BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//132.216.98.100//NONSGML kigkonsult.se iCalcreator 2.20.4// BEGIN:VEVENT UID:20260524T151232EDT-1205KRCUjw@132.216.98.100 DTSTAMP:20260524T191232Z DESCRIPTION:'The Evolving Future of IBD Surgery'\n\n \n\nSpeaker: Dr. Phill ip Fleshner\, Cedars Sinai Los Angeles\n\nDr. Phillip Fleshner is Director of Colorectal Surgery Research at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center\, where he holds the Shirley\, Jesslyne\, and Emmeline Widjaja Chair in Colorectal Su rgery.\n With over 25 years of experience in colorectal surgery\, Dr. Flesh ner has established himself as a leader in the field. He has delivered num erous invited and state-of-the-art lectures and has served on expert panel s at major national and international meetings\, including those of the Am erican Gastroenterological Association and the Crohn’s and Colitis Foundat ion.\n \n Dr. Fleshner has authored more than 250 peer-reviewed publications in leading journals such as Annals of Surgery\, Journal of the American C ollege of Surgeons\, Diseases of the Colon and Rectum\, Gut\, and the Amer ican Journal of Surgery. His research focuses on multidisciplinary approac hes to optimizing perioperative care\, particularly in patients with infla mmatory bowel disease (IBD). His work has advanced understanding of phenot ypic stratification in Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis\, linking th ese subgroups to surgical outcomes and informing tailored perioperative ma nagement strategies.\n \n His additional research interests include improvin g surgical outcomes in IBD and evaluating the impact of perioperative immu nosuppression on postoperative results.\n \n Dr. Fleshner earned his undergr aduate degree from Âé¶¹´«Ã½ÍøÕ¾ and his medical degree from the Alber t Einstein College of Medicine. He completed his General Surgery residency at Mount Sinai Medical Center in New York and a fellowship in Colorectal Surgery at the Lahey Clinic in Boston.\n \n In 2021\, he was awarded the She rman Prize for Excellence in Crohn’s and Colitis in recognition of his sig nificant contributions to the field.\n\n \n\n\nHybrid Event:\n\nIn-person location: JGH Block Amphitheatre\, B-106\n\nZoom link: https://mcgill.zoom .us/j/87425055831\n\n \n DTSTART:20260618T113000Z DTEND:20260618T123000Z SUMMARY:Colorectal Surgery Grand Rounds: 8th Annual Philip H. Gordon Visiti ng Professor: Dr. Phillip Fleshner URL:/surgery/channels/event/colorectal-surgery-grand-r ounds-8th-annual-philip-h-gordon-visiting-professor-dr-phillip-fleshner-37 1894 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR