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didn’ t want to be an ENT doctor but I warmed up to it partly because I had three or four different people tell me that it would be great for me, including at the time Interim Dean Toni Ganzel.”
Dr. Ingram admitted she was drawn to ENT in part because she liked seeing both adults and children as patients.“ It’ s really one of the only specialties where you can see both. And my personality is pretty laid back. I’ m not sure I was interested in the intensity of seven years of pediatric surgery.” She would still get to practice surgery this way.
It was around that time Dr. Ingram met her husband, Jay through friends.“ He was attending Southern Seminary at the time. I’ m afraid I messed up his plans to graduate from seminary, but he came with me to my residency at Southern Illinois University and ended up getting his masters.” They were married once Dr. Ingram graduated from medical school, and today they have three children: Anna( 4), Judson( 2) and Benjamin( three months).
After five years of residency, the family returned to Louisville and Dr. Ingram was welcomed to Advanced ENT and Allergy in 2014. They attend Immanuel Baptist Church and visit family whenever possible.
In her practice, Dr. Ingram has found satisfaction in the variety of work that comes with otolaryngology.“ We diagnose and perform surgery on everything from life-threatening cancers to kids getting their tonsils removed. That wide spectrum keeps it very interesting,” she said.
Amy & Jay Ingram
One day each week, Dr. Ingram works at the Shelbyville location, staying close to the place she called home for almost two decades. Raising a family, planning a hospital halfway around the world and caring for patients in her hometown is no small feat, but her family and faith keep Dr. Ingram moving forward.
“ I do feel called to practice medicine, to see these people through a lot of hurting whether it’ s physical, mental or spiritual. There are a lot of people who still need our help.”
Aaron Burch is the communications specialist for the Greater Louisville Medical Society.
Amy & Jay with their children, Anna, Benjamin and Judson
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