LAILA RASHIDI
Laila Rashidi, MD, FACS, FASCRS, is a double board-certified colorectal surgeon
practicing Multi-care Health Care System. Dr. Rashidi interests lie in providing minimally
invasive treatments for conditions of the colon, rectum, and anus through the use of robotic
(Single port , multiport) , trans anal and natural orifice techniques for sphincter
preservation.
Dr. Rashidi is the Program director for National Accreditation Program for Rectal Cancer
(NAPRC), medical director of colorectal surgery , and she is a program director of
Minimal Invasive colorectal surgery fellowship at MultiCare Health System.
Dr. Rashidi interests include education, minimally invasive surgery for complex colorectal
diseases, and she is an ardent advocate for women in surgery. Her research interests are
in rectal and colon cancer, force feedback (less traumatic operation), same day discharge
colectomy, surgical education, quality, and financial outcomes.
practicing Multi-care Health Care System. Dr. Rashidi interests lie in providing minimally
invasive treatments for conditions of the colon, rectum, and anus through the use of robotic
(Single port , multiport) , trans anal and natural orifice techniques for sphincter
preservation.
Dr. Rashidi is the Program director for National Accreditation Program for Rectal Cancer
(NAPRC), medical director of colorectal surgery , and she is a program director of
Minimal Invasive colorectal surgery fellowship at MultiCare Health System.
Dr. Rashidi interests include education, minimally invasive surgery for complex colorectal
diseases, and she is an ardent advocate for women in surgery. Her research interests are
in rectal and colon cancer, force feedback (less traumatic operation), same day discharge
colectomy, surgical education, quality, and financial outcomes.
Check the activity agenda
Sunday, September 03, 2025
• Location: Medtronic Innovation Center
• Minimally Invasive Colorectal Surgery Course
08:00-11:00
LIVE SURGERIES
Robotics
Laparoscopy with Fluorescence
Moderator: Gustavo Seva Pereira (SP)
Moderator: Fábio Guilherme Caserta Maryssael de Campos (SP)
Debater: Miguel Angelo Pedroso (SP)
Robotics
Surgeon: Laila Rashidi (United States)
Laparoscopy with Fluorescence
Surgeon: Gustavo Becker Pereira (SC)
12:20-13:10
MODULE 2
Laparoscopic rectosigmoidectomy
Treatment of acute diverticulitis
Colectomies with multimodular platform
Discussion
Moderator: Carlos Frederico Sparapan Marques (SP)
Debater: Renato Gomes Campanati (MG)
Debater: Luis Chiroque-benites (Peru)
Debater: Magda Maria Profeta da Luz (MG)
Laparoscopic rectosigmoidectomy
Speaker: Gustavo Seva Pereira (SP)
Treatment of acute diverticulitis
Speaker: Laila Rashidi (United States)
Colectomies with multimodular platform
Speaker: Gustavo Becker Pereira (SC)
Discussion
Wednesday, September 04, 2025
• Angelita Habr-Gama Golden Hall - WTC
08:00-10:00
SESSION: CHALLENGES IN RECTAL CANCER
Presentation of clinical case
Role of upfront TME
TNT for organ preservation always
Neoajuvant chemo and radiotherapy is generally the consensus
Robotic TME: from equivalence to superiority
Presentation of clinical case outcomes
Discussion
Moderator: Rodrigo Oliva Perez (SP)
Debater: Carlos Frederico Sparapan Marques (SP)
Debater: Sami Chadi (Canada)
Presentation of clinical case
Speaker: Rodrigo Oliva Perez (SP)
Role of upfront TME
Speaker: Roel Hompes (Netherlands)
TNT for organ preservation always
Speaker: Julio Garcia-aguilar (online) (United States)
Neoajuvant chemo and radiotherapy is generally the consensus
Speaker: Thiago William Carnier Jorge (SP)
Robotic TME: from equivalence to superiority
Speaker: Laila Rashidi (United States)
Presentation of clinical case outcomes
Speaker: Rodrigo Oliva Perez (SP)
Discussion
16:00-18:00
SURGERY WORKSHOP: COLORECTAL ONCOLOGICAL SURGERY
7 min Video X 3 min Discussion
Complete mesocolon excision
Robotic transanal local resection
Transanal total mesorectal excision: alive and breathing
Robotic approach to multivisceral and exenterative resections
Robotic bowel transit reconstruction
Video-assisted total mesorectal excision: systematization
Inferior mesenteric vein preservation in left colectomy
NOSE (Natural Orifice Specimen Extraction)
Do we need indocyanine green before anastomoses?
Robotic total mesorectal excision
Adjourn & Announcements
7 min Video X 3 min Discussion
Moderator: Daniel de Barcellos Azambuja (RS)
Debater: Marleny Novaes Figueiredo de Araujo (RJ)
Debater: José Alfredo dos Reis Júnior (SP)
Complete mesocolon excision
Speaker: Willem Bemelman (Netherlands)
Robotic transanal local resection
Speaker: Victor Edmond Seid (SP)
Transanal total mesorectal excision: alive and breathing
Speaker: Roel Hompes (Netherlands)
Robotic approach to multivisceral and exenterative resections
Speaker: Sami Chadi (Canada)
Robotic bowel transit reconstruction
Speaker: Laila Rashidi (United States)
Video-assisted total mesorectal excision: systematization
Speaker: Luis Chiroque-benites (Peru)
Inferior mesenteric vein preservation in left colectomy
Speaker: Armando Geraldo Franchini Melani (RJ)
NOSE (Natural Orifice Specimen Extraction)
Speaker: Gustavo Becker Pereira (SC)
Do we need indocyanine green before anastomoses?
Speaker: Ian Jenkins (United Kingdom)
Robotic total mesorectal excision
Speaker: Luis Gustavo Capochin Romagnolo (SP)
Adjourn & Announcements
Presenter: Daniel de Barcellos Azambuja (RS)
Friday, September 05, 2025
• WTC Theater
14:00-15:30
SESSION: DIVERTICULOSIS AND DIVERTICULITIS
Approach to diverticulitis in young people: what changes?
Recurrent Diverticulitis: How Long Should We Wait?
My Option for Elective Surgical Treatment
Guidelines for the management of complicated diverticulitis with abscess in the stable patient
The role of primary anastomosis in emergency surgery
Laparoscopic drainage: how to do it and when not to do it?
Discussion
Moderator: Gustavo Seva Pereira (SP)
Debater: José Alfredo dos Reis Júnior (SP)
Debater: Euler de Medeiros Azaro Filho (BA)
Approach to diverticulitis in young people: what changes?
Speaker: Joaquim Jose Oliveira Filho (SP)
Recurrent Diverticulitis: How Long Should We Wait?
Speaker: Rocco Ricciardi (United States)
My Option for Elective Surgical Treatment
Speaker: Laila Rashidi (United States)
Guidelines for the management of complicated diverticulitis with abscess in the stable patient
Speaker: Jorge Henrique Reina Neto (SP)
The role of primary anastomosis in emergency surgery
Speaker: Sami Chadi (Canada)
Laparoscopic drainage: how to do it and when not to do it?
Speaker: Gustavo Leandro Rossi (Argentina)
Discussion
16:30-18:00
SURGERY WORKSHOP: SURGERY WORKSHOP - UC
7 min Video X 3 min Discussion
Total colectomy in the emergency room
Ileal pouch: always double stapling
Alternatives to double stapling in the ileal pouch: my choices
Laparoscopy or robotics in proctectomy?
Tips and tricks in the difficult ileal pouch
Transanal endoscopic proctectomy in UC: my choices
Adjourn & Announcements
7 min Video X 3 min Discussion
Moderator: Arceu Scanavini Neto (SP)
Debater: Abel Botelho Quaresma (SC)
Debater: Carlos Walter Sobrado Junior (SP)
Total colectomy in the emergency room
Speaker: Cláudio Saddy Rodrigues Coy (SP)
Ileal pouch: always double stapling
Speaker: Marcelo Rodrigues Borba (SP)
Alternatives to double stapling in the ileal pouch: my choices
Speaker: Willem Bemelman (Netherlands)
Laparoscopy or robotics in proctectomy?
Speaker: Laila Rashidi (United States)
Tips and tricks in the difficult ileal pouch
Speaker: Lucas Faraco Sobrado (SP)
Transanal endoscopic proctectomy in UC: my choices
Speaker: Phillip Fleshner (United States)
Adjourn & Announcements
Presenter: Arceu Scanavini Neto (SP)
Monday, September 06, 2025
• Angelita Habr-Gama Golden Hall - WTC
13:30-15:00
SESSION: CONTROVERSIES IN COLON CANCER
Clinical Case Presentation: Right-Sided Colon Cancer
Do we know the difference between D2 and D3 dissection in practice?
Extended lymphadenectomy is the new gold standard
Extended lymphadenectomy in video-assisted right colectomy
Robotic approach to T4 tumors
Teaching Advanced Colorectal Surgery – Where Are We and Where Are We Going?
Metastatic Colon Cancer to the Liver – Transplant or Resection?
Discussion
Moderator: Robert William de Azevedo Bringel (CE)
Debater: Nicolas Rotholtz (Argentina)
Debater: Mauricio Jose de Matos e Silva (PE)
Clinical Case Presentation: Right-Sided Colon Cancer
Speaker: Juan Carlos Patron Uriburu (Argentina)
Do we know the difference between D2 and D3 dissection in practice?
Speaker: Roel Hompes (Netherlands)
Extended lymphadenectomy is the new gold standard
Speaker: Sami Chadi (Canada)
Extended lymphadenectomy in video-assisted right colectomy
Speaker: Luis Gustavo Capochin Romagnolo (SP)
Robotic approach to T4 tumors
Speaker: Laila Rashidi (United States)
Teaching Advanced Colorectal Surgery – Where Are We and Where Are We Going?
Speaker: Miguel Angelo Pedroso (SP)
Metastatic Colon Cancer to the Liver – Transplant or Resection?
Speaker: Paulo Herman (SP)
Discussion
• WTC Theater
13:00-14:00
SATELLITE SYMPOSIUM - STRATTNER: FROM OPERATING ROOM TO OUTCOMES: INTEGRATING TECHNOLOGY, DATA, AND BEST PRACTICES TO MAXIMIZE VALUE IN ROBOTIC COLORECTAL SURGERY
Speaker: Laila Rashidi (United States)
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