This year’s Cardiovascular Research Day welcomes four trainee presentations from across several areas of the university. Two blocks of trainee presentations will highlight unique studies into cardiovascular research.

By Allison Perry

The University of Kentucky Markey Cancer Center has named a new chief of surgical oncology. Dr. Joseph Kim is board certified in surgical oncology and specializes in the treatment of hepatobiliary and gastrointestinal cancers.

The Phase III Center of Biomedical Research Excellence (COBRE) on Obesity and Cardiovascular Diseases (COCVD) focuses on identification of mechanisms and development of therapies that target obesity as a risk factor for cardiovascular diseases, diabetes, cancer and neurodegenerative diseases (e.g., Alzheimer’s disease). 

In its 11^th year and extending into 2023, this center promotes 3 scientific core facilities and supports pilot projects that help us understand why obesity increases disease development.

Congratulations, Andrew Hitron, who successfully defended his Ph.D. dissertation this afternoon. Congratulations to the committee members Drs. St Clair, HS Yang, and Luo for their guidance throughout Andrew’s training.

Mark Williams, MD is being featured on UKNow, where he talks about improving hospital discharges and targeting social needs for better health. This is a great read or you can listen to his interview via SoundCloud regarding the projects and goals he has to improve healthcare in Kentucky and beyond. Please click on the UKNow icon below to view the article and listen to the interview: 

CHSR’s Jess Clouser was recently interviewed by WUKY’s Dr. Greg Davis about preliminary findings from Project ACHIEVE. Specifically, they discuss findings from focus groups and interviews in which 248 patients and family caregivers described what matters most to them about care transitions and which provider behaviors were linked to those desired outcomes.