HENRY M. FEDER JR., M.D.
Professor, Family Medicine and Pediatrics
Dr. Feder graduated cum laude from the University of Pennsylvania in 1967, and from Jefferson Medical College in 1971. He was a fellow in Pediatric Infectious Diseases at Johns Hopkins Hospital and served as the clinical director of the Mescalero Public Health Hospital in New Mexico. Dr. Feder has been with the Department of Family Medicine since 1977 and has served as a residency director. His main area of research is pediatric infectious disease, with concentration in the area of Lyme Disease, Streptococcal and Non-Streptococcal Pharyngitis, Recurrent Aphthous Stomatitis, Pediatric Fever Syndromes and Rabies. He is board certified in Family Medicine, Pediatrics and Pediatric Infectious Diseases. His first position was in family medicine at the University of Connecticut as assistant professor and has been with the Department as full professor for 18 years. He has twice won the resident teaching award in Family Medicine and has twice won the teaching award in Pediatrics. He is 50% Family Medicine and 50% Pediatric Infectious Disease at Connecticut Children's. Dr. Feder precepts at the practice center frequently.
THOMAS J. MCLARNEY, M.D.
Clinical Instructor
Dr. McLarney is the Medical Director at the East Hartford Community HealthCare Center which employs several of our graduates as well. He attended Fairfield University in Fairfield, CT receiving a bachelor's degree in biology. He then completed his medical training at Georgetown University. Dr. McLarney completed his residency training at the Naval Hospital in Charleston, South Carolina.
Dr. McLarney has 10 years teaching experience at the Middlesex Hospital Family Practice Residency Program where he was clinical director. He is an assistant professor in the Department of Family Medicine at the UConn School of Medicine and an attending physician at Saint Francis Hospital. He has also been elected a fellow of the American Academy of Family Physicians and is a member of both the Connecticut and American Academies of Family Physicians.
He was the 1999 recipient of the Kathleen McShane Outstanding Physician Award given by the CAFP and the 2003 recipient of the David Schmidt award given by the UConn/Saint Francis Hospital and Medical Center Family Practice Residents. Dr. McLarney has a CAQ in Geriatrics, and is a certified instructor for ATLS.
MARIA SUMMA, PHARM.D.
Assistant Clinical Professor
Maria is a licensed pharmacist. She holds a Doctorate in Pharmacy from West Virginia University and a Bachelor of Science in Pharmacy from the University of Connecticut. She completed a Pharmacy Practice Residency at Tufts Medical Center in Boston, Massachusetts. Maria joined the Family Medicine Center at Asylum Hill in 2010 through a clinical affiliation agreement with the University of Saint Joseph School of Pharmacy. Her role at Asylum Hill involves enhancing patient understanding of medication use, increasing adherence and access to medications, and partnering with other health care professionals to optimize medication therapy and promote safe medication practices in primary care. In July 2015, Maria was appointed as chair of the Department of Pharmacy Practice and Administration at the University of Saint Joseph. She provides department leadership in program planning, development, and assessment, manages the department’s resources. Her additional responsibilities include the classroom and experiential education of pharmacy students, with a focus on courses involving self-care, the pharmacotherapy of the endocrine system, and women’s health. Maria and her husband Ralph are parents to two amazing daughters. As a family, they enjoy playing and watching all sports, spending time at the beach, and making memories with friends and family.
