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This week we talked to Dr. Alessandro Fichera! Dr. Fichera is the Division Chief of Colorectal Surgery at Baylor University Medical Center in Dallas, Texas and the Surgery Safety and Quality Officer since July 2020. His clinical and research interest include colorectal cancer and inflammatory bowel disease. We talked to him about the different types of surgeries for IBD including robotically assisted surgery. We talked a lot about J-Pouch surgeries and optimizing outcomes for patients. We discussed how he addresses sexuality with his patients when it may be affected by a surgery. Finally we discussed his "5 R's" principle for preventing surgical recurrence and his love of the blues. 

Links: 

• Surgery for IBD- Crohn's & Colitis Canada 
• Surgery for UC- Crohn's & Colitis Foundation- USA
• Surgery for Crohn's Disease- Crohn's & Colitis Foundation- USA
• Understanding J-Pouch Surgery- Crohn's & Colitis Foundation- USA

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