Executive Staff Members

Michael Karpf, MD
Executive Vice President for Health Affairs
mkarpf@email.uky.edu
859-323-5126

Frederick C. de Beer, MD
Dean, College of Medicine
Fcdebe1@email.uky.edu 
859-323-5079  

Mark D. Birdwhistell
Vice President for Administration & External Affairs
mark.birdwhistell@uky.edu
859-323-1629

Bernard R. Boulanger, MD, FACS
Chief Medical Officer
bboul@uky.edu  
859-257-6467

Murray B. Clark, Jr.
Vice President for Health Affairs and Chief Financial Officer
Mbclar2@uky.edu
859-257-3558

Joseph O. Claypool
Associate Vice President for Clinical Network Development
Joe.claypool@uky.edu
859-333-8888

Marcus E. Randall, MD
Chief of Ambulatory Services
Merand2@uky.edu
859-257-7618

R. Brett Short
Chief Compliance Officer
roger.short@uky.edu
859-323-8002

Ann Smith, MPA, MT (ASCP), FACHE
Chief Administrative Officer
Alsmit01@email.uky.edu
859-323-5470

Colleen H. Swartz, DNP, MSN, RN
Chief Nurse Executive
Chswar2@email.uky.edu
859-323-1896

Tim A. Tarnowski
Associate Vice President and Chief Information Officer
tim.tarnowski@uky.edu
859-323-0098