Social Media Working Group

This is a new communications working group formed to drive social media activity across the society’s online platforms, tailoring content for the next generation of aspiring colorectal surgeons across Europe and beyond. The Social Media (SoMe) Working Group is led by Young ESCP members.

Miguel Cunha, Co-Chair (Portugal)
Vittoria Bellato, Co-Chair (Italy)
Nicolas Avellaneda (Argentina)
Zoe Garoufalia (Greece)

Khaled Mansour (Egypt)
Leandro Siragusa (Italy)
Gloria Zaffaroni (Italy)

Miguel Cunha (Co-Chair)

Miguel Cunha

Current position

General surgery last year trainee, Algarve Hospital University Centre, Portimão, Portugal. Since January 2014.

Medical school

Master of Medicine at Faculdade de Ciências Médicas, Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Portugal (2006-2011)

General surgical and colorectal training

Hospital de Cascais, Lisboa, Portugal
Algarve Hospital University Centre, Portimão, Portugal
Hospital Curry Cabral, Lisboa Portugal
Hospital del Mar, Barcelona, Spain

Main clinical and research interests

Collaborative research
Colorectal surgery, colorectal cancer
Epigenetics
Global surgery

Member of the Social Media Working Group since

2020

Additional information

2008-2009: Member of the Student Association, Head of the Recreational Department
2019: ESCP Fellowship in minimally-invasive oncologic colorectal surgery at Hospital del Mar, Barcelona
Since 2019: Executive Member of PT Surg (a Portuguese general surgery collaborative research group)

Twitter handle: @MiguelFCunha86

Vittoria Bellato (Co-Chair)

Vittoria Bellato

Current position

Colorectal surgery fellow, St. Mark’s Hospital, London, UK

Medical school

Graduated in Medicine and Surgery in 2013 at University of Rome “Tor Vergata”, Rome, Italy

General surgical and colorectal training

Department of Pancreatic Surgery, University of Rome “La Sapienza”, Rome, Italy
Department of Minimally Invasive Surgery, University of Rome “Tor Vergata”, Rome, Italy
Department of Colorectal Surgery, AMC, Amsterdam, Netherlands
Department of Surgery, Tokyo cancer Institute, Tokyo, Japan

Main clinical and research interests

Colorectal cancer and lateral node dissection
Minimally invasive surgery (TaTME, SPL)
Inflammatory bowel disease

Member of the Social Media Working Group since

2020

Additional information

Twitter: @vittoriabellat0

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/vittoria-bellato-1269751a2/

Nicolas Avellaneda

Nicolas Avellaneda

Nicolas Avellaneda

Current position

Staff Surgeon: Colorectal Surgery, Nueva Proctología, Argentina
Staff Surgeon: General Surgery, “Centro de Educación Médica e Investigaciones Clínicas “Norberto Quirno” (CEMIC), Buenos Aires, Argentina
Staff Surgeon: Colorectal Surgery and Proctology, “Centro de Educación Médica e Investigaciones Clínicas “Norberto Quirno” (CEMIC), Buenos Aires, Argentina
International Colorectal Fellow, Aarhus University Hospital, Denmark

Medical education

International Colorectal Fellow, Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus, Denmark. Current
Mastership in Coloproctology, University of East Anglia, United Kingdom (2020-2022)
Doctor in Medical Sciences (PhD), “Centro de Educación Médica e Investigaciones Clínicas “Norberto Quirno” (CEMIC), Buenos Aires, Argentina (2020-2022)
Colorectal Surgery Fellow, “Nueva Proctología,” Buenos Aires, Argentina. 2018-2020
Chief of Residents, General Surgery Residence, General Surgery Department, CEMIC University Hospital, Buenos Aires, Argentina. 2017-2018
General Surgery Residence, General Surgery Department, CEMIC University Hospital, Buenos Aires, Argentina. 2013-2017
Hospital Italiano Medical School, Buenos Aires, Argentina. Title: Medical Doctor. Graduation: December 2012

Main clinical and research interests

Inflammatory Bowel Disease
Colon and rectal cancer
Proctology
Collaborative studies
Epidemiology and national databases
Social Media

Member of the Social Media Working Group since

2022

Additional information

Member of Argentinian Society of Coloproctology, Argentinian Association of Surgery, European Society of Coloproctology.
International Fellow of American College of Surgeons (FACS).
Member of ESCP Global Reach Committee.
Member of ESCP Programme Committee.
Member of Social Media Committee of Surgery Journal

Twitter: @nlavellaneda

Zoe Garoufalia

Zoe Garoufalia

Current position

Clinical Fellow in Minimally Invasive Colorectal Surgery, Cleveland Clinic Florida, Weston, Florida, USA (since August 2023)

Medical school

School of Medicine of the Aristotle University, Thessaloniki, Greece (graduated in 2013)

General surgical and colorectal training

Transplantation Unit, Laiko University Hospital, Athens, Greece (2014-2015)
Second Department of Propaedeutic Surgery, Laiko University Hospital, Athens, Greece (2015 -2021)
Colorectal Surgery Department, Addenbrooke’s Hospital, Cambridge, UK (2019 -2020)
Colorectal Surgery research fellow in Cleveland Clinic Florida, Weston, Florida, USA (2021- 2023)

Main clinical and research interests

Inflammatory bowel disease
Colorectal cancer
Patients’ outcomes
Training and accreditation systems

Member of the Social Media Working Group since

2020

Additional information

PhD in Medicine (2023) - Athens Medical School, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens
Past member of the ESCP Research Committee (2020 -2023)
Member of the ESCP Social Media Working Group since May 2020
Member of the ASCRS Social Media Committee since December 2020 - April 2022
Vice-Chair of the ASCRS Communications Committee since February 2023
Member of the ESCP Programme Committee since October 2021
Member of the ASCRS IBD Committee since 2023
Chair of the Y- ESCP since 2023
Member of the Social Media Committee of the Greek Society of Coloproctologists since July 2023

Twitter: @ZGaroufalia

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/zoe-garoufalia-805989a8/

Khaled Mansour

Khaled Mansour

Current Position

General surgery registrar, Oman Ministry of Health (since 2020)

Medical School

Misr University for Science and Technology (graduated 2008)

General surgical and colorectal training

General surgeon, Egyptian Ministry of Health (2010-20)
Egyptian Fellowship in General Surgery in (2013-18)
Minimal Access Fellowship, World Laparoscopic Hospital, India (2022)
Proctology Observership, Ain-shams University Hospital

Member of the Social Media Working Group since

2023

Additional information

I have published a literature review about the importance of prophylactic ilioinguinal neurectomy in open hernia repair to illuminate chronic inguinal pain.
I am working on a case report paper about a case presenting with ascending colon diverticular disease.

Leandro Siragusa

Leandro Siragusa

Current Position

General Surgery Trainee, University of Rome "Tor Vergata", Rome, Italy

Medical School

University of Rome "Tor Vergata", Rome, Italy (2017)

General surgical and colorectal training

Department of Surgery, University of Rome "Tor Vergata", Rome, Italy
Colorectal and IBD Centre, Groupe Hospitalier Ambroise Paré-Hartmann, Paris, France
Department of UGI Surgery, UCLH Foundation Trust, London, UK