Physicians & Advanced Practice ProvidersAdmin2021-05-04T14:07:50-04:00

Physicians
& Advanced Practice Providers

Physicians
& Advanced Practice Providers

Our professionals maintain the highest levels of accreditation and pursue ongoing education to stay abreast of the latest trends in dermatology.

Founded in the mid-1930s, Associates in Dermatology, PLLC was the first dermatology group practice established in Louisville, KY, and we are proud to have been serving Kentucky and Indiana residents for over 80 years. With 27 providers across eleven locations offering general dermatology, complex medical dermatology, dermatopathology, Mohs micrographic surgery, and cosmetic dermatology, there is no possibility that your skin condition is beyond our expertise.

PHYSICIANS

JEFFREY P. CALLEN, MD

JEFFREY P. CALLEN, MD

CAROL L. KULP SHORTEN, MD

CAROL L. KULP SHORTEN, MD

JEFFREY P. CALLEN, MD

JYOTI BURRUSS, MD

KRISTIN OWEN DONOVAN, MD

KRISTIN OWEN DONOVAN, MD

SHANNON M. MCALLISTER, MD

SHANNON M. MCALLISTER, MD

ALFRED L. KNABLE, MD

ALFRED L. KNABLE, MD

TIMOTHY S. BROWN, MD

TIMOTHY S. BROWN, MD

JANINE C. MALONE, MD

JANINE C. MALONE, MD

ANNA ABRAHAM HAYDEN, MD

ANNA ABRAHAM HAYDEN, MD

SOON BAHRAMI, MD

SOON BAHRAMI, MD

CINDY OWEN, MD, MS

CINDY OWEN, MD, MS

COURTNEY R. SCHADT, MD

COURTNEY R. SCHADT, MD

MICHAEL W. MCCALL, JR., MD

MICHAEL W. MCCALL, JR., MD

M. TYE HAEBERLE, MD

M. TYE HAEBERLE, MD

ASHLEY D. BROWN, MD

ASHLEY D. BROWN, MD

VIRGINIA KARTHA, MD

VIRGINIA KARTHA, MD

MEGAN BRINKWORTH VISSING, MD

MEGAN BRINKWORTH VISSING, MD

RISHI K. GANDHI, MD FAAD

COLTON NIELSON, MD

TYLER GEERS, MD

TYLER GEERS, MD

ADVANCED PRACTICE PROVIDERS

ELIZABETH MORTON, PA-C

ELIZABETH MORTON
PA-C

KATHRYN A. WEST-PFINGSTON, APRN

KATHRYN A. WEST-PFINGSTON, APRN

MITZI CARTER, PA-C

MITZI CARTER, PA-C

MELISSA ATKINSON, PA-C

MELISSA ATKINSON
PA-C

MELISSA DAVIS, PA-C

MELISSA DAVIS, PA-C

SUSAN ELROD, MSN, FNP-C, APRN

SUSAN ELROD
MSN, FNP-C, APRN

Kara Mudd, MSPAS, PA-C

KARA MUDD
MSPAS, PA-C

KAREN CASSITY, BSN, CANS

KAREN CASSITY
BSN, CANS

KATIE CREGOR, NP

KATIE CREGOR
MSN, FNP-C, APRN

SARAH GAWRONSKI, PA-C

SARAH GAWRONSKI
PA-C

ADMIN

KRISTY OWENS, COSMETIC COORDINATOR

KRISTY OWENS
COSMETIC COORDINATOR

AL APPEL, CHIEF ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER

AL APPEL
CHIEF ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER

ABOUT US

Associates in Dermatology began 2017 with four physicians being named as 2017 Top Docs in Dermatology. Dr. Jeffrey P. Callen, Dr. Cindy E. Owen, Dr. Courtney R. Schadt, and Dr. Carol L. Kulp-Shorten were nominated by their peers in The Greater Louisville Medical Society to this prestigious list of the-best-of-the-best.

Our dermatology practice is the only one in Kentucky that includes physicians who are also full-time faculty members of the Division of Dermatology at the University Of Louisville School Of Medicine. As full-time faculty, our physicians are required to maintain expert knowledge of the most recent advances in dermatologic care, and the mechanisms with which those treatments are administered. For our patients, this translates to being offered the most cutting-edge treatment in the most cost-effective and efficient manner possible.

Associates in Dermatology is a practice of leaders and innovators. For instance, Dr. Jeffrey P. Callen is regarded as one of the leading authorities in the country on rare skin conditions. He is the recipient of the 2017 Master Dermatologist Award from the American Academy of Dermatology and has authored or coauthored over 400 scientific articles. Dr. Callen has served as the editor or deputy editor of several dermatology periodicals and is currently the Associate Editor of JAMA Dermatology. Now in its fifth edition, his book, Dermatologic Signs of Systemic Disease, was just published. Since 1988, Dr. Callen has served as the Division Chief of Dermatology at the University of Louisville, and on December 1^st, 2016, began his two-year term on the board of the Accreditation Review Committee (ARC) of the Accreditation Council of Continuing Medical Education (ACCME).

Dr. Callen is not alone in his accolades or his contributions to the dermatology community. In 1981, after completing his fellowship training with Dr. Frederic Mohs in Wisconsin, Dr. Michael W. McCall, Sr., became the first physician in the region to offer Mohs Micrographic Surgery to patients afflicted with skin cancer. In 1989, he founded the University of Louisville Mohs Surgery Fellowship and trained fellows continuously until his retirement in 2013. Over the course of his career, Dr. McCall, Sr., performed over 30,000 surgeries, curing tens of thousands of patients suffering from skin cancer. Dr. Timothy Brown has assumed the lead as the Program Director for our fellowship in Micrographic Surgery and Dermatologic Oncology and was recently joined by Dr. Michael W. McCall, Jr.

It’s easy to see why Associates in Dermatology is the premier dermatology practice preferred by patients across Kentucky and Southern Indiana. You will not find a team of physicians and medical professionals better trained and more committed to their patients than those at Associates in Dermatology. A local practice, owned and operated by physicians who have an incessant desire to better the lives of their patients.

VISION STATEMENT

To be the pre-eminent dermatology practice in our region, providing the highest quality care in all facets of dermatology based on the needs of the community.

MISSION STATEMENT

To provide the highest quality patient-centered dermatologic care within our surrounding communities in Kentucky and Indiana, while fostering a positive work environment and excellent training for the dermatologists of tomorrow.

Service to Patients

Compassionate patient-centered diagnosis and treatment of persons in all life stages is the primary focus of our practice.

The patient is an active and respected member of the care team, and their voice will be heard and valued with attention paid to their individual unique needs.

Total dermatologic care is realized through excellence in medical, surgical, dermatopathologic, and aesthetic subspecialties, all of which are represented within one practice.

Dermatologic evaluation will be provided in a positive environment where physicians and team members are wholly invested in the implementation of recognized, effective standard and innovative treatment modalities.

Our practice routinely provides tertiary and complex dermatologic care, and we take pride in offering exceptional management of common dermatologic ailments as well as representing a referral center for challenging and/or rare dermatologic entities.

Education

Our practice is committed to teaching patients and caregivers about their diagnosis to empower them with the knowledge and skills that optimize disease management.

Our practice is committed to educating medical students as well as resident and fellow physicians in a collegial and unbiased environment so that our standards of excellence may be continued in future generations within our community and beyond.

Our practice is committed to its academic appointments at the University of Louisville School of Medicine, Division of Dermatology and take pride in our faculty representation as well as our divisional chairmanship.

Our practice is committed to teaching physicians both within the field of dermatology and other medical specialties via local, regional, and national conferences and presentations.

Our practice is committed to obtaining and maintaining board certification as well as meeting and exceeding requirements set forth by state medical licensing agencies.

Leadership

Our physicians represent patients and physicians by serving on committees and professional societies at a local, state, and national level to ensure that the needs of both patients and physicians are met.

Scientific research is encouraged and regularly performed, presented, and published in peer-reviewed medical journals by our physicians.

Our practice prides itself on providing cutting edge therapeutics and novel ideas in the field of dermatology.

Our physicians strive to exemplify the moral and ethical standards associated with the privilege of providing patient services, and in so doing, set examples for our colleagues.

Every effort is made to ensure an honest, open, collaborative, respectful and fair working environment for all members of Associates in Dermatology.