ePosters-Sat-M1: Rectal Cancer

Saturday, May 9, 2026

3:15 PM - 4:05 PM ET

ePoster Moderator(s)

Paolo Goffredo, MD (he/him/his)

Assistant Professor
University of Minnesota
Minneapolis, MN, United States

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

Clinical Fellow, 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 financial relationships with ineligible companies.

Presentations:

3:20 PM - 3:25 PM ET

Accelerating Adoption of Organ Preservation in Rectal Cancer: Evidence of a Paradigm Shift Across All Ages
ePoster Presenter: Stephanie Keeling, MD – Baylor College of Medicine
Author: Chung-Yuan Hu, MPH PhD – University of Texas at MD Anderson Cancer Center
Author: Ramy Behman, MD PhD – Department of Colon and Rectal Surgery, University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
Author: John Lin, MD, MSHP – University of Texas at MD Anderson Cancer Center
Author: Jeongyoon Moon, M.D., MSc, FACS – University of Texas at MD Anderson Cancer Center
Author: Paula M. Smith, MD, PhD – University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
Author: Michael G. White, M.D., MSc. – Department of Colon and Rectal Surgery, University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
Author: Montserrat Guraieb-Trueba, MD – Department of Colon and Rectal Surgery, University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
Author: Yi-Qian Nancy You, M.D., MHSc, FACS – Department of Colon and Rectal Surgery, University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
Author: Craig A. Messick, M.D., FACS, FASCRS – Department of Colon and Rectal Surgery, University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
Author: J. Joshua Smith, MD, PhD – MD Anderson Cancer Center
Author: Tsuyoshi Konishi, M.D., PhD. – Department of Colon and Rectal Surgery, University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
Senior Author: George J. Chang, MD, MS, MHCM (he/him/his) – University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
3:25 PM - 3:30 PM ET

Concordance Across Radiology, Surgery, and Pathology and Short-Term Outcomes After Abdominoperineal Resection for Rectal Cancer at an NAPRC-Accredited Center
ePoster Presenter: Loree Beth Thornton, MD – Baylor University Medical Center
Author: Arielle Brackett, MD (she/her/hers) – Baylor University Medical Center
Author: Abdul Hassan, MD, MAS – Baylor University Medical Center
Author: Warren Lichliter, MD – Baylor Scott & White Health
Author: Katerina O.K Wells, MD MPH (she/her/hers) – Baylor University Medical Center, Dallas
Author: Sarah Stringfield, MD (she/her/hers) – Baylor University Medical Center
Author: Gerald Ogola, PhD – Baylor Scott & White Health
Senior Author: James W. Fleshman, Jr., MD – Baylor Scott & White Health
3:31 PM - 3:36 PM ET

From Evidence to Practice: Identifying and Addressing Barriers to Watch-and-Wait Implementation
ePoster Presenter: Kera L. Kwan, MD MS (she/her/hers) – University of California Los Angeles
Author: Janelly B. Jimenez, n/a – UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine
Author: Mariam Noorulhuda, BA – UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine
Author: Matthew Morckos, B.A. – Howard University College of Medicine
Author: Formosa Chen, MD – David geffen UCLA school of medicine
Author: Marcia Russell, MD (she/her/hers) – David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA; VA Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System
Senior Author: Tara Russell, MD
3:36 PM - 3:41 PM ET

Local Excision of Early Stage Rectal Cancer: Long-Term Outcomes Following a 40-year Experience
ePoster Presenter: Georgianna Sandilos, MD – Cleveland Clinic Foundation
Author: Michael A. Valente, DO – Cleveland Clinic
Author: Emre Gorgun, MD, MBA. FACS, FASCRS. (he/him/his) – Cleveland Clinic
Author: David Liska, MD – Department of Colorectal Surgery, Cleveland Clinic
Author: Stefan D. Holubar, MD, MS, FACS, FASCRS – Cleveland Clinic
Author: Hermann Kessler, MD PhD (he/him/his) – Cleveland Clinic
Author: Scott R. Steele, MD, MBA (he/him/his) – Cleveland Clinic
Senior Author: Leonardo C. Duraes, MD, PhD – Cleveland Clinic
3:42 PM - 3:47 PM ET

Multidisciplinary Clinicians’ Attitudes Towards Non-Operative Management of Rectal Cancer – A Qualitative Study
ePoster Presenter: Ana De Roo, MD (she/her/hers) – University of Wisconsin-Madison
Author: Diana Gutierrez-Meza, MPH – University of Wisconsin-Madison
Author: Heather Neuman, MD, MS – University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health
Senior Author: Esra Alagoz, Dr. – UW-Madison
3:47 PM - 3:52 PM ET

Quality of Mesorectal Excision After Total Neoadjuvant Therapy Versus Traditional Neoadjuvant Chemoradiotherapy: A Propensity-Matched Analysis
ePoster Presenter: Melik Kagan Aktas, MD (he/him/his) – The Ohio State University Department of Surgery
Author: Matthew F. Kalady, MD – The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center and James Cancer Center
Author: Alan E. Harzman, MD – The Ohio State University
Author: Alessandra Gasior, DO – The Ohio State University
Author: Lisa A. Cunningham, MD – The Ohio State University
Author: Emily Huang, MD, MEd – The Ohio State University
Author: Amber L. Traugott, MD (she/her/hers) – The Ohio State University
Author: Nikita Wadhwani, MD (she/her/hers) – The Ohio State University
Author: Sydney C. Beache, MD, MPHS (she/her/hers) – The Ohio State University
Senior Author: Syed Husain, MB.,BS. – The Ohio State University
3:53 PM - 3:58 PM ET

Role of Induction or Consolidation Chemotherapy in T4b Rectal Cancer: The Real Benefit of Additional Chemotherapy
ePoster Presenter: Supaphat Kongsupapsiri, MD – King Chulalongkorn Memorial Hospital
Author: Songphol Malakorn, MD – Chulalongkorn Colorectal Research Unit, Department of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand
Senior Author: Chucheep Sahakitrungruang, MD – Division of Colorectal Surgery, Department of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Chulalongkorn University, King Chulalongkorn Memorial Hospital, Bangkok, Thailand