Chris Howell MPAS, PA-C
Mr. Howell was born and raised in Hodgenville, Kentucky and joined the Air Force in 1985 after graduating from high school. He served five years of active duty where he was an honor graduate from the police academy. He later received top graduate and commanders award of excellence for physical fitness while attending the Air Force's Ground Launch Missle Combat Survival School. He was honorably discharged in 1990 and enrolled in the University of Kentucky.
Mr. Howell graduated from the University of Kentucky Physician Assistant program in 1998. During his studies, he was selected for class president and volunteered his services for numerous homeless shelters throughout Lexington. Mr. Howell began his work at the University of Kentucky Department of Dermatology in 1999. There he underwent intense training in Medical and Surgical Dermatology while obtaining his Masters Degree in Advanced Dermatology through the University of Nebraska, where he graduated with honors in 2002. His publishable thesis was "The Cutaneous and Systemic Manifestations of Biological Warfare".
While at the University of Kentucky, Mr. Howell played an integral role teaching medical students, Internal Medicine and Family Medicine residents. His main emphasis was medical dermatology and instructing on the proper ways to perform minor surgical procedures and biopsies. He was an instructor for the University of Kentucky's PA school and gave lectures on Dermatological medicine for the local and state PA societies. Mr. Howell is also a medical officer with the Kentucky Army National Guard and in 2000 received honors for graduation in the top 5% out of 250 soldiers in his Officer Basic Course. He is currently assigned to the Medicall Command Headquarters and is responsible for maintaining the health of soldiers throughout Kentucky.
Mr. Howell takes great pride in serving his country and carries that pride and commitment over to his patients. Mr. Howell firmly believes that you treat your patients the same way he or his family would like to be treated as patients.