ePosters-Mon120-M7: Colon & Colorectal Cancer

Monday, May 11, 2026

1:20 PM - 2:10 PM ET

ePoster Moderator(s)

Lily Park, MD MSc

Resident Physician
McMaster University
Hamilton, ON, Canada

All disclosed relationships have been reviewed and managed prior to the start of this activity. Any relevant relationships will be listed below. This individual has no financial relationships to disclose
Eric Weiss, MD, MD

Colorectal surgeon
Cleveland Clinic Florida
Weston, Florida, United States

All disclosed relationships have been reviewed and managed prior to the start of this activity. Any relevant relationships will be listed below. This individual has no relevant financial relationships.

Presentations:

1:25 PM - 1:30 PM ET

Defining High-Risk Patients for Complications Following Simultaneous Colorectal and Liver Resection
ePoster Presenter: Anthony Gebran, MD – UPMC
Author: Ander Dorken Gallastegi, MD – UPMC
Author: Ryan Zeh, MD – UPMC/University of Pittsburgh
Author: David Medich, MD – UPMC
Senior Author: Sidrah Khan, MD – UPMC
1:30 PM - 1:35 PM ET

Implementation of an Early-Onset Colorectal Cancer Registry Improves Genetic Testing Referral and Completion Rates
ePoster Presenter: Mary G. Smithson, MD – Cleveland Clinic Foundation
Author: Jacob G. Mansell, BS – Cleveland Clinic Department of Colorectal Surgery
Author: Shah Huzaifa H. Feroz, MD – Cleveland Clinic
Author: Josh Sommovilla, MD – Cleveland Clinic
Author: Sarah McGee, MS, CGC – Cleveland Clinic Foundation
Author: Haniee Chung, MD – Cleveland Clinic Foundation
Author: Emre Gorgun, MD, MBA. FACS, FASCRS. (he/him/his) – Cleveland Clinic
Author: Michael A. Valente, DO – Cleveland Clinic
Author: Smitha Krishnamurthi, MD – Cleveland Clinic Foundation-Main Campus
Author: Alok Khorana, MD – Cleveland Clinic Foundation-Main Campus
Author: Stephanie Schmit, PhD, MPH – Genomic Medicine Institute, Cleveland Clinic Research
Senior Author: David Liska, MD – Department of Colorectal Surgery, Cleveland Clinic
1:36 PM - 1:41 PM ET

Obesity and Race as Predictors of Early-Onset Colon Cancer: Insights from a U.S. Colectomy Cohort
ePoster Presenter: Sadhvika Ramji, MD (she/her/hers) – Virtua Health
Senior Author: Virgil DeMario, DO – Virtua New Jersey General Surgery
Author: Brendan K. McCracken, MD FACS – Virtua Health, Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital
Author: Nicholas J. Ahn, MD – Stony Brook University Hospital
Author: Suresh B. Yelika, MD – Stony Brook University
1:41 PM - 1:46 PM ET

Robotic Versus Laparoscopic Inter-sphincteric Resection for Low Rectal Cancer: A Comparative Analysis of Perioperative Outcomes
ePoster Presenter: Avanish P. Saklani, FRCS – Tata Memorial Hospital ,
Author: Ashwin Desouza, MCh, MS, MRCSEd, DNB, FCPS, MNAMS – Tata Memorial Centre and homi BhaBha National Institute, Mumbai.
Author: Mufaddal Kazi, MS; M.Ch – TATA MEMORIAL CENTRE, MUMBAI
Senior Author: Subha Sampath – Tata memorial hospital
1:47 PM - 1:52 PM ET

Self-Expandable Metal Stents as a Bridge to Elective Surgery in Obstructing Left-Sided Colorectal Cancer: A Decade of Experience
Senior Author: Mahwish Khawar, n/a – Department of Colorectal surgery, Hamad General Hospital, Doha, Qatar
Author: Mahmood Al-Dhaheri, n/a – Department of Colorectal surgery, Hamad General Hospital, Doha, Qatar
Author: Ibrahim Amer, n/a – Department of Colorectal surgery, Hamad General Hospital, Doha, Qatar
Author: Ammar Aleter, n/a – Department of Colorectal surgery, Hamad General Hospital, Doha, Qatar
Author: Ali toffaha, n/a – Department of Colorectal surgery, Hamad General Hospital, Doha, Qatar
Author: Mohamed Abu Nada, n/a – Department of Colorectal surgery, Hamad General Hospital, Doha, Qatar
ePoster Presenter: Youssuf Khanafer – College of Medicine, Qatar University
Author: Amjad Parvaiz, n/a – Poole General Hospital, Poole United Kingdom
1:52 PM - 1:57 PM ET

Socioeconomic Drivers of Colorectal Cancer Incidence in Rural Louisiana
ePoster Presenter: Connie C. Shao, MD, MSPH (she/her/hers) – Ochsner Medical Center
Author: Andrew Broussard, MD – Ochsner Clinic Foundation
Author: Cora Ianiro, MD – Ochsner Medical Center
Author: W. Forrest Johnston, MD – Ochsner Health
Author: Brian R. Kann, MD (he/him/his) – Ochsner Medical Center
Author: William C. Kethman, MD (he/him/his) – Ochsner Medical Center
Author: Charles Whitlow, MD – Ochsner Medical Center
Author: Danielle Kay, MD
Author: Steven Schuetz, MD – Ochsner Medical Center
Author: David Vargas, MD – Ochsner Clinic
Author: Matthew Zelhart, MD – Ochsner Medical Center
Senior Author: Jennifer L. Paruch, MD (she/her/hers) – Ochsner Medical Center
1:58 PM - 2:03 PM ET

The GI Windows Flexagon™ Magnetic Compression Technology; A Novel Technique In Bowel Anastomosis
ePoster Presenter: Syed HS Naqvi, MD – The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
Author: Elias A. Chamely, MD MS – University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
Senior Author: Erik Askenasy, MD – University of Texas Houston Colorectal Surgery
2:03 PM - 2:08 PM ET

Trends in Pathological Response to Neoadjuvant Therapy for Rectal Cancer: Analysis of the National Cancer Database
ePoster Presenter: Nir Horesh, MD – Cleveland Clinic Florida
Author: Sameh H. Emile, MBBCh, MSc, MD, FACS – Cleveland Clinic Florida
Author: Zoe Garoufalia, MD,PhD (she/her/hers) – Hygeia Hospital
Author: Michal Perets, MD – Cleveland Clinic Florida
Author: Marcus Oosenbrug, MD CM (he/him/his) – Cleveland Clinic Florida
Author: Anjelli Wignakumar, MBBS, BSc (Hons) (she/her/hers) – Cleveland Clinic Florida
Author: Marylise Boutros, MD, FRCSC, FACS, FACRS (she/her/hers) – Cleveland Clinic Florida
Senior Author: Steven D. Wexner, MD, PhD (Hon) – Cleveland Clinic Florida