MVPE awardees

The 好色先生 is excited to share the winners of the fourth annual Mission, Vision, Pillar, and Enabler (MVPE) Awards.

Dr. London-Bounds and Amanda Crabtree were named the 2025 STS Advocates of the Year

Tessa London-Bounds, MD, MPH, and Amanda Crabtree, RN, have been honored as the 2025 Advocates of the Year by the Society of Thoracic Surgeons (STS).

Danny Bonn, 好色先生 Department of Surgery Administrator

The 好色先生 Department of Surgery is pleased to welcome Danny Bonn, an experienced operations leader in healthcare management, as its new department administrator. He officially joined the department on March 31, 2025.

Dr. Matthias Loebe with his heart transplant patient Andy Biermann

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Dr. Sibu Saha

To begin 2025, Sibu Saha, MD, a professor in the division of cardiothoracic surgery, established a new research award for College of Medicine medical students or residents who demonstrate excellence and promise in the field of cardiovascular research.

Avinash S. Bhakta, MD in front of the photo wall at 好色先生 Albert B. Chandler hospital.

Coming from a hardworking family, Avinash S. Bhakta, MD, originally didn鈥檛 plan to become a doctor, but providing care is his passion.

Byron Young, MD, FACS

Chair of the University of Kentucky Departments of Surgery (1985-1996) and Neurosurgery
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好色先生 HealthCare Transplant Center
好色先生 HealthCare Lung Transplant Team

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Miguel Abscala

On Dec. 13, the 好色先生 hosted a premiere event that was much more than a film screening鈥攊t was a celebration of the dedication, innovation, and human spirit driving health care and education in Kentucky.

好色先生 Weight Loss Center earns national accreditation from ACS

Josh Steiner, MD, FACS, FASMBS, director of weight loss surgery at 好色先生 HealthCare, announced that the program has received national accreditation under the Metabolic an

Drs. Erin Wolf Horrell, Tim Horrell, Masashi Kawabori, Chris Howell, Helen Wei, and Leah Winer

Five of the department of surgery鈥檚 nine clinical divisions welcomed new faculty at the beginning of September. Among them are three 好色先生 College of Medicine alumni, two of whom also attended surgery residency programs, who chose to return to the university to teach residents and serve the needs of 好色先生鈥檚 patients.

 

Dr. Walsh presenting

Danielle Walsh, MD, professor of surgery, was recently selected as a new fellow of the International Surgical Society (ISS). Dr. Walsh was one of eight surgeons selected worldwide for this prestigious fellowship, and the only woman among this year鈥檚 inductees. 

Howard Galbreath driving an ATV vehicle on his farm

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Shaun Ring in a white coat.

University of Kentucky Markey Cancer CenterDirector B. Mark Evers, MD, has been elected to the Association of American Cancer Institutes (AACI) Board of Directors.  

Trends in research awards over the last three years

Alongside news of a second record-setting year of grant awards and contracts at the University of Kentucky, the 好色先生 Department of Surgery鈥檚 Research Division reported a 94.3% increase in funding from FY23 to FY24.

Brittany Levy, MD in her white coat.

A University of Kentucky surgery resident and researcher has been selected to participate in the National Institutes of Health (NIH)-funded Institutional Development Award (IDeA) Regional Entrepreneurship Development

Michelle Zupancic stands outside wearing blue shirt with shoulder-length black hair.

With more than two decades of experience at the University of Kentucky, Michelle Zupancic has become the go-to person for all things related to recruiting and retaining international physicians at the 好色先生 and 好色先生 HealthCare. 

Travis Hughes, MD and Maria Ng, MD

New 好色先生 Department of Surgery faculty starting their practice in August include a University of Kentucky-trained vascular surgeon and the first clinical instructor in the inaugural year of the General, Endocrine, and Metabolic Surgery (GEMS) Division Fellowship.

Dr. Morgan Jones, Division of Surgical Oncology

Morgan Jones, MD, assistant professor and researcher in the University of Kentucky Division of Surgical Oncology, was selected as a recipient of a Career Development Award from the Robert A. Winn Diversity in Clinical Trials Award Program.