FAST FACTS Valerie Faye Briones-Pryor, MD, MHA, FACP, SFHM is Medical Director, Hospital Medicine Service Line at UofL Health/University Louisville Physicians. Hometown: Louisville, Kentucky Family: Husband: Matthew Pryor; Son: Brandon Pryor (7yo); Parents: Drs. Voltaire and Fe Briones; Siblings: Norman Briones (deceased), Justin Briones Hobbies: Running, working out and singing in the choir at church.…
Meet Leigh Ann Barney with Trilogy Health Services
FAST FACTS Hometown: Hodgenville, Kentucky, the birthplace of Abraham Lincoln. Family/Pets: Married to my husband John for 28 years, 3 children and 2 dogs. Hobbies: Reading just about anything from fiction to biographies to leadership books. Also, anything I can do outdoors. Currently reading: I am re- reading Great By Choice, by Jim Collins. We…
Meet Monalisa Tailor, MD, the newly elected president of GLMS
FAST FACTS Hometown: Bowling Green, Kentucky Family: My parents still live in Bowling Green. I have a large extended family living throughout the United States, Canada, South Africa, the United Kingdom and India. Hobbies: Trivia nights, running and craft projects. Education: University of Kentucky, Bachelor of Science in Political Science 2006; University of Louisville, Doctor…
Meet Sarah Davasher-Wisdom, President & CEO of Greater Louisville Inc.
FAST FACTS Hometown: I grew up in Holland, a small town on the Tennessee line in Allen County. Education: Master of Public Administration from WKU and a bachelor’s degree in Political Science and Public Relations from WKU. A few months ago, I completed the Institute for Organizational Management and I just took the Certified Chamber Executive (CCE) exam…
Meet Julia Lane Mitchell, MD, FAAP, with Smoketown Family Wellness Center
FAST FACTS Education: Received Bachelor of Science in psychology from Millsaps College in Jackson, Mississippi; Graduated from the University of Mississippi School of Medicine in Jackson, Mississippi; Completed pediatrics residency at the University of Florida College of Medicine in Jacksonville, Florida. Family/Hometown: Grew up in Magnolia, Mississippi, where parents Lem and Alice live. Brother Jeff,…
Soldier who used PT degree across the world now earns Doctorate in Rehabilitation Sciences
Josh Van Wyngaarden has spent the last 12 years in the Air Force, where he helped develop a safe transport system for Ebola patients, led a physical therapy clinic in South Korea and served on a humanitarian mission to Nepal. As a University of Kentucky (UK) doctoral student, he developed a research program that explores…