Salem Hernandez

Salem was born in Kansas City, Missouri, and raised on South Padre Island, Texas to a multiethnic family – his mother of Mexican descent and his father of African American heritage. He attended the UConn School of Medicine where he met his wife and together they couples-matched to Johns Hopkins Hospital. Salem completed his internal medicine training in the Osler Medical Residency and is excited to return to Connecticut to complete his Pulmonary and Critical Care training at Yale. Outside of the hospital, Salem enjoys exploring Latin and Indian culture and dance with his partner.