
Mark Whiteford
@markwhitefordmd
CR Surgeon, clinician-educator, husband of the one, father of four
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19-07-2019 13:57:17
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Beautiful intro Christopher M Schlachta MD for Patricia Sylla #SAGES2024 presidential address - the patient is spot on: āPat Sylla will change medicine and the world!ā SAGES is in Tampa in 2026!





Our 2024 SAGES Gerald Marks Lecturer from just 2 weeks ago, Jens Juul Holst, featured in the TIME100 most influential people in Health SAGES is in Tampa in 2026!. Link to his incredible lecture coming soonā¦.


Heather Yeo MD Weill Cornell Medicine Surgery NewYork-Presbyterian Aryeh SSAT Respect to Dr. Alessio Pigazzi for honoring the legacy of Dr. Morris Franklin, who pioneered Natural Orifice Specimen Extraction during lap colectomy in the early 1990“s !!!! We miss his genius and generosity & inspiring us to think outside the box.






Dr. Nina Niu Sanford My thoughts: š” 1. Duration of therapy/time matters. Ex, in NEOPRISM surgery was done 1 month after 6w of Pembro. 2. Biology: #rectalcancer has Left-Sided biology and lowest rate of BRAF mutation ( 0/14 in NEJM series).

Starting now. Ballroom 1-2. Consensus (finally) on anastomotic leak. Biggest lift on sorting out the time line for leaks from prevention, definition, management and beyond. Patricia Sylla ASCRS_1 SAGES is in Tampa in 2026! Marylise Boutros Tracy Hull



Congratulations to Dr. Sam Lai, and the U.S. Rectal Cancer Research Group for their report on 545 patients managed with a watch and wait approach. Our group is recruiting more U.S. centers to collaborate. Join us! [email protected]


Very soon, the amazing Patricia Sylla will join Colorectal #THRIVE25 Pat will speaks on: TALK #1: "The unsolved pandemic: handling obesity - perioperative management, technical refinements and outcomes" TALK #2: "How to overcome frustration and develop resilience along a

āThe wisdom of the crowd is better than the wisdom of the individualā referring to MDT rectal cancer care. Yet another pearl from one of the wisest Steven D Wexner MD, PhD, speaking of the innumerable values of #NAPRC at ACS Cancer Programs Program. American College of Surgeons



Just a few of the hardest working team at #NAPRC who helped develop the new standards presented and discussed at this weeks ACS Cancer Programs Patricia Sylla Steven D Wexner MD, PhD Marc Gollub SAGES is in Tampa in 2026! The Oregon Clinic Providence


As always brilliant presentation by Patricia Sylla Mount Sinai Health System SAGES is in Tampa in 2026! #SAGES2025 on managing patients with acute diverticulitis
