Program Leadership

Kristy Deep, MD, MA, FACP

Program Director, Professor of Medicine

Dr. Deep is a native of Breathitt County, Ky. and completed all her medical training here at UK. She has a master's degree in bioethics from the Medical College of Wisconsin and is board-certified in both internal medicine and hospice and palliative medicine.

Dr. Deep has been the program director since 2013. She loves finding new ways to make the program better for her residents and the patients we serve. Her academic interests are clinical evaluation and faculty development. Clinically, she has a passion for ethics, end-of-life care, and opioid stewardship. Outside of work, Kristy spends as much time as possible in the woods — on her mountain bike, boat, or trail running — and tries (unsuccessfully) to convince her two (strong-willed) teenage daughters to come along.

Kristen E. Fletcher, MD

Associate Program Director, Associate Professor of Medical Education and Medicine

Dr. Fletcher moved from northern Indiana to Lexington, Ky., at the age of 18 and fell in love with and in Lexington, which resulted in her gluttony of undergraduate, medical school, and residency training completion at the University of Kentucky. Her final year of residency, she served as med-peds chief resident, which was followed by an additional year in the role of internal medicine chief resident. She now serves as an academic hospitalist at Lexington Veterans Affairs Health Care, where she continues to exude her love of teaching residents the softer side of medicine and clinical reasoning. She and her otolaryngologist husband share two mini-mes: a sass-a-frass daughter and a chillax son. Outside of the hospital, she enjoys getting stamps on her passport, group fitness classes, and making the world a better place through micro-education "passion projects".

Clinician Educator Track

Devin Oller, MD, FACP

Associate Program Director and Director of the Primary Care Program, Assistant Professor of Medicine

Dr. Oller completed residency, a rural health leadership fellowship, and chief residency at Massachusetts General Hospital. As a board-certified addiction medicine specialist, he helped start UK’s Addiction Consult and Education Service (ACES) and is a co-investigator for the NIH-funded HEALing Communities Study. But his first love in medicine was—and always will be—primary care, and his favorite part of his job is teaching in the resident continuity clinic.

Dr. Oller is an aspiring farmer and (despite his California upbringing) an uninspiring surfer. He writes op-eds and even some fiction when the mood strikes. Ask him about bike commuting, vegetarian-friendly restaurants in Lexington, parenting, backyard chickens, and trail running.

Addiction Medicine Track

Primary Care Program

Sarah Vick, MD

Associate Program Director, Assistant Professor of Medicine

Dr. Vick received her undergraduate degree from Saint Louis University and graduated from the Indiana University School of Medicine. She couples matched at the University of Kentucky for residency and served as chief resident. She joined the division of hospital medicine in 2018 and has a passion for teaching both on wards and in the classroom. She serves as associate program director for the residency and is co-leader for the hospital medicine track. Additionally, she is a course director for a third year medical student course with the College of Medicine. Outside of work, she enjoys spending time with her husband and two young kids. She loves coffee, reading, hiking, and being outside.

Hospital Medicine Track

Megan Wolak, MD

Associate Program Director, Assistant Professor of Medicine

Dr. Wolak completed her undergraduate training at Grand Valley State University and graduated from Ross University School of Medicine. She then completed her residency and subsequent chief residency at the University of Kentucky. She joined the division of hospital medicine where she enjoys passionately caring for patients alongside residents, fostering their development and teaching ‘the power of the physical exam’. Dr. Wolak enjoys exploring Lexington and beyond through food, running with her two huskies and hobby board games.

Sayee Sundar Alagusundaramoorthy, MBBS, RPVI, FASN, FASDIN

Core Clinical Faculty, Assistant Professor of Medicine

Dr. Alagusundaramoorthy (Dr. A) did his medical school in India. He started his journey in the USA at our institution, where he did a year of research and went on to finish his training at The University of Wisconsin Madison. Clinically, He is passionate about preservation of central veins and mechanisms of renal injury via the complement cascade. His academic interests include medical education and ways to improve multi-disciplinary collaborations between the various interests in medicine. Outside of work, he can be found swimming with his two dogs, Eve – corgi and Elle – bernedoodle, and with his wife. They love taking their dogs on trips and exploring different areas in the countryside. 

Michael Cherry, MD

Core Clinical Faculty, Assistant Professor

Michael Cherry graduated from Mercer University School of Medicine and completed his internal medicine residency at the University of Kentucky. After completion of residency, he served as the outpatient chief resident for the internal medicine residency program. He is now an assistant professor within University of Kentucky Division of Hospital Medicine.

Vedant Gupta, MD, FACC

Core Clinical Faculty, Assistant Professor of Medicine

Dr. Gupta is an Ohio original. Born in Cincinnati, he went to undergrad at Miami of Ohio and attended medical school at the University of Cincinnati. After almost leaving medical school for culinary school, Dr. Gupta completed his residency at the Cleveland Clinic where he was chief resident. He then decided to explore his neighbor to the south and completed his fellowship here at UK along with a fellowship in advanced cardiac Imaging. Dr. Gupta is an explorer at heart. If he’s not being chased by wild boars in India or getting himself impaled in England, he’s exploring ways to improve on the status quo in cardiology. Now in his “old age” you can find him in the imaging suite or inspiring curious minds to challenge the status quo for generations to come. 

Patricia Santos, MD, MBA

Core Clinical Faculty, Assistant Professor of Medicine

Dr. Tricia Santos earned her MD-MBA degree from the Ateneo School of Medicine and Public Health in the Philippines. She completed her internal medicine residency at the University of Kentucky and stayed as faculty with the division of hospital medicine. She is the chair of the oncology co-management service and enjoys her roles as clinician, educator, and administrator. Outside the hustle and bustle of the hospital, she decompresses through traveling, cooking for family and friends, practicing yoga, and spoiling her best dog Remus.

Meagan M. Schaeffner, MD

Core Clinical Faculty, Assistant Professor of Medicine

Dr. Meagan Schaeffner is originally from Florida (Go Gators!) but moved to Morgantown to attend West Virginia University for medical school. She quickly tired of winter weather in the mountains and came to the University of Kentucky for residency training. During that time, she fell in love with Lexington and decided to stay at UK as a faculty member. She now works out of the ID clinic providing primary care for patients with HIV. She loves working with medical students and residents. She is also passionate about wellness and is an ACP Well-Being Champion for Kentucky.  When not at work, she enjoys traveling, reading, baking, and cuddling with her dog Lola.

Kaitlyn M. Shrake, MD

Core Clinical Faculty, Assistant Professor of Medicine

Dr. Kate Shrake is originally from Ohio and had the privilege of completing her training at many great institutions, including The University of Pittsburgh for internal medicine residency and The Ohio State University for fellowship in pulmonary and critical care medicine. She is thrilled to have joined the UK HealthCare family and is excited to roll up her sleeves and dig into her passion for medical education. Outside of work, she can be found toiling around Lexington in search of great coffee, spending time with her family, or getting lost in her next crafting or baking endeavor. She hopes to call Kentucky home for many years to come!

Tyler C. Sims, MD

Core Clinical Faculty, Assistant Professor of Medicine

Dr. Sims moved from Mississippi to Kentucky in 2017 for Internal Medicine residency while his wife obtained her PhD in higher education at UK. They both immediately fell in love with UK and all that Lexington has to offer. During residency Dr. Sims developed a passion for nephrology by having the opportunity as a resident to gain extra exposure to nephrology care. He joined the UK nephrology faculty in 2022 after completing fellowship and enjoys the opportunity to practice in both inpatient and outpatient settings. Dr. Sims delights in cooking dinner for medical students and residents. He likes living in the country with his family as well as kayaking the many different waterways in the area and getting off the beaten path from time to time. He also enjoys teaching others how to fish! 

Kelsey Thompson, MD

Core Clinical Faculty, Assistant Professor of Medicine

Dr. Thompson completed her undergraduate degree in psychology, with a focus in cognitive psychology, at Mississippi State University. She fell in love with Lexington while on the interview trail for medical school and moved here with her husband to complete her medical training at the University of Kentucky. She completed her internal medicine residency through the primary care track at the University of Kentucky, and she now works in UK’s Women’s Health Clinic as a primary care provider. She is passionate about teaching, preventive care, and tailoring care plans to fit the individual needs of patients. When she is not in the clinic, she enjoys being a geek with her husband.

Pete Wallenhorst, MD

Core Clinical Faculty and VA Site Director, Assistant Professor of Medicine

Dr. Pete Wallenhorst initially moved to Lexington from Northern Kentucky for undergrad and hasn’t left since. He graduated from the UK College of Medicine where he then also completed his residency in internal medicine. Following this, he served as the Veterans Affairs Chief Resident in Quality and Safety for the UK Internal Medicine Residency Program. He then completed a fellowship in hospice and palliative medicine through UK and now practices as a full-time hospitalist—with a palliative care flare—at the VA. He is board-certified in both internal medicine and hospice and palliative medicine. His other clinical interests include resident and medical student education, quality improvement and patient safety, and addiction medicine. When he’s not at work, he enjoys spending time with his wife, extroverted toddler, and playful golden-doodle which normally involves going to a park, on a hike, or traveling to visit extended family.

Angela Webb, MD

Core Clinical Faculty, Associate Professor of Medicine

Dr. Angela Webb considers herself a native Tennessean but has been a Kentucky transplant for over 15 years now. She and her husband met at Belmont University in Nashville, Tenn., and crossed state lines to return to his Old Kentucky Home for their medical school training. She soon discovered that she loved all aspects of medicine and realized her true passion was in primary care with its emphasis on health promotion and the shared decision making process in the long-term physician-patient relationship. She later served as chief resident and has supreme empathy for anyone in that role. She and her nephrologist husband have three kids and jokingly refer to this phase in their life as one of “joyful chaos.”  She loves to plan travel almost as much as she loves to travel.  She is thankful for her job as part of UK HealthCare and is thrilled to get to work with such wonderful staff, residents, medical students, and patients.