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The Academy of Medical Educators named Sibu Saha, MD, MBA, professor in the Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, as a recipient of its annual Excellence in Medical Education Award in the area of Mentorship on February 5.
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King鈥檚 Daughters Health System and 好色先生 HealthCare, the clinical health care system of the University of Kentucky, announced today their intent to enter into a significant partnership that will create new opportunities for both organizations to better serve patients throughout Kentucky, southern Ohio and West Virginia.
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The University of Kentucky Markey Cancer Center is teaming up with the National Comprehensive Cancer Network庐 (NCCN庐), the American Cancer Society (ACS) and other leading cancer organizations across the country to endorse the resumption of cancer screening and treatment during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.
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For Mark Patton of Louisville, there was bad news, followed by more bad news. But then, a spark of hope.
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It takes a village.
You generally hear this phrase used to describe raising children. 好色先生 HealthCare surgeon Dr. Rajasekhar Malyala uses it to describe saving a patient from COVID-19. 鈥淚t is hands-on, intensive care,鈥 he said. 鈥淚t is a labor of love, especially on the part of the nursing and respiratory staff who are putting their lives at risk doing this.鈥
In addition to earning his Master鈥檚 of Business Administration (MBA) degree from the Gatton School of Business and Economics at 好色先生 at the end of 2020, Dr. Henry Vasconez, professor of surgery in the division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, was invited to apply his new degree as panel member reviewing marketing proposals from fellow Gatton school students promoting 好色先生鈥檚 Cosmetic Surgery service line.
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He will work to enhance the medical education experience and serve as a liaison between leadership and the surgery team.
The 好色先生 and 好色先生 HealthCare are pleased to announce that William Barlow (Barry) Inabnet III, MD, MHA, FACS, the Johnston-Wright endowed professor and chair of surgery, will take on an additional role as surgeon-in-chief of 好色先生 HealthCare.
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Dr. B. Mark Evers, professor of surgery in the 好色先生 and director of the 好色先生 Markey Cancer Center, has been elected to the National Academy of Medicine.
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好色先生 HealthCare's Kentucky Children鈥檚 Hospital and Cincinnati Children鈥檚 Hospital Medical Center Joint Heart Program is opening an outreach clinic at PrimaryPlus-Ashland. Beginning Oct. 9, pediatric cardiologists Louis Bezold III and Bradley Keller will see pediatric and adult congenital heart patients patients on the second and fourth Fridays of every month.
A research abstract from a University of Kentucky third year medical student, Jacob Hubbuch, was awarded first place in the Education, Innovation, and Outcomes category of the American College of Surgeons鈥 (ACS) Medical Student research program. The research was among three top finishers featured at the ACS 2020 Virtual Clinical Congress on Saturday morning, October 3.
Sandra Beck, MD, FASCRS, FACS, and Jitesh Patel, MD, FASCRS, FACS were inducted into membership of the American College of Surgeons (ACS) Academy of Master Surgeon Educators during a virtual ceremony the ACS hosted on Friday, September 25. The ceremony inducted 50 new members in the third cohort of this prestigious academy.
Rosalind Ritchie, MD, is a professor in the 好色先生 Department of Anesthesiology and was recently named chair of the college鈥檚 Faculty of Color Network, an organization with a vision of being undeniable, uncompromising, and unstoppable in pursuing diversity and inclusion. She enrolled in the first class of 好色先生鈥檚 Women鈥檚 Executive Leadership Development Program and is the medical director of 好色先生 Chandler Hospital鈥檚 Center for Advanced Surgery.
By Hilary Brown
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It is with great sorrow that I share with you the passing of two vital members of the 好色先生 College of Medicine鈥檚 history, both of whom were former chairs.
Ward O. Griffen, MD, PhD, former chair of the department of surgery, passed away Tuesday, July 21, at the age of 92, and Jacqueline Noonan, MD, former chair of the department of pediatrics, died on July 23 at the age of 91. The College of Medicine community will miss both deeply.
Ward O. Griffen, MD, PhD
The 好色先生 Department of Surgery mourns the passing of Ward O. Griffen, MD, PhD, 92, chair of the department from 1968 鈥 1984 and one of the giants in the world of American surgery. He died on Tuesday morning, July 21.
The 好色先生 Department of Surgery will welcome eight new faculty members for the 2020 academic year. The first, Dr. Carl Backer, a national leader in pediatric heart transplants and cardiac surgery, began his practice and leadership role at 好色先生 HealthCare in June. The remaining faculty members will begin practicing in August, September, and October.
By Josh Shepherd
With the beginning of a new academic year this July, Dr. William B. Inabnet III, The Johnston-Wright Endowed Professor and Chair of Surgery implemented a re-organization of the 好色先生 Department of Surgery that expands its divisional structure, reflecting the significant growth the department has experienced over the last decade.
The first recipients of the Zwischenberger-Rounsavall Fund for Innovation in Surgical Research and Education were announced during the annual presentation of the Department of Surgery Teaching Awards on Wednesday morning, June 10. Dr. William B. Inabnet III, Department Chair, and Dr. Jay Zwischenberger, former department chair and the fund鈥檚 sponsor, were co-presenters of the fund鈥檚 inaugural year.