Editors
Editors-in-Chief:
Richard Hodin, M.D.
Professor of Surgery
Chief, Division of Gastrointestinal and Oncologic Surgery
Massachusetts General Hospital
Harvard Medical School
Timothy M. Pawlik, M.D., M.P.H., M.T.S., Ph.D.
Professor of Surgery, Oncology, and Health Services Management and Policy
The Urban Meyer III and Shelley Meyer Chair for Cancer Research
Chair, Department of Surgery
The Ohio State University
Associate Editors
Syed Ahmad, M.D.
Cincinnati, Ohio
Neil Hyman, M.D.
Chicago, Illinois
Anne Lidor, M.D., MPH
Madison, Wisconsin
Heather Yeo, M.D.
New York, NY
Managing Editor:
Lindsay MacMurray, Brooklyn, New York, JOGSeditorialoffice@gmail.com
Emeritus Editors:
John L. Cameron, M.D. (Founding Editor)
Baltimore, Maryland
Keith A. Kelly, M.D. (Founding Editor)
Scottsdale, Arizona
Charles J. Yeo, M.D.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Jeffrey B. Matthews, M.D.
Chicago, Illinois
Editorial Board:
Daniel Erik Abbott, M.D.
Madison, Wisconsin
Marco Ettore Allaix, M.D., Ph.D.
Torino, Italy
John D. Allendorf, M.D.
Mineola, New York
Vamsi V. Alli, M.D.
Hershey, Pennsylvania
John C. Alverdy, M.D.
Chicago, Illinois
Stanley W. Ashley, M.D.
Boston, Massachusetts
Chad Ball, M.D.
Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Brian Bello, M.D.
Washington, DC
Kfir Ben-David, M.D.
Miami, Florida
David J. Bentrem, M.D., M.S.
Chicago, Illinois
Stephen W. Behrman, M.D.
Memphis, Tennessee
Sylvester Black M.D, Ph.D.
Columbus, Ohio
Kimberly Brown, M.D.
Austin, Texas
Mark P. Callery, M.D.
Boston, Massachusetts
Andrew Cameron, M.D., Ph.D.
Baltimore, Maryland
Ernest Ramsay Camp, M.D.
Columbia, South Carolina
Guilherme M. Campos, M.D., Ph.D., F.A.C.S., F.A.S.M.B.S.
Richmond, Virgina
Clifford Cho, M.D.
Ann Arbor, Michigan
Jordan M. Cloyd, M.D.
Columbus, Ohio
Timothy R. Donahue, M.D.
Los Angeles, California
Itaru Endo, M.D.
Yokohama, Japan
Mark K. Ferguson, M.D.
Chicago, Illinois
Alberto Ferreres, M.D.
Buenos Aires, Argentina
Cristina R Ferrone, M.D.
Boston, Massachusetts
Alessandro Fichera, M.D.
Seattle, Washington
Charles M. Friel, M.D.
Charlottesville, Virginia
Csaba Gajdos, M.D.
Buffalo, New York
Susan Gearhart, M.D.
Baltimore, Maryland
Allan Goldstein, M.D.
Boston, Massachusetts
Jon C. Gould, M.D.
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Shawn S. Groth, M.D., M.S., F.A.C.S.
Houston, Texas
Imran Hassan, M.D.
Iowa City, Iowa
Jin He, M.D., Ph.D.
Baltimore, Maryland
O. Joe Hines, M.D.
Los Angeles, California
Jennifer Holder-Murray, M.D., F.A.C.S., F.A.S.C.R.S.
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Michael House, M.D.
Bloomington, Indiana
Stephen Hughes, M.D.
Gainesville, Florida
Eric Hungness, M.D.
Chicago, Illinois
Jacob R. Izbicki, M.D.
Hamburg, Germany
Matthew Katz, M.D.
Houston Texas
Gregory Kennedy, M.D., Ph.D.
Birmingham, Alabama
Michael Leland Kendrick, M.D., F.A.C.S.
Rochester, Minnesota
Tara Sotsky Kent, M.D., M.S., F.A.C.S.
Boston, Massachusetts
Joseph Kim, M.D.
Stony Brook, New York
Laura A. Lambert, M.D.
Salt Lake City, Utah
Sean J. Langenfeld, M.D.
Omaha, Nebraska
Harish Lavu, M.D.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Edward C. Lee, M.D.
Albany, New York
Amy L. Lightner, M.D.
Cleveland, Ohio
Edward Lin., D.O., M.B.A.
Atlanta, Georgia
James D. Luketich, M.D.
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
David M. Mahvi, M.D.
Chicago, Illinois
Ajay V. Maker, M.D.
Chicago, Illinois
Christopher Mantyh, M.D., F.A..C.S., F.A.S.C.R.S.
Durham, North Carolina
Yilei Mao, M.D.
Beijing, China
Justin A. Maykel, M.D.
Worcester, Massachusetts
Julio Mayol, M.D.
Madrid, Spain
Nelya Melnitchouk, M.D., M.Sc
Boston, Massachusets
David W. McFadden, M.D.
Farmington, Connecticut
Michael F. McGee, M.D.
Chicago, Illinois
Robin McLeod, M.D.
Toronto, Canada
Genevieve Melton-Meaux, M.D., Ph.D.
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Fabrizio Michelassi, M.D.
New York, New York
J. Michael Millis, M.D.
Chicago, Illinois
Melanie Morris, M.D.
Birmingham, Alabama
John T. Mullen, M.D.
Boston, Massachusetts
Michael S. Nussbaum, M.D.
Roanoke, Virginia
Alexander A. Parikh, M.D., M.P,H
Greenville, North Carolina
Carlos A. Pellegrini, M.D.
Seattle, Washington
Henry A. Pitt, M.D.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Benjamin K. Poulose, M.D., M.P.H., F.A.C.S.
Columbus, Ohio
George A Poultsides, M.D.
Stanford, California
Motaz Qadan, M.D., Ph.D.
Boston, Massachucetts
Taylor S. Riall, M.D.
Tuscon, Azirona
Kevin Roggin, M.D., F.A.C.S.
Chicago, Illinois
Ernest L. Rosato, M.D.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Pierre Saldinger, M.D.
Flushing, New York
Perush Sahni, M.S., Ph.D.
Delhi, India
Andres Sánchez Pernaute, M.D.
Madrid, Spain
Juan Sarmiento, M.D., F.A.C.S.
Atlanta, Georgia
Yasuyuki Seto, M.D.
Tokyo, Japan
Shimul A. Shah, M.D.
Cincinnati, Ohio
Jason Sicklick, M.D., F.A.C.S.
La Jolla, California
Bradford Sklow, M.D.
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Radhika Smith, M.D.
St. Louis, Missouri
Nathaniel J. Soper, M.D.
Chicago, Illinois
David Soybel, M.D.
White River Junction, Vermont
Steven C. Stain, M.D.
Albany, New York
Scott Steele, M.D.
Cleveland, Ohio
Emily Steinhagen, M.D.
Cleveland, Ohio
David B. Stewart, Sr., M.D.
Hershey, Pennsylvania
Ranjan Sudan, M.D.
Durham, North Carolina
Ali Tavakkoli, M.D.
Boston, Massachusetts
Susan Tsai, M.D., M.H.S.
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Jennifer Tseng, M.D.
Boston, Massachusetts
Kelly Tyler, M.D.
Springfield, Massachusetts
Konstantin Umanskiy, M.D., F.A.C.S.
Chicago, Illinois
Jean-Nicolas Vauthey, M.D.
Houston, Texas
Vic Velanovich, M.D.
Tampa, Florida
Charles Vollmer, M.D.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Matthew Walsh, M.D.
Cleveland, Ohio
Sam C. Wang, M.D.
Dallas, Texas
David Watson, M.B.B.S., M.D.
Adelaide, Australia
Sharon Weber, M.D.
Madison, Wisconsin
Mark Lane Welton, M.D.
Stanford, California
Rebekah R. White M.D., F.A.C.S.
San Diego, California
Jordan Winter, M.D.
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Kazuhiro Yoshida, M.D.
Gifu, Japan
Karen Zaghiyan M.D.
Los Angeles, California
Nicholas Zyromski, M.D.
Indianapolis, Indiana
