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Obstetrics and Gynecology |
 James E. Ferguson, M.D.
Professor and Chair,
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology |
Welcome from the ChairmanThe University of Kentucky's Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology was founded in 1962. Since its beginning, the department has continued to focus on providing outstanding patient care as well as providing an educational atmosphere for the training and education of medical students and residents in the field of obstetrics and gynecology.The department accomplishes these goals by recruiting faculty who have shown clinical and surgical excellence and also a strong desire for teaching. The faculty and residents are involved in the advancement of medical science by their involvement in research. Both basic science and clinical research is conducted within our department or in collaboration with other departments. The Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology is within the University of Kentucky College of Medicine. The College of Medicine promotes medical student and resident physician education along with clinical service and research. View more information about the University of Kentucky College of Medicine and view a video by Dean Jay A. Perman Browse our website for more information ... |
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Maternal Fetal Medicine FellowThe Maternal Fetal Medicine Division is pleased to announce Matthew Garabedian MD, MPH as the first University of Kentucky Maternal Fetal Medicine Fellow starting July 2008.Dr. Garabedian will complete his Obstetrics and Gynecology Residency at The University of California Davis Medical Center in June 2008. |
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New Residents 2008-2009We are pleased to announce the new residents for 2008-2009 academic year.
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Bluegrass High risk Obstetrics Clinic Introduces electronic Medical RecordThe Bluegrass High Risk Obstetrics Clinic introduces UKHealthcare's first outpatient full Electronic Medical Record in February 2008. We are excited to collaborate with the Information Technology staff to bring a higher level of quality and safety to the care of our patients.The EMR program has the ability to provide full electronic documentation of the patient's medical record which are easily accessed at all of the patient care areas. The program also is integrated with an electronic prescription writing program that offers either printed prescriptions or direct processing to the patient's pharmacy. |
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US News and World Report Best Hospital Ranking“U.S.News & World Report” rankings place UK Chandler Hospital among the nation's best in gynecology. Only 173 U.S. hospitals made the list of 5,462 hospitals evaluated."The elite hospitals on 'U.S.News & World Report's' rankings are nationally known as the place to go when a patient is in need of highly skilled, complex care," said Dr. Michael Karpf, UK executive vice president for health affairs..."Our ranked programs are a testament to our growing momentum that will help UK reach Top 20 status among the nation's universities. This is good for UK, it's good for Kentucky, and, most importantly, for families and patients." |
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2008 Birthing Center Class Schedule and DescriptionThe University of Kentucky Birthing Center offers a wide variety of classes for expecting moms, dads, and siblings.For full description and schedules, Click Here |
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CAREER Opportunities in
the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology Faculty positions CLICK HERE |
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