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Miguel Cunha Chair and Research Rep
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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
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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Peter Christensen (Global Reach Committee Rep)
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Peter Christensen
Current position
Professor, Aarhus University, Denmark, and Consultant Colorectal Surgeon, Pelvic Floor Unit, Department of Surgery, Aarhus University Hospital, Denmark
Medical school
Aarhus University, Denmark (1994)
General surgical and colorectal training
- 2010: Karolinska Sjukhuset, Stockholm, Sweden
- 2010: International certified colorectal surgeon by EBQS/Coloproctology
- 2008-2012: Staff specialist, Department of Surgery P, Aarhus University Hospital, Denmark
- 2002-2008: Registrar/senior registrar, Departments of Surgery, Aarhus University Hospital and Randers Hospital, Denmark
- 1998-2001: Research Fellow, Department of Surgery P, Aarhus University Hospital, Denmark
Main clinical and research interests
- Patient reported outcomes
- App development for scientific purpose in health
- Fecal incontinence
- Sequelae following cancer treatment
- Pelvic floor rehabilitation
- Surgery for functional bowel problems
- Neurogenic bowel dysfunction
Additional information
- Author or co-author of 61 scientific papers published in international peer reviewed journals (cit. 1.052, H-index: 20),
- Doctoral thesis (2009) and , PHD thesis (2002), Aarhus University (2002), Denmark
- Supervisor of three completed PhD thesis, main supervisor of two ongoing Phd studies
- Referee for several international scientific journals
- Member of Advisory Boards for Coloplast and Wellspect
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Audrius Dulskas (Guidelines Rep)
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Audrius Dulskas
Current position
Surgeon, director advisor at National Cancer Institute, Vilnius, Lithuania (since 2014)
Medical school
Vilnius University, Faculty of Medicine, Vilnius, Lithuania (graduated in 2009)
General surgical and colorectal training
- Vilnius University, Faculty of Medicine, Vilnius, Lithuania (graduated in 2014)
- Yonsei University, Severance Hospital, Seoul, Republic of Korea (graduated in 2016)
Main clinical and research interests
- Early colorectal cancer treatment
- Late sequel following cancer treatment
- Cancer screening
Member of the Communications Committee since
2023
Additional information
- PhD thesis Changes in anorectal and urogenital function in patients undergoing radical surgery for rectal cancer
- Member of Research Group (Cohort Studies), Guidelines and Regional Event committee member
- Editorial board member: Cancer treatment and Research Communications, Frontiers in surgery, Annals of Coloproctology, Lithuanian Surgery, Translation Oncology
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Zoe Garoufalia (Y-ESCP Chair and ESCP Asst. Secretary)
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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
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
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Sara Gortázar (Y-ESCP Rep)
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Sara Gortázar
Current position
- Consultant Colorectal Surgeon, University Hospital Getafe, Madrid, Spain (since January 2023)
- Consultant Surgeon, University Hospital Villalba, Madrid, Spain (since January 2023)
Medical school
La Laguna University, Tenerife, Spain (graduated in 2015)
General surgical and colorectal training
- General Surgery Residency. University Hospital La Paz, Madrid, Spain (2016-2021)
- Clinical investigation in Deep Endometriosis. Hospital La Paz Clinical Research Institute for Health Research, Madrid, Spain (2021)
- Fellowship in Colorectal Surgery. University Hospital Fundación Jiménez Díaz, Madrid, Spain (2022)
- International observership for pelvic exenterations at the Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Sydney, Australia (June-July 2022)
Main clinical and research interests
- Deep endometriosis
- Colorectal cancer
- Pelvic exenteration
Additional information
PhD in 2022: Low anterior resection syndrome in patients after deep endometriosis surgery
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Rosa Jimènez-Rodrìguez, Membership Rep
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Rosa Jimènez-Rodrìguez
Current position:
Attending at Hospital Universitario Virgen del Rocío. Professor of Surgery at Universidad de Sevilla
Medical school:
Universidad de Extremadura
General surgical and colorectal training:
General Surgery training at Hospital Universitario Virgen del Rocío. Fellow in colorectal surgery at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, NY, USA
Main clinical and research interests:
Colorectal cancer, minimally invasive surgery, robotic surgery
Member of the Communications Committee since:
2025
Additional information:
- PhD Universidad de Sevilla, Sevilla, Spain
- European Board of Surgery Qualification - Coloproctology.
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Tina van Loon
(Journal Rep)
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Tina van Loon
Current position
Fellow of Gastrointestinal, Colorectal and Robotic Surgery, Maastricht University Medical Centre, Maastricht, The Netherlands, since June 2022
Medical school
University of Maastricht, Maastricht, The Netherlands, graduated in 2013
General surgical and colorectal training
General surgical training:
- Elisabeth TweeSteden Hospital, Tilburg, the Netherlands (Jan 2014 to June 2018)
- Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, the Netherlands (July 2018 to Sept 2019)
Colorectal/GI training:
- Pantein Hospital, Boxmeer, The Netherlands (Oct 2019 to Dec 2019)
- Elisabeth TweeSteden Hospital, Tilburg, The Netherlands (Jan 2020 – June 2021)
- Meander Medical Center, Amersfoort, The Netherlands - robotic colorectal training (July 2021 to Dec 2021)
- Elisabeth TweeSteden Hospital, Tilburg, The Netherlands (Jan 2022 to March 2022)
- Fellowship colorectal and robotic surgery, current position see above
Main clinical and research interests
Clinical interests:
- Benign (especially IBD and endometriosis) and malignant colorectal cancer surgery,
- Robotic colorectal and abdominal wall surgery
Research interests:
- Use of stomas in colorectal surgery
- Improvement using pathways in colorectal surgery
- Perianal fistula treatment
Member of the Communications Committee since
2023
Additional information
- Y-ESCP member, Member of Diversity Equity and Inclusivity Working Group
- ESCP Education committee member 2017-2023
- Dutch Society of ColoRectal Surgery board member 2017-2022
- EBSQ Colorectal Surgery organising committee since 2016
- Linkedin: ytvanloon
- PhD-thesis: STOMA - Challenges in stoma surgery and patient management (2022, University of Maastricht, co-promotor Dr. D.D.E. Zimmerman, promotor prof. dr. L.P.S. Stassen)
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Inés Rubio-Pérez (Education Committee Rep)
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Inés Rubio-Pérez
Current position
Jr Consultant/Attending Surgeon, Colorectal Surgery Unit, Hospital Universitario La Paz, Madrid, Spain, 2012 to date.
Medical school
- Degree in Medicine and Surgery at Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, 2000-2006
- Elective Undergraduate Observership in the Department of Trauma and Orthopaedic Surgery, Upper Limb Orthopaedic Firm, University College Hospital, London, UK, July 2005
General surgical and colorectal training
- Residency training (general surgery): Hospital Universitario de La Princesa, Madrid, May 2007-May 2012
- Postgraduate Teaching Term and Clinical Observership, St Mark's Hospital, Harrow, Middlesex, London, October-December 2011
- A&E surgeon (on-call, general surgery), Hospital Universitario Severo Ochoa, Leganés, Madrid, August 2012- January 2014
- Honorary Clinical Fellow/Observer in Oxford University Hospitals (John Radcliffe and Churchill), Oxford, March-May 2017
- ESCP Observership, Royal Brisbane & Women's Hospital, Brisbane, Australia, March-April 2019
Main clinical and research interests
- Main areas of interest are colorectal cancer and colorectal functional disorders, especially pelvic floor and SNS therapy.
- Research in the fields of colorectal surgery and infectious diseases, with a special interest in surgical infections and postoperative complications.
- Actively involved in education and innovation, organising educational events for students and residents and participating as speaker in different congresses and courses.
- Active member in national and international societies and engaged with scientific social media.
- Collaborator and advocate for patient support association for faecal incontinence (ASIA) in Spain and hospital coordinator for national patient safety programmes.
Member of the Education Committee since
2019
Additional information
- PhD Thesis: Study of clinical profiles and risk factors of multi-resistant Gram- negative infections in General Surgery patients, November, 2015, Distinction 'Cum laude'
- Recorder and Education Committee Coordinator, European Surgical Infection Society (SIS-E)
- Community member, WHO GIEESC (Global Initiative for Emergency and Essential Surgical Care)
- Spanish Surgical Society (AEC): Secretary of the Surgical Infection chapter
- Clinical Collaborator (Associate Professor), Department of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Spain
- Editorial Board Member, Surgical Infections Journal
Twitter: @InesRPsurg
LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/inesrubioperez
Publications: www.researchgate.net/profile/Ines_Rubio-Perez
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Patricia Tejedor
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Patricia Tejedor
Current position
Colorectal Consultant Surgeon, University Hospital ‘Gregorio Marañón’, Madrid, Spain. Since 2021.
Medical school
University of Alcalá de Henares, Madrid, Spain. Graduated in 2012.
General surgical and colorectal training
- Basic Surgical Training - University Hospital ‘Fundacion Jimenez Diaz’, Madrid, Spain.
- Higher Surgical Training and Colorectal Training - Colorectal & Robotic Surgery Fellow, Portsmouth, United Kingdom.
Main clinical and research interests
- Colorectal cancer
- Robotic surgery
- Proctology and pelvic floor dysfunction
- Clinical trials
Member of the Research Committee since
2020
Additional information
PhD Thesis: ‘The role of 3D-EUS on diagnosis, classification and treatment of sphincter defects after childbirth’.
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Carolynne Vaizey
(ex-officio / ESCP Secretary)
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Carolynne Vaizey
Current position
- Consultant Colorectal Surgeon and Co-Medical Director, St Mark’s, The National Bowel Hospital, London
- Senior Lecturer, Imperial College London
Medical school
University of Cape Town
General surgical and colorectal training
- Johannesburg General Hospital, University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa
- St Mark’s the National Bowel Hospital London
- The Middlesex and University College Hospitals, UCL, London
Main clinical and research interests
- Intestinal Failure
- Faecal incontinence
- Proctology
Member of the Communications Committee since
2022
Additional information
- Chair of The Pelvic Floor Society, UK
- Chair of the Intestinal Failure Subcommittee, ACPGBI
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