Dr. McConnell is board certified in pulmonary disease and internal medicine. He also specializes in pulmonary hypertension, lung transplant surgery, and pulmonary critical care. Dr. McConnell completed his medical education at Medical College of Georgia at Georgia Health Sciences University in 1982, his internship in internal medicine at the University of Kentucky Medical Center in 1983, his residency in internal medicine at the University of Kentucky Medical Center in 1985, and his fellowship in pulmonary disease at the University of Kentucky Medical Center in 1988.