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Clinical Trial Gives UK Pathologist New Hope

As a longtime pathologist at the University of Kentucky, Dr. Charles Lutz is no stranger to cancer.Lutz has spent much of his career in the lab, helping patients behind the scenes. At the UK Markey Cancer...

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Posted - Feb 5Read More

Senior Banquet

On Saturday, June 9th, the department celebrated the end of the academic year with its annual Senior Banquet to honor the trainees graduating from our program. The occasion was also used to honor select...

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Posted - Aug 7Read More

UK Forensic Pathologist is a Storyteller, Wearer of Many Hats

Dr. Greg Davis is a teacher — of students, of peers, of listeners and of juries. The many hats he wears have taken him around the world and back to his beloved Kentucky, all in service to the Hippocratic Oath...

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Posted - Aug 1Read More

New Faculty - Dr. Anna Richmond

Dr. Anna Castiglione Richmond will be joining the Department of Pathology as an Assistant Professor this fall. Dr. Castiglione Richmond received her Medical Degree from Wayne State University School of...

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Posted - May 3Read More

New Faculty - Dr. Rachel Stewart

Rachel Stewart, DO, PhD, will be returning to the University of Kentucky as an Assistant Professor this July. Dr. Stewart received her undergraduate degree from UC Berkeley and her medical degree from Touro...

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Recent Publications

Shadi Qasem, MDAssociate ProfessorDirector, Surgical PathologyGuo, L., DeRoche, TC, Salih, ZT, Qasem, SA. Routine Hematoxylin and Eosin Stain Is Specific for the Diagnosis of Cytomegalovirus Infection in...

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Previous Pathology Residents

Beth Ellen Frost, MDDallas County Medical Examiner's Office - Forensic Pathology FellowshipMedical Examiner - Maricopa County Medical Examiner's OfficeChris Lough, MDUniversity of Cincinnati - Blood Banking/...

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Expanding Precision Medicine Options, Markey Launches Molecular Tumor Board

The University of Kentucky Markey Cancer Center recently launched its own Molecular Tumor Board, an approach to cancer care that uses genetic analysis to help oncologists choose cancer therapies tailored to...

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Posted - Nov 15Read More

New Alzheimer’s-Related Memory Disorder Identified

A multi-institutional study has defined and established criteria for a new neurological disease closely resembling Alzheimer’s disease called primary age-related tauopathy (PART). Patients with PART develop...

Tags - 490, Pathology, Alzheimer's research, UK Sanders-Brown Center on Aging

Posted - Nov 15Read More

Center for Health Services Research Launches Website, Invites Membership Applications

The University of Kentucky Center for Health Services Research (CHSR), which serves as a connector, catalyst and creator at UK and UK HealthCare, announces the launch of its new website and seeks membership...

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Posted - Sep 5Read More

Sanders-Brown Research Presentation Garners Hirano Prize

Dr. Peter T. Nelson of the Sanders-Brown Center on Aging (SBCoA) at the University of Kentucky, and David Fardo of UK's Department of Biostatistics, have been awarded the 2014 Asao Hirano Prize from the...

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Posted - Jul 22Read More

UK's Arts In Healthcare Program Announces Holiday Programming

Everyone wants to be home for the holidays. Unfortunately, hospital patients don't have that luxury. For those who are unable to enjoy the comforts of a holiday at home, the UK Arts in Healthcare program has...

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Posted - Dec 2Read More

Alzheimer’s Disease Trial at UK is First of its Kind Worldwide

A new clinical trial being conducted at the University of Kentucky Sanders-Brown Center on Aging (SBCoA) and the UK Alzheimer’s Disease Center (ADC) may signal new hope in the future for those who might be...

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Posted - Dec 2Read More

Dr. Ronan Tynan to Speak, Perform at Sanders-Brown Dinner Nov. 11

Singer, physician, athlete and inspirational speaker Dr. Ronan Tynan is no stranger to adversity. When Tynan was 20, his legs had to be amputated below the knee after an auto accident caused serious...

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Posted - Nov 5Read More

Ambati Receives Junius-Kuhnt Award

Dr. Jayakrishna Ambati, professor and vice chair of the Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences at the University of Kentucky College of Medicine, received the Junius-Kuhnt Award from the University of...

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Posted - Nov 1Read More

UK HealthCare Named ‘Rising Star’ Hospital by University HealthSystem Consortium

University HealthSystem Consortium (UHC), an alliance of the nation’s leading nonprofit academic medical centers, has named UK HealthCare among the 2013 recipients of the Rising Star Award during the UHC...

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Posted - Oct 18Read More