4 Progress with Heart Thomas Higgins, MD, MSPH, MBA
6 Richard Spear, MD, Memorial Essay Contest 2026
8 Neuromodulation In Full Bloom Vasudeva Iyer, MD
10 Medical Innovations: There is New Hope in Novel Treatments for Difficult to Treat Mood Disorders John J. Wernert, MD
12 The Unlicensed Practitioner in Your Chart: Why We Must Regulate AI Before It Regulates Us Thomas S. Higgins, Jr., MD, MSPH, MBA
14 The Current State and Future Directions of Maternal Mental Health in Kentucky Chelsae Nugent, M3 & Audrey Summers, MD
16 The Truth About BMI: A Flawed Metric for Modern Health? Zubi Suleman, MD, Junaid Shahzad, M2, Sona Shahzad, M1
19 Spirited Discussion at the Kentuckiana Health Collaborative Annual Conference Tom James, MD
21 Interpreters And the Doctor-Patient Relationship Adriana Mulet Miranda, BS, & Steven Lippmann, MD
23 From Operating Rooms to Quiet Conversations: Wear the White Coat 2025 Kathryn Vance
27 A Poignant Wear the White Coat Experience Diane Nelson, MBA
28 In Remembrance: Gregory Eric Gleis, MD Linda H. Gleis, MD
29 REFLECTIONS: Roundup Time Teresita Bacani-Oropilla, MD
30 SENIOR PHYSICIAN SPEAKER SERIES: Update on the Total Artificial Heart
Guest Speaker: Sam Yared, MD Speaker Series Curated / Hosted by: Sam Yared, MD
32 A SECOND OPINION: Gun Violence a Public Health Problem and an Ideologic Nightmare
Michael Flynn, MD
34
Dr. Who: Virginia Kartha, MD Kathryn Vance
38 Physicians in Print
In this Issue
PUSHING BOUNDARIES
GLMS Board of Governors Lewis Hargett, MD, Board Chair Thomas Higgins, MD, MSPH, MBA, President Aneeta Bhatia, MD, MBA, President-Elect Jeffrey Goldberg, MD, Vice President Rejith Paily, MD, Treasurer Christopher Jones, MD, Secretary & KMA Secretary Lori Caloia, MD, At-Large Timothy Beacham, MD, At-Large Dinesh Kalra, MD, At-Large Rinit Pancholi, MD, At-Large Amy Quillo, MD, At-Large John Roberts, MD, KMA Alternate Trustee, AMA Alternate Delegate & Foundation Chair Monalisa Tailor, MD, AMA Delegate Eric Lydon, MD, KMA Trustee Jiapeng Huang, MD, PhD, KMA President Stephanie McGee, MD, MPH, President, Falls City Medical Society Jeffrey Bumpous, MD, Dean, UofL School of Medicine John-Mark Hack, President / CEO, The Healing Place Roberto Cardarelli, DO, MHA, MPH, Baptist Health representative Steven T. Hester, MD, MBA, Norton Healthcare representative Jason Smith, MD, UofL Health representative Sam Yared, MD, GLMSF Senior Physicians Committee Speaker Series Chair Patrick Padgett, KMA Executive Vice President
Louisville Medicine Editorial Board Mary G. Barry, MD Editor Elizabeth A. Amin, MD Stanley A. Gall, MD Natalie Henderson, MD Martin Huecker, MD Thomas James, III, MD John David Kolter, MD Manikya Kuriti, MD Teresita Bacani-Oropilla, MD Benjamin Rogers, MD Arayo Sokan, MD Monalisa Tailor, MD John Wernert, MD Lewis Hargett, MD, board chair Thomas Higgins, MD, MSPH, MBA, president Aneeta Bhatia, MD, MBA, president-elect Bert Guinn, MBA, CAE, executive vice president / CEO Amanda Hall, COO Onvia McDaniel, admin specialist II & membership coordinator Kathryn Vance, communications manager Kate Williams, creative director
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