Kate McGinigle (USA)

Associate Professor of Surgery

Dr. McGinigle is an Associate Professor of Surgery and the Director of the Enhanced Recovery Program at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. As a practicing vascular surgeon, she performs open, endovascular, and hybrid techniques for the breadth of vascular conditions, but has a special clinical and research interest in chronic limb threatening ischemia (CLTI). Her funded research focuses on using precision medicine to define adaptive treatment strategies for patients with CLTI and to address unwarranted care variation and healthcare disparities facing that patient population.

Dr. McGinigle is an Executive Council member for the Enhanced Recovery After Surgery USA Society and serves as chair of the Research Committee and a member of the Protocols and Guidelines Committee in that society. She is the chair of the Society for Vascular Surgery (SVS) Enhanced Recovery Working Group, and serves as a member of the SVS Document Oversight Committee, the Pain Management Task Force, and the Public Health Task Force. She is also on the Governing Council of the SVS Vascular Quality Initiative and the Medical Director of the Carolinas Vascular Quality Group.