Executive Staff Members 

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

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

Sergio Melgar
Senior Vice President for Health Affairs
and Chief Financial Officer
smelgar@uky.edu
859-323-0053

Mark Birdwhistell
Associate Vice President for Marketing & External Affairs and Chief of Staff
mark.birdwhistell@uky.edu
859-323-1629

Murray Clark, Jr.
Associate Vice President for Health Affairs
Healthcare Facilities
Mbclar2@uky.edu
859-257-3558

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

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

Paul DePriest, MD
Chief Medical Officer
Pdepr0@uky.edu
859-257-6467

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

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

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