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Janindra Warusavitarne (Chair)
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Janindra Warusavitarne
Current position
Consultant Colorectal Surgeon, St Mark’s Hospital, London, United Kingdom
Medical school
University of Newcastle, Australia. Graduated in 1995.
General surgical and colorectal training
- Fellowship of the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons 2003
- EBSQ Coloproctology
Main clinical and research interests
- Inflammatory Bowel Disease
- Fistula in ano
- Intestinal failure
- Pelvic floor disorders
Member of the Education Committee since
2019
Additional information
- PhD University of Sydney 2005
- Secretary for Eligibility, EBSQ
- ESSAT Council Member
- Editorial board member: Techniques in coloproctology and Oncogene
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Michel Adamina (Assistant Chair)
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Michel Adamina
Current position
Full Professor of Surgery, University of Fribourg, Faculty of Science & Medicine, Fribourg, Switzerland
Medical school
University of Lausanne, Switzerland
General surgical and colorectal training
- Surgeon-Scientist University of Basel - graduated 2003
- EBSQ Coloproctology 2007
- Clinical Colorectal fellowships University of Toronto, Canada (2006-2008) and Cleveland, OH, USA (2008-2009)
Main clinical and research interests
- Colorectal and peritoneal cancer
- Inflammatory Bowel Disease
- Pelvic floor
- Education and Training
- Translational Research and Entrepreneurship
Member of the Education Committee since
2024
Additional information
- Founder, Colorectal THRIVE
- Swiss ESCP national representative 2019-2022
- ESCP Programme Committee since 2021-2024
- Regional representative Central region, ESCP Membership Committee
- Chair, Guidelines Committee of the European Crohn and Colitis Organisation (ECCO)
- Past Chair of the Surgeons of the European Crohn and Colitis Organisation (ECCO)
- Founding member of the Swiss Biodesign Programme taught with ZHAW and Stanford
- Organiser of the European Colorectal Congress of St. Gallen 2009 - 2022
- Past president, Swiss Peritoneal Cancer Group
- Past President, Swiss Society for Minimally Invasive Surgery
- Member of the Swiss Society of Surgery and of the Swiss Visceral Surgeons
- MSc Clinical Epidemiology and Healthcare Research 2008 (University of Toronto)
- EMBA HSG 2014
- Program Committee, European Association for Endoscopic Surgery (EAES)
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Cihangir Akyol
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Cihangir Akyol
Current position
Professor of Surgery Ankara University Faculty of Medicine Department of Surgery
Medical School
Gazi University Faculty of Medicine -Ankara-Turkiye
General surgical and colorectal surgery training
Ankara University Faculty of Medicine Department of Surgery and Division of Colorectal Surgery
Main clinical and research interests
- Minimally invasive treatment of colorectal cancer
- Cancer biology
- Advanced therapeutic colonoscopy
- Complex perianal fistula
- Surgical anatomy and cadaveric dissections
- Surgical education
- Virtual reality in surgical education and patient education
Member of the Education Committee since
2023
Additional information
- Chair of Turkish Board of Surgery Examination Commitee
- General Secretary of Turkish Society of Colon and Rectal Surgery Proficiency Committee
- Member of Turkish Board of Colorectal Surgery Examination Commitee
- Member of Ethics Commitee Ankara University Faculty of Medicine
- Professor of Surgery -Ankara University Faculty of Medicine Undergraduate Program (Turkish Program-English Program)
- Director of the Digestive Disease Module - Ankara University Faculty of Medicine Undergradute Program (English Program)
- PhD student of Anatomy- Ankara University Graduate School of Health Sciences Department of Anatomy
- Editorial board member or reviewer in many prestigious national/international journals
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Nicolas Avellaneda (Global Reach Committee Rep)
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Nicolas Avellaneda
Current position
- Staff Surgeon: General, Colorectal Surgery and Proctology, “Centro de Educación Médica e Investigaciones Clínicas “Norberto Quirno” (CEMIC), Buenos Aires, Argentina (since 2018)
- 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 Education Committee since
2024
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: Y-ESCP, Global Reach, Guidelines, Social Media
- Associate editor: Techniques in Coloproctology Journal, International Journal of Colorectal Disease
- Member of Digital and Innovations Team, Surgery Journal
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Ben Barbanel (Patient Representative)
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Ben Barbanel
Current position
I’m not a medic - I’m a patient. My professional career is in banking.
Medical school
n/a – unfortunately!!
Main clinical and research interests
UC and pouches!
Member of the Education Committee since
2024
Additional information
Diagnosed with UC in 1998. Subtotal colectomy and ileostomy in 2002. Ileorectal anastomosis in 2003. Annual surveillance of rectum. In 2018, due to HGD and LGD, 1 step rectum removal, and pouch formation, performed by Janindra Warusavitarne at St Marks, London.
I now spend as much time as possible engaging with and helping patients at all stages of their journeys, working with Pouch nurses for them to direct patients to me for “education” and “counselling”.
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Caterina Foppa (Education Rep to Research)
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Caterina Foppa
Current position
- Colorectal Surgeon at IRCCS Humanitas Research Hospital, Rozzano, Milan, Italy (since March 2019)
- Assistant Professor at Humanitas University, Pieve Emanuele, Milan, Italy (since May 2022)
Medical school
- Florence University, Italy (graduated in Medicine and Surgery)
General surgical and colorectal training
- Residency in General Surgery at Florence University Florence Italy (end July 2018)
- PhD in Surgical and Anesthesiology Sciences at Florence University, Florence Italy (end April 2021)
- Training during the residency at the Division of Colon and Rectal Surgery, Stony Brook University, New York, USA
Main clinical and research interests
- Early onset colorectal cancer
- Management of early colorectal cancers, transanal transection and single stapled anastomosis (TTSS)
- New technologies and techniques in colorectal surgery
- Treatment and management of rectal cancer
Member of the Education Committee since
2023
Additional information
PhD in Clinical Sciences (Curriculum Anesthesiology and Surgical Sciences) - Thesis: minimally invasive surgery in the treatment of gastrointestinal and endocrine tumors
Editorial experience:
- Junior Editor, Techniques in Coloproctology (2014-2015)
- Junior Editor, Colorectal Disease (2016-2017)
- Junior Editor, Techniques in Coloproctology (2016-2017)
- Junior Editor, Diseases of Colon and rectum (2018-2021)
- Reviewer’s Guild Member of Diseases of the Colon and Rectum (2019-2020)
ESCP guidelines:
- T1 rectal cancer guideline committee
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Dieter Hahnloser
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Dieter Hahnloser
Current position
Head of Coloproctology Surgery, University Hospital Lausanne, Switzerland (since 2012)
Medical school
- Medical School, University of Zurich, Switzerland (1990-94)
- Medical School, University of Fribourg, Switzerland (1988-90)
General surgical and colorectal training
- Clinical Fellow Colon and Rectal Surgery, Mayo Clinic, Rochester MN, USA (2002-2003)
- Research Fellow Colon and Rectal Surgery, Mayo Clinic, Rochester MN, USA (2000-2001)
- Junior consultant, Service de Chirurgie, Hôpital cantonal Fribourg (1999-2000)
- Resident, Department of Surgery, University Hospital Zürich (1996-1999)
- Resident, Service de Chirurgie, Hôpital de Zone Montreux (1995-1996)
- Research Fellow in surgical infectiology, Surgical Department, Royal Victoria Hospital, McGill University, Montreal (1995)
Main clinical and research interests
Minimal invasive treatment of IBD and rectal cancer, including robotic surgery, but also surgical education using virtual reality simulators.
Member of the Education Committee since
2013
Additional information
- Former chair and current member of ESCP’s Education Committee
- Chair of ESCP's Regional Events Working Group
- Head of the Division of Coloproctology of the UEMS which runs the EBSQ Coloproctology examinations in Europe
- President of the Swiss College of Surgeons.
- Senior Editor of Colorectal Disease.
- Involved in the development of Dexter, the Swiss robotic open platform.
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Roel Hompes
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Roel Hompes
Current position
Consultant Colorectal Surgeon, Academic Medical Center Amsterdam, University of Amsterdam
Medical school
Faculty of Medicine, Catholic University of Leuven (2002)
General surgical and colorectal training
- Degree of General Surgery, Catholic University of Leuven (2008)
- Subspecialisation Abdominal Surgery (colorectal/HPB/abdominal wall), Department of Abdominal Surgery, Gasthuisberg, Catholic University of Leuven (2009)
- Clinical and Research Fellowship / Lapco Trainer, Colorectal Department, Oxford, UK (2009-2011)
- Pseudomyxoma/HPB Fellowship, Pseudomyxoma & HPB Unit, Basingstoke, UK (2011-2012)
Main clinical and research interests
- Minimally invasive surgery
- Management of colorectal cancer, inflammatory bowel disease, intestinal failure and abdominal wall reconstruction
- Surgical innovation
- Transanal surgery
- Management of locally advanced rectal cancer and organ preserving approaches for rectal cancer
Member of the Education Committee since
2017
Additional information
- Lead Clinician and Member Steering Committee of LOREC TaTME Registry
- Member of ESCP Regional Masterclass Working Group
- Member of UEG Scientific Committee
- Board member of the International Society for Fluorescence Guided Surgery ISFGS - European section
- Member Dutch Society for Fluorescence Guided Surgery
- Regular reviewer for Colorectal Disease, Surgical Endoscopy, Techniques in Coloproctology. Occasional reviewer for British journal of Surgery, Diseases of Colon and Rectum
- Co-PI for IMARI trial, Local PI for RESET trial, Local PI for Color 3 trial, Local PI IntAct trial, PI for Ureter study
- Co-author of 100s of published journal articles
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Beatriz Martín-Pérez
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Beatriz Martín-Pérez
Current position
Consultant Colorectal Surgeon. Complejo Hospitalario Universitario de Badajoz, Badajoz (Spain)
Medical school
University of Extremadura, Badajoz (Spain). Graduated in Medicine in 2007
General surgical and colorectal training
General Surgery training:
- Hospital Universitario Virgen Macarena, Sevilla, (Spain) (2008-2013)
Colorectal Surgery training:
- Center for Colon & Rectal Surgery, Florida Hospital, Orlando (FL) (2014-2015)
- Universitair Ziekenhuis Leuven, Leuven, Belgium (2019)
Main clinical and research interests
- Colorectal cancer
- Transanal minimally invasive surgery (TAMIS and TaTME)
- Minimally Invasive Surgery/Robotic Surgery
- Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD)
Additional information
- Colorectal Research Fellow at the Center for Colon & Rectal Surgery, Florida Hospital, Orlando (FL) (2013-2014)
- Emergency Surgery Fellowship at the General Surgery Department. Florida Hospital Florida Hospital, Orlando (FL) (2015-2016)
- U.E.M.S. EBSQ Coloproctology Diploma (2021)
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Klaus Matzel (Chair, European School of Coloproctology)
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Klaus Matzel
Current position
Head of Section Coloproctology Department of Surgery, University Erlangen-Nürnberg, FAU, Germany (since 2008)
Medical school
Graduated at University Erlangen-Nürnberg, FAU, Germany (Graduated in 1985)
General surgical and colorectal training
- 1986-1994: Surgical training, Department of Surgery, University Erlangen-Nürnberg, FAU, Germany
- 1988-1989: Postdoctoral fellowship: Department of Urology, UCSF, University of California, San Francisco, USA
- 2002: U.E.M.S. EBSQ Coloproctology Diploma
Main clinical and research interests
- Colorectal cancer
- Inflammatory bowel disease
- Proctology
- Functional disorders of the lower intestinal tract
- Sacral nerve stimulation as treatment for fecal incontinence and constipation
Member of the Education Committee since
2012
Additional information
Habilitation:
1994 Neurostimulation for fecal incontinence
Posts in professional societies:
- 2012-today: Chairman: European Union of Medical Specialists, U.E.M.S. European Board of Surgical Qualification Division Coloproctology
- 2011-today: President: European Union of Medical Specialists, European Board of Surgical Qualification Division Coloproctology, U.E.M.S.
- 2008-today: Advisory Board German Society of Coloproctology
- 2003-2011: Secretary: European Union of Medical Specialists, U.E.M.S. European Board of Surgical Qualification Division Coloproctology
Editorial board member:
- Until 2012: Colorectal Disease
- Until 2013: Diseases of the Colon and Rectum
- Since 2014: Hamdan Medical Journal
Honorary membership in professional societies:
- American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons (Honorary Fellow)
- Society of Coloproctology of Serbia and Montenegro (Honorary Member)
Academic and clinical positions:
- 2008: today Head Section Coloproctology Department of Surgery, University Erlangen-Nürnberg, FAU, Germany
- 2002: today Associate Professor Friedrich Alexander University Erlangen-Nürnberg, FAU, Germany
- 1998: today Chief, General and Visceral Surgery Department of Surgery, University Erlangen-Nürnberg, FAU, Germany
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Inés Rubio-Pérez (Communications 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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Kapil Sahnan
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Kapil Sahnan
Current position
Consultant Surgeon at St Mark's Hospital, London and an Honorary Senior Clinical Lecturer in the Department of Surgery & Cancer, at Imperial College London.
General surgical and colorectal training
He has trained as a surgeon in Oxford, Bristol, London and completed an ESCP/Intuitive accredited fellowship in robotic surgery at the Val D'Hebron Hospital, Barcelona.
Main clinical and research interests
He specialises in inflammatory bowel disease, complex proctology and robotic surgery.
He completed his PhD at Imperial College London in Inflammatory Bowel Disease. Through this, he developed specific expertise in the analysis of big datasets, clinical trial methodology, patient and public involvement in research and healthcare technology.
Member of the Education Committee since
2023
Additional information
He has >100 peer review publications and has an international profile as an academic and educator.
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Irshad Shaikh
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Irshad Shaikh
Current position
- Consultant laparoscopic and robotic surgeon, Professor of Surgery, University of East Anglia, Norwich, United Kingdom
- Proctor robotic colorectal surgeon, lead robo/adv. pelvic cancer surgeon, Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital, Norwich, United Kingdom
Medical school
Karnataka University, Dharwad, India, graduated in 1998
General surgical and colorectal training
- RGUHS, Bangalore India, 2002
- Scotland and South East London Training and St Mark’s hospital, 2013
- FRCS - Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh, 2013
- EBSQ Coloproctology - European Board of Surgical Qualifications, 2014
Main clinical and research interests
- Proctoring consultant surgeons for robotic colorectal surgery
- Colorectal cancer, Recurrent pelvic cancer, locally advanced rectal cancers, coloproctology, inflammatory bowel disease, Ileoanal pouch surgery, ERAS programme
- Laparoscopic hernia surgery and laparoscopic colorectal surgery
Member of the Education Committee since
2023
Additional information
- Membership of professional national and regional bodies: ACPGBI, ESCP, GMC
- Research interests: elective and emergency surgery clinical outcome research
- Video editing
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Yegor Tryliskyy (Guidelines Rep and Y-ESCP Rep)
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Yegor Tryliskyy
Current position
Specialty Registrar (ST6) in General and Colorectal Surgery - Gloucester Royal Hospital, Severn Deanery, England (since 2023)
Medical school
Bogomolets National Medical University, Kyiv, Ukraine (graduated in 2012)
General surgical and colorectal training
- Higher Surgical Trainee - Severn Deanery (2020 to present)
- Specialty Registrar - Worthing Hospital, West Sussex, England, UK (2019-20)
- International Fellow - Worthing Hospital, West Sussex, England, UK (2017-19)
- Research Fellow - Shupyk National Medical Academy of Postgraduate Education, Kyiv, Ukraine (2015-17)
- Doctor-Intern- Shupyk National Medical Academy of Postgraduate Education, Kyiv, Ukraine (2012-15)
Main clinical and research interests
- Inflammatory bowel disease
- Abdominal wall
- Medical Education
Member of the Education Committee since
2022
Additional information
- PGCAP in Higher Education (the University of Edinburgh), Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (2023)
- Member of the Royal College of Surgeons (2019)
- MSc in Surgical Sciences from the University of Edinburgh (2015)
- Tutor of the University of Edinburgh (since 2020)
- Faculty of the Royal College of Surgeons of England (since 2019)
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Hagit Tulchinsky
(ex-officio / ESCP Treasurer)
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Hagit Tulchinsky
Current position
- Senior colorectal surgeon, Colorectal Unit, Division of Surgery, Tel Aviv Medical Centre, Tel Aviv, Israel
- Associated Professor, Sackler School of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
Medical school
- Rappaport School of Medicine, Technion, Haifa, Israel, 1984-87
- Sackler School of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel, 1987-90
- Sackler School of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, MD degree, 1993
General surgical and colorectal training
- Rabin Medical Centre, Campus Beilinson, Israel, 1992-98
- St. Mark’s Hospital & Academic Institute, London, UK, 1999-2001
Main clinical and research interests
- IBD, pouch surgery
- Rectal cancer
Member of the Education Committee since
2023
Additional information
- Council member, The National Council of Surgery, Anesthetics & Intensive Care, Ministry of Health, Israel
- President, Israel Society of Colon and Rectal Surgery, 2016-2020
- Head Colorectal Unit, Division of surgery, Tel Aviv Medical Centre, Tel Aviv, Israel, 2013-2021
- Committee member, S-ECCO, 2017-2022
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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 Education Committee since
2022
Additional information
- Chair of The Pelvic Floor Society, UK
- Chair of the Intestinal Failure Subcommittee, ACPGBI
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Marko Zelic
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Marko Zelic
Current position
- Professor of Surgery, Rijeka University Medical Faculty, Chair of department of surgery
- Head of department of Abdominal Surgery, University Hospital Rijeka, Croatia
Medical School
Medical Faculty, University of Rijeka, Croatia
General surgical and colorectal training
Department of Abdominal Surgery, University Hospital Rijeka, Croatia
Main clinical and research interest
- Laparoscopic colorectal surgery
- Oncologic surgery
- Education in colorectal and minimally invasive surgery
- Complex proctology
- Functional disorders of the gastrointestinal tract
- ERAS and perioperative stress in colorectal and abdominal surgery
- Translational research of colorectal cancer
Member of the Education Committee since
2023
Additional information
- Specialist in general surgery
- Sub specialization in abdominal surgery and in oncologic surgery
- President of Croatian Society of Digestive Surgery
- PhD thesis: “Influence of preoperative oral feeding on stress response in perioperative period”
- Head of the advanced regional laparoscopic colorectal surgery course
- Principal investigator in project: Translational research in residual surgical material” at University hospital Rijeka Croatia
- Principal investigator in project: “Spatial omics for profiling of colorectal cancer heterogeneity, identification of biomarkers, microbiota characterization and translation into personalized therapy“ Medical Faculty Rijeka, Croatia
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