Faculty & Staff
J. Joshua Smith, M.D., Ph.D., F.A.C.S.
Professor and Chair
Areas of Expertise: Rectal cancer, colon cancer and anal cancer; minimally invasive surgery, young-onset rectal and colon cancer, recurrent rectal and anal cancer; organ preservation and preserving bowel, bladder and sexual function; clinical trials
Brian Bednarski, M.D., MHEP, FACS
Professor
Areas of Expertise: Minimally invasive surgery, multi-visceral resection, recurrent rectal cancer, locally advanced rectal cancer
Ramy Behman, M.D., PhD.
Assistant professor
Areas of Expertise: Minimally invasive surgery, locally advanced rectal cancer, recurrent rectal cancer
George J. Chang, M.D., M.Sc., MHCM, FACS, FASCRS, FSSO
Professor
Areas of Expertise: Minimally invasive surgery, multi-visceral resection, recurrent rectal cancer, locally advanced rectal cancer
Montserrat Guraieb-Trueba, M.D.
Assistant professor
Areas of Expertise: Minimally invasive surgery, multi-visceral resection, recurrent rectal cancer, locally advanced rectal cancer, young-onset and hereditary colorectal cancer, transanal surgery
Craig A. Messick, M.D., FACS, FASCRS
Associate professor
Areas of Expertise: Minimally invasive surgery, hereditary colorectal cancer, locally advanced rectal cancer, anal malignant and pre-malignant diseases
Jeongyoon Moon, M.D., MSc, FACS,
Assistant professor
Areas of Expertise: Minimally invasive surgery, bowel function and quality of life in cancer survivorship, hereditary colorectal cancer, benign anorectal disease
Paula Smith, M.D., Ph.D.
Assistant professor
Areas of Expertise: Metastatic colorectal cancer, carcinomatosis, cytoreduction, hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy (HIPEC), multi-visceral resection
Nancy You, M.D., MHSc, FACS
Professor, Familial High-risk Gastrointestinal Cancer Clinic medical director
Areas of Expertise: Minimally invasive surgery, multi-visceral resection, recurrent rectal cancer, locally advanced rectal cancer, young-onset and hereditary colorectal cancer