Michelle E. Murday, MD

Dr. Murday is a board-certified Colon and Rectal Surgeon.

Dr Murday received her Bachelor of Arts with distinction from the University of Virginia and her medical degree from Eastern Virginia Medical College where she was inducted into the Alpha Omega Alpha medical honor society. She completed her General Surgery residency at the University of Florida Gainesville where she won the Ray Biersted intern award and was the inaugural administrative chief resident. She concluded her advanced surgical fellowship training at the Colon & Rectal Clinic of Orlando.

She inspired St Mark’s Hospital to work toward its National Accreditation in Rectal Cancer through the Committee on Cancer. She has worked with the St Marks tumor board to provide multidisciplinary comprehensive care for over 15 years.

Dr. Murday has a passion for education having spent 5 years as a hands-on science teacher for elementary school children and has been the program director for the UHCI St Marks Colon and Rectal Fellowship since 2016. Periodically she provides educational lectures for the nursing staff, and the hospital chaplain residency, and will provide a rotation for University of Utah medical students. She has served as an associate board examiner for the American Board of Surgery and the American Board of Colon and Rectal Surgery. She has written questions for the board, the in-service training exam, and the colon and rectal self-education program (CARSEP). She has served on the Wasatch Endoscopy Center Medical Executive Committee, the St Marks Hospital Joint Governance, St Marks Hospital OR Committee, the Association of Program Directors in Colon and Rectal Surgery, and served as the women’s liaison for the Utah Chapter of the American College of Surgeons.

Beyond her expertise and experience, Dr. Murday takes the most pride in providing high quality care with great compassion; her greatest accomplishment is not just gaining but keeping the trust of her patients. Dr. Murday enjoys spending time with her husband and their sons hiking, cycling, traveling, gardening and cooking. She was trained as a classical pianist and enjoys “noodling” on the piano when she finds a moment of spare time.

Society Memberships and Activities:

Fellow of the American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgery

American College of Surgeons

America’s Top Surgeons

Utah Medical Association, member since 2009

Associate Board Examiner for the American College of Surgeons 2012

Assistant Program Director for St. Marks Hospital Colon and Rectal Surgery Fellowship

“Science Mom” at St. Vincent de Paul Catholic School

Women’s Surgical Liaison for the Utah Chapter of the American College of Surgeons

Wasatch Endoscopy Center Medical Executive Committee

St Marks Hospital OR Committee