University Health Services YUHS . His five- year term will begin March 31.
Dr. Genecin "is well-known in the Yale community as a highly skilled and deeply devoted physician, whose patients in turn are deeply devoted to him," said President Richard C. Levin in announcing the appointment. "He understands the challenges and opportunities facing health care, and I have confidence and faith that his intelligence, vision, commitment to excellent patient care, and appreciation and understanding of the wider Yale community have prepared him to meet the challenges and opportunities that lie ahead of us in this area."
Dr. Genecin joined YUHS in 1989 as a physician in the department of internal medicine. He became chief of the department in 1991 and was named chief of internal medicine and urgent care one year later. He is also an assistant clinical professor at the School of Medicine and an attending physician at Yale-New Haven Hospital and the Veterans Administration Medical Center in West Haven.
A 1977 graduate of Princeton University, Dr. Genecin received his medical degree from the Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons and was an intern and resident at Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center. He was a postdoctoral fellow in digestive diseases both at the School of Medicine and later in its Liver Study unit in West Haven. His research and publications have been in the field of liver disease.
In 1991, Dr. Genecin was presented with the "Outstanding Provider Award" for patient care at YUHS.
Dr. Genecin, who has also gained attention for his skill at gardening, is married to Dr. Victoria Morrow, assistant clinical professor of psychiatry. They have two sons, Gregory and Samuel, and live in New Haven.