Core Subjects

2009 Core Subjects:

• Anal Fistula/Abscess                                                                                                                       

  Bradley Champagne, MD, Cleveland, OH

• Colitides: Other than Inflammatory Bowel Disease

  Farshid Araghizadeh, MD, Dallas, TX

• Colon Cancer: Controversies in Surgical/Medical Therapy of Stage 2 Disease                                                                                                                                                         

  Howard Ross, MD, FACS, FASCRS, Red Bank, NJ

• Diverticulitis

  M. Shane McNevin, MD, FASCRS, Spokane, WA

• Fecal Incontinence                                                                                                                                      

  Andreas M. Kaiser, MD, FACS, Los Angeles, CA

2008 Core Subjects:

• Hemorrhoids & Fissure-in-Ano
  Nancy Morin, MD, Quebec, Canada
• Anal Tumors
  Kelli Bullard Dunn, MD, FACS, FASCRS, Buffalo, NY
• Retrorectal Tumors
  Kelli Bullard Dunn, MD, FACS, FASCRS, Buffalo, NY
• Inherited Colorectal Cancer Syndromes
  C. Neal Ellis, MD
• Ulcerative Colitis
  David J. Maron, MD, FACS, Philadelphia, PA
• Colonic Volvulus
  Scott R. Steele, MD, FACS, FASCRS, Fort Lewis, WA
• Colon & Rectal Trauma
  Scott R. Steele, MD, FACS, FASCRS, Fort Lewis, WA
• Prolapse, Intussusception, and SRUS
  Madhulika G. Varma, MD, San Francisco, CA

2007 Core Subjects:

• Advanced Colon and Rectal Cancer
  Nancy Baxter, MD, PhD, FRCSC, FASCRS, Toronto, ON
• Controversies in the Management of Abdominal Crohn's Disease
  Robert R. Cima, MD, FACS, FASCRS, Rochester, MN
• Management of Unusual Colon Polyps
  John Heine, MD, FRCSC, FACS, Calgary, AB
• Sexually Transmitted Diseases Including HIV
  Terry Phang , MD , Vancouver, BC
• Constipation
  Charles A. Ternent, M.D., FACS, FASCRS, Ft. Lauderdale, FL
• Early Complications in Colorectal Surgery
  Mark H. Whiteford, MD, FACS, FASCRS, Portland, OR

2006 Core Subjects:

• Colon and Rectal Trauma
  Jose R. Cintron, MD, Chicago, IL
• Familial Adenomatous Polyposis (FAP)
  David W. Dietz, MD, St. Louis, MO
• Inflammatory Bowel Disease: Medical Management
  Eric J. Dozois, MD, Rochester, MN
• Fissures / Pruritis Ani
  Jan Rakinic, MD, Carbondale, IL
• Colonic Volvulus
  Laurence F. Yee, MD, San Francisco, CA

2005 Core Subjects:

• Hemorrhoids
  Peter Cataldo, MD, Burlington VT
• Ulcerative Colitis
  Debra Ford, MD, Washington, DC
• Benign and Malignant Anal Tumors
  Matthew Mutch, MD, St. Louis MO
• Diverticultis
  Janice Rafferty, MD, Cincinnati OH
• Functional Bowel Disorders
  Michael Snyder, MD, Houston TX
• Perioperative Management
  Kirsten Bass Wilkins, MD, New Brunswick NJ

2004 Core Subjects:

• Colitides Other Than Ulcerative Colitis and Crohn's Disease
  W. Donald Buie, MD, Alberta, Canada
• Rectal Prolapse (Procidentia)
  Najjia N Mahmoud, MD, Philadelphia PA
• Anal Fistula / Abscess
  Christopher Mantyh, MD, Durham NC
• Colonoscopy
  David A Margolin, MD, New Orleans LA
• Gynecology for the Colon and Rectal Surgeon
  Susan C Parker, MD, MS
• Adjuvant Treatment of Colorectal Cancer
  Lisa S Poritz, MD

2003 Core Subjects:

• Ostomies and Stomal Therapy
  Jonathan Efron, MD, Cleveland OH
• Gastrointestinal Bleeding
  Amy Halverson, MD, Chicago IL
• Colon and Rectal Cancer
  Michael Hellinger, MD, Miami FL
• Surgical Therapy of Crohn's Disease
  Feza Remzi, MD, Cleveland OH
• Anatomy and Physiology of the Colon, Rectum, and Anus
  Judith Trudel, MD, Minneapolis MN
• Sexually Transmitted Diseases
  Charles Whitlow, MD, New Orleans LA

2002 Core Subjects:

• Volvulus
  Tracey Arnell, MD, Torrance CA
• Medical Management of IBD
  Greg Bonner, MD, Weston FL
• Familial Adenomatous Polyposis
  James Church, MD, Cleveland OH
• Polyps
  James Church, MD, Cleveland OH
• Congenital / Pediatric Colorectal Problems
  Peter Dillon, MD, Hershey PA
• Colon Trauma
  Richard Karulf, MD, Minneapolis MN
• Pruritus Ani
  Theodore Saclarides, MD, Chicago IL

2001 Core Subjects:

• Hemorrhoids
  Peter A Cataldo, MD, South Burlington VT
• Retrorectal Tumors
  Julio Garcia-Aguilar, MD, PhD, Minneapolis MN
• Rectovaginal Fistulas / Rectocele
  Sharon G Gregorcyk, MD, Dallas TX
• Benign and Malignant Anal Tumors
  Laurence R Sands, MD, Miami FL
• Ulcerative Colitis
  Wayne Tuckson, MD, Louisville KY
• Diverticular Disease
  Tonia M Young-Fadok, MD, Rochester MN

2000 Core Subjects:

• Gynecologic and Urologic Manifestations and Complications of Colon and Rectal Diseases
  Elizabeth Breen, MD, Boston MA
• Colitides Other Than Ulcerative Colitis and Crohn's Disease
  Christopher J Bruce, MD, White Plains NY
• Perioperative Management
  Bard C Cosman, MD, MPH, San Diego CA
• Fistula-in-Ano, Abscess, Pilonidal Cyst and Hidradenitis Suppurativa
  Wayne De Vos, MD, PhD
• Prolapse and Intussusception
  Donald G Kim, MD, FACS
• Functional Bowel Disease / Constipation
  Charles A Ternent, MD

1999 Core Subjects:

• Endoscopy
  Eric G Weiss, MD, Fort Lauderdale FL
• Surgical Management of Crohn's Disease
  Tracy L Hull, MD, Cleveland OH
• Anatomy and Physiology
  Susan M Congilosi, MD, St Paul MN
• Changes in Surgical Technique
  Thomas E Read, MD, St Louis MO
• Sexually Transmitted Diseases Including AIDS
  Mitchell Bernstein, MD, New York NY
• Adjuvant Therapy for Colon and Rectal Cancer
  Stephan M Sentovich, MD, Boston MA

1998 Core Subjects:

• Colonic Volvulus
  Richard M Devine, MD, Rochester MN
• Ostomies & Stomal Therapy
  Michael Spencer, MD, Minneapolis MN
• Familial Adenomatous Polyposis
  Ronal Bleday, MD, Boston MA
• Colorectal Trauma
  Thomas Stahl, MD, Washington DC
• Colon & Rectal Cancer
  Jose Guillem, MD, New York NY
• Fissures & Pruritus
  Marcus Burnstein, MD, Toronto ONT