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from MD-Update Issue 143
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New Doctors Join Baptist Health Medical Group
LOUISVILLE Heidi Mahnken, MD, general surgeon, joins Baptist Health Medical Group to offer compassionate, patient-centered care. Mahnken specializes in general surgery procedures, including reflux surgery, hiatal hernia surgery, and minimally invasive surgery, along with gallbladder surgery and hernia repair.
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Mahnken graduated from the University of Oklahoma College of Medicine, completed a residency in general surgery at the University of Oklahoma College of Medicine, Department of Surgery as well as a fellowship in surgical critical care at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center/Parkland Hospital in Dallas, Texas.
Mahnken will be practicing at BHMG General Surgery located at 4001 Kresge Way, Suite 200, in Louisville.
SHELBYVILLE Enaam Alsoufi, MD, and David Picklesimer, MD, have joined BHMG offering primary care for the entire family for residents of Shelbyville and the surrounding area at 60 Stonecrest Court, Suite 140 in Shelbyville.
Alsoufi and Picklesimer’s services include pediatric and adult well visits and preventive medicine, health maintenance, in-office procedures, and care for urgent conditions. They are both accepting new patients.
Alsoufi graduated from the University of Kalamoon in Dayr Atiyah, Syria, and completed a residency in family medicine at Geisinger Lewistown in Lewistown, Pennsylvania. He is board certified in family medicine by the American Board of Family Medicine.
Picklesimer graduated from the UofL School of Medicine and completed a residency in family medicine at Memorial Health System in Marietta, Ohio. He is board certified in family medicine and is certified in emergency medical technician training. LA GRANGE BHMG La Grange welcomed three new primary care physicians: Mary Manley, MD, Adam Neff, MD, and Ryan Russell, DO. All three physicians are accepting new patients.
Mary Manley, MD, joined BHMG Internal Medicine & Pediatrics at 1023 New Moody Lane, Suite 201 in La Grange. Manley enjoys taking care of entire families—from the brandnew baby all the way to the great grandma. She is passionate about helping people troubleshoot ways to make small diet and movement changes that can make a big difference in their health.
Adam Neff, MD, is board certified in internal medicine and pediatrics, joining Baptist Health Medical Group Primary Care at 7101 W. Highway 22 in Crestwood.
Ryan Russell, DO joined BHMG Primary Care, located at 1019 Commerce Parkway and sees patients of all ages. An Oldham County High School graduate, Russell is happy to practice in an area he considers home. As a DO, Russell offers some alternative treatments such as massage therapy, cupping, and osteopathic manipulative treatment (OMT). LA GRANGE BHMG Outpatient Neurology is bringing neurology services to Oldham County with a new outpatient neurology practice at 1009 New Moody Lane in La Grange, offering treatment from board certified neurologist Patrick Matthiessen, MD, and support from a specialty pharmacist to oversee complex medications and offer medication counseling services.
Matthiessen is board certified by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology. He treats patients with seizure and headache disorders, such as epilepsy and migraines. In addition, he sees patients with dementia, trigeminal neuralgia, essential tremors, peripheral neuropathy, and Parkinson’s disease and manages stroke patients. LA GRANGE BHMG Orthopedics at 1023 New Moody Ln., Suite 102, welcomed Jonathon Lindner, MD, a UofL School of Medicine graduate. Lindner’s professional training includes an adult hip and knee reconstruction fellowship at Doctors Hospital in Coral Gables, Florida, and an orthopedic surgery residency at the University of Louisville.
Lindner specializes in orthopedic surgery involving diseases of the musculoskeletal system, including shoulder and elbow conditions, sports injuries, traumatic injuries, degenerative or congenital diseases. LA GRANGE Thomas Edwards, DO, joined the BHMG OB/GYN team at 1023 New Moody Ln., Suite 103. His specialties include obstetrics and gynecology, and his professional training includes Lincoln Memorial University DeBusk College of Osteopathic Medicine and OB/GYN residency at the Naval Medical Center in Portsmouth, Virginia.
Edwards’ certifications include American Osteopathic Board of Obstetrics & Gynecology, American Heart Association Basic Life Support American College of Surgeons Trauma Evaluation and Management course, and American Academy of Family Physicians Advanced Life Support in Obstetrics course.
Heidi Mahnken, MD
Enaam Alsoufi, MD
Ryan Russell, DO Patrick Matthiessen, MD David Picklesimer, MD
Jonathan Lindner, MD
Mary Manley, MD
Adam Neff, MD
Thomas Edwards, DO
Cecelia Yeary, MHA
LEXINGTON Cecelia Yeary, MHA, has been named vice president of Cardiovascular and Oncology Services and Clinical Support at Baptist Health Lexington. Yeary has served in multiple leadership roles at UK HealthCare since 2011. Most recently she served as hospital operations integration director with oversight of healthcare security, workplace violence prevention, facilities management, and facilities planning.
Previous experience includes serving as administrative director for digestive health services, focusing on strategic growth and operations within the Division of Gastroenterology and Endoscopy. She served as preceptor for the UK HealthCare Administrative Fellowship and is on the board of advisors for the University of Kentucky MHA program.
Originally from Lebanon, Ohio, Yeary earned both a bachelor’s degree and a master’s in healthcare administration from the University of Kentucky.
Alexander Hernandez, MD, Joins CHI Saint Joseph Health – Primary Care in Lexington
LEXINGTON Alexander Hernandez, MD, an internal medicine and pediatrics physician, has joined CHI Saint Joseph Health – Primary Care in Lexington, where he looks forward to treating both English- and Spanish-speaking patients. Hernandez joins CHI Saint Joseph Health after completing a residency in internal medicine and pediatrics at the University of Kentucky. Hernandez grew up in Florida and received his BS in molecular biology and microbiology at the University of Central Florida. He came Lexington for his residency program at UK after receiving his medical degree from Loyola University Chicago – Stritch School of Medicine, where he also earned his MS in medical physiology.
His father is also a physician and Hernandez credits him, along with his seventh-grade science teacher, for sparking an early interest in science and medicine.
Hernandez was a camp counselor and worked on mission trips, and says he wanted to work with kids, but his focus on becoming a “med-ped” was to make sure that the relationship doesn’t end when children turn 18, and they can still turn to him as a primary care doctor. He speaks both Spanish and English and he hopes to connect with people who often face hurdles in obtaining health care. Hernandez is accepting new patients and is practicing at CHI Saint Joseph Health – Primary Care in Lexington, located at 211 Fountain Court, Suite 120.
LEXINGTON The Saint Joseph Hospital Foundation raised $33,500 during its Yes, Mamm! Yes, Cerv! 5K. This year’s race was held on Saturday, Oct. 15 at the RJ Corman Railroad Group race course and commemorated 10 years of the Yes, Mamm! program.
The race returned during Breast Cancer Awareness Month for the first time since the COVID-19 pandemic.
“For the past 10 years, our Yes, Mamm! program has helped women and men access life-saving preventive screenings and resources for treatment. We are proud of the lasting impact it has left on our communities,” said Leslie Smart, CFRE, president, Saint Joseph Hospital Foundation.
Over the past 10 years, the Yes, Mamm! program has raised nearly $3.5 million to provide free mammography screenings, diagnostic testing and support to underinsured and uninsured patients across Kentucky. The program has supplied 4,500 screening mammograms, 850 diagnostic mammograms, 900 ultrasounds, and approximately $30,500 in transportation assistance to those in need. The Saint Joseph Hospital Foundation launched the Yes, Cerv! program in 2021 as a cervical cancer screening initiative to provide screening for cervical cancer. The program promotes Pap smears and HPV vaccinations and provides cervical cancer screenings, early-stage diagnoses and oncological pelvic treatment to uninsured and underinsured women. MD-Update is a sponsor of the Yes Mamm!
Yes Cerv! program Jessica Croley, MD, medical director CHI Saint Joseph Health Cancer Care Center speaks to the crowd before the start of the YES MAMM, Yes Cerv! 5K run.
Marta Kenney, MD, radiologist, and Kelly Toponak, director of the CHI Saint joseph Health Breast Care Center, came out to support the Yes Mamm! Yes Cerv! 5K run.
