Alecia E Graves, MD

At Norton Healthcare, we believe you - the patient - are the most important person to our practice. As the region's leading health care provider, we are committed to providing comprehensive, quality health care to all those we serve in a manner that responds to the needs of our community and honors our faith heritage. Our specialty practice is a part of Norton Medical Group, a multispecialty physician group at Norton Healthcare. Norton Medical Group currently includes providers who offer primary, specialty and urgent care services in locations throughout Kentucky and Southern Indiana. Our practice is comprised of compassionate, skilled specialists who are committed to ensuring you receive the best care and have access to the latest medical technology and services.

Richard A. Lewis, M.D., is a neurologist and neuromuscular medicine specialist with Norton Neuroscience Institute. He earned his medical degree from the University of Kentucky College of Medicine, Lexington and completed his residency at the University of Miami, Jackson Memorial Hospital, Miami, Florida and a fellowship in neuromuscular medicine at the University of Miami, Jackson Memorial Hospital. Dr. Lewis provides care for patients with myasthenia gravis, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) and other neuromuscular disorders. His philosophy of care is making sure every patient feels heard and cared for. When Dr. Lewis is not caring for patients, he is spending time with his family, including his wife, two small children and two pets. He also loves to travel, and play golf and tennis.

Greg Cooper, M.D., PhD., is chief of adult neurology and director of the Memory Center at Norton Neuroscience Institute. Dr. Cooper received his MD and PhD from the University of Kentucky before completing his residency in neurology and fellowship in behavioral neurology and cognitive neuroscience at the University of Iowa. He briefly directed the dementia clinic at the University of Iowa before joining the Sanders-Brown Center on Aging at the University of Kentucky, and later formed and directed the Baptist Health Memory Care Program until joining Norton in 2021. While Dr. Cooper focuses on the care and treatment of individuals with Alzheimer’s disease and related disorders, he has been active in research serving as principal investigator on a number of clinical trials. He also has a strong interest in education and caregiver support. 2023 American Association for Physician Leadership Fellow (FAAPL) Dr. Cooper was selected as a 2023 American Association for Physician Leadership Fellow. The AAPL Fellowship is the most prestigious professional designation in the physician leadership community, a distinction for physicians that have obtained the Certified Physician Executive (CPE) credential, and have demonstrated substantial contributions to the field of physician leadership on a regional and national level. Certified Physician Investigator (CPI) Academy of Pharmaceutical Physicians and Investigators Certified Physician Executive (CPE) Certifying Commission in Medical Management Publications: Grabowski, T.J., Anderson, S.W. and Cooper, G.E. (2002) Disorders of Cognitive Function. Continuum. 8(2). Greenberg, S.M., Shin, Y., Grabowski, T.J., Cooper, G.E., Rebeck, G.W., Iglesias, S., Chapon, F., Tournier-Lasserve, E. and Baron, J.-C. (2003) Hemorrhagic Stroke Associated with the Iowa Amyloid Precursor Protein Mutation. Neurology 60:1020-1022. Cooper, G.E. and Schmitt, F.A. (2005) A “Field Guide” to Mental Status Testing. Practical Neurology 4(1):68-73. Nelson, P.T., Kryscio, R.J., Jicha, G.A., Abner, E.L., Schmitt, F.A., Xu, L., Cooper, G.E., Smith, C.D., and Markesbery, W.R. (2009) Relative preservation of MMSE scores in autopsy-proven dementia with Lewy bodies. Neurology 73(14):1127-1133. Richard J. Kryscio, Erin L. Abner, Gregory E. Cooper, David W. Fardo, Gregory A. Jicha, Peter T. Nelson, Charles D. Smith, Linda J. Van Eldik, Lijie Wan, and Frederick A. Schmitt (2014) Self-reported memory complaints: implications from a longitudinal cohort with autopsies. Neurology 2014 Oct 7;83(15):1359-6. Xiuhua Ding , MS, Richard J. Kryscio, PhD, Joshua Turner, MS, Gregory A. Jicha, MD, PhD, Gregory Cooper, MD, Allison Caban-Holt,PhDb, Frederick Schmitt, PhD, Erin Abner, PhD (2016) Self-Reported Sleep Apnea and Dementia Risk: Findings from the Prevention of Alzheimer’s Disease with Vitamin E and Selenium Trial. J Am Geriatr Soc 2016. Erin L. Abner, Peter T. Nelson, Gregory A. Jicha, Gregory E. Cooper, David W. Fardo, Frederick A. Schmitt, Richard J. Kryscio (2019) Tobacco Smoking and Dementia in a Kentucky Cohort: A Competing Risk Analysis. Journal of Alzheimer’s Disease 2019; 68(2):625-633.