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Faculty
Hubert Ballard, Carolyn Bay, Philip Bernard, J Timothy Bricker, Lindsay Burns, Craig Carter, Anita Courtney, Donita Dillon, Christopher Feddock, Paul Glaser, Don Hayes Jr, Rebekah Heinrichs, Irene Hong-McAtee, Robert Hosey, Marlene Huff, Michael Karpf, Carolyn Lentzsch-Parcells, Karen Lommel, Grace Maguire, Kavita Mathu-Muju, Erich Maul, Jonathan McCullers, Kari Mobley, Mark Plunkett, Claire Sanger, Leslie Scott, Harohalli Shashidhar, Stuart Tobin, Denesa Tuney, M Dawn Turner, Deborah Whitehurst
Hubert Ballard, MD
Assistant Professor, Pediatrics
University of Kentucky
College of Medicine
Dr. Ballard earned an MD from the University of Kentucky College of Medicine and completed his residency at the UK Chandler Hospital in Lexington, Kentucky.
He has earned a certificate or completed special training in Internal Medicine, Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine, and Pediatrics.
Clinical interests include Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia, Internal Medicine, Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine, and Pediatrics.
Carolyn Bay, MD
Associate Professor, Pediatrics
University of Kentucky
College of Medicine
Dr. Bay earned her MD from the University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry, in Rochester, New York. She completed a residency at St. Christopher's Hospital for Children, Temple University, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and a fellowship at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, in Philadelphia.
She is certified or received special training in Pediatrics, Clinical Genetics, and Metabolism.
Clinical interests include Chromosome Disorders, Dysmorphology, Genetics, and
Mitochondrial Cell Dysfunction.
Philip Bernard, MD
Assistant Professor, Pediatrics
University of Kentucky
College of Medicine
Medical Director, Transport & Outreach
Kentucky Children's Hospital
Dr. Bernard earned an MD from the University of Texas, Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas, Texas, and completed a residency and fellowship at the University of Alabama Hospital in Birmingham, Alabama. He has been certified or received special training in Pediatric Critical Care and Pediatrics.
His clinical interest is Pediatric Critical Care.
J Timothy Bricker, MD, MBA
Chair, Department of Pediatrics
Professor of Pediatrics
University of Kentucky
College of Medicine
Dr. Bricker earned his MD from the Ohio State University College of Medicine, in Columbus, Ohio. He complete a residency at the Baylor College of Medicine, in Houston, Texas, and a fellowship at the Baylor College of Medicine, in Houston, Texas.
He is certified or received special training in Critical Care and Pediatric Cardiology.
He was named a Best Doctor in 2007.
Clinical interest is Pediatric Cardiology.
Lindsay Burns, MD
Pediatric Chief Resident
Clinical Instructor
Department of Pediatrics
Kentucky Children's Hospital
Dr. Burns completed her residency in Pediatrics at the University of Kentucky. She graduated AOA from University of Kentucky College of Medicine and graduated in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology from Centre College in Danville, Kentucky.
Her interests are in Inpatient Pediatrics and Pediatric Palliative Care and adapting palliative care techniques to the care of hospitalized pediatric patients.
Craig Carter, DO
Assistant Professor, Emergency Medicine
University of Kentucky
College of Medicine
Dr. Carter earned his DO from the Chicago College of Osteopathic Medicine-Midwestern University, in Downers Grove, Illinois, and completed a residency at Provident Medical Center, in Chicago, Illinois. He is certified or received special training in Emergency Medicine.
Anita Courtney, RD MS
Chair, Tweens Nutrition and Fitness Coalition
Partnership for a Fit Kentucky
Public Health Consultant
Frankfort, Kentucky
Anita earned a BS and MS in Nutrition & Food Science from the University of Kentucky.
Donita Dillon, MD
Pediatric Neurology Resident
Department of Neurology
Kentucky Children's Hospital
Originally from Hillsboro, Kentucky, Dr. Dillon completed undergraduate studies at Morehead State University and attended the University of Kentucky College of Medicine. Following medical school, she started a Pediatric residency and completed two years at Kosair Children's Hospital in Louisville, Kentucky.
She is in the fourth year of a Child Neurology residency at Kentucky Children's Hospital.
Christopher Feddock, MD, FAAP
Assistant Professor, Medicine and Pediatrics
Division of General Internal Medicine
University of Kentucky
College of Medicine
Dr. Feddock earned an MD from the University of Kentucky College of Medicine in Lexington, Kentucky. He completed a residency and fellowship at the University of Kentucky Chandler Hospital in Lexington, Kentucky. He has been certified or received special training in Internal Medicine and Pediatrics.
Clinical interests include Internal Medicine and Pediatrics.
Paul Glaser, MD, PhD
Assistant Professor, Psychiatry
University of Kentucky
College of Medicine
Dr. Glaser received his MD from the Washington University School of Medicine in St Louis. His special interests include Autism, Developmental Pediatrics, Neuroscience Research, and Pervasive Developmental Disorders.
Don Hayes Jr, MD, FAAP, FACP, FCCP
Assistant Professor, Pediatrics & Internal Medicine
University of Kentucky
College of Medicine
Dr. Hayes earned an MD from the University of Kentucky College of Medicine in Lexington, Kentucky. He completed a residency at the East Carolina University in Greenville, North Carolina, and a fellowship at the University of Wisconsin in Madison, Wisconsin. He is certified or has received special training in Pediatrics, Internal Medicine, Adult and Pediatric Pulmonary Medicine, and Sleep Medicine.
Clinical interests include Asthma, Chronic Lung Disease, Cystic Fibrosis, End-Stage Lung Disease, Lung Inflammation, Lung Transplantation, Medical Education, Respiratory Physiology, and Sleep Disorders.
Rebekah Heinrichs, RN, MSN, MSEd
Nurse Coordinator
Pediatric High BMI Diagnostic Clinic
Department of Pediatrics
Kentucky Children's Hospital
Becky earned a BSN from Spalding University, a MSN in Parent/Child Nursing from the University of Kentucky, and a MSEd in Autism Spectrum Disorders from the University of Kansas.
Irene Hong-McAtee, MD
Assistant Professor
University of Kentucky
College of Medicine
Dr. Hong-McAtee earned her MD from Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, Missouri, completed a residency at Riley Children's Hospital in Indianapolis, Indiana, and a fellowship at the University of Minnesota Hospital in Minneapolis, Minnesota. She is Board Eligible in Pediatric Endocrinology.
Clinical interests include hypoglycemia, hypothroidism, and pediatric endocrine.
Robert Hosey, MD
Associate Professor, Family and Community Medicine
Department of Orthopedics
University of Kentucky
College of Medicine
Dr. Hosey earned an MD from the State University of New York Health Science Center in Syracuse, New York. He completed residency at the Medical University of South Carolina in Charleston, South Carolina, and a fellowship at the University of California Los Angeles Medical Center in Los Angeles, California. He is certified or received special training in Sports Medicine and Family Practice.
Clinical interests include Orthopaedic Surgery and Sports Medicine.
Michael Karpf, MD
Executive Vice President for Health Affairs
UK HealthCare
Dr. Karpf received a Bachelor of Arts degree and a Doctor of Medicine degree from the University of Pennsylvania. After completing an internship in medicine at Johns Hopkins Hospital, he served as a research associate in the Laboratory of Immunology, Institute of Allergy and Infectious Disease, at the National Institutes of Health until 1974. He returned to the Hospitals of the University of Pennsylvania to complete his medical residency. During that time, Karpf completed a fellowship in hematology/oncology and from 1976 to 1977 served as chief medical resident at the Hospitals of the University of Pennsylvania and Veterans Administration Hospital.
From 1976 to 1978, Karpf was an assistant professor of medicine (hematology/oncology department) in the Internal Medicine Department at the University of Pennsylvania. In 1978, Karpf went to the University of Miami School of Medicine where he served as an assistant professor of medicine.
In 1979, he was recruited to the University of Pittsburgh to develop a Division of General Internal Medicine. From 1979 to 1994, Karpf served in many capacities from assistant professor of medicine to the Falk Professor of General Internal Medicine and vice chairman of the Department of Medicine. He also held a joint appointment as professor of diagnostic services, dental medicine, Department of Diagnostic Services. At the University of Pittsburgh, Karpf was instrumental in restructuring the educational programs for medical students and housestaff as well as the clinical programs of the Department of Medicine.
From 1994 to 1995, Karpf served as senior vice president for clinical affairs at Allegheny General Hospital in Pittsburgh, and professor of medicine at the Medical College of Pennsylvania-Hahnemann University.
In 1995, Karpf was recruited to the University of California, Los Angles. During his tenure, he integrated three hospitals into one corporate entity. He was responsible for the planning and rebuilding of two replacement hospitals and was instrumental in developing a primary care network for UCLA. In addition, as a member of the senior leadership team of the UCLA Medical Enterprise, Karpf was instrumental in forging a working partnership between the practice plans and the hospital system. This partnership inspired the development of UCLA Healthcare as an integrated health delivery system. He is a member of the Executive Committee of California Hospital Association and the University Health System Consortium.
Karpf’s academic interests have been in developing and evaluating innovative educational and clinical programs. He also developed a strong presence in health services focusing on the evaluation and management of common medical problems at the University of Pittsburgh. At UCLA, Karpf was instrumental in establishing a Center for Medical Ethics and a Center for Patient Quality and Safety. He has received many honors and awards, published extensively, and has reviewed numerous journals. In addition, he has been involved in a wide range of civic and professional organizations.
Responsibilities at UK include the clinical and administrative leadership of the clinical enterprise at the UK Chandler Medical Center, including UK Hospital, UK Children’s Hospital, Kentucky Clinics, and associated health programs and entities owned and operated by the University of Kentucky to support the clinical enterprise. The dean of the College of Medicine reports to Karpf for all clinical operations. Karpf has joint oversight with UK’s Provost of the clinical activities in the colleges of Dentistry, Nursing, Pharmacy and Health Sciences.
Carolyn Lentzsch-Parcells, MD
Assistant Professor, Pediatrics
University of Kentucky
College of Medicine
Dr. Lentzsch-Parcells earned her MD and completed a residency at the Baylor College of Medicine in Houston, Texas. She is certified by the American Board of Pediatrics.
Clinical interests include adolescent medicine, asthma, attention deficit hyperactivity disorders, and learning disabilities.
Karen Lommel, DO MHA
Director, Child & Adolescent Psychiatry Consultation/Liaison Service
Kentucky Children's Hospital
Dr. Lommel earned her DO at the University of Osteopathic Medicine and Health Sciences, in Des Moines, Iowa, and completed a residency and fellowship at the University of Kentucky Chandler Hospital, in Lexington, Kentucky. She is certified or received special training in Pediatrics, Adult Psychiatry, and Child and Adolescent Psychiatry.
Clinical interests include Autism Spectrum Disorders, Inpatient Treatment of Children and Adolescents, International Medicine, Pediatric Consultation Liaison Psychiatry, SOMA, and Somatoform Disorders.
Grace Maguire, MD
Medical Director
Medical Home Clinic
Kentucky Children's Hospital
Dr. Maguire earned her MD from the University of Vermont College of Medicine, in Burlington, Vermont. She completed a residency and fellowship at the University of Iowa Hospitals & Clinics, in Iowa City, Iowa.
Kavita Mathu-Muju, DMD MPH
Assistant Professor, Pediatric Dentistry
Division of Dental Public Health
University of Kentucky
College of Dentistry
Dr. Mathu-Muju earned her DMD from the University of Manitoba, a Certificate in Pediatric Dentistry, and a MPH from the University of North Carolina.
She is a Fellow of the Royal College of Dentists of Canada and the American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry, and a Diplomate of the American Board of Pediatric Dentistry.
She is a Member of the College of Diplomates in Pediatric Dentistry.
Erich Maul, DO
Assistant Professor, Pediatrics
Associate Residency Director
Division of General Academic Pediatrics
Section of Inpatient Medicine
University of Kentucky
College of Medicine
Dr. Maul earned a DO from the Ohio University College of Osteopathic Medicine in Athens, Ohio, and completed residency at the Keesler Medical Center at Keesler AFB, Mississippi. He is certified or received special training in Pediatrics.
Clinical interests include Medical Education and Pediatric Inpatient Care.
Jonathan McCullers, MD
Associate Member
Department of Infectious Diseases
St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
Dr. McCullers earned his MD from the University of Alabama at Birmingham.
Research interests include influenza viruses and viral-bacterial synergism.
Kari Mobley, AuD
Cochlear Implant Coordinator
Department of Audiology and Communicative Disorders
Kentucky Children's Hospital
Dr. Mobley trained at ATSU in Mesa, Arizona.
Her specialties are cochlear implants, hearing aids, and diagnostic audiology.
Mark Plunkett, MD
Chief, Pediatric Cardiothoracic Surgery
Kentucky Children's Hospital
Dr. Plunkett earned an MD from Duke University in Durham, North Carolina. He completed residency at the Duke University Medical Center and fellowships at Duke University Medical Center and the University of California at Los Angeles Medical Center in Los Angeles, California. He is certified by the American Board of Surgery National Board of Medical Examiners and has received special training in Surgery.
Clinical interests include Congenital Cardiac Surgery and Pediatric Cardiac Surgery.
Claire Sanger, DO
Assistant Professor, Surgery
University of Kentucky
College of Medicine
Dr. Sanger earned an MD at the West Virginia School of Osteopathic Medicine, in Lewisburg, West Virginia. She completed residency at Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, and a fellowship at the George Bizet Clinique in Paris, France, and Sahlgrenska University Hospital in Goteborg, Sweden.
Clinical interests include Aesthetic surgery, Breast surgery, Craniofacial surgery and Ear reconstruction.
Leslie Scott, PhD RN ARNP CDE
Assistant Professor (Clinical)
University of Kentucky
College of Nursing
Dr. Scott earned an ADN from Central Ohio Technical College in Newark, Ohio, a BSN from Gardner-Webb University in Boiling Springs, North Carolina, and a MSN and PhD from the University of Kentucky in Lexington, Kentucky.
Dr. Scott practices as a nurse practitioner and diabetes educator in Pediatric Endocrinology. She has been a Certified Diabetes Educator for more than 20 years and has presented nationally to professional organizations on the care and management of Diabetes in children.
Dr. Scott has been with the University of Kentucky for 17 years and participated in diabetes youth camps and day camps for more than a decade. She was the ADA-Kentucky Chapter’s, Diabetes Educator of the year in 1999 and 2003. She was also Volunteer of the Year in 2002.
Harohalli Shashidhar, MD
Associate Professor, Pediatrics
University of Kentucky
College of Medicine
Dr. Shashidhar earned his degree from Bangalore University in Bangalore, India. He completed residency at the University of Connecticut Medical Center in Farmington, Connecticut and a fellowship at Tufts-New England Medical Center in Boston, Massachusetts. He is certified or received special training in Pediatrics and Pediatric Gastroenterology.
Denesa Tuney, RT, CRT, AE
Respiratory Therapist
Pediatric Pulmonary Division
Kentucky Children's Hospital
Denesa graduated from the St. Joseph School of Respiratory Therapy and became a Registered Therapist in 1981. She did intense care at St. Joseph and Good Samaritan Hospitals.
She currently works as a Respiratory Therapist at Kentucky Children's Hospital in the Pediatric Pulmonary Division working with Asthma and Cystic Fibrosis patients.
M Dawn Turner, MD
Assistant Professor, Pediatrics
University of Kentucky
College of Medicine
Dr. Turner earned her MD from the University of Louisville School of Medicine, in Louisville, Kentucky, completed a residency at the University of Kentucky Chandler Hospital, in Lexington, Kentucky, and completed a fellowship at the University of Tennessee-Memphis, in Memphis, Tennessee. She is certified or received special training in Pediatrics.
Clinical interests include Pediatric Critical Care Medicine and Post-Op Cardiac Care.
Deborah Whitehurst, ARNP
Pediatric Nurse Practitioner
Department of Pediatrics
Division of Gastroenterology and Nutrition
Kentucky Children's Hospital
Deborah earned an RN Diploma from Union Memorial Hospital School of Nursing in Baltimore, Maryland, a BSN from the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, and a MS in Pediatrics from the University of Maryland at Baltimore.
