Bariatric Center Georgetown Community Hospital

The Center Staff

Georgetown Community Hospital employs a staff of 11 dedicated professionals who want to help you achieve your weight loss and health goals. Some of our staff members have been with the program since its inception and have multiple years of experience.

You will meet many of the Center’s Staff along your weight loss journey. Feel free to contact us at any time if you need assistance, have questions or just want to talk about your process.

Kathy Hanley, PA-C Program Director
Kathy is a Physician Assistant and our Program Director, and sees each patient for a history and physical examination at their first appointment. She has an impressive background in different aspects of healthcare, including internal medicine and obesity. She is the person to contact if you have questions or concerns about our program or your progress. Contact her at Katherine.Hanley@LPNT.net

Stacey Brown Intake Coordinator
Stacey has been our Intake Coordinator since 2007. She’s been in the medical field for 20 years, and has worked as a CNA, registrar and registrar trainer. If you have questions about your appointment or need to cancel, please contact her at Stacey.Brown@LPNT.net

Crystal Christopher, RN Support and Education Coordinator
Crystal is in charge of our program’s education and support, both pre-and post-operatively. She takes an active role in the patient’s pre-op process and is a weight loss surgery patient herself, having had the Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass in 2007. Prior to this position, she was the assistant manager of the dedicated Bariatric Care Unit, and took care of our patients while they were patients at Georgetown. If you need to contact her regarding support or education needs, e-mail her at Crystal.Blackburn@LPNT.net

Amy Crist, MS, RD, LD Bariatric Dietician
Amy is our Bariatric Dietician and is also very active in the nutritional aspect of our patients’ weight loss journey. She’s been with our program since 2006. She graduated from the University of Kentucky with a degree in dietetics. She attended Eastern Kentucky University where she completed her Masters of Science in Nutrition. She is a registered and licensed dietician. If you saw Amy during your process and want to contact her, send her an e-mail at Amy.Crist@LPNT.net

Diana Espinoza Bariatric Office Clerk
Diana supports every member of our team and specializes in data entry and collection of test results. She is also bilingual, speaking both English and Spanish.

Jennifer Morris Lead Insurance Coordinator
Jennifer was recently promoted to Lead Insurance Coordintor, and works with patients whose last names begin with J - Z. She’s been with our program for four years, so if you have a question about your insurance process, please contact her at Jennifer.Morris@LPNT.net

Katrina McLean Insurance Coordinator
Katrina joined out center in May as an insurance coordinator. She has a well-developed background in medical health insurance, and takes care of our patients whose last names begin with A-I. You can contact about your insurance process at Katrina.McLean@LPNT.net

Lynette Nave, RN
Lynette, a weight loss patient herself, pulls double-duty. She not only does our outcomes data collections, she also works as a patient care nurse in our dedicated Bariatric Care Unit.

Tina (Theresa) Peace, SRNA, CPT Pre-Op Scheduling Coordinator
Tina is our Pre-Op Scheduling Coordinator. She takes care of scheduling patients for their final pre-op tests and Surgeon Consult. Tina is also a weight loss surgery patient as well. If you have questions about your process after you’ve been pre-approved by your insurance and have been notified by our insurance team about that pre-approval, contact Tina at Theresa.Peace@LPNT.net

Joann Powell Office Manager
Joann is the Office Manager of our program and has been with Life Point facilities for 18 years. She is involved with the “behind-the-scenes” operation of our program, and helps with the patient education process by traveling to the patient seminars. If you have general questions about the program or would like to offer suggestions about ways to improve its services, please contact her at Joann.Powell@LPNT.net

Lisa West-Smith, PhD, LCSW Director of Bariatric Behavioral Health Services
Lisa West-Smith, PhD, LCSW serves our program as Director of Bariatric Behavioral Health Services, bringing nearly twenty years of clinical practice, teaching and research experience to our team. Dr. West-Smith takes a comprehensive and compassionate approach to providing care for our patients before and long after surgery. Her services include pre-surgical psychosocial evaluations, treatment planning/intervention, patient preparation education and post-surgical counseling services. For more information on Dr. West-Smith's clinical practice, research and nationally recognized work in bariatrics, please click here.