OUR LEADERSHIP

Roger L. Humphries, MD
Chair of Emergency Medicine

Charles A. Eckerline, Jr., MD
Vice-Chair of Emergency Medicine

J. Daniel Moore, MD
Senior Inpatient Medical Director

Joel Hamm, MD
Co-Medical Director of Chandler Hospital ER
Director of Global Health Fellowship

Peter Akpunonu, MD
Co-Medical Director of Chandler Hospital ER
Medical Director of Toxicology & Hyperbarics

Gena Cooper, MD
Medical Director of Pediatric ER

Bradley Buckingham, MD
Medical Director of Good Samaritan Hospital ER

Christopher Doty, MD
Vice-Chair of Education

OUR RESIDENTS
PGY-1 | Class of 2024
PGY-2 | Class of 2023
PGY-3 | Class of 2022

Program Director's Welcome

Welcome to Kentucky! We have an amazing learning environment for you to train in. I have been on faculty here since 2007, initially as 4th year Clerkship Director, then also as Associate Program Director for the last 7 years. My vision and goals are simple—to train excellent leaders and clinicians in Emergency Medicine who will have healthy, life long careers. I am fortunate to have an amazing, ever-expanding faculty to assist me in achieving this goal.

Our ED is a state of the art high functioning department, with separate sections for Pediatrics, Fast Track, Critical Care, Trauma, as well as an Observation area. Our patients come from not just within Lexington, but throughout central and eastern Kentucky, and occasionally even the surrounding states. As we are in a predominantly rural state, our patients face challenges just to get to us, and we accept the challenge to give them the best care we can provide.

Residency here at UK will be demanding. If you choose to join our family, we have high expectations for you, as you should of us. I feel confident we have all the necessary tools present here to make you the best you can be. The final piece will be your determination. We strive to make sure our residents achieve wellness and learn to be resilient. We are proud to say that our residents leave UK able to face any challenges both in the department, as well as in their lives.

Statement on Diversity & Inclusivity

At the University of Kentucky Department of Emergency Medicine, we strive to ensure that a diversity of cultures, races and ethnicities, genders, and sexual orientations are welcomed to our department. I am committed to train physicians of all backgrounds, to take care of patients of all backgrounds. Please do not hesitate to ask to speak to me, or any faculty or resident about these issues or to get more information.

-Sameer Desai, MD

OUR RESIDENCY TEAM

Sameer Desai, MD

Program Director

Jonathan Bronner, MD

Associate Program Director

Linda Katirji, MD

Assistant Program Director

Jaryd Zummer, MD

4th Year Clerkship Director

Bradley Buckingham, MD

3rd Year Clerkship Director

Rebecca Peurach

GME Program Coordinator

Jocelyn Barnett

Emergency Medicine Program Coordinator

Kellsie Sutherland

Health Education Specialist

OUR TEAM

OUR FACULTY

Brian Adkins, MD

Associate Professor

Peter Akpunonu, MD

Co-Medical Director of ER
Director of Toxicology
Director of Hyperbarics

Rebecca Bowers, MD

Associate Professor

Jonathan Bronner, MD

Associate Program Director
Associate Professor

Brad Buckingham, MD

3rd Year Clerkship Director
Assistant Professor

Craig T. Carter, DO

APP Residency Program Director
Associate Professor

Gena Cooper, MD

Pediatric ED Medical Director
Assistant Professor

Angelo Cruz, MD

Assistant Professor

Amy Dahlgren, MD

Assistant Professor

Danielle Dardis, MD

Assistant Professor

Sameer Desai, MD

Program Director
Associate Professor

Christopher Doty, MD

Vice Chair For Education
Professor

Charles A. Eckerline Jr., MD

Vice Chair
Professor

Patrick Grace, MD

Assistant Professor

Joel Hamm, MD

Co-Medical Director of ER
Global Health Fellowship Director

Roger L. Humphries, MD

Department Chair
Professor

Landon Jones, MD

PEM Fellowship Director
Associate Professor

Linda Katirji, MD

Assistant Program Director
Assistant Professor

Julia Martin, MD

Professor

Drew Micciche, MD

Assistant Professor

Daniel Moore, MD

Senior Inpatient Medical Director
Associate Professor

Ashwin Prabhu, MD

Assistant Professor

Eric Reid, MD

Good Samaritan ED Medical Director
Assistant Professor

Seth Stearley, MD

Associate Professor

Michael Sweeney, MD

Assistant Professor

OUR RESIDENTS

PGY-3, Class of 2022

Blake Davidson, MD

University of Arkansas

Nick Fahey, MD

University of Louisville

Connor Greer, MD

Michigan State University

Robyn Hanna, MD

University of Arkansas

Gurpreet Kaur, DO

Rocky Vista University

Matt Riley, MD

Marshall University

Erin Rizzo, MD

Louisiana State University

Zuzana Sisperova, MD

University of Arkansas

Leona Smith, MD

Wake Forest University

Gage Stuntz, MD

University of Queensland

Tim Wong, MD

University of Texas

Jack Yancey, MD

Mercer University

PGY-2, Class of 2023

Jessica Adkins, MD

University of Kentucky

Wes Barnett, MD

University of Kentucky

Bradley Blankenship, MD

University of Kentucky

Amber Brooks, DO

Lincoln Memorial University

Josiah Burrows, MD

University of Kentucky

Reba Hodge, MD

University of Louisville

Alexis Luedke, MD

University of Texas

Kyle J Peters, MD

University of Iowa

Alex Peterson, MD

University of South Dakota

Saran Somarajan Pillai, MBBS

Medical College Thiruvananthapuram

Rachel Shercliffe, MD

Oakland University

Ross Wanner, MD

The Ohio State University

Shirlly Zhou, MD

University of Kentucky

PGY-1, Class of 2024

Jake Agner, DO

Lincoln Memorial University

Jonathan Alvarez, MD

University of Arizona

Elton Banks, DO

Edward Via COM - Auburn

Jordan Boggs, DO

Edward Via COM - Auburn

Riley Cutler, MD

University of Cincinnati

Maddie Haase, MD

Meharry Medical College

Zack Harrett, MD

University of Kentucky

Aqeel Jawahir, MD

University of Kentucky

Philip Kayser, MD

Wake Forest University

Abhisek Patel, MD

University of Kentucky

Selena The, MD

University of Louisville

Mikalah Ward, MD

Michigan State University

Our Fellows

Diana Labrada, MD

Medical Education Fellow
Instructor

Lily Weddle, MD

Pediatric EM Fellow

Our Pharmacists

Abby M. Bailey, PharmD

Regan Baum, PharmD

Program Director's Welcome

Sameer Desai, MD

Program Director

Jonathan Bronner, MD

Associate Program Director

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Linda Katirji, MD

Assistant Program Director

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Jaryd Zummer, MD

4th Year Clerkship Director

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Bradley Buckingham, MD

3rd Year Clerkship Director

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Rebecca Peurach

GME Program Coordinator

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Jocelyn Barnett

Emergency Medicine Program Coordinator

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Kellsie Sutherland

Health Education Specialist

OUR TEAM

OUR FACULTY

OUR RESIDENTS

PGY-3, Class of 2022

PGY-2, Class of 2023

PGY-1, Class of 2024

Our Fellows

Our Pharmacists