Leadership at UK HealthCare
The leadership, physician faculty and dedicated staff at UK HealthCare are committed to our healthcare system being the leading provider of advanced specialty medical care in the region and beyond.
Annual report
Executive Committees
Hardwiring Clinician & Administrative Input into Our Decisions
Four executive groups serve as a forum for our clinicians and managers to advise the executive team on UK HealthCare’s direction. This input guides us in meeting our mission and achieving our vision to be among the top-ranked academic health systems. Through them, transparency and communication are promoted up, down and across our healthcare system.
Healthcare Infrastructure Team (HIT)
The Healthcare Infrastructure Team (HIT) meets weekly to address the infrastructure needs of UK HealthCare. This committee is tasked with accomplishing strategic infrastructure initiatives of the healthcare enterprise. The committee is composed of many UK leaders with various fields of expertise. Additional clinical, project and facilities leads are brought in for their expertise on certain projects.
- Eric Monday, PhD, Co-Executive Vice President for Health Affairs
- Robert DiPaola, MD, Co-Executive Vice President for Health Affairs
- Craig C. Collins, Senior Vice President & Chief Financial Officer
- Mary Vosevich, Vice President for Facilities Management & Chief Facilities Officer
- Rob Edwards, DPH, MBA, Vice President and Chief Strategy & Growth Officer
- Melissa Frederick, Vice President for Human Resources & Chief Human Resources Officer
- Jake Stover, Associate Vice President for Finance
- Colleen Swartz, DNP, MBA, RN, NEA-BC, Acting Chief Operating Officer
- Chris DeSimone, MD, Acting Executive Chief Medical Officer
- Gwen Moreland, DNP, RN, NEA-BC, Chief Nurse Executive
- Lynn Murphy, MBA, Associate Vice President for Facilities Planning
- Kevin Locke, Associate Vice President for Capital Planning, Design & Construction
- Michael Hatfield, MPA, Manager for Strategic Medicaid Initiatives
Executive Clinical Effectiveness Leadership (EXCEL)
The Executive Clinical Effectiveness Leadership (EXCEL) group meets weekly to address the talent needs of UK HealthCare. This committee is composed of many UK leaders primarily from UK HealthCare and the UK College of Medicine. Additionally, a subcommittee of EXCEL focuses on research.
- Robert DiPaola, MD, Co-Executive VP for Health Affairs
- Eric Monday, PhD, Co-Executive VP for Health Affairs
- Chipper Griffith, MD, MSPH, Dean, UK College of Medicine
- Darwin Conwell, MD, MS, FACG, Chair, Department of Internal Medicine
- William B. Inabnet III, MD, FACS, MHA, Chair, Department of Surgery & Surgeon in Chief
- Scottie Day, MD, FAAP, Physician in Chief, Kentucky Children’s Hospital & Chair, Department of Pediatrics
- Chris DeSimone, MD, Acting Executive Chief Medical Officer
- Colleen Swartz, DNP, MBA, RN, NEA-BC, Acting Chief Operating Officer
- Melissa Frederick, VP for Human Resources & Chief Human Resources Officer
- Ashley Montgomery-Yates, MD, Chief Medical Officer, UK Good Samaritan Hospital
- Lindsay Ragsdale, MD, Chief Medical Officer, Kentucky Children’s Hospital
- Angela Dearinger, MD, MPH, Assistant Dean, Graduate Medical Education
- Timothy M. Gaillard, FACHE, MHA, MSBA, VP for Ambulatory and Medical Group Operations
- Roxanne Allison, CPA, CPME, Associate Chief Financial Officer
- Tukea Talbert, DNP, RN, CDP, Chief Health Disparities Officer
- Jay Grider, DO, PhD, MBA, Chief Quality Officer & CEO, Kentucky Medical Services Foundation
- Gwen Moreland, DNP, RN, NEA-BC, Chief Nurse Executive
- Jake Stover, Associate VP for Finance
- Dorian Herceg, FACHE, MHA, Associate Chief Strategy Officer
- Jim Zembrodt, Associate VP for Strategic Planning
- Trudi Matthews, Senior Director, Quality & Value Strategy
- Leigh Donald, Health System Administration & Corporate Affairs Manager
Operating Group
The Operating Group meets weekly to focus on key issues within our academic health system. The committee is composed of many UK leaders with various fields of expertise. This committee is focused on UK HealthCare as an academic health system. This is evident as the CEO of Ashland-based UK King’s Daughters, part of the UK family, provides a regular update at each meeting.
- Robert DiPaola, MD, Co-Executive VP for Health Affairs
- Eric Monday, PhD, Co-Executive VP for Health Affairs
- Chipper Griffith, MD, MSPH, Dean, UK College of Medicine
- Sara Marks, UK King’s Daughters President & CEO
- Craig Collins, Senior VP & Chief Financial Officer
- Colleen Swartz, DNP, MBA, RN, NEA-BC, Acting Chief Operating Officer
- Rob Edwards, DPH, MBA, Vice President and Chief Strategy & Growth Officer
- Timothy M. Gaillard, FACHE, MHA, MSBA, VP for Ambulatory and Medical Group Operations
- Gwen Moreland, DNP, RN, NEA-BC, Chief Nurse Executive
- Tukea Talbert, DNP, RN, CDP, Chief Health Disparities Officer
- Chris DeSimone, MD, Acting Executive Chief Medical Officer
- Brett Short, CHC, CHPC, CHRC, Chief Compliance Officer
- Angela Dearinger, MD, MPH, Assistant Dean, Graduate Medical Education
- Michael Hatfield, MPA, Manager for Strategic Medicaid Initiatives
- Jay Blanton, UK Chief Communications Officer
- Jason Schlafer, Executive Associate Athletic Director & Chief Revenue Officer
Medical Group
The Medical Group is a monthly meeting series focused on issues overlapping both UK HealthCare hospital operations as well as the faculty practice within the UK College of Medicine. The committee is composed of clinical department chairs along with members of UK HealthCare’s senior leadership.
- Robert DiPaola, MD, Co-Executive VP for Health Affairs
- Eric Monday, PhD, Co-Executive VP for Health Affairs
- Chipper Griffith, MD, MSPH, Dean, UK College of Medicine
- Darwin Conwell, MD, MS, FACG, Chair, Department of Internal Medicine
- Scottie Day, MD, FAAP, Physician in Chief, Kentucky Children’s Hospital & Chair, Department of Pediatrics
- Larry Goldstein, Chair, Department of Neurology & Co-Director, Kentucky Neuroscience Institute
- Ginny Gottschalk, MD, Medical Director, Family & Community Medicine, UK HealthCare – Turfland
- Seth Himelhoch, Chair, Department of Psychiatry
- Zaki Hassan, MD, Medical Director, Clinical Simulation
- Roger Humphries, MD, Chair, Department of Emergency Medicine
- William B. Inabnet III, MD, FACS, MHA, Chair, Department of Surgery & Surgeon in Chief
- Darrell Jennings, MD, Chair, Department of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine
- Raleigh Jones, MD, Chair, Department of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery
- Elizabeth Oates, MD, FAAWR, FACR, Chair, Department of Radiology
- Andrew Pearson, MD, Chair, Department of Ophthalmology & Visual Sciences
- Bryan Rone, MD, Acting Chair, Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology
- Jeffrey Selby, MD, Chair, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery & Sports Medicine
- Stephen Strup, MD, FACS, Chair, Department of Urologic Surgery
- Craig van Horne, MD, PhD, Chair, Department of Neurosurgery
- Eddy Yang, MD, PhD, Chair, Department of Radiation Medicine
- B. Mark Evers, MD, FACS, Director, UK Markey Cancer Center
- Craig Collins, Senior Vice President & Chief Financial Officer
- Chris DeSimone, MD, Acting Executive Chief Medical Officer
- Colleen Swartz, DNP, MBA, RN, NEA-BC, Acting Chief Operating Officer
- Gwen Moreland, DNP, RN, NEA-BC, Chief Nurse Executive
- Jake Stover, Associate VP for Finance
- Michael Hatfield, MPA, Manager for Strategic Medicaid Initiatives