Super Session Rectal Cancer Abstracts

Sunday, May 10, 2026

2:15 PM - 2:45 PM ET

Faculty(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.

Abstract Co-Moderator(s)

David Stewart, MD, MHA (he/him/his)

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

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This individual has no financial relationships with ineligible companies.

CME: .5 hours

Featuring original scientific and surgical work, this session highlights emerging research in rectal cancer.

Presentations:

2:15 PM - 2:18 PM ET

Introduction
2:18 PM - 2:26 PM ET

Watch and Wait for Mid-Rectal Cancers is Associated with Favorable Outcomes
Abstract Podium Presenter: Katherine Baur, MD (she/her/hers) – Trinity Health Ann Arbor
Author: Kristina Fioretti, MD (she/her/hers) – Trinity Health Ann Arbor
Author: Sichao Wang, Ph.D – Michigan State University
Author: Jane Wong, MPH, CCRP – Trinity Health Ann Arbor
Author: Kate E. Schumaker, n/a – Trinity Health
Senior Author: Robert Cleary
2:26 PM - 2:34 PM ET

Understanding the Discordance Between Low Anterior Resection Syndrome Scores and Bowel-Related Quality of Life: Secondary Analysis of a Multicenter Trial
Abstract Podium Presenter: Roseanna Presutti, MPH, MD, FRCSC – Division of Colon and Rectal Surgery, Jewish General Hospital, McGill University
Author: Marie Demian, MSc – Jewish General Hospital
Author: Sarah Sabboobeh, MSc – Jewish General Hospital
Author: Sahir Bhatnagar, PhD – 5 Prime Sciences; Division of Colon and Rectal Surgery, Jewish General Hospital, Montreal, QC, Canada
Author: Julie Savard, BSc – Division of Colon and Rectal Surgery, Jewish General Hospital, Montreal, QC, Canada
Author: Sebastien Drolet, MD, FRCSC – CHU de Québec Université Laval
Author: Alexander Sender Liberman, MD, FACS, FASCRS, FRCSC (he/him/his) – McGill University
Author: Carl Brown, MD FRCSC – St. Paul's Hospital - Vancouver
Author: Jason Park, MD MEd FACS FRCSC – University of British Columbia
Author: Carmen G. Loiselle, Ph.D. – McGill University
Author: Steven D. Wexner, MD, PhD (Hon) – Cleveland Clinic Florida
Author: Liliana Bordeianou, MD, MPHFASCRS – Harvard Medical School; Mass General Brigham Division Colon and Rectal Surgery
Author: Gabriela Ghitulescu, MD, FRCSC – Division of Colon and Rectal Surgery, Jewish General Hospital, McGill University
Author: Julio Faria, MD, FRCSC – Division of Colon and Rectal Surgery, Jewish General Hospital, McGill University
Author: Nancy Morin, MDCM, FRCSC, FACS – Division of Colon and Rectal Surgery, Jewish General Hospital, McGill University
Author: Carol-Ann Vasilevsky, MDCM, FRCSC, FACS – Division of Colon and Rectal Surgery, Jewish General Hospital, McGill University
Author: Marylise Boutros, MD, FRCSC, FACS, FACRS (she/her/hers) – Cleveland Clinic Florida
Senior Author: Richard Garfinkle, MD, MSc, PhD – Jewish General Hospital, McGill University
2:34 PM - 2:42 PM ET

Rectal cancer wait times in patients who undergo watch-and-wait: An evaluation of the US Rectal Cancer Research Group Database
Abstract Podium Presenter: Mariana Tumminello, MD – Medstar Georgetown Washington Hospital Center
Author: Jacob M. Broome, MD – MedStar Georgetown-Washington Hospital Center
Author: Jacob Neary, MS, MD – MedStar Washington Hospital Center
Author: Shadin Ghabra, MD – Medstar Georgetown University Hospital
Author: Alana Hagley, n/a – Medstar Georgetown/Washington Hospital Center
Author: Zhifei (Jeff) Sun, MD – MedStar Health
Author: Sara Berkey, MD – MedStar Health
Author: Preetha Ali, MD – MedStar Health
Author: Brian Bello, MD – MedStar Health
Senior Author: Anne Fabrizio, MD – Medstar Georgetown University Hospital
2:42 PM - 2:45 PM ET

Question and Answer