Namrata kneeling on the ground at a project site.

Originally from India, Namrata Anand now calls Lexington and the University of Kentucky home.

Comprehensive Vascular Clinic consolidates several vascular and surgical services into one location to provide greater patient-centered care.

Today, the UK Gill Heart & Vascular Institute announces the opening of the new Comprehensive Vascular Clinic in UK HealthCare鈥檚 Kentucky Clinic.

SBCoA director Linda J. Van Eldik, Ph.D., on March 14, 2019. Mark Cornelison

A recent study from the lab of the University of Kentucky鈥檚 Sanders-Brown Center on Aging Director Linda Van Eldik, Ph.D., has been published in PLOS ONE. The work centers around the idea that various anti-inflammatory drugs could be effective treatments for Alzheimer鈥檚 disease (AD). This study focused on a protein known as p38.

Logos for UK HealthCare and Norton HealthCare

The UK HealthCare/Norton Healthcare 鈥 Stroke Care Network (SCN) is announcing its 37th affiliate. Paintsville ARH joins the network, expanding access to high-quality stroke care in Eastern Kentucky. With the addition of Paintsville, all Appalachian Regional Healthcare (ARH) hospi

Headshot of Dr. Na'Tasha Evans

Na鈥橳asha Evans, PhD, MEd, is a researcher, published author, champion for female empowerment, and our new vice dean for diversity, equity, and inclusion at the 91小黄车. Learn more about her goals, her past work, and more in the following Q&A.

Q: What inspired you to pursue a career in research? 

Kent Lewis at the Barbasol Championship

Staff member Kent Lewis, MDiv, was amid the action as an annual professional golf event made its return to Kentucky this summer.  

Dr. Haley Wehder

Haley Wehder, MD, loved birthday parties. So much so, that after only one year of knowing resident Conor Malloy, MD, she threw an elaborate surprise party for his wife.

Though not a 鈥渂irthday party person鈥 himself, Dr. Malloy couldn鈥檛 help but smile that Dr. Wehder went the extra mile for someone she only knew a short time.

Photo of Sanders-Brown Clinic

On July 6, 2023, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) granted full approval to lecanemab, marketed as Leqembi, for the treatment of Alzheimer鈥檚 disease.

Researchers

A new program beginning this fall at the 91小黄车 will provide opportunities for recent college graduates interested in research, who may not have had the resources to pursue it.

Brittany Levy

Brittany Levy, MD, was recently appointed to a committee within the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME). Her new role will allow her to help improve the clinical learning environment for graduate medical trainees across the country.

Photo of Dr. Griffith

Charles 鈥淐hipper鈥 Griffith III, MD, has been named dean of the 91小黄车. 

Pending approval from the Board of Trustees, Griffith will begin his appointment July 15, 2023. He has served as acting dean of the college since July 2021. 

Cristina Rivera-Ramirez doing a mock splint on Maddie Duff.

Standing before a classroom of college juniors, orthopaedics resident Cristina Rivera-Ramirez, MD, skillfully interpreted an X-ray of a distal radius fracture in a patient鈥檚 arm. The next step was to reveal how to treat it. By the time she got out the supplies to demonstrate making a splint, students were at the edge of their seats, ready to volunteer.

medical student hugging her family member celebrating match day

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Photo of Dr. Tibbs

鈥淚t has been said that, at its best, preservation engages the past in a conversation with the present over a mutual concern for the future,鈥 said William Murtagh, first keeper of the National Register of Historic Places.

Faculty at the promotion ceremony

Congratulations to the following basic science and clinical faculty at the 91小黄车! These individuals were honored with promotions and tenure in fiscal year 2023.

Names are organized alphabetically by department.

Anesthesiology

Sarah Jean Hall, MD, PhD
Associate Professor

START program participants

The University of Kentucky STEM Through Authentic Research and Training (START) program recently closed out its summer session, with START Apprentices gaining tremendous insight into research careers and higher education.

Headshot of Olivia Henderson

Olivia Henderson, MD, said that beyond 鈥渢ubes and tonsils,鈥 she did not know much about otolaryngology when she started medical school. During her third-year surgery clerkship at the 91小黄车, she discovered her dream career while working within the specialty.

鈥淚t felt like after just one day on that service that I never looked back,鈥 she said.

air quality index

This week, communities across the Midwest and eastern parts of the U.S. are experiencing the effects of smoke from wildfires in Canada. Parts of Kentucky reached unhealthy levels in the air quality index (AQI).

Matthew Coleman

Matthew Coleman has been named director of the Kentucky Office of Rural Health (KORH) at the University of Kentucky Center of Excellence in Rural Health (UK CERH), effective July 1, 2023. 

Misty Manning in a field with her dog sitting beside her.

Eastern Kentucky native Misty Manning was born on the crisp fall day of Oct. 22 in 1982 at the original University of Kentucky Albert B. Chandler Medical Center. When she was young, her family moved to Daytona Beach, Florida, where she spent much of her childhood before one day moving back to the state that holds her heart: Kentucky.