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MedStar Health International Colorectal Disease Symposium 2026


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Add to Calendar MedStar Health International Colorectal Disease Symposium 2026 6/18/2026 6:00:00 AM 6/19/2026 7:00:00 PM America/New_York For More Details: https://medstar.cloud-cme.com/course/courseoverview?EID=46423 Description: The MedStar Health International Colorectal Disease Symposium is designed to offer a comprehensive exchange of the current leading topics in colorectal surgery. Leading experts from around the world will discuss major advances in rectal cancer, advancing patient outcomes through techniques and technology, new frontiers in the management of inflammatory bowel disease, and challenges and solutions in a... Fairmont Washington D.C. Georgetown false MM/DD/YYYY


Date & Location
Thursday, June 18, 2026, 6:00 AM - Friday, June 19, 2026, 7:00 PM, Fairmont Washington D.C. Georgetown, Washington, DC

Target Audience
Specialties - Colon and Rectal Surgery, Emergency Medicine, Gastroenterology, Surgery
Professions - Non-Physician, Physician

Overview

The MedStar Health International Colorectal Disease Symposium is designed to offer a comprehensive exchange of the current leading topics in colorectal surgery. Leading experts from around the world will discuss major advances in rectal cancer, advancing patient outcomes through techniques and technology, new frontiers in the management of inflammatory bowel disease, and challenges and solutions in advanced colorectal cancer. Recurring themes include multidisciplinary team care, cost-effective adoption of new technology, shared decision making, and education. Ample time has been allocated for discussion, questions, and answers.

In addition, registrants are encouraged to attend the International Society for Fluorescence Guided Surgery Society annual meeting at Georgetown University on Saturday, June 20.
Registration website for the ISFGS meeting coming soon!


Objectives
After completing this activity, the participant will be able to:

  1. Discuss new techniques and technology
  2. Assess the value of multidisciplinary care
  3. Evaluate complications of colorectal surgery

Registration

Early Bird Now to February 28
Physician $799
Resident or Fellow $699
Physician Assistant $699
Nurse Practitioner $699
Nurse $699
Allied Health Professional $699
Industry Professional $899

Advance Purchase March 1 to June 17
Physician $899
Resident or Fellow $799
Physician Assistant $799
Nurse Practitioner $799
Nurse $799
Allied Health Professional $799
Industry Professional $999

Onsite June 18 to June 19
Physician $999
Resident or Fellow $899
Physician Assistant $899
Nurse Practitioner $899
Nurse $899
Allied Health Professional $899
Industry Professional $1,100


Accreditation


In support of improving patient care, this activity has been planned and implemented by MedStar Health. MedStar Health is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team. 

MedStar Health designates this Live CME activity for a maximum of 16.5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity. 


Credits
AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ Physician (16.50 hours), Non-Physician Member of the Healthcare Team (16.50 hours)
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 Fairmont Washington D.C. Georgetown
 2401 M St NW
 Washington, D.C. 20037

 Reservation line: 202-429-3400
 Room Block Rate: $339 + applicable tax 
 Be sure to mention “MedStar Health International Colorectal Disease Symposium 2026” when making your room reservations.

Hotel Room Block Cutoff Date: May 25, 2026
Hotel reservation link coming soon!

Preetha Ali, MD
Colon and Rectal Surgeon
WHC
Washington, DC
Nicolas Avellaneda, MD
Faculty Photos
Jasmine Barrow, MD
Gastroenterologist, Center for Digestive Disease
MedStar Franklin Square Medical Center
Baltimore , MD
Faculty Photos
Brian L. Bello, MD
Regional Chief of Colorectal Surgery, Program Director, Colorectal Surgery Fellowship
MedStar Washington Hospital Center
Mariana Berho, MD
Marylise Boutros, MD
Mary Brindle, MD
Manish Chand, MD
William Chen, MD
Andre D’Hoore, MD
Anne Fabrizio, MD
Paula Ferrada, MD
Abe Fingerhut, MD
Faculty Photos
Thomas M. Fishbein, MD
Executive Director, Director, Liver Diseases and Transplant Program, Professor, Surgery and Pediatrics
MedStar Georgetown Transplant Institute, MedStar Georgetown University Hospital, Georgetown University School of Medicine
Washington, D.C.
Jim Fleshman, MD
Julio Garcia Aguilar, MD
Zoe Garoufalia, MD
Emre Gorgun, MD
Brooke Gurland, MD
Eric Haas, MD
Faculty Photos
Nadim G. Haddad, MD
System Physician Executive Director, GI Services, Chief of Gastroenterology
MedStar Georgetown University Hospital
Washington, D.C.
Dana Hayden, MD
Bill Heald, MD
Art Hiranyakas, MD
Debby Keller, MD
Timothy Kennedy, MD, MBA
Professor of Surgery
MedStar Georgetown University Hospital
Washington DC, DC
Jim Khan, MD
Joep Knol, MD
Antonio Lacy, MD
Michael Li, MD
David M Lisle, MD
Medstar Franklin Square Hospital
Baltimore , MD
Najjia Mahmoud, MD
Cal Matsumoto, MD
Julio Mayol, MD
Lisa McLemore, MD
Gabriela Moeslein, MD
Isacco Montroni, MD
Venky Munikrishnan, MD
Lucia Oliveira, MD
Marcus Oosenbrug, MD
MedStar Georgetown University Hospital
Washington, DC
Rodrigo Perez, MD
Feza Remzi, MD
Guillermo Rosato, MD
Raul Rosenthal, MD
Nicolas Rothholz, MD
Virginia Shaffer, MD
Sherief Shawki, MD, FACS
Consultant
MMG
Rochester, MN
Mark Soliman, MD
Antonio Spinelli, MD
Sharon Stein, MD
Faculty Photos
Paul H. Sugarbaker, MD
Director, Center for Gastrointestinal Malignancies & Program in Peritoneal Surface Oncology
MedStar Washington Hospital Center
Washington, DC
Zhifei Sun, MD
Assistant Professor
MedStar Georgetown University Hospital
Washington, DC
Patricia Sylla, MD
Carlos Vaccaro, MD
Steven D. Wexner, MD
Physician Executive Director
MedStar Health
WASHINGTON, DC, DC
Oded Zmora, MD

Thursday, June 18, 2026
Registration and Breakfast
7:00AM - 7:30AM

Welcome Remarks
7:30AM - 7:40AM
Steven D. Wexner, MD (Chairperson)

Introductory Remarks
7:40AM - 7:45AM
Thomas M. Fishbein, MD (Speaker)

Major Advances in Rectal Cancer Management
7:45AM - 9:45AM
Steven D. Wexner, MD (Moderator)

The Evlolution and Revolution of Total Mesorectal Excision (TME)
7:45AM - 8:00AM
Bill Heald, MD (Speaker)

What happened to Transanal Total Mesorectal Excision (TaTME)?
8:00AM - 8:15AM
Patricia Sylla, MD (Speaker)

Is Organ Preservation Replacing Surgery?
8:15AM - 8:30AM
Rodrigo Perez, MD (Speaker)

Will Immunotherapy Replace Surgery?
8:30AM - 8:45AM
Julio Garcia Aguilar, MD (Speaker)

The Importance of the National Accreditation Program for Rectal Cancer Multidisciplinary Team (NAPRC MDT) in Optimizing Outcomes
8:45AM - 9:00AM
Jim Fleshman, MD (Speaker)

The Problem of Low Anterior Resection Syndrome
9:00AM - 9:15AM
Marylise Boutros, MD

Session I Panel Discussion
9:15AM - 9:45AM
Steven D. Wexner, MD (Moderator)
Bill Heald, MD (Panelist)
Patricia Sylla, MD (Panelist)
Rodrigo Perez, MD (Panelist)
Julio Garcia Aguilar, MD (Panelist)
Jim Fleshman, MD (Panelist)
Marylise Boutros, MD (Panelist)

Break and VIsit the Exhibits and View Abstract Poster Presentations
9:45AM - 10:30AM

Session II: Advancing Patient Outcomes Through Techniques and Technology
10:30AM - 12:30PM
Manish Chand, MD (Moderator)

The Role of Laparoscopy in the World of Robotics
10:30AM - 10:45AM
William Chen, MD (Speaker)

Teaching Robotics
10:45AM - 11:00AM
Jim Khan, MD (Speaker)

Comparing Robotic Platforms
11:00AM - 11:15AM
Venky Munikrishnan, MD (Speaker)

Regenerative Medicine in Colorectal Surgery
11:15AM - 11:30AM
Art Hiranyakas, MD (Speaker)

Future Applications of Fluorescence Imaging
11:30AM - 11:45AM
Raul Rosenthal, MD (Speaker)

Cost Effective Sacral Neuromodulation
11:45AM - 12:00PM
Lucia Oliveira, MD (Speaker)

Session II Panel Discussion
12:00PM - 12:30PM
Manish Chand, MD (Moderator)
William Chen, MD (Panelist)
Jim Khan, MD (Panelist)
Venky Munikrishnan, MD (Panelist)
Art Hiranyakas, MD (Panelist)
Raul Rosenthal, MD (Panelist)
Lucia Oliveira, MD (Panelist)

Lunch and Visit the Exhibits
12:30PM - 1:30PM

Medical Management of Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD)
1:30PM - 1:45PM
Jasmine Barrow, MD (Speaker)

Session III: New Frontiers in the Management of Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD)
1:30PM - 3:30PM
Andre D’Hoore, MD (Moderator)

The Challenges of Perianal Crohn’s Disease
1:45PM - 2:00PM
Najjia Mahmoud, MD (Speaker)

Does the Type of Strictureplasty Matter?
2:00PM - 2:15PM
Antonio Spinelli, MD (Speaker)

Mastering Reoperative J-Pouch Surgery
2:15PM - 2:30PM
Feza Remzi, MD (Speaker)

The Role of the Continent Ileostomy
2:30PM - 2:45PM
Sherief Shawki, MD, FACS (Speaker)

Small Bowel Transplant in Crohn’s Disease
2:45PM - 3:00PM
Cal Matsumoto, MD (Speaker)

Session III Panel Discussion
3:00PM - 3:30PM
Sherief Shawki, MD, FACS (Panelist)
Jasmine Barrow, MD (Panelist)
Najjia Mahmoud, MD (Panelist)
Antonio Spinelli, MD (Panelist)
Feza Remzi, MD (Panelist)
Cal Matsumoto, MD (Panelist)
Andre D’Hoore, MD (Moderator)

Break and Visit the Exhibits and View Abstract Poster Presentations
3:30PM - 4:15PM

Session IV: Advanced Colorectal Cancer: Challenges and Solutions
4:15PM - 6:30PM
Julio Garcia Aguilar, MD (Moderator)

The Status of Hyperthermic Intraperitoneal Chemotherapy (HIPEC)
4:15PM - 4:30PM
Paul H. Sugarbaker, MD (Speaker)

Pressurized Intraperitoneal Aerosolized Chemotherapy (PIPAC)
4:30PM - 4:45PM

Managing Liver Metastases
4:45PM - 5:00PM
Timothy Kennedy, MD, MBA (Speaker)

Synchronized Weight-Loss Management in Colorectal Cancer Care
5:00PM - 5:15PM
Lisa McLemore, MD (Panelist)

Inherited Colorectal Cancer Syndromes
5:15PM - 5:30PM
Gabriela Moeslein, MD (Speaker)

Management Options for Intraabdominal Extracolonic Manifestations of Familial Adenomatous Polyposis
5:30PM - 5:45PM
Carlos Vaccaro, MD (Speaker)

Considerations for Safe Success Surgery for Recurrent Rectal Cancer
5:45PM - 6:00PM
Nicolas Rothholz, MD (Speaker)

Session IV Panel Discussion
6:00PM - 6:30PM
Julio Garcia Aguilar, MD (Moderator)
Paul H. Sugarbaker, MD (Panelist)
Timothy Kennedy, MD, MBA (Panelist)
Lisa McLemore, MD (Panelist)
Gabriela Moeslein, MD (Panelist)
Carlos Vaccaro, MD (Panelist)
Nicolas Rothholz, MD (Panelist)

Day One Adjourn
6:30PM - 6:45PM

Reception
6:45PM - 7:45PM

Friday, June 19, 2026
Registration and Breakfast and Visit the Exhibits
7:00AM - 7:30AM

Session V: The Future of Surgery
7:30AM - 9:50AM
Marylise Boutros, MD (Moderator)

Welcome Remarks
7:30AM - 7:35AM
Steven D. Wexner, MD (Chairperson)

The Globalization of Surgical Education
7:35AM - 7:50AM
Antonio Lacy, MD (Speaker)

Artificial Intelligence (AI) for the Surgeon
7:50AM - 8:05AM
Julio Mayol, MD (Speaker)

Understanding Surgical Literature in the Age of AI
8:05AM - 8:20AM
Abe Fingerhut, MD (Speaker)

Future Tools for the Surgeon
8:20AM - 8:35AM
Manish Chand, MD (Speaker)

Adopting and Implementing Enhanced Recovery After Surgery Protocols
8:35AM - 8:50AM
Mary Brindle, MD (Speaker)

Introducing Quality Assurance Programs in Limited Resource Environments
8:50AM - 9:05AM
Nicolas Avellaneda, MD (Speaker)

Developing New Improved Anastomotic Techniques
9:05AM - 9:20AM
Eric Haas, MD (Speaker)

Session IV Panel Discussion
9:20AM - 9:50AM
Marylise Boutros, MD (Moderator)
Manish Chand, MD (Panelist)
Antonio Lacy, MD (Panelist)
Julio Mayol, MD (Panelist)
Abe Fingerhut, MD (Panelist)
Mary Brindle, MD (Panelist)
Nicolas Avellaneda, MD (Panelist)
Eric Haas, MD (Panelist)

Break and Visit the Exhibits and View Abstract Poster Presentations
9:50AM - 10:35AM

Advanced Interventional Colonoscopy
10:35AM - 10:50AM
Nadim G. Haddad, MD (Speaker)

Session VI: Masterclass in Advanced Techniques
10:35AM - 12:35PM
Patricia Sylla, MD (Moderator)

Gracilis Interposition
10:50AM - 11:05AM
Zoe Garoufalia, MD (Speaker)

The Fusion of Endoscopic and Laparoscopic Surgery
11:05AM - 11:20AM
Michael Li, MD (Speaker)

Insights into Gender Affirming Surgery
11:20AM - 11:35AM
David M Lisle, MD (Speaker)

Video-Based Surgical Education
11:35AM - 11:50AM
Joep Knol, MD (Speaker)

Treatment of Fecal Incontinence: What Else Can We Add Besides Sacral Neuromodulation?
11:50AM - 12:05PM
Guillermo Rosato, MD (Speaker)

Session VI: Panel Discussion
12:05PM - 12:35PM
Patricia Sylla, MD (Moderator)
Zoe Garoufalia, MD (Panelist)
Michael Li, MD (Panelist)
Joep Knol, MD (Panelist)
Guillermo Rosato, MD (Panelist)
Nadim G. Haddad, MD (Panelist)
David M Lisle, MD (Panelist)

Lunch and Visit the Exhibits
12:35PM - 1:35PM

Session VII: Surgery is an Art and a Science
1:35PM - 3:35PM
Najjia Mahmoud, MD (Moderator)

The Essentials of Conflict Resolution
1:35PM - 1:50PM
Mariana Berho, MD (Speaker)

Surgical Mental Conditioning
1:50PM - 2:05PM
Mark Soliman, MD (Speaker)

Patient Measuring Outcomes to Monitor Our Results
2:05PM - 2:20PM
Dana Hayden, MD (Speaker)

Surgeon Well-Being
2:20PM - 2:35PM
Brooke Gurland, MD (Speaker)

Surgical Coaching
2:35PM - 2:50PM
Sharon Stein, MD (Speaker)

Transitioning from Mentee to Mentor
2:50PM - 3:05PM
Paula Ferrada, MD (Speaker)

Session VII: Panel Discussion
3:05PM - 3:35PM
Najjia Mahmoud, MD (Moderator)
Mariana Berho, MD (Panelist)
Mark Soliman, MD (Panelist)
Dana Hayden, MD (Panelist)
Brooke Gurland, MD (Panelist)
Sharon Stein, MD (Panelist)
Paula Ferrada, MD (Panelist)

Break and Visit the Exhibits and View Abstract Poster Presentations
3:35PM - 4:20PM

Advanced Trans-Anal Surgical Skills
4:20PM - 4:35PM
Emre Gorgun, MD (Speaker)

Session VIII: The Experts Share Their Secrets for Success
4:20PM - 6:40PM
Sharon Stein, MD (Moderator)

The Burden of Adhesions
4:35PM - 4:50PM
Oded Zmora, MD (Speaker)

Optimizing Outcomes of Rectal Prolapse Surgery
4:50PM - 5:05PM
Andre D’Hoore, MD (Speaker)

Modern Management of Diverticulitis
5:05PM - 5:20PM
Debby Keller, MD (Speaker)

Special Considerations in the Geriatric Patient
5:20PM - 5:35PM
Isacco Montroni, MD (Speaker)

The Vexing Problem of Complex Anal Fistula: Balancing Continence with Cure
5:35PM - 5:50PM
Virginia Shaffer, MD (Speaker)

Management of Stapling Misadventures in Colorectal Surgery
5:50PM - 6:05PM

Session VIII Panel Discussion
6:05PM - 6:40PM
Sharon Stein, MD (Moderator)
Emre Gorgun, MD (Panelist)
Oded Zmora, MD (Panelist)
Andre D’Hoore, MD (Panelist)
Debby Keller, MD (Panelist)
Isacco Montroni, MD (Panelist)
Virginia Shaffer, MD (Panelist)

Closing Remarks
6:40PM - 6:45PM
Steven D. Wexner, MD (Chairperson)

Adjourn
6:45PM - 6:46PM

This conference offers the opportunity to exhibit at the conference. For more information, please contact Elizabeth Romano at [email protected] 


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