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costs were not driven by patients but driven by doctors. They decided
that by limiting the number of doctors, they could limit costs. So,
they basically froze privileges even though we were undersupplied
by every normal metric. Essentially I had the option of suing for
privileges in my hometown or going somewhere else,” she said. ations including gall bladder removal, bowel resection, incision-less
hemorrhoid removal, ulcers and more.
“This is where the fact that I’m married to a guy from Jamaica
comes into play. We said to ourselves, ‘You know, there are warmer
places available. Let’s go where we’re wanted.’” When not practicing, Dr. Seneshen loves to travel with her family
and read. However, she only reads novels while on vacation, because
she’ll stay up all night to finish them, a luxury surgeons don’t often
have when there are operations to perform the next day.
In 1996, the couple moved to the small town of Cornelia, Georgia,
where they lived for four years. It was there both children were born.
But a small town far away from home wasn’t a great fit. Dr. Seneshen
admitted to missing luxuries such as sidewalks.
“We thought we wanted to be in a smaller center, but Northeast
Georgia wasn’t what we were looking for long term. When we
moved there, it was hard to place me as a specialist and easy to
place my husband as primary care. Four years later, that demand
had flopped. We actually moved here to Louisville for me, and he
found a job six months later. I have a very understanding husband,”
Dr. Seneshen smiled. So, a brief detour in Georgia turned into a
career in Louisville in almost no time at all.
At Clark Memorial, her office of 17 years and counting, Dr. Se-
neshen is a ‘bread and butter general surgeon,’ with standard oper-
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“If it’s gooey and you shouldn’t talk about it at the dinner table, I
probably do it,” she said. “None of that bothers me, but if you let a
mouse loose in the building, you’ll see me on the desk.”
When asked about her favorite novels, Dr. Seneshen wondered
aloud, “How many times have I read Pride and Prejudice? The
book is so funny. Elizabeth is so snarky, so 21 st century. She’d be a
superstar now.”
Louisville has now been home to Dr. Sandra Seneshen and her
family for almost two decades. Sure, it has less snow than Canada,
and less sun than Jamaica, but there might be more than just the
moderate climate that kept them in Kentucky. Sometimes the right
city can just feel like home.
Aaron Burch is the communications specialist for the Greater Louisville
Medical Society.