Alfonso Caetta, MD

About Alfonso Caetta, MD

Alfonso Caetta, M.D., will join ENT & Allergy Associates and begin seeing patients on August 15, 2027.

Dr. Caetta, a native New Yorker and son of Italian immigrants, graduated from Bard Early College at age 17 with an Associate in Arts and earned the Distinguished Science Scholar full-tuition scholarship. He went on to graduate with honors from Cornell University, obtaining his Bachelor of Science in Biological Sciences with a minor in Science and Technology Studies.

Dr. Caetta earned his medical degree with Distinction in Research from SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University in Brooklyn, NY. He received the Chancellor’s Award for Student Excellence—the highest honor bestowed by the SUNY system—and was inducted into the Arnold P. Gold Humanism Honor Society. He was also elected President of the Medical Student Council and selected to deliver his class’s commencement speech.

Dr. Caetta currently serves as Chief Resident in UConn Health’s Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery program and will complete his residency training in June 2027. The pediatric portion of his training was completed at Connecticut Children’s Medical Center. He serves as an elected representative to the UConn Health Resident and Fellow Forum and received the UConn Health Otolaryngology Resident Award for Outstanding Leadership.

Dr. Caetta treats the full range of ear, nose, throat, head and neck conditions in adult and pediatric patients, with particular interests in sinus and sleep surgery, thyroid and parathyroid surgery, and otologic care for hearing loss.

His published research includes work on the trustworthiness of AI-generated otological treatment planning, the middle-ear microbiome, and postoperative outcomes in pediatric patients with obstructive sleep apnea. He has presented his research at national and regional conferences, including the AAO-HNSF Annual Meeting and the New England Otolaryngological Society.