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Susan Galandiuk

Professor

School of Medicine

Orcid identifier0000-0001-9994-5263
  • Professor
    School of Medicine
  • (502)583-8303 (Work)

BIO

UofL Physicians Colon and Rectal Surgery 

Susan Galandiuk received a medical degree from Julius Maximilians Universitaet, Wuerzburg, Germany.  She completed a general surgery residency at Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio; followed by a research fellowship at Price Institute of Surgical Research, Louisville, Kentucky; and a colon and rectal surgery fellowship at Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota.  Dr. Galandiuk’s primary clinical interests are in inflammatory bowel disease and advanced and recurrent rectal cancer. She holds awards from America's Top Doctors (2002-present), America's Top Cancer Doctors (2006-present), America's Most Compassionate Doctors (2010-present), and Newsweek Health's Top Cancer Doctors (2015).

ACADEMIC POSITIONS

  • Faculty Member
    University of Louisville, Graduate School, United States1 Jul 1997
  • Program Director, Division of Colon and Rectal Surgery
    University of Louisville, Surgery, United States1 Jul 1999
  • Professor
    University of Louisville, Surgery, United States1 Jul 2001
  • Associate Professor
    University of Louisville, Physiology and Biophysics, United States1 Jul 2002
  • Director
    Price Institute of Surgical Research, USA1 Jul 2001
  • Honorary Professor of Translational Surgical Research
    Queen Mary University of London, London, United Kingdom7 Sep 2009 - 6 Sep 2011
  • Price Bass Endowed Professorship in Surgery
    University of Louisville, Surgery, United States1 Nov 2021

NON-ACADEMIC POSITIONS

  • Editor-in-Chief
    Diseases of the Colon & Rectum, journal of the American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons, United States1 Jan 2017

DEGREES

  • B.S.
    State University of New York, Albany, United States1 Jul 1973 - 30 Jun 1976
  • M.D.
    Julius Maximilians Universitaet, Wuerzburg, Germany1 Jul 1976 - 30 Jun 1982

CERTIFICATIONS

  • American Board of Surgery Certification
    American Board of Medical Specialties, Chicago, United States31 Jan 1989 - 5 Jan 2027
  • American Board of Colon and Rectal Surgeons
    American Board of Medical Specialties, Chicago, United States28 Sep 1991 - 31 Dec 2027