Willis McKee, M.D.
Chief Medical Officer
Willis McKee, M.D., Chief Medical Officer, joined Frankfort Regional Medical Center in January 2007. He also serves as the medical director for the Wound Care Center at the hospital.
Dr. McKee is a retired board certified general surgeon, practicing in Frankfort for over 30 years. He received his medical degree from the University of Louisville, and completed his internship at the Ireland Army Hospital in Fort Knox, Kentucky. Dr. McKee completed a residency in general surgery at Brooke General Hospital in Houston, Texas.
Dr. McKee has authored or co-authored more than six publications related to injury and battlefield trauma. He has held numerous appointments and chairmanships, including Commander, 475th MASH in the Kentucky Army National Guard. Dr. McKee retired from the Kentucky Army National Guard as a colonel in 1999 after serving in both the Vietnam War and Operation Desert Storm.
Dr. McKee is an active member of the American College of Physician Executives, Kentucky Medical Association, American Medical Association, and Kentucky Surgical Society. He is a fellow of the American College of Surgeons and the International College of Surgeons, and a founding member of the American Trauma Society. He also serves as a volunteer faculty member at the University of Kentucky Medical School.