Editorial Board Member - JSOC
Stephen Michael Kavic
Associate ProfessorDepartment of Surgery
University of Maryland School of Medicine
United States
BIOGRAPHY:
Dr. Stephen Michael Kavic is a graduate of the University of Pennsylvania, earning a B.A. in chemistry. He attended medical school at the Yale University School of Medicine. He also received his general surgery residency training at Yale-New Haven Hospital, where he served as administrative chief resident. He completed a two-year fellowship in Minimally Invasive Surgery at the University of Maryland. At present he is an Associate Professor of Surgery at University of Maryland School of Medicine. In addition to being board certified in general surgery, Dr. Kavic has authored or co-authored 25 peer-reviewed scientific papers and chapters. He is also a member of the Association for Surgical Education, Society of Laparoendoscopic Surgeons, the Association for Academic Surgery, and the Society of American Gastrointestinal and Endoscopic Surgeons.
RESEARCH INTERESTS:
Dr. Stephen Michael Kavic's clinical interests include minimally invasive abdominal surgery, surgery of the gastrointestinal tract, endoscopy, and the surgical treatment of anorectal disease. He has pursued multiple research projects on colon cell adhesion, clinical outcomes, and quality of life studies.
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Giuseppe Murdaca
Department of Internal Medicine
University of Genova
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Jonathan Todd Carter
Department of Surgery
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Gregory Kouraklis
National and Kapodistrian University
President of Athens Medical Society
Greece
Guirong Wang
Department of Surgery
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Thiam Chye LIM
Department of Surgery
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William H. Marx
Department of Surgery
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J. Philip Boudreaux
Department of Surgery
Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center
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Fernando A. Herrera
Department of Surgery
Medical University of South Carolina
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Nicola Balato
Department of Dermatology
School of Medicine
University of Naples Federico II
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MARK LAFTAVI
Department of Surgery
State University of New York at Buffalo
United States