Core Subjects

2011 Core Subjects:

Complications in Colorectal Surgery

David Dietz, MD, Cleveland, OH

Sexually Transmitted Diseases

David Maron, MD, Weston, FL

Constipation

Madhulika Varma, MD, San Francisco, CA

Crohn’s Disease

Jonathan Efron, MD, Baltimore, MD

Endoscopy/Polyps

Scott Steele, MD, Fort Lewis, WA

Advanced Colon & Rectal Cancer

Garrett Nash, MD, New York, NY

2010 Core Subjects:

Lower Gastrointestinal Bleeding

Anthony MacLean, MD, Calgary, Alberta

Pruritus Ani, Pilonidal Sinus and Hidradenitis Suppurativa

Bradley R. Davis, MD, Cincinnati, OH

Ostomies and Stomal Therapy

Sharon L. Dykes, MD, Minneapolis, MN

Rectovaginal and Rectourethral Fistulas

Andrew A. Shelton, MD, Stanford, CA 

Rectal Cancer (Neoadjuvant Adjuvant)

George J. Chang, MD, Houston, TX

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