DAYVILLE — United Services, Inc., northeastern Connecticut’s non-profit Community Behavioral Health and Wellness Center, appointed Dr. Alexander Miano as United Services’ Medical Director. Dr. Miano previously served as chief of Outpatient Behavioral Medicine with the Lawrence and Memorial Hospital Medical Group, and prior to that has served as medical director of the Emergency Department Psychiatric Services at UConn Medical Center, and also has experience working for the Connecticut Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services.  Dr. Miano is a UConn undergrad, and completed medical school at Mount Sinai School of Medicine in New York City.  He completed his residency at John Dempsey Hospital and Yale.  He is Board Certified in Psychiatry and Neurology, and also has experience working with Child and Adolescent Psychiatry at Yale.

With Dr. Miano assuming duties as medical director, long-time United Services Medical Director Dr. Jay Patel has also announced his upcoming retirement and transition to United Services Medical Director Emeritus allowing him to provide support and guidance during the transition.