KDMC welcomes Ob-Gyn hospitalists to team

King’s Daughters welcomes Sharon Steele, M.D., and Bradley Youkilis, M.D., to the medical center’s team of OB/Gyn hospitalists. They join fellow OB/Gyns Timothy McMichens, M.D., and Stephen Mitchell, M.D., providing on-site hospitalist service for obstetrics and gynecology. These physicians are trained in advanced fetal monitoring, risk management, operative delivery, coding and compliance and advanced cardiovascular life support (ACLS).

Steele earned her medical degree from the University of Kentucky College of Medicine, Lexington, Ky. She completed residency at the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, New Brunswick, N.J., and is board certified by the American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology.

Youkilis earned his medical degree from the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati, Ohio. He completed residency at the University of Louisville Hospital, Louisville, Ky., and is board certified by the American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology.

Hospitalists are physicians specializing in the care of patients in the hospital setting. Their sole focus is on inpatient care, and they are readily available to answer questions from patients or family members as well as to rapidly follow up on test results, discuss cases with specialists, examine patients’ responses to treatments, and adjust the treatments as needed.