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Editor-in-Chief

In Ja Park, MD, PhD0000-0001-5355-3969
Professor, Department of Colon and Rectal Surgery, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea  Korea
Scopus ID:7403243464
Web of Science ID:U-2371-2019
Clinical/research interest: Colorectal cancer surgery; Rectal cancer; Multidisciplinary treatment; Laparoscopic and robotic surgery; Clinical trial

Co-Editor-in-Chief

Kotaro Maeda, MD, PhD0000-0002-3504-966X
Deputy Chief Director, Department of Surgery, Medical Cooperation Kenikukai Shonan Keiiku Hospital, Fujisawa, Japan  Japan
Scopus ID:57841205700
Clinical/research interest: Functional anorectal disease; Fecal incontinence; Rectocele; Rectal prolapse

Deputy Editor

Gyung Mo Son, MD, PhD0000-0002-8861-6293
Professor, Department of Surgery, Pusan National University Yangsan Hospital, School of Medicine, Pusan National University, Yangsan, Korea  Korea
Scopus ID:35741980300
Web of Science ID:W-2979-2019
Clinical/research interest: Fluorescence guide surgery; Laparoscopic and robotic surgery; Colorectal cancer; Cancer-associated fibroblast; Hyperspectral imaging; Indocyanine green

Managing Editor

Kyung Uk Jung, MD, PhD0000-0002-8844-3724
Associate Professor, Department of Surgery, Kangbuk Samsung Hospital, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea  Korea
Scopus ID:35484121500
Web of Science ID:HPH-0082-2023
Clinical/research interest: Colorectal cancer; Anorectal benign disease; Minimally invasive surgery

Associate Editors

Sung Uk Bae, MD, PhD0000-0002-7876-4196
Associate Professor, Department of Surgery, Keimyung University Dongsan Medical Center, Keimyung University School of Medicine, Daegu, Korea  Korea
Scopus ID:55748167300
Web of Science ID:W-1915-2019
Clinical/research interest: Robotic surgery; Immune-oncology; Clinical nutrition
Audrius Dulskas, MD, PhD0000-0003-3692-8962
Assistant Professor, Vilnius University, Vilnius, Lithuania  Lithuania
Scopus ID:47961741900
Web of Science ID:AFB-2170-2022
Clinical/research interest: Colorectal cancer prevention; Diagnostics and treatment; Quality of life; Low anterior resection syndrome; Minimally invasive surgery
Frederick H. Koh, MBBS, MMed (surg), FRCSEd, PhD0000-0002-3717-4480
Consultant, Colorectal Service, Department of General Surgery, Sengkang General Hospital, Duke-NUS Medical School, Singapore  Singapore
Scopus ID:54893518100
Web of Science ID:AAN-4614-2020
Clinical/research interest: Colorectal cancer; Inflammatory bowel disease; Intestinal failure; Surgical nutrition; Sarcopenia; Prehabilitation; AI-aided endoscopy
Soo Young Lee, MD, PhD0000-0002-9200-7933
Associate Professor, Division of Colorectal Surgery, Department of Surgery, Chonnam National University Hwasun Hospital, Chonnam National University Medical School, Hwasun, Korea  Korea
Scopus ID:5905507880
Web of Science ID:NFU-0636-2025
Clinical/research interest: Colorectal cancer; Laparoscopic surgery; Clinical nutrition

Editorial Board Members

Hong-Min Ahn, MD, PhD0000-0001-9963-2021
Assistant professor, Division of Colorectal surgery, Department of Surgery, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, Seongnam, Korea  Korea
Scopus ID:57218762260
Web of Science ID:NBY-3420-2025
Clinical/research interest: Colorectal cancer; Laparoscopic surgery; Robotic surgery
Robert B. Bandolon, MD, FPCS, FPSCRS, FPSGS, FPALES, FACS, FASCRS0000-0003-4645-9864
Chair, Section of Colon and Rectal Surgery, Southern Philippines Medical Center, Davao City, Philippines  Philippines
Clinical/research interest: Colorectal surgery
Antonio Brillantino, MD, PhD0000-0002-0198-8511
General Surgeon, Department of Surgery, “A. Cardarelli” Hospital, Naples, Italy  Italy
Scopus ID:12776313800
Clinical/research interest: Endoscopy; Manometry; pH-Impedentiometry; Bilimetry; Tridimensional endoanal ultrasound; Abdominal and colorectal surgery
Olival de Oliveira Jr., MD, PhD0000-0003-1364-9127
Proctoclin Curitiba, Curitiba, Brazil  Brazil
Clinical/research interest: Coloproctology; Colorectal cancer; Anal diseases
Pravin Jaiprakash Gupta, MS0009-0000-0694-0288
Director, Fine Morning Hospital, Nagpur, India  India
Scopus ID:55466531500
Clinical/research interest: Benign proctology
Jeonghee Han, MD, PhD0000-0001-6593-3440
Associate Professor, CHA Bundang Medical Center, CHA University School of Medicine, Seongnam, Korea  Korea
Scopus ID:57190739451
Web of Science ID:KXR-4488-2024
Clinical/research interest: Colorectal surgery; Laparoscopic surgery; Robot surgery
Hyeonseok Jeong, MD0000-0003-3315-8405
Director of Colorectal Surgery, Busan Hangun Hospital Bumcheon Campus, Busan, Korea  Korea
Scopus ID:57193695957
Web of Science ID:W-1307-2019
Clinical/research interest: Inflammatory bowel disease; Benign disease; Benign proctology; Functional diseases
Wonbeom Jung, MD, MS0000-0001-5427-5964
Associate Professor, Department of Surgery, Inje University Haeundae Paik Hospital, Inje University College of Medicine, Busan, Korea  Korea
Scopus ID:57118826300
Web of Science ID:HLX-1991-2023
Clinical/research interest: Colorectal cancer; Minimally invasive surgery; Cancer biomarker; Inflammatory bowel disease
Dong Hyun Kang, MD, MS0000-0002-6559-0369
Assistant Professor, Department of Surgery, Soonchunhyang University Cheonan Hospital, Soonchunhyang University College of Medicine, Cheonan, Korea  Korea
Scopus ID:58118199400
Web of Science ID:HZK-3801-2023
Clinical/research interest: Biology; Chemical; Nanomedicine; Oncology
Sanghee Kang, MD, PhD0000-0002-6097-8831
Professor, Division of Colon and Rectal Surgery, Department of Surgery, Korea University Guro Hospital, Korea University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea  Korea
Scopus ID:56590874100
Web of Science ID:AFS-5118-2022
Clinical/research interest: Colorectal cancer; Colorectal disease; Bioinformatics; Surgery
In Kyeong Kim, MD0000-0003-0765-5985
Clinical assistant professor, Division of Colorectal surgery, Department of Surgery, Seoul St. Mary’s Hospital, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Korea   Korea
Scopus ID:58288086200
Web of Science ID:NBW-6428-2025
Clinical/research interest: Colorectal surgery; Minimally invasive surgery; Colorectal cancer; Chemotherapy
Min Ki Kim, MD, PhD0000-0002-9560-0775
Department of surgery, Hallym hospital, Incheon, Korea  Korea
Scopus ID:56573019900
Web of Science ID:HZJ-6880-2023
Clinical/research interest: Colorectal cancer; Minimally invasive surgery; Microbiome; Organoids
Young Il Kim, MD, PhD0000-0002-0212-9196
Assistant Professor, Division of Colon and Rectal Surgery, Department of Surgery, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea  Korea
Scopus ID:56066654500
Web of Science ID:LRS-6995-2024
Clinical/research interest: Colorectal cancer; Laparoscopic and robotic surgery; Translational research
Jozef Korček, MD, PhD
Head, Surgical Clinic, Teaching Hospital Nitra, Nitra, Slovakia  Slovakia
Scopus ID:19934260400
Clinical/research interest: Coloproctology; Fecal incontinence; Surgical treatment ODS; Preoperative parameters expanding the indication of sphincter preserving surgery in patients with advanced low rectal cancer; Laparoscopic surgical treatment of low-sided rectal cancer surgery including Ta TME
Ashok Kumar, MBBS, MS, MCh, FASCRS, FRCS, FACS,FICS, FACRSI0000-0003-3959-075X
Professor, Department of Surgical Gastroenterology, Sanjay Gandhi Post Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Lucknow, India  India
Clinical/research interest: Surgical gastroenterology; Coloproctology
Sergio W. Larach, MD, FACS, FASCRS0000-0003-3354-6408
Digestive and Liver Center of Florida, Orlando, FL, USA  USA
Scopus ID:7003605637
Clinical/research interest: Pelvic floor; Anorectal diseases; Colorectal cancer
Chul Seung Lee, MD, PhD0000-0002-4859-3015
Division of Colorectal Surgery, Department of Surgery, Hansol Hospital, Seoul, Korea  Korea
Scopus ID:34968192200
Web of Science ID:NEU-3230-2025
Clinical/research interest: Colorectal cancer; Hernia; Minimally invasive surgery; Rectal prolapse; Anal surgerysurgery
Hyun Gu Lee, MD, PhD0000-0001-5736-7645
Assistant Professor, Kyung Hee University Hospital at Gangdong, Kyung Hee University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea  Korea
Scopus ID:57191504899
Web of Science ID:KWT-5386-2024
Clinical/research interest: Colorectal cancer surgery; Minimally invasive techinques including laparoscopic and robotic surgery; Benign colorectal diseases; Multidisciplinary treatment
Byeo Lee Lim, MD, PhD0000-0002-5424-222X
Assistant Professor, Department of Colon and Rectal Surgery, Soonchunhyang University Hospital Seoul, Soonchunhyang University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea  Korea
Scopus ID:58209620200
Web of Science ID:NBY-0642-2025
Clinical/research interest: Colorectal cancer surgery; Rectal cancer; Laparoscopic and robotic surgery; Minimally invasive surgery; Clinical trial
Varut Lohsiriwat, MD, PhD0000-0002-2252-9509
Professor, Colorectal Surgery Unit, Department of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine Siriraj Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand  Thailand
Scopus ID:57209013417
Clinical/research interest: Colon cancer; Rectal cancer; Proctology; Enhanced Recovery After Surgery; Surgical nutrition; Surgical infection; Postoperative pain
Luigi Marano, MD, PhD0000-0002-9777-9588
Professor, Department of Medicine, Academy of Applied Medical and Social Sciences (AMiSNS: Akademia Medycznych I Spolecznych Nauk Stosowanych), Elblag, Poland  Poland
Scopus ID:25655181700
Clinical/research interest: Colorectal cancer; Robotic surgery; Laparoscopic surgery; Frailty; Augmented reality; Artificial intelligence; 3D printing; Perioperative medicine; Prehabilitation program; Nutrition in cancer; Immunonutrition in cancer
Simon Ng, MBChB (Hons) (CUHK), MD (CUHK), FRCS (Edin), FCSHK, FRCSEd (Gen), FHKAM (Surgery), FACS0000-0002-5389-9297
Professor and Chief, Division of Colorectal Surgery, Department of Surgery, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong  Hong Kong
Scopus ID:55504225800
Clinical/research interest: Minimally invasive/robotic surgery and advanced endoscopic therapy for colorectal diseases; Multimodality treatment for colorectal cancer; Colorectal cancer screening; Biomarkers for colorectal cancer; Inflammatory bowel disease; Integrative medicine
Eun Jung Park, MD, PhD0000-0002-4559-2690
Clinical Assistant Professor, Division of Colon and Rectal Surgery, Department of Surgery, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea  Korea
Scopus ID:57246958900
Web of Science ID:W-1340-2019
Clinical/research interest: Colorectal cancer with peritoneal metastasis; Intraperitoneal chemotherapy; Hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy (HIPEC); Inflammatory bowel disease
Soo Yeun Park, MD, MS0000-0001-5476-4610
Professor, Colorectal Cancer Center, Kyungpook National University Chilgok Hospital, Kyungpook National University School of Medicine, Daegu, Korea  Korea
Scopus ID:40561578300
Web of Science ID:NFU-0521-2025
Clinical/research interest: Colorectal cancer; Peritoneal malignancy; Exosome
Adolfo Renzi, MD, PhD0000-0002-6629-6057
Professor, Department of General Surgery, Buon Consiglio Hospital Fatebenefratelli, Naples, Italy  Italy
Scopus ID:57461545400
Web of Science ID:AAL-7610-2020
Clinical/research interest: Colorectal and pelviperineal diseases
April Camilla Roslani, MS0000-0003-2458-965X
Department of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, University Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia  Malaysia
Scopus ID:57191030888
Web of Science ID:B-8245-2010
Clinical/research interest: Colorectal cancer; Proctology
Francis Seow-Choen, MBBS (Spore), FRCS (Ed), FAMS0000-0002-4557-6439
Medical Director, Seow-Choen Colorectal Centre, Singapore  Singapore
Scopus ID:56261414500
Clinical/research interest: Colorectal cancer; Anal fistula; Hemorrhoids; Colonic polyps; IBS; IBD; Constipation
Ji Hyeong Song, MD, MS0000-0002-7501-7259
Clinical Professor, Department of Surgery, Inje University Haeundae Paik Hospital, Busan, Republic of Korea  Republic of Korea
Scopus ID:57800195600
Web of Science ID:GVS-1964-2022
Clinical/research interest: Colorectal cancer; Chemotherapy; Enhanced recovery after surgery; Minimally invasive surgery
Pasquale Talento, MD, FEBC0009-0005-7445-5950
Colorectal Surgeon, Department of General Surgery, U.O.C. Surgery- Pelvic Floor Center, AUSL-IRCCS di Reggio Emilia, Reggio Emilia, Italy  Italy
Clinical/research interest: Pelvic floor disorders; Rectal prolapse and faecal incontinence; Diagnostic and management of functional disorders with particular interest in anorectal manometry and anal/rectal endosonography; Transanal surgery with and without stapler addendum; TEM surgery for rectal neoplasms; Sacral neuromodulation
Emile John Kwong Wei Tan, BSc (Hon), MBBS, MD, FRCS0000-0002-0771-5063
Head and Senior Consultant, Department of Colorectal Surgery, Singapore General Hospital, Singapore  Singapore
Scopus ID:16231874600
Clinical/research interest: Colorectal cancer; Minimally invasive surgery; Robotic and laparoscopic surgery; Inflammatory bowel disease; Functional disorders of the colon and rectum/pelvic floor disorders; Proctology; Qualitative and Quantitative analysis of surgical outcomes; Improving healthcare efficiency and delivery through technology
In Jun Yang, MD0000-0001-9374-353X
Clinical assistant professor, Department of Colon and Rectal Surgery, Chungnam National University Hospital, Daejeon, Republic of Korea  Republic of Korea
Scopus ID:57217335702
Web of Science ID:DSY-8279-2022
Clinical/research interest: Colorectal surgery; Laparoscopic and robotic surgery
Sedat Yıldırım, MD0000-0002-5735-4315
Professor and Chief, Department of General Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Baskent University, Ankara, Turkiye  Turkiye
Scopus ID:21835289000
Web of Science ID:AAF-4610-2019
Clinical/research interest: Colorectal cancer; Breast cancer; Liver cancer; Liver transplantation

Consultant Editors

Medical Illustrator Turkiye
Dong Su Jang, MD, PhDYonsei University, Korea Korea
Statistics Editors Korea
Dong-hyun Kim, MD, PhDHallym University, Korea Korea
Hye Sun Lee, MD, PhDYonsei University, Korea Korea
Manuscript Editor Korea
Seeun HurInfoLumi, Korea Korea

Editor-in-Chief Emeriti

Moo-Jun Baek0000-0003-3567-6687Soonchunhyang University, Korea Korea
Ho-Kyung ChunSungkyunkwan University, Korea Korea
Won Kon HanSungkyunkwan University, Korea Korea
Dae-Yong HwangKonkuk University, Korea Korea
Nam-Kyu KimYonsei University, Korea Korea
Bong Hwa LeeHallym University, Korea Korea

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