Overview of Dr. Cavnar
I am a board-certified general surgeon and surgical oncologist. I started at the University of Kentucky as an Assistant Professor in the Department of Surgery, Section of Surgical Oncology in July 2017. I have expertise in treatment liver, biliary, pancreas, and upper GI malignancies, as well as intraabdominal sarcoma. My research interests include translational studies of immune and targeted therapy in colorectal liver metastases and in gastrointestinal stromal tumor. I am also interested in developing and running clinical trials of optimal strategies in neoadjuvant treatment of pancreas cancer.
Office
800 Rose St
Lexington, KY 40536Fax+1 859-323-6840
Education & Training
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer CenterFellowship, Complex General Surgical Oncology, 2015 - 2017
NYU Grossman School of MedicineResidency, Surgery, 2007 - 2015
Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and SurgeonsClass of 2007
Certifications & Licensure
KY State Medical License 2017 - 2025
NY State Medical License 2008 - 2018- American Board of Surgery Surgery
- American Board of Surgery Complex General Surgical Oncology
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Clinical Teaching Award University of Kentucky College of Medicine, 2017-2018
- Chairman’s Award for Clinical Research Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, 2015-2017
- NYU Department of Surgery Research Award New York University School of Medicine, 2015
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Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- Surgical Management of Sarcoma Metastatic to Liver.Brett L Ecker, Robert G Maki, Michael J Cavnar, Ronald P DeMatteo
Hematology/oncology Clinics of North America. 2025-02-01 - 1 citationsDevelopment of a Novel Protocol for Germline Testing in Pancreatic Cancer.Hannah G McDonald, Andrew Kennedy, Angelica L Solomon, Chelsey M Williams, Anna M Reagan
Annals of Surgical Oncology. 2024-11-01 - Tenascin-C in the early lung cancer tumor microenvironment promotes progression through integrin αvβ1 and FAK.Shiela C Samson, Anthony Rojas, Rebecca G Zitnay, Keith R Carney, Wakeiyo Hettinga
Biorxiv. 2024-09-21
Press Mentions
Markey Patient, Culinary Author Enjoying Life "One Bite at a Time"December 7th, 2019- 'I’m Just Grateful to Be Here' – Markey Patient Perseveres Against Rare DiseaseMarch 2nd, 2020
UK HealthCare No. 1 Again in Ky., Cancer Care Moves up in U.S. News & World Report RankingsJuly 27th, 2022
Research History
- Surgical Oncology Research Training Program, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer CenterBasic science lab fellowship under the mentorship of Dr. Ronald DeMatteo, studying tumor immunology and targeted therapy in gastrointestinal stromal tumor (GIST)2009 - 2012
Professional Memberships
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