About
Dr. Sandra Kavalukas is our newest member of the team. Originally from Pittsburgh, she came to Louisville after completing her General Surgery Residency at Vanderbilt University and Colorectal Surgery Fellowship at Cleveland Clinic Florida.
Her clinical interests include inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), colorectal and anal cancer, constipation/motility disorders, diverticulitis, and anorectal problems. She performs both laparoscopic and robotic surgery. With an academic appointment at the University of Louisville, she is involved in educating medical students as well as the clinical training of residents and fellows.
Dr. Kavalukas’s research involves investigating possible environmental causes for the increasing incidence of colorectal cancer in young individuals. She also is focusing on elevated CRC incidence in socioeconomically disadvantaged neighborhoods and the role of the exposome in the development of colorectal cancer. She sits on several committees for the American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgery and is a regular manuscript reviewer for several peer-reviewed journals.