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Ep. 21 - From Surgeon to CEO - A Conversation with Dr. Conor Delaney

Gut Check

Release Date: 05/22/2023

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Join hosts Jon and Biddy as they welcome special guest Dr. William Cirocco. Dr. Cirocco sheds light on pivotal moments in the 125-year history of ASCRS, offering insights into his journey into medicine, his notable research, and his contribution to the Historical Perspectives segments in the DC&R Journal. The discussion explores lessons from the past that can shape the future trajectory of ASCRS and our mission.

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In celebration of the 125th Anniversary of ASCRS, our Then & Now series covers the struggles and triumphs of our specialty throughout history and to our present day as we look toward the future of colorectal surgery. In this episode, we're discussing colorectal genetics, clinical acumen, the mental health of patients and more with Dr. James Church.

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In celebration of the 125th Anniversary of ASCRS, our Then & Now series covers the struggles and triumphs of our specialty throughout history and to our present day as we look toward the future of colorectal surgery. In this episode, we're talking about rectal cancer with Dr. Julio Garcia-Aguilar.

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Do you have what it takes to make the transition from surgeon to CEO? Join Biddy, Jon and Sam as they welcome special guest Dr. Conor Delaney to share his journey from the operating room to the role of President and CEO of Cleveland Clinic Florida.

SPECIAL GUEST

President: Conor P. Delaney, MD, MCh, PhD, FRCSI, FACS, FASCRS FRCSI (Hon)
Dr. Delaney is CEO and President for the Cleveland Clinic Florida Region having previously served as Chairman of the Digestive Disease and Surgery Institute at the Cleveland Clinic. He has served on many ASCRS committees, in addition to terms on Council, and as Treasurer. Dr. Delaney also serves on committees for many national and international societies and editorial boards, and was president of the Midwest Surgical Association and the International Society of Laparoscopic Colorectal Surgery. He has lectured and published extensively in colorectal surgery, and currently holds the Robert and Suzanne Tomsich Distinguished Chair in Healthcare Innovation.

 

CO-HOSTS


Biddy Das, MD, FACS
Houston, TX
Dr. Bidhan “Biddy” Das has board certifications for both colon and rectal surgery, and general surgery. His passion for medical education and medical process improvement has resulted in book chapters and publications, and national and regional presentations on those subjects. Highlighting his medical expertise on fecal incontinence, he has been featured on patient education videos and national and international television and radio as a featured expert on these colorectal conditions. Dr Das also has a particular interest in surgeons redefining their careers -- he serves as both a software consultant and private equity consultant in Boston, New York City, and Houston.

 


Jonathan Abelson, MD, MS
Arlington, MA
Dr. Abelson was born and raised in Scarsdale, New York in the suburbs of New York City.  He has 2 older brothers and both of his parents are dentists.  Dr. Abelson went to college at University Pennsylvania, took 2 years off between college and medical school to work in healthcare consulting.  He then went to medical school at University of Virginia, returned to New York for general surgery residency at Weill Cornell on the upper east side of Manhattan.  Dr. Abelson then did colorectal fellowship at Washington University in St. Louis and am now at Lahey clinic in Burlington, Massachusetts for my first job after training. He is 2 years into practice and has a wife and two sons. His wife works in wellness consulting and they have a dog named Foster who we adopted in St. Louis.

 


Sam Eisenstein, MD
La Jolla, CA 
 
Sam Eisenstein is an Assistant Professor of Colon and rectal surgery and director of Inflammatory Bowel Disease surgery at UC San Diego Health.  He has worked there for the past 8 years after graduating both residency and fellowship at The Mount Sinai Medical Center in New York.  Sam is best known as the founder and organizer of the IBD-NSQIP collaborative, a large multi institutional data collaborative examining outcomes after IBD surgery, but he also is involved in several clinical trials for perianal Crohn’s and has extensive experience with stem cell injections for anal fistulae. He is also on the scientific advisory board for the Crohn’s and Colitis Foundation for his work on the next big IBD data collaborative, IBD-SIRQC (Surgical Innovation, Research and Quality Collaborative).  Sam has a Wife and 3 kids (6,8, and 3) and spends most of his free time running around after them these days, but also enjoys traveling and getting out into nature with his family.