Rosa Jimenez-Rodriguez is chair of chair of ESCP's Membership Committee and chair of the Regional Events Working Group, and a colorectal surgeon at the Hospital Universitario Virgen del Rocío in Spain.
Name: Rosa M Jimenez-Rodriguez
Current position and hospital: Colorectal surgeon, Hospital Universitario Virgen del Rocío, Sevilla, Spain
ESCP Executive position: Chair of the Membership Committee and Chair of the Regional Events Working Group
Main clinical and research interests: Colorectal cancer, robotic colorectal surgery
Social media handles: Instagram (rosamjimenezrod)
What made you want to specialise in colorectal surgery?
I like the pathology, I love the different approaches.
What is the best part of the job?
Surgery always!
How long have you been involved in ESCP and what made you want to become involved?
I love to be part of this family, I started around 15 years ago.
What do you value most about being involved in ESCP?
The possibility of changing things.
Tell us your best ESCP conference anecdote?
I remember the very first time I was part of a panel… I was so scared…
What would your one bit of advice for younger surgeons starting their career in colorectal surgery be?
Work hard, and the best will come.