The Connecticut State Medical Society (CSMS) announced that gastroenterologist Dr. David Hass was chosen Wednesday evening as its 184th president.
Hass, 48, replaces Yale University School of Medicine ophthalmologist Dr. Ron Adelman, who recently finished his one-year term.
Hass is currently medical director of the Hamden-based PACT Gastroenterology Center, a division of Physicians Alliance of Connecticut, which is a partner of Hartford HealthCare. Hass also serves on the clinical faculty at the Yale University School of Medicine as an associate clinical professor.
Few medical students and residents remain in Connecticut after their educational and training programs end, largely due to financial burdens, said CSMS legislative chairman Dr. Many find the cost of living in Connecticut too high, he said, and are strapped with educational debt that propels them to more lucrative positions in other states.