Kevin W. Hatton, MD, FCCM

Dr. Kevin Hatton is a Board-Certified Anesthesiologist and Critical Care Specialist, certified by the American Board of Anesthesiology, and is a Fellow of the American College of Critical Care Medicine.

After his undergraduate training at Transylvania University, he earned his medical degree from the University of Kentucky with High Distinction in 2002. Dr. Hatton completed his Anesthesiology Residency at the University of Kentucky, serving as Chief Resident 2005-2006, and completed his Critical Care Fellowship at the University of Florida in 2007. Following his graduate training, he returned to the University of Kentucky to start his successful academic career, primarily working as an intensivist in the Cardiovascular Intensive Care Unit (CVICU) and Neuroscience Critical Care Unit (NSICU) at the UK Chandler Hospital

Less than 5 years after joining the Anesthesiology Faculty, he became the Division Chief of Anesthesiology Critical Care Medicine. During his tenure, the Division grew from 3 to 12 faculty, launched and grew its Advanced Practice Provider group, tripled its average daily census and successfully weathered the COVID-19 pandemic. In this role, he served as the Anesthesiology Critical Care Fellowship Program Director, training 15 fellows to have successful careers of their own.

During his career, he has had numerous administrative and leadership roles with UK HealthCare and in 2024, Dr. Hatton was named as the Chief Medical Officer for the University of Kentucky Chandler Hospital where he oversees the operational mission of the 945-bed flagship hospital of UK HealthCare.

Despite these administrative successes, Dr. Hatton remains committed to his academic and educational mission. Dr. Hatton has authored over 50 published articles and book chapters and, in the midst of his other work, completed his PhD in Clinical and Translational Science at the University of Kentucky in 2020. He continues as a clinical researcher with a focus in better understanding and mitigating inflammatory injury after subarachnoid hemorrhage. He continues to be a frequent lecturer in the College of Medicine, within the Department of Anesthesiology, and many other academic venues.

Dr. Hatton’s clinical interests focus primarily on critical care medicine, including optimized strategies for mechanical cardiopulmonary support (ECMO), development of simplified protocols for resuscitation and de-resuscitation in acute inflammatory states like sepsis, as well as, neurocritical care and the impact of early care modalities in intracerebral hemorrhage and subarachnoid hemorrhage to maximize long-term neurologic recovery. He remains committed to unifying the impact that providers, staff, and families all have to achieve the optimal outcome for every patient.