ePoster of Distinction: Rectal Cancer

Sunday, May 10, 2026

12:30 PM - 1:20 PM ET

ePoster Moderator(s)

Ana De Roo, MD (she/her/hers)

Assistant Professor
University of Wisconsin-Madison
University of Wisconsin-Madison
Madison, WI, United States

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

Baton Rouge, LA

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

CME: .75 hours

Presentations:

12:35 PM - 12:40 PM ET

Effectiveness of MRI and endoscopy in the detection of local regrowth of rectal cancer during Watch-and-Wait management
ePoster of Distinction Presenter: Sudheer Vemuru, MD – University of Colorado School of Medicine, Department of Surgery
Author: Samuel H. Lai, MD – University of Colorado School of Medicine, Department of Surgery
Author: Tara Russell, MD
Author: Jonathan S. Abelson, MD MS (he/him/his) – Lahey Hospital and Medical Center
Author: Fergal Fleming, MD MPH FRCSI FACS – University of Rochester Medical Center
Author: Amber Moyer, MD – University of Colorado School of Medicine
Senior Author: Jon D. Vogel, MD – University of Colorado School of Medicine
12:40 PM - 12:45 PM ET

Impact of Total Neoadjuvant Therapy Sequence on Low Anterior Resection Mesorectal Excision Quality
ePoster of Distinction Presenter: Melik Kagan Aktas, MD (he/him/his) – The Ohio State University Department of Surgery
Author: Syed Husain, MB.,BS. – The Ohio State University
Author: Alan E. Harzman, MD – The Ohio State University
Author: Emily Huang, MD, MEd – The Ohio State University
Author: Lisa A. Cunningham, MD – The Ohio State University
Senior Author: Matthew F. Kalady, MD – The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center and James Cancer Center
12:46 PM - 12:51 PM ET

The Association of Age with Treatment Decisions in Octogenarians and Nonagenarians in Rectal Cancer
ePoster of Distinction Presenter: Saher-Zahra Khan, MD – University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center
Author: Emily F. Simon, MD (she/her/hers) – University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center, Department of Surgery
Author: Kayvan Barekatain, MD (he/him/his) – Case Western Reserve University Hospitals
Author: Marnie Abeshouse, MD – University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center
Author: Meagan Costedio, MD (she/her/hers) – Ahuja Medical Center of University Hospitals
Author: Ronald Charles, MD (he/him/his) – University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center, Department of Surgery, Division of Colorectal
Author: Emily Steinhagen, MD, FACS, FASCRS – University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center, Department of Surgery, Division of Colorectal
Author: Kristen Westfall, MD, MPH (she/her/hers) – University Hospitals/Cleveland Medical Center
12:51 PM - 12:57 PM ET

Prediction of Distant Recurrence After Neoadjuvant Chemoradiotherapy in Advanced Rectal Cancer
ePoster of Distinction Presenter: Ho Yung Lee – Seoul National University Bundang Hospital
Author: Soon Jae Kwon, MD – Seoul National University Bundang Hospital
Author: Kyong Min Kang, MD – Seoul National University Bundang Hospital
Author: Hong-Min Ahn, n/a – Seoul National University Bundang Hospital
Author: Heung-Kwon Oh, n/a – Seoul National University Bundang Hospital
Author: Duck-Woo Kim, MD,PhD – Seoul National University Bundang Hospital
Senior Author: Sung-Bum Kang, MD,PhD – Seoul National University Bundang Hospital
12:57 PM - 1:02 PM ET

Improving Prediction of Complete Response for Rectal Cancer using a Clinical-Endoscopic Artificial Intelligence Model
ePoster of Distinction Presenter: Kevin A. Chen, MD – Cleveland Clinic
Author: Metincan Erkaya, MD – Cleveland Clinic Digestive Diseases & Surgery Institute
Author: Josh Sommovilla, MD – Cleveland Clinic
Author: Michael A. Valente, DO – Cleveland Clinic
Author: Smitha Krishnamurthi, MD – Cleveland Clinic Foundation-Main Campus
Author: Jacob A. Miller, MD – Radiation Oncology, Cleveland Clinic
Author: Andrei S. Purysko, MD – Section of Abdominal Imaging and Nuclear Radiology Department, Imaging Institute, Cleveland Clinic
Author: David Liska, MD – Department of Colorectal Surgery, Cleveland Clinic
Author: Scott R. Steele, MD, MBA (he/him/his) – Cleveland Clinic
Senior Author: Emre Gorgun, MD, MBA. FACS, FASCRS. (he/him/his) – Cleveland Clinic
1:02 PM - 1:07 PM ET

Short Versus Long Course Radiation for Locally Advanced Rectal Cancer: Comparative Trends in the Era of Total Neoadjuvant Therapy.
ePoster of Distinction Presenter: Bryan Szeglin, MD (he/him/his) – The Johns Hopkins Hospital
Author: Megan Breckheimer, MD – Johns Hopkins University
Author: Michael S. Consul, n/a (he/him/his) – Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Author: James J. Whitbread, MD – Johns Hopkins University, Department of Surgery
Author: Miloslawa Stem, MS – Johns Hopkins School of Medicine
Author: Alodia Gabre-Kidan, MD, MPH – Johns Hopkins School of Medicine
Author: Andrea C. Bafford, MD – Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Senior Author: John Migaly, MD – Johns Hopkins University
1:08 PM - 1:13 PM ET

The Ohio Valley Society of Colon & Rectal Surgeons Award Best ePoster: Restaging MRI for Mesorectal Lymph Node Diagnosis After Neoadjuvant Therapy: Is It Still Reliable?
ePoster of Distinction Presenter: Ibrahim A. Gomaa, M.D – Mayo Clinic
Author: Sara A. Aboelmaaty, MD – Mayo clinic
Author: Dovile Cerkauskaite, MD – Mayo Clinic
Author: Nicholas P. McKenna, M.D. – Mayo Clinic
Author: William R. Perry, MBChB MPH FRACS FACS FASCRS (he/him/his) – Mayo Clinic
Author: Eric Joseph Dozois, Professor of Surgery – Mayo Clinic
Author: Kellie L. Mathis, M.D. (she/her/hers) – Mayo Clinic
Senior Author: David w. Larson, MD MBA – Mayo Clinic
1:13 PM - 1:18 PM ET

JSCP Traveling Fellowship: Multicenter retrospective observational study on the utility of the Hugo RAS system in robot-assisted colorectal surgery
ePoster of Distinction Presenter: Masaaki Miyo, PhD, MD – Osaka International Cancer Institute