Ric Fortunato United States

Doctor Fortunato is the Program Director for the Colon and Rectal Surgery Fellowship and the Associate Program Director for the General Surgery Residency Program at the Allegheny Health Network, in Pittsburgh Pennsylvania, USA. He is also the President-Elect of the International Society of University of Colon and Rectal Surgeons.

23 July 2026 - Thursday

Time	Session

14:00 15:30	Symposium 1A: Essentials & Avoiding Pitfalls in Colorectal Surgery Pain Control after Perianal Surgery: Best Practices and New Approaches Lower GI Bleeding: When to Intervene Fidel Touma Speaker Australia Appendiceal Tumours: Surgical Approaches and Oncological Considerations Colonic Ischaemia: When Vascular Events Mimic the Surgical Abdomen Ric Fortunato Speaker United States Colonic Volvulus and Cecal Bascule: Avoiding Delays in Diagnosis and Management Rakeh Gupta Speaker Nepal Q&A Ballroom 2

Time

Session

14:00

15:30

Symposium 1A: Essentials & Avoiding Pitfalls in Colorectal Surgery

Pain Control after Perianal Surgery: Best Practices and New Approaches
Lower GI Bleeding: When to Intervene

Fidel Touma Speaker Australia
Appendiceal Tumours: Surgical Approaches and Oncological Considerations
Colonic Ischaemia: When Vascular Events Mimic the Surgical Abdomen

Ric Fortunato Speaker United States
Colonic Volvulus and Cecal Bascule: Avoiding Delays in Diagnosis and Management

Rakeh Gupta Speaker Nepal
Q&A

Ballroom 2