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) |
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 |
Sean J. Langenfeld, M.D.
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Section Editor, Selected Abstracts
Associate Professor of Surgery
Associate Program Director, General Surgery Residency
Department of Surgery
University of Nebraska Medical Center
Omaha, Nebraska (USA)
Clinical/Research Interests: Social Media, #VisualAbstract, online reputation management, minimally invasive surgery, colorectal cancer, inflammatory bowel disease |
Mattias Soop, M.D., Ph.D.
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Section Editor, International Content
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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Section Editor, New TechnologyAssociate 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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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, MD, FACS, FASCRS
| 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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William C. Cirocco, M.D.
 | Banner 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 |
Bard C. Cosman, M.D., MPH
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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 |
David L. Feingold, M.D.
| 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)
Clinical/Research Interests: |
Chuan-Gang Fu, M.D.
 | 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.
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Associate Professor of Surgery
Section of Colon & Rectal Surgery
Department of Surgery
Washington University School of Medicine
St. Louis, Missouri (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 |
I. Emre Gorgun, M.D.
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Department of Colorectal Surgery Cleveland, Ohio |
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 SurgeryDirector, 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., F.R.A.C.S., F.R.C.S.
| 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.
| Professor, Department of Surgical Oncology The University of Tokyo Clinical /Resesarch Interests: Colorectal cancer, inflammatory bowel disease, minimally invasive surgery |
Christine C. Jensen, M.D., MPH
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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 |
Eric K. Johnson, M.D.
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Cleveland Clinic Foundation
Professor of Surgery
Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine at Case Western University
Cleveland, Ohio (USA)
Clinical/Research Interests: Minimally invasive colorectal resection using both laparoscopic and robotic platforms. His research focus has been on outcomes using large statewide and nationwide databases in an effort to streamline and standardize some practices in colorectal surgery. |
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. |
Deborah Keller, M.S., M.D.
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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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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 |
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 SurgeryDepartment 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.
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Assistant Professor Surgery
Clevand Clinic
Department of Surgery
Division of Colon and Rectal Surgery
Cleveland, Ohio(USA)
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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Ian M. Paquette, M.D.
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Associate Professor of Surgery
Division of Colon and Rectal Surgery
University of Cincinnati College of Medicine
Medical Director of Colon and Rectal Surgery University of Cincinnati Medical Center
Medical Director of the Christ Hospital Center for Pelvic Floor Disorders
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 colorectal resections |
Rodrigo Oliva Perez, M.D., Ph.D.
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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 |
Scott E. Regenbogen, M.D., M.P.H.
 | 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 |
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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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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.
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Assistant Professor
Division of Colorectal Surgery, University of MichiganStaff 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. |
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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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Anuradha R. Bhama, M.D.
 | Cleveland Clinic
Department of Colorectal Surgery
Cleveland, Ohio
Clinical interests: Large databases (NSQIP, NIS, SEER), comparative effectiveness in minimally invasive surgery, robotic surgery, reoperative surgery for benign disease
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Jennifer Davids, M.D.
 ; | Associate Professor of Surgery
Associate Program Director, General Surgery Residency
Director, Surgical Simulation
UMass Memorial Medical Center
University of Massachusetts Medical School
Worcester, Massachusetts (USA)
Clinical Interests: Colorectal cancer, diverticulitis, IBD, robotics, advanced endoscopy
Research Interests: Outcomes and quality, ERAS, resource utilization, social media, gender equity and inclusion |
Srinivas Joga Ivatury, M.D., M.H.A.
 | 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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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 |
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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Samuel Eisenstein, M.D.
| Assistant Professor of Surgery
University of California San Diego |
Norbert Garcia-Henriquez, M.D.
 | Mount Sinai Medical Center
Miami Beach, Florida |
Sook Chan Hoang, M.D.
 | Assistant Professor of Surgery
Rush University Medical Center |
Lawrence Lee, M.D., Ph.D.
 | Department of Surgery
McGill University |
Jennifer A. Leinicke, M.D.
 | Assistant Professor of Surgery
University of Nebraska Medical Center |
Amit Merchea, M.D.
 | Assistant Professor of Surgery
Mayo Clinic College of Medicine |
W. Conan Mustain, M.D.
 | Assistant Professor of Surgery
Division of Colon & Rectal Surgery
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences |
George Nassif, D.O.
 | Director of Medical Education
Advent Health Center for Colon and Rectal Surgery |
Vinay Rai, M.D.
 | Associate Professor
Dept. of Surgery
University of New Mexico |
Shankar R. Raman, M.D.
| Mercy Medical Center, Des Moines, Iowa
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Emily Steinhagen, M.D.
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Case Western Reserve Cleveland, Ohio
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Fia Yi, M.D.
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Mercy Medical Center, Des Moines, Iowa
Chief of Colorectal Surgery, San Antonio Military Medical Center
Assistant Professor of Surgery, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences |
Visual Abstractors
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Jessica N. Cohan, M.D., M.A.S., F.A.C.S.
| Assistant Professor, Colorectal Surgery
Adjunct Assistant Professor, Population Health Sciences
Univesity of Utah
Salt Lake City, Utah
Contributing Visual Abstractor for DCR
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Paolo Goffredo, M.D.
| Advanced Colorectal Surgical Oncology Fellow Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center New York, NY
Contributing Visual Abstractor for DCR
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Audrey S. Kulaylat, M.D., M.Sc.
| Assistant Professor, Colon and Rectal Surgery Penn State Health Hershey, Pennsylvania
DCR Contributing Visual Abstractor for DCR
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Spanish Content
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Gunther Bocic, M.D.
| Section Editor, Spanish Abstract Translations
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Francisco M. Abarca-Rendon, M.D.
| Contributing Spanish Abstract Translator
Guayaquil, Ecuador
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Felipe Bellolio, M.D.
| Contributing Spanish Abstract Translator
Santiago, Chile
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Yolanda Colorardo, M.D.
| Conributing Spanish Abstract Translator
San Salvador, El Salvador
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Xavier Delgadillo, M.D.
| Contributing Spanish Abstract Translator
Neuchâtel, Switzerland
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Osvaldo Gauto, M.D.
| Contributing Spanish Abstract Translator
Asunción, Paraguay
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Gonzalo Hagerman, M.D.
| 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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Yesenia Rojas-Khalil, M.D.
| Spanish Video Commentator
Contributing Spanish Abstract Translator
Houston, Texas
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Eduardo E. Londoño-Schimmer, M.D., FACS, FASCRS
| Contributing Spanish Abstract Translator
Bogotá , Colombia
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Ingrid Melo, M.D.
| Contributing Spanish Abstract Translator
Caracas, Venezuela
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Juan Carlos Reyes, M.D.
| Contributing Spanish Abstract Translator
Bogotá, Colombia.
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Mauricio Santamaria, M.D.
| Contributing Spanish Abstract Translator
San Salvador, El Salvador
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Jorge Silva-Velazco, M.D.
| 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 Perrill
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Senior Medical Publisher
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Angela Richardson
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Michelle Trusz
| Production Editor |
Hilary Druker
| 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
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Curriculum Development
DCR Reviewer's Guild
(Reviewer's Guild Graduate: Class of 2019-2020)
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Sandra Kavalukas, MD
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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.
| Member: January 8, 2021 Mentor: William C. Cirocco, MD Interests: Colorectal cancer, Outcomes, Diverticulitis, Quality, Education |
Benjamin Allar, M.D.
| 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
| 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.
| 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.
| 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.
| 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.
| 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.
| Member: 1/8/2021 Mentor: Imran Hassan Interests: IBD, Diverticulitis, Colorectal Cancer,Education, Shared decision making, Endoscopy, Anastomotic leak  |
Sue Hahn, M.D.
| 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.
| 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 MadoffInterests: 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.
| 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: NOT pelvic floor, 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.
| 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.
| 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.
| 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
| 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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