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Session:: Super Session Rectal Cancer Panel

Rectal Cancer Cases

Sunday, May 10, 2026
2:55 PM - 3:10 PM ET

    Panelist(s)

  • Gabriela Poles, MD, MPH (she/her/hers)

    Associate Professor of Surgery
    University of Rochester
    University of Rochester Medical Center
    Rochester, NY, United States

    All of the relevant financial relationships listed below have been mitigated.
    This individual has no financial relationships with ineligible companies.

  • David B. Stewart, MD, MHA (he/him/his)

    Chief of Surgery
    City of Hope - Chicago
    City of Hope - Chicago
    Zion, IL, United States

    Disclosure information not submitted.

  • Virginia O. Shaffer, MD

    Professor, Chief of Colorectal Surgery
    University of Chicago
    University of Chicago
    Chicago, IL, United States

    All of the relevant financial relationships listed below have been mitigated.
    This individual has no relevant relationships with ineligible companies.

  • Wolfgang Gaertner, MD, MSc, MBA

    Professor and Chief, Colon & Rectal Surgery
    University of Minnesota
    University of Minnesota
    Minneapolis, MN, United States

    All of the relevant financial relationships listed below have been mitigated.
    This individual has no relevant relationships with ineligible companies.

  • Franco Marinello, MD, PhD

    Colorectal Surgeon
    Hospital Universitari Vall d'Hebrón
    Universitat Autónoma de Barcelona
    Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain

    All of the relevant financial relationships listed below have been mitigated.
    This individual has no relevant relationships with ineligible companies.

All of the relevant financial relationships listed below have been mitigated.
Gabriela Poles, MD, MPH: This individual has no financial relationships with ineligible companies.
Virginia O. Shaffer, MD: This individual has no relevant relationships with ineligible companies.
Wolfgang Gaertner, MD, MSc, MBA: This individual has no relevant relationships with ineligible companies.
Ron G. Landmann, MD, FACS, FASCRS: This individual has no relevant relationships with ineligible companies.
Franco Marinello, MD, PhD: This individual has no relevant relationships with ineligible companies.
In this panel we will discuss complex care considerations for patients with rectal cancer to highlight pros and cons of different management options from an oncologic as well as quality of life standpoint.