
Dr. Liliana Alexandra Carlson, daughter of Carlos and Liliana Alvarez of Ansonia, graduated from Quinnipiac University on Saturday, May 11 with her Doctor of Nursing Practice.
As a graduate of Derby High School, Dr. Carlson went on to attend the University of Connecticut.
She graduated in 2006 with a Bachelor of Science in Nursing and went on to work in the neonatal ICU at Yale-New Haven Hospital as a Registered Nurse.
She then went back to school for her Master of Science in Biological Sciences Anesthesia from Central Connecticut State University in 2012 and became a Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist through the Hospital of St. Raphael’s School of Nurse Anesthesia.
She currently continues to work at Yale-New Haven Hospital, and resides in Derby with her husband Matt, their children Nathan & Lily, and their dog Bailey.