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This program presents the many facets of colorectal surgery as a profession and a surgical specialty. The DEI Committee of the American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons was founded in 2020 in the midst of social and medical injustices. Our program today will feature the extensive important work being done by the American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons, as well as initiatives on the horizon, to make colorectal surgery a more equitable and just specialty for the medical community and society at large.
  1. Welcome & Introduction - Dr. Conor Delaney (USA), Dr. Erin King-Mullins (USA) and Dr. Steven D. Wexner (USA) 

  1. History of our committee, what we've done and what’s on the horizon - Dr. Erin King-Mullins (USA)

  1. Words from the first Black President of our society - Dr. Charles Littlejohn (USA)

  1. Discussing formation of the taskforce and Committee - Dr. Neil Hyman (USA)

  1. Special population discussions:

           a. AAPI - Dr. Emina Huang (USA)

           b. Black - Dr. Jonathan A. Laryea (USA)

           c. LGBTQ - Dr. Julian Sanchez (USA)

           d. Hispanic - Dr. Luz María Rodríguez (USA)

           e. Women - Dr. Ann C Lowry (USA)

  1. Discussion - All faculty moderated by Dr. Conor Delaney (USA) and Dr. Erin King-Mullins (USA)

  1. Closing remarks - Dr. Conor Delaney (USA), Dr. Erin King-Mullins (USA) and Dr. Steven D. Wexner (USA)

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Dr. Conor Delaney CEO and President, Cleveland Clinic Florida Region; President, American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons; Robert and Suzanne Tomsich Distinguished Chair in Healthcare Innovation; Professor of Surgery, Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine, USA Colorectal Surgery
Dr. Emina Huang MD, MBA, Executive Vice-Chair of Research, Professor of Surgery, Doyle L. Sharp, Distinguished Chair in Surgical Research, UT Southwestern Medical Center, Department of Surgery, USA Colorectal Surgery
Dr. Neil Hyman MD-Chief, Colorectal Surgery, Professor of Surgery, University of Chicago Medicine, Chicago, Illinois, USA Colorectal Surgery
Dr. Erin King-Mullins MD, FACS, FASCRS, Founding Physician, Colorectal Wellness Center, USA. Colorectal Surgery
Dr. Jonathan A. Laryea MD, MSc, FACS, FASCRS, FWACS, Professor of Surgery, Chair, Surgical Section at the National Medical Association, Nolie and Norma Mumey Endowed Chair in Surgery, Chief, Division of Colon and Rectal Surgery, Vice Chair for Quality at the Department of Surgery, Medical Director, Cancer Service Line at the Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, USA Colorectal Surgery
Dr. Charles Littlejohn MD, retired Colorectal Surgeon, USA Colorectal Surgery
Dr. Ann C. Lowry MD, Past President of ASCRS, Adjunct Professor of Surgery, Division of Colon and Rectal Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of Minnesota, USA Colorectal Surgery
Dr. Luz M. Rodríguez MD, FACS, Surgical Oncologist and Colorectal Surgeon, Gastrointestinal and Other Cancers Research Group, National Cancer Institute, USA Surgical Oncology
Dr. Julian Sanchez Associate Professor of Surgery, Associate Professor of Oncologic Sciences, Colorectal Oncology Section Chief, Director of Health Equity, Moffitt Cancer Center, USA. Urology
Dr. Steven D. Wexner MD, PhD, Editor-in-Chief, Surgery, Past Vice Chair, Board of Regents, American College of Surgeons, Director, Ellen Leifer Shulman and Steven Shulman Digestive Disease Center and Chair, Department of Colorectal Surgery, Cleveland Clinic Florida, USA Colorectal Surgery
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