Ricardo Escalante Venezuela

Colorectal Surgeon. Past President Venezuelan Society of Coloproctology. Profesor Central University of Venezuela. ISUCRS Board Member

25 July 2026 - Saturday

Time	Session

08:00 08:20	Plenary 3: Angelita Habr-Gama Pioneer in Colorectal Surgery Award Current Status of the Watch and Wait Protocol Maria Cristina Sartor Speaker Brazil Ricardo Escalante Chairperson Venezuela Ballroom 2
08:20 09:30	Symposium 9A: From Brazil to the World: The Angelita Habr-Gama Memorial Session Lim Hiong Chin Chairperson Malaysia Ricardo Escalante Chairperson Venezuela Operative versus nonoperative treatment for stage 0 distal rectal cancer following chemoradiation therapy: Long-term results. Nisha Shariff Speaker Malaysia Complete Clinical Response After Neoadjuvant Chemoradiation Therapy for Distal Rectal Cancer: Characterization of Clinical and Endoscopic Findings for Standardization. Eun Jung Park Speaker South Korea Local Recurrence After Complete Clinical Response and Watch and Wait in Rectal Cancer After Neoadjuvant Chemoradiation: Impact of Salvage Therapy on Local Disease Control. Bethany Malone Speaker United States Ballroom 2
13:30 15:00	Symposium 11A: Diverticulosis & Diverticulitis Joint Session - SSCRS Joaquim Costa-Pereira Chairperson Portugal Sangar Perumal Chairperson Malaysia Modern Classification: Is Hinchey Outdated & What’s Next? Ricardo Escalante Speaker Venezuela Surgical Indications in the Conservative Era: When & Why to Operate Ohoud Alamoudi Speaker Saudi Arabia Elective Resection after Uncomplicated Diverticulitis: Does It Improve QoL? Khalid Al Resini Speaker Acute Complicated Diverticulitis: Is Stoma-Free Surgery Achievable? Ahmad AL-Zubaidi Speaker Saudi Arabia Diveritcular Bleeding : When to Clip / Watch / Operate or "Personalized Medicine for Diverticulitis through Genetic Scoring" Luai Ashari Speaker Saudi Arabia Q&A Ballroom 2