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MEGAN M. CAVANAUGH, MD
EDUCATION:
UNDERGRADUATE:
Hamilton College             August 1987 – June 1991
     Clinton, New York
     Bachelor of Arts Degree
     Major: Biology
     Minor: Religion

MEDICAL SCHOOL:
Sackler School of Medicine,
     Tel Aviv University July                1993 – July 1997
     Tel Aviv, Israel
SURGICAL RESIDENCY:
SURGICAL RESIDENT July 2000 – June 2001
University of Vermont / Fletcher Allen Health Care July 1997 – June 1999
     Department of Surgery, Burlington, Vermont
SURGICAL RESEARCH FELLOW July 1999 – June 2000
     University of Vermont / Fletcher Allen Health Care
     Department of Surgery, Burlington, Vermont
JUNIOR CHIEF SURGICAL RESIDENT July 2001 – June 2002
     University of Vermont / Fletcher Allen Health Care
     Department of Surgery, Burlington, Vermont
CHIEF SURGICAL RESIDENT July 2002 – June 2003
     University of Vermont / Fletcher Allen Health Care
     Department of Surgery, Burlington, Vermont

FELLOWSHIP:
The Cleveland Clinic Foundation July 2003 – June 2004
     Colon and Rectal Surgery, Cleveland, Ohio
BOARD CERTIFICATIONS:
United States Medical Licensing Examination (USMLE)
     Part I 1995 Passed
     Part II 1996 Passed
     Part III 1998 Passed

American Board of Surgery Qualifying Examination 2003 90 (95%)
American Board of Surgery Certifying Examination 2003 Passed
ADDITIONAL TRAINING:
ULTRASOUND FOR SURGEONS 1999 – Present
     Provider
ULTRASOUND FOR SURGEONS 2000 – Present
     Instructor
CERTIFICATIONS:
ADVANCED CARDIAC LIFE SUPPORT 1997 – Present
     Provider
ADVANCED TRAUMA LIFE SUPPORT 1997 – Present
     Provider
ADVANCED TRAUMA LIFE SUPPORT 1998 – Present
     Instructor
ACADEMIC APPOINTMENTS:
CLINICAL INSTRUCTOR 1999 – Present
     University of Vermont / Fletcher Allen Health Care
     Department of Surgery, Burlington, Vermont
COMMITTEES:
REPRESENTATIVE July 2001 – June 2002
     Representative to the American College of Graduate Medical Education
REPRESENTATIVE July 2002 – June 2003
     Representative to Ad Hoc Education Committee
HONORS AND AWARDS:
Casstevens Research Scholarship 1991
Holbrook prize in Biology 1991
Schenectady County Medical Society 1994, 1996
     Philanthropic Trust Fund
Surgical Clinical Core Teaching Award 2000, 2002, 2003
Gold Foundation Humanism and Teaching Award 2003
Resident of the Year 2003
Ohio Valley Society of Colon and Rectal surgeons 2004
     First place clinical research
Fellow of the Year 2004
MEMBERSHIPS:
Sigma Xi 1991 – Present
Association of Women Surgeons 1998 – Present
American College of Surgeons – Candidate 2000 – Present
American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons – Candidate 2003 – Present
PUBLICATIONS:
Cavanaugh MM: Differential Cell Proliferation Correlates with Formation of Chick Embryo Gut Tube.
National Congress on Undergraduate Research (NCUR) Abstract BIO.111.45P, 1991.

Miller SA, Adornato M, Briglin A, Cavanaugh MM, Christian T, Jewitt K, Michaelson C, Monoson T, Price F, Tignor J: Domains of Differential Cell Proliferation Suggest Hinged Folding in Avian Gut Endoderm.
Developmental Dynamics 216:398-410;1999.

Cavanaugh MM, Hyman NH: Current Management of Acute Colonic Pseudo-Obstruction (Ogilvie’s Syndrome).
Seminars in Colon and Rectal Surgery 12(3):162-168;2001.

Cavanaugh MM, Hyman NH, Osler TM: Fecal Incontinence Severity Index After Fistulotomy: A Predictor of Quality of Life.
Diseases of Colon and Rectum 45:349-353;2002.
PRESENTATIONS:
Cavanaugh MM, Church JM: Clearing colonoscopy in Patients with Obstructing Colorectal Cancer: Can it wait Six Months?
     American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons
     Dallas, Texas May 2004

Cavanaugh MM, Church JM: Clearing colonoscopy in Patients with Obstructing Colorectal Cancer: Can it wait Six Months?
     Ohio Valley Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons
     Columbus, Ohio April 2004

Cavanaugh MM, Hyman NH, Osler TM: Fecal Incontinence Severity Index After Fistulotomy: A Predictor of Quality of Life.
     Vermont Chapter of the American College of Surgeons
     Killington, Vermont May 2001

Cavanaugh MM, Hyman NH, Osler TM: Fecal Incontinence Severity Index After Fistulotomy: A Predictor of Quality of Life.
     American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons
     San Diego, California June 2001
LICENSURE:
Ohio:  2003 – Present
Oregon:  2004
INTERESTS:
Hiking, White-water rafting, Traveling

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