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.
Other Editorial Board Members - JSOC

J. Philip Boudreaux
Department of Surgery
Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center
United States

Nicola Balato
Department of Dermatology
School of Medicine
University of Naples Federico II
Italy

KELLI BULLARD DUNN
Department of Surgery
Roswell Park Cancer Institute
University of Louisville School of Medicine
United States

JACQUES MARESCAUX
Department of Surgery
Research Institute Against Digestive Cancer
France

Gregory Kouraklis
National and Kapodistrian University
President of Athens Medical Society
Greece

GIRJA SHANKER SHUKLA
Department of Surgery
University of Vermont College of Medicine
United States

TOMAS A. SALERNO
Department of Surgery
Miller School of Medicine
University of Miami
United States

Akira Sasaki
Department of Surgery
Iwate Medical University School of Medicine
Japan

Peter Schemmer
Department of General -, Visceral- and Transplant Surgery
University Hospital of Heidelberg
Germany