Dr. Desmond Birkett, MD
Chairman of General Surgery at Lahey Clinic in Burlington, MA, Former President of SAGES (Society of American Gastrointestinal and Endoscopic Surgeons); Dr. Birkett is a full professor at Tufts University Medical School, MA, USA.

Dr. Steven Wexner, MD
Chairman, Department of Colorectal Surgery and Chief Academic Officer, Cleveland Clinic Florida. Dr. Wexner has served as past President of SAGES.

Dr. Warren Enker, MD
Chief of Surgical Oncology, Vice Chairman of Surgery at Beth Israel Medical Center, New York. Dr. Enker is full professor at Albert Einstein Medical School in New York.

Dr. Marvin L. Corman, MD
Chief of Colon and Rectal Surgery at Stony Brook University Medical Center, Stony Brook, New York; Dr. Corman is the author of the textbook, "Colon and Rectal Surgery", and Professor of Surgery, Stony Brook University School of Medicine.

Dr. Shmuel Avital, MD
Deputy Director of Surgery, Tel-Aviv Sourasky Medical Center, Ichilov Hospital and Professor of Medicine at the Medical School - University of Tel-Aviv Dr. Avital completed Medical School at the Hebrew University in Jerusalem followed by Residency in General Surgery at the Tel-Aviv Medical Center, Ichilov Hospital. Dr. Avital completed fellowship in Laparoscopic Surgery at the Cleveland Clinic Florida (Weston, FL, USA) and a Second fellowship in Colon & Rectal Surgery at the Jackson Memorial Hospital, University of Miami, Miami, Florida, USA.