GEMS Faculty
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Erik Q. Ballert, MD, FACS
Positions Held:
- Professor of Surgery at UK HealthCare
- Deputy Executive Director of Veteran’s Administration National Surgery Office
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William B Inabnet III, MD, MHA, FACS
Positions Held:
- Professor
- Johnston-Wright Endowed Professor and Chair of Surgery
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Varun Jain, MBBS
Positions Held:
- Assistant Professor
- Associate Director - General, Endocrine, & Metabolic Medicine Fellowship
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Cortney Y Lee, MD, FACS
Positions Held:
- Professor of Surgery
- Director, General Surgery Residency Program
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Melissa Ranney Newcomb, MD, FACS
Positions Held:
- Associate Professor of Surgery
- Associate Program Director, General Surgery Residency
- Section Chief of General Surgery, VA Medical Center
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John Scott Roth, MD, FACS
Positions Held:
- Professor of Surgery
- Vice-Chair for Clinical Affairs
- Division Chief, General, Endocrine. and Metabolic Surgery
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David A Sloan, MD
Positions Held:
- Warren H. Proudfoot Professor in Surgical Oncology
- Section Head, Endocrine Surgery
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Crystal Totten, MD
Positions Held:
- Assistant Professor of Surgery
- Co-Vice Chair of Professionalism, Integrity, and Equity