Dr. Carol Steltenkamp, professor of pediatrics at the University of Kentucky, has been appointed external chief medical officer for UK HealthCare. In this new role, she represents the voices of clinicians in strategy, outreach and communications. Working on behalf of the Office of the UK Executive Vice President for Health Affairs, she is responsible for developing and maintaining strategic clinical alliances with physicians and health care organizations throughout the Commonwealth of Kentucky and beyond.

The University of Kentucky community is celebrating Women’s History Month. Throughout March, UKNow will feature the women — past and present — on whose shoulders we stand and whose hard work has made our achievements possible. With a combination of fierce resolve and deep compassion, UK women have left indelible marks on our university. Join us as we highlight these #WomenOfUK.

Physiology Trainee Brooke Ahern (mentor: Jon Satin) received the 2019 Student Research Achievement Award at the Biophysical Society 63rd Annual Meeting in Baltimore for her outstanding poster presentation.

Congratulations Brooke!

Dr. Swanson is currently recruiting graduate students and post-doctoral fellows to serve as near-peer mentors for our SURES (Summer Undergraduate Research Program in Environmental Health Sciences).

The Lexington Herald Leader recently posted a video featuring Dr. Avinash Bhakta and his research on the impact of the Affordable Care Act on Colorectal Screening in Kentucky.

Click here to view the video.

At the Society for Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance Imaging annual meeting, it was an opportunity for some former advanced cardiovascular imaging fellows to meet up with the current fellows. At the conference, Dr. Patrick Hurley gave an oral presentation of a case related to regadenoson causing coronary steal, in collaboration with fellow alumni Dr. Arash Seratnahaei (Gen Cards/ACI). Dr. Ahmad Elashery presented a poster of a rare case of caval foramen hernia (in press for Circulation: Cardiovascular Imaging).