Each year UK Athletics, UK HealthCare and the UK Sanders-Brown Center on Aging partner for a game honoring legendary basketball coach Pat Summitt — a beloved leader and fierce Southeastern Conference competitor, who battled Alzheimer’s disease with remarkable courage.

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.

From the sidelines of high school football games in Louisville to the exam rooms at St. Elizabeth Healthcare, Andrew Arnold’s path to becoming a family physician is one rooted in service, mentorship, and deep family ties. A 2025 graduate of the University of Kentucky College of Medicine-Northern Kentucky Campus, Dr.

Jay Grider, DO, PhD, professor of anesthesiology, will soon be honored by the American Society of Interventional Pain Physicians (ASIPP) with a lifetime achievement award for his dedication and contributions to interventional pain management.

Those contributions have benefitted countless patients at UK, where Dr. Grider has made his career over the past 25 years.

Evan Smith kept noticing the same pattern while shadowing in the UK College of Medicine Department of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery. Patients qualified for hearing aids. They wanted to improve their hearing. But the conversation often ended the same way — with cost. 

The University of Kentucky Markey Cancer Foundation has announced a $12.5 million gift — a $12 million endowed fund and a $500,000 nonendowed fund — to support the priorities of the UK Markey Cancer Centerand the UK College of

At the UK College of Medicine–Bowling Green Campus, leadership begins early. Students are not only preparing for their future roles as physicians, but also actively shaping the learning environment for those who will follow.

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.

From College of Medicine research labs to the halls of UK HealthCare, Lindsay Ragsdale, MD, has spent much of her career at the University of Kentucky.

Two University of Kentucky College of Medicine students, Carlie Arlinghaus and Riya Patel, have been chosen for the Health Disparities Research Training (HDRT) Fellowship.

Michelle Lofwall, MD, professor of psychiatry and behavioral science and Bell Alcohol and Addictions Endowed Chair at the University of Kentucky College of Medicine, has been appointed to the 

When Greg Gerhardt, PhD, talks about his work, you get the sense you’re listening to someone who has never accepted limits — not in science or geography, and certainly not in imagination. 

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. 

The UK College of Medicine Office of Research 2025 Research Awards recognize faculty and staff who have made outstanding contributions to basic, clinical, and translational research in the College of Medicine.  Please join us in congratulating the following awardees: 

The University of Kentucky Markey Cancer Center has treated the first patient in the U.S. with a new immunotherapy for small cell lung cancer, offering hope for patients whose cancers have stopped responding to other treatments.

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.

In a profession often defined by movement — new titles, new cities, new institutions — Phillip Tibbs, MD ’73, R ’79, built his legacy by staying. For more than 50 years, the renowned neurosurgeon has remained rooted at the University of Kentucky College of Medicine: as a student, a teacher, a department chair, a philanthropist and, above all, a steadfast steward of progress. 

This year, the Pediatric Forensic Medicine at Golisano Children’s at UK marked its 10th anniversary serving the needs of Kentucky’s children who have experienced abuse and neglect.