Kristen R. Stakelin, MD, MLDE, CDCES

Dr. Kristen Stakelin is currently an Associate Professor of Medicine, Medical Director of the Barnstable Brown Diabetes Center, Associate Chair of Ambulatory Affairs for the Department of Internal Medicine, and the Associate Chief Medical Officer for Ambulatory Specialty Services. She attended the University of Louisville, School of Medicine and completed her residency at the University of Kentucky. After residency she was in private practice with an Internal Medicine group in Georgetown, KY. There she also served as medical director for a diabetes education center. She returned to the University of Kentucky Internal Medicine Group in 2007, and then joined the division of Endocrinology in 2010. She completed the University of KY Healthcare Executive Leadership and Management Program in 2018. Dr. Stakelin is certified with the American Board of Internal Medicine, a longstanding member of the ADA, and is a Master’s Licensed Diabetes Educator and a certified diabetes care and education specialist. Her areas of interest include diabetes education, and diabetes technology as well as ambulatory operations and quality improvement.