INTRODUCING BRIAN SOSNIN , DO
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During his first semester at UofL , he was called back to active duty with his KYARNG Unit , 475th Mobile Army Surgical Hospital ( MASH ) and served in the first Gulf War Operation Desert Storm / Desert Shield . After returning home , he became a Second Lieutenant and continued his service in the KYARNG in the 1 / 123rd Armor Regiment as the platoon leader of a tank platoon in Brandenburg , Kentucky . Brian ended his nearly 10 years of military service when he began medical school at Pikeville College School of Osteopathic Medicine , now known as the University of Pikeville .
While attending UofL , he worked a variety of jobs including as a correctional officer at Luther Luckett Correctional Complex in LaGrange , Kentucky . It was there that Brian learned the value of his military training . Brian was placed in a life and death position when a prison riot nearly broke out and he was forced to show no fear or intimidation . Little did he know that these learned attributes would someday come in handy as we opened a solo , private family medicine practice in Bardstown , Kentucky .
Brian completed his residency at Highlands Regional Medical Center and after we married , we moved to Louisville to be closer to his young children and family . Once he was back in the hometown that he loves , he began his first “ out of residency ” job with Mohana Arla , MD at Bullitt County Family Practitioners in Hillview , Kentucky . After working with Dr . Arla for two years , Brian decided to live out his dream of having a solo family practice . In the summer of 2008 , we started Bluegrass Community Family Practice , PSC . in Bardstown , Kentucky to serve Nelson and the surrounding counties . Brian and I felt Bardstown was the place where we could make a difference in serving the community .
For nearly 10 years , we worked hard to care for the underserved and underprivileged in Nelson County . While working with my husband as a registered nurse and the office manager , I got to witness firsthand how much Brian loves and cares for his patients . Working in family practice with my husband was an eyeopener for me . I saw Brian in ways I had not seen before . He not only cared for their physical health , but he also cared for their mental health . To ensure our patients got the best mental health care possible , he joined the local Mental Health Coalition to forge a partnership between mental health and primary care .
Brian cares about all patients but has a fondness for the poor and needy as evidenced by our patient population payor mix consisting of 50 % Medicaid , 25 % Medicare and 25 % private insurance . He served in Frankfort as the Chairman of the Kentucky Medical Association ( KMA ) Technical Advisory Committee in Frankfort , Kentucky and was on the WellCare Credentials Committee . He engaged the leadership of Kentucky to better understand how our patients could get the access to care they needed and desired .
Under Brian ’ s leadership , our family practice became a Level III Patient Centered Medical Home . We achieved Meaningful Use for six consecutive years signifying excellent patient care quality measures and was part of a successful Accountable Care Organization . The practice also received recognition as a Center for Diabetes Excellence through GLMS .
Brian ’ s keen leadership of our wonderful staff , and his tendency to overcome numerous obstacles kept us in business for nearly 10 years . However , when your heart for the people collides with the
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