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The University of Kentucky is well-represented on a list of the most-cited researchers in the world. In a database compiled by Stanford University in a partnership with Elsevier, 112 current UK scientists and scholars appear among the top 2% of the most-cited researchers across 22 disciplines.
For many Kentuckians with dementia, medical interventions may seem like the only choice, but a new University of Kentucky study shows that prioritizing joy and engagement through enrichment activities is vital for the health of both residents and the caregivers who support them.
The UK College of Medicine Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care, and Sleep Medicine has recently been spotlighted by the MOMENTOUS bi-monthly newsletter for their institutional commitment to advancing pulmonary research and improving patient care.
The University of Kentucky Multidisciplinary Endocarditis Team recently published a seminal paper on the treatment of infective endocarditis with oral antibiotics.
Pierluigi Porcu, MD, serves as associate director for clinical translation at the UK Markey Cancer Center (MCC), where he directs scientific and clinical efforts to advance new therapies for blood cancers. Dr. Porcu also serves as the division chief of hematology and cellular therapy within the UK College of Medicine Department of Internal Medicine.
Gabby Morrison was 11 weeks into her third pregnancy in early 2023 when she learned she had miscarried. Days later, the emotional weight of the loss triggered a panic attack so severe the 27-year-old from West Liberty thought she was having a heart attack. Morrison went to
Jim Janszen, MD, and Iveta Janszen, MD, both anesthesiologists at UK HealthCare, encouraged their four children to be whatever they wanted to be when they grew up.
UK HealthCare Team Blue is welcoming a new provider to its primary care team. Hender Rojas, APRN, joined Team Blue on Dec. 29, 2025, and will begin accepting new patients starting the week of Jan. 12, 2026.
University of Kentucky Markey Cancer Centerradiation oncologist Denise Fabian, MD, will lead a national symposium focused on theranostics, a rapidly advancing approach to precision cancer care that combines diagnostic imaging and therapeutic interventions.
Imagine being able to see the invisible—amyloid plaques, tau tangles, and metabolic changes in the living brain. This is no longer science fiction; it’s reality at the University of Kentucky.
A University of Kentucky Markey Cancer Centerstudy reveals how prostate cancer cells adapt their metabolism to thrive in bone tissue, offering a potential new treatment target for patients with advanced disease.
Sarah Sertich, MD, Cole Blandford, MD, and Rafeh Safdar, MBBS, of the division of hematology and cellular therapy, have each earned an Abstract Achievement Award from the American Society of Hematology (ASH).
The University of Kentucky’s Sanders-Brown Center on Aging is home to researchers pushing the field of Alzheimer’s science forward — among them, soon-to-be graduate Bernardo Aguzzoli Herbele, who will earn his doctorate in neuroscience this month.
Elizabeth Schroder Stumpf, PhD, associate professor of pulmonary, critical care, and sleep medicine, Brian Delisle, PhD, professor of physiology, and their co-investigator Yuan Wen, PhD, assistant professor of physiology, were recently awarded a 4-year R01 grant, totaling $2,732,520, from the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) of National Institutes of Health (NIH) for their proj
Kentucky has one of the nation’s highest burdens of chronic lung disease, a challenge intensified by smoking prevalence, occupational exposures and limited access to specialized care in rural communities. As UK HealthCare looks to expand its services for those with advanced lung conditions, a new leader is helping to guide that effort.
Two students at the University of Kentucky College of Medicine have had unique learning and training opportunities thanks to generous contributions to a new gift account.
As the University of Kentucky College of Medicine continues expanding its clinical and educational reach, two new graduate medical education (GME) programs represent a major step toward the college’s goal of advancing health care across the Commonwealth.
James Wharton, MD, has been selected to serve as the chief of the new dermatology division in the University of Kentucky College of Medicine Department of Internal Medicine, effective Nov. 3, 2025. He joins the College of Medicine as an assistant professor of medicine and will support the establishment and growth of the dermatology service line.
For most of us, the phrase “stroke of the eye” sounds like a metaphor. But for UK HealthCare’s Jagannadha “Jay” Avasarala, MD, PhD, it’s a literal and urgent diagnosis — one that could mean the difference between sight and permanent blindness.
The University of Kentucky Markey Cancer Center and the Department of Radiology will join cancer centers across the nation in observing National Lung Cancer Screening Day Nov.