TuckerRetherfordMD

Hospital Medicine/Hospitalist

Attending Physician, Assistant Professor of Medicine

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University of Kentucky College of MedicineResidency, Internal Medicine, 2019 - 2022
Florida State University College of MedicineClass of 2019, MD
Troy UniversityBS, Biology (Biomedical Sciences Concentration), Summa Cum Laude, 2015

Performance Commendation University of Kentucky Internal Medicine Residency Program, 2019-2021
Mission Award Florida State University College of Medicine, 2019
Outstanding Performance in Geriatrics Award Florida Geriatrics Society, 2019
Charlotte Edwards Maguire Florida Primary Care Incentive Scholar Florida State University Foundation, 2015-2019
Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society Florida State University College of Medicine Chapter, 2018
Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society Troy University Chapter, 2015
Chancellor's Scholar Troy University, 2011-2015
Chancellor's List Troy University, 2011-2015
Pi Mu Epsilon Mathematics Honor Society Troy University Chapter, 2014
Order of Omega Leadership Honor Society Troy University Chapter, 2014
Omicron Delta Kappa Leadership Honor Society Troy University Chapter, 2014
Alpha Lambda Delta Honor Society Troy University Chapter, 2012
Provost's List Troy University, 2012
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Abstracts/Posters

Vasculitis Without Systemic Signs
Retherford, W. T., Thacker, H., Kato, H., Heartland Hospital Medicine, Virtual, 8/21/2020

Lectures

Meralgia Paresthetica: Outpatient Evaluation & Management
University of Kentucky Primary Care Case Conference - 1/12/2022
Acute & Chronic Rhinosinusitis: Outpatient Evaluation & Management
University of Kentucky Primary Care Case Conference - 10/20/2021
Approach to Ankle Pain
University of Kentucky Primary Care Case Conference - 7/21/2021
Approach to Tremors
University of Kentucky Primary Care Case Conference - 1/27/2021
Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome (POTS): Identification, Evaluation & Management
University of Kentucky Primary Care Case Conference - 10/14/2020
Approach to Common Sleep Disorders
University of Kentucky Primary Care Case Conference - 7/15/2020
Peripheral Arterial Disease: Outpatient Evaluation & Management
University of Kentucky Primary Care Case Conference - 1/15/2020
Bell's Palsy: Outpatient Evaluation & Management
University of Kentucky Primary Care Case Conference - 10/6/2019
Erectile Dysfunction: Outpatient Evaluation & Management
University of Kentucky Primary Care Case Conference - 7/17/2019
Necrotizing Soft-Tissue Infections: Identification, Classification, and Management Basics
University of Florida Internal Medicine Residency Program at Ascension Sacred Heart (Pensacola, FL) - 7/24/2018
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Medical Staff Member, Jackson Hospital Quality Assurance 2023 - Present
Student Representative, Integrated Cases Review Subcommittee (FSU College of Medicine) 2017 - 2017
President, Vice-President, Officer-at-Large, Internal Medicine Interest Group (FSU College of Medicine) 2015 - 2017
Event Coordinator, Secretary, Florida Rural Health Association (FSU College of Medicine Chapter) 2015 - 2017

Toxicology Student Researcher (Troy University)Co-designed elective toxicology research project on the physiologic effects of caffeine using step-wise weight-based dosing on animal models. Observed, documented and compared gross physiologic events at each dose during the exposure period up to minimum lethal dose. Supervisor Carrie Miller, Ph.D.2014 - 2014
Organic Chemistry Research Assistant (Troy University)Set up, observed and documented controlled reactions in an attempt to purify a chemical component similar to that found in St. John's wort, which has some natural antidepressant properties, with the aim of using the component to study depression and its treatment. Lead researcher Zhiyong Wang, PhD.2014 - 2014