Congratulations to Joanne Collazo for passing her Ph.D. defense on Wednesday, 11/26/2013!

Ivy Cheng, third year medical student, awarded First Prize in Young Investigator's Competition by the International College of Angiology. 

Ms. Cheng's presentation was entitled: Long Term Outcomes of Carotid Endarterectomy with Primary Closure. This project was developed under the mentorship and guidance of Dr. Sibu Saha, Chief of Cardiothoracic Surgery.

Everyone wants to be home for the holidays. Unfortunately, hospital patients don't have that luxury. For those who are unable to enjoy the comforts of a holiday at home, the UK Arts in Healthcare program has scheduled a series of events to help bring the holidays to the hospital. Carolers, pianists, harpists and more will bring holiday cheer to patients, visitors and staff in December. Of particular note: UK HealthCare's own Dr. Jay Zwischenberger will be performing at 1 p.m., Dec.

A new clinical trial being conducted at the University of Kentucky Sanders-Brown Center on Aging (SBCoA) and the UK Alzheimer’s Disease Center (ADC) may signal new hope in the future for those who might be afflicted with the devastating disease. Taking laboratory research pioneered at SBCoA and the associated UK ADC into human trials, the federally-funded research project will examine the therapeutic potential of microRNAs to delay or prevent Alzheimer’s disease.

Congratulations to Dr. Nikki Stone, DMD, Mobile Dental Outreach Director for UK North Fork Valley! Dr. Stone's mobile outreach program was recently recognized by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation as an innovative model for providing preventive oral health services at Head Start programs and elementary schools in Eastern KY.

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Kentucky Hospital Association Defends Access to Acute Hospital

Care in Small, Rural Communities

Jayakrishna Ambati, professor and vice-chair in the Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, professor in the Department of Physiology, and the E. Vernon and Eloise C. Smith Endowed Chair in Macular Degeneration Research, at the University of Kentucky College of Medicine, recently received the 2013 William R. Willard Dean's Recognition Award.
The University of Kentucky Center of Excellence in Rural Health (CERH) encourages rural providers and communities to join the Kentucky Office of Rural Health (KORH), the National Organization of State Offices of Rural Health (NOSORH) and other state and national rural stakeholders to “Celebrate the Power of Rural” during the third annual National Rural Health Day celebration on Nov.