Quality and Safety Committee

The Quality and Safety Committee monitors activities of various national and international societies and publications that shape the quality standards for colon and rectal surgery. The committee is dedicated to educating ASCRS membership on optimizing the consistent application of goals and standards for the safe and high-quality treatment of colon and rectal surgery patients. Committee members serve a two-year term of service, renewable for a second two-year term.

Scott Ellis Regenbogen, MD, MPH - Chair, Current Term: 2021-2024
Marcia McGory Russell, MD - Vice Chair, Current Term: 2021-2024
Alessandro Fichera, MD - Council Rep, Current Term: 2022-2025
David Ariel Etzioni, MD, MSHS - Advisor, Current Term: 2021-2024
Benjamin Abbadessa, MD - Member, Current Term: 2022-2025
Mohammed Al Fayyadh, MBChB MSCI-TS - Member, Current Term: 2023-2025
Avo L. Artinyan, MD - Member, Current Term: 2023-2025
Dr. Kristen Ban - Member, Current Term: 2023-2025
Keith Allan Beiermeister, MD - Member, Current Term: 2023-2025
Jeffrey Louis Butcher, MD - Member, Current Term: 2023-2025
Sridhar Chalasani, MD - Member, Current Term: 2022-2025
Yara De Mendonca, MD - Member, Current Term: 2021-2024
Michael Gregory Doorly, MD - Member, Current Term: 2023-2025
Irena Gribovskaja-Rupp, MD - Member, Current Term: 2022-2025
Traci L. Hedrick, MD - Member, Current Term: 2022-2024
Walid M. Hesham, MD - Member, Current Term: 2023-2025
Robert Hayne Hollis, MD - Member, Current Term: 2022-2024
Atif Iqbal, MD - Member, Current Term: 2023-2025
Faek Rashid Jamali, MD, FACS - Member, Current Term: 2022-2024
Arielle Elizabeth Kanters, MD - Member, Current Term: 2022-2025
Dr. Sarah M. Kling - Member, Current Term: 2023-2025
Clifford Y. Ko, MD - Member, Current Term: 2023-2025
Angela H. Kuhnen, MD - Member, Current Term: 2023-2025
Joseph Hamel Marcotte, MD - Member, Current Term: 2023-2025
Sara W. Mayo, MD - Member, Current Term: 2022-2025
Peter Anton Najjar, MD, MBA - Member, Current Term: 2021-2024
Dr. Jitesh A. Patel, MD - Member, Current Term: 2022-2024
Walter R. Peters, Jr., MD, MBA - Member, Current Term: 2021-2024
P. Terry Phang, MD - Member, Current Term: 2022-2024
Matthew Miller Philp, MD - Member, Current Term: 2021-2024
Michael Gene Porter, MD - Member, Current Term: 2022-2025
Andrew Alan Shelton, MD - Member, Current Term: 2022-2024
Matthew David Skancke, MD - Member, Current Term: 2021-2024
Melissa Lynn Times, MD - Member, Current Term: 2021-2024
Kelly Marion Tyler, MD - Member, Current Term: 2021-2024
Maria Sophia Subong Villanueva, MD - Member, Current Term: 2021-2024
David J. Willis, MD - Member, Current Term: 2021-2024
Steffanye Hawbaker Mack - Staff, Current Term: 2021-2024