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Charles Knowles (Chair)
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Charles Knowles
Current position
Professor of Surgery and Hon. Consultant Colorectal surgeon, Queen Mary University of London / Barts Health NHS Trust, London, UK.
Medical school
- University of Cambridge, UK
- General surgical and colorectal training
- F.R.C.S (England) 1996
- Ph.D Univ. of London 2000
- F.R.C.S (Gen Surg: Colorectal) 2005
Clinical interests
Surgical management of benign (degenerative and inflammatory) coloproctological and pelvic floor conditions.
Research interests
- evaluation of new technologies for the treatment of chronic GI diseases (especially focusing on neuromodulation);
- development of GI diagnostics for deeper phenotyping and treatment stratification;
- pathogenesis and management of gastrointestinal neuromuscular diseases
- development of new trial methodology for evaluation of complex interventions
Member of the Research Committee since
2016
Additional information
Professor Knowles is Director of the NIHR Enteric Healthcare Technology Cooperative, Director of the National Bowel Research Centre and Surgical Specialty Lead for North Thames NIHR CRN. He holds research positions in the European Society of Coloproctology, Association of Coloproctology of Great Britain and Ireland (Pelvic Floor Society) and British Society of Gastroenterology (neurogastroenterology). He is Chair to UEG-led international working groups in anorectal physiology and GI neuromuscular diseases. He serves as a member of the Rome IV committee for anorectal disorders and is on the global expert panel for Medtronic. He is a panel member for NIHR i4i, is on the editorial board of two journals and has authored over 170 peer reviewed publications as well as contributing several book chapters to major colorectal texts.
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Tom Pinkney1 (Vice Chair)
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Tom Pinkney
Current position
Senior Lecturer and Consultant Colorectal Surgeon, Academic Department of Surgery, University of Birmingham and University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust, UK
Medical school
University of Birmingham (graduated in 2000)
General surgical and colorectal training
Trained in West Midlands, UK. Laparoscopic Colorectal Fellowship (Ethicon), QMC Nottingham 2011. IBD Surgery Fellowship, QEHB Birmingham 2012,
Main clinical and research interests
- IBD surgery
- Clinical trials
- Surgical site infection
Member of the Research Committee since
2014
Additional information
- Member Research and Audit Committee, Association of Coloproctology of Great Britain and Ireland (ACPGBI)
- Member IBD Sub-committee, ACPGBI
- Associate Editor, Colorectal Disease
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Muhammad Imran Aslam
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Muhammad Imran Aslam
Current position
- Post CCT Colorectal Surgery Fellow, Royal Victoria Infirmary, Newcastle-upon-Tyne
- Honorary Colorectal Surgeon, University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust, Leicestershire, United Kingdom
- Honorary Clinical Lecturer, Department of Cancer Studies and Molecular Medicine, University of Leicester, United Kingdom (since August, 2016)
Medical school
King Edward Medical College, Lahore, Pakistan (graduated in 2001)
General surgical and colorectal training
- Basic Surgical Training - East-Midland Healthcare Workforce Deanery, United Kingdom
- Higher Surgical Training and Colorectal Training, EastMidland Healthcare Workforce Deanery, United Kingdom
Main clinical and research interests
- Plasma and Tissue miRNAs in colorectal cancer and ulcerative colitis
- Biomarkers for high risk colorectal neoplasia and colorectal cancer screening
- Cell free DNA and liquid biopsy for colorectal cancers
- Serious gaming for the education of surgical trainees
- Virtual reality for medical education
- Parastomal hernia repair and quality of life
Other appointments
- Member of ESCP Education Committee since 2015
- Member of ESCP Research Committee (Representative of Education Committee)
- Member of UEG Education Committee
- ESCP Fellowship Programme Chair
- Course director: Operative Techniques for the Prevention and Repair of Parastomal Hernia Workshop
Additional information
Winner of Harold Ellis, Medipex Innovation Award and EastMidland Business Development & Innovation Fellowship Awards
Posts in professional societies:
- 2011-2012 Affiliate member of the American College of Surgeons
- 2011-2012 International member of the American College of Surgeons education committee
PhD Thesis: MicoRNAs are novel biomarkers for colorectal cancer
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Erman Aytac 2
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Erman Aytac
Current position
Associate Professor of Surgery, Acibadem Mehmet Ali Aydinlar University, Istanbul, Turkey (since 2015). Staff Surgeon, Acibadem Maslak Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey (since 2016).
Medical school
Cerrahpasa School of Medicine, Istanbul, Turkey (graduated in 2006)
General surgical and colorectal training
- Cerrahpasa School of Medicine, Istanbul, Turkey (graduated in 2011)
- Research/clinical research/clinical fellowship, Department of Colorectal Surgery, Digestive Disease Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Ohio, USA (graduated in 2016)
Main clinical and research interests
- Colorectal cancer
- Inflammatory bowel disease
- Pelvic floor and intestinal motility disorders
- Minimally invasive and complex abdominopelvic surgery
Member of the Research Committee
Since 2019
Additional information
- Primary and co-investigator in numerous national or international research studies. His studies have received awards from the Eczacıbaşı Scientific Research and Medical Award Fund, the Turkish Society of Colon and Rectal Surgery, and the American College of Surgeons.
- Involved in numerous national and international medical/surgical meetings as a member of organising committee (including chairperson) and as an invited speaker or presenter.
- Works as an editorial board member or reviewer in many prestigious national/international journals.
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Steven Brown
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Steven Brown
Current position
Professor of surgery Sheffield Teaching Hospitals and Sheffield University, Sheffield, UK
Medical school
Sheffield University, UK 1990
General surgical and colorectal training
Edinburgh, Glasgow, Leeds, Sheffield and Singapore
Main clinical and research interests
- Pelvic floor
- Proctology (haemorrhoids)
- IBD
Member of the Research Committee since
2017
Additional information
- Chair IBD CAG ACPGBI
- Previous Secretary ACPGBI
- Editor Techniques in Coloproctology (Cochrane Digest)
- Editor Cochrane Colorectal Cancer collaboration
- Member HTA Board commissioned calls UK.
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Audrius Dulskas
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Audrius Dulskas
Current position
Surgical oncologist, National Cancer Institute, Vilnius, Lithuania (since 2014)
Medical school
Vilnius University Faculty of Medicine, Vilnius, Lithuania (graduated in 2008)
General surgical and colorectal training
Vilnius University Hospital, Vilnius, Lithuania
Main clinical and research interests
- Functional outcome following cancer treatment
- Surgical oncology
- Organ preservation techniques
Member of the Research Committee since
2019
Additional information
PhD thesis in 2016 – Pelvic organ dysfunction following rectal surgery for cancer
Member of journal editorial boards:
- Annals of coloproctology
- Lithuanian Surgery
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Christianne Buskens
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Christianne Buskens
Current position
Staff colorectal surgeon, Academic Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands (since January 2012)
Medical school
Medical Studies, University of Utrecht, The Netherlands (MD since December 1999)
General surgical and colorectal training
- Dec 2009 - Dec 2011: Colorectal fellow, Radcliffe Hospitals, Oxford, England (Prof. Dr N. Mortensen) and Academic Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands (Prof. Dr W.A. Bemelman)
- April 2003 - Nov 2009: Surgical registrar (Gelre Ziekenhuizen, Apeldoorn; Antoni van Leeuwenhoek Hospital, Amsterdam; Academic Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands)
- July 2000 - March 2003: PhD research fellow, department of surgery, Academic Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
- Dec 1999 - June 2000: Senior house officer, Department of surgery, Medisch Centrum Haaglanden, The Hague, The Netherlands
Main clinical and research interests
- IBD surgery
- Clinical and fundamental IBD research
- Clinical epidemiology
Member of the Research Committee since
September 2017
Additional information
As a clinical doctor, I strongly believe that daily practice should be connected to research work, to constantly improve patient care. As qualitative research can only be performed with the correct background knowledge, I have completed a masters program in clinical epidemiology.
During my PhD fellowship, I developed an enthusiasm for translational research projects. I have defended my PhD-dissertation with distinction in October 2004 ('The development of new treatment strategies for oesophageal carcinoma'), and have combined clinical work with (fundamental) research projects ever since.
After finishing my surgical training in 2009, I have been working as a colorectal fellow specialising in proctology and laparoscopic surgery at the Oxford Radcliffe Hospitals, funded by the KWF (Koningin Wilhelmina Fonds). This Dutch organisation on medical oncology supports medical specialists by providing a 2-year budget for clinical specialization, and stimulates the development of collaborative research programs. Here I analysed the predictive value of isolated tumour cells and circulating cells in colorectal cancer patients.
Since January 2012, I am working as a staff surgeon at the AMC. Here, my field of interest changed from oncology to IBD. Nowadays, I am a specialized IBD-surgeon treating this fascinating disease in all its complexity, in a multidisciplinary setting. I still combine clinical work with translational research, which is currently funded by an innovative research incentive grant from The Netherlands organization for health research and development. My research group has a long-standing history in performing cutting edge research. This varies from international multicenter RCT’s directly comparing surgery to medical treatment (LIRIC, PISA, ACCURE), to basic laboratory science (where we currently analyze the role of the mesentery in Crohn’s disease, and the role of the appendix in ulcerative colitis). The collaboration with gastroenterologists, pathologists, and specialists from the laboratory, including biobanking of biopsies and surgical resection material, ensures that we are truly delivering bench-to-bedside research lines.
To improve the collaboration with other European IBD-experts, I am also a member of the S-ECCO guideline committee.
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Quentin Denost
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Quentin Denost
Current position
Assistant Professor, Colorectal Unit, Bordeaux University Hospital, France
Medical school
Bordeaux University, M.D., Ph.D.
General surgical and colorectal training
Unit of colorectal surgery
Main clinical and research interests
- Rectal cancer and Locally recurrent rectal cancer
- Inflammatory Bowel Disease
- Colorectal tissue engineering
Member of the Research Committee since
2017
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Matteo Frasson (Young ESCP Chair)
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Matteo Frasson
Current position
- Consultant Colorectal Surgeon, University Hospital La Fe, Valencia, Spain
- Clinical Associate Professor, University of Valencia
Medical school
'Vita e Salute' University, Milan, Italy (graduated in 2003)
General surgical and colorectal training
General Surgical Training:
- San Raffaele University Hospital, Milan, Italy
- Surgical Department, Temple University, Philadelphia, USA
CR Training:
- Clinico University Hospital, Valencia, Spain
- Colorectal Unit, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, USA (visitor, with AECP grant)
- Colorectal Unit, Beaujon University Hospital, Paris, France (ESCP Fellow)
Main clinical and research interests
Since the beginning of his career he has focused his research in colorectal surgery, publishing more than 100 full articles in international peer-reviewed journal (h-index 20, 2100 total citations). His research activity is currently focused on colorectal cancer, anastomotic leak, gene therapy for inflammatory bowel diseases and the use of electromagnetic waves for cancer early detection.
Member of the Research Committee since
2017
Additional information
- Chairperson of the Young ESCP
- Coordinator of the Research Group in Digestive Surgery of 'La Fe' research Institute, Valencia, Spain
- Junior Editor of the journal, Colorectal Disease
- Editor of Cirugía Española
- Awarded in 2012: Best Spanish Publication in Coloproctology by the Spanish Association of Coloproctology
- PhD-thesis in 2013 on rectal cancer treatment
- Awarded in 2015: Best Spanish Publication in Surgery by the Spanish Association of Surgeons, with a paper focused on anastomotic leak after colon cancer resection
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Nikolaos Gouvas
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Nikolaos Gouvas
Current position
Post-CCT Senior Clinical Fellow for Laparoscopic Colorectal Surgery, Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust, Worcester, UK
Medical school
University of Crete, Heraklion, Greece (graduated in 2004)
General surgical and colorectal training
'Konstantopouleio' General Hospital of Athens, Athens, Greece
Main clinical and research interests
- Colorectal cancer
- Pelvic floor diseases
Member of the Research Committee since
January 2019
Additional information
- Member of Greek Gastrointestinal Cancer Study Group (GIC-SG), Co-ordinator of Scientific and Educational Events and Manager of Research Projects - Multicenter Registries
- Lead Investigator for the International Multicenter Clinical Trials, MECCLANT-C and MECCLANT-R
- PhD thesis on Laparoscopic vs Open Surgery for Rectal Cancer
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Gabriela Möslein (ex-officio/ESCP Secretary)
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Gabriela Möeslein
Current position
Director, Center for Hereditary Tumors, HELIOS University Hospital Wuppertal, University Witten/Herdecke since October 2015
Medical school
Graduated in Bonn, Germany
General surgical and colorectal training
- Surgical training in Bonn, Heidelberg, Nishinomiya (Japan) and Rochester MN
- Research in molecular genetics, Mayo Clinic, Rochester MN
Main clinical and research interests
- Hereditary predisposition to cancer (gastrointestinal)
- Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD)
- Prophylactic surgery
- taTME and pouch surgery
- Continent ileostomy
- Incontinence surgery
- Prospective Lynch syndrome registry
- Chemoprevention in hereditary disease
Member of the Research Committee since
2017
Additional information
- Initiator and Coordinator of the Mallorca Group
- Board Chair of the EHTG (European Hereditary Tumor Group)
- Strong engagement in patient advocacy
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Dion Morton
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Dion Morton
Current position
Professor Morton is Barling Professor of Surgery and Head of the Academic Department of Surgery at the University of Birmingham in the UK. He was given an honorary consultant appointment at the University Hospital Birmingham in 1996, and was appointed Professor of Surgery in 2006. In 2015, he was appointed Barling Professor of Surgery.
Medical school
He received his degree in Medicine from Bristol University, UK in 1985.
General surgical and colorectal training
He undertook his surgical and colorectal training at University Hospital Birmingham and in the West Midlands region of the UK.
Main clinical and research interests
His primary research interests are clinical and translational research for colorectal cancer and the development of clinical trials in surgery.
Member of the Research Committee since
He has been Chair of the Research Committee since 2012
Additional information
He is Director of the Birmingham Experimental Cancer Medicine Centre, Director of Clinical Research at the Royal College of Surgeons of England and Deputy Head at the Institute of Cancer and Genomic Sciences at University of Birmingham. He is past President 2015-17 of the Society for Academic and Research Surgery.
He is currently Director of the West Midlands Genomics Centre.
He has had a leading role in developing trainee led surgical research, first establishing the West Midlands Research Collaborative in 2009, and subsequently helping to establish a national network of trainee collaboratives across the United Kingdom. He has led the RCS (eng) Clinical Research Initiative, establishing 12 Surgical specialty leads and 8 Surgical Trials Centres across the country.
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António Sampaio Soares (Young ESCP)
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António Sampaio Soares
Current position
Clinical Research Fellow at University College London, Division of Surgery and Interventional Sciences
Medical school
Lisbon School of Medicine, Lisbon, Portugal (graduated in 2014)
General surgical and colorectal training
General Surgery trainee at Hospital Prof. Doutor Fernando Fonseca E.P.E., Lisbon, Portugal
Main clinical and research interests
- Fluorescence guided colorectal surgery, lymph node mapping
- Artificial intelligence in surgery
Member of the Research Committee since
2018
Additional information
Member of EuroSurg Executive and Portuguese Surgical Research Collaborative
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Pierpaolo Sileri
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Pierpaolo Sileri
Current position
Consultant Surgeon, University of Rome Tor Vergata, Rome, Italy since 2008
Medical school
University of Rome Tor Vergata, Rome, Italy
General surgical and colorectal training
- 2005: General Surgery, University of Rome Tor Vergata, Rome, Italy
- 2005: PhD in 'Technology, informatics and robotics in Surgery', University of Rome 'Tor Vergata', Rome, Italy
- 2003-5: Colorectal Surgery John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford, UK
- 2001-2: Master of Science, University of Illinois at Chicago, IL, USA
Main clinical and research interests
- Inflammatory bowel disease
- Gastrointestinal cancer
- Functional diseases
- Minimally invasive gastrointestinal and colorectal surgery
Member of the Cohort Studies Committee since
2019
Additional information
- Graduated summa cum laude at the University of Rome Tor Vergata in 1998
- Spent 3 years at the University of Illinois at Chicago as fellow and then instructor of surgery
- Completed residency in Gastrointestinal Surgery in 2005 at the University of Rome Tor Vergata
- Director of the Colorectal Master Program at University of Rome Tor Vergata
His research focus covers inflammatory bowel disease, gastrointestinal cancer and functional diseases, with majority of current research focussing on minimally invasive gastrointestinal and colorectal surgery.
He is author of more that 150 peer reviewed paper on highly impacted journals, books chapters as well as editor of books and society practice guidelines.
He serves on several committees of international and national surgical societies as well as in editorial boards of international journals.
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Carolynne Vaizey (ex officio)
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Carolynne Vaizey
Carolynne Jane Vaizey was educated at Cape Town University and then trained in General and Trauma Surgery up to consultant level in Johannesburg. On returning to England in 1992 she first worked as a surgical fellow in a district general hospital and then took up a research post at St Mark’s Hospital in Harrow to obtain an MD through the University of London.
At the beginning of 1998 she became a Consultant Colorectal Surgeon at the Middlesex & University College Hospitals in Central London and Honorary Senior Lecturer at University College London. In 2003 she took up a new post as Consultant Surgeon at St Mark’s Hospital.
She has particular interests in the management of faecal incontinence, intestinal failure, severe Crohn’s, anal surgery and functional bowel disease. She is the Lead Surgeon for Intestinal Failure at the Lennard Jones National Intestinal Failure Unit at St Mark’s and Director of the Sir Alan Park’s Physiology Unit. She has written 16 book chapters on her specialty interests and has over 100 papers and editorials published in Peer reviewed journals.
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Oded Zmora
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Oded Zmora
Current position
Chair, Department of Surgery, Asaf Harofe Medical Center, Tel Aviv, Israel
Medical school
Hebrew University - Hadassah School of Medicine, Jerusalem, Israel. Graduated in 1993.
General surgical and colorectal training
- Residency in general surgery - Department of Surgery and Transplantation, Sheba Medical Center, Tel-Hashomer, Israel
- Residency in general surgery - Department of Surgery, Mount Sinai Medical Center, New York, NY, USA
- Clinical fellowship in Colorectal Surgery - Department of Colorectal Surgery, Cleveland Clinic Florida, Ft. Lauderdale, FL, USA
- Research fellowship in Colorectal Surgery - Department of Colorectal Surgery, Cleveland Clinic Florida, Ft. Lauderdale, FL, USA
Main clinical and research interests
- Surgery for IBD
- Colorectal Cancer
- Anorectal disorders
Member of the Research Committee since
2014
Additional information
- Past president of the Israel Society of Colon and Rectal Surgery
- Chair, S-ECCO committee
- Co-editor, Techniques in Coloproctology
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