Gill Heart and Vascular Institute Celebrate Top Spot as Preferred Provider
Hoellein Named Associate Dean for Student Affairs
Fuel Your Body Like an Athlete
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Student Successfully Defends Dissertation
On Tuesday, March 7th Physiology trainee Erica Weekman successfully defended her dissertation and earned her doctoral degree.
"Neuroinflammation in Alzheimer’s disease and vascular cognitive impairment"
Doctoral Committee Members
Dr. Donna Wilcock
Department of Physiology, Mentor
Dr. Steve Estus
Department of Physiology
Dr. Elizabeth Head
Department of Pharmacology & Nutritional Sciences
Dr. Joe Abisambra
Department of Physiology
UK Pediatrician Helps Families Build ‘Greenhouses’ for Behavioral Development
Spring Universal Tuition - Due March 13th
[from The Graduate School]
Endowment created for Patient-Centered Care Awards at UK HealthCare
By Josh Shepherd
Each year in the life of UK HealthCare, there are moments in which physicians and staff exemplify the very best aspects of patient and family-centered care. Dr. Sibu Saha, division chief of UK Cardiothoracic Surgery, wants to do more than just recognize those exceptional moments – he wants to reward them. In that spirit, he has created an endowment to fund a set of annual awards called The Saha Patient-Centered Care Awards.
Department of Surgery providers featured in UK HealthCare “Making the Rounds” featurettes
“Making the Rounds” is an innovative series of short videos produced by UK HealthCare marketing to profile physicians, nurses, and allied health providers at work with the University of Kentucky. The project has been ongoing since September 2016.
Among the profiles are four surgeons affiliated with the UK Department of Surgery.
To access the entire archive of “Making the Rounds” videos, visit the UK HealthCare blog.
Zwischenberger and Wang granted their fifth US patent
By Josh Shepherd
The United States Patent Office granted inventors Dr. Dongfong Wang and Dr. Jay Zwischenberger their fifth patent for a medical device in October of 2016.
Dr. Wang, Director of the Artificial Organ Laboratory at the University of Kentucky, and Dr. Zwischenberger, chair of the UK Department of Surgery, have collaborated on the invention of a number of medical devices in the course of their long professional association.
Surgery Shenanigans duo take polar plunge, raise over $400 for Kentucky Special Olympics
By Josh Shepherd
The UK Surgery Shenanigans team increased its participation and fundraising to Kentucky Special Olympics for the annual 2017 Polar Plunge on Saturday morning, February 18. Three team members raised over $400 in charitable contributions, but only two went the distance and jumped into the pool.
