Colon & Rectal Surgery at the University of Louisville -- Joseph M. Mathews Oration



2008 Joseph M. Mathews Oration

2008 Grand Rounds Schedule

Guest Lecturers

Joseph M. Mathews, MD

Joseph M. Mathews Oration
Guest Lecturers

The Section of Colon & Rectal Surgery has been delighted to welcome the following guest lecturers to its Joseph M. Mathews Oration.

David Rothenberger, MD David A. Rothenberger, MD, FACS, FASCRS
Dr. Rothenberger is the John P. Delaney Chair in Clinical Surgical Oncology and deputy chairman of the Department of Surgery, University of Minnesota Medical School (UMMC). He is also the associate director for Clinical Affairs at the University's Comprehensive Cancer Center. Dr. Rothenberger gave the 2008 lecture, "Treatment Decisions for Stage II and III Rectal Cancer."

While maintaining a busy colorectal surgical practice at the UMMC, Dr. Rothenberger remains active in numerous professional societies. A member of the GI Committee of the American College of Surgeons Oncology Group, he served as past president of the American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons, the American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons Research Foundation, the American Board of Colon and Rectal Surgery, and the Minnesota Colon and Rectal Foundation. In addition, he was president and CEO of Colon and Rectal Surgery Associates from 1992 to 2002.

A renowned educator, Dr. Rothenberger has been at the forefront of the surgical management of inflammatory bowel disease and colorectal cancer for nearly 30 years. He and his wife, Kathy, are actively involved in the Minneapolis-St. Paul community.

Herand Abcarian, MD, FACS, FASCRS
Dr. Abcarian is the Turi Josefsen Professor at the University of Illinois at Chicago, and is the former chair of the Department of Surgery. An innovator in the surgical management of complex anorectal diseases and inflammatory bowel disease, he gave the 2007 lecture, "Alternatives to Fistulotomy in the Treatment of Trans-sphincteric Fistulas."

While serving as executive director of the American Board of Colon and Rectal Surgery, Dr. Abcarian remains active in numerous professional organizations. He is a member and past president of the American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons and its Research Foundation, and also is a member of the American Board of Medical Specialties and the American College of Surgeons.

A distinguished educator for 35 years — Dr. Abcarian is recognized for his contributions to the field of colorectal surgery. In 1991, he became the first U.S. physician to obtain an endowed chair in colon and rectal surgery when the University of Illinois at Chicago appointed him as the Turi Josefsen Professor.

David J. Schoetz, Jr., MD, FACS, FASCRS
For nearly 25 years, Dr. David J. Schoetz, Jr., has been at the forefront of the surgical management of inflammatory bowel disease and colorectal cancer. Schoetz is chair of Medical Education and the Designated Institutional Official at the Lahey Clinic, Burlington, Massachusetts, and the former chair of the Department of Colon and Rectal Surgery. He gave the 2006 lecture, "Anal Crohn's Disease."

A distinguished educator and mentor, Schoetz received the Lahey Clinic’s first Sedgwick Mentor's Award – given for mentoring general surgery residents – in 2002.

He remains active in many professional organizations and currently serves as associate executive director of the American Board of Colon and Rectal Surgery. A past president of the American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons, Schoetz has also served as a member and chair of the Residency Review Committee for Colon and Rectal Surgery.

Stanley M. Goldberg, MD, FACS
A renowned educator, Dr. Stanley M. Goldberg remains at the forefront of advances in colon and rectal surgery. Goldberg, clinical professor of surgery at the University of Minnesota Medical School, gave the 2005 lecture, "Is Local Treatment Adequate Treatment for Rectal Cancer?"

Goldberg is the founding partner of Colon and Rectal Surgery Associates, Ltd., a practice that has a long-standing relationship with the University of Minnesota Medical School. Over 80 colorectal surgeons were trained during his 20-year tenure as director of the Division of Colon and Rectal Surgery at the University of Minnesota.

Goldberg and his wife, Luella Gross Goldberg, continue to serve as ambassadors for Minneapolis and the University of Minnesota -- enhancing its profile to a worldwide audience.

Victor W. Fazio, MD Victor W. Fazio, MB, MS
For over 25 years, Dr. Victor W. Fazio has held the positions of chair of the Department of Colorectal Surgery and vice chair of the Division of Surgery at The Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, Ohio. He was appointed as the Rupert B. Turnbull, Jr., MD, Chair in 1995.

Fazio has kept apace of virtually every new advance in surgical technology and research for colorectal diseases during the last 30 years. He is a pioneer of innovative operative techniques -- including pelvic floor reservoir procedures for ulcerative colitis and familial polyposis. An expert in the surgical and medical management of inflammatory bowel disease and colorectal cancer, Fazio presented the lecture, "Ileoanal Pouch Operation: Assessing the Risks and Management of Complications," at the 2004 Inaugural Joseph M. Mathews Oration.

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