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Vittoria Bellato (Co-Chair)
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Vittoria Bellato
Current position
Consultant Colorectal Surgeon, University Hospital of Rome Tor Vergata, Rome, Italy
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
- Department of Colorectal Surgery, John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford, UK
- Department of Colorectal Surgery and IBD Unit, St Mark’s Hospital, London, UK
Main clinical and research interests
- Inflammatory bowel disease
- Proctology
- Sustainability in surgery
- Colorectal cancer and lateral node dissection
- Minimally invasive surgery (robotic, laparoscopic, TaTME, SPL)
Member of the Social Media Working Group since
2020
Additional information
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Nicolas Avellaneda (Co-Chair)
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Nicolas Avellaneda
Current position
- Staff Surgeon, Coloproctology and IBD Surgery, Inmunologia Buenos Aires (since 2022)
- Academic Secretary of the Research Unit, “Centro de Educación Médica e Investigaciones Clínicas “Norberto Quirno” (CEMIC), Buenos Aires, Argentina (since 2023)
Medical school
University of Hospital Italiano de Buenos Aires, Argentina (graduated December 2012)
General surgical and colorectal training
- Surgical Leadership Programme, Harvard Medical School, USA (2024-2025)
- International Colorectal Fellow, Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus, Denmark (2022 to 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)
Main clinical and research interests
- Inflammatory bowel disease
- Colorectal cancer
- Complex proctology
- Diverticular disease
- Collaborative studies
Member of the Social Media Working Group since
2022
Additional information
- PhD Thesis: Evaluation of early surgery as a therapeutic alternative in patients with Crohn's disease limited to the ileocecal region
- Member of ESCP committees: Global Reach, Guidelines, Social Media
- Associate editor: Techniques in Coloproctology Journal, International Journal of Colorectal Disease
- Member of Digital and Innovations Team, Surgery Journal
- Twitter: @nlavellaneda
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Alp Omer Canturk
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Alp Omer Canturk
Current position
Staff Surgeon: General, Colorectal Surgery and Proctology, Sakarya University Hospital, Sakarya, Turkey (since 2022)
Medical school
- Kocaeli University Faculy of Medicine, Kocaeli, Turkey (graduated September 2016)
- University of Health Sciences, Haseki Training and Research Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey (graduated September 2022)
General surgical and colorectal training
- Cleveland Clinic Main Campus, Digestive Disease Institute, Department of Colorectal Surgery, CIME International, Ohio, USA (2024)
- NTT Medical Center, Department of Gastroenterology & Endoscopy, Tokyo, Japan (2025)
- UEMS F.E.B.S (Coloproctology), Paris, France (2025)
Main clinical and research interests
- Colorectal cancer and coloproctology
- Minimally invasive surgery
- Endoscopy, endoluminal surgery (TAMIS, ESD)
Member of the Social Media Working Group since
2026
Additional information
- PhD Student: University of Health Sciences, Molecular Oncology Programme, Istanbul, Turkey (since 2025)
- Member of the Social Media Committee of the Turkish Society of Colon and Rectal Surgery (since July 2024)
- Twitter: @alpomermd
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Zoe Garoufalia
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Zoe Garoufalia
Current position
Clinical Fellow in Minimally Invasive Colorectal Surgery, Cleveland Clinic Florida, Weston, Florida, USA (since August 2023)
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 (2014-2015)
- Second Department of Propaedeutic Surgery, Laiko University Hospital, Athens, Greece (2015 -2021)
- Colorectal Surgery Department, Addenbrooke’s Hospital, Cambridge, UK (2019 -2020)
- Colorectal Surgery research fellow in Cleveland Clinic Florida, Weston, Florida, USA (2021- 2023)
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
- ESCP Asst. Secretary since 2025
- PhD in Medicine (2023) - Athens Medical School, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens
- Past member of the ESCP Research Committee (2020 -2023)
- Member of the ESCP Social Media Working Group since May 2020
- Member of the ASCRS Social Media Committee since December 2020 - April 2022
- Vice-Chair of the ASCRS Communications Committee since February 2023
- Member of the ESCP Programme Committee since October 2021
- Member of the ASCRS IBD Committee since 2023
- Chair of the Y- ESCP since 2023
- Member of the Social Media Committee of the Greek Society of Coloproctologists since July 2023
- Twitter: @ZGaroufalia
- LinkedIn: zoe-garoufalia-md-phd-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.
LinkedIn: khaled-mansour-36675623b
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Barbara Noiret
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Barbara Noiret
Current position
General and colorectal Surgeon, Bordeaux Colorectal Institute, Bordeaux, France (since 2024)
Medical school
Lille University, France (graduated in 2016)
General surgical and colorectal training
- General surgery residency, Lille University Hospital, France (2016-2021)
- Fellowship, Department of Digestive and Oncological Surgery, Lille University Hospital (2021-2024)
- Fellowship, Bordeaux Colorectal Institute, Pr DENOST (2024-2025)
Main clinical and research interests
- Colorectal cancer
- Deep endometriosis
- Pelvic exenteration
- IBD
- Peritoneal carcinomatosis
Member of the Social Media Working Group since
2025
Additional information
- Member of GRECCAR (French Group of Colorectal Surgery)
- Member of French Surgical Association (AFC)
- Member of French Society of Digestive Surgery (SFCD)
- Member of European Society of Coloproctology (ESCP)
- Member of Early Career Editorial Advisory Board, Colorectal Disease
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Nadab David Mitre Reyes
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Nadab David Mitre Reyes
Current position
Attending Physician at Century XXI National Medical Center (since 2017)
National Autonomous University of Mexico, Mexico City
Medical school
Medica School Faculty of Medicine, Autonomous University of Nayarit (Aug 2002 to July 2006)
General surgical and colorectal training
General surgery residency:
- Mexican Institute of Social Security (March 2010 to Feb 2014)
- Medical Center Speciality Hospital "Bernardo Sepulveda GuBerrez", PGY1, PGY2, PGY3, PGY4 Chief Resident (Sept 2013 to Feb 2014)
- University programme from National Autonomous University of Mexico
Colon and rectal surgery residency:
- National Institute of Medical Science and Nutrition "Salvador Zubiran" Mexico City (March 2014 to Feb 2016), Chief Resident (March 2015 to Feb 2016)
- University programme from National Autonomous University of Mexico
Main clinical and research interests
- Colorectal cancer
- Diverticular disease
- Inflammatory bowel disease
- Faecal incontinence
- Anal fistula
Member of the Social Media Working Group since
2026
Additional information
- Chair of a Scientific Committee of the Mexican College of Specialists in Coloproctology (since August 2025)
- Treasurer of the Mexican Council of Specialists in Coloproctology (March 2022 to March 2024)
- Chair of Committee of Sessions of the Mexican College of Specialists in Coloproctology (August 2019 to August 2023)
- Professor of the Coloproctology Programme from the the National Autonomous University of Mexico, Specialty Hospital, XXI Century National Medical Center, Mexican Social Security Institute (since March 2017)
- Member of the South Medical Hospital Foundation (since 2017)
- Associate member of the Mexican Association of General Surgery (AMCG) (since 2016)
- Associate member of the Mexican College of Coloproctologist (CMECP) (since 2016)
- Endorsed by the Mexican Board of Specialists in Coloproctology (since 2016)
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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: leandro-siragusa-1b5021261
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Burak Yavuz
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Burak Yavuz
Current position
Staff Surgeon, Gastrointestinal Surgery, Koç University Hospital (since December 2025)
Medical school
Çukurova University, Adana, Türkiye (graduated June 2017)
General surgical and colorectal training
- General Surgery Residency, Çukurova University Faculty of Medicine Department of General Surgery, Adana, Türkiye (2018-2023)
- Research Fellowship, Champalimaud Foundation, Department of Colorectal Surgery, Lisbon, Portugal (2025)
Main clinical and research interests
- Colorectal cancer
- Minimal invasive proctology
- Artificial intelligence in surgery
- Machine learning-based clinical support systems
Member of the Social Media Working Group since
2026
Additional information
- Former Chair of Turkish Surgical Association Residents Committee
- Former president of Çukurova Univeristy Residents Committee
- Twitter/X: @berzax
- Instagram: @byvz
- Linkedin: @byavuz
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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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