Education

1996 – 1998, Fellowship in Infectious Diseases
Rush-Presbyterian/St. Luke’s Medical Center/Cook County Hospital, Chicago, IL

1993 – 1996, Residency in Internal Medicine
Rush-Presbyterian/St Luke’s Medical Center, Chicago, IL

1993, M.D.
University of Louisville School of Medicine, Louisville, KY

1989, Bachelor of Science in Biology and Chemistry (Magna Cum Laude)
Western Kentucky University, Bowling Green, KY

Professional Experience

1998 – Present, Medical Director
Heartland CARES, Inc. (Primary HIV/AIDS Care), Paducah, KY

2000 – Present, Infectious Diseases Consultant
Infectious Diseases Associates, PLLC, Paducah, KY

1999 – 2000, Infectious Diseases Consultant
Purchase Infectious Diseases, Paducah, KY

Honors/Awards/Achievements

1998, Board Certified in Infectious Diseases

1996, Board Certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine

1996, Outstanding Senior Resident

1992 – 1993, Dr. Arthur Barnett Medical Scholarship

Professional Affiliations

AAHIVM (American Academy of HIV Medicine)
IAPAC (International Association for Physicians in AIDS Care)
IDSA (Infectious Disease Society of America)
AMA (American Medical Association
KMA (Kentucky Medical Association)

Statewide Involvement

Secretary/Executive Committee - Kentucky HIV/AIDS Advisory Council to the Governor
Feb 2003 – present
Member 2001 – present

Hospital Affiliation

Lourdes Hospital, Paducah, KY
Infection Control Committee

Western Baptist Hospital, Paducah, KY
Infection Control Committee
Pharmacy and Therapeutics Committee

Medical Licensure

Kentucky
Illinois

Publications

Abstract presented at Infectious Disease Society of America, 1997. Fleenor-Ford, A., Fridkin, S., Pur, S., Nathan, C., Hayden, M., Segreti, J., Weinstein, RA. Acquisition of Vancomycin Resistant Enterococci in A Medical Intensive Care Unit: Analysis for Risk Factors Amenable to Intervention.

Surgery, 1999 Vol. 125. Vancomycin-Resistant Enterococci: Implications for Surgeons by Anita F. Ford, MD, Mary K. Hayden, MD, Robert A. Weinstein, MD.