Elizabeth Kvale, MD, MSPH

Clinical Biography

Elizabeth Kvale, MD, MSPH, is a board-certified family medicine specialist and the Medical Director of UT Health Austin’s Livestrong Cancer Institutes. In her role, she oversees the CaLM Care Team. Additionally, Dr. Kvale is an associate professor in the Dell Medical School Department of Internal Medicine, a courtesy associate professor in the Dell Medical School Department of Population Health, and a courtesy associate professor in the Dell Medical School Department of Oncology. She also serves as the Program Leader of Survivorship and Supportive Care for the Dell Medical School Livestrong Cancer Institutes.

Dr. Kvale earned her medical degree from Southern Illinois University and her master’s in health behavior from the University of Alabama. She completed a residency in family and community health at the University of Missouri and a fellowship in palliative medicine at the University of Alabama at Birmingham, where she served as both an assistant and associate professor and held a number of important leadership positions within clinical and research programs, including Director for the Palliative and Supportive Care Ambulatory Clinical Program, Clinic Director for Supportive Care and Survivorship Clinic, and Interim Section Chief for Palliative Care at the Birmingham Veterans Affairs Medical Center.

Dr. Kvale’s scholarly contributions to palliative medicine are significant. Her research primarily focuses on end-of-life care in under-served, underrepresented, and safety net populations as well as interventions to improve the quality of life for older cancer survivors.