LEXINGTON, Ky. (Dec. 15, 2020) — The COVID-19 pandemic introduced many new actions to our daily lives — wearing masks, washing hands more frequently, and watching our distance from others. Add these health behaviors on top of already existing challenges like isolation, transportation and access to health care, and creative solutions are more necessary than ever.
USA Drone Port, UK-CARES and Kentucky Homeplace Partner to Bring PPE to Rural Kentuckians
Dr. Kevin Pearson Named Director of Inclusive Research Initiatives
As part of its commitment toward creating a more inclusive work and learning environment, the University of Kentucky College of Medicine has established additional leadership roles in the Office of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion. The college is pleased to announce the appointment of Kevin Pearson, PhD, to oversee progress in research as the inaugural director of inclusive research initiatives.
Health and Wellbeing: Rural Strengths and Challenges Virtual Seminar Series
Health and Wellbeing: Rural Strengths and Challenges
Virtual Seminar Series
Hosted by the UK Center of Excellence in Rural Health Research Committee
with representation from the UK College of Health Sciences, College of Public Health, College of Social Work and the College of Medicine
UKnow: UK HealthCare Doctors Take Drastic Measures to Save COVID-19 Patient
By Mallory Olson
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It takes a village.
You generally hear this phrase used to describe raising children. UK HealthCare surgeon Dr. Rajasekhar Malyala uses it to describe saving a patient from COVID-19. “It is hands-on, intensive care,” he said. “It is a labor of love, especially on the part of the nursing and respiratory staff who are putting their lives at risk doing this.”
Program Director, Dr. Brett Comer, served as moderator for the OPDO/SUO/AADO webinar on "Post-COVID Otolaryngology Resident Education."
Brett Comer, MD, served as moderator for the Otolaryngology Program Director’s Organization (OPDO)/Society of University Otolaryngologists (SUO)/Association of Academic Departments of Otolaryngology (AADO) 11/19/2020 webinar on “Post-COVID Otolaryngology Resident Education.” DPDO/SUO/AADO are the key leadership organizations within academic otolaryngology, and their typical annual meeting has been converted to a series of webinars this year. Dr.
Dr. Desai Featured in ALiEM’s State of the (Residency Application) Season Newsletter
Dr. Brian Stevenson Receives Two Major Grants to Study Lyme Disease
Lyme disease is the most common vector-borne bacterial disease in the U.S., with 200,000 new cases each year. While incidence in Kentucky typically has been relatively low, the incidence of the tick vector, lxodes scapularis, has increased over the past five years, even spreading to areas it did not previously live.
Dr. Craig van Horne Named Chair of Neurosurgery
Following the excellent and long-tenure of leadership by Phillip A. Tibbs, MD, the UK College of Medicine has announced Craig G. van Horne, MD, PhD, as the new chair for the department of neurosurgery effective Dec. 1.
Publications for the month of November 2020
The Department had seven publications listed in PubMed for the month of November 2020.
1: Guo W, Li K, Sun B, Xu D, Tong L, Yin H, Liao Y, Song H, Wang T, Jing B, Hu M, Liu S, Kuang Y, Ling J, Li Q, Wu Y, Wang Q, Yao F, Zhou BP, Lin SH, Deng J. Dysregulated Glutamate Transporter SLC1A1 Propels Cystine Uptake via Xc- for Glutathione Synthesis in Lung Cancer. Cancer Res. 2020 Nov 23:canres.0617.2020. doi: 10.1158/0008-5472.CAN-20-0617. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 33229341.
Alzheimer's Awareness Month Q&A with Dr. Daniel Lee
Daniel Lee, PhD, is an associate professor at the University of Kentucky College of Medicine Department of Neuroscience and a researcher at the UK Sanders-Brown Center on Aging, an internationally recognized Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center. He joined the UK College of Medicine in August 2019. He is also a member of the Faculty of Color Network and currently serves as co-director for the Research Education Component (REC) of the UK-ADRC.
