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Miguel Cunha (Co-Chair)
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Miguel Cunha
Current position
General surgery last year trainee, Algarve Hospital University Centre, Portimão, Portugal. Since January 2014.
Medical school
Master of Medicine at Faculdade de Ciências Médicas, Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Portugal (2006-2011)
General surgical and colorectal training
- Hospital de Cascais, Lisboa, Portugal
- Algarve Hospital University Centre, Portimão, Portugal
- Hospital Curry Cabral, Lisboa Portugal
- Hospital del Mar, Barcelona, Spain
Main clinical and research interests
- Collaborative research
- Colorectal surgery, colorectal cancer
- Epigenetics
- Global surgery
Member of the Social Media Working Group since
2020
Additional information
- 2008-2009: Member of the Student Association, Head of the Recreational Department
- 2019: ESCP Fellowship in minimally-invasive oncologic colorectal surgery at Hospital del Mar, Barcelona
- Since 2019: Executive Member of PT Surg (a Portuguese general surgery collaborative research group)
Twitter handle: @MiguelFCunha86
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Vittoria Bellato (Co-Chair)
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Vittoria Bellato
Current position
Colorectal surgery fellow, St. Mark’s Hospital, London, UK
Medical school
Graduated in Medicine and Surgery in 2013 at University of Rome “Tor Vergata”, Rome, Italy
General surgical and colorectal training
- Department of Pancreatic Surgery, University of Rome “La Sapienza”, Rome, Italy
- Department of Minimally Invasive Surgery, University of Rome “Tor Vergata”, Rome, Italy
- Department of Colorectal Surgery, AMC, Amsterdam, Netherlands
- Department of Surgery, Tokyo cancer Institute, Tokyo, Japan
Main clinical and research interests
- Colorectal cancer and lateral node dissection
- Minimally invasive surgery (TaTME, SPL)
- Inflammatory bowel disease
Member of the Social Media Working Group since
2020
Additional information
Twitter: @vittoriabellat0
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/vittoria-bellato-1269751a2/
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Nicolas Avellaneda
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Nicolas Avellaneda
Current position
- Staff Surgeon: Colorectal Surgery, Nueva Proctología, Argentina
- Staff Surgeon: General Surgery, “Centro de Educación Médica e Investigaciones Clínicas “Norberto Quirno” (CEMIC), Buenos Aires, Argentina
- Staff Surgeon: Colorectal Surgery and Proctology, “Centro de Educación Médica e Investigaciones Clínicas “Norberto Quirno” (CEMIC), Buenos Aires, Argentina
- International Colorectal Fellow, Aarhus University Hospital, Denmark
Medical education
- International Colorectal Fellow, Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus, Denmark. Current
- Mastership in Coloproctology, University of East Anglia, United Kingdom (2020-2022)
- Doctor in Medical Sciences (PhD), “Centro de Educación Médica e Investigaciones Clínicas “Norberto Quirno” (CEMIC), Buenos Aires, Argentina (2020-2022)
- Colorectal Surgery Fellow, “Nueva Proctología,” Buenos Aires, Argentina. 2018-2020
- Chief of Residents, General Surgery Residence, General Surgery Department, CEMIC University Hospital, Buenos Aires, Argentina. 2017-2018
- General Surgery Residence, General Surgery Department, CEMIC University Hospital, Buenos Aires, Argentina. 2013-2017
- Hospital Italiano Medical School, Buenos Aires, Argentina. Title: Medical Doctor. Graduation: December 2012
Main clinical and research interests
- Inflammatory Bowel Disease
- Colon and rectal cancer
- Proctology
- Collaborative studies
- Epidemiology and national databases
- Social Media
Member of the Social Media Working Group since
2022
Additional information
- Member of Argentinian Society of Coloproctology, Argentinian Association of Surgery, European Society of Coloproctology.
- International Fellow of American College of Surgeons (FACS).
- Member of ESCP Global Reach Committee.
- Member of ESCP Programme Committee.
- Member of Social Media Committee of Surgery Journal
Twitter: @nlavellaneda
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Nagendra Dudi-Venkata
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Nagendra Dudi-Venkata
Current position
General Surgery trainee, Royal Adelaide Hospital, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
Medical school
- Graduated in Medicine and Surgery in 2000 at Barkatullah University, Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India
General surgical and colorectal training
- Department of General Surgery, Austin Health, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
- Department of General Surgery, Royal Adelaide Hospital, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
Main clinical and research interests
- Delayed recovery of gastro-intestinal function after surgery or Ileus
- Clinical outcomes-based research
- Colorectal cancer
- Collaborative research
Member of the Social Media Working Group since
2020
Additional information
- Member, Working group Clinical Trials Network Australia New Zealand (CTANZ)
- Chair. South Australian Trainees Audit & Research Collaborative (STARC SA)
- Member, Victorian collaborative for Education, Research, Innovation, Training and Audit by Surgical trainees
- Member, Joanna Briggs Institute, Adelaide GRADE Centre
- Trainee lead in COMPASS, SUNRRISE RCT, DAMASCUS, CholeCovid, CovidSurg Aus
- PhD candidate
Twitter: @surgnags
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Cristián Gallardo
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Cristián Gallardo
Current position
Colorectal Surgeon, Colorectal Surgery Unit, Hospital Clínico San Borja Arriarán, Clínica Redsalud Providencia
Medical school
Facultad de Medicina Clínica Alemana, Universidad del Desarrollo, Santiago, Chile (2008)
General surgical and colorectal training
- General Surgery: Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de Chile. (2009-2012)
- Colorectal Surgery Clinical Fellowship: Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de Chile. (2012-2015)
Main clinical and research interests
- MIS in Rectal cancer
- Laparoscopic and Robotic colorectal surgery
- TaTME
- Collaborative research.
Member of the Social Media Working Group since
2019
Additional information
- ESCP Fellowship: Unité de Chirurgie Colorectale, Hôpital Haut Lévèque, CHU de Bordeaux, France (2019)
Twitter: @crisgallardo82
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/cristi%C3%A1n-gallardo-a6156834/
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Zoe Garoufalia
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Zoe Garoufalia
Current position
Colorectal Research Fellow, Cleveland Clinic, Florida, USA (since July 2021)
Medical school
School of Medicine of the Aristotle University, Thessaloniki, Greece (graduated in 2013)
General surgical and colorectal training
- Transplantation Unit, Laiko University Hospital, Athens, Greece
- Second Department of Propaedeutic Surgery, Laiko University Hospital, Athens, Greece
- Colorectal Department, Addenbrooke’s Hospital, Cambridge, UK
Main clinical and research interests
- Inflammatory bowel disease
- Colorectal cancer
- Patients’ outcomes
- Training and accreditation systems
Member of the Social Media Working Group since
2020
Additional information
- PhD Candidate
- Member of the ESCP's Programme, Research and Young ESCP Committees
- Member of ASCRS Communications Committee
Twitter: @ZGaroufalia
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/zoe-garoufalia-805989a8/
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Khaled Mansour
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Khaled Mansour
Current Position
General surgery registrar, Oman Ministry of Health (since 2020)
Medical School
Misr University for Science and Technology (graduated 2008)
General surgical and colorectal training
- General surgeon, Egyptian Ministry of Health (2010-20)
- Egyptian Fellowship in General Surgery in (2013-18)
- Minimal Access Fellowship, World Laparoscopic Hospital, India (2022)
- Proctology Observership, Ain-shams University Hospital
Member of the Social Media Working Group since
2023
Additional information
- I have published a literature review about the importance of prophylactic ilioinguinal neurectomy in open hernia repair to illuminate chronic inguinal pain.
- I am working on a case report paper about a case presenting with ascending colon diverticular disease.
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Jérémy Meyer
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Jérémy Meyer
Current position
- Consultant Colorectal Surgeon at the University Hospitals of Geneva, Switzerland
- Coordinator, Colorectal Cancer Centre, Geneva, Switzerland
Medical school
- Fellow of the European Board of Surgery in Coloproctology (FEBS-Coloproctology), Union of European Medical Specialists, European Union
- Fellow of the European Board of Surgery in Minimally Invasive Surgery (FEBS-MIS), Union of European Medical Specialists, European Union
- Swiss Board-certified Specialist in Surgery, Switzerland
- Doctor in Medicine (MD), University of Geneva, Switzerland
- Doctor in Medical Sciences (MD-PhD), University of Geneva, Switzerland
- Diploma in Medicine, University of Geneva, Switzerland
General surgical and colorectal training
- University Hospitals of Geneva, Switzerland
- Cambridge NHS University Hospitals, United Kingdom
- Amphia Hospital, Netherlands
Main clinical and research interests
- Epidemiology
- Colorectal cancer
- New technologies
- Robotic surgery
Member of the Social Media Working Group since
2022
Additional information
- Certificate of Advanced Studies (CAS) in Clinical Research (Medical Statistics), University of Geneva, Switzerland
- Member of: European Society of Coloproctology (ESCP), European Association for Endoscopic Surgery (EAES), Association of Coloproctology of Great Britain and Ireland (ACPGBI), Association Suisse des Médecins Assistants et Chefs de Clinique (ASMAC), Foederatio Medicorum Helveticorum (FMH) Swiss College of Surgeons (SSC – SGC), Société Suisse de Chirurgie Viscérale (SSCV), Swiss-MIS, Association for Research in Surgery (ARS)
- Associate Editor, BJS
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Gianluca Pellino
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Gianluca Pellino
Current position
Consultant Colorectal Surgeon, Università degli Studi della Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli", Naples, Italy; Advanced Formation and Research, University Hospital Vall d’Hebron, Barcelona
Medical school
Graduated in Medicine and Surgery in 2008 at the Second University of Naples, Italy (MD)
General surgical and colorectal training
- General and Colorectal Surgery, Second University of Naples, Naples, Italy
- ESCP 2016 Colorectal Fellow, Colorectal Surgery, Royal Marsden Hospital, London, UK
- Colorectal Clinical Assistant, St. Mark’s Hospital and Academic Institute, Harrow, UK
- AECP International Colorectal Fellow 2017, Colorectal Unit, Hospital “La Fe” Valencia, Spain
- Colorectal Unit, University Hospital Vall d’Hebron, Barcelona, Spain
Main clinical and research interests
- Inflammatory Bowel Diseases
- Colorectal cancer
- Pelvic exenteration
- Transanal minimally-invasive colorectal surgery (TAMIS, TaTME) and Robotic surgery
- Applied colorectal anatomy
Member of the Social Media Working Group since
2020
Additional information
- Fellow of the European Board of Surgery (FEBS), Coloproctology 2018
- International Fellow of the American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons (FASCRS), 2018
- PhD “Doctor Europaeus” in Translational Medicine (2018), Thesis on TaTME and Pelvic exenterations
- Member of the Young European Crohn’s and Colitis Organisation (Y-ECCO) Committee
- Member of the IBD Section and of the Communication and Research Committees of the Italian Society of Colorectal Surgery (SICCR)
- Member of the Editorial Board of Techniques in Coloproctology (Social Media Editor)
- Editor Assistant 2019 British Journal of Surgery
- Associate Editor of BMC Surgery
- Editorial Board of World Journal of Gastroenterology, Gastroenterology Research and Practice, Medicine
- EuroSurg co-chair 2017-2018 and ItSurg vice-chair since 2017
Twitter: @GianlucaPellino
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gianluca-pellino-b55b9641/
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Dorothy Petrocz-Turu
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Dorothy Petrocz-Turu
Current Position
I’m currently working at a Soproni Erzsebet Teaching Hospital in Sopron, Hungary
Medical School
University of Pecs (graduated 2011)
General surgical and colorectal training
Finished my surgical training in 2019 with high distinction in 2019- in Hungary there is only general surgical training. I’ve spent the rest of my training at an IBD center and gained experience in Ireland in various teams.
Main clinical and research interests
Member of the Social Media Working Group since
2023
Additional information
- I initiated the Correa audit at the Beaumont Hospital in Dublin, Ireland
- I presented on international colorectal societies social media activities at ESCP 2022.
Twitter: @petroczturu
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Leandro Siragusa
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Leandro Siragusa
Current Position
General Surgery Trainee, University of Rome "Tor Vergata", Rome, Italy
Medical School
University of Rome "Tor Vergata", Rome, Italy (2017)
General surgical and colorectal training
- Department of Surgery, University of Rome "Tor Vergata", Rome, Italy
- Colorectal and IBD Centre, Groupe Hospitalier Ambroise Paré-Hartmann, Paris, France
- Department of UGI Surgery, UCLH Foundation Trust, London, UK
Main clinical and research interests
- Colorectal cancer
- Inflammatory Bowel Diseases
- Minimally invasive Surgery
- Enhanced recovery pathways
Member of the Social Media Working Group since
2023
Additional information
- Regional counsellor at Italian young surgeons society (SPIGC)
- Review Editor for Frontiers in Oncology
Twitter: @LeandroSiragusa
Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/leandro-siragusa-1b5021261/
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Gloria Zaffaroni
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Gloria Zaffaroni
Current position
Trainee, University of Milan
Medical school
University of Milan (La Statale)
General surgical and colorectal training
On the trainee programme at the University of Milan, since November 2018
Main clinical and research interests
Colorectal cancer
Member of the Social Media Working Group since
2020
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