Physicians
Having a physician who is specially trained in weight management is critical to your success. Below is a list of physicians and surgeons who see patients at the Weight Management Center.
Vasti Broadstone, M.D.
Board Certified Endocrinologist and Weight Management Specialist
Vasti Broadstone, MD, a board certified endocrinologist and weight management specialist, joined Floyd Memorial in 1996 and is currently the Medical Director for the Joslin Diabetes Center Affiliate at Floyd Memorial and HMR physician at the Floyd Memorial Weight Management Center.
She graduated from Rio de Janeiro State University School of Medicine in 1976, completed her internal medicine residency at Wright State University in Dayton, Ohio and endocrinology fellowship at the University of Louisville. She held a full time faculty position at the University of Louisville School of Medicine from 1984 until 2001, and is active in clinical trials and research concerning diabetes complications and new treatments for the disease. Dr. Broadstone is also very involved with the American Diabetes Association, and was inducted to the American Diabetes Association Hall of Fame in February 2005 for her work with summer camps for children with Type 1 diabetes.
Ashley Lankford, M.D., F.A.C.S.
Board Certified General Surgeon
Ashley Lankford, M.D., F.A.C.S., a board certified general surgeon, joined Floyd Memorial Hospital and Health Services in 2002. A Louisville native, she received her undergraduate and medical degrees from the University of Louisville. She completed a general surgery internship and residency at Memorial Health University Medical Center in Savannah, Georgia.
Prior to joining Floyd Memorial’s active staff, Dr. Lankford was Chief Resident of General Surgery at Memorial Health University Medical Center. She is a board certified fellow in the American College of Surgeons.
In preparation for FDA approval of the Realize Adjustable Gastric Band in the United States, Dr. Lankford traveled to the Czech Republic in 2007 to train with a leading European bariatric surgeon, making her one of the first surgeons in the nation to be trained on the procedure.
Sriprakash Mokshagundam, M.D.
Board Certified Endocrinologist and Weight Management Specialist
Sri Mokshagundam, MD, a board certified endocrinologist and weight management specialist, is currently the medical director of the Weight Management Center, an endocrinologist at the Joslin Diabetes Center Affiliate at Floyd Memorial and on the staff of the VA Medical center in Louisville, KY.
He completed his internal medicine residency at New York Medical College and Lincoln Medical Center and clinical fellowship in endocrinology and metabolism at Albert Einstein College of Medicine, New York. He has been on the faculty at the University of Louisville since 1992 and currently is an Associate Professor in the division of Endocrinology and Metabolism. Dr. Mokshagundam is an active member of the Endocrine Society and Obesity Society. He is also very involved with the American Diabetes Association, and recently received provider recognition for excellent diabetes care from the ADA.
