 Steven D Wexner, MD, FACS is the Chief of Staff at Cleveland Clinic Hospital.
He is also
the Chairman of the Department of Colorectal Surgery and Chairman of the Division
of
Research and Education
at Cleveland Clinic Florida. Dr. Wexner holds academic appointments as Professor
of Surgery at The Cleveland Clinic Foundation Health Sciences Center of the Ohio State University; Clinical Professor of Surgery at the University of South Florida, Tampa, Florida; Clinical Professor of Biomedical Science at Charles E. Schmidt College of Medicine, Florida Atlantic University; Professor of Surgery, University of Siena, Siena, Italy; and Visiting Professor, Faculty of Medicine, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Hadassah Medical Organization, Jerusalem, Israel. In 1999, he was awarded an FRCS from the Royal College
of Surgeons
in Edinburgh, and in 2000, he was awarded an FRCS from the Royal College
of Surgeons
in England. In 2003, The American Jewish Committee presented Dr. Wexner
with the
prestigious Maimonides Award. Dr. Wexner
is currently President of the Society of American Gastrointestinal Endoscopic Surgeons. Dr. Wexner has published over 440 manuscripts, more than 180 textbook chapters, and more than 85 editorial and invited commentaries. He is the editor or co-editor of 25 textbooks or freestanding volumes to date and is a member of 16 editorial boards and a reviewer for an additional 31 journals. He is an active member of 43 learned societies and has held more than 26 appointed or elected offices in these societies. He is an honorary member of the surgical societies of six other countries and has held over 30 visiting professorships and delivered over 800 scientific lectures. He has received 16 national, international, and regional awards for his research and is the Symposium Director of the Annual International Colorectal Disease Symposium held in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. This course is the largest annual international colorectal course in the United States. In addition, Dr. Wexner trains 15-20 surgeons per year in laparoscopic colorectal surgery, surgical oncology, and the surgical management of inflammatory bowel disease. In that capacity, he has been the host educator to thousands of surgeons from around the world. Dr. Wexner has been elected by his peers as one of the best colorectal surgeons for inclusion in The Best Doctors in America (Woodard and White 1995 to 2003), “The Best Doctors in America” (American Health 1996), “Best Doctors in America 2005-2006”, “Top Cancer Doctors”, Good Housekeeping Magazine (1999), How to Find the Best Doctors (2000), “Best Doctors in South Florida”, Miami Metro Magazine (2000 and 2001), America’s Top Doctors (Castle Connolly 2002 through 2006), “Guide to America’s Top Surgeons”, Consumer’s Research Council of America (2002/2003/2006), “America’s Top Doctors for Cancer”, Castle Connolly Medical Ltd. (2005-2006) and “Executive Health: Top Docs”, South Florida CEO Business Magazine (2002), and Strathmore’s Who’s Who (2006-2007).
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