Dr. Steven J. Kavros has over 35 years of experience in patient care, education and research in vascular wound management, limb preservation and podiatric medicine and surgery.  He spent 20 years at the Mayo Clinic, in Rochester, Minnesota, holding positions at the following ­­­­­­­­­:

• Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Section of Foot and Ankle

• Department of Cardiovascular Diseases, Section of Vascular Medicine

• Division of Preventive, Occupational and Aerospace Medicine (Hyperbaric Medicine) 

• Mayo Clinic Alix School of Medicine, Associate Professor, Department of Orthopedic Surgery

• Director of Research, Gonda Vascular Wound Healing Center

Dr. Kavros has contributed to many initiatives leading to the advancement of medicine and surgery. His concentrated focus was on improving patient outcomes utilizing evidenced based medicine. Dr. Kavros positively impacted many students, residents, fellows and his colleagues by:

• Leadership in the Gonda Vascular Wound Healing Center. Treatment of diabetic foot, venous leg, pressure, metabolic, connective tissue, and inflammatory ulcerations of the upper and lower extremities

• He conceptualized, developed, instituted and delivered patient care in the first Mayo Clinic comprehensive, multidisciplinary center for the treatment of Charcot arthropathy

• Redefined the role of podiatric medicine in diagnosis and treatment in the Department of Orthopedic Surgery, adult reconstruction, Section of Foot and Ankle

• Presented over 1500 educational lectures at national conferences and international  congresses centered on his medical research 

• Principle author in numerous peer reviewed publications centered on evidence-based medicine

  • Advanced wound healing

  • Regenerative medicine

  • Chronic critical limb ischemia

  • Peripheral neuropathy and Charcot arthropathy

  • Offloading the high-risk foot

  • Biomechanics/gait analysis of the lower extremity

  • Fracture management and tendinopathies of the foot and ankle

• Principle Investigator in multiple clinical trials for both the medical device industry and National Institute of Health (NIH). Initiatives encompassing basic and clinical science involving wound healing and musculoskeletal disease

As a result of Dr. Kavros’ evidenced based research, patient care outcomes in limb preservation have been improved. His research centers on the improvement of functional outcomes of the high-risk upper and lower extremity, enhancement of the quality of life and decrease in morbidity and mortality.