Editors
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Susan Galandiuk, M.D.
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Editor-in-Chief Professor of Surgery Division of General Surgery Program Director, Head, Section of Colon and Rectal Surgery The Hiram C. Polk Jr., MD Department of Surgery Director, Price Institute of Surgical Research University of Louisville School of Medicine Louisville, KY (USA)
Clinical/Research Interests: Crohn's disease, ulcerative colitis, colorectal cancer, inflammatory bowel disease, biomarker development, miRNAs
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John R.T. Monson, M.D.
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Coeditor Colon and Rectal Surgeon Advent Health Orlando, Florida
Clinical/Research Interests: Minimally invasive technologies in colorectal cancer treatment, including Transanal Endoscopic Microsurgery (TEMS), laparoscopic surgery and robotic surgery
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Scott R. Steele, M.D., M.B.A.
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Coeditor Chairman, Department of Colorectal Surgery Rupert B. Turnbull, MD Endowed Chair in Colorectal Surgery Cleveland Clinic Professor of Surgery, Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine Cleveland Ohio (USA)
Clinical/Research Interests: Inflammatory bowel disease, colorectal cancer, outcomes research |
Section Editors
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Karim Alavi, M.D., M.P.H.
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Section Editor, Current Status Reviews
Associate Professor of Surgery Director, Colon and Rectal Surgery Fellowship University of Massachusetts Medical School Worcester, Massachusetts
Clinical Interests: Inflammatory bowel disease, minimally invasive surgery, complex abdominal and anorectal surgery
Research Interests: Comparative effectiveness research, surgical innovation, health services research, quality improvement |
Joshua I. Bleier, M.D.
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Section Editor, Social Media & Readership Engagement Associate Professor of Surgery University of Pennsylvania / Perelman School of Medicine Section Chief of Colorectal Surgery at Pennsylvania Hospital Program Director of the Colorectal Fellowship Chairman of the ASCRCS CREST Committee Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (USA)
Clinical/Research Interests: Management and treatment of benign diverticular disease; colon and rectal cancer; standard and minimally invasive approaches; sphincter-preservation; surgical treatment of inflammatory bowel disease; the spectrum of benign anorectal and pelvic floor disorders, including sacral nerve stimulation for fecal incontinence; colonoscopy; advanced techniques for local treatment of early rectal polyps and cancers with transanal endoscopic microsurgery (TEM) |
William C. Cirocco, M.D.
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Section Editor, Historical ContentBanner MD Anderson Cancer Center Section Head: Colon & Rectal Surgery Phoenix, AZ Clinical/Research Interests: Multidisciplinary treatment of rectal cancer, Hereditary Colorectal Cancer, Inflammatory Bowel Disease, Rectal Prolapse, diverticulitis
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Kyle G. Cologne, M.D.
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Section Editor, Dynamic Articles, Video Vignettes, Podcasts Associate Professor of Clinical Surgery Associate Program Director, Colorectal Residency University of Southern California Keck School of Medicine Los Angeles, CA (USA)
Clinical/Research Interests: Minimally invasive surgery, colorectal cancer, surgical training, cost-effectiveness, QI measures, #VisualAbstracts |
Alessandro Fichera, M.D.
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Section Editor, Didactic Video Collections Baylor University Medical Center Dallas, Texas (USA)
Clinical/Research Interests: Inflammatory bowel disease, colorectal cancer, clinical trials |
Daniel O. Herzig, M.D.
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Section Editor, Resident's Corner
Associate Professor of Surgery Digestive Health Center and Knight Cancer Institute Oregon Health and Science University Portland, OR (USA)
Clinical/Research Interests: Colorectal cancer, endoscopy, minimally invasive surgery, organ preservation treatment of rectal cancer |
Deborah Keller, M.S., M.D.
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Section Editor, Patient Portal
Clinical Assistant Professor, Division of Colorectal Surgery, Department of Surgery University of California Davis Medical Center
Sacramento, CA
Clinical/ research interests: Minimally invasive surgery, enhanced recovery, surgical quality improvement, colorectal cancer epidemiology, new technology implementation, surgical education, and rectal cancer imaging biomarkers
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Sean J. Langenfeld, M.D.
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Section Editor, Selected Abstracts
Professor of Surgery
Chief, Section of Colon and Rectal Surgery Vice Chair for Quality and Compliance, Department of Surgery University of Nebraska Medical Center
Omaha, Nebraska
Clinical/Research Interests: Social Media, #VisualAbstract, online reputation management, minimally invasive surgery, colorectal cancer, inflammatory bowel disease |
Rodrigo Oliva Perez, M.D., Ph.D.

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Section Editor, International Content
Instituto Angelita & Joaquim Gama Ludwig Institute for Cancer Research Molecular Biology and Genomics Lab São Paulo, Brazil Clinical/Research Interests: Management of rectal cancer, prediction of response to neoadjuvant chemoradiation regimens, alternative organ-preserving strategies used for patients developing complete clinical response
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Patricia Sylla, M.D.
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Section Editor, New Technology
Associate Professor Department of Surgery Division of Colorectal Surgery Mount Sinai Hospital New York, New York
Clinical/Research Interests: Rectal cancer, colon cancer, diverticulitis, IBD, clinical trials, minimally invasive techniques, transanal NOTES, adoption and training in new techniques/technologies |
Statistical Editors |
Mousumi Banerjee, Ph.D.
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Statistical Editor Anant M. Kshirsagar Collegiate Research Professor of Biostatistics, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
Clinical/Research Interests: Machine learning, prognostic modeling, survival analysis, correlated data, analyses of EHR, health services and outcomes research
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Rick Nelson, M.D.
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Statistical Editor
Adjunct Professor
UIC School of Public Health
Epidemiology and Biostatistics Division
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Associate Editors
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Maher A. Abbas, M.D.
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Medical Director Dubai Colorectal Clinic Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Clinical/Research Interests: Minimally invasive surgery, therapeutic endoscopy, diverticulitis, rectal cancer, pelvic floor disorders, complex anorectal fistulas, hemorrhoids |
Sam Atallah, M.D.
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Associate Professor of Surgery University of Central Florida Chair of Colon & Rectal Surgery at Florida Hospital Director for Research & Innovation at the Center for CR Surgery Orlando, Florida (USA)
Clinical/Research Interests: Transanal minimally invasive surgery (TAMIS), robotic transanal surgery, minimally invasive surgery, taTME |
Willem A. Bemelman, M.D., Ph.D.
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Professor of Minimal Invasive and Colorectal Surgery Department of Surgery
Amsterdam University Medical Centers University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Clinical/Research Interests: Inflammatory bowel disease, recal cancer surgery, pelvic reoperative surgery, minimal invasive and transanal surgery |
Liliana Bordeianou, M.D., M.P.H.
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Chief, Colorectal Surgery Center at Massachusetts General Hospital
Director, Massachusetts General Hospital Pelvic Floor Disorders Center Co-Chair, Mass General Brigham Colorectal Surgery Collaborative Associate Professor of Surgery, Harvard Medical School Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA (USA)
Clinical/Research Interests: Pelvic floor, patient-reported outcomes
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Bard C. Cosman, M.D., M.P.H.
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Professor of Clinical Surgery University of California San Diego School of Medicine Staff Physician, VA San Diego Healthcare System San Diego, California
Clinical/Research Interests: Anal dysplasia, anal conditions in HIV, hidradenitis suppurativa, anal fistula, pilonidal sinus, colorectal conditions in spinal cord injury |
Jennifer Davids, M.D.
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Chief, Section of Colon and Rectal Surgery Boston Medical Center Boston, Massachusetts
Clinical/research interests: Minimally invasive surgery, inflammatory bowel disease, colorectal cancer; diversity, equity, and inclusion; surgical education
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Daniel L. Feingold, M.D.
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Professor of Surgery, Chief of the Division of Colorectal Surgery
Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital, Chief of the Section of Colorectal Surgery, Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey, New Brunswick, New Jersey
Clinical Interests: Colon cancer and rectal cancer, inflammatory bowel disease, complicated diverticulitis, anorectal maladies, colonoscopy
Research Interests: Evidence-based clinical care across the spectrum of colorectal diseases, history of medicine
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Fergal Fleming, M.D.
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Associate Professor of Surgery and Oncology Department of Surgery Uniersity of Rochester Medical Center Rochester, New York (USA)
Clinical/Research Interests: Health services research with focus on colorectal cancer, epidemiology of colorectal cancer, perioperative optimization (prehabilitation) |
Charles M. Friel, M.D., M.S. |
Professor of Surgery General Surgery Program Director Chief, Section of Colorectal Surgery University of Virginia Charlottesville, Virginia (USA)
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Chuan-Gang Fu, M.D.
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Chairman and Professor Department of Surgery Department of Colorectal Surgery Department of Gastro-Coloscopy Shanghai East Hospital Tongi University Chairman, Chinese Society of Anorectal Surgeons Fellow, Chinese College of Surgeons, Shanghai, P. R. China Chairman, Society of Colon and Rectal Surgery, Shanghai, China
Clinical/Research Interests: Endoscopic diagnosis and treatment of early colorectal cancer and polyps. Diagnosis and surgical treatment of colorectal cancer, especially management of rectal cancer, including traditional open procedures and minimal invasive 3D laparoscopic surgery, NOSES. Surgical management of chronic constipation, rectal prolapse, hemorrhoids, polyposis et al. Mechanism of radiosensitivity of rectal cancer and pathogenesis
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Sean C. Glasgow, M.D.
| Chief of Surgery
James Quillen VA Medical Center East Tennessee State University School of Medicine Johnson City, Tennessee (USA)
Clinical/Research Interests: Benign & malignant diseases of the colon & rectum; treatment of peritoneal surface malignancies, including pseudomyxoma and carcinomatosis; combat casualty care, particularly abdominal trauma management |
Emre Gorgun, M.D., MBA, FACS, FASCRS
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Colorectal Surgery Vice Chairman, Department of Colorectal Surgery Krause-Lieberman Chair in Laparoscopic Colorectal Surgery Director of EndoLuminal Surgery Center, Lower GI Cleveland Clinic | Digestive Disease Institute/A30 Cleveland, Ohio
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Wilhelm Graf, M.D., Ph.D.
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Uppsala, Sweden Professor of Gastrointestinal Surgery Institution of Surgical Sciences, Uppsala University, Sweden Akademiska sjukhuset, Uppsala, Sweden
Clinical/Research Interests: Colorectal cancer, peritoneal carcinomatosis, fecal incontinence, motility disorders, anorectal surgery. |
William J. Harb, M.D.
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The Colorectal Center Nashville, Tennessee (USA)
Clinical/Research Interests: Anorectal surgery, fecal incontinence, inherited colon and rectal cancer syndromes |
Imran Hassan, M.D.
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Clinical Associate Professor Department of Surgery University of Iowa Iowa City, Iowa (USA)
Clinical Interests: Surgical management of benign and malignant colorectal diseases, minimally invasive surgery, and diagnostic and therapeutic endoscopy
Research Interests: Healthcare outcomes, health services research and process improvement initiatives |
Alexander T. Hawkins, M.D., M.P.H.
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Assistant Professor of Surgery
Director, VUMC Colorectal Research Center
Department of Surgery Section of Colon and Rectal Surgery Vanderbilt University Medical Center Nashville, Tennessee |
Traci L. Hedrick, M.D., M.S.
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Associate Professor of Surgery Vice Chair, Clinical Affairs and Operations Co-Director Enhanced Recovery Program Co- Lead Digestive Health Service Line Department of Surgery Section Colon and Rectal Surgery University of Virginia Health System
Clinical/Research Interests: Quality, enhanced recovery after surgery, healthcare-associated infections/surgical site infections, minimally invasive treatments of rectal cancer, and diverticular disease. |
Alexander G. Heriot, M.D., M.B.A.
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Director of Cancer Surgery
Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre Professor of Surgery University of Melbourne, Australia Director, Lower Gastrointestinal Tumour Stream, Victorian Comprehensive Cancer Centre, Melbourne
Clinical/Research Interests: Colon and rectal cancer, extended resections for locally advanced disease, minimally invasive and robotic surgery, peritoneal disease, translational lower GI oncology research
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Emina Huang, M.D., M.B.A.
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Executive Vice-Chair of Research; Professor of Surgery Department of Surgery, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas
Clinical/Research Interests: Inflammatory bowel disease, Colitis-associated cancer, metastatic colon cancer, genomics, epigenetics, induced pluripotent stem cells, stem cells, organoids, fibroblasts, inflammatory microenvironment, tumor microenvironment |
Soichiro Ishihara, M.D., Ph.D.

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Professor, Department of Surgical Oncology
The University of Tokyo
Clinical /Resesarch Interests: Colorectal cancer, inflammatory bowel disease, minimally invasive surgery |
Srinivas Joga Ivatury, M.D., M.H.A.

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Dell School of Medicine
Austin, Texas Department of Surgery
Clinical Interests: Complex Pelvic Surgery and Robotics Research Interests: Shared Decision Making and Development of a Colorectal Cancer Learning Health System
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Christine C. Jensen, M.D., M.P.H.
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Adjunct Associate Professor Division of Colon & Rectal Surgery Department of Surgery University of Minnesota St. Paul, Minnesota (USA)
Clinical/Research Interests: Cost-effectiveness research, health services research, outcomes research in colon and rectal surgery, minimally invasive surgery |
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Andreas M. Kaiser, M.D. |
Clinical Professor of Surgery Chief, Division of Colorectal Surgery City of Hope National Medical Center Duarte, California (USA)
Clinical/Research Interests: Colorectal cancer, hereditary cancer, recurrent rectal cancer, diverticulitis, inflammatory bowel disease, continent ileostomy, fecal incontinence, transanal endoscopic microsurgery, robotic surgery, laparoscopic surgery, sacral nerve stimulation, artificial bowel sphincter, magnetic ring |
Matthew F. Kalady, M.D.
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Professor of Surgery James Church, MD, and Edward DeBartolo Jr Family Chair in Colorectal Surgery Director, Sanford R. Weiss, MD, Center for Hereditary Colorectal Neoplasia Co-Director, Cleveland Clinic Comprehensive Colorectal Cancer Program Department of Colorectal Surgery Digestive Disease and Surgery Institute Cleveland Clinic Cleveland, Ohio (USA)
Clinical/Research Interests: Management of colon and rectal cancer, hereditary colorectal cancer syndromes, colorectal polyps, rectal cancer response or resistance to neoadjuvant chemoradiation, genetics of colorectal cancer. |
Nam Kyu Kim, M.D.
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Professor, Division of Colorectal Surgery Department of Surgery Yonsei University College of Medicine Seoul, Korea
Clinical/Research Interests: Colorectal cancer
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Cherry E. Koh, M.B.B.S. (Hon), M.S., F.R.A.C.S., Ph.D.

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Associate Professor
Clinical Affiliation
1. Department of Colorectal Surgery, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Sydney, Australia
2. SOuRCe (Surgical Outcomes Research Centre), Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Sydney, Australia
3. Central Clinical School, Faculty of Medicine and Health, University of Sydney, Australia
4. RPA Institute of Academic Surgery, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Sydney, Australia
Research Interests: Locally recurrent rectal cancer, pelvic exenteration, cytoreductive surgery and HIPEC, colorectal peritoneal metastases, appendiceal cancers, peritoneal cancers, cost-effectiveness, quality of life, outcomes research, intestinal failure
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Mary R. Kwaan, M.D., M.P.H.
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Associate Professor of Surgery
Department of Surgery University of California Los Angeles, California (USA)
Clinical/Research Interests: Diverticulitis, rectal cancer, inflammatory bowel disease, intestinal injury from radiation, reoperative surgery, racial disparities in health care on, reoperative surgery, racial disparities in health care |
Amy L. Lightner, M.D.
| Chief Medical Officer Direct Biologics, LLC Austin, Texas
Clinical/research interest: Inflammatory bowel disease, ileal pouch disorders, stem cell therapy, minimally invasive surgery |
Justin A. Maykel, M.D.
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Professor and Chief, Division of Colorectal Surgery The Joseph M. Streeter and Mary Streeter DeFeudis Endowed Chair in Surgery UMass Memorial Medical Center University of Massachusetts Medical School Worcester, Massachusetts (USA)
Clinical Interests: Rectal cancer, colon cancer, complicated diverticulitis, inflammatory bowel disease
Research Interests: Innovative surgical approaches to colorectal diseases including transanal total mesorectal excision (TaTME), laparoscopy, transanal endoscopic microsurgery and transanal minimally invasive surgery (TAMIS), surgical quality improvement and optimizing surgical outcomes |
Evangelos Messaris, M.D., Ph.D.
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Associate Professor of Surgery Chief, Colon and Rectal Surgery Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center Harvard Medical School Boston, Massachusetts (USA)
Clinical/Research Interests: Specific clinical and research interest in the care of patients with inflammatory bowel diseases |
Toshiki Mimura, M.D., Ph.D.
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Professor of Gastrointestinal Surgery Department of Surgery Jichi Medical University Tochigi, Japan
Clinical/Research Interests: Functional bowel and anorectal disorders, including fecal incontinence, constipation, and rectal prolapse |
Husein Moloo, M.D.
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Associate Professor of Surgery Vice Chair Quality, Department of Surgery Section Head, Colon and Rectal Surgery Program Director, Colon and Rectal Surgery Fellowship Associate Scientist, Ottawa Hospital Research Institute University of Ottawa Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Clinical/Research Interests: Quality Improvement, colorectal cancer, minimally invasive surgery, transanal endoscopic microsurgery, fragility, integrated practice models |
Harvey G. Moore, M.D.
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Assistant Professor of Surgery Duke University School of Medicine Section of Colon and Rectal Surgery Division of Advanced Oncology and Gastrointestinal Surgery Durham, North Carolina (USA)
Clinical/Research Interests: Anal cancer, chemoprevention of colorectal cancer, multimodality management of locally advanced rectal cancer |
Matthew Mutch, M.D. |
Washington University School of Medicine
St. Louis, Missouri (USA)
Clinical/Research Interests: Colorectal cancer, minimaly invasive surgery for colon and rectal surgery, outcomes research
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Valentine N. Nfonsam, M.D., M.S.

| Professor and Chair Isidore Cohn Jr., MD Endowed Chair in Surgery LSU Health, Department of Surgery New Orleans, LA (USA)
Clinical/Research interest: Colorectal cancer especially in the young, Biomarker development, Colorectal cancer biology, Colorectal cancer disparities
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Ian M. Paquette, M.D.
| Professor of Surgery Chief, Division of Colon and Rectal Surgery University of Cincinnati College of Medicine Cincinnati, Ohio (USA)
Clinical Interests: Inflammatory bowel disease, colorectal cancer, minimally invasive colon and rectal surgery
Research Interests: Clinical outcomes and quality improvement research regarding colorectal cancer and inflammatory bowel disease |
Scott E. Regenbogen, M.D., M.P.H.
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Associate Professor of Surgery
Chief, Division of Colorectal Surgery University of Michigan Ann Arbor, Michigan (USA)
Clinical Interests: Inflammatory bowel disease, colorectal cancer, minimally invasive colon and rectal surgery
Research Interests: Health services research, including performance evaluation, costs of care, surgical safety and quality improvement, with a particular focus on the cost, quality, and outcomes of major inpatient surgery in older adults |
Rocco Ricciardi, M.D., M.P.H.
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Chief, Section of Colorectal Surgery Massachusetts General Hospital Harvard University Boston, Massachusetts (USA)
Clinical/Research Interests: Diverticulitis, colorectal cancer, quality improvement, population health, comparative effectiveness |
Manuel Rodriguez-Justo, M.B.Ch.B., M.Sc.
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Clinical Head of Department of Cellular Pathology & Associate Professor of Research Pathology Cancer Institute, University College London, United Kingdom
Clinical/Research Interests: Oncopathology, IBD-associated dysplasia, biomarker signatures, validation of genomic and proteomic signatures using immunohistochemistry, digital image analysis and profiling
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Vlad V. Simianu, M.D., M.P.H.

| Attending Surgeon, Section of Colon and Rectal Surgery, Virginia Mason Medical Center Medical Director, Colorectal Service Line, Floyd and Delores Jones Cancer Institute Associate Medical Director, Colon and Rectal Surgery, Surgical Care Outcome Assessment Program Clinical Interests: Cancer, diverticulitis, IBD, pelvic floor Research Interests: Outcomes and quality, cost-effectiveness, health services research
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J. Joshua Smith, M.D., Ph.D.

| Associate Member | Associate Attending Surgeon Colorectal Surgery | Department of Surgery Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center New York, New York
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Mattias Soop, M.D., Ph.D.
| Department of Surgery Ersta Hospital and Karolinska Institutet Stockholm, Sweden
Clinical/Research Interests: Management of intestinal failure, #VisualAbstracts, inflammatory bowel disease, and surgical stress reduction.
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Antonino Spinelli, M.D., Ph.D.

| Professor of Surgery
Chief, Division of Colon and Rectal Surgery Humanitas University, Instituto Clinico Humanitas Milan, Italy
Clinical/Research interests: Minimally invasive technology in colorectal cancer an inflammatory bowel disease, transanal minimally invasive surgery and TaTME, pouch surgery. |
David B. Stewart, M.D.
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Associate Professor of Surgery
Associate Professor of Pediatrics
Section Chief, Colorectal Surgery University of Arizona Tucson, Arizona (USA)
Clinical/Research Interests: C. difficile infection; human gut microbiome, C. difficile tissue bank, bioinformatics, meta-genomics and meta-transcriptomics, gut dysbiosis, oligonucleotides as microbiome sparing antisense antibiotics delivered using novel bola-amphiphilic nanocarriers, fecal microbiota transplants administered by enema to critically ill CDI patients as an alternative to surgery for patients failing medical therapy |
Luca Stocchi, M.D.
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Division Chair-Colon & Rectal Surgery 4500 San Pablo Road Jacksonville, Florida 32224
Clinical/Research Interests: Laparoscopic surgery, colorectal cancer, and inflammatory bowel disease |
Akira Sugita, M.D.
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Director Department of Inflammatory Bowel Disease Department of Surgery Yokohama Municipal Citizens Hospital Yokohama, Japan
Clinical/Research Interests: Inflammatory bowel disease (ulcerative colitis, Crohn's disease), colorectal cancer, small intestine |
Pasithorn A. Suwanabol, M.D., M.S.

| Assistant Professor Division of Colorectal Surgery, University of Michigan
Staff Surgeon, Ann Arbor Veterans Affairs Healthcare System
Clinical/Research Interests: Inflammatory bowel disease; colorectal cancer; health services research focused on palliative care encompassing end-of-life care, survivorship, and well-being
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Charles Ternent, M.D.
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Clinical Professor Department of Surgery University of Nebraska School of Medicine, Omaha, Nebraska. Associate Clinical Professor, Department of Surgery, Creighton University School of Medicine, Omaha, Nebraska. Director of Research, Section of Colon and Rectal Surgery Omaha, Nebraska (USA)
Clinical/Research Interests: Colorectal cancer, inflammatory bowel disease. Minimally invasive colorectal surgery. Clinical outcomes and cost-effectiveness /decision-making analysis. |
Hongwei Yao, M.D., Ph.D.
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Deputy Director, Division of Gastrointestinal Surgery Professor, Department of General Surgery Beijing Friendship Hospital, Capital Medical University (National Clinical Research Center for Digestive Diseases), Beijing, China General Secretary, Chinese Society of Colorectal Surgery
Chairman, Chinese Society of taTME Surgeons
Study Chair, Chinese taTME Registry Collaborative
Local principal investigator, COLOR III trial
Clinical/research interests: Precision medicine for colorectal cancer, minimally invasive surgery of colorectal cancer,taTME for mid-low rectal cancer, nationwide registry database
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Reviewer's Guild Associate Editors
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Julia Berian, M.D., M.S.
| Assistant Professor of Surgery Department of Surgery, Division of General Surgery Division of Colorectal Surgery, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin
Clinical/Research Interests: Health services research, implementation science & mixed-methods; geriatrics, cognition, function and perioperative care; CRC, IBD, Pelvic floor, robotic / MIS approaches. |
Ruoxu Dou, M.D.
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Chief, Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery The Fifth Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University Zhuhai, Guangdong (China)
Clinical/Research Interests: multidisciplinary treatment for low rectal cancer, sphincter-preserving proctectomy, enhanced recovery after surgery, low anterior resection syndrome
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Laura M. Fernandez, MD
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Colorectal Surgeon, Champalimaud Foundation Lisbon, Portugal
Clinical/research interests: Management and treatment of colorectal cancer. Rectal cancer and organ preservation. Neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy treatment and prediction to response in rectal cancer.
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Norman Galbraith, B.Sc., M.B.Ch.B., M.Sc., Ph.D.
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Glasgow, Scotland
Interests: Colorectal cancer, Rectal cancer, Inflammatory bowel disease, Tumour microenvironment, Molecular biology, Immunology, Cytokines
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Gifty Kwakye, M.D., M.P.H.
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Ann Arbor, Michigan
Interests: Pelvic floor dysfunction (diagnosis, management, outcomes), Colorectal Cancer, Anorectal, Disparity (including Global /Immigrant/Refugee health), Education
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Ira Leeds, M.D., M.B.A., Sc.M.
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New Haven, Connecticut
Interests: Prehabilitation, VTE, Clinical trials, Artificial intelligence, Shared decision-making, Education, Systematic reviews, Large datasets
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Editorial Office
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Margaret Abby, B.A.
| Managing Editor Phone: (502) 294-7444 E-mail: [email protected] |
Taris Truax, B.S.
| Editorial Assistant Phone: (507) 271-5176 E-mail: [email protected] |
Continuing Education Committee (CME)
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Mala Murthy Balakumar, M.D.
| ASCRS Continuing Medical Education
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Craig Reickert, M.D.
| ASCRS Continuing Medical Education
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Selected Abstracts
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Rishi Batra, M.D.
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Assistant Professor of Surgery University of Nebraska Medical Center
Contributing Selected Article Abstractor for DCR
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Kristen Crowell, M.D.
| Contributing Selected Article Abstractor for DCR
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Kurt Davis, M.D.

| Contributing Selected Article Abstractor for DCR
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Michelle F. DeLeon, M.D.
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Assistant Professor of Surgery
Division of Colon and Rectal Surgery Mayo Clinic - Jacksonville, FL
Contributing Selected Articl Abstractor for DCR
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Samuel Eisenstein, M.D.
| Assistant Professor of Surgery University of California San Diego
Contributing Selected Article Abstractor for DCR
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Norbert Garcia-Henriquez, M.D.
| Mount Sinai Medical Center Miami Beach, Florida
Contributing Selected Article Abstractor for DCR
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Irena Gribovskaja-Rupp, M.D.
| Clinical Associate Professor of Surgery
University of Iowa
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Carla F. Justiniano, M.D., M.P.H.
| Assistant Professor of Surgery
University of Cincinnati
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Jennifer A. Leinicke, M.D.
| Assistant Professor of Surgery University of Nebraska Medical Center
Contributing Selected Article Abstractor for DCR
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George Nassif, D.O.
| Director of Medical Education Advent Health Center for Colon and Rectal Surgery
Contributing Selected Article Abstractor for DCR
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V. Prasad Poola, M.B.B.S.
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Associate Professor of Surgery Southern Illinois University School of Medicine
Contributing Selected Article Abstractor for DCR
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Shankar R. Raman, M.D.
| Mercy Medical Center, Des Moines, Iowa
Contributing Selected Article Abstractor for DCR
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Emily Steinhagen, M.D.
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Case Western Reserve
Cleveland, Ohio
Contributing Selected Article Abstractor for DCR |
David Schwartzberg, M.D.
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Contributing Selected Article Abstractor for DCR
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Tafadzwa Makarawo, M.D

| Contributing Selected Article Abstractor for DCR
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Visual Abstractors
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Justin Brady, M.D.

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Assistant Professor of Surgery, Mayo Clinic Alix School of Medicine Senior Associate Consultant Mayo Clinic Arizona
Contributing Visual Abstractor for DCR
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Paolo Goffredo, M.D.

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Assistant Professor, Colon and Rectal Surgery University of Minnesota
Minneapolis, MN
Contributing Visual Abstractor for DCR
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Irena Gribovskaja-Rupp, MD

| Associate Professor of Surgery
University of Iowa Iowa City, Iowa
Contributing Visual Abstractor for DCR |
Taryn Hassinger, MD

| Allegheny Health Network Pittsburgh, PA
Contributing Visual Abstractor for DCR
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Audrey S. Kulaylat, M.D., M.Sc. 
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Assistant Professor, Colon and Rectal Surgery Penn State Health Hershey, Pennsylvania
DCR Contributing Visual Abstractor for DCR
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V. Prasad Poola, MBBS

| Associate Professor of Surgery
Southern Illinois School of Medicine Springfield, Illinois
Contributing Visual Abstractor for DCR
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Bruna Vailati, MD

| Colorectal surgeon
Angelita & Joaquim Gama Institute Sao Paulo, Brazil
Contributing Visual Abstractor for DCR
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Spanish Content
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Gunther Bocic,
M.D.
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Section Editor, Spanish Abstract Translations
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Francisco M. Abarca-Rendon, M.D.

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Contributing Spanish Abstract Translator Guayaquil, Ecuador
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Felipe Bellolio, M.D.

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Contributing Spanish Abstract Translator Santiago, Chile
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Yolanda Colorardo, M.D.

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Conributing Spanish Abstract Translator San Salvador, El Salvador
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Xavier Delgadillo, M.D.

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Contributing Spanish Abstract Translator
Neuchâtel, Switzerland
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Osvaldo Gauto, M.D.

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Contributing Spanish Abstract Translator
Asunción, Paraguay
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Gonzalo Hagerman, M.D.
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Contributing Spanish Abstract Translator
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Fidel Ruiz Healy, M.D. 
| Contributing Spanish Abstract Translator Mexico City, Mexico |
Juan Antonio Villanueva-Herrero, M.D.

| Contributing Spanish Abstract Translator
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Eduardo E. Londoño-Schimmer, M.D., FACS, FASCRS

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Contributing Spanish Abstract Translator Bogotá , Colombia
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Ingrid Melo, M.D.

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Contributing Spanish Abstract Translator
Caracas, Venezuela
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Juan Carlos Reyes, M.D.

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Contributing Spanish Abstract Translator Bogotá, Colombia.
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Mauricio Santamaria, M.D.

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Contributing Spanish Abstract Translator
San Salvador, El Salvador
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Jorge Silva-Velazco, M.D.

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Contributing Spanish Abstract Translator Mexico City, Mexico
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Chinese Content
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Jianping Wang, M.D., Ph.D.
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Section Editor for Chinese Content
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Chuan-Gang Fu, M.D., Ph.D.

| Section Editor for Chinese Content
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Ruoxu Dou, M.D., Ph.D.

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Contributing Chinese Translators Wan He, M.D. Yao Guo, M.D. Feng Jiang, M.D. Yichao Liang, M.D. Weipeng Sun, M.D. Jiong Wu. M.D. Haixia Xu, M.D. Rongxin Zhang, M.D. Ping Zhu, M.D. Changhua Zhuo, M.D.
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Publishers
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Elizabeth Perill
Sharon Zinner
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Senior Medical Publisher
Senior Publisher |
Sarah Carerra
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Michelle Trusz
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Production Editor |
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National Account Manager |
DCR Reviewer's Guild Classes
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Evangelos Messaris, M.D., Ph.D.
| Director Curriculum Development DCR Reviewer's Guild
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Kristen Crowell, MD

| Curriculum Development DCR Reviewer's Guild (Reviewer's Guild Graduate: Class of 2019-2020)
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Sandra Kavalukas, MD

| Curriculum Development DCR Reviewer's Guild (Reviewer's Guild Graduate: Class of 2019-2020)
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Class of 2020-2021 Reviewer's Guild |
Mohammad Abbass, MD
| Member: January 8, 2021 Mentor: Matthew F. Kalady, MD
Interests: Broad topics of interest, Hereditary colorectal cancer syndromes, Rectal and colon cancer, Genetics |
Mohamad A. Abdulhai, M.D.

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Member: January 8, 2021
Mentor: William C. Cirocco, MD
Interests: Colorectal cancer, Outcomes, Diverticulitis, Quality, Education |
Benjamin Allar, M.D.

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Member: January 8, 2021
Mentor: Evangelos Messaris, MD, PhD
Interests: Colorectal Cancer, Outcomes, Anorectal, Education, Disparity  |
Chris Aquina, M.D.

| Member: January 8, 2021
Mentor: Fergal Fleming, MD
Interests: Colorectal cancer, Outcomes, Robotic/minimally invasive surgery, Quality, Large database |
Kristen Ban, M.D.

| Member: January 8, 2021
Mentor: Sean C. Glasgow, MD
Interests:Outcomes, Colorectal Cancer, Pelvic Floor, ERAS, Quality, Large Database |
Justin Brady, M.D.

| Member: January 8, 2021
Mentor: John Monson
Interests: Anorectal, Diverticulitis |
Heather Carmichael, M.D.

| Member: January 8, 2021
Mentor: Pat Sylla
Interests: Outcomes, Colorectal Cancer, Robotics/MIS, Disparities, Large Database, Robotics/MISColorectal Cancer, Education, ERAS |
Francesco Carrano, MD

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Member: January 8, 2021
Mentor: Antonino Spinelli
Interests:Robotic/Minimally Invasive Surgery, Colorectal Cancer, IBD, Pelvic floor, Basic Science, New Technologies, Artificial Intelligence, Clinical Trials |
Christy Cauley, M.D.

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Member: January 8, 2021
Mentor: Rocco Ricciardi
Interests: Colorectal Cancer, Outcomes, Diverticulitis, Patient-reported Outcomes, Shared Decision Making |
Alexis Colley, M.D.

| Member: January 8, 2021
Mentor: Elizabeth Wick, MD
Interests: Anorectal, Colorectal cancer, Outcomes, Prehabilitation, Patient-reported outcomes, shared decision making |
Jacopo Crippa, M.D.

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Member: January 8, 2021
Mentor: Antonino Spinelli, MD, PhD
Interests: Colorectal Cancer, Outcomes, Diverticulitis, Robotic/Minimally invasive surgery, New Technologies, Patient reported outcomes, Shared decision making, Anast leak & postop compl,Quality,- Systematic Review, Clinical Trials, Large Database,ERAS, Observational
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Reece K. DeHaan, M.D.

| Member: January 8, 2021
Mentor: Emina Huang, MD
Interests: Colorectal Cancer, IBD, Anorectal, Basic Science, Genetics |
Ana De Roo, M.D.

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Member: January 8, 2021
Mentor: Scott Regenbogen, MD, MPH
Interests: Colorectal Cancer, Outcomes, Diverticulitis, Shared Decision Making, ERAS |
Beatrice Dionigi, M.D.

| Member: January 8, 2021
Mentor: Scott Steele
Interests: IBD, Colon and rectal cancer, Diverticulitis,Disparities, intelligence |
David Droullard, M.D.

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Member: January 8, 2021
Mentor: Vlad Simianu, MD, MPH
Interests: Outcomes, Diverticulitis, Patient-reported outcomes, Statistics, Large Database, Observational |
Norman Galbraith, M.D.

| Member: January 8, 2021
Mentor: Campbell Roxburgh
Interests: Colorectal cancer, Rectal cancer, Inflammatory bowel disease, Tumour microenvironment, Molecular biology, Immunology, Cytokines |
Rob Goldstone, M.D.

| Member: January 8, 2021
Mentor: Rocco Ricciardi
Interests: Colorectal cancer, diverticulitis, Robotic/Minimally invasive surgery, Large database, Benign Disease |
Irena Gribovskaja-Rupp, M.D.

| Member: January 8, 2021
Mentor: Imran Hassan
Interests: Anorectal, Outcomes, Robotics/MIS, Quality, ERAS, Prehabilitation,
VTE |
Rebecca Gunter, M.D.

| Member: January 8, 2021
Mentor: Eric K. Johnson, M.D.
Interests: IBD, Colorectal Cancer, Outcomes, Disparity, Quality |
Kristi Guyton, M.D.

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Member: 1/8/2021
Mentor: Imran Hassan
Interests: IBD, Diverticulitis, Colorectal Cancer,Education, Shared decision making, Endoscopy, Anastomotic leak  |
Sue Hahn, M.D.

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Member: January 8, 2021
Mentor: Justin Maykel
Interests: Colorectal Cancer, IBD, Robotic/Minimally Invasive Surgery, Benign disease, New Technologies |
Taryn Hassinger, M.D.

| Member: 1/8/2021
Mentor: Traci Hedrick
Interests: Outcomes, Diverticulitis, Colorectal Cancer, Quality, Large Database, ERAS
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Brenna Houlihan, M.D.

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Member: 1/8/2021
Mentor: Susan Galandiuk
Interests: Pelvic floor, IBD, Colorectal Cancer, Anastomotic leak, Clinical trials

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Emily Huang, M.D.

| Member: 1/8/2021
Mentor: Matthew F Kalady
Interests: Education
(area of expertise) IBD, Pelvic floor, Robotic/MIS, Shared decision making
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Jennifer Kaplan. M.D.

| Member: 1/8/2021
Mentor: Val Simianu
Interests: Pelvic, Outcomes, Robotic/minimally invasive surgery, Patient reported outcomes, Prehabilitation
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Gifty Kwakye, M.D.

| Member: 1/8/2021 Mentor: Robert Madoff
Interests: Pelvic floor dysfunction
(diagnosis, management, outcomes), Colorectal Cancer, Anorectal, Disparity
(including Global
/Immigrant/Refugee health), Education
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Ariane Lacaille-Range, M.D.

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Member: 1/8/2021
Mentor: Husein Moloo, MD
Interests: Colorectal Cancer, IBD, Anorectal, Education, Endoscopy

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Hanjoo Lee, M.D.

| Member: 1/8/2021
Mentor: Alessandro Fichera
Interests: Colorectal cancer, Diverticulitis, Robotic/minimally invasive surgery, Anast leak & postop compl, Genetics
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Ira Leeds, M.D.
| Member: 1/9/2021
Mentor: Amy Lightner
Interests: Prehabilitation, VTE, Clinical trials, Artificial intelligence, Shared decision-making, Education, Systematic reviews, Large datasets
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Isabelle Le Leannec, M.D.
| Member: 1/8/2021
Mentor: Elizabeth Wick
Interests: Robotics/MIS, Pelvic Floor, Colorectal Cancer, New Technologies, Disparity

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David Liska, M.D.

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Member: 1/8/2021
Mentor: Scott Steele
Interests: IBD, Colorectal Cancer, Outcomes, Basic Science, Genetics, Prehabilitation, ERAS
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Tafadzwa Makarawo, M.D.
| Member: 1/8/2021
Mentor: Bill Cirocco
Interests: Diverticular disease, Colorectal cancer, Anorectal disease
(hemorrhoids, fissures and fistulas), Health Economics, Inflammatory bowel disease
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Kasim Mirza, M.D.
| Member: 1/8/2021
Mentor: Andreas Kaiser
Interests: Endoscopic laparoscopic surgery, Endoscopic surgery, Rectal cancer, Microbiome research
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Ana Sofia Ore, M.D.
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Member: 1/8/2021
Mentor: Evangelos Messaris
Interests: Colorectal Cancer, Outcomes, Robotic/Minimally Invasive Surgery, Patient-reported outcomes, Large Database, ERAS, VTE, Disparity |
Rodrigo Pedraza, M.D.
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Member: 1/8/2021
Mentor:
Professor Vassiliki Tsikitis
Interests: Neoplasia, Colorectal cancer, Anal cancer |
Prasad Poola, M.D.
| Member: 1/8/2021
Mentor: Jan Rakinic
Interests: Robotic/Minimally invasive surgery, Outcomes, Diverticulitis, Education, New Technology

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Tara Russell, M.D., Ph.D.
| Member: 1/8/2021
Mentor:
Amy Lightner
Interests: Health services research, Cost and quality analyses, Health equity, Resource allocation
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Katharina Scheurlen, M.D.
| Member: 1/8/2021
Mentor:
Emina Huang
Interests: Anorectal, Colorectal Cancer, Outcomes, Basic Science, Genetics
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Robert Shaw, M.D.
| Member: 1/8/2021
Mentor: Joga Srivivas Ivatury
Interests: Colorectal Cancer, Diverticulitis, Robotic/Minimally invasive surgery, Education, Patient-reported outcomes

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Jeremy Springer, M.D.
| Member: 1/8/2021
Mentor: Justin Maykel
Interests: Colorectal Cancer, Diverticulitis, Outcomes, New Technologies, ERAS
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Shanna Sprinkle, M.D.
| Member: 1/8/2021
Mentor: John Monson
Interests: Anorectal, Outcomes, Diverticulitis, Robotic/Minimally invasive surgery, Education, Large Datasets, New Technologies, Artificial Intelligence, Statistics, Disparity

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Class of 2019-2020 Reviewer's Guild
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Fadwa Ali, MD

| Member: May 6, 2019 Mentor: Daniel Herzig, MD Current position: Assistant Professor of Surgery, University of California Davis School of Medicine Clinical/research interests: Clinical outcomes, postoperative complications, venous thromboembolism, Colorectal cancer, IBD.
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José Azevedo, MD

| Member: April 23, 2019 Mentor: Rodrigo Oliva Perez, MD, PhD Current Position: General Surgery Resident, Porto, Portugal Clinical/research interests: Colorectal cancer,surgical technique, chemotherapy, radiotherapy, imaging
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Julia Berian, MD, MS

| Member: April 23, 2019 Mentor: George Chang, MD, MS Current Position: Assistant Professor of Surgery Clinical/research interests: Health servicesresearch, geriatric or elderly population, ERAS, retrospective, prospective clinical, administrative database research, quality and outcomes research, quality improvement, systematic reviews
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Anuradha Bhama, MD, FACS, FASCRS

| Member: April 29, 2019 Mentor: Scott Steele, MD Current Position: Assistant Professor of Surgery, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, Illinois Interests: Large databases studies (NSQIP, NIS, SEER, etc), comparative effectiveness in minimally invasive surgery, robotic surgery, reoperative surgery for benign disease |
Vladimir Bolshinsky, MBBS, DipSurgAnat, FRACS

| Member: April 23, 2019 Mentor: Scott Steele, MD Current Position: Consultant Colorectal Surgeon, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Interests: IBD, colorectal cancer (clinical, not basic science), pelvic floor, anorectal disease, benign colorectal disorders
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Michele Maria Carvello, MD
| Member: July 26, 2019 Mentor: Antonino Spinelli, MD, PhD Current Position: Staff Surgeon Interests: Colorectal cancer, IBD, minimally invasive surgery, enhanced recovery protocols |
Will Chapman, Jr, MD, MPHS

| Current Position: Resident physician, General Surgery Interests: Rectal cancer, health services research, clinical outcomes, clinical trials |
Jessica Cohan, MD, MAS

| Member: May 20, 2019 Mentor: Daniel Herzig, MD Current Position: Assistant Professor of Surgery, University of Utah Interests: Diverticulitis, Geriatric Surgery, Shared Decision Making, Patient Reported Outcomes, Inflammatory Bowel Disease, Colorectal Cancer |
Kristen Crowell, MD

| Member: April 23, 2019 Mentor: Evangelos Messaris, MD Current Position: Colorectal surgeon Interests: IBD, Crohn's disease, surgical & medical management, Clostridium difficile colitis, DVT prophylaxis, cytokines/inflammation |
Thomas Curran, MD, MPH
| Member: April 23, 2019 Mentor: Christine Jensen Current Position: Assistant Professor of Surgery, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, South Carolina Interests: Colorectal cancer, diverticulitis, IBD, minimally invasive surgery, outcomes research |
Jennifer S. Davids, MD

| Member: May 6, 2019 Mentor: Scott Steele, MD Current position: Associate Professor of Surgery, University of Massachusetts Interests: Outcomes research, clinical trials, meta-analysis, IBD, robotic surgery, colorectal cancer, surgical education/training
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Kurt G. Davis, MD

| Member: July 29, 2019 Mentor: Mary Kwann, MD Current Position: Associate Professor of Surgery Interests: Colon cancer, IBD, disparities in healthcare, surgical education
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Aaron J. Dawes, MD, PhD
| Member: April 23, 2019 Mentor: Mary Kwaan, MD, MPH Current Position: Fellow (will change to Assistant Professor of Surgery this fall) Interests: Health services, outcomes research, statistics (randomization, multivariable regression, matching/weighting, selection, model development, and forecasting) benign anorectal disease, disparities in surgical cancer care |
Gabrielle E. Dombek, MD

| Current Position: Post-Doctoral Research Fellow Interests: Colorectal cancer, IBD, quality improvement |
Tyler Ellis, MD, MSCR

| Member: April 23, 2019 Mentor: Susan Galandiuk, MD Current Position: Instructor of Surgery, University of Louisville Interests: Rectal cancer, health services research, disparities, patient reported outcomes, studies using large databases |
Laura Fernandez, MD

| Member: June 6, 2019 Mentor: Rodrigo Perez, MD Current Position: Colorectal surgeon Interests: Colorectal cancer, minimally invasive surgery, molecular biology |
Caterina Foppa, MD

| Member: April 23, 2019
Mentor: Antonino Spinelli, MD Current Position: Assistant, Division of Coon & Rectal Surgery Interests: Colorectal cancer, basic science (all topics), IBD, colorectal anastomotic leak, robotic and laparoscopic surgery |
Paolo Goffredo, MD

| Member: 11/14/2019
Mentor: Imran Hassan
Current Position: Advanced Colorectal Surgical Oncology Fellow, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York
Interests: Colorectal cancer, small bowel neoplasms, HIPEC, IBD, anal cancer |
Ramzi Michael Helewa, MD
| Member: April 23, 2019
Mentor: Husein Moloo Current Position: Colon and Rectal Surgery, Assistant Professor Interests: Administrative database research, colorectal cancer outcomes, quality outcomes research |
Srinivas Joga Ivatury, MD, MHA

| Member: April 23, 2019
Mentor: George Chang, MD Current Position: Division Chief of Colorectal Surgery Interests: Colorectal cancer, patient-reported outcomes, shared decision making, health services research |
Carla Justiniano, MD, MPH
| Member: April 23, 2019
Mentor: Fergal Fleming, MD Current Position: General Surgery Resident Interests: Outcomes research, databases (NCDB, SPARCS, NSQIP, institutional studies), colorectal cancer, IBD outcomes, prehabilitation, ileostomy |
Arielle Kanters, MD, MS
| Member: April 23, 2019
Mentor: Scott Regenbogen Current Position: Current position (until July 2020) - Chief General Surgery Resident As of August 2020 - Colorectal Surgery Fellow Interests: Outcomes research, Qualitative research, Quality improvement work |
Sandra Kavalukas, MD
| Member: April 18, 2019
Mentor: Susan Galandiuk Current Position: Colorectal Surgery Fellow Interests: IBD, Crohn's colitis, UC-associated cancer, Hereditary colorectal cancer, Patient satisfaction/outcome studies, Anastomotic leaks |
Katherine Kelley, MD
| Member: May 6, 2019
Mentor: Daniel Herzig Current Position: Fellow Interest: Pelvic Floor, Robotic surgery, Anal cancer, Benign anal disease |
Chang Hyun Kim, MD, PhD

| Member: September 1, 2019
Mentor: Nam Kyu Kim Interests: Colorectal cancer, Minimal invasive surgery, Liquid biopsy (including circulating tumor DNA, exosome), Randomized controlled trials, Observational studies, Meta-analysis |
Cherng Huei (Joe) Kong, MBChB, MS, FRACS

| Member: June 14, 2019
Mentor: George Chang Current Position: Colorectal Fellow Interests: Minimal invasive surgery, Rectal cancer, Immunology, Biostatistics, Outcomes research
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Audrey Stokes Kulaylat, MD

| Member: June 15, 2019
Mentor: David Stewart Current Position: Chief Resident in General Surgery Interests: Health services, Outcomes research, Large databases, IBD, Health disparities, Colorectal cancer screening |
Grace C. Lee, MD

| Member: April 23, 2019
Mentor: Rocco Ricciardi Current Position: General Surgery Resident Interests: Colorectal cancer, Anal dysplasia and anal squamous cell cancer, Minimally invasive techniques in colorectal surgery, Outcomes research using large databases |
Nicholas P. McKenna, MD
| Member: June 14, 2019
Mentor: Amy Lightner Current Position: General Surgery resident Interests: IBD, administrative and clinical databases (NIS, NSQIP), and surgical outcomes
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Stephen O'Brien, MB BCh BAO

| Member: July 26, 2019
Mentor: Susan Galandiuk Current Position: Core Surgical Trainee, Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland Interests: IBD, Hereditary colorectal cancer, Clinical nutrition, Prehabilitation, Translational science in Colorectal disease |
Roger Patron-Lozano, MD

| Member: April 23, 2019
Mentor: Susan Galandiuk Current Position: Colon & Rectal Surgery Fellow Interests: Colorectal cancer, Diverticulitis, Laparoscopic surgery |
Uma Phatak, MD

| Member: June 14, 2019
Mentor: George Chang Current Position: Assistant Professor Interests: Disparities in colorectal cancer, IBD, ERAS, Outcomes research using large databases, Surgical site infections |
Yesenia Rojas-Khalil, MD

| Member: June 14, 2019
Mentor: Susan Galandiuk Current Position: Assistant Professor Interests: Colorectal cancer, IBD, Basic science, Observational studies |
Tarik Sammour, FRACS, PhD

| Member: June 17, 2019
Mentor: Andrew Hill Current Position: Associate Professor Interests: Ileus, Rectal cancer, pelvic lymph nodes, total neoadjuvant therapy, Artificial intelligence, Randomized trials, Systematic reviews |
Guilherme Pagin São Julião, MD

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Member: May 20, 2019 Mentor: Rodrigo Oliva Perez Interests: Colorectal cancer, neoadjuvant treatment, prediction of response, Minimally invasive operations
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Stephen Sharp, MD

| Member: May 6, 2019
Mentor: Susan Galandiuk Current Position: Clinical Faculty Interests: Colorectal cancer, IBD, Outcomes research, Basic science, Benign disease, Health care disparities |
Vlad V. Simianu, MD, MPH

| Member: April 23, 2019
Mentor: Christine C. Jensen Current Position: Attending Surgeon, Medical Director, Associate Medical Director Interests: Cancer, Diverticulitis, IBD, Pelvic Floor, Outcomes and Quality, Cost-Efectiveness, Health Services Research |
Matthew Skancke, MD

| Member: May 6, 2019
Mentor: Susan Galandiuk Current Position: Staff Surgeon at Holy Cross Hospital in Silver Spring, Maryland
Interests: Outcomes research, Biostatistics, Low Rectal cancer, Telemedicine/surgery, Robotic surgery |
Zhifei (Jeff) Sun, MD

| Member: April 23, 2019
Mentor: Harvey Moore Current Position: Chief Resident (current) July 2020-July 2021 will be: Colorectal Surgery Fellow Interests: Rectal cancer, Artificial intelligence applications in medicine, Medical devices |
Amy Suwanabol, MD

| Member: April 23, 2019
Mentor: Justin Maykel Current Position: Assistant Professor Interests: Palliative and end of life care, Colorectal cancer survivorship, Post discharge destination/long term outcomes (function and cognition), Variation in surgical and cancer care, Complications after colorectal surgery |
Jim Tiernan, MD

| Mentor: Scott Steele
Current Position: Consultant Colorectal Surgeon Interests: Randomized controlled trials, Colorectal cancer Advanced & Recurrent, IBD, Hemorrhoids, New technologies
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Jeff Van Eps, MD

| Member: January 6, 2020
Mentor: Sean Langenfeld Interests: Repair of peristomal hernia, particularly the intersection of biomaterials with tissue repair/wound healing, Anal fistula, particularly the intersection of biomaterials with tissue repair/wound healing, Rectal cancer, specifically watch & wait, Colon cancer, novel therapeutic techniques, Robotic/minimally invasive colorectal surgery |
Tom Wallace, MD

| Member: June 14, 2019
Mentor: Husein Moloo Current Position: Clinical Assistant Professor University of British Columbia Clinical Lead Surgery BC Patient Safety and Quality Council NSQIP Surgeon Champion Colorectal and General Surgeon Interests: Outcomes research, Human factors and ergonomics, Patient safety and quality improvement, Endoscopy
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Moriah Wright, MD
| Member: May 19, 2019 Mentor: Charles Ternent Current Position: General and Colorectal Surgeon at Memphis Surgery Associates, Memphis, Tennessee
Interests: Cost-effectiveness analysis, Hemorrhoidal disease, Anal fistula, IBD, Rectal cancer
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Zhaomin (Tim) Xu, MD, PhD
| Member: April 23, 2019
Mentor: Fergal Fleming
Current Position: PGY5 resident
Interests: Colorectal cancer care delivery, Colorectal cancer survivorship, Outcomes research including patient reported outcomes
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