About me
Erin Kavanaugh, MD, FAAFP earned her degree at the Pennsylvania State University in 2003. She completed medical education at the Jefferson Medical College of Thomas Jefferson University in 2007. She completed her family medicine residency at ChristianaCare’s family medicine residency program in 2010.
She was hired as faculty for the Family Medicine Residency program in 2010. She completed the National Institute of Program Directors development fellowship in 2013, and was promoted to associate program director. In April 2016, Dr. Kavanaugh was named the residency program director for family medicine and co-program director for emergency medicine/family medicine. In January 2019, she was appointed Vice Chair of the Department of Family and Community Medicine. In July 2023, Dr Kavanaugh was named Chair, Department of Family and Community Medicine and Physician Executive, Complex and Community Medicine.
Dr. Kavanaugh is a past president of the Delaware Academy of Family Physicians. She has been awarded multiple Program Director’s Awards by the AFMRD, as well as a variety of awards for her commitment to excellence in education. She values mentorship and has been an AAFP Foundation mentor for multiple cycles of the Family Medicine LEADS program. She is currently an AAFP Health Equity Fellow for 2023.
