Erin Wolf Horrell, MD, PhD, is a colon and rectal surgeon at UK HealthCare.

Before embarking on a pathway into surgery, Dr. Wolf Horrell earned her PhD in physiology and her medical degree from the University of Kentucky in 2018. She graduated summa cum laude and earned Alpha Omega Alpha honors.

She matched into the general surgery residency program at Vanderbilt University Medical Center and, upon its completion, stayed with the university to serve a year as a colorectal surgery fellow. As a resident and fellow, Dr. Wolf Horrell received the William (Bill) Riordan Jr., MD, Resident Award in recognition of her commitment to patient care. In 2023, medical students honored her skills as a surgery educator with a Medical Student Teaching Award.

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