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Sara Petruska

Professor Term

School of Medicine

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  • Professor Term
    School of Medicine
  • 502-561-7494 (Work)
  • University of Louisville School of Medicine, Obstetrics, Gynecology & Women's Health, 550 S. Jackson Street, 2nd Floor OBGYN, Louisville, KY, 40202, United States

BIO

Sara Petruska, MD, sees patients through the University of Louisville Physicians Obstetrics, Gynecology and Women's Health practice. She completed her Doctor of Medicine degree in 2000 at the University of Florida College of Medicine in Gainesville, Florida and residency training in Obstetrics and Gynecology at SUNY Stony Brook Medical Center in New York, where she graduated as the Adminstrative Chief Resident in 2004. Dr. Petruska joined the Stony Brook faculty after graduation and in 2008 completed Stony Brook's Medical Education Fellowhip Certificate Program.

 

In 2008, Dr. Petruska relocated to the University of Louisville School of Medicine where she has served as Residency Program Director and Student Clerkship Director. Dr. Petruska currently serves as a Professor of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Women's Health, Medical Director for Labor and Delivery and as the Associate Dean for Admissions for the University of Louisville School of Medicine. 

 

 

ACADEMIC POSITIONS

  • Assistant Professor
    Stony Brook University, Obstetrics and Gynecology, Stony Brook, United States2004 - 2008
  • Assistant Professor
    University of Louisville School of Medicine, Obstetrics and Gynecology, Louisville, United States2008 - 2014
  • Associate Professor
    University of Louisville School of Medicine, Obstetrics and Gynecology, Louisville, United States2014 - 2022
  • Professor
    University of Louisville School of Medicine, Obstetrics and Gynecology, Louisville, United States2022

NON-ACADEMIC POSITIONS

  • Residency Program Director
    University of Louisville School of Medicine, Obstetrics and Gynecology, Louisville, United States2009 - 2012
  • Assistant Clerkship Director
    University of Louisville School of Medicine, Obstetrics and Gynecology, Louisville, United States2012 - 2014
  • Clerkship Director
    University of Louisville School of Medicine, Obstetrics and Gynecology, Louisville, United States2014 - 2023
  • Medical Director of Labor and Delivery
    University of Louisville School of Medicine, Obstetrics and Gynecology, Louisville, United States2018
  • Associate Dean for Admissions
    University of Louisville School of Medicine, Louisville, United States2023

DEGREES

  • Doctor of Medicine
    University of Florida College of Medicine, Gainesville, United States1996 - 2000
  • Residency Training
    Stony Brook University Medical Center, Stony Brook, United States2000 - 2004

CERTIFICATIONS

  • Medical Education Fellowship Certificate
    Stony Brook University Medical Center, Stony Brook, United States2006 - 2008