Committee on Cancer

The Committee on Cancer seeks to provide the most up-to-date information regarding all facets of rectal, colon, and anal cancer care. The committee provides ASCRS members both virtual learning as well as opportunities to earn CME. A diverse group of committee members serve a two-year term of service, renewable for a second two-year term.

Jesse Joshua Smith, MD, PhD, FACS - Chair, Current Term: 2025-2027
Kelly Renee Finan, MD - Vice Chair, Current Term: 2025-2027
Matthew Ross Albert, MD - Member, Current Term: 2025-2027
Jennifer M. Ayscue, MD - Member, Current Term: 2025-2027
Yogesh Kisan Bansod - Member, Current Term: 2025-2027
Dr. Ramy Behman, MD, PhD - Member, Current Term: 2025-2027
Brian Lim Bello, MD - Member, Current Term: 2026-2028
John Smith Berry, IV, MD - Member, Current Term: 2025-2027
Dr. Leonardo Alfonso Bustamante Lopez, MD, PhD - Member, Current Term: 2025-2027
Ana De Roo, MD - Member, Current Term: 2026-2028
Beatrice Dionigi - Member, Current Term: 2025-2027
Colleen Ashley Donahue, MD - Member, Current Term: 2025-2027
Rahila R. Essani, MD - Member, Current Term: 2025-2028
Fergal John Fleming, MD - Member, Current Term: 2025-2027
Gerald Gantt, Jr., MD - Member, Current Term: 2026-2028
Shreya Gupta - Member, Current Term: 2025-2027
Mark H. Hanna, MD - Member, Current Term: 2025-2027
Samantha Hendren, MD - Member, Current Term: 2026-2028
Rebecca Elizabeth Hoedema, MD - Member, Current Term: 2025-2027
Jon Stuart Hourigan, MD - Member, Current Term: 2026-2028
Georgios Karagkounis, MD - Member, Current Term: 2025-2027
Michael Eamon Kelly, MD - Member, Current Term: 2025-2027
Dr. Tsuyoshi Konishi, MD - Member, Current Term: 2026-2028
Thiru V. Lakshman, MD - Member, Current Term: 2025-2027
Kellie Leanne Mathis, MD - Member, Current Term: 2025-2027
Evangelos Messaris, MD, PhD - Member, Current Term: 2025-2027
Dr. Miquell Miller, MD - Member, Current Term: 2025-2027
John R. T. Monson, MD - Member, Current Term: 2026-2028
Harvey G. Moore, III, MD - Member, Current Term: 2025-2027
Emmanouil Pappou, MD, PhD - Member, Current Term: 2025-2027
Jennifer Leigh Paruch, MD - Member, Current Term: 2025-2028
P. Terry Phang, MD - Member, Current Term: 2025-2027
Laila Rashidi, MD - Member, Current Term: 2025-2027
Luz Maria Rodriguez, MD - Member, Current Term: 2026-2028
Andrew Joseph Russ, MD - Member, Current Term: 2025-2027
Tereza Cristina Sardinha, MD - Member, Current Term: 2026-2028
David Shibata, MD - Member, Current Term: 2025-2027
Radhika K. Smith, MD - Member, Current Term: 2025-2027
Dr. Lucas Faraco Sobrado, MD, PhD - Member, Current Term: 2025-2027
Patrick Sean Sullivan, MD - Member, Current Term: 2025-2027
George E. Theodoropoulos, MD, FACS, FASCRS - Member, Current Term: 2025-2027
Mika G. Varma, MD - Member, Current Term: 2025-2027
Jon Douglas Vogel, MD - Member, Current Term: 2025-2027
Heather Lynn Yeo, MD - Member, Current Term: 2025-2027
Fernando Zanchet, MD - Member, Current Term: 2025-2027
Dr. Yasmin Anissa Zerhouni, MD - Member, Current Term: 2025-2027
Elaina McCalmont - Staff Advisor, Current Term: 2025-2040
Elizabeth Moran - Staff, Current Term: 2025-2040