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

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

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

Cristian Gallardo

Cristián Gallardo

Cristián Gallardo

Current position

Colorectal Surgeon, Colorectal Surgery Unit, Hospital Clínico San Borja Arriarán, Clínica Redsalud Providencia

Medical school

Facultad de Medicina Clínica Alemana, Universidad del Desarrollo, Santiago, Chile (2008)

General surgical and colorectal training

  • General Surgery: Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de Chile. (2009-2012)
  • Colorectal Surgery Clinical Fellowship: Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de Chile. (2012-2015)

Main clinical and research interests

  • MIS in Rectal cancer
  • Laparoscopic and Robotic colorectal surgery
  • TaTME
  • Collaborative research.

Member of the Social Media Working Group since

2019

Additional information

  • ESCP Fellowship: Unité de Chirurgie Colorectale, Hôpital Haut Lévèque, CHU de Bordeaux, France (2019)

Twitter: @crisgallardo82

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/cristi%C3%A1n-gallardo-a6156834/

Zoe Garoufalia

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

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.

Dorothy Petrocz Turu

Dorothy Petrocz-Turu

Dorothy Petrocz-Turu

Current Position

I’m currently working at a Soproni Erzsebet Teaching Hospital in Sopron, Hungary

Medical School

University of Pecs (graduated 2011)

General surgical and colorectal training

Finished my surgical training in 2019 with high distinction in 2019- in Hungary there is only general surgical training. I’ve spent the rest of my training at an IBD center and gained experience in Ireland in various teams.

Main clinical and research interests

  • Proctology
  • Pelvic floor

Member of the Social Media Working Group since

2023

Additional information

  • I initiated the Correa audit at the Beaumont Hospital in Dublin, Ireland
  • I presented on international colorectal societies social media activities at ESCP 2022.

Twitter: @petroczturu

Leandro Siragusa

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

Main clinical and research interests

  • Colorectal cancer
  • Inflammatory Bowel Diseases
  • Minimally invasive Surgery
  • Enhanced recovery pathways

Member of the Social Media Working Group since

2023

Additional information

  • Regional counsellor at Italian young surgeons society (SPIGC)
  • Review Editor for Frontiers in Oncology

Twitter: @LeandroSiragusa

Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/leandro-siragusa-1b5021261/

Gloria Zaffaroni

Gloria Zaffaroni

Gloria Zaffaroni

Current position

Trainee, University of Milan

Medical school

University of Milan (La Statale)

General surgical and colorectal training

On the trainee programme at the University of Milan, since November 2018

Main clinical and research interests

Colorectal cancer

Member of the Social Media Working Group since

2020