General Practitioners

• Pediatric Care
  Dr. Fallat returned to Louisville in 1987 to begin a practice of pediatric surgery, where she is now a tenured Professor of Surgery in the Department of Surgery at the University of Louisville School of Medicine, and the Acting Division Director of Pediatric Surgery in the Department of Surgery. Her practice is in general pediatric surgery (see general description under “Specialties”). Dr. Fallat has a special interest in trauma and burn care and is the Director of Trauma at Kosair Children’s Hospital. She is a governor-appointed member of the Kentucky Board of Emergency Medical Services and the Project Director for two federal grants awarded to the Board.  She also has an interest in medical ethics and  serves as surgical representative to the American Academy of Pediatrics Committee on Bioethics. She has a research laboratory in reproductive endocrinology, and is continuing study of the hormone MIS that she worked on as a fellow at Harvard University. Attendant with this interest is the development of surgical expertise in children with intersex anomalies.
• Emergency Care
  If your child has a gastrostomy tube, one of our goals is to help you become self-sufficient in your child’s care. One of our doctors or nurses will ask you if you would like to learn how to place the button appliance yourself. If you can learn to do this, you will not need to bring your child to the Emergency Department, the clinic or the doctor’s office to have the tube replaced if it malfunctions.
• Immunizations
  A yearly physical exam is an important time to assess a child’s overall health, catch potential problems early, update immunizations, reinforce healthy behavior, and review normal development and safety measures. These topics are covered in depth during the physical, therefore it is not a good time to address a significant health concern (for example migraines, abdominal pain, etc.) If you do have an additional health concern, it is best to make a separate appointment in order to address the concern more thoroughly.

Endocrinologist

• Endocrinology

Surgeons

• General Surgery
  Dr. Nagaraj was born in India and became a US citizen in August 1975. He has been practicing surgery in Louisville for the past 26 years. He went to medical school in Mysore, India and after completing his general surgery residency program in Cincinnati, Ohio he did his pediatric surgery fellowship in Miami Florida and Memphis Tennessee. He holds board certification in general surgery and pediatric surgery. He is a tenured associate professor of surgery in the department of surgery and pediatric surgery. He is currently Chief of General and Thoracic Surgery at Kosair Children’s Hospital and past president of Kosair Children’s medical staff. In addition he belongs to various local, national and international medical organizations. He has also written numerous publications on a wide variety of topics. His medical and surgical expertise includes pediatric oncology, neonatal surgery and chest reconstruction. Other interests include golf, Louisville Cardinal’s, Cincinnati Bengals and enjoying his new granddaughter.
• Laparoscopy
  Dr. Foley is currently an Assistant Professor of Surgery in the Department of Surgery at the University of Louisville School of Medicine. His areas of clinical interest include surgical laparoscopy in children, as well as pediatric trauma and surgical critical care.

Dermatologists

• Lesions
  Special interests include newborn congenital anomalies, childhood tumors, children with ambiguous genitalia, congenital vascular lesions and surgical laparoscopy.
• Burns