Diagnosis and Treatment of Rectal Cancer

Diagnosis and Treatment of Rectal Cancer presented by Fia Yi, MD

Disclosure: Intuitive Surgical (Self) : Other Financial or Material Support (Status: Ongoing), Proctor (Status: Ongoing)

Learning Objectives: 

At the conclusion of this activity, learners will be better able to: 

1.  Define the anatomy of the rectum and its significance when discussing treatment options for rectal cancer.

2.  Describe the staging system of rectal cancer.

3.  Determine candidates for neoadjuvant chemoradiation therapy.

4.  Define what determines a rectal cancer that is amenable to local excision.

5.  Be able to describe the diagnostic and clinical workup of rectal cancer.

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Fia Yi, MD

Colorectal Surgeon at The Colorectal Institute

Disclosure: Intuitive Surgical (Self) : Other Financial or Material Support (Status: Ongoing), Proctor (Status: Ongoing)

Fia Yi, M.D. is a Colorectal Surgeon in private practice in Fort Myers, Floirda.  She was honorably discharged as a Lieutenant Colonel from the US Air Force in 2020 after 16 years of service with two deployments overseas to the Middle East and Afghanistan.  Her previous role as Chief of Colorectal Surgery at Brooke Army Medical Center in San Antonio, Texas placed her in a role to help train future surgeons at the Department of Defense's premiere surgical residency program. Dr. Yi has strong interests in minimally invasive surgery, specifically with the robotic platform.  She currently sits on committees in the American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons as well as SAGES.  She is also a reviewer for the flagship journals of both societies.

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