Alumni
Our alumni make us proud every day. Their accomplishments, achievements, and commitment to the highest quality of patient care demonstrate the not only the quality of student that this program attracts, but also the quality of physician-scientist it produces. The UK MD/PhD Program has graduated 60+ students since its inception in 1988, boasting a 98% completion rate and an over 80% long-term retention rate in academic medicine. Graduates match at top tier medical institutions in a wide range of medical specialties (see below). For many of our alumni, their education at UK made a difference in their life and is now making a difference in the lives of others.
2025
Lincoln Shade, MD, PhD
- Dissertation: "Statistical analyses to identify genetic variants associated with neuropathological and MRI-based endophenotypes of Alzheimer’s disease"
- Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Mentorship by David Fardo, PhD
- Residency: Med-Prelim - University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY | Diagnostic Radiology/Research - Washington University, St. Louis, MO
- Current Position: Internal Medicine Resident, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY
Lincoln Shade, MD, PhD
- Dissertation: "Statistical analyses to identify genetic variants associated with neuropathological and MRI-based endophenotypes of Alzheimer’s disease"
- Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Mentorship by David Fardo, PhD
- Residency: Med-Prelim - University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY | Diagnostic Radiology/Research - Washington University, St. Louis, MO
- Current Position: Internal Medicine Resident, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY
Ethan Glaser, MD, PhD
- Dissertation: "Clinical and biological factors determine spinal cord injury outcomes: liquor to lipids"
- Department of Physiology, Mentorship by John C. Gensel, PhD
- Residency: Neurology - University of Chicago, Chicago, IL
- Current Position: Neurology Resident, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL
Ethan Glaser, MD, PhD
- Dissertation: "Clinical and biological factors determine spinal cord injury outcomes: liquor to lipids"
- Department of Physiology, Mentorship by John C. Gensel, PhD
- Residency: Neurology - University of Chicago, Chicago, IL
- Current Position: Neurology Resident, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL
2024
Laura Krueger, MD, PhD
- Dissertation: "Investigating the role of CHD7 and SOX11 in retinal cell development and the ocular complications of CHARGE syndrome"
- Department of Biology, Mentorship by Ann Morris, PhD
- Residency: Pediatrics & Medical Genetics - Cincinnati Children's Hospital, Cincinnati, OH
- Current Position: Pediatrics & Medical Genetics Resident, Cincinnati Children's, Cincinnati, OH
Laura Krueger, MD, PhD
- Dissertation: "Investigating the role of CHD7 and SOX11 in retinal cell development and the ocular complications of CHARGE syndrome"
- Department of Biology, Mentorship by Ann Morris, PhD
- Residency: Pediatrics & Medical Genetics - Cincinnati Children's Hospital, Cincinnati, OH
- Current Position: Pediatrics & Medical Genetics Resident, Cincinnati Children's, Cincinnati, OH
Zachary Winder, MD, PhD
- Dissertation: "Evaluating the relationship between plasma biomarkers and dementia using hierarchical clustering analysis and linear modeling"
- Department of Physiology, Mentorship by Donna Wilcock, PhD
- Residency: Neurology - Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis, MO
- Current Position: Neurology Resident, Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis, MO
Zachary Winder, MD, PhD
- Dissertation: "Evaluating the relationship between plasma biomarkers and dementia using hierarchical clustering analysis and linear modeling"
- Department of Physiology, Mentorship by Donna Wilcock, PhD
- Residency: Neurology - Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis, MO
- Current Position: Neurology Resident, Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis, MO
Anna Hansen, MD, PhD
- Dissertation: "Social and biological determinants of pregnancy-related mortality and morbidity in a rural, underserved population"
- Department of Sociology, Mentorship by Carrie Oser, PhD; Mairead Moloney, PhD
- Residency: Obstetrics and Gynecology - University of Florida, Gainesville, FL
- Current Position: Obstetrics/Gynecology Resident, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL
Anna Hansen, MD, PhD
- Dissertation: "Social and biological determinants of pregnancy-related mortality and morbidity in a rural, underserved population"
- Department of Sociology, Mentorship by Carrie Oser, PhD; Mairead Moloney, PhD
- Residency: Obstetrics and Gynecology - University of Florida, Gainesville, FL
- Current Position: Obstetrics/Gynecology Resident, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL
Leon Su, MD, PhD
- Dissertation: "Statistical theory for specialized linear regression adjustment methods compared to multiple linear regression in the presence and absence of interaction effects"
- Department of Statistics, Mentorship by Katherine Thompson, PhD
- Residency: Anesthesiology PSTP - University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA
- Current Position: Anesthesiology Resident, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA
Leon Su, MD, PhD
- Dissertation: "Statistical theory for specialized linear regression adjustment methods compared to multiple linear regression in the presence and absence of interaction effects"
- Department of Statistics, Mentorship by Katherine Thompson, PhD
- Residency: Anesthesiology PSTP - University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA
- Current Position: Anesthesiology Resident, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA
Tyler Hammond, MD, PhD
- Dissertation: "Evaluating the microbiome to boost recovery from stroke: the EMBRS study"
- Department of Neuroscience, Mentorship by Ai-Ling Lin, PhD
- Residency: Obstetrics and Gynecology - University of Buffalo, Buffalo, NY
- Current Position: Obstetrics/Gynecology Resident, University of Buffalo, Buffalo, NY
Tyler Hammond, MD, PhD
- Dissertation: "Evaluating the microbiome to boost recovery from stroke: the EMBRS study"
- Department of Neuroscience, Mentorship by Ai-Ling Lin, PhD
- Residency: Obstetrics and Gynecology - University of Buffalo, Buffalo, NY
- Current Position: Obstetrics/Gynecology Resident, University of Buffalo, Buffalo, NY
2023
Ryan Cloyd, MD, PhD
- Dissertation: "The role of microtubule-associated protein tau in neuronal excitability and epileptogenesis"
- Department of Physiology, Mentorship by Bret Smith, PhD
- Residency: Neurological Surgery - Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN
- Current Position: Neurosurgery Resident, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN
Ryan Cloyd, MD, PhD
- Dissertation: "The role of microtubule-associated protein tau in neuronal excitability and epileptogenesis"
- Department of Physiology, Mentorship by Bret Smith, PhD
- Residency: Neurological Surgery - Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN
- Current Position: Neurosurgery Resident, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN
Charles Coomer, MD, DPhil
- Dissertation: "Identifying biophysical determinants of virus-cell fusion through live-cell imaging"
- Department of Virology (Oxford - NIH), Mentorship by Alex Compton, PhD; Sergi Padilla-Parra, PhD
- Residency: Pediatrics - Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, MA
- Current Position: Pediatrics Resident, Boston Children’s Hospital, Boston, MA
Charles Coomer, MD, DPhil
- Dissertation: "Identifying biophysical determinants of virus-cell fusion through live-cell imaging"
- Department of Virology (Oxford - NIH), Mentorship by Alex Compton, PhD; Sergi Padilla-Parra, PhD
- Residency: Pediatrics - Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, MA
- Current Position: Pediatrics Resident, Boston Children’s Hospital, Boston, MA
David Henson, MD, PhD
- Dissertation: "Identification and characterization of epitope specific immune responses in humans and mice"
- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Mentorship by Vincent Venditto, PhD
- Residency: Internal Medicine - University of Kentucky Medical Center, Lexington, KY
- Current Position: Internal Medicine Resident, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY
David Henson, MD, PhD
- Dissertation: "Identification and characterization of epitope specific immune responses in humans and mice"
- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Mentorship by Vincent Venditto, PhD
- Residency: Internal Medicine - University of Kentucky Medical Center, Lexington, KY
- Current Position: Internal Medicine Resident, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY
2022
Jeremy A. Johnson, MD, PhD
- Dissertation: "Examining the role of metabolic pathways as therapeutic modalities for triple negative breast cancer"
- Department of Toxicology & Cancer Biology, Mentorship by Mark Evers, MD, FACS
- Residency: Pathology - Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD
- Current Position: Pathology Resident, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD
Jeremy A. Johnson, MD, PhD
- Dissertation: "Examining the role of metabolic pathways as therapeutic modalities for triple negative breast cancer"
- Department of Toxicology & Cancer Biology, Mentorship by Mark Evers, MD, FACS
- Residency: Pathology - Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD
- Current Position: Pathology Resident, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD
Meghan Haney, MD, PhD
- Dissertation: "Therapeutic targeting of leukemia stem cells to prevent T-cell acute lymphblastic leukemia relapse"
- Department of Molecular and Cellular Biochemistry, Mentorship by Jessica Blackburn, PhD
- Residency: Pediatrics - Cincinnati Children's Hospital, Cincinnati, OH
- Current Position: Pediatric Hematology/Oncology Fellow, Cincinnati Children's Hospital, Cincinnati, OH
Meghan Haney, MD, PhD
- Dissertation: "Therapeutic targeting of leukemia stem cells to prevent T-cell acute lymphblastic leukemia relapse"
- Department of Molecular and Cellular Biochemistry, Mentorship by Jessica Blackburn, PhD
- Residency: Pediatrics - Cincinnati Children's Hospital, Cincinnati, OH
- Current Position: Pediatric Hematology/Oncology Fellow, Cincinnati Children's Hospital, Cincinnati, OH
Jeff Chen, MD, PhD
- Dissertation: "Involvement of the renin angiotensin system in Marfan syndrome associated thoracic aortic aneurysms"
- Department of Physiology, Mentorship by Alan Daugherty, PhD, DSc, FAHA
- Residency: Internal Medicine PSTP - University of Texas Southwestern Medical School, Dallas, TX
- Current Position: Cardiology Fellow, University of Texas Southwestern, Dallas, TX
Jeff Chen, MD, PhD
- Dissertation: "Involvement of the renin angiotensin system in Marfan syndrome associated thoracic aortic aneurysms"
- Department of Physiology, Mentorship by Alan Daugherty, PhD, DSc, FAHA
- Residency: Internal Medicine PSTP - University of Texas Southwestern Medical School, Dallas, TX
- Current Position: Cardiology Fellow, University of Texas Southwestern, Dallas, TX
Brandon Farmer, MD, PhD
- Dissertation: "APOE as a metabolic regulator in humans, mice, and astrocytes"
- Department of Physiology, Mentorship by Lance Johnson, PhD
- Residency: Anesthesiology - Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN
- Current Position: Anesthesiology Resident, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN
Brandon Farmer, MD, PhD
- Dissertation: "APOE as a metabolic regulator in humans, mice, and astrocytes"
- Department of Physiology, Mentorship by Lance Johnson, PhD
- Residency: Anesthesiology - Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN
- Current Position: Anesthesiology Resident, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN
2021
Luke Heil, MD, PhD
- Dissertation: "The role of CD8 T cell immunodominance and regulatory T cells in neonatal immunity to influenza virus"
- Department of Microbiology, Immunology, and Molecular Genetics, Mentorship by Beth A. Garvy, PhD
- Residency: Pediatrics - University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY
- Current Position: Clinical Instructor of Pediatrics, University of Kentucky
Luke Heil, MD, PhD
- Dissertation: "The role of CD8 T cell immunodominance and regulatory T cells in neonatal immunity to influenza virus"
- Department of Microbiology, Immunology, and Molecular Genetics, Mentorship by Beth A. Garvy, PhD
- Residency: Pediatrics - University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY
- Current Position: Clinical Instructor of Pediatrics, University of Kentucky
Andrew S. Welleford, MD, PhD
- Dissertation: "Autologous peripheral nerve grafts to the brain for the treatment of Parkinson’s disease"
- Department of Anatomy & Neurobiology Mentorship by, Greg Gerhardt, PhD
- Residency: Neurology - University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY
- Current Position: Neurology Movement Disorders Fellow, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY
Andrew S. Welleford, MD, PhD
- Dissertation: "Autologous peripheral nerve grafts to the brain for the treatment of Parkinson’s disease"
- Department of Anatomy & Neurobiology Mentorship by, Greg Gerhardt, PhD
- Residency: Neurology - University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY
- Current Position: Neurology Movement Disorders Fellow, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY
Jacqueline Kulbe, MD, PhD
- Dissertation: "Neuroprotective strategies following experimental traumatic brain injury: lipid peroxidation-derived aldehyde scavenging and inhibition of mitochondrial permeability transition"
- Department of Neuroscience, Mentorship by Edward D. Hall, MD
- Residency: Psychiatry/Research - UC San Diego Med Center, San Diego, CA
- Current Position:
Jacqueline Kulbe, MD, PhD
- Dissertation: "Neuroprotective strategies following experimental traumatic brain injury: lipid peroxidation-derived aldehyde scavenging and inhibition of mitochondrial permeability transition"
- Department of Neuroscience, Mentorship by Edward D. Hall, MD
- Residency: Psychiatry/Research - UC San Diego Med Center, San Diego, CA
- Current Position:
Scott Thalman, MD, PhD
- Dissertation: "Calibrated short TR recovery MRI for rapid measurement of brain-blood partition coefficient and correction of quantitative cerebral blood flow"
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Mentorship by Ai-Ling Lin, PhD
- Residency: Med-Prelim/Radiology - University of Kansas, Kansas City, MO | Diagnostic Radiology - University of Kansas, Kansas City, MO
- Current Position: Diagnostic Radiology Resident, University of Kansas, Kansas City, MO
Scott Thalman, MD, PhD
- Dissertation: "Calibrated short TR recovery MRI for rapid measurement of brain-blood partition coefficient and correction of quantitative cerebral blood flow"
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Mentorship by Ai-Ling Lin, PhD
- Residency: Med-Prelim/Radiology - University of Kansas, Kansas City, MO | Diagnostic Radiology - University of Kansas, Kansas City, MO
- Current Position: Diagnostic Radiology Resident, University of Kansas, Kansas City, MO
Joshua M. Mitchell, MD, PhD
- Dissertation: "Computational tools for the untargeted assignment of FT-MS metabolomics datasets"
- Department of Molecular and Cellular Biochemistry, Mentorship by Hunter N.B. Moseley, PhD
- Residency: Los Alamos National Laboratory
- Current Position: Independent Researcher
Joshua M. Mitchell, MD, PhD
- Dissertation: "Computational tools for the untargeted assignment of FT-MS metabolomics datasets"
- Department of Molecular and Cellular Biochemistry, Mentorship by Hunter N.B. Moseley, PhD
- Residency: Los Alamos National Laboratory
- Current Position: Independent Researcher
2020
Evan Lynch, MD, PhD
- Dissertation: "Elucidating the complex signaling events driving intestinal stem cell plasticity following injury"
- Department of Microbiology, Immunology, and Molecular Genetics, Mentorship by Terrence A. Barrett, MD
- Residency: Integrated Plastic Surgery - University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY
- Current Position: Plastic Surgery Resident, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY
Evan Lynch, MD, PhD
- Dissertation: "Elucidating the complex signaling events driving intestinal stem cell plasticity following injury"
- Department of Microbiology, Immunology, and Molecular Genetics, Mentorship by Terrence A. Barrett, MD
- Residency: Integrated Plastic Surgery - University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY
- Current Position: Plastic Surgery Resident, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY
2019
Kristin B. Linscott, MD, PhD
- Dissertation: "Discovering a novel antifungal target in downstream sterol biosynthesis using a squalene synthase functional motif"
- Department of Molecular and Cellular Biochemistry, Mentorship by Joseph Chappell, PhD
- Residency: Pediatrics/Medical Genetics and Genomics - University of Alabama Med Center, Birmingham, AL
- Current Position: Assistant Professor of Clinical Genetics, University of Alabama, Birmingham, AL
Kristin B. Linscott, MD, PhD
- Dissertation: "Discovering a novel antifungal target in downstream sterol biosynthesis using a squalene synthase functional motif"
- Department of Molecular and Cellular Biochemistry, Mentorship by Joseph Chappell, PhD
- Residency: Pediatrics/Medical Genetics and Genomics - University of Alabama Med Center, Birmingham, AL
- Current Position: Assistant Professor of Clinical Genetics, University of Alabama, Birmingham, AL
Gregory J. Wehner, MD, PhD
- Dissertation: "Validation, optimization, and image processing of spiral cine dense magnetic resonance imaging for the quantification of left and right ventricular mechanics"
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Mentorship by Brandon Fornwalt, MD, PhD
- Residency: Diagnostic Radiology/Research - Barnes-Jewish Hospital, St. Louis, MO
- Current Position: Radiologist, West County Radiological Group, St. Louis, MO
Gregory J. Wehner, MD, PhD
- Dissertation: "Validation, optimization, and image processing of spiral cine dense magnetic resonance imaging for the quantification of left and right ventricular mechanics"
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Mentorship by Brandon Fornwalt, MD, PhD
- Residency: Diagnostic Radiology/Research - Barnes-Jewish Hospital, St. Louis, MO
- Current Position: Radiologist, West County Radiological Group, St. Louis, MO
Christopher Brown, MD, PhD
- Dissertation: "The default mode network and executive function: influence of age, white matter connectivity, and Alzheimer’s pathology"
- Department of Anatomy & Neurobiology, Mentorship by Brian T. Gold, PhD
- Residency: Neurology - Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
- Current Position: Instructor in Neurology, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
Christopher Brown, MD, PhD
- Dissertation: "The default mode network and executive function: influence of age, white matter connectivity, and Alzheimer’s pathology"
- Department of Anatomy & Neurobiology, Mentorship by Brian T. Gold, PhD
- Residency: Neurology - Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
- Current Position: Instructor in Neurology, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
Eseosa Ighodaro, MD, PhD
- Dissertation: "Studying vascular morphologies in the aged human brain using large autopsy datasets"
- Department of Anatomy & Neurobiology, Mentorship by Peter Nelson, MD, PhD
- Residency: Neurology - Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science, Rochester, MN
- Current Position: Assistant Professor in Neurology, Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, NC
Eseosa Ighodaro, MD, PhD
- Dissertation: "Studying vascular morphologies in the aged human brain using large autopsy datasets"
- Department of Anatomy & Neurobiology, Mentorship by Peter Nelson, MD, PhD
- Residency: Neurology - Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science, Rochester, MN
- Current Position: Assistant Professor in Neurology, Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, NC
2018
Erin M. Wolf Horrell, MD, PhD
- Dissertation: "Regulation of UV-protective pathways downstream of the melanocortin 1 receptor in melanocytes"
- Department of Physiology, Mentorship by John D'Orazio, MD, PhD
- Residency: General Surgery - Vanderbilt University Med Center, Nashville, TN
- Current Position: Assistant Professor of Surgery, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY
Erin M. Wolf Horrell, MD, PhD
- Dissertation: "Regulation of UV-protective pathways downstream of the melanocortin 1 receptor in melanocytes"
- Department of Physiology, Mentorship by John D'Orazio, MD, PhD
- Residency: General Surgery - Vanderbilt University Med Center, Nashville, TN
- Current Position: Assistant Professor of Surgery, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY
Edita M. Klimyte, MD, PhD
- Dissertation: "Elucidating binding, fusion, and entry of human metapneumovirus"
- Department of Molecular and Cellular Biochemistry, Mentorship by Rebecca E. Dutch, PhD
- Residency: Dermatology - University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, AR
- Current Position: Assistant Professor of Clinical Dermatology, Indiana University, Indianapolis, IN
Edita M. Klimyte, MD, PhD
- Dissertation: "Elucidating binding, fusion, and entry of human metapneumovirus"
- Department of Molecular and Cellular Biochemistry, Mentorship by Rebecca E. Dutch, PhD
- Residency: Dermatology - University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, AR
- Current Position: Assistant Professor of Clinical Dermatology, Indiana University, Indianapolis, IN
2017
Lucas S. Broster, MD, PhD
- Dissertation: "Emotional enhancement and repetition effects during working memory in persons with mild cognitive impairment"
- Department of Behavioral Science, Mentorship by Yang Jiang, PhD
- Residency: Psychiatry - UC San Francisco, San Francisco, CA
- Current Position: Assistant Clinical Professor in Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, UC San Francisco, San Francisco, CA
Lucas S. Broster, MD, PhD
- Dissertation: "Emotional enhancement and repetition effects during working memory in persons with mild cognitive impairment"
- Department of Behavioral Science, Mentorship by Yang Jiang, PhD
- Residency: Psychiatry - UC San Francisco, San Francisco, CA
- Current Position: Assistant Clinical Professor in Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, UC San Francisco, San Francisco, CA
2016
Dustin B. Stephens, MD, PhD
- Dissertation: "Primary and secondary prevention of hepatitis C virus among rural Appalachian people who use drugs"
- Department of Behavioral Science, Mentorship by Jennifer R. Havens, PhD, MPH
- Residency: Psychiatry - Harbor-UCLA Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA
- Current Position: Psychiatrist, Altitude Wellness; Assistant Professor in Psychiatry, UC Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA
Dustin B. Stephens, MD, PhD
- Dissertation: "Primary and secondary prevention of hepatitis C virus among rural Appalachian people who use drugs"
- Department of Behavioral Science, Mentorship by Jennifer R. Havens, PhD, MPH
- Residency: Psychiatry - Harbor-UCLA Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA
- Current Position: Psychiatrist, Altitude Wellness; Assistant Professor in Psychiatry, UC Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA
Dustin P. Brown, MD, PhD
- Dissertation: "Target-directed biosynthetic evolution: redirecting plant evolution to genomically optimize a plant's pharmacological profile"
- Department of Anatomy & Neurobiology, Mentorship by Greg A. Gerhardt, PhD
- Residency: Radiology - UC San Diego, San Diego, CA
- Current Position: Radiologist, Kaiser Permanente, Downey, CA
Dustin P. Brown, MD, PhD
- Dissertation: "Target-directed biosynthetic evolution: redirecting plant evolution to genomically optimize a plant's pharmacological profile"
- Department of Anatomy & Neurobiology, Mentorship by Greg A. Gerhardt, PhD
- Residency: Radiology - UC San Diego, San Diego, CA
- Current Position: Radiologist, Kaiser Permanente, Downey, CA
2014
Andres Chang, MD, PhD
- Dissertation: "Early events of human metapneumovirus infection"
- Department of Molecular and Cellular Biochemistry, Mentorship by Rebecca E. Dutch, PhD
- Residency: Internal Medicine - Emory University, Atlanta, GA
- Current Position: Assistant Professor of Hematology and Medical Oncology, Emory University, Atlanta, GA
Andres Chang, MD, PhD
- Dissertation: "Early events of human metapneumovirus infection"
- Department of Molecular and Cellular Biochemistry, Mentorship by Rebecca E. Dutch, PhD
- Residency: Internal Medicine - Emory University, Atlanta, GA
- Current Position: Assistant Professor of Hematology and Medical Oncology, Emory University, Atlanta, GA
Mellani Lefta, MD, PhD
- Dissertation: "The role of the circadian clock in myocardial pathology"
- Department of Physiology, Mentorship by Karyn Esser, PhD
- Residency: Pediatrics - Children's Hospital of the King's Daughters - Norfolk, VA
- Current Position: Pediatrician, Norton Children's Hospital, Louisville, KY
Mellani Lefta, MD, PhD
- Dissertation: "The role of the circadian clock in myocardial pathology"
- Department of Physiology, Mentorship by Karyn Esser, PhD
- Residency: Pediatrics - Children's Hospital of the King's Daughters - Norfolk, VA
- Current Position: Pediatrician, Norton Children's Hospital, Louisville, KY
Abdelghaffar Salous, MD, PhD
- Dissertation: "Mechanism of rapid elimination of lysophosphatidic acid and related lipids from the circulation of mice"
- Department of Pharmacology, Mentorship by Susan S. Smyth, MD, PhD
- Residency: General Surgery - Sinai Hospital of Baltimore, Baltimore, MD
- Current Position: Orthopedic Hand Surgeon, HCA Florida Memorial Hospital, Jacksonville, FL
Abdelghaffar Salous, MD, PhD
- Dissertation: "Mechanism of rapid elimination of lysophosphatidic acid and related lipids from the circulation of mice"
- Department of Pharmacology, Mentorship by Susan S. Smyth, MD, PhD
- Residency: General Surgery - Sinai Hospital of Baltimore, Baltimore, MD
- Current Position: Orthopedic Hand Surgeon, HCA Florida Memorial Hospital, Jacksonville, FL
2013
Zachary Fulkerson, MD, PhD
- Dissertation: "Lysophosphatidic acid production and signaling in platelets"
- Department of Physiology, Mentorship by Susan S. Smyth, MD, PhD
- Residency: Internal Medicine - Indiana University, Indianapolis, IN
- Current Position: Assistant Professor of Clinical Medicine in Internal Medicine, Indianapolis, IN
Zachary Fulkerson, MD, PhD
- Dissertation: "Lysophosphatidic acid production and signaling in platelets"
- Department of Physiology, Mentorship by Susan S. Smyth, MD, PhD
- Residency: Internal Medicine - Indiana University, Indianapolis, IN
- Current Position: Assistant Professor of Clinical Medicine in Internal Medicine, Indianapolis, IN
Carmen Kiper, MD, PhD
- Dissertation: "Strain-specific cardiomyocyte composition regulates cardiac growth potential"
- Department of Physiology, Mentorship by Jonathan Satin, PhD
- Residency: Pediatrics - University of Louisville, Kosair Children's Hospital, Louisville, KY
- Current Position: Assistant Professor of Cardiology and Pediatrics, Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, NC
Carmen Kiper, MD, PhD
- Dissertation: "Strain-specific cardiomyocyte composition regulates cardiac growth potential"
- Department of Physiology, Mentorship by Jonathan Satin, PhD
- Residency: Pediatrics - University of Louisville, Kosair Children's Hospital, Louisville, KY
- Current Position: Assistant Professor of Cardiology and Pediatrics, Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, NC
Caitlin Latimer, MD, PhD
- Dissertation
- Department of Pharmacology, Mentorship by Nada Porter, PhD
- Residency: Anatomic Pathology - University of Washington, Seattle, WA
- Current Position: Assistant Professor of Pathology, University of Washington, Seattle, WA
Caitlin Latimer, MD, PhD
- Dissertation
- Department of Pharmacology, Mentorship by Nada Porter, PhD
- Residency: Anatomic Pathology - University of Washington, Seattle, WA
- Current Position: Assistant Professor of Pathology, University of Washington, Seattle, WA
Scott Silva, MD, PhD
- Dissertation: "A novel role for VEGF signalling in carcinoid tumors"
- Department of Biochemistry, Mentorship by B. Mark Evers, MD, FACS
- Residency: General Surgery Internship - Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN | Radiation Oncology Residency - Loyola University Medical Center, Chicago, IL
- Current Position: Assistant Professor of Radiation Oncology, University of Louisville; Director of Brachytherapy, University of Louisville, Louisville, KY
Scott Silva, MD, PhD
- Dissertation: "A novel role for VEGF signalling in carcinoid tumors"
- Department of Biochemistry, Mentorship by B. Mark Evers, MD, FACS
- Residency: General Surgery Internship - Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN | Radiation Oncology Residency - Loyola University Medical Center, Chicago, IL
- Current Position: Assistant Professor of Radiation Oncology, University of Louisville; Director of Brachytherapy, University of Louisville, Louisville, KY
Christopher R. Simmons, MD, PhD
- Dissertation: "Genome-wide association studies at the interface of Alzheimer’s disease and epidemiologically related disorders"
- Department of Physiology, Mentorship by Steven Estus, PhD
- Residency: Pediatrics - University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY
- Current Position: Associate Professor of Pediatrics, University of Kentucky; Co-Director of MD/PhD Program, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY
Christopher R. Simmons, MD, PhD
- Dissertation: "Genome-wide association studies at the interface of Alzheimer’s disease and epidemiologically related disorders"
- Department of Physiology, Mentorship by Steven Estus, PhD
- Residency: Pediatrics - University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY
- Current Position: Associate Professor of Pediatrics, University of Kentucky; Co-Director of MD/PhD Program, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY
2012
Natalie Wallis Harper, MD, PhD
- Dissertation
- Department of Pharmacology, Mentorship by Michael W. Kilgore, PhD
- Residency: Pediatrics - University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY
- Current Position: Assistant Professor in Cancer Medicine, Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, NC
Natalie Wallis Harper, MD, PhD
- Dissertation
- Department of Pharmacology, Mentorship by Michael W. Kilgore, PhD
- Residency: Pediatrics - University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY
- Current Position: Assistant Professor in Cancer Medicine, Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, NC
2011
Romulo Albuquerque, MD, PhD
- Dissertation: "Soluble vascular endothelial growth factor receptor 2: an endogenous inhibitor of lymphangiogenesis"
- Department of Physiology/Ophthalmology, Mentorship by Jayakrishna Ambati, MD
- Residency: Surgery Internship - University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY | Ophthalmology - University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY
- Current Position: Ophthalmologist, Vistar Eye Center, Blacksburg, VA
Romulo Albuquerque, MD, PhD
- Dissertation: "Soluble vascular endothelial growth factor receptor 2: an endogenous inhibitor of lymphangiogenesis"
- Department of Physiology/Ophthalmology, Mentorship by Jayakrishna Ambati, MD
- Residency: Surgery Internship - University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY | Ophthalmology - University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY
- Current Position: Ophthalmologist, Vistar Eye Center, Blacksburg, VA
James Butler, MD, PhD
- Dissertation: "Mechanisms governing the zonal activity of alpha-fetoprotein enhancer EIII"
- Department of Microbiology & Immunology, Mentorship by Brett Spear, PhD
- Residency: Psychiatry - UT Southwestern, Dallas, TX
- Current Position: Clinical Assistant Professor of Psychiatry, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX
James Butler, MD, PhD
- Dissertation: "Mechanisms governing the zonal activity of alpha-fetoprotein enhancer EIII"
- Department of Microbiology & Immunology, Mentorship by Brett Spear, PhD
- Residency: Psychiatry - UT Southwestern, Dallas, TX
- Current Position: Clinical Assistant Professor of Psychiatry, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX
Willie Craft Jr., MD, PhD
- Dissertation: "Investigation of the proteolytic processing of the hendra virus fusion protein"
- Department of Molecular and Cellular Biochemistry, Mentorship by Rebecca E. Dutch, PhD
- Residency: Psychiatry - Internal Medicine - Hahnemann University, Philadelphia, PA
- Current Position: Hospitalist, Upper Valley Medical Center, Troy, OH
Willie Craft Jr., MD, PhD
- Dissertation: "Investigation of the proteolytic processing of the hendra virus fusion protein"
- Department of Molecular and Cellular Biochemistry, Mentorship by Rebecca E. Dutch, PhD
- Residency: Psychiatry - Internal Medicine - Hahnemann University, Philadelphia, PA
- Current Position: Hospitalist, Upper Valley Medical Center, Troy, OH
Michelle Stephens-Humeidan, MD, PhD
- Dissertation: "Glutamate regulation in the hippocampal trisynaptic pathway in aging and status epilepticus"
- Department of Anatomy & Neurobiology, Mentorship by Greg Gerhardt, PhD
- Residency: Anesthesiology - Ohio State University, Columbus, OH
- Current Position: Clinical Professor of Anesthesiology, Ohio State University, Columbus, OH
Michelle Stephens-Humeidan, MD, PhD
- Dissertation: "Glutamate regulation in the hippocampal trisynaptic pathway in aging and status epilepticus"
- Department of Anatomy & Neurobiology, Mentorship by Greg Gerhardt, PhD
- Residency: Anesthesiology - Ohio State University, Columbus, OH
- Current Position: Clinical Professor of Anesthesiology, Ohio State University, Columbus, OH
Nirmal Ravi, MD, PhD
- Dissertation: "Regeneration of damaged growth plate using IGF-I plasmid releasing porous PLGA scaffolds"
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Mentorship by David A. Puleo, PhD
- Residency: Family Medicine - Providence Hospital/Georgetown University, Washington D.C.
- Current Position: Director of Medical and Scientific Affairs, eHealth Africa; Adjunct Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine, Georgetown University, Washington D.C.
Nirmal Ravi, MD, PhD
- Dissertation: "Regeneration of damaged growth plate using IGF-I plasmid releasing porous PLGA scaffolds"
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Mentorship by David A. Puleo, PhD
- Residency: Family Medicine - Providence Hospital/Georgetown University, Washington D.C.
- Current Position: Director of Medical and Scientific Affairs, eHealth Africa; Adjunct Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine, Georgetown University, Washington D.C.
2010
Karrie Grear, MD, PhD
- Dissertation: "Uncoupling protein-2 splicing efficiency and human disease"
- Department of Physiology, Mentorship by Steven Estus, PhD
- Residency: Neurology - Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, NC
- Current Position: Neurologist, Novant Health, Wilmington, NC
Karrie Grear, MD, PhD
- Dissertation: "Uncoupling protein-2 splicing efficiency and human disease"
- Department of Physiology, Mentorship by Steven Estus, PhD
- Residency: Neurology - Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, NC
- Current Position: Neurologist, Novant Health, Wilmington, NC
Jeff Yates, MD, PhD
- Dissertation: "The genetic regulation of the response of hematopoietic stem progenitor cells to the cytostatic agent hydroxyurea"
- Department of Physiology, Mentorship by Gary Van Zant, PhD
- Residency: Internal Medicine & Pediatrics - Indiana University, Indianapolis, IN
- Current Position: Hospitalist, St. Elizabeth Healthcare, Edgewood, KY
Jeff Yates, MD, PhD
- Dissertation: "The genetic regulation of the response of hematopoietic stem progenitor cells to the cytostatic agent hydroxyurea"
- Department of Physiology, Mentorship by Gary Van Zant, PhD
- Residency: Internal Medicine & Pediatrics - Indiana University, Indianapolis, IN
- Current Position: Hospitalist, St. Elizabeth Healthcare, Edgewood, KY
2009
Janelle Reed, MD, PhD
- Dissertation: "Alterations in proteasome subunit expression and influences on the inflammatory response"
- Department of Anatomy & Neurobiology, Mentorship by Annadora J. Bruce-Keller, PhD
- Residency: Emergency Medicine - University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY
- Current Position: Emergency Medicine Physician, Christus Health, Lafayette, LA
Janelle Reed, MD, PhD
- Dissertation: "Alterations in proteasome subunit expression and influences on the inflammatory response"
- Department of Anatomy & Neurobiology, Mentorship by Annadora J. Bruce-Keller, PhD
- Residency: Emergency Medicine - University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY
- Current Position: Emergency Medicine Physician, Christus Health, Lafayette, LA
2008
Mark A. Wurth, MD, PhD
- Dissertation: "Role of actin dynamics in paramyxovirus F mediated membrane fusion events"
- Department of Biochemistry, Mentorship by Rebecca E. Dutch, PhD
- Residency: Internal Medicine & Pediatrics - University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY
- Current Position: Associate Professor of Pediatrics, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY
Mark A. Wurth, MD, PhD
- Dissertation: "Role of actin dynamics in paramyxovirus F mediated membrane fusion events"
- Department of Biochemistry, Mentorship by Rebecca E. Dutch, PhD
- Residency: Internal Medicine & Pediatrics - University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY
- Current Position: Associate Professor of Pediatrics, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY
Kristine S. Ziemba, MD, PhD
- Dissertation: "Targeting axon growth from neurons transplanted into the central nervous system"
- Department of Physiology, Mentorship by George M. Smith, PhD
- Residency: Neurology - Mayo Clinic, Pheonix, AZ
- Current Position: Associate Professor of Neurology, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA
Kristine S. Ziemba, MD, PhD
- Dissertation: "Targeting axon growth from neurons transplanted into the central nervous system"
- Department of Physiology, Mentorship by George M. Smith, PhD
- Residency: Neurology - Mayo Clinic, Pheonix, AZ
- Current Position: Associate Professor of Neurology, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA
2007
Brian K. Day, MD, PhD
- Dissertation: "Microelectrode array studies of normal and disease-altered L-glutamate regulation in the mammalian central nervous system"
- Department of Anatomy & Neurobiology, Mentorship by Greg Gerhardt, PhD
- Residency: Neurology - Washington University, St. Louis, MO
- Current Position: Associate Professor of Neurology, Washington University in St. Louis; Associate Director, Barnes-Jewish Comprehensive Stroke Center, St. Louis, MO
Brian K. Day, MD, PhD
- Dissertation: "Microelectrode array studies of normal and disease-altered L-glutamate regulation in the mammalian central nervous system"
- Department of Anatomy & Neurobiology, Mentorship by Greg Gerhardt, PhD
- Residency: Neurology - Washington University, St. Louis, MO
- Current Position: Associate Professor of Neurology, Washington University in St. Louis; Associate Director, Barnes-Jewish Comprehensive Stroke Center, St. Louis, MO
2006
Michael W. Manning, MD, PhD
- Dissertation: "Differential effects of doxycycline, a broad spectrum inhibitor of matrix metalloproteinases"
- Department of Physiology, Mentorship by Alan Daugherty, PhD, DSc, FAHA
- Residency: Surgery Internship - University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY | Anesthesiology - University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY
- Current Position: Associate Professor of Anesthesiology, Duke University, Durham, NC
Michael W. Manning, MD, PhD
- Dissertation: "Differential effects of doxycycline, a broad spectrum inhibitor of matrix metalloproteinases"
- Department of Physiology, Mentorship by Alan Daugherty, PhD, DSc, FAHA
- Residency: Surgery Internship - University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY | Anesthesiology - University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY
- Current Position: Associate Professor of Anesthesiology, Duke University, Durham, NC
Erin L. Manning, MD, PhD
- Dissertation: "Regulation of telomere length in murine hematopoietic cells"
- Department of Physiology, Mentorship by Gary Van Zant, PhD
- Residency: Anesthesiology - University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY
- Current Position: Assistant Professor of Anesthesiology, Duke University, Durham, NC
Erin L. Manning, MD, PhD
- Dissertation: "Regulation of telomere length in murine hematopoietic cells"
- Department of Physiology, Mentorship by Gary Van Zant, PhD
- Residency: Anesthesiology - University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY
- Current Position: Assistant Professor of Anesthesiology, Duke University, Durham, NC
Xuan Nguyen, MD, PhD
- Dissertation: "Aging and the dynorphinergic system: evaluation of memory and motor systems in prodynorphin knockout mice"
- Department of Anatomy & Neurobiology, Mentorship by Guoying Bing, PhD
- Residency: Internal Medicine Internship - University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH | Diagnostic Radiology Residency - University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY
- Current Position: Clinical Professor of Radiology, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH
Xuan Nguyen, MD, PhD
- Dissertation: "Aging and the dynorphinergic system: evaluation of memory and motor systems in prodynorphin knockout mice"
- Department of Anatomy & Neurobiology, Mentorship by Guoying Bing, PhD
- Residency: Internal Medicine Internship - University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH | Diagnostic Radiology Residency - University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY
- Current Position: Clinical Professor of Radiology, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH
2005
Christina S. Hines, MD, PhD
- Dissertation: "X-ray crystallographic and functional studies on the neuropeptidase neurolysin"
- Department of Molecular and Cellular Biochemistry, Mentorship by David W. Rodgers, PhD
- Residency: Psychiatry - Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD
- Current Position: Program Manager of Mental Health Critical Care, Veterans Association Pacific Islands Healthcare Systems, Honolulu, HI
Christina S. Hines, MD, PhD
- Dissertation: "X-ray crystallographic and functional studies on the neuropeptidase neurolysin"
- Department of Molecular and Cellular Biochemistry, Mentorship by David W. Rodgers, PhD
- Residency: Psychiatry - Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD
- Current Position: Program Manager of Mental Health Critical Care, Veterans Association Pacific Islands Healthcare Systems, Honolulu, HI
2004
Joshua L. Hood, MD, PhD
- Dissertation: "The association of calpain and its regulatory proteins with the endoplasmic reticulum and Golgi apparatus"
- Department of Microbiology & Immunology, Mentorship by Thomas L. Roszman, PhD
- Residency: Clinical Pathology - Washington University, St. Louis, MO
- Current Position: Associate Professor of Pharmacology and Toxicology, University of Louisville, Louisville, KY
Joshua L. Hood, MD, PhD
- Dissertation: "The association of calpain and its regulatory proteins with the endoplasmic reticulum and Golgi apparatus"
- Department of Microbiology & Immunology, Mentorship by Thomas L. Roszman, PhD
- Residency: Clinical Pathology - Washington University, St. Louis, MO
- Current Position: Associate Professor of Pharmacology and Toxicology, University of Louisville, Louisville, KY
Shane W. Rau, MD, PhD
- Dissertation: "Mechanisms of estradiol-mediated protection against stroke-like injury"
- Department of Microbiology & Immunology, Mentorship by Phyllis M. Wise, PhD
- Residency: Psychiatry - University of Virginia Health System, Charlottesville, VA
- Current Position: Medical Director of Outpatient Care, Array Behavioral Care, Williamsburg, VA
Shane W. Rau, MD, PhD
- Dissertation: "Mechanisms of estradiol-mediated protection against stroke-like injury"
- Department of Microbiology & Immunology, Mentorship by Phyllis M. Wise, PhD
- Residency: Psychiatry - University of Virginia Health System, Charlottesville, VA
- Current Position: Medical Director of Outpatient Care, Array Behavioral Care, Williamsburg, VA
2003
Dena Dubal, MD, PhD
- Dissertation: "Estradiol protects the brain against stroke injury: Potential mechanisms of action"
- Department of Physiology, Mentorship by Phyllis M. Wise, PhD
- Residency: Neurology - University of California, San Francisco, CA
- Current Position: Professor of Neurology, UC San Francisco; PI of Dubal Lab, San Francisco, CA
Dena Dubal, MD, PhD
- Dissertation: "Estradiol protects the brain against stroke injury: Potential mechanisms of action"
- Department of Physiology, Mentorship by Phyllis M. Wise, PhD
- Residency: Neurology - University of California, San Francisco, CA
- Current Position: Professor of Neurology, UC San Francisco; PI of Dubal Lab, San Francisco, CA
1999
Mathew A. Nicholls, MD, PhD
- Dissertation: "MR studies of the acute response of the rhesus CNS to the neurotoxin MPTP"
- Department of Biochemistry, Mentorship by Thomas C. Vanaman, PhD
- Residency: Orthopedic Surgery - University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY
- Current Position: Orthopedic Surgeon, Virginia Mason Franciscan Health, Bellevue, WA
Mathew A. Nicholls, MD, PhD
- Dissertation: "MR studies of the acute response of the rhesus CNS to the neurotoxin MPTP"
- Department of Biochemistry, Mentorship by Thomas C. Vanaman, PhD
- Residency: Orthopedic Surgery - University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY
- Current Position: Orthopedic Surgeon, Virginia Mason Franciscan Health, Bellevue, WA
Melisa W. Mullins, MD, PhD
- Dissertation
- Department of Microbiology & Immunology, Mentorship by Charles Snow, PhD
- Residency: Pediatrics - William Beaumont Hospital, Royal Oak, MI
- Current Position: Pediatric Hematologist-Oncologist, Nationwide Children's Hospital Toledo, Toledo, OH
Melisa W. Mullins, MD, PhD
- Dissertation
- Department of Microbiology & Immunology, Mentorship by Charles Snow, PhD
- Residency: Pediatrics - William Beaumont Hospital, Royal Oak, MI
- Current Position: Pediatric Hematologist-Oncologist, Nationwide Children's Hospital Toledo, Toledo, OH
1994
Gregory E. Cooper, MD, PhD
- Dissertation
- Department of Microbiology & Immunology
- Residency: Neurology - University of Iowa Hospitals & Clinics, Iowa City, IA
- Current Position: Chief of Adult Neurology, Norton Healthcare; Director of Memory Center, Norton Neuroscience Institute, Louisville, KY
Gregory E. Cooper, MD, PhD
- Dissertation
- Department of Microbiology & Immunology
- Residency: Neurology - University of Iowa Hospitals & Clinics, Iowa City, IA
- Current Position: Chief of Adult Neurology, Norton Healthcare; Director of Memory Center, Norton Neuroscience Institute, Louisville, KY
1992
Gregory N. Barnes, MD, PhD
- Dissertation: "The role of Ca+2 dependent protein kinases and protein phosphatase 2A in the kindling model of epilepsy"
- Department of Biochemistry, Mentorship by Thomas C. Vanaman, PhD
- Residency: Pediatrics - Washington University/St. Louis Children's Hospital, St. Louis, MO
- Current Position: Professor of Neurology, University of Louisville; Director, Norton Children’s Autism Center, Louisville, KY
Gregory N. Barnes, MD, PhD
- Dissertation: "The role of Ca+2 dependent protein kinases and protein phosphatase 2A in the kindling model of epilepsy"
- Department of Biochemistry, Mentorship by Thomas C. Vanaman, PhD
- Residency: Pediatrics - Washington University/St. Louis Children's Hospital, St. Louis, MO
- Current Position: Professor of Neurology, University of Louisville; Director, Norton Children’s Autism Center, Louisville, KY