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By Hilary Brown
In June 2021, Kelly Smoot noticed a change in her son Jalen's weight.
“I didn’t think much of it,” she said. “But then he complained of neck pain, so I took him to my chiropractor.”
The UK College of Medicine Department of Surgery is pleased to welcome Dr. Allan Siperstein, chair of the endocrine surgery department at Cleveland Clinic, as a visiting professor. He will be delivering the Grand Rounds presentation on Thursday, April 13, 2023 at 6:45 a.m. to 7:45 a.m. in the HG611 Lecture Hall.
By Dani Jaffe
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The University of Kentucky College of Medicine is proud to recognize its fourth-year students who learned their pivotal next step in training – residency – during Friday’s Match Day celebrations.
The UK College of Medicine Department of Surgery welcomes its new class of residents in plastic surgery, cardiothoracic surgery, and general surgery
Claire Collins, MD, knew the University of Kentucky Internal Medicine/Psychiatry Residency Program was a perfect fit after she completed her interview.
Nearly three years ago, the University of Kentucky College of Medicine launched the Alliance Research Initiative to promote collaboration and mentorship through interdisciplinary research teams. With members spanning across UK departments and colleges, these teams were established to address Kentucky’s most urgent health needs.
The University of Kentucky College of Medicine is pleased to announce the faculty, staff, and learners who were winners of the annual Mission, Vision, Pillar, and Enabler Awards.
The UK College of Medicine is excited to welcome Gurpreet Dhaliwal, MD, as the visiting professor delivering this year’s Alpha Omega Alpha (AOA) Humanities Lecture.
The University of Kentucky’s ninth annual Healthy Hearts for Women Symposium will bring in nationally recognized experts to raise awareness about the dangers of heart disease and educate attendees on prevention techniques.
The University of Kentucky College of Medicine’s Salvation Army Clinic is a student-run, free clinic that serves as a learning environment for medical, pharmacy, and social work students while providing acute onsite health care for uninsured patients at the Salvation Army of Central Kentucky.
During Indigenous Peoples’ Month, the UK College of Medicine is highlighting historical figures who paved the way for an equitable future in medicine.
The University of Kentucky Division of Cardiothoracic (CT) Surgery and Department of Surgery are excited to welcome a new faculty member, Jin Woo Chung, MD, PhD. Dr. Chung is a highly respected specialist in heart and lung transplantation, organ procurement, mechanical circulatory support, and advanced heart failure.
By Micha'la Hood
Several UK Department of Surgery faculty and residents received recognition awards for teaching and research at the 2022 UK College of Medicine Academic Convocation on Wednesday afternoon, Oct. 19.
For more than three decades, Daniel Davenport, PhD, MBA, has established himself as a clinical data keeper in the UK College of Medicine Department of Surgery. Faculty and trainees understand that, “if you need surgical data, go see Dan,” he jokes.
For the second consecutive year, the University of Kentucky College of Medicine has received the 2022 Health Professions Higher Education Excellence in Diversity (HEED) Award from INSIGHT Into Diversity magazine, the oldest and largest diversity-focused publication in higher education.
The UK College of Medicine is excited to announce that Joseph (Jay) B. Zwischenberger, MD ‘77, professor of surgery, pediatrics, interventional radiology, and bioengineering, has been named recipient of the prestigious William R. Willard Dean’s Recognition Award. He was honored at the 2022 College of Medicine Awards Convocation.
By Elizabeth Chapin - UKnow story link