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Terrence Barrett, MD, Gastroenterology, Lexington, KY, University of Kentucky Albert B. Chandler Hospital

TerrenceBarrettMD

Gastroenterology • Lexington, KY

Gastrointestinal Cancer, Inflammatory Bowel Disease

University of Kentucky

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Overview of Dr. Barrett

I am a board-certified gastroenterologist who specializes in General GI & inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). I am a tenured professor. I trained at University of Chicago (GI with a post-doc in Immunology) and moved to Northwestern University Hospital (NMH) where I was director of IBD and later division chief of GI. In 2013 I moved to the University of Kentucky where I am now division chief of G.I. and hepatology with a co-appointment in Microbiology / Immunology. My clinical interest is caring for severe refractory IBD. I have been funded through NIH and VA mechanisms x 30yr & currently study epithelial responses in colitis. The primary interest of our laboratory is the impact of mitochondrial respiration in regulating epithelial cell responses to mucosal ulceration in colitis (RO1-funded). This project led to the development of a novel drug (PCT patent pending), AuPhos, that increases mitochondrial function in the intestine and treats colitis (VA merit-funded).

Education & Training

  • University of Chicago
    University of ChicagoFellowship, Gastroenterology, 1986 - 1989
  • Rush University Medical Center
    Rush University Medical CenterResidency, Internal Medicine, 1983 - 1986
  • University of Illinois College of Medicine
    University of Illinois College of MedicineClass of 1983
  • University of Notre Dame
    University of Notre DameBS

Certifications & Licensure

  • KY State Medical License
    KY State Medical License 2013 - 2025
  • IL State Medical License
    IL State Medical License 1983 - 2014
  • American Board of Internal Medicine Internal Medicine
  • American Board of Internal Medicine Gastroenterology

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

  • Top Doctor Top Doctor Magazine, 2021
  • AGA fellow American Gastroenterology Association, 2020
  • Super Doctor SuperDoctors.com
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Clinical Trials

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Press Mentions

  • ‘You Get So Much Out of It in Return’: UK Physicians Speak of Fulfilling Experience Volunteering at Salvation Army Clinic
    ‘You Get So Much Out of It in Return’: UK Physicians Speak of Fulfilling Experience Volunteering at Salvation Army ClinicDecember 11th, 2022
  • Why Your Burps Smell like Rotten Eggs, and What to Do About It
    Why Your Burps Smell like Rotten Eggs, and What to Do About ItJanuary 29th, 2021
  • BPG Is Committed to Discovery and Dissemination of Knowledge
    BPG Is Committed to Discovery and Dissemination of KnowledgeJuly 28th, 2017

Professional Memberships

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Insurance Accepted

  • Aetna Choice POS II
    Aetna HMO
    BCBS Blue Card PPO
    BCBS California PPO
    BCBS Illinois PPO
    CIGNA HMO
    CIGNA Open Access
    CIGNA PPO
    Coventry Health Care PPO Platinum
    First Health PPO
    Great West PPO
    HealthLink PPO
    Humana ChoiceCare Network PPO
    Multiplan PHCS PPO
    Multiplan PPO
    United Healthcare - Direct Choice Plus POS
    United Healthcare - Direct Options PPO
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